Today on the program, I talk with Fabrice Ntambwe-Kalala. Fabrice is a fellow student in the EMBA class of 2025 and currently works as the Director of Global Product Finance at Nu Skin.

In this episode, we get to know Fabrice. We talk about his experience growing up in Africa, what athletics has taught him about being a leader, and how Jesus was the best team builder and coach. 

He even shares about how a MoTab CD gifted to his father played a critical role in his life.

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the program, I talk with Lizeth Kent. Lizeth is a fellow student in the EMBA class of 2025. Lizeth currently works as a Clinical Pharmacist Lead with Intermountain Medical Center. 

In this episode, we get to know Lizeth. We talk about her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ, her experience as an immigrant to Utah from Colombia, and why she wants to keep doing hard things. 

She even shares how she completed her pharmacy clinicals, became a US citizen, and had her 1st child all on the same day.

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Welcome to Cougar Tales: The Podcast, your one-stop shop to learn about the students and faculty of the BYU Executive MBA Program. As the cohort of 2025 is off exploring Moab, I decided to do something a bit different this week. We’re gonna sit down with someone who is not a current member of the class, nor is she directly connected to the EMBA program. I hope you’ll indulge me as we feature a conversation with my 19-year-old niece, Ellie Corbridge. Ellie is just finishing up her freshman year at BYU Provo.

In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to be a freshman at BYU in 2024. We also talk about some personal lessons Ellie has learned as she wraps up her second semester, and how even when professors give you a terrible grade, they’re still rooting for your success.

We also talk about a bunch of other great stuff.

I hope you enjoy the conversation; I know I did.

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Welcome to Cougar Tales: The Podcast, your one-stop shop to learn about the students and faculty of the BYU Executive MBA Program. Today on the show, we talk with Gregg Paskett. Gregg is a fellow classmate of the BYU EMBA cohort of 2025. Gregg currently works as a Project Manager with the aerospace company L3 Harris.

In this episode, we get to know Gregg. He tells us what he really thinks about Olive Garden. We also talk about how work in sales is growth inducing, how Dr. Pepper helps you make friends, and how hard times helps makes us more empathetic. 

In addition to this, we talk about how his singing career led to love. 

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the show, we talk with Lee Petek, fellow classmate from the EMBA class of 2025. Lee currently works as a Sr. Principal Consultant with Cognizant, focusing on Workday Integrations.

In this episode, we get to know Lee. We talk about his experience growing up in Taiwan, how he went from majoring in piano performance to business operations management, and of course his dog Rosie.

We even talk about how a secret romance changed the trajectory of his life. 

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the show, we talk with Westlee Tonga. When Westlee isn’t in class with the cohort of 2025 working as the VP of Alumni Relations, he works as director of sales development with Nice CXone and consults under his own company, Halo Sales and Strategy.

In this episode, we get to know Westlee. We talk about leadership lessons from his time playing football at the University of Utah, his experience working in tech sales, and how the spirit can inspire us to help others. 

In addition to this, we talk about the best anime cartoon ever made, Dragonball Z.

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the show we talk with Dr. Troy Nielson. Dr. Nielson is currently a professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources in the BYU Marriott School of Business. He previously served as the department chair of Business Management at Utah Valley University and worked as an associate professor of Management at CSU San Marcos.

Dr. Nielson earned his BS in Information Management from BYU and his PhD in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management from the University of Utah. 

In this episode we get to know Troy. He shares how he changed his stars when he changed his undergraduate major from Electrical Engineering to Information Management, why you should plan a trip to Hobbiton in New Zealand, and how to improve your resume with numbers. If that wasn’t enough, Dr. Nielson shares his secret for getting the best seat in the house for concerts.

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the show, we talk with Michael Scott Peters, President of the BYU EMBA class of 2025. 

Most recently, Michael has been working as a senior manager in corporate sales development for Workday. Don’t be fooled, he’s nothing like his namesake from the NBC sitcom. 

It’s hard to keep up with our Micheal both figuratively and literally. Not only has he been the Utah State University student body president, worked with Operation Underground Railroad in the Dominican Republic, and served as a youth observer to the United Nations, but he is also an accomplished long distance runner with plans to complete a 100 mile race in March of 2024. 

And to add even more to our show, Michael teaches how we should be applying Pokemon into our life. 

Today on the program, we talk with Katie Neilson. Katie is a fellow student in the EMBA class of 2025. Katie most recently worked as President and Co-Founder of Assure, a venture capital fund administration company specializing in Special Purpose Vehicles, better known as SPVs. 

In this episode, we get to know Katie. We talk about what it’s like to run a business with your spouse, how owning a company is like having an extra child, and how “Summer of ’69” may be the greatest karaoke song in existence. 

With no further ado, let’s start the show!

Today on the show, we talk with Keith Halterman. Keith is a fellow student in the EMBA class of 2025. When Keith isn’t doing homework and spending time with his family, he’s working as the VP of Engineering for the streaming platform Angel Studios, probably most well known for their original series, The Chosen.

In this episode, we get to know Keith. He shares why he got into computer science, what he did when he lost a whole church group from Botswana in a foreign country, and how much he loves the mission of Angel Studios. In addition to all of this, Keith explains why he hated Windsor castle as kid. 

With no further ado, let’s start the show!