Building Texas Business

Carrie Colbert, founder of Curate Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies founded by women with products for women joins the podcast to share her unique story. Carrie's shares her beliefs in aligning incentives and being transparent in communication and financials have sparked her success. LINKS Show Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller About Curate Capital  GUE...

Matt Brice, Founder of Federal American Grill, shares his passion for treating people right. Matt discusses how his mission to improve the lives of everyone he touches has helped him build a company with a learning culture, grounded in values like empathy.  LINKS Show Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller About The Federal Grill GUESTS  |  Matt Brice About Matt Special Guest: Matt Brice.

Michael Scheurich, CEO and founder of Arch-Con corporation, joins the podcast to share how he has built a strong team by creating a positive work environment, opportunities for growth in ownership and staying competitive with compensation. Michael's clarity around purpose and passion has fueled Arch-Con's success, and his passion for commercial construction shines through his stories.  L...

David Gow, CEO of Gow Media, a large multi-platform media company based in Houston, joins the Building Texas Business podcast to share his journey as a successful leader. David has lead Gow Media for over 15 years, which has digital content sites including Culturemap.com, Sportsmap.com, and Innovationmap.com. Listen to David give great advice on what it means to be a supportive, attentive leader w...

Jenna Jackson, Founder and CEO of P+R Creative Group, joins the podcast to tell us how she took 20 plus years in TV production and built her company with a focus on telling great stories. P+R is a Texas based full service creative agency that helps its clients around the world through the entire creative process​ LINKS Show Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller About P+R Creative Group GUESTS...

In today's episode, you will meet Eddie Martin, president and CEO of Tilson homes. Tilson is one of the oldest family owned and operated home builders in Texas celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Eddie and I discuss the dynamics involved in taking over a leadership of a Family business and priming it for growth and positive culture. Whether you are a business owner, a new entrepreneur...

As we celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the Building Texas Business podcast, we are taking it back to Episode 1 with Houston legend, Johnny Carrabba. Johnny is the founder of The Original Carrabba’s Restaurant on Kirby Drive in Houston, Texas and the inspiration for the nationwide chain of restaurants. Johnny talks about his passion for culture, humility, and good old fashioned courtesy as he...

In today's episode, we celebrate the Houston Zoo's 100th anniversary with the Zoo's President and CEO, Lee Ehmke. Lee discusses the conservation efforts and improvements undertaken by the Houston Zoo and how contributions and partnerships are leading to worldwide efforts to save animals in the wild. This episode is an exciting venture into the world of global animal welfare and the...

June Dively, CEO of SiEnergy, a gas utility company based in Austin, Texas, joins the podcast to let us into the mind of a trailblazer and we explore what it means to build a customer focused business that has no use for the word "No".Si Energy are committed to delivering efficient, clean-burning natural gas at reasonable costs, and June has successfully grown the company over the past 1...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, we talk with Josh Jacobs, Co-founder and CEO of the Blue Ox group, a commercial real estate brokerage based in Houston, focusing on tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, and land brokerage. Inspired by the fable of Paul Bunyan, the larger-than-life lumberjack who could achieve the impossible, he started his company in Ju...

Kelly Hall joins the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast. Kelly, CEO of Harvey Builders, a full-service general contractor whose true mission is creating relationships that lead to spaces where great things happen. Starting as a project manager 29-years ago, Kelly worked his way up to become CEO in 2018. He discusses the importance of leaders being visible, listening to their emp...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, we talk with Ali Nasser, CEO and founder of the wealth and life planning company AltruVista and author of a new book, The Business Owner's Dilemma, looking at the 3 dilemmas we face as business owners. This is a great conversation. Ali shares insights from his career, how he started AltruVista, and the lessons he's learned ove...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, we're speaking with Ralph Vasami, CEO of Universal Weather and Aviation, headquartered here in Houston, Texas. Ralph has a unique and inspiring story. He started at Universal Weather and Aviation as a high school intern in their meteorology department, rising to the position of CEO in 2007, a role he still holds today. Ralph credit...

I'm excited to introduce you to two guests on the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast. Chef Kiran Verma, Chef and Owner of Kiran's restaurant here in Houston, and her daughter Puja Verma, Director of Operations and Development. Chef Kiran is known as the Godmother of Indian fine dining, and you will hear how, at the age of six, she learned to cook in her mom's kitc...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, I'm excited to introduce you to Bob Harvey, President and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston region's principal business organization. Bob was a successful business leader in his own right before taking over at the partnership 10 years ago, and in this episode, we discuss the trends he's seeing in the emp...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Ryan Getz, Co-Founder, and CEO of WGA Consulting Engineers, a civil engineering firm in Houston, Texas. Ryan is passionate about his business, and as soon as you hear his voice, you'll recognize the energy he brings as we talk about the importance of setting a clear direction for the company and the need to es...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Jesson Bradshaw, Co-Founder and CEO of Energy Ogre, an electricity management company based in Texas that uses proprietary systems to ensure its customers are always getting the best prices on their energy electricity. In this conversation, you'll learn why he believes our economy benefits from the innovation...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Isaac Johnson, President, and CEO of TDECU, a credit union here in the Houston area. Isaac has a fascinating story, having built a parallel career in the military, serving in the US Army Reserves and the corporate world, coming up through law firms and then banking. Today, you'll hear Isaac talk about failure...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Robin Stanaland. She is a great resource for any entrepreneur or business owner. Not only because of her experience having founded and built her own company, a software and IT consulting firm, growing it to over 150 employees before selling it, but also as a Master Chair within the Vistage organization, and running...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from John Berger, CEO of Sunnova, a residential solar company based here in Houston, whose mission is to create a better energy service at a better price, believing residential customers should have energy independence. This conversation was recorded on stage at our first Building Texas Business Live event, and in it, y...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Farid Virani, founder and CEO of Prime Communication, the largest AT&T Authorized Retailer in the United States. In this conversation, we learn how he started in 1999 with one kiosk store in Baybrook Mall and by staying humble, hungry, and scrappy, built Prime to over 2080 AT&T retail stores across North Am...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Sheila Enriquez, CEO and Managing Partner at Houston-based CPA firm Briggs & Veselka. Sheila has received countless awards and accolades, including the 2020 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal, and brings a wealth of experience building this firm into the organization it is today. In this conversat...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Dr. Juliet Breeze, the founder, and CEO of Next Level Urgent Care. A healthcare provider in the Houston area, founded on the belief that it's possible to provide high-quality, cost-effective medical care for all who need immediate attention for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuriesLearn how Juliet is bri...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Jamey Rootes, former President of the Houston Texans and MLS's Columbus Crew, and President and Founder of Lone Star Sports & Entertainment. A sports management agency and marketing company. In this conversation, we talk about Jamey's long career and how he combined a passion for sports and a strong w...

On the latest episode of the Building Texas Business podcast, you'll hear from Aaron Lyons, Founder, and CEO of Dish Society, a casual farm-to-table restaurant brand with several locations across the Galleria area. In this conversation, you'll hear more about Aaron's journey and how he took a business-based approach to the restaurant industry, validating the market and building the...