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Scott & Kassidy Sorensen
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
12/13/22 • 56 min
Scott Sorensen is an MBA Candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to the GSB, he led the finance, data, and technology endeavors of Twin Bridges Hospitality, a hospitality-focused asset management firm with $1.2B AUM. He was the first employee who helped expand the portfolio from one hotel with 31 rooms to fourteen hotels with more than 2,000 rooms. Within this role, Scott wore many different hats to drive business initiatives forward, including business intelligence system implementations, operational due diligence, cost structure evaluation, website development, and property renovation oversight.
Prior to joining Twin Bridges, Scott worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in their Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services (CMAAS) practice in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices. While there, he worked with many Fortune 500 Clients to identify, strategize, and implement technical accounting solutions. Scott received his B.S. in Accounting from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. He is originally from Salt Lake City and enjoys swimming, surfing, and playing pickleball in his spare time.
Kassidy is a first year MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to the GSB, Kassidy was a product manager at Capital One where she led product strategy for the Capital One credit card application. She hopes to continue on the path of leveraging technology to provide more inclusive financial resources.
She grew up in Las Vegas, NV, but was most recently living in Dana Point, CA. She graduated with a degree in Finance from Brigham Young University. She loves pickleball, volleyball, yoga, and sushi – she served a mission in the Japan Fukuoka Mission.
Derrin Hill
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
01/25/22 • 66 min
Derrin builds empowered individuals and teams, systems for growth, motivated communities, and strong companies. Having founded/co-founded 10 companies to date. The most recent company is RevRoad, a venture services firm, with a portfolio of 44 high growth technology companies. He has worked across the United States and over a dozen countries around the world.
Derrin’s greatest priority is his role in building a great marriage and a wonderful family with his wife Nicole and their five children. He is a graduate of Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
While growing many companies organically, Derrin has also created growth with several M&A events. These deals ranged from several million dollars to well over $100M. Derrin has also led many government relations campaigns working with Governors and state legislatures to establish legislation and funding for state level business deals in over a dozen states.
Derrin has served as a Director on many Boards including the Smithsonian Science Education Center, the DECA National Advisory Board, BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, and the Virginia Tech Innovate National Advisory Board. corporate boards such as Imagine Learning, Glynlyon, Journeyfront, Elios, PhoneSoap, Hallo, RaceReady, and others.
At Imagine Learning Derrin led all revenue activities from the start and today Imagine Learning serves over 2 million students each day. As majority owner and chairman of the board at PhoneSoap, he helped the team grow from an early prototype and almost no revenue to being the industry leader in UV disinfection to prevent infectious disease. These patterns of growth continue at RevRoad and RevRoad portfolio companies.
In addition to entrepreneurial ventures and building companies as a board member, Derrin helped create the digital division at the world’s largest educational publisher, Pearson Education with record-breaking success.
Volunteer service is important to Derrin with service to the Boy Scouts of America, DECA, Junior Achievement, Rising Star Outreach India for those affected by leprosy, Mother’s Without Borders, Dahlia’s Hope, The Responsibility Foundation, Ryan White Program, The Family Support & Treatment shelter for battered women and children, a variety of youth groups, public school community councils, church and civic organizations.
Derrin grew up on a farm in Missouri where he learned the importance of growth, to work smart and hard, the power of teams, and to be amazed by people and nature. He graduated High School in the top of the class while working two part time jobs to save money to serve as a volunteer for two years in Australia at 19 years old.
Derrin’s Specialties: Leadership, strategy, mergers & acquisitions, government relations, building sales organizations and systems, competitive analysis, contract negotiation, effective compensation structures, branding, attracting and retaining the strongest industry talent, forecasting, building sustainable and profitable business models.
Mark & Jane Johnson
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
08/24/21 • 64 min
Jane Clayson Johnson is an award-winning broadcast journalist widely known for her work over the last decade as a radio host on NPR. Before that, Jane worked in television for many years... first at CBS News, hosting the network morning program, interviewing presidents and Hollywood stars. Many remember her high-profile interview with Martha Stewart... just before Martha went to prison. Jane was also on the air on 9/11. Before CBS, Jane was a correspondent at ABC News, where she traveled the world from Kosovo to Indonesia, covering the biggest news stories of the day. She started her career at KSL Television in Salt Lake City.
Jane is an accomplished musician... she went to BYU on a violin performance scholarship. A popular speaker — Jane is also the best-selling author of two books. Her latest book, Silent Souls Weeping, is a candid look inside the core-shaking world of clinical depression. Jane and her husband, Mark Johnson live outside Boston.
Mark W. Johnson co-founded the strategy and innovation management consultancy Innosight with Harvard Business School Professor Clayton M. Christensen, in 2000 (which was acquired by the Huron Consulting Group in 2017). Mark advises CEOs and other leaders on how to envision the future, create new growth, and manage transformation. He is the co-author of the book Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking into Breakthrough Growth (April 2020), a manifesto for “Future Back” thinking and a hands-on guide to long-term planning, strategy development, and execution within established organizations. He is also the author of Reinvent Your Business Model: How to Seize the White Space for Transformative Growth (2018) and a co-author of Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future (2017), Mark has written and co-written numerous articles for a wide range of publications, including the McKinsey Award-winning “Reinventing Your Business Model” for Harvard Business Review, one of HBR’s 50 Best-Selling articles of all time. Prior to Innosight, Mark was a nuclear power-trained surface-warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s degree in civil engineering and engineering mechanics from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree with distinction in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. Mark and his wife Jane Clayson Johnson are the parents of five children and the grandparents of three.
Elder Robert Gay
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
11/22/22 • 62 min
Elder Robert C. Gay is an emeritus General Authority Seventy of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a General Authority he helped develop and implement the
Church’s global self-reliance initiative and served as the Chairman of Self-Reliance Services and
the Perpetual Education Fund Committee. He also served as a member of the Presideny of the
Seventy, as the President of the Asia North Area and as a member of the worldwide Missionary
Executive Council and the Board of Trustees for The Church Education System. Additionally, he
has served as a full-time missionary in Spain and as mission president for the countries of
Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Professionally, Elder Gay has dedicated most of his service to private equity management. He is
currently Chairman of Kensington Capital Holdings which has investments throughout Asia,
Europe, and the United States. He is the co-founder and past CEO of Huntsman Gay Global
Capital, past CEO of Bain Capital Europe and Chairman of the Management Committee for Bain
Capital Worldwide. Previously Elder Gay also worked in investment banking and as an
international management consultant for McKinsey & Company in the United States and the
UK.
Elder Gay along with his wife, Lynette, have co-founded and served as a director on multiple
global humanitarian organizations which have focused on building schools, medical clinics,
microenterprises, clean water boreholes, latrines, and rescuing at risk persons including those
trapped in modern slavery and illiteracy. Lynette directs their NGO, Engage Now Africa, and the
Ensign Global College in Ghana which they founded. Together they endowed the Ballard Center
for Social Impact at Brigham Young University and recently announced a new global partnership
and Center for Business, Health and Prosperity between the University of Utah and their Ensign
Global College.
Elder Gay earned a PhD in business economics from Harvard University where he also taught
economics and international finance. He is the recipient of the Utahan of the Year Award, the
United States Presidential Service Award and the Martin Luther King Center Special Recognition
Service Award for Non-Violent Social Change.
Robert Christopher Gay was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 1, 1951. He married
Lynette Nielsen in April 1974. They are the parents of seven children and twenty-two
grandchildren.
Ryan Smith - 2021 Conference Replay
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
10/13/21 • 30 min
Paul McKinnon
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
03/29/22 • 55 min
Professional experience:
- Senior Advisor - Peterson Partners
- Senior Advisor - McKinsey & Company
- Senior Lecturer - Harvard Business School
- Head of Human Resources - Citigroup
- Sr. Vice President, Human Resources - Dell, Inc.
Education:
- Ph.D. Organizational Studies - Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Master of Organizational Behavior - Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University
- Bachelor of Arts, History - Brigham Young University
David Checketts
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
08/10/22 • 70 min
David W. Checketts is one of the most seasoned and well-known sports, media and entertainment executives in the
industry with a career that has spanned over four decades. Over that time, Mr. Checketts has been responsible for the
success of some of the most iconic brands in their respective industries.
Mr. Checketts is the Managing Partner of Checketts Partners Investment Management, a private equity firm founded
in 2011 focused on sports, media and entertainment with investments in premium hospitality, ticketing, Artificial
Intelligence / data analytics and broadcast technology services. The firm has also advised investors and owners in
professional sports leagues around the world.
From July 2018 to June 2021, Mr. Checketts served as the President of the England – London Mission of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, overseeing the Mission’s diverse and impactful operations in the midst of the
global pandemic.
Since 2016, he has served as Non-Executive Director of Gravity Media, the leading global provider of complex live
broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors, where Checketts Partners is
an investor.
Mr. Checketts was Chairman and CEO of Legends Hospitality Management, the premier provider of hospitality,
merchandising and premium ticketing services, founded by the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys. Checketts
Partners held an equity stake in the company until October 2015. As Chairman and CEO from December 2011 to
October 2015, Checketts guided the company through a substantial period of expansion and growth in market
share, establishing it as one of the industry’s standard-bearers. Under Checketts leadership Legends made a major
expansion both domestically and internationally. Added to the core Yankee and AT&T (Cowboys) Stadiums, are
iconic venues such as LA Angel Stadium, Levi’s (49ers) Stadium, and Manchester City Football’s Club Etihad
Stadium. Notably, under Mr. Checketts’ guidance, the company was awarded, designed, built and now
operates the heralded One World Observatory at the top of One World Trade Center. The Observatory opened in
May 2015 and is a must-visit for New Yorkers and tourists alike.
Previously, Mr. Checketts founded SCP Worldwide in 2006. Under his direction and leadership, SCP has owned and
operated an impressive stable of assets including: the St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center, Peabody Opera House, the
2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) Champions Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto Stadium and ESPN 700 Sports talk radio as
well as other investments in live entertainment and TV production. The Blues went from worst to first under his
leadership and the expansion club Real Salt Lake became the model franchise for MLS teams.
Mr. Checketts established his sports media company after a successful ten-year career at Madison Square Garden
(MSG). As President and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 - 2001, Mr. Checketts oversaw all operations of “The
World’s Most Famous Arena” and its three sports franchises, the New York Knickerbockers of the NBA, the New
York Rangers of the NHL, and the New York Liberty of the WNBA – along with the award winning MSG Network
and FOX Sports Network. Mr. Checketts was also responsible for the acquisition and restoration of New York’s
historic Radio City Music Hall. Under his leadership, MSG was named Arena of the Year for six straight years, and
established the MSG “Cheering for Children” foundation, which created after school programs for thousands of New
York City school children.
Mr. Checketts began his career at Madison Square Garden as President of the New York Knicks in March 1991. In
the four seasons he served as President, the team finished twice in first place, made it to the Eastern Conference
Finals twice and captured the Eastern Conference Champion Title in 1994. During this time, the team set records in
attendance, ratings and revenues including setting the all-time sellout streak of 460 games at The Garden. During his
tenure Forbes named the Knicks the most valuable franchise in the NBA.
Prior to joining the Knicks, Mr. Checketts spent one year as General Manager of NBA International, working with
NBA Commissioner David Stern on building a presence for the league in broadcasting and licensing around the
world.
In 1983, Mr. Checketts was named President and General Manager of the Utah Jazz. At 28 years old, he became the
youngest chief executive in the history of the NBA. During his six-year tenure, the team captured two Midwest
Division titles and enjoyed a multi-million dollar economic turnaround.
Mr. Checketts did his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah and earned his MBA from Brigham Young
University in 1981, where he graduated with top honors. Upon completion of his studies, he joined the Bos...
Astrid Tuminez
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
12/07/22 • 53 min
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez (pronounced too-MEE-nez) was appointed the seventh president of Utah
Valley University in 2018. Born in a farming village in the Philippine province of Iloilo, she
moved with her parents and siblings to the slums of Iloilo City when she was 2 years old, her
parents seeking better educational opportunities for their children.
Her pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, where she graduated summa
cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Russian literature from
Brigham Young University (1986). She later earned a master's degree from Harvard University in
Soviet Studies (1988) and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political
science (1996).
Before UVU, President Tuminez was an executive at Microsoft, where she led corporate,
external, and legal affairs in Southeast Asia. She also served as vice dean of research at the Lee
Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She has worked in
philanthropy and venture capital in New York City and is a permanent member of the Council
on Foreign Relations. She is the author of Russian Nationalism Since 1856: Ideology and the
Making of Foreign Policy and many other publications. She and her husband, Jeffrey S. Tolk,
have three children. In her spare time, she enjoys running, dancing, and traveling.
Whitney Johnson
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
11/23/21 • 49 min
Whitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020
fastest-growing private company in America. One of the fifty leading business thinkers in the world (#14)
as named by Thinkers50, Whitney and her team are expert at helping people grow their people to grow
their organization.
Having worked at Fortune 100 companies, been an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street,
invested with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, and coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith,
Whitney understands how companies work, how investors think, and how the best coaches coach–––all
of which she brings to her work in coaching CEOs and C-Suite executives. Whitney works with high
growth venture-backed start-ups and Fortune 100 companies across a variety of sectors including
consumer goods, technology, higher education and financial services. In 2017, she was selected from
more than 16,000 candidates as a “Top 15 Coach” by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith.
She is the award-winning author of Disrupt Yourself (Harvard Business Press, 2019), a world-class
keynote speaker, and frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Learning. She is a
popular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, has 1.8 million followers on LinkedIn, where she
was selected as a Top Voice in 2020, and her course on Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has been
viewed more than 1 million times.
Whitney was the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton
Christensen, through which they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for South Korea’s
Coupang (NASDAQ: CPNG), currently valued at more than $70 billion. She was involved in fund
formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy.
As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She
was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years, rated by
Starmine as a superior stock-picker. As an equity analyst, stocks under coverage included America Movil
(NYSE: AMX), Televisa (NYSE: TV) and Telmex (NYSE: TMX), which accounted for roughly 40% of Mexico’s
market capitalization.
She hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast (guests have included Simon Sinek, Brené Brown, and
Zaza Pachulia). She hosts the weekly LinkedIn Live Calm Amidst Chaos and publishes a popular weekly
newsletter. Whitney is married, has two children, and lives in Lexington, VA. For more information,
please visit www.whitneyjohnson.com.
Links:
Disrupt Yourself Podcast: https://whitneyjohnson.com/disrupt-yourself-podcast/
Whitney Johnson Books: https://whitneyjohnson.com/books/
Whitney Johnson Newsletter: https://whitneyjohnson.com/newsletter/
Glenn Bingham
Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast
04/11/23 • 51 min
Glenn is an expert in strategy and technology with over 40 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. He is the founder of two successful software companies in the travel industry and currently devotes his time to a non-profit humanitarian organization that he founded. He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from Oxford University. He
was also a CPA.
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