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Strategy 2023 2020 2017
Cooper Brown had no aspirations to become a DJ—he just liked to entertain. One Saturday night when he was 16 and nothing else was going on, Brown and his friend threw a backyard dance party. In the following days at school, their classmates praised the party, and a business was born. Eight years later, Brown’s company, One Above Entertainment, has grown to be one of the top DJ businesses in Utah.
Alumni LaDon Linde and Justin Oldroyd have always enjoyed a fast-paced work environment. Prior to their current positions, they both spent time at global strategy consulting firms, and Linde played a key role in a San Francisco-based tech company’s growth from twenty to two-hundred employees. Though their jobs were good, both men felt the need for something more—to use their knowledge and abilities for a work close to their hearts.
Alfred Gantner, cofounder of Partners Group and an MBA alum, shared his insights on a balanced life as the featured speaker at convocation on 28 April.
Marriott School of Management dean Lee Perry has announced John Bingham as the new chair of the organizational leadership and strategy department, effective 1 July.
With a competitive pass rate and record scores, it's no surprise that BYU's student club won the Clark Johnson Award and a $5,000 grant.
As a child growing up in South Africa during apartheid, Curtis LeBaron, associate professor of organizational leadership and strategy, was exposed to the circumstances and attitudes that defined the era.
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved a change to the name of the university's business school and two of its departments in addition to changing seven undergraduate emphases to majors.
Strategy professor Ben Lewis was recognized for his research paper discussing rating systems, corporate responsibility, and a paradox between the two.
Strategy and economics alum Ryan Harrison talks Netflix and marketing tricks and may throw in a word or two in Dutch.
Much like Tolkien's famed hobbit Bilbo Baggins, James Oldroyd has certainly been there and back again.
Ben Katzenbach, a senior in the BYU Marriott strategy program, is carving his own path to find a job that will allow him to contribute to people's lives.

BYU Marriott strategy professor Ben Lewis is carrying on his ancestor's legacies at BYU while pioneering his own groundbreaking research

BYU Marriott alumna Michelle Carroll's student job at the BYU Marriott advisement center led her to her strategy degree, her future husband, and a career at Bain & Company in Dallas.

BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

Whether he's changing his major or leaving the corporate world behind to travel the world, strategy alum Eli Tucker isn't afraid to make changes to his life plan as he goes.

Whether he's dealing with career changes, family illness, financial struggles, or even "gnarly teeth," BYU Marriott strategy graduate Nathan Winn has been determined to move forward with a smile.

BYU Marriott assistant professor of strategy Timothy Gubler grew up building things in his family business. Now, he's researching and teaching business strategy.

Ashtynne Wade once organized an event where people built chains of glow sticks to raise money for charity. As a BYU Marriott student, she wants to continue adding light to the world.

She might be dealing with cancellations or organizing presentations while stuck in a snowstorm, but Anne Sledd always finds ways to make things happen.

When BYU Marriott strategy senior M'Kenna Breckenridge first got an internship offer from CVS Health, she didn't anticipate that she'd complete that internship at her kitchen table.

At fifteen years old, BYU Marriott strategy junior Marissa Barlow once failed to find the perfect swimsuit to take on a family vacation, an experience that would help define her young career.

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.

Ben Lewis, an associate professor in the management department at BYU Marriott, recently received the Emerging Scholar Award.

Liz Dixon often sheds joyful tears as she watches her students present their solutions at international case competitions.