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As president of the Marketing Association, Emily Beukers fell in love with leadership. I think a lot about servant leadership," she says. "To me, Christ is the best example of that principle."
Adopted from China by a family consumed by addiction, Ashley Howe, a senior at BYU Marriott, had a rough start to life straight out of the gate.
BYU Marriott alumni and former marketing professor Scott Smith was honored during Homecoming Week at Brigham Young University with the prestigious Alumni Achievement Award presented from the BYU Marriott School of Business.
As a child growing up in Recife, Brazil, Thiago Gomes never would have believed he would be studying at BYU Marriott with a job offer in New York.
As the deputy director for the Utah Department of Corrections, BYU Marriott MPA alum Chyleen Richey helps run a city of people who are forgotten by society.
Women are changing the face of investment banking, and BYU Marriott finance alum Estelle Ith is part of the transformation. In a field traditionally dominated by men, Ith hopes to help pave the way for gender parity.
Stephanie Crook was close to her breaking point. Pregnant with her fourth child and traveling frequently for work, she felt that things were slipping.
The ExDM program fit Stringham's ideal major because she received the business core she needed while her major classes were focused on creative areas.
BYU Marriott alumna Skye Murphy Moench took first at the 2019 IRONMAN European Championship, attributing her success to a life of hard work and commitment.
Employers and employees often struggle to find the applicant or company that they feel fits with their priorities and goals. BYU Marriott MBA alumnus Ethan Lindstrom found what works for him and his family in an industry he hadn't even considered.
Jesse Myrick decided to come to the BYU Marriott MBA program to open doors in his career. However, Myrick got a lot more than a career launch out of his MBA education.
A grandfather and grandson both spent time in Vietnam, but for very different reasons.
Marketing alum Mitchell Kimball spent his free time messaging, emailing, calling, and visiting anyone involved in careers that interested him, efforts which would prepare him to be a top candidate for his dream job.
In a world of endless job listings requiring extensive qualifications, pursuing a career can seem overwhelming. But for Natalie Nyman, helping people land their dream jobs is her dream job.
Our end goal is to create a single landing page for all of the nation's free legal services so we can provide justice for all.
Throughout her life, Mickey Herrin has had a knack for picking up skills by observing others. While her older brother practiced the piano, six-year-old Herrin watched from behind the couch until he left. Then she tried tinkling the keys herself. Impressed, her parents put her in lessons, and she excelled, later winning a multischool piano competition in junior high.
Brian Hanks has a job title you may have never heard before: dental transition specialist. Hanks works with dental professionals looking to buy a practice and helps them find financial stability. “Dentists are small-business owners,” he says. “The marketplace is becoming more competitive, and more and more dentists are realizing that they need to be business owners first and dentists second—or at least have those two positions tied in their minds.”
Never having run more than a mile in his life, Steve Funk signed up for the New York City Marathon entrance lottery on a whim.
Living without a washing machine and other conveniences was hardly what Kim Kimball Fale had in mind after graduating from BYU. She had earned a bachelor’s in business education in 1977 and a master’s in business education with an emphasis in organizational behavior in 1979. But when her husband, Tevita, suggested they move to his native Tonga for a few years, Fale agreed.
Following her grandpa and father, Itza Miller came to BYU bright-eyed and cougar-tailed. As her BYU experience recently came to a close, Miller says she has appreciated the moments that guided her towards the people she calls her strategy family.
Dissembled computer mice, parts of a camera, and batteries scattered everywhere are not typical under-the-bed clutter, but for Bryan Brittain, his childhood floor was littered with the evidence of an inventive mind.
Emily Codling accomplishes what she sets her mind to. The secret to living your dreams, she says, is asking for the opportunity to do so.
MPA alumnus Scott Sellers is inspiring national change through his efforts to connect university students to local government.
Paris Fashion Week isn’t really Michael Hansen’s scene. He’s a sports-arena guy, feeling more in his element at a Final Four basketball game or a French Open tennis match.