By: Catherine Marshall Imagine that you have built your dream business from the ground up. You have spent countless nights awake working on everything you needed to make it thrive. And then finally it does; your business becomes a huge success, you’re raking in the money, and your dreams have become a reality. You now have the potential to take your company to other countries. … Continue reading Business and Localization
By: Olivia Colman Fashion fiends are hard to please. One day skinny jeans are all the rage, then the next day there is widespread internet debate over whether straight-leg jeans will take the crown. With trends, demands, and priorities shifting at high speeds, how do you keep customers of the fashion industry satisfied? The answer is optimized, customer-driven supply chains. Clothing defines both society as … Continue reading Expanding the Fashion Industry with Supply Chain
By Ashley Christensen Over the past year the United States has seen vast quantities of new businesses emerge. According to business formation statistics generated by the US Census Bureau, a total of 423,095 business applications were processed in February 2021 alone.[1] Contrast this number with 298,342—the number of business applications processed just one year prior in February 2020. The new businesses associated with the applications … Continue reading Turning a Dream Business into a Reality: Three Steps Not to Skip
By Steven Skoubye In today’s world, hiring the right employees is a critical part of a company’s success. Managers want skilled employees that bring diversity of thought and diversity of experience. Employees want to work in skilled positions with competitive pay. This environment creates fierce competition between employers for talented, well-trained employees. Yet, there is at least one source of talent, skills, and experience that … Continue reading A Case for Hiring Veterans: The Veteran Opportunity
By Marcus Larson Recall the last time you tried doing something and it didn’t work. How many times did you try before giving up? Ten times? One hundred? Try ten thousand. Famous American inventor Thomas Edison worked on thousands of prototypes for the lightbulb.[1] Besides being brilliant and creative, Edison proved that success doesn’t come from talent alone. Success comes from persistence and focused patience. … Continue reading Three Keys to Lasting Success: Practicing Persistence, Patience, & Peace
By: Kirstyn Tureman Think of the most challenging task or assignment you have recently completed at the Marriott School. Now, imagine tackling that same feat in another country while speaking a different language, adjusting to a new educational system, and navigating a unique culture. If you can picture that, then you might see what it’s like for international students at the Marriott School who bravely … Continue reading Behind the Books: An Informative View on International Students
By Sadie Wise Here’s the thing. Changing the world can feel like an insurmountable task. Where does one even begin? You can help solve homelessness or world hunger. You can donate to causes advocating education for women or support any number of worthwhile pursuits. Goals like these are the focus of many non-profit businesses around the globe. Non-profit organizations use business tools to change the … Continue reading Changing the World One Garden at a Time
By: Hayden Low The best businessman I know is three feet tall, has a tiny vocabulary, and loves to tinker with trains. Unlike other businessmen, he is not afraid to fail over and over again. Brewing in his lemonade stand are the ingredients for a successful business. He talks to everyone that walks by him, compliments their crazy hair, and spills lemonade when he pours. … Continue reading Three Things Children Can Teach a Businessman
By: Melissa Brown Have you ever left a store or event amazed by the atmosphere? Â Have you ever stopped shopping at a store not because of a poor product but because the service you were given left a bad impression? Experiences matter to people. Customers across the country and around the world are beginning to expect better experiences from the companies they are buying … Continue reading Experience Design: What Is It and How Can It Benefit You?
By Becca Trippe Meet Melanie Melanie is a new accountant at a firm in Colorado. She was offered this position four months ago, but up until her first day, she received little information from her recruiter. On her first day, Melanie is shoved into a room, along with fifty other new hires. One person welcomes her in and asks her to sit down. The … Continue reading Anchoring the Onboarding Process
By Quinn Larson We all need money. Whether it’s filling up the car, paying for a wedding expense, or taking a vacation to the Bahamas, money is how we get there. At its core, money represents time spent. Without an investment of time or effort, it becomes difficult to acquire wealth. As Generations X and Y, we have had the least amount of time in … Continue reading Millennial Money
We live in a world everything from sports to politics is polarized. Even the most casual conversationalists wil stop at nothing to prove that their team, party, or points-of-view is the best and most correct. Little, if any, consideration is given to listening and understanding the other perspective, causing problems in every facet of our lives. Crucial Conversations asserts that we can learn and develop … Continue reading Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stake Are High
By Sam Lambert When he was a star high school baseball player, James Clear suffered a traumatic head injury during a game, which severely debilitated his health, his self-esteem, and his prowess as an athlete for the rest of his high school years. Despite this major setback, he later became the “top male athlete at Denison University” while also excelling academically. How was he … Continue reading Book Review: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
By David Kime  My experience earlier this year will sound familiar to artistic directors and administrators across the United States. On Wednesday evening, March 11, 2020, the A Voice for Good directing team huddled in my living room. Our Easter season, 120-voice mixed choir had three concerts scheduled over the coming week. The COVID-19 virus was quickly becoming headline news here in Utah, and … Continue reading With Concert Halls Empty, How Will Arts Nonprofits Pay the BillsÂ? Fundraising in the COVID-19 Era
Por Dillon Jones Tal vez hayas manejado un coche de Volkswagen, comprado leche de NestlĂ©, o jugado al PlayStation de Sony. Muchas veces olvidamos que estas compañĂas vienen de Alemania, Suiza, y JapĂłn, respectivamente; simplemente sabemos que son productos que nos gustan. ÂżTe podrĂas imaginar si estas compañĂas nunca se hubieran expandido fuera de sus paĂses natales? Hoy en dĂa estas empresas se consideran … Continue reading Expandir tus horizontes: ComercializaciĂłn en un mercado mundial e intercultural
“I think we all recognize that the life that we enjoy—our economy, our health, the nature of our social interactions—all those things are far more fragile and vulnerable to disruption than we would have imagined.” Above are the words of Senator Mitt Romney on the Marriot Student Review’s podcast, Measuring Success Right. During this worldwide pandemic, Romney has been in the middle of legislation, discussing … Continue reading Why COVID-19 shouldn’t affect your success | Podcast Spotlight: Mitt Romney
When 9/11 happened, Tracy Maylett was on a U.S. Air Force base giving trainings to various domestic and international leaders about communication and working together. He describes the emotion surrounding the announcement and the actions of people crying together for hours. He mentions that coming home a few days later he noticed something. People were acting differently, treating each other differently, and seeing each other … Continue reading Tracy Maylett – Podcast Review
Katie Vassar Anyone who has ever been to Disneyland knows they aren’t paying an exorbitant fee just to ride roller coasters for a day. No; they go to meet their favorite Disney characters, smell the sweet scent of cinnamon churros in the air, visit expertly crafted sites from their favorite movies, see amazing sights, and experience it all with their loved ones.  Anyone can … Continue reading The Experience Economy: Does your business deliver what consumers really want?
By Bryan Samuelsen Indulge me in a thought experiment. The year is 2050, and every action you take is observed, analyzed, and rated. These ratings contribute to your overall “social score.” If your social score is low enough, you are deemed “untrustworthy.” Your air travel is restricted. Public venues display your personal information so that others know you are untrustworthy. Your children may be … Continue reading AI in Advertising: Will It Replace Us?
Abstract: With rural communities struggling to keep up with urban powerhouses of economic activity, domestic outsourcing of business services represents one possible solution. High-skill job opportunities distributed beyond the suburbs of technology hubs will help rural communities gain much-needed economic hope and reduce the consequences of brain drain in rural communities. At the same time, urban centers will find relief from the symptoms of growing … Continue reading Domestic Outsourcing: Bridging the Gap Between Urban and Rural America
