
Measuring Success Right
The only true way to be successful, is to follow your personal definition of success. Measuring Success Right—a podcast for students by students—highlights professional, faculty, and exceptional student stories along with their definition of success.
This is the official podcast of the Marriott Student Review. Our motto is to "connect the leaders of tomorrow with the issues of today."
Latest episodes

Jul 6, 2021 • 38min
Jackie Miller on Cross-Culture
Join Jackie Miller and Spencer McWilliams as they discuss cross-cultural communication! Jackie Miller is a current student at BYU studying Arabic and Geography. In this episode, we listen to her experiences in Germany and Japan and how they have influenced her perspective on communicating with different cultures and how that can be applied to the workplace.

Jun 29, 2021 • 32min
Esther Peterson: Women's Rights Advocate, Labor Activist, and BYU Alumna
Join Spencer and Grant for a conversation about BYU alumna Esther Peterson, who worked alongside multiple presidents, helped pass the Equal Pay Act, and fought for women's labor rights across the United States.

Jun 21, 2021 • 41min
Evelyn Harper and Kofi Aidoo (Creators of Project Blindspot) on Unconscious Bias
[Reupload from June 2020] Join Evelyn Harper and Kofi Aidoo as they have an honest conversation regarding unconscious bias and attitudes at Brigham Young University. Evelyn and Kofi discuss what led them to attend BYU, their experiences in their major/program, and what sparked the idea to create Project Blindspot. They share what success means to them and what they look forward to in their lives.

Jun 16, 2021 • 32min
MSR Bytes: Experience Design
Join Grant and Spencer as they discuss the Marriott Student Review article “Experience Design: What Is It and How Can It Benefit You?” by Melissa Brown. Grant and Spencer delve into the world of experience design as they talk about Disney, Grant’s first professional haircut and Spencer’s favorite fictional store. Also a big shout out to Melissa Brown as well for her narration of her article throughout the episode! Visit here to read the article on the Marriott Student Review website: https://www.marriottstudentreview.org/vol-4-issue-3/experience-design-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-benefit-you/

Jun 7, 2021 • 31min
The Intern Episode
On this week's episode, join Spencer and Grant as they talk to BYU students about their internship process, the internships they got, and the ones they didn't. From having to calculate how many golf balls fit in an airplane, to making a viral TikTok — every student has a different journey to their dream internship.

May 31, 2021 • 24min
Carrie Moore on Interfaith Perspectives and Charity
Join Carrie Moore, an adjunct professor and newsroom manager for the Daily Universe, and Spencer McWilliams as they discuss Carrie's experience in the interfaith community and her non-profit organization "The Bradley Center for Grieving Children and Families." For more information about the Bradley Center, please visit: https://bradleycentergrief.org/

May 24, 2021 • 28min
Shelli Spotts on Finding Your Creative Voice
Join Shelli Spotts, a writing instructor at BYU, and Grant Frazier as they discuss how creativity is involved in all aspects of life. Professor Spotts shares her experience with writing creative nonfiction and how we can find our own creative voice in the life that we live.

May 17, 2021 • 29min
Grant Frazier and Spencer McWilliams on the Future of Measuring Success Right
Join Grant Frazier and Spencer McWilliams, the new co-hosts of Measuring Success Right, as they get to know each other and lay out some of the exciting projects in store for the podcast's future.

May 10, 2021 • 18min
Noelani Kamalu on Team Building
Noelani Kamalu is a crew member of the Hokule'a. Kamalu sailed across the ocean with a trusted crew and shares some life lessons that were learned on this legendary voyage. Noelani also mentions a TED talk that she presented at BYU that talks more about the Hawaiian culture. You can view that TED talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyUj4gogY0o [Originally Released August 2019]

May 3, 2021 • 30min
Robert Smith on Radio, Storytelling and Economics
Join Robert Smith, co-host of NPR's Planet Money podcast, and Grant Frazier for a wide-ranging discussion about Smith's life. Smith shares his expertise in making economics interesting, explains Planet Money's creative process, and discusses the current state of the world of podcasting. If you want to check out Planet Money (we would strongly recommend it), you can find it here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/