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Latter-day Profiles

Latter-day Profiles

Latter-day Profiles is a collaborative effort of students, faculty, and staff at Brigham Young University-Idaho. The program features in-depth interviews with noteworthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Guests range from leaders in business and industry to educators, musicians, and authors to volunteers. All have stories to tell that are interesting, informative, and thought-provoking.

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00:26:33

Latter-day Profiles Season 48/ Episode 4 / Eric O....

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2024/03/08

Eric O. Leavitt, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Leavitt Group, a national insurance brokerage, has been named one of this year's distinguished honorees for the Utah Business CEO of the Year award. Overseeing Leavitt Group since 2003, Eric's strategic leadership and industry acumen have fueled remarkable growth, leveraging marketplace opportunities for acquisitions of insurance agencies and establishing a support structure for new affiliates.

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00:26:40

Latter-day Profiles Season 48/ Episode 3 / Aubrey...

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2024/02/13

Aubrey Grossen is the founder of ANYA (A New You Again) where she hosts conferences, events, retreats, memberships, and more to help moms with their mental health journey.After having her first baby, she suffered through postpartum depression. As a result, she created an online community to support women with their mental health. Aubrey is a wife and mama to 4 kids who live and love soaking up the sun in Southern Utah.

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00:25:40

Latter-day Profiles Season 48/ Episode 2 / Jon...

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2024/02/13

Utah Tech men’s basketball head coach Jon Judkins is the all-time winningest collegiate coach in the state of Utah. While at Utah Tech (previously Dixie State), Judkins’ teams have won seven conference championships and made nine NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run during the 2010-11 campaign Prior to Utah Tech, Judkins served as head coach at Snow College for 12 full seasons and posted a 284-128 overall record. Coach Judkins served in the Ohio Columbus

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00:26:41

Latter-day Profiles Season 48 / Episode 1 / President...

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2024/02/09

After facing various challenges and delays, Kevin and Sonja Staples have embarked on a unique journey to become mission leaders in the Utah St. George Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their mission, originally intended for St. Petersburg, Russia, was thwarted by visa issues. They were released from their mission call in 2021 due to the pandemic. However, the family received a new assignment to serve in Utah, moving from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to St. George.

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00:26:55

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 8 / Jade...

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2023/11/17

Jade Koyle is President at Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a family-owned and operated farm, and mill committed to restoring ancient grains to the family dinner table. Koyle’s mission is to restore the finest organically grown ancient foods from around the world into our modern lifestyles. One of those ancient foods is Einkorn, the most primitive wheat available on earth. Einkorn contains a different type of gluten than modern wheat. As sixth-generation farmers, Koyle and his family cultivate their

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00:26:07

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 7 / Julie...

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2023/11/17

Julie Rose is a broadcast journalist, interviewer, and radio show host. She hosts “Top of Mind” on BYUradio. Her show features “smart, informative conversations and interviews that go beyond mere headlines and sound bites.” She is a seasoned journalist and a multiple winner of Edward R. Murrow Awards (two national for radio writing and multiple regional for continuing coverage, hard news reporting, writing, use of sound, features, and other categories). She earned her bachelor’s degree in

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00:20:28

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 6 / Dana...

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2023/11/03

Dana Lecheminant has been telling stories since she was old enough to know what stories were. After spending most of her childhood reading everything she could get her hands on, she eventually realized she could write her own books, and since then, she always has plots brewing and characters clamoring to be next to have their stories told. A lover of all things outdoors, she finds inspiration while hiking the remote Utah backcountry and cruising down rivers. Until her endless imagination runs dry,

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00:26:35

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 5 / Levi...

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2023/10/26

Levi Heperi is the director of intercultural strategy at Deseret Book, where he oversees the company’s DEI initiatives and develops the strategy to take Deseret Book to international markets. He studied communications at BYU and earned a master’s degree in adult learning and higher education from the University of Oklahoma (OU). He has worked as an inner-city elementary school teacher in Oklahoma, at OU’s school of social work, and at BYU in admissions and as the assistant director of multicultural

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00:26:23

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 4 / Amanda...

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2023/10/26

Amanda Taylor is a lover of all things story, whether it be books, movies, theater - musical and otherwise - art, music, or people. She earned her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Utah, which only fueled her passion for classical literature. She also loves to travel and explore new places with her husband and four teenagers. Though a self-proclaimed city girl, Amanda loves to spend time in nature, preferably the mountains or the ocean - or anywhere that sparks her

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00:26:51

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 3 / Steven...

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2023/10/15

Steven Sharp Nelson is widely considered one of the most watched musicians in the world and a pioneer of “classicool music” via his twelve years of cello work with The Piano Guys. His content is listened to or watched 3 million times every day. Steven has performed or spoken to over 2 million people from Tooele to Tokyo, including appearances on Today, Good Morning America, and The Tonight Show. He draws his inspiration from his soulmate Julie, his “superpower” ADHD, the great composers in history,

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00:26:44

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 / Episode 2 / Cydni...

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2023/10/05

Cydni Tetro, CEO of Brandless, is an innovator of experience, a growth leader, technologist, STEM advocate, author, and speaker. Cydni recently raised $118M, the largest fundraiser led by a woman in Silicon Slopes. She has built her career on a foundation of building experiences through technology storytelling and product innovation. She grew companies, marketing & product teams, developed customer experience strategies and go-to-market programs that ensure market leadership, customer

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00:28:26

Latter-day Profiles Season 47 Episode 1 / Chad &...

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2023/09/29

Chad Lewis played football for Brigham Young University and professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2005 caught the game-clinching touchdown pass in the NFC Championship game. However, during this reception, Lewis suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot that kept him out of the Super Bowl XXXIX loss to the New England Patriots. In 2009, Lewis released a memoir, Surround Yourself With Greatness, and in 2010, he returned to BYU as an Associate Athletic Director. Chad’s wife Michele is a

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Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 8 / Jenifer...

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2023/08/03

Jenifer Greenwood has worked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 27 years—writing, editing, strategizing, and, most important, listening, learning, and being grateful to see closeup the building up of the kingdom of God. She started her career as an editorial intern and then spent 16 years as an editor, copyeditor, and assistant managing editor of the Liahona. Her current assignment is as the director of policy and General Officer support in the Priesthood and Family Department,

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Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 7 / Daniel &...

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2023/07/14

Daniel and Kathryn Blomberg are the co-founders of Blomberg Music Productions, a full-service music production company helping Christian musicians reach their potential. Daniel is a music producer, arranger, songwriter, keyboardist, and vocalist from Sweden who met his wife, Kathryn, the love of his life, and many of his favorite music colleagues while at Brigham Young University. Kathryn is a vocalist, entrepreneur, and homeschooling mother. After many international moves, The Blomberg family has

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Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 6 / John Pearce...

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2023/07/07

John Pearce is a Co-Founder of Bloom. Pearce, along with Bloom co-founder Eric Engebretsen, has a mission to improve people’s standard of living in emerging markets through remote work. Bloom’s goal is to create 10,000 jobs abroad while providing easy access to diverse and qualified candidates for US businesses. Bloom’s talent network includes more than ten thousand college-educated English speakers who have studied at accredited American universities. The company currently has thousands of team

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Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 5 / Jennifer A....

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2023/07/03

Jennifer A. Nielsen is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 15 books for young readers. Her titles have been published in 21 languages, two have been optioned for film, and several have been the recipients of multiple awards and notable lists. Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah, where she still lives today with her family, a dog that won’t play fetch, and a cat that hallucinates. She is the author of The Ascendance series, beginning with THE FALSE PRINCE; the

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00:28:23

Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 4 / Dan Davis /...

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2023/06/27

Dan Davis is the founder of the video story company, Stiry. Stiry produces raw and authentic short films and documentaries about regular people doing extraordinary things for network tv, digital streaming services, and web-based video platforms. Stiry’s mission is to inspire people to discover their divine potential by changing the way they see their story.

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00:27:26

Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 3 / Marshall...

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2023/06/16

Marshall and Michelle Moore became the new owners and co-directors of Zions Indie Film Fest in 2021, formerly the LDS Film Festival. The couple has over 45 years of combined film industry experience and they are extremely passionate about helping connect filmmakers, friends, and audiences. Marshall is currently the VP of Operations and Marketing at Utah Film Studios in Park City, Utah which was home to the Paramount Network television series Yellowstone for three seasons. Michelle is the

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Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 2 / Brad &...

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2023/06/09

Brothers Brad Wilcox and Roger Wilcox worked together on the book, “Blessed Are Ye: Using the Beatitudes to Understand Christ's Atonement and Grace. The book examines possible connections between the Beatitudes, the first principles and ordinances of the gospel, and temple covenants. Brad Wilcox is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University the second counselor in the Young Men general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Roger Wilcox is

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00:29:04

Latter-day Profiles Season 46 Episode 1 / Ed & Wanda...

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2023/06/03

For Ed Willis, life was one harsh blow after another. Born into generational poverty within a system that was not designed for the success of Black men, most of his options led to dead ends. But in between jail time, drug addiction, unemployment, the struggles of racism, and family strife, there were brief flashes when the light of Christ touched Ed's heart, instilling in him a desire to know and to be more. Ed and his wife Wanda share how a lifetime of struggles and hardships prepared them to

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