Richie Norton and his wife Natalie Norton encourage students to take advantage of their time at BYUH because life only gets busier. Photos provided by Richie Norton.
Solving social ills
with business skills Don’t wait, say the Nortons, starting something stupid now is the smart thing to do BY LISI TIAFAU
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aining knowledge from professors, mentors and peers and starting passion projects now, is the advice of successful entrepreneurs and BYU–Hawaii alumni Richie and Natalie Norton. “It’s okay not to have all the answers,” said Natalie Norton, who is also a photographer. “As long as we’re in it all the way, we’re going to find what we need and build what we feel compelled to build.” Knowledge is a tool chest students can use to help build their path, choice by choice, she said. Richie Norton, also a best-selling author, said every good thing he has done and is doing now has come as a direct result of going to BYUH. “It all started from a crazy idea when I was at BYUH, and it later turned into something big and good.”
