Carlos Martins has participated in many large organizations, but it is the church he joined at 12 years old that he looks to as an example.
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Two characteristics unite Latter-day Saint MBA Conference attendees: their interest in business and their desire to learn from members of the Church who have been successful in the business world.
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Hold on to your tots, this in-depth history of a beloved potato snack is going to be a wild ride.
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“People perhaps do not know who Jesus Christ and President Nelson are, but they can listen to their words in my messages.”
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Hamilton, Missouri, was once in serious financial trouble. But in a matter of a few years, Jenny Doan and her family transformed the sleepy town into a magical destination. How did the Doans do it? By the power of faith—and quilts.
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Forbes writes, “Their stories are important reminders that while we can’t control every circumstance, we can control our actions [and] experience can fuel a more vibrant career than your younger self could have ever imagined.”
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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have recently been praised in publication and in broadcast for their entrepreneurial spirit.
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A report from hotel consultants concluded that the hotel would be successful in the early years primarily because of expected “extensive local use of the restaurant and bar facilities.”
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In 2009, a then-27-year-old Golden Harper embarked on what seemed to be the impossible: He started his own running shoe company during not only a difficult economic time but in a market that, by many accounts, was already established.
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"This is the very same training our church has used for years for our own members with good results," Elder Gerard said about a historic initiative that will be based on the Church's global reliance program. "We will work in harmony and learn from each other to significantly increase opportunity among our brothers and sisters whom we identify and invite together at the local level."
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CNBC recently highlighted Trevor Chapman, the LDS entrepreneur who sold his company for over $10 million in a matter of months.
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Larry Miller was well known for his philanthropy and generosity. This excerpt from the book Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur details Larry's friendship with Jon Hunstman Sr.
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LDS couple Kristin and Jared Fitzgerald of Nashville, Tennessee, are both woodworkers and small business owners. And they’re in the running to win a national competition.
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What a remarkable story. Here are some insightful tips for those hoping to find success with their own startups.
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“Little girls are our future . . . and we need to empower them now and instill them with confidence in who they are and what they can do and let them know that it’s limitless," Whitney Cheney says.
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This is crazy! With just $200 and an hour and half of work a week, Trevor Chapman made $1 million with his new site, ldsman.com.
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In a 2008 article about the Rexburg Idaho Temple, the Deseret News reported:
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“The whole reason I started Taft was so that I could be with my family more than I would have been,” Kory Stevens said. “I haven’t missed anything in my children’s lives. They know me as well as they know their mom, and that has always been important to me.”
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The following story was republished with permission from millo.co.
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You may have heard of companies like Uptown Cheapskate or 3DplusMe, but did you know that these companies were started by Mormon women?
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The QS World MBA Tour is the largest global series of MBA information fairs, and it will be visiting Salt Lake City this Saturday, October 22.
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What an impressive achievement for Ryan Smith and his company, Qualtrics.
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How would you answer if someone were to ask you, "Who contributes more to the U.S. economy—corporations like Google and Apple or religious institutions?" With Google and Apple being two of the most successful companies in the world, the real answer may surprise you.
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They love the cake so much, they wish there wasn’t a hole in it!
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Shon Whitney, Blake Heringer, and Jeff Johnson are Star Wars fans. Yeah, them and everyone else, right?
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Research shows freedom of religion or belief contributes to better economic and business outcomes, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said.
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When Tyson Leavitt entered his city's Home and Garden Show, he never dreamed it would turn him into a reality television star. "He wanted to make a huge statement," his wife, Audrey, recalled. "It got so much love and attention that the idea for a business was planted."
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In a recent New York Times column, Tyler Cowen described three current trends in America that have led to a shrinking middle class and a growing income inequality: foreign competition, technological changes that favor highly skilled workers, and persistent poverty.
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When millionaire Mormon mining executive Peter Meurs stepped down from his job Monday as he transitions from business to full-time ministry as an LDS general authority, the move sparked headlines in Australia.
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Don't you hate it when you have an urgent call from Mother Nature in the middle of the night and your only two options are to get blinded by your bathroom light or fumble around in the dark?
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As a successful CEO of Oriental Trading Company, Sam Taylor went undercover working in his own company on live television on the hit show Undercover Boss. But his greatest lessons in life aren't about success and finances. They're about faith and family.
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Is it BYU? Is it the Clayton Christensen Effect or Stephen Covey Effect? Individual achievements are part of the reason, but what else led to Mormons making up 10 percent of the prestigious 2015 Thinkers50 list of business management gurus?
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The holidays are already stressful, but they can be especially difficult if you are looking for work. This time of year is often filled with decorating, giving gifts, traveling, and attending parties, which can put extra pressure on families that are financially burdened. It may feel overwhelming to look for work when everyone is so busy. Here are a few suggestions of how you can make it through the holidays.
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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are known for being honest, philanthropic, goal-driven, successful people — a perfect combination for business success. Over the years, dozens of Mormons have made significant contributions to business and started their own corporate powerhouses. Here are 10 powerhouse businesses owned, founded or headed by LDS people.
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[Cameron] Moll, a Brigham Young University graduate now living in Florida, is the founder and CEO of Authentic Jobs, an online job board for Web developers. He is also a bishop for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the father of five boys under the age of 14.
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Wiseman has seen that she has often done her best work when put into professional situations that required her to grow, stretch and fill in the gap between where she was and where she needed to be. These experiences gave her a sense that sometimes what we know gets in the way of what we don’t know.
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Photos from Studio Lambret/CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Todd Pedersen is the CEO and founder of Vivint. He founded the company after dropping out of college to start a home security business. The company has gone on to become a multi-billion dollar business.
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In a recent conversation, someone told me that “missionaries are clueless.” As I pondered that statement, I desperately wanted to reply with one question: Clueless about what?
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The Puj Tub hit the market at the end of 2009. The product was simple: a soft foam infant bathtub that fits into nearly any sink and hangs flat for drying and storing.
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In 2010, "America’s Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan told Lindsey Stirling there was no place in the world for a dubstep violinist. Five years later, Stirling has been named to the 2015 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music list. In addition to the 28-year-old member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the list includes Ed Sheeran, Florida Georgia Line, Meghan Trainor and Sam Smith.
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Business Week wrote an article called “God’s MBAs: Why Mormon Missions Produce Leaders,” (see link below) and we thought that we would just highlight a few of these amazing (and wealthy) influencer-leaders who have served full-time LDS missions.
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Believing in God isn’t always considered "cool," but the makers of a new Christian clothing line hope to change that.
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abc.go.com On Tuesday, Jason F. Wright, the author of The Wednesday Letters, wrote about how he was well on his way to pitching a Wednesday Letters movie to the investors on ABC's Shark Tank (read the story here).
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For 40 years, from 1853 until 1893, the Mormon settlers in Utah labored and sacrificed to construct the Salt Lake Temple. The process of moving and chiseling granite and placing the stones in exactly the right spot was no small feat, especially without the use of modern technology.
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Jim Yates of Flint Hill, Va., has fond memories of dirty laundry.
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The growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a fledgling band of frontier Americans to a global faith that blesses the lives of millions is one of the great religious success stories of the 19th and 20th centuries. From the very beginning, members of the Church displayed a remarkable ability to set aside material things for spiritual goals. One of the earliest Church members, Martin Harris, mortgaged his farm to pay for the publication of the Book of Mormon. Other examples of self-sacrifice among the early Latter-day Saints abound.
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Bill Marriott has revolutionized the hotel business over the past four decades. As CEO of the company that bears his family's name, Marriott led the industry in opening hotels next door to highway exits and suburban office parks. He was also a pioneer in catering to niche markets. In 1983, he launched Courtyard, a chain for cost-conscious business travelers. Today, Marriott has 18 brands, including Fairfield Inn for budget travelers and Ritz-Carlton for the luxury set.
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Organizers of an event on Wednesday aimed at educating Utahns about avoiding financial scams hope that an LDS Church representative will deliver a strong message to help stem the tide of scams that have rolled over Utah in recent years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending Michael Otterson, its managing director of public affairs, to the Fraud College at the University of Utah, where he is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m.
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For its 2011 annual retrospective, Time magazine named Mormonism the Religion of the Year, accompanied with an obligatory photo from the Book of Mormon Musical. The distinction isn't offered every year, but in light of the musical, two presidential candidates and the rise of Glenn Beck — funny no one ever mentions Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in these lists — the editors made an exception. The Time write-up itself was notably upbeat.
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Whenever an employment organization can improve its placement ratio it’s a good thing. But when it’s placing people who have previously faced significant barriers to employment—and doing it in a tough economy—it’s all the more remarkable. That’s exactly what Deseret Industries (DI) has done in 2011. Over the past year, job placements have increased 10 percent.
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The wider world does not often glimpse the internal disputes of the Mormon Church. Formally known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the fast-growing religion is expanding in places as far-flung as Africa and Latin America, but most big decisions are still made centrally by a church hierarchy in Salt Lake City.
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