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Employee Spotlight Student Spotlight Entrepreneurship Marketing
To senior Seth Knowlton, the president of the Marketing Association, succeeding in a leadership role isn’t about being a natural leader—it’s about being passionate, involved, and invested in helping others do their best.
Senior Kirsten Keith has embraced the BYU Marriott marketing program’s emphasis on community.
Jeffrey Burningham, adjunct faculty and partner to the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, believes the creative process is pivotal to a fulfilling life.
Adjunct marketing professor Scott Rackham brings his experienced flavor to the classroom.
Ashley Wallace's passion for service and learning has led her from the cliffs of Ireland to the people of Madagascar.
Aileen Hernandez has grown up navigating minority identities. "First-generation American" and "woman in business" are not just buzzwords; they describe her life.
Jordan Sitterud, a native of Roseville, California, has always admired basketball player Michael Jordan.
Darron Billeter cherishes the moments when his students knock on his office door for a quick visit.
Preston Haight, a senior at BYU Marriott, shares his faith led story to developing a passion for the world of marketing.
After initially failing BYU Marriott's introductory marketing class, Trapper Denton persevered and now helps other students do the same.
BJ Allen hopes to share his passion for sales to his fellow students in the BYU Marriott School of Business marketing program.
As someone who has often felt like the odd woman out, Mikayla Cluxton recently created a startup, BeeFriend, to help alleviate loneliness in the geriatric population.
Wearing Nike shoes, surrounded by BYU sports paraphernalia in his office without a textbook in sight, Bill Keenan works to put the job-seeking students he advises at ease.
When Allie Jensen lost her mother to a lifelong battle with multiple sclerosis, she thought she would never be able to attend college. Now she is a brand-new BYU Marriott graduate.
In a drawer in Mike Bond’s office are all the notes he took in training meetings during his 11 years as a brand manager.
After retiring from a long career in sales for startup software companies, Greg Zippi knew exactly what he wanted to do next—teach.
BYU Marriott marketing senior, Dustin Leonard discovered that success comes through mentorship, pursuing his marketing passions, and seizing opportunities.
When Tom Peterson graduated from BYU in 1981, he thought he had already come to fully appreciate the value of his BYU education.
While a trolley bus system has not been used in Utah for 75 years, an antique bus will soon be gracing the streets of Provo thanks to BYU Marriott entrepreneurship senior Afton Ellis Long.
After spending most of his time as an undergraduate student preparing for law school, Kurt Herrmann received surprising inspiration to change career paths.
Not long after Kim Scoville began teaching at BYU Marriott, she noticed a need for legal knowledge in the entrepreneurship program and decided to do something about it.
While entrepreneurship has been a lifelong goal for senior Nathan Miller, he did not fully commit to his dreams until listening to a guest speaker in one of his BYU Marriott classes.
As an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, Jason Christensen strives to instill the same ambition within his students that propelled his own success.

Blake Barkdull, an entrepreneurship junior at BYU Marriott, has paired his entrepreneurship lessons with real-life experience to create a business of tasty concoctions.