Measuring Success Right

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.

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.

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.

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.