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With more than two thousand miles ahead of him, BYU Marriott alum Matthew LeBaron started a bike ride across the country to raise money for diabetes research.
Few people can walk into a store and pick up an item off the shelf that they helped create. Jason Alleger, an MBA alumnus from the BYU Marriott School of Business, can.
A painter, dancer, and designer, Kari Durrant describes herself as a primarily right-brained person. She intended to major in dance at BYU, but after encountering recreational therapy as part of a class assignment, Durrant eventually made the switch to recreation management. Her new major, she discovered, would enable her to use her creative side in ways she hadn’t expected.
Just before heading to the University of Iowa to join the university’s swim team, John Fellows discovered a copy of the Book of Mormon on a bookshelf in his parents’ home in Boise, Idaho. He packed it in his bags, and before long he called the missionaries wanting to know more. The combination of his baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a swimming-prohibitive injury led him to transfer to BYU, where he joined the Army ROTC and discovered what would become his lifelong career.
While most people may see COVID-19 as a setback, Ruchika Goel, a recent BYU Marriott MBA program alum, saw the pandemic as the universe telling her to start a company.
When her experience in one particular computer science class showed her the field wasn’t a good fit, Jeneen Wilson Garbe searched for a major that would allow her to blend her love of technology with other skills. She landed on information management, graduating with her BS in 1990, and would later blend her technology skills with another field: the pharmaceutical industry.
You don’t meet a lot of people who can introduce themselves as inventors, but as the holder of sixty patents, Marty Rasmussen certainly can. He’s also a real estate developer, business manager, and “serial entrepreneur.” At age twenty-two, Rasmussen started his first venture with an objective befitting an inventor’s company: “We take ideas, develop them, put them into production, and market them on a national scale,” says Rasmussen.
Never give up. That's a lesson that Allison Oberle learned early as a student at BYU Marriott that she has relied on often since graduating in global supply chain management.
When Kent C. Dodds graduated from BYU Marriott in 2014 with his master's degree in information systems, he had one goal: to impact the world by creating software.
When BYU Marriott MBA alum George Simons discovered the difficulty of sending legal documents through the mail, he decided to make a difference and find a better solution.
Answering questions about collaboration and effectiveness is why Cody Reeves heads to the office every morning.
Like the four parts of a symphony, John Gardner's four degrees have each led him to his position as an associate professor in BYU Marriott's global supply chain management program.
BYU Marriott alumna Stephanie Schindler has driven through the streets of Manhattan, worked at a startup company in California, and recorded a podcast on balancing motherhood and career.
Academics and popular culture may seem like topics that are worlds apart, but the research that Brian Reschke conducts explores how these two different worlds collide.
When BYU Marriott MPA professor Rob Christensen hit a crossroad in his career, he took the path that led to a semester-long sabbatical in Europe. As he reflects on his time abroad, Christensen is grateful for the unique experiences he had.
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.
2020 MBA graduate Carly MacLennan recently started her own business, SocialHire, which helps newly relocated employees have an easier social transition.
For the last twenty years, Bryan Sudweeks has loved teaching the students in the BYU Marriott finance program. Now as his career comes to an end, he is finishing his last semester at BYU Marriott and moving on to the next chapter in his life.
Cate Allen uses her business skills in all facets of her career, including in her current jobs as an actress and radio show host.
Jill Piacitelli didn't always know she wanted to work in the social impact field. Now she's giving back as she steps into a teaching role at the Ballard Center for Social Impact.
When Michael Swenson, BYU Marriott Christensen Professor of Marketing, was a PhD student, the words of a visiting professor changed his life.
BYU Marriott strategy professor Ben Lewis is carrying on his ancestor's legacies at BYU while pioneering his own groundbreaking research
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.
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.