Students
Read about our students and the experiences they are having while studying at BYU Marriott.
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Following God's Business Plan
Looking back on his entrepreneurial and academic journey, Jimmy Valverde says that God has led him, step-by-step, to opportunities greater than he envisioned for himself.
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BYU Students Share How Faith Shapes Their Entrepreneurial Journeys
During a special interest group summit devoted to faith and entrepreneurship, three Brigham Young University students shared how they’ve combined faith with entrepreneurship with university professors from around the country.
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Oranges, Pirates, and a Suitcase of Diamonds
Before even stepping foot on BYU campus, GSCM senior Kennedy McMullin knew she was interested in business. What she didn’t know was the complex—and sometimes comical—situations she would find herself working in.
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Humanizing Business
At the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, student entrepreneurs say entrepreneurship becomes more fulfilling as they work to develop themselves and build relationships.
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Sharing Light in Supply Chain
During the 2025 spring semester, 30 students visited six countries in Asia and the Pacific to identify possible instances of modern slavery. John Gardner, an associate professor who led the trip, says, “From the very first class period, students were encouraged to think about ways that they could share light with each of the people that we would contact: both in the businesses and in our cultural visits.”
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Keeping the Dream Alive
Graciela Massey thought her dream of coming to BYU Marriott had gone up in flames. But she made her way to the MBA program, and is now working to help others find the same path.
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Embracing the Journey to Winning the 2025 Big Idea Competition
As the winner of the 2025 Big Idea Competition hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Ryan Zimbauer says the recognition for his project, MagPocket, is a result of continually seeking and taking opportunities to learn.
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Building Bridges Through Cultural Understanding
As Simon Greathead, a teaching professor of global supply chain at the BYU Marriott School of Business, teaches his students about international business and culture, he says he hopes to help students build bridges of understanding and Christlike culture in their future business roles.
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Workshopping Growth
While serving at a workshop hosted by the human resource management (HRM) program, HRM students learned that using their education to help others can encourage growth and joy for both themselves and the people they serve.
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Adding to the Legacy: Entrepreneurship through the Rollins Center
Peyton Jackson and other student entrepreneur find support in building their businesses from Christlike predecessors and an entrepreneurial culture at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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IS Students Integrate Skills into Service
From pinning vests to programming websites, information systems (IS) students at the BYU Marriott School of Business worked with a local nonprofit to help people experiencing homelessness stay warm in the winter.
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Building a Career on Building Up Others
As a senior in high school, Christian Dahneke decided to be a better example to the younger members of his congregation, and he says he’s carried a passion for building people up ever since: “I learned in that really small example that I can be a leader, and that I can help people feel the love of the Savior and grow closer to Him.”
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Diffusing Light through Finance Mentoring
“It’s a beautiful thing,” says Professor of Finance Taylor Nadauld as he describes how finance students at the BYU Marriott School of Business mentor each other.
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Determined to Become
With the end goal of becoming a lawyer, earning an MPA for John Lidang is less about his career aspirations and more about his desire to become a Christlike leader.
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An Express Lane to Experience
The clock read 1 a.m., and Nathan Jessop was still wrestling to finish the financial report his internship sponsor was expecting the next day. The thought came: Ask for help. But he resisted.
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Surgically Designed Experiences
In a room full of healthcare veterans, experience design and management senior Emily Weber challenged herself to speak up. Weber says it's important to push herself to grow—even when she feels inexperienced, intimidated, or uncertain.
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Lifting Each Other Up: How the Women in Strategy Association Builds Community
"WSA gives strategy students that circle of support—people they can bring their hard questions to, celebrate wins with, and lean on during tough days,” says BYU Marriott assistant professor Lena Lizunova.
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A Leap of Faith for an International Degree
After 10 years in technology development and engineering, Fabian Serradell quit his job and moved his young family more than 5,000 miles to a foreign country to join the MBA program at BYU Marriott.
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