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Giuseppe Vinci could hardly sit still, eyes glued to the TV in his humble home of Milan, Italy. It was the 1996 Olympic opening ceremonies and Muhammad Ali was lighting the torch, sending goosebumps all down Vinci’s neck. Right then Vinci knew he had to be in the Olympics some day.
You know you’re in a class with entrepreneurship professor Michael Hendron when you’re lectured about sailplanes and how they apply to starting and running a business. Hendron would know, since he is highly experienced in both fields.
Students from majors all over campus gather early on a Saturday morning for an eight-hour class on innovating and testing ideas. It’s their first and their last lecture of the semester, and once it’s over, they have five days to apply what they learned by creating a startup business plan to present to the professor the following Thursday.
The BYU MBA program maintained its national status in the U.S. News World Report ranking, coming in at No. 34 in the country.
To remedy their boredom one summer afternoon in 2009, Jeffrey Handy and his high school buddies decided to get a trailer, fill it with cardboard boxes, and build a giant fort in his friend’s backyard. To their surprise, the fort built from two hundred boxes attracted more than three hundred spectators and earned them the record for world’s largest cardboard fort.
A realization prompted four entrepreneurship majors to create Kudoz, an app similar to Pocket Points that incentivizes phone users to keep their phones locked while driving.
Swim with sperm whales in Dominica—check. Visit an underground city in Turkey—check. Canyoneer in Indonesia—check. See the annual lantern festival in Thailand; swim with penguins in the Galapagos; and kayak with dolphins in Australia—check, check, check!
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.
Three students in BYU’s No. 2-ranked entrepreneurship program aren’t waiting to apply what they’re learning until after graduation; instead, they have a jump start on their business ventures:
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.
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.
Entrepreneurship student Morgan Glessing and his team have a plan to (literally) open the doors of possibilities at every college campus nationwide.
BYU Marriott undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs have been ranked No. 3 and No. 6, respectively, in The Princeton Review's annual list.
TRUE Africa provides educational and humanitarian sponsorships to orphans and other vulnerable children. “We operate entirely on volunteer efforts, enabling 95 percent of every dollar donated to go toward program services,” Hite says.
As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, BYU Marriott alum Sid Krommenhoek is driven by a desire to advocate for entrepreneurs and build companies that matter.
Student entrepreneurs at BYU looking for guidance and financial backing now have the opportunity to receive both through the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology's new Seed Grants program.
Nine students were recently honored as 2022 Bateman Award recipients for their excellence both inside and outside the classroom.
As a mom of two children and a small business owner, BYU Marriott alumna Brenda Tidwell uses her knowledge of entrepreneurship in every aspect of her life.
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.
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.
For Dane Bendixen, startup enthusiast and father of three, the values he found at BYU Marriott have carried him throughout his career.
With three children and one on the way, Bruce Hymas and his wife Brittany found themselves quite literally losing sleep over their kids.
Aileen Hernandez has grown up navigating minority identities. "First-generation American" and "woman in business" are not just buzzwords; they describe her life.
At the Creators' Kickoff, students learned about the excellent resources and benefits available to them through joining Creators, the new student association connected with the Rollins Center.