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The only true way to be successful, is to follow your personal definition of success. Measuring Success Right—a podcast for students by students—highlights professional, faculty, and exceptional student stories along with their definition of success. This is the official podcast of the Marriott Student Review. Our motto is to "connect the leaders of tomorrow with the issues of today."
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Kimberly Sagers on the Necessity of Mental Health and Well-Being

Kimberly Sagers on the Necessity of Mental Health and Well-Being

Kimberly Sagers is the mental health and wellness specialist for the Marriott School of Business. In this interview, Kimberly shares fascinating insights on the reasons why students should make their mental health and well-being a priority. For a personal meeting, visit the BYU CAPS site (https://caps.byu.edu/) and request to meet with Kimberly.
29:4820/11/2024
Nick Greer on the Power of the Marriott School Values

Nick Greer on the Power of the Marriott School Values

Join Nick Greer and Stuart Bird as they explore the impact of the values of the Marriott School of Business. As the founder and CEO of BUILT, Nick has a unique perspective on success and how it relates to faith in Christ, integrity, respect, and excellence. 
28:4606/11/2024
Best Bagalwa Talks About Success from a Nonprofit Perspective

Best Bagalwa Talks About Success from a Nonprofit Perspective

Best Bagalwa, CEO of the Bagalwa Fundation, talks about the experience working with refugees, how her life turned to education in BYU as an MPA student, and the focus that Public Administration can have in the lives of refugees. To know more about Bagalwa Fundation click the link: https://bagalwafoundation.org/
31:0129/10/2024
Romanna Remor on Her Journey as a Politician and MPA Alumna

Romanna Remor on Her Journey as a Politician and MPA Alumna

Romanna Remor shares her story of beginning BYU as an international student, studying in the MPA program, and becoming very involved in the public and private sectors. She sheds lights on how the values of The Marriott School of Business contribute to lasting success.
43:4722/10/2024
Coach Ed Eyestone on the Keys to Eventual Excellence

Coach Ed Eyestone on the Keys to Eventual Excellence

Coach Ed Eyestone - BYU's Cross Country Head Coach and Track Head Coach - gives his perspective on how the values of the Marriott School of Business lead to success. He shares unique ideas about how eventual excellence can result from consistent competence.    Watch Coach Eyestone's 2015 BYU Devotional address at this link: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/edward-eyestone/following-worthy-mentors/
27:1615/10/2024
Introduction to the Fall 2024 MSR Team

Introduction to the Fall 2024 MSR Team

Join the Fall 2024 MSR as they discuss their ambitions for the future of the Marriott Student Review. Each team provides a unique perspective on how success is defined and achieved. More information about the Marriott Student Review team can be found at: https://marriottstudentreview.org/
17:3508/10/2024
Exercising Compassion with Dr. Davey Erekson

Exercising Compassion with Dr. Davey Erekson

Davey Erekson, a Clinical Professor of Psychology at BYU discusses the practice of compassion and how he uses it to measure success in his life.
30:3520/09/2024
The World of Finance with Kendall Castellaw

The World of Finance with Kendall Castellaw

Kendall Castellaw, Co-President of the Finance Society, shares her experiences in the Finance Program and gives thoughtful insights into how she chooses to measure success in the world of finance and internships. 
12:2226/04/2024
Bill De Groot on CMO Leadership

Bill De Groot on CMO Leadership

Bill De Groot tells his story from being an undergrad from BYU to becoming the Chief Marketing Officer of Zerorez, including roles in the Duracell marketing division and as marketing lead of Ancestry Canada.
30:1312/04/2024
The BYU Racing Team, Their Start, and Where They are Headed

The BYU Racing Team, Their Start, and Where They are Headed

Join our host has he meets with Brad Nelson (captain) and Kelston McGuire (co-captain) of the BYU Racing team and hear them discuss questions like how did the team get started, what are their goals, and how they measure success. 
50:4029/03/2024
Larry Nelson on How to Become an Adult

Larry Nelson on How to Become an Adult

What makes or breaks the transition from childhood to adulthood? How can parents help? Larry Nelson, Ph. D. of Human Development and President of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood answers these questions and more.
30:4115/03/2024
Derek Sainsbury on Overcoming Difficulty and Building Relationships

Derek Sainsbury on Overcoming Difficulty and Building Relationships

Join our hosts Emily and Hunter as they interview Derek Sainsbury, a full-time religion professor and researcher at Brigham Young University. 
36:1001/03/2024
Introducing the New Hosts

Introducing the New Hosts

Hunter introduces the new members of the Measuring Success Right team: Michael, Emily, and Dalton. Listen as they share what success looks like to them.        
07:1216/02/2024
Stuart Faught on Entrepreneurship and What it Takes to be a Successful Business Owner

Stuart Faught on Entrepreneurship and What it Takes to be a Successful Business Owner

Join our host in a discussion with business owner Stuart Faught, a successful self-made entrepreneur who has created and sold countless businesses. Hear how Stuart started his journey as a business owner and gain insights into his tips and tricks for finding inspiration and staying motivated.
29:1002/02/2024
Dean Madrian on the Marriott School of Business and its Values

Dean Madrian on the Marriott School of Business and its Values

Join our hosts as they discuss the Marriott School of Business and its values with Dean Madrian.
33:2819/01/2024
Cameron Mickle on Self Help and Serving Others

Cameron Mickle on Self Help and Serving Others

Join our hosts, Jason and Hunter as they speak with Cameron Mickle, a BYU student who has a passion for mentall health, self help and serving others. 
41:5101/12/2023
Evan Bartholio on the Business Career Center at the Marriott School of Business

Evan Bartholio on the Business Career Center at the Marriott School of Business

Join us as Evan Bartholio, a student at BYU and employee of the Business Career Center at the Marriott School, discusses how lucrative the BCC has become for students seeking employment and why employers are ramping up recruitment at BYU. 
39:4017/11/2023
Brayden Searle on His Experience in the Door-To-Door industry and Being a Christ-Like Leader

Brayden Searle on His Experience in the Door-To-Door industry and Being a Christ-Like Leader

Brayden Searle, an experienced door-to-door salesman, discusses his 7+ years of experience in the industry, surviving and thriving in the refiner's fire, and building and living faith-based values to become the best version of yourself. 
35:4303/11/2023
Sheri Thomas on Her Passion for Accounting and Being a Christ-like Leader

Sheri Thomas on Her Passion for Accounting and Being a Christ-like Leader

BYU Marriott School of Business Professor Sheri Thomas discusses with us her passion for accounting, a successful business career in corporate accounting, and how to be a Christ-like leader. 
28:0720/10/2023
Trent Hickman on American Literature and the PhD experience

Trent Hickman on American Literature and the PhD experience

Trent Hickman discusses his research on how memory, trauma, and nostalgia influences American and Latinx literature. Additionally, Trent talks about his experience getting a PhD. 
56:3520/07/2023
Whitney Kingsolver on Pollution in the Asian Pacific Region

Whitney Kingsolver on Pollution in the Asian Pacific Region

Whitney Kingsolver dives into the details of pollution and its effect on the Asian Pacific Region. 
27:4021/03/2023
Katie Krumperman on Period Poverty in the United States

Katie Krumperman on Period Poverty in the United States

Our next Ballard Brief spotlight is Katie Krumperman who shares her insights on the current period poverty situation in America. 
24:5214/03/2023
Marianna Richardson on Marriott Student Review’s success

Marianna Richardson on Marriott Student Review’s success

Dr. Marianna Richardson joins us and talks about how the Marriott Student Review has grown over the years and ends with some highlights on how to measure success in our lives.
20:5127/02/2023
Tyler Shumway on his Research Career

Tyler Shumway on his Research Career

Professor Tyler Shumway- a finance professor in the Marriott School of Business- recounts his learning, teaching, and research experiences from various universities.     
31:4414/02/2023
How The MSR Podcast Team Measures Success

How The MSR Podcast Team Measures Success

In this episode, the hosts of the Measuring Success Right podcast team discuss how they each measure success in their own lives. 
11:5806/02/2023
Genevieve Cole and Harriet Huang on Violence Against Refugee Women in the MENA Region

Genevieve Cole and Harriet Huang on Violence Against Refugee Women in the MENA Region

As part of our continuing partnership with Ballard Brief, Genevieve and Harriet discuss the different types, reasons, and repercussions of violence against refugee women in the MENA region. 
29:0430/01/2023
Ty Hopkins on Ultra Cycling

Ty Hopkins on Ultra Cycling

Ty Hopkins has participated in several Ultra Cycling events—most noteably the Tour Divide. Ty describes his both his training and race experiences. Further, he shares insights from authoring a book about his cycling. 
21:1323/01/2023
Congressman Blake Moore

Congressman Blake Moore

Congressman Blake Moore is a native of Ogden, Utah. Before being elected to Congress, Blake worked for small businesses and in the foreign service, experiences that now guide his work on domestic and foreign policy. He has expertise in education, financial services, public policy, healthcare, transportation, supply chain, and waste industries, and this work informs his customer service and problem solver approach in Washington, D.C., as he identifies ways to help the federal government better work for Northern Utah. His passion for helping organizations manage the change process drives his ambition to overcome partisan gridlock, improve federal agencies, and smartly streamline the nation’s bureaucracy. Blake obtained a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University. He graduated from the University of Utah after serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Seoul, South Korea, and signing a scholarship to play as the quarterback at Utah State University.
24:3420/01/2023
Sierra Flake on Maternal Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Flake on Maternal Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa

Our third Ballard Brief spotlight is Sierra Flake who explains the poor access to maternal healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa.
29:1527/12/2022
Todd Mitton on his Teaching Career

Todd Mitton on his Teaching Career

Professor Todd Mitton - a Finance Professor in the Marriott School of Business- shares insights from teaching and creating a new class. 
31:2129/11/2022
Elisabeth Currit on the Uneven Distribution of Air Pollution in the United States

Elisabeth Currit on the Uneven Distribution of Air Pollution in the United States

Elisabeth talks about how low-income communities are disproportionately affected by air pollution in the United States.   Link to the article: https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/disproportionate-exposure-to-air-pollution-for-low-income-communities-in-the-united-states
35:1615/11/2022
Steven & Cindy Keung on Career Change and Leadership

Steven & Cindy Keung on Career Change and Leadership

Steven and Cindy Keung share about cultural differences between the US and New Zealand, how to deal with career changes, and offer insights into critical leadership qualities. 
35:1007/11/2022
Debunking the Myths of the Experience Design & Management Major

Debunking the Myths of the Experience Design & Management Major

Erin Randalll the Vice President of the Experience Design & Management major, shares her experience and thoughts about the major and debunks several myths that people have about her major. 
21:5124/10/2022
Sydney Ward on Civic Education

Sydney Ward on Civic Education

Our second episode with the Ballard Brief features Sydney Ward as she discusses social issues surrounding civic education in public schools.
17:4017/10/2022
Ryan Pratt on the Ph.D. Experience

Ryan Pratt on the Ph.D. Experience

Professor Pratt- a finance professor in the Marriott School of Business - discusses his Ph.D. experience and shares his advice for students. 
28:5410/10/2022
Adam Johnson on Social Impact

Adam Johnson on Social Impact

We talk with Adam Johnson - a student at BYU - who is involved with several social impact organizations that help uplift his immmediate community and communities across the globe. 
31:2806/10/2022
Walker McConkie on Student Entrepreneurship

Walker McConkie on Student Entrepreneurship

We talk with Walker McConkie about his window washing company and how he finds success through his entrepreneurial work.
27:3226/09/2022
Ballard Brief: Child Labor in Myanmar with Alyssa Augustus

Ballard Brief: Child Labor in Myanmar with Alyssa Augustus

This episode kicks-off our monthly mini-series with Ballard Brief authors. Alyssa explains what Ballard Brief is and discusses Child Labor in Myanmar. 
15:3519/09/2022
Meet the MSR podcast team

Meet the MSR podcast team

We have a new team for Measuring Success Right for the Fall 2022 season. Listen to this episode to get to know more about each of our new podcast hosts. 
10:2114/09/2022
"How did I get here?" with Jeffrey Eidem

"How did I get here?" with Jeffrey Eidem

Jeffrey Eidem shares his insight on how he chose his major.
16:5604/07/2022
"How did I get here?" with Bryan Barba

"How did I get here?" with Bryan Barba

For this episode, we talked to Bryan Barba who is in the Journalism program at BYU.
32:4306/06/2022
"How did I get here?" with Danielle Mattsson

"How did I get here?" with Danielle Mattsson

This week, we were excited to have MSR Co-Managing Editor Danielle Mattsson share her experiences with the Experience Design Management major. Also, here is the link to Dani's video mentioned during the episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN8ZT6jHix8
22:1602/05/2022
Learning about Ballard Brief with Erica Bassett

Learning about Ballard Brief with Erica Bassett

Erica Bassett is the Editor-In-Chief of the Ballard Brief and shares her experience working in the BYU's Ballard Center.
24:0604/04/2022
"How did I get here?" with Allison Havey

"How did I get here?" with Allison Havey

This week, we have another episode of our mini-series "How did I get here?" with Allison Havey, who is about to graduate from the BYU Advertising program.
26:0628/03/2022
Cougar Club and BYU Law External Relations with Mike Middleton

Cougar Club and BYU Law External Relations with Mike Middleton

Mike Middleton talks about his career as part of the BYU Cougar Club and External Relations with the BYU Law school. He explains his unique transition from sports to law and how he finds success at the BYU Law School.
25:1621/03/2022
Bienvenue Keener's journey from Madagascar to the USA

Bienvenue Keener's journey from Madagascar to the USA

Bienvenue Keener is a native of Madagascar but now lives in the United States. In this episode, Keener shares her story of immigrating to the States and the cultural adjustments she had to go through.
18:1514/03/2022
Steven Fox on the Ballard Center and Social Impact

Steven Fox on the Ballard Center and Social Impact

Professor Steven Fox is the managing director of the Ballard Center for Social Impact at Brigham Young University. He explores the opportunities and programs of the Ballard Center and touches on how all students have the chance to do good in a better way. Fox also touches on the work of Ballard Brief students and the unique opportunity to dive into a social impact topic.
27:2207/03/2022
"How did I get here?" with Tyler Curtis

"How did I get here?" with Tyler Curtis

This is the next episode of our new mini-series "How did I get here?" In this series, we will be talking to students about why and how they picked the majors. We also will discuss success and what it means to each student. We hope you find the stories interesting and exciting in addition to informative. This week, Tyler Curtis will be talking to us about his major, Information Systems.
20:1628/02/2022
"How did I get here?" with Ryan Pinkney

"How did I get here?" with Ryan Pinkney

This is the first episode of our new mini-series "How did I get here?" In this series, we will be talking to students about why and how they picked the majors. We also will discuss success and what it means to each student. We hope you find the stories interesting and exciting in addition to informative. This week, Ryan Pinkney will be talking to us about his major, Information Systems.
18:3121/02/2022
Understanding the Business of Law with Steve Bennett

Understanding the Business of Law with Steve Bennett

Steve Bennett is the managing partner at Bennett-Tueller Johnson & Deere and also has experience in the accounting field. In this episode, Bennett shares some of his life experiences including what it is like to start a law firm and manage it through the pandemic. Bennett also shares some insight on what success means to him in his unique field. 
27:2014/02/2022