From his days as an analyst on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs to his current role as CEO and Co-Founder of RigUp, hear how Xuan Yong is using technology to revolutionize the oil and gas industry. Xuan is not only challenging the status quo but is

Gay Gaddis - T3

Apr 4th, 2017 1h 1m

Gay Gaddis is the Founder and CEO of T3, the largest woman-owned advertising agency in the nation. From her Texas ranch to artistic endeavors and strong business sense, hear why Gay is passionate about empowering women while driving her busines

Griff Hamlin - Blues Guitar Unleashed

Mar 29th, 2017 1h 19m

Griff Hamlin, Founder of Blues Guitar Unleashed, interviewed by Dr. Bill Cunningham, Former Chancellor and President at UT, and John Mitchell, Entrepreneur and Lecturer at McCombs School of Business, at The University of Texas at Austin.

TexTalks At PitchTexas 2017

Mar 29th, 2017 19m 17s

TexTalks was on the move this year at SXSW in Austin. 16 MBA teams from across the country traveled to Austin to compete in PitchTexas at SXSW, put on by the Entrepreneur's Society at McCombs. Companies and founders profiled in this podcast a

Amy Porter - Affinipay

Mar 2nd, 2017 24m 47s

2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Affinipay Founder Amy Porter has built her company without ever having to raise money. Find out how she listened to her customer’s true pain points and developed strategic partnerships to build a market lea

Tito Beveridge - Tito's Handmade Vodka

Feb 20th, 2017 1h 8m

Tito Beveridge is the Founder and Owner of Tito's Handmade Vodka. A UT alum with experience spanning geophysics, oil & gas, real estate, and of course craft vodka, Tito Beveridge brings a unique perspective to Texas Business. Join us as he sha

John Berkowitz - OJO Labs

Dec 6th, 2016 51m 39s

John Berkowitz is a cofounder and the CEO of OJO Labs, a machine learning startup in Austin, TX. He is also a cofounder of Yodle, and online marketing service for small businesses. In this episode, John discusses his journey into the world of m

Worksmith - Bryan Burkhart

Dec 1st, 2016 41m 19s

Bryan Burkhart is the CEO & Founder of Worksmith (www.worksmith.com), a software-as-a-service enabled marketplace that connects local service providers and corporate customers.Prior to Worksmith, Bryan was the CEO and Founder of H.Bloom(acqui

Jeff Carpenter

Nov 15th, 2016 54m 35s

Jeff Carpenter is the co-founder and chairman of AcademicWorks and co-founder and former CEO of PeopleAdmin. In this episode Jeff speaks to an audience at the University of Texas Austin about what it takes to build successful businesses from th

Craft Beer Industry Panel

Nov 7th, 2016 1h 7m

An exclusive look inside the Austin craft brewing industry. Rob Cartwright of Independence Brewery, Jeffrey Stuffings of Jester King Brewery, Mike McGovern of Austin Beerworks, and Grady Reynolds of Thousand Oaks Brewing discuss the future of t

Lohas Capital - Andrew Strong

Nov 2nd, 2016 20m 4s

Andrew Strong the co-founder of Lohas Capital, an equity crowdfunding marketing company.

A Discussion About Startups With Ken Wiles

Oct 17th, 2016 25m 30s

Ken Wiles - Associate Director of the Hick, Muse Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance, and a Clinical Associate Professor of The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he is currently a manager of Turnberry/MGM Grand Towers, LLC,

YouRefund - Omar Garza

Oct 13th, 2016 20m 18s

Omar is an MBA student at McCombs and also the Founder and CEO of YouRefund, a mobile fintech startup that enables international visitors in Texas to obtain a sales tax refunds. He is one of the winners of TVL's 2015 Scholarship pitch competiti

Brett Hurt

Oct 11th, 2016 1h

Brett Hurt of Data.World and Bazaarvoice discusses his time as an entrepreneur and investor in Austin. Hear from Brett directly about the world of big data, winning a contract with Walmart, and advice on working and maintain healthy relationshi

Sitevestment - Ahmed Raza

Oct 4th, 2016 21m 33s

In addition to being a Junior at University of Texas at Austin, Ahmed is also the Founder, CEO, and Managing Member of Sitevestment Fund I, LP, a private equity fund with $800k in investments that specializes in web business acquisitions. He ha

Andy Tryba, Co-founder of RideAustin

Sep 23rd, 2016 59m 43s

Meet RideAustin Founder, Andy Tryba. Andy has spent the last 15 years as CEO of multiple successful startups, Director of Strategy at Intel Corporation and advisor to the US White House on the future of jobs and engineering talent. He receive

Genesis Program - Katherine Allen

Sep 20th, 2016 19m 46s

Katherine Allen discusses the formation of the Genesis Program, an early stage seed funding program for students with entrepreneurial aspirations at the University of Texas at Austin. Founded by the Longhorn Engineering Advisory Delegation (L

Bractlet - Alec Manfre & Matt Lynch

Sep 7th, 2016 26m 26s

Co-founders Alec Manfre and Matt Lynch re-live the journey of starting their company, Bractlet. From using translators for market research in Santiago, Chile to almost bottoming out on credit card debt to competitions for who has to make the co