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Latter-day Profiles

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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, to musicians and authors to volunteers. All have stories to tell that are interesting, informative and thought-provoking.Latter-day Profiles is produced by students in coordination with faculty and staff advisors. That means the students research the guests, schedule the interviews, run the cameras and edit the programs.BYU-Idaho Communication faculty, Brian Howard, hosts the program and works closely with the students in the production process. Currently Latter-day Profiles airs Sunday mornings at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time on BYUTV and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m on BYUI-Radio. Twenty eight new episodes are produced every year.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 8: Rob Eaton

    Rob Eaton is a faculty member in the Religious Education Department at BYU Idaho. He is the author of “Improving Learning and Mental Health in the Classroom.” Rob has served as an institute director and seminary teacher, a bishop, in a stake presidency, and as a mission president in the…

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  2. Episode 7: Kurt Francom

    Kurt Francom is the founder and executive director of Leading Saints and manages the day-to-day efforts of Leading Saints, and is the host of the podcast. Kurt graduated from the University of Utah in 2008 with a degree in Business Marketing. He ran a web development company for five years before...

  3. Episode 6: Adam Sidwell

    A storyteller, technologist, and entrepreneur with expertise in multiple mediums, Adam Sidwell is the Founder and Creative Director of the Future House family of companies. Future House Studios and Future House Publishing work in concert together to develop creative content for the Metaverse:...

  4. Episode 5: Tammy Uzelac Hall

    Tammy Uzelac Hall is the author of “Far Above Rubies: The Power and Promise of a Covenant-Keeping Woman. She is the host of the LDS Living podcast, “Sunday on Monday,” a weekly podcast focused on Come, Follow Me. she and her husband are the parents to four girls. She is a host for Time Out for...

  5. Episode 4: Taylor Ricks

    Taylor Ricks is the author of Everyday Disciples: Lessons Learned from Unnamed Scripture Stories. She is the mother of four amazing children: one daughter and three sons. Taylor has spent time as a foster parent and now volunteers with the Utah Down Syndrome Foundation to help children and…

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  6. Episode 3: David Weidman

    David Weidman is the Managing Director of the Missionary Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was formerly chairman and CEO of Celanese Corporation, a $6.4 billion global integrated chemical company. Before this appointment, he was vice chairman of the Celanese AG…

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  7. Episode 2: Erin Willder

    Erin Willder is the managing editor at BYU Continuing Education, where she oversees a large team of editors who work on hundreds of online courses. She also serves on the division’s digital accessibility committee and generates content for organic and paid media. A founding member of Latter-day...

  8. Episode 1: Lisa Valentine Clark

    Lisa Valentine Clark is a writer, actress, and the host of The Lisa Show on BYU radio. She is a founding member of the theater-as-improv comedy troupe, The Thrillionaries; a writer, producer, and actress on the film Once I Was a Beehive; a host for 3 seasons on the TV show Random Acts; and a star...

  9. Episode 8: Jason Wright

    Jason Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Jason is a columnist for Fox News, TheBlaze, Deseret News, and the Northern Virginia Daily. Articles by Jason have appeared in over 50 other newspapers and magazines across the United States, including The...

  10. Episode 7: Clint Pulver

    Clint Pulver is an Emmy Award-winning motivational keynote speaker, author, musician, and workforce expert. He is the author of "I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want To Leave." A Professional Drummer for over 20 years, he's played with top headlining…

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  11. Episode 6: David Reichner

    David Reichner works as a business partner and Director of Team Fredette Utah, an elite brand in New York & Utah. He was previously the Head Coach for the San Diego Surf (ABA). He has worked with the L.A. Clippers as a Director of the Jr. Clipper Foundation; running camps, Leagues, private…

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  12. Episode 5: Dave McCann

    Dave McCann is a studio host and play-by-play announcer for BYU sports on BYUtv. He is a former news anchor for KSL-TV in Salt Lake City and KLAS-TV in Las Vegas.

  13. Episode 4: Reid Moon

    Reid Moon is the owner of Moon’s Rare Books in Provo, Utah. Moon graduated from BYU in 1985. After 30 years of running Moon’s Rare Books in Dallas, Texas, he decided to return to Provo. His beautiful bookshop is located in The Shops at Riverwoods in Provo. It’s really a museum disguised as a...

  14. Episode 3: The Truman Brothers

    For the Truman Brothers, music and the gospel are in their DNA, Sons of Dan Truman of Diamond Rio and Nashville Tribute Band fame and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, they spent their formative years in green rooms, backstages, and tour buses as well as sacrament meetings and Young Men activities....

  15. Episode 2: Kerry Muhlestein

    Kerry Muhlestein is an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received his B.S. from BYU in psychology with a Hebrew minor, spending time in the intensive Hebrew program at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He then proceeded to receive an M.A. in...

  16. Episode 1: Grant and Si Foster

    Grant and Si Foster share their unique experience of serving as missionaries in Spain during the Covid Pandemic. Si hosts the food blog A Bountiful Kitchen. Grant is a partner in the law firm Dorsey and Whitney. https://abountifulkitchen.com/ http://latterdayprofiles.org/

  17. Episode 8: Christian Mawlam

    Christian Mawlam shares his miraculous story of overcoming cancer. Mawlam started his own video production company in England before coming to the United States to teach at BYU-Idaho where he teaches video production.

  18. Episode 7: Kate Holbrook

    Kate Holbrook, PhD is a leading voice in the study of Latter-day Saint women and Latter-day Saint foodways. As managing historian of women’s history at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, she writes, studies, and interprets history full-time. Her major research...

  19. Episode 6: Kathy Aiken

    Kathy Aiken is a former broadcast journalist. She began reporting with the Utah Jazz in 1987 and five years later joined the staff of KSL-TV as the first female sports anchor in Utah. She worked as a producer, reporter, and anchor for KSL Sports. While at KSL, Aiken also anchored the Mormon Times...

  20. Episode 5: Kirby Heyborne

    Kirby Heyborne is an actor, singer, musician, songwriter, comedian, and narrator. He is known for his work in films centered around the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heyborne has also worked extensively as an audiobook narrator. Kirby is the host of the BYUtv show...

  21. Episode 4: Kate Lee

    After a chance meeting with an inspired fellow artist, Kate modified her initial artistic direction to focus on works of inspirational watercolor. With a minimalistic style that conveys powerful family and gospel messages, Kate Lee speaks to us through her art when words are insufficient. Kate…

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  22. Episode 3: Brigitte Madrian

    Brigitte C. Madrian is the Dean and Marriott Distinguished Professor in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business where she has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and the George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics.

  23. Episode 2: Derral Eves

    Derral is Executive Producer of The Chosen, the #1 highest crowd-funded video project in history. Derral is a video marketing expert, coach, and speaker. He consults some of the biggest YouTubers in the world on audience development and data-driven strategies. https://derraleves.com/...

  24. Episode 1: Morgan Jones

    Morgan Jones is the host of the All In podcast for LDS Living, manager of audience engagement for Deseret Book, and executive editor of LDS Living magazine. https://www.ldsliving.com/allin https://www.ldsliving.com/ https://byuicomm.org/latterdayprofiles/morgan-jones/

  25. Episode 8: Jon and Bonnie Jeppson

    Jon Jeppson is a retired lawyer, former mission president, stake president, and member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Bonnie Jeppson has served as a stake and ward Young Women president and many other callings. Together Jon and Bonnie have endured many trials including cancer, the loss...

  26. Episode 7: Johnny Hanna

    Johnny Hanna is CEO and Co-Founder of Homie, a real estate software company. Prior to Homie, Johnny was President and Co-Founder of Entrata where he helped the company grow to over $100 million in annual revenue.

  27. Episode 6: John Gonzalez

    John Gonzalez is a former CIA officer, former mission president, and author of the book, “No More Strangers and Foreigners: The Melding of Cultures Against the Backdrop of Deep Religious Faith”.

  28. Episode 5: Steve Shallenberger

    Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. His latest book is titled, “Do What matter Most”.

  29. Episode 4: Emily Ann Adams

    Emily Ann Adams set out to better understand grief after the loss of one her identical twin boys. She shares what she discovered in her book, “Is There No Other Way”.

  30. Episode 3: Alex and Julie Boyé

    Alex and Julie Boyé are a biracial family with seven kids ages ten and under. In addition to Alex’s singing and performing career, he and Julie create social media content about their life called the Boyé Family Jewels.

  31. Episode 2: Keith Erekson

    Keith A. Erekson is an award-winning author, teacher, and public historian. Since 2014 he has worked for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, directing the Church History Library and encouraging historical outreach and public engagement. He also serves...

  32. Episode 1: Paul Wuthrich

    Paul Wuthrich is an actor, known for the movies Witnesses, The Fighting Preacher, and Joseph Smith: American Prophet.

  33. Episode 40: Mark Kohler

    Mark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., C.P.A., J.D., is a best-selling author, national speaker, radio show host, writer, and video personality for Entrepreneur.com, real estate investor, senior partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen, and the accounting firm of Kohler & Eyre, CPAs. Mark…

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  34. Episode 40: Randy Collier

    Randy Collier is a fine art photographer as well as a respected commercial and portrait photographer who calls the Wasatch Mountains his home. He has received many awards for his work and has earned his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers…

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  35. Episode 40: Janielle Christensen

    As an artistic director of Living Legends and a producer for Young Ambassadors, both performing groups at BYU, Janielle Christensen has traveled around the world, bringing uplifting family entertainment to millions through live and televised productions. Under Christensen’s direction, Living...

  36. Episode 40: Alan Reed

    Alan Reed is the co-owner of a family business started in 1955 in Idaho Falls Idaho. Reed’s Dairy is a farm-to-table family business. all the dairy products they sell are produced and processed on-site, and are generally sold to the local community of customers within hours of the cows being milked!

  37. Episode 40: Jeff Wheeler

    Jeff Wheeler took early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains. His books have been on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list 5…

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  38. Episode 40: Tiffany Peterson

    An experienced businesswoman with a zest for life, Tiffany Peterson is capable of relating her ideas to many spheres in life. Focusing on the ways in which people think about experiences and interpret events, she is motivated to help people reach their fullest personal potential. Educated at the...

  39. Episode 40: Corinne and Neil Stokoe / Mint Arrow

    Corrine Stokoe is a blogger, podcaster, and content creator behind the brand Mint Arrow. She and her husband Neil share their experiences about starting a business, working together, and battling pornography addiction.

  40. Episode 40: Keoni Kauwe

    President Kauwe served as chair of the biology department and dean of graduate studies at Brigham Young University. He is an internationally recognized researcher who specializes in Alzheimer’s disease genetics. He has deep roots in Hawaii; spent several years of his childhood on the islands of...

  41. Episode 7: Sharla Goettl

    Sharla Goettl is the author of “Spiritual Resilience: Leading Our Youth to Go and Do”

  42. Episode 6: Trina Boice

    Dr. Trina Boice is an author of 30 non-fiction books. She is an author coach at FromBooks2Business.com that helps writers become best-selling authors with strategic marketing. Trina also writes movie reviews at MovieReviewMom.com. A popular international keynote, she has gone on many speaking…

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  43. Episode 5: David Christensen

    David Christensen is a senior advisor to the non-profit organization Mentors International. David is an author and has served as a mission president in Chile and as MTC President in Guatemala.

  44. Episode 4: Joel Bishop

    Joel Bishop is the president of Rise to Your Challenge which offers speaking, training and consulting services. Joel is an accomplished actor, speaker, and presenter.

  45. Episode 3: Meg Johnson

    Meg Johnson is a founding partner for Jumping Turtle LLC and Our Turtle House. Her work as an influencer has touched many on a local, national, and international level and Meg is a recipient of the Athena Leadership Award. Meg was a ballroom dancer and professional party planner. Then a weekend...

  46. Episode 2: Ed Sexton

    Ed Sexton is the Dean of the College of Business and Communication at BYU-Idaho. He has served in the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, a bishop, high councilor, mission president, stake mission president, stake president’s counselor and stake president.

  47. Episode 1: Carmen Rasmusen Herbert

    Carmen Rasmusen Herbert was a Top 6 finalist on the second season of FOX’s “American Idol” in 2003. She has appeared on many talk and entertainment shows including David Letterman, the Today show, MSNBC, and Good Morning America. Carmen co-wrote, recorded, and released an album in 2007 called,...

  48. Jorge Cocco Santangelo

    Jorge Cocco Santangelo is an artist who works with painting, sculpture, lithograph, etching, and ceramics. Painting is his preferred medium. He also is skilled in washi zokey, art created with handmade paper. He paints in a new artistic style he calls "Sacrocubism," which he says portrays sacred...

  49. Garth Smith

    Garth Smith was born in Brigham City, Utah, and currently resides with his wife and family in Bentonville, Arkansas. He graduated from BYU with a degree in design engineering technology, and he’s worked extensively in the Church’s youth and missionary programs. He’s released multiple CDs and...

  50. Jodi Reynosa

    Jodi Reynosa is a KMTR-TV anchor who has worked at NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox, interviewing presidential hopefuls such as John Kerry, Ted Cruz, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, and Dick Cheney, as well as notables such as Judge Jeanine Pirro, space shuttle commander Eileen Collins, and pop band ZZ…

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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, to musicians and authors to volunteers. All have stories to tell that are interesting, informative and thought-provoking.Latter-day Profiles is produced by students in coordination with faculty and staff advisors. That means the students research the guests, schedule the interviews, run the cameras and edit the programs.BYU-Idaho Communication faculty, Brian Howard, hosts the program and works closely with the students in the production process. Currently Latter-day Profiles airs Sunday mornings at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time on BYUTV and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m on BYUI-Radio. Twenty eight new episodes are produced every year.

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