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The department chair and a professor of finance at BYU Marriott, Taylor Nadauld thanks his 25-year-old self for choosing to leave a lucrative position on Wall Street to earn a PhD.
Twenty years ago, Ian Wright learned the value of a good mentor. Now, as the finance program director and an assistant professor, he strives to encourage students to be the best in everything they do.
Finance student and Brigham Young University track runner Kate Thomas found how to change course when life put unexpected hurdles in her way.
Taking over the bookkeeping for her family’s Idaho dairy farm taught fourteen-year-old Jenn Larson about unpredictable farming revenues, ignited her lifelong passion for finance, and inspired her to become a role model.
Coming to a new country and not knowing the language can be scary, but Aaron Cruz Morales was able to succeed with some help and hard work.
"Curiosity killed the cat" has long been a phrase that discourages inquisitiveness and one with which Ben Iverson would disagree.
Sara Hubbs's decision to transfer to BYU as an undergraduate led to a fulfilling career that ultimately included returning to Provo as an assistant dean of finance and HR at BYU Marriott.
An idea from a business trip in Shanghai blossomed into Kurt Brown's latest\ impact investing venture, a topic he also teaches as a BYU Marriott adjunct professor.
Amy Densley, the assistant program director for the finance department, always brings a warmth to those around her.
For Adam King, a senior in the finance program at BYU Marriott, a good college education extends beyond the classroom.
When associate professor of finance Brian Boyer was an undergraduate student, a pivotal conversation with a professor started him on the path to his future career.
BYU Marriott senior, Kami Mak, grew from a financial novice to an up-and-coming expert working as a financial analyst intern at a multinational technology company.
The office door of BYU Marriott professor Jim Brau is always open. Brau believes making connections with his students is the most important part of his job.
BYU Marriott professor Colby Wright first came to BYU as a student because he loves football, but he returned to teach because of the school's students and character principles.
After surviving cancer, BYU Marriott finance senior Preston Willey is working to give back to the medical industry that saved his life.

Alex Kim hopes to make the most of his time with the BYU Marriott School of Business through studying finance, teaching international students, and much more.

BYU Marriott finance professor Hal Heaton has become well-known for his method of challenging students' case study positions to prepare them for the "unknowns" of the business world.

Finance professor Barrett Slade never imagined that the hard work he learned while working with horses would bring him to the BYU Marriott School of Business.

When BYU Marriott finance major Jack Abumanneh flew to the United States to begin his BYU education, all he had was what he could carry in a single suitcase and backpack.

When asked what real estate is, most people will say the topic has to deal with something about the home-buying process. BYU Marriott finance senior Dallin Curriden challenges that simple explanation.

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.

From selling peanuts on the streets of Nigeria to help provide for her family to moving to the United States alone at the age of nineteen with only fifty dollars in her pocket, Patience Atebata isn't letting her past define her future.

Sam Aden attended a private Christian school as a child and never even heard the name Brigham Young University until he was sixteen years old. Once he discovered BYU Marriott's finance program, however, Aden knew BYU was the right fit for him.
BYU Marriott staff member Troy Carpenter advises over five hundred members of the BYU Real Estate Club and does everything in his power to help students succeed.