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Read about BYU Marriott's Strategic Management program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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An Entrepreneur in Entrepreneurship

February 21, 2022
TRUE Africa provides educational and humanitarian sponsorships to orphans and other vulnerable children. ā€œWe operate entirely on volunteer efforts, enabling 95 percent of every dollar donated to go toward program services,ā€ Hite says.
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The Problem Solver

February 02, 2022
BYU Marriott strategy alum Gentry Davies has made a career out of solving tricky projections and analyzing future business opportunities.
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Trial by Fire

December 10, 2021
The potential to achieve lasting and meaningful success in life is within each of usā€”at least that's what strategy senior David Rawson says.
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Always Seeking out New Adventures

October 08, 2021
After spending most of his time as an undergraduate student preparing for law school, Kurt Herrmann received surprising inspiration to change career paths.
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A Strategy Society for Everyone

September 22, 2021
What do you get when you combine business strategy and students from 16 different majors? A group dedicated to applying strategic principles to any career.
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Learning How to Help Others

July 26, 2021
The more Breann Hunt learns about social impact causes, the more the strategic management senior envisions businesses changing the way they operate forever.
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An Innovative Learning Process

July 06, 2021
After realizing his student apartment did not have a recycling program, BYU Marriott strategy alum Ryan Smith went to work to create his gig economy recycling company Recyclops.
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A Seat on the Bus

May 26, 2021
Four years ago, BYU Marriott alum Stephen Farnsworth wanted to move technology forward. In order to reach his goals, he took a riskā€”one that has paid off years later.

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The Intersection of Business Strategy and Social Impact

April 02, 2021
At home in Australia, strategy senior Jaysen Valdes felt that his goals were out of reach. However, he now uses his skills to reach all of his aspirations.

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Elementary, My Dear Watson

February 23, 2021
With its emphasis on teaching students to discover solutions to seemingly impossible problems, BYU Marriott's course Strategy 421: Strategy Implementation is one that Sherlock Holmes would have approved of.
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Analytical Tools of the Future

February 16, 2021
Even though students cannot be prepared for all future changes, a new analytics class at BYU Marriott helps teach students some of the skills they'll need to make decisions in their future careers.

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Linking in to Success

December 11, 2020
If you know Austin Henline, a senior in the strategy program at the BYU Marriott School of Business, then you know you can think about him without having the word connection come to mind.

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A Guide on the Path to Success

December 03, 2020
Liz Dixon often sheds joyful tears as she watches her students present their solutions at international case competitions.

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Ben Lewis Receives Emerging Scholar Award from the Academy of Management

November 19, 2020
Ben Lewis, an associate professor in the management department at BYU Marriott, recently received the Emerging Scholar Award.

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Paving the Way to the Future

November 17, 2020
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.

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Plunging Headfirst into the Fashion World

October 22, 2020
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.

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Making an Impact from the Kitchen Table

October 12, 2020
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.

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Creating Moments of Connection

October 06, 2020
She might be dealing with cancellations or organizing presentations while stuck in a snowstorm, but Anne Sledd always finds ways to make things happen.

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