Today on the show we talk to Heather Roberts, president of the EMBA class of 2025. Heather currently works for DoTerra as Director of IT Customer Care and PMO.

In this episode, we get to know Heather. She shares the story behind her middle name, her love of flying, and her work as an ASL interpreter.

Heather also shares a significant life change she experienced just before starting the EMBA program and how she has navigated this transition with resilience and support from her cohort.

She even talks about how ice cream making has helped tie generations of her family together.

Without further ado, let's start the show!

Today, we talk to Colton Lund, fellow student in the EMBA class of 2025.

In this episode, we get to know Colton. He shares his experiences growing up in a small town in Utah, from working on his family's farm, to studying mechanical engineering and his current role at ACT Aerospace. Colton also talks about his mission in Mozambique, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned.

We also get a glimpse into his personal life, including his love for his family, his passion for coding, and his thoughts on the transformative power of the MBA program.

He even teaches us what the best toppings for a hotdog.

Without further ado, let's start the show!

Welcome to Cougar Tales: The Podcast, your spooky one-stop shop to learn about the students and faculty of the BYU Executive MBA Program. We're going to change up the pace a little bit tonight. With Halloween upon us, I thought it might be fun to share a couple of spooky stories.

The first story is actually a poem. It's called The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service. It was first published in 1907 as part of a book poetry called Songs of a Sourdough. It tells the story of the cremation of a gold prospector who freezes to death near Lake Lebarge in the Yukon.

The second story is The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. It is a short story told by an unnamed narrator who is trying to convince us of his sanity, while describing some not so sane actions. It was first published in 1843 and is one of Poe's better known works.

I hope you enjoy tonight's episode. I apologize to anyone tuning in hoping to hear an interview with a classmate and gets this bait and switch of an episode. Thank you for humoring me.

Link to Mike Rowe's reading of The Tell-Tale Heart: The Way I Heard It Episode 142