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The Right Place to Look
BYU Marriott School of Business student Dave Anderson has found that in life, just like in the accounting systems he studies, “There’s always something that can be improved,” he says. “I just have to look in the right places.”
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Leadership Beyond the Court
Creighton Hansen’s path to the BYU Marriott School of Business was anything but short. Standing at 6’6”, he played basketball at two different colleges before choosing to pursue a career in law. Although it meant parting with the sport he loved, Hansen says, he felt he could make a greater impact by committing to a new goal: “I felt I needed to be in the BYU Marriott School of Business.”
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Stepping Up to the Plate to Carry On a Father’s Legacy
Kore Baseball, the company their late father founded, is where the Charlie and Will Koelliker feel their father's love. Now, with support from the Rollins Center of Technology and Entrepreneurship at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Charlie says they are continuing their father’s legacy and finding purpose in pain as they grow their business.
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Practicing the Language of Social Impact
Rather than practicing Arabic primarily at shopping centers and tourist attractions, Kiki Aldridge talked with local Moroccans as an intern with a pediatric oncology clinic. At the clinic, she found that her connections, both foreign and domestic, were key to achieving her goals to make a difference.
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The Faith to Follow
After twenty years of being a stay-at-home mom, Janae Ricks had no plans to get a master’s degree. But receiving unexpected inspiration led Ricks to apply to the MBA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business, and she says the network she has built has influenced not only her life but also her family.
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Serving Others, Strengthening Self
Howard says his longer-than-expected mission experience helped him develop a deep love for service that led him to join the BYU Army ROTC program. And a focus on serving others, Howard explains, has helped him become a better and more Christlike leader.
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Rejecting “Eventually”
When Tavita Fewell chose his first major, he says it was mostly to get rid of the glaring “Major: undecided” line on his online student portal. But taking classes at BYU Marriott led him to a people-first career in marketing that he says he feels passionate about.
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Exploring Capability through AI Research
For the past year, information systems (IS) students from the BYU Marriott School of Business have been researching how artificial intelligence (AI) can help increase access to mental health care. For the students, this research project has been more than learning about AI and mental health: It’s been an opportunity to explore what they’re capable of.
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A Cup of Sugar and A Dash of Confidence
By the time entrepreneurial management student Katherine Kimball was 10 years old, her parents started charging her every time she baked because of how expensive her hobby had become. Now, Kimball charges others for her desserts, but establishing her own business, she says, required more than improving her recipes—she first had to learn to be confident in herself.
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An Investment in Faith
Miriam Szendre is a sixth-generation Brigham Young University student. But, she says, that wealth of family history at BYU didn’t mean a wealth of financial support.
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A Piece of the Picture
When Audrey Vengesai took her first accounting class at 13 years old, she says she fell in love with solving complex puzzles of information. As she continues her studies with the support of her family and professors, Vengesai says she has seen how moments of her life connect and build upon each other.
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Purpose in Service
Brigham Young University student Abe Peterson had no idea what he wanted to study. Discarding the major he'd been in for two years, he decided that any career that allowed him to serve would be the best way to move forward.
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Meeting Healthcare Leaders Halfway Around the World
Between excursions to the Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, and Ha Long Bay, students on the healthcare leadership study abroad went off the beaten path to visit hospitals and learn from healthcare administrators. As students traversed India and Southeast Asia, they found characteristics of Christlike leadership in professionals of different faiths.
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Joy Through Full Commitment
After Molly Wakefield left an information session about the finance program at the BYU Marriott School of Business, she felt overwhelmed by information. But she says her parents didn’t raise her to give up after one try, so she decided to go “all in” and give finance her best shot. As she did so, she says she found joy from fully committing—and learned that going all in is easier with a focus on serving others.
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Finding Belonging by Creating It
Information Systems student Annabelle Baker remembers crying in her professor’s office, overwhelmed by how much more qualified her peers seemed than her. Less than a year later, she accepted a scholarship from the information systems program that those same peers had nominated her for—and she couldn’t help but think of how far she had come.
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Progression at Every Altitude
Brian Adams watched military jets fly over his childhood home in Littleton, Colorado, and dreamed about becoming a pilot. And after committing to the Brigham Young University Air Force ROTC program, Adams says he learned to see new and uncomfortable situations as opportunities to grow.
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A Space to Create
Known for its entrepreneurial minds and soda bar, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the BYU Marriott School of Business also offers studio offices—rooms to support growth and progress for student-owned businesses.
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New Risks, New Solutions: The 2026 MBA Internal Case Competition
The MBA program hosted an internal case competition during winter semester, giving students the opportunity to apply teamwork and problem-solving skills and compete for cash prizes. For some of the 78 MBA students who participated, this event was the first and only case competition they participated in.
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