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As the CEO of Tucanos, a chain of Brazilian steakhouse restaurants he started in 1999, Steve Oldham strives to capture the warmth of the Brazilian culture in his restaurants.
It’s possible that Clarke Miyasaki’s success can be traced back to the card game Uno. But not just your basic game of Uno.
As the CEO of Mountain America Credit Union, BYU Marriott alum Sterling Nielsen considers the welfare of his employees and customers to be his top priority.
After fifteen years of a career in private banking, Rachelle Morris looks back in gratitude for her time at BYU Marriott.
If you ever see a white car with a Utah license plate that reads BRIGM, you are likely driving behind Lee Bowen, a School of Accountancy alumni and die-hard BYU Cougar fan.
A fascination with aviation and the bond he had created with his grandfather at a young age would eventually lead BYU Marriott finance alum Trevor Findlay to his future career as an army pilot.
This past April, four graduates of the School of Accountancy were recipients of the 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which is given to individuals who score above a 95.5 average across all four sections of the CPA exam.
When Hayden Gunnell graduated from BYU Marriott with a master's degree in accounting, he also left with a clear plan to earn his PhD.
Succeeding in life when statistics says you won't can be a daunting task, but that didn't stop BYU Marriott finance alumna Genesis Hinckley from chasing her dreams.
Getting the highest CMA score worldwide is no easy feat, but for BYU Marriott masters of accounting student Josh Mortensen, studying for the CMA exam was like preparing for one of his competitive piano competitions; daunting but rewarding.
Priscilla Hobbs Nugent grew up watching her parents run the family business and wondering what it took to make operations run well. After witnessing the nationwide recession in 2008, Nugent decided to pursue a career in finance, eventually enrolling at BYU Marriott and discovering the answer to her childhood wonderings. “I have loved what I learned in the BYU Marriott program and the opportunities it has provided me thus far,” Nugent says.
A study group at BYU whose members called themselves the 8 to 8 Club gave BYU Marriott accounting alum Mike Baird the foundational team and leadership skills he now uses as president of a company that works to save the lives of people across America.
At the age of forty and with nine children at home, Gloria B. Larkin decided to go back to school and finish her undergraduate degree. The fact that she was busier than most college students didn’t sway her choice in major: accounting, a rigorous program at BYU Marriott.
A life with challenges and opportunities has pushed BYU Marriott alumna Lisa Bateman Quist out of her comfort zone to become an advocate for women in business.
When BYU Marriott accounting alum Janette Van der Weijden began her career, she never imagined she would work all over the world and be a champion of diversity in the workplace.