Measuring Success Right

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. 

Our next Ballard Brief spotlight is Katie Krumperman who shares her insights on the current period poverty situation in America. 

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.

Professor Tyler Shumway- a finance professor in the Marriott School of Business- recounts his learning, teaching, and research experiences from various universities.     

In this episode, the hosts of the Measuring Success Right podcast team discuss how they each measure success in their own lives. 

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. 

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.

Whitney Kingsolver dives into the details of pollution and its effect on the Asian Pacific Region. 

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. 

Our third Ballard Brief spotlight is Sierra Flake who explains the poor access to maternal healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Professor Todd Mitton - a Finance Professor in the Marriott School of Business- shares insights from teaching and creating a new class. 

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

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. 

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. 

Our second episode with the Ballard Brief features Sydney Ward as she discusses social issues surrounding civic education in public schools.

Professor Pratt- a finance professor in the Marriott School of Business - discusses his Ph.D. experience and shares his advice for students. 

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. 

We talk with Walker McConkie about his window washing company and how he finds success through his entrepreneurial work.

This episode kicks-off our monthly mini-series with Ballard Brief authors. Alyssa explains what Ballard Brief is and discusses Child Labor in Myanmar. 

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.