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Sery Kone: A Future Worth Fighting For
Sery Kone graduated from Brigham Young University–Hawaii in June 2015 with a degree in business management. Born and raised in Côte d'Ivoire, he survived child labor on the country's cacao farms and left a corporate career to build Well Africa, a nonprofit organization providing schools and clinics across West Africa. Now a loving husband and father, Kone’s story is one of faith, perseverance, and giving back through education.
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Prompting Potential
Brett Grow earned a degree in Information Systems from BYU–Hawaii in 2000. Today, he is the Director of Marketing at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC), where he leads traditional marketing alongside a growing AI team that has changed how the center operates and sells tickets. He believes in work that matters, and in taking the time to really know the people who do it.
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Cherry Zhang
Cherry Zhang is a Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumna originally from Shenzhen, China, now residing in Hong Kong, China. She graduated in December 2024 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. Today, with a Master's in Digital Management and an IBM internship, she's bringing her curiosity, and love of connecting with people into her career as a Technology Transformation Consultant.
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Genuine Gold: A Tahitian Alumna’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Tekarohi grew up on the island of Tahiti and in 2019 was accepted to BYU–Hawaii, where she studied Hospitality and Tourism Management. Today, she's the CEO of Tahiti Expert Events, French Polynesia's leading event agency. For over a decade, the agency has partnered with local institutions and businesses on development and communication strategies, working with international names like Warner Bros. Pictures, FIFA, and the World Health Organization, as well as top Polynesian resorts like the Four Seasons Bora Bora. Tekarohi has turned her island roots into a career connecting Polynesia with the world.
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