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EMBA grad Bob Ycmat is proud of the lessons he has learned and the impact he has had throughout his career, a journey he says was reenergized by BYU Marriott.
George Erickson's dynamic railroad career took him to a variety of prestigious positions, but he says what he is most proud of has nothing to do with his work.
The skills BYU Marriott MBA alum Eduardo Dallagnese learned in his Cardon International Scholarship classes prepared him for leadership roles throughout his career.
Oahu’s Aloha Stadium has been part of Michael Iosua’s life for almost as long as he can remember. In his younger years, he shopped at the swap meet and spent Saturdays in the stands, cheering on the University of Hawaii football team. During college, it was his home field when he played defensive lineman for the Rainbow Warriors. Now he attends football games there with his own family, and he has just completed a term as president of the N Koa Football Club, the University of Hawaii’s official booster organization.
The journey to becoming the first-ever chief operating officer and chief safety officer for the Natural History Museum of Utah was not one that BYU Marriott MBA alumna Abby Curran expected.
BYU Marriott MBA alum Trent Hamilton spends his days building teams of people who drive the medical technology of the future forward and whose innovations help save lives.
During her career in higher education, BYU Marriott alumna Alison Davis-Blake has prized building mentorship relationships with students and colleagues.
Whether Christian Hsieh is talking with a veteran of finance or a young employee of a startup, the BYU Marriott MBA alum is constantly learning something new.
As a mom of six, the CEO of her own company, an entrepreneur, and a business coach, Stacy Paulsen knows all too well that women are capable of wearing many hats.
For BYU Marriott alum Uros Stampe, success is a journey that comes one step at a time, with each experience helping him uncover his interests and gain confidence in the skills he's worked diligently to develop.
Whether he's flying helicopters across Afghanistan and Iraq or running 100-mile ultramarathons, Jeff Timmons applies lessons that he learned at BYU Marriott.
MBA graduate John Arthur Harris’ multinational ancestry of English, Chinese, Swiss, and Spanish blood isn’t his only international connection. Serving in various assignments in business and diplomatic roles, he learned to adjust quickly to new climates, cultures, and languages.
After graduating from an upper-echelon business school, most Marriott School graduates look for companies with similar standards.
“What you see in my fellow graduates is a strong work ethic and a good education. The values that these individuals hold and how they carry themselves manifest to others that they can take more responsibility,” Madsen says. “People know they are going to give a straight answer, and in a crunch they will help get things done.”
The art along his office walls is not merely décor, nor is it for conversation. The pieces Steevun Lemon has chosen—of the many he could, since art is his business—carry meaning.
When Paul Gustavson meets with BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall, they talk strategy. But it’s not the Xs and Os kind of strategy; it’s more of a “let’s create a competitive advantage through organizational design” kind of strategy.
Dana Tucker had everything lined up. He had almost completed his MBA at the Marriott School, he had a lucrative job offer, and after many moves he was finally ready to settle down. Then duty called. Major Tucker was told to prepare for deployment to Iraq.
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
In both her professional and personal life, Whitney Seamons, associate brand manager of the official pain reliever of NASCAR, keeps the pedal to the metal.
Marriott School graduate Dale Holdaway earned the distinguished William S. Smith Certificate of Excellence Award for his performance on the May 2006 administration of the Certified Internal Auditor exam.
The steps that took Juan Pablo Villar from Santiago, Chile, to the Tanner Building happened because of a once-in-a-lifetime meeting with the Chilean president.
In business and personal life, Ilona Ushinsky tries to take the road less traveled—or in her case, the flight path less traveled.
Dow Wilson exudes an enthusiasm for life, something he attributes to family, friends, and what he considers to be an especially fulfilling career.