In this edition on the Buzz on Business, hear how a serial entrepreneur, nutrition guru, and Navy veteran took 8 days to launch a food truck and is working toward a vision that will revolutionize how we grow, shop for, and consume food. Join Rachel as she speaks with the founder of Nourish, Lyndsay Gutierrez.
Apr 06, 2021•17 min•Ep. 14
In this edition of The Buzz on Business, Spears Business Dean Ken Eastman talks to Raudel about his educational journey. OSU student Raudel Puerto Espino has lived almost his entire life in a small town near the Caribbean Sea in Cuba. But the world outside the island nation called him and he found a way to make his dream of going to graduate school in the United States possible.
Mar 15, 2021•24 min•Ep. 12
En esta edición de The Buzz on Business, el decano de Spears Business, Ken Eastman, habla con Raudel sobre su viaje educativo. El estudiante de OSU Raudel Puerto Espino ha vivido casi toda su vida en un pequeño pueblo cerca del Mar Caribe en Cuba. Pero el mundo fuera de la nación isleña lo llamó y encontró la manera de hacer posible su sueño de ir a una escuela de posgrado en los Estados Unidos.
Mar 15, 2021•27 min•Ep. 13
On today's episode of the Buzz on Business, current student Rachel Brown speaks with one of her recently graduated peers, Henry Cannon. Henry was a marketing and management major who graduated in 2020 and started a full-time job while continuing to work on launching his company, Whisk. Henry and Rachel talk about the challenges young founders face and how resources like the Riata Center can help.
Mar 08, 2021•22 min•Ep. 11
In this edition of the Buzz on business, I visited with Yoko and Ciara Speight. Yokolanda and Ciara were OSU business students but not at the same time, at least not at first. They eventually graduated and went through commencement together in 2019. Their stories are ones that include adversity and finding strength of each other.
Feb 15, 2021•17 min•Ep. 10
Kyle Eastham's unique journey has taken him from a career in wildlife management, to human resources, to starting multiple companies, to now, being one of the most beloved entrepreneurship professors at Oklahoma State University. In this edition of The Buzz on Business podcast, Kyle discusses with Rachel Brown how his journey has taught him that where you wind up in life might not look exactly like what you thought it would, but the experiences and opportunities you have along the way can still ...
Feb 09, 2021•18 min•Ep. 9
We’re back today with OSU alum Kyle Buthod for part two of our visit with the 2012 business graduate who shared how OSU and international studies shaped his life and future in part one of the Buzz on Business podcast. In part two, Kyle tells us how he is investing in his community and the people of his adopted home of Houston. Thanks again for listening to the Buzz on Business podcast with the Spears School of Business.
Jan 18, 2021•20 min•Ep. 8
In this special two-part episode of the Buzz on Business, I talk to 2012 OSU business graduate Kyle Buthod who has traveled the world, started several businesses and supports local businesses and communities in pandemic-hit Houston neighborhoods, all by the time he turned 30.
Jan 11, 2021•17 min•Ep. 7
On this episode of the Buzz on Business, Rachel Brown speaks with Ag Education Ph.D. candidate, member of the Riata Startup Experience program and founder of AGSPOSURE, Courtney Brown. Finding balance between school, her family, and her passion to engage minority communities with agriculture, Courtney has learned that balance is less of a destination and more of pendulum.
Dec 07, 2020•23 min•Ep. 6
In this edition, Dean Ken Eastman visits with Dr. Lex Smith Washington, senior inclusion officer and an associate professor of management at the Spears School of Business where her expertise includes gender and diversity issues at work. Lex’s research has been featured by a number of national publications and websites, including the Washington Post, Yahoo News and Business News Daily. When Dean Eastman was looking for someone to lead the school’s diversity and inclusion efforts, he didn’t have t...
Nov 23, 2020•25 min•Ep. 5
Kourtney Brooks is the Founder and CEO of TINGE ( tingebeauty.com ), a confidence curator, and budding beauty mogul dedicated to making beauty inclusive of the body worldwide. Kourtney began her entrepreneurial journey as a junior in college after returning from a summer abroad in Bangalore, India, and in 2016, graduated from OSU with degrees in entrepreneurship and marketing....
Nov 10, 2020•25 min•Ep. 4
In this edition, Dean Ken Eastman chats with Dr. Brij Thapa, the new head of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Brij takes over leadership of the HTM program following 20 years as a faculty member at the University of Florida’s Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management. Along with his extensive research experience, he also directed the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute at the University of Florida, and served as the department's program leader and coordinator for grad...
Oct 26, 2020•23 min•Ep. 3
In this edition, Rachel Brown, a graduate assistant for the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship, speaks with problem-solving expert Russ Teubner, whose perseverance led him to the creation of a service that rides the swing of both preferences and times. Russ is the co-founder and CEO of HostBridge Technology and graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in management science and computer systems. He also volunteers as a member of the OSU entrepreneurship program’s advisory board....
Oct 14, 2020•22 min•Ep. 2
Ken Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University, visits with Cameron Jantsch, a senior majoring in finance with a minor in accounting. She has been active in the business school for the past four years, and this year is serving as president of the Business Student Council. Cameron spent this past summer interning with EY, and she shares about that experience. Cameron provides a student’s perspective on what they are experiencing and how they are coping as we navig...
Sep 18, 2020•16 min•Ep. 1