Programs
BYU Marriott has successful graduate and undergraduate programs.
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When Life Throws a Curveball
He isn’t trying to become a professional baseball player, but BYU Marriott strategy senior Cole Bourne hopes that both “professional” and “baseball” still end up in his future job description.
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Trusting in God’s Timing
Heidi Wakefield had planned to spend the months after her freshman year at Brigham Young University as a Nauvoo performing missionary, but her application was denied. She took a chance on finance and learned that for her, God's timing is perfect.
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The Room Where It Happens: The 2025 Alumni Achievement Award
BYU Marriott MBA alumna Cydni Tetro described standing in a Parisian mansion as Post Malone debuted his new fashion line. At the 2025 Honored Alumni Lecture, Tetro shared the career journey that has led to being there.
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Life-Changing Laptops
Brigham Young University students Grady Call, Morgan Topham, and Deven Gogarty found some truth to the motto, “The world is our campus,” as they competed in the Computers for Change Case Competition, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business’s Whitmore Global Business Center. “It’s been a really cool feeling to be able to work on things that can have a real difference in Africa,” Call says.
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BYU Marriott Welcomes New Faculty in 2025
As seven new faculty members joined the BYU Marriott School of Business, Dean Brigitte Madrian shares, “We are grateful that these extremely capable individuals have joined our faculty. They are deeply committed to our guiding principle of being centered on students and to our mission of developing leaders of faith, intellect, and character who will transform the world.”
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Building a Brand(ing Course)
Before many of them start their first internship, BYU Marriott MBA students who take MBA 657: Brand Management Strategy already have hands-on experience solving problems and acting as brand manangers for brands, such as Hershey’s and Indian Motorcycle.
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Leading and Being Led
After earning an MPA from BYU Marriott in 1970, Michael Dyal focused his career on creating a culture of continual improvement and customer service in each of the four cities where he worked as a city manager.
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Gushing with New Ideas
While the internet continues debating if fruit snacks are candy, General Mills is working to put their product Gushers in the candy aisles. To do this, the company went through BYU Marriott to enlist the help of five students.
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Pop-Tarts, Pine Cones, and Passion Projects
As the BYU Marriott School of Business ExDM student experience administrator, Nicole Utley works to help students develop clarity, competence, and confidence: clarity to see what’s possible, competence in their field of study, and confidence to take it out into the world.
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Flying in the Face of Challenges
For Luke Parker, being a captain in the Air Force and associate professor is more than just a love for airplanes—it's also how service led to personal growth in all aspects of his life.
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A Strategic Route to a Consulting Career
Many students in the strategy program, are preparing for careers in consulting.
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Critical Thinking and Intentional Living
Assistant professor of marketing Cameron Bale hopes to help students go beyond what they see on the page and think critically to find deeper solutions to problems, both in their assignments and their lives.
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Using Excel to Excel
Human resource management (HRM) senior Anna Parry has a bit of an unconventional hobby: coding spreadsheets. After learning how to code Excel in class at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Parry used her skills to serve others in her mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in her goal to earn The Congressional Award Gold Medal.
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Prompted, Not Planned
For Nicole Donahoo, the path to becoming an assistant professor began with a breakup—an ordeal that spurred Donahoo to turn to the Lord for guidance. Since then, she’s learned that following the promptings of the Lord brings her joy, even when God’s plans are different from what she had in mind.
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Digging In
Ginger Belnap, a landscape designer, shares that she's humbled by the simple beauties that God has given us. “There is healing being in the dirt and being with the Earth.”
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