Mike Foley

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 3 October 2006

In the School of Business's final entrepreneurship lecture of 2004, a Honolulu businessman originally from Egypt encouraged BYU–Hawaii students to look everywhere for success.

The 2005 Golden Jubilee souvenir calendar is, quite simply, beautiful and very likely to become a keepsake. In addition to the striking new photos of the campus, student activities, and the BYU–Hawaii voyaging canoe, Iosepa, the calendar contains historical notes and a listing of events planned throughout the Golden Jubilee year. It also contains several pages of alumni information, including a message from association president Les Steward and a directory of the more than 40 worldwide alumni chapters.

The Kingdom of Thailand ambassador to the United States, whose embassy is in Washington, D.C., visited his student compatriots at BYU–Hawaii on November 15 and also toured the Polynesian Cultural Center.

A state economist explained to BYU–Hawaii students in the School of Business Entrepreneurship lecture on November 9 that he uses all kinds of numbers to measure Hawaii's most important industry, tourism.

The "Hawaiian Lady of Song," 86-year-old "Aunty" Genoa Keawe, continues to promote her successful recording business by performing regularly in Waikiki and in special appearances around the world.

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 24 October 2006

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 19 October 2004 An entrepreneur who teaches a couple of instructional technology classes at BYU-Hawaii encouraged School of Business students on October 19 to "look to your natural skills and abilities - the things that you love - to guide you to the right business."

Garin A. Hess, who graduated from BYU in Provo and now lives in Mililani, co-founded Rapid Intake, Inc., an e-learning company that produces books and online simulation training modules for some of the largest corporations in the U.S.

"It's a virtual company," he said. "There is no headquarters. We operate out of our homes."

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 15 October 2004 The former human resources vice president of a large multinational corporation, who reviewed more than 10,000 resumes and conducted more than 4,000 job interviews while in that position, has suggested a number of ways BYU-Hawaii students hoping to jump-start their careers can write a world-class resume.

William J. Brady, who formerly worked for Bechtel Corporation and is now Director of Corporate Development/Career Management in BYU's Marriott School of Management, told those in the Entrepreneurship Lecture Series on October 12 he found that "some of our students, when they went out to present themselves to their employers, were not presenting the best possible picture they could."