Janis Burke, CEO of the Harris County Houston Sports Authority, an organization charged with attracting major sporting events to Houston, joins the Building Texas Business podcast. Janis shares the importance of leaders clearly articulating a common goal for the members of their organization, and establishing a mindset of showing up every day to give your best effort.

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Jason Ferguson, Managing Partner of Calvetti Ferguson, a CPA firm with offices throughout Texas, joins the podcast.

Hear how he built a company culture based on the firms different client partners in tax, audit, and risk compliance practices. Jason talks about the importance of figuring out who your company really is and what it stands for. He firmly believes that staying disciplined and committed to building collaboration is the key to success for any company.

Jason also shares the three big risks of a business labor pool: staffing, industry concentration, and macroeconomic risk, and how these clients needed to have the culture they wanted to serve them.

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Troy Elmore, President of Sandler Training, a Houston-based company established in 2003 joins the podcast. Troy shares why he thinks, in addition to having core values for your company, it is important to have core behaviors so that you can make those values action.

Troy also discusses how he uses a concept titled the "Three P's" to help motivate his people.

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Cheers to our 40th episode! To celebrate we hosted a live event where we talked to Ryan and Crystal Waugh of Waugh Family Wines to share their story about how they started their thriving wine business.

Their inspiration to get into the wine business is not only unique, but one that has a bit of romance attached. Hear Ryan share how meeting Crystal amplified their business to the next level, how Crystal has crafted a unique B2C model, and a few wine tips that you won't want to miss.

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Cody Johnson, CEO of National Signs, a prominent sign company in Houston, joins the podcast.

A serial entrepreneur since the age of 25 with a diverse background in startups, Cody has built various companies around the world from Malaysia, India, and Mexico. Listen to his unique story and how he has found success across various continents and the keys to building an intentional and impactful team.

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Jing Johnson, Founder and CEO of Prism Renderings, joins the Building Texas Business podcast. Jing was inspired to start her own company as a way to balance her professional and family commitments. In doing so, she has grown her company over the past 16 years by building a team made up of all working moms.

Listen to hear the motivation behind creating Prism Renderings and how Jing created her own lane, based on the resources and training she already possessed, all while redefining time management in her own terms.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 who fosters consensus and cooperation.

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