Paul Truax is an undergraduate and master's student at Mays, completing the 5-year professional program in accounting. Paul will receive his undergraduate in accounting and masters in MIS in May 2021. Paul has embraced an entrepreneurial mindset, which he will bring with him to Ernst & Young as an accountant. As an entrepreneur, Paul donated the business he started to Startup Aggieland, Mays Business School’s entrepreneurship incubator open to students across campus.

We hope you enjoy the episode and we thank Paul for spending some time with us! Thanks and Gig 'em! 

Openning remarks

4:50 Road to Mays + Gateway program

9:05 Starting a custom sock company

13:30 Paul’s Background

19:40 Taking risks as a high school entrepreneur

32:54 Building connections at EY

33:53 Rapid Fire

40:06 MasterCast Top 3 Takeaways

 

Book Recommendation: 10 Golden Rules of Customer Service - Making people feel like they are somebody

Please welcome Professor at TAMU School of Law, William Magnuson! William breaks down the inner workings of blockchain technology and how laws are being reworked for cryptocurrencies like Etherum & Bitcoin. 

If you are new to the subject of cryptocurrencies this a great episode to start, William outlines some of the basic concepts and how they are having an impact on lawmakers on a global scale. If you are interested to learn more please check out William's new book on the subject:

Blockchain Democracy: Technology, Law and the Rule of the Crowd

And if you are a little more well-versed in the space please check out a previous episode with Travis Kling. Travis is the CIO of the crypto-asset management firm, Ikigia.

(1:49) Road to Texas A&M

(4:37) Associated Press & Washington Post in Italy

(5:13) Coronavirus

(5:58) William’s Background and Book

(7:47) Blockchain and Bitcoin explanation, uses, and rules

(20:34) Criminal law and theft

(24:43) Elections and cryptography

(26:17) History of the Blockchain and Bitcoin 

(27:28) Blockchain system community 

(29:57) Lessons and challenges

(32:31) Philosophical creators

(33:38) Rapid fire

(35:19) Book Recommendation

(36:35) Top 3 Takeaways

Thank you all for tuning into another Beyond Mays episode, we have the fantastic entrepreneurial phenom, Dr. Michael Seitz of BlueSky Global, making a return to discuss the notorious Coronavirus that has swept the globe. Today's episode drifts from decompression, a new time for idle hands, observations of political administrations, and a real long-term solution to address the current crisis at hand.

If you would like to learn more about Dr. Michael Seitz solution please visit: https://www.bluesky-global.com/

We hope all are staying safe and doing well, please feel free to reach out to us on social media or by email with any comments or questions. We appreciate you! Thanks and Gig 'em!

Please welcome MBA Class of '13, Loan Officer at Legacy Mutual and Co-Owner of Basecamp Farms, Jordan Monroe!

Jordan reflects on his days in the army, the transition from veteran to MBA student, and is now working out the kinks in his flower farm alongside his wife Georgia and daughter Sedona Monroe. Georgia could not make it this time around but was hosting the state's top flower growers the same day! We appreciate Jordan for joining us and we urge you to check out Basecamp Farms on Facebook and Instagram (@basecampfarms)!

Please welcome an extremely innovative mind and serial entrepreneur, Dr. Michael Seitz! Dr. Seitz shares his perspectives on business ownership, the practice of gratitude and reflects on his many projects in orthopedics, building mushroom houses and cleaning up the air we breathe. 

Dr. Seitz is originally from South Africa and came from 2 very hard-working parents in the banking industry. Michael bases his successes through gratitude and asking the right questions to rally for innovation. 

If you would like to check out BlueSky Global please visit: https://www.bluesky-global.com/

Please welcome a very special guest, Founder of Legacy Mentor, Damon D'Amore! Damon talks about his time as a young gun on Wall Street, his career behind the scenes in Hollywood and his current profession, coaching high-level executives.Damon works one-on-one with hundreds of CEOs and Founders from the likes of Walmart, PepsiCo, DirectTV, Subway and DreamWorks as well as a mentor to the Top 25 MBA programs in the country.His work has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Fox News and the list goes on. If you would like to learn more about Damon please visit: damondamore.com

Please welcome a Clinical Assistant Professor for Marketing at Mays Business School, Akshaya Sreenivasan! Akshaya talks on her past career as a reporter and news anchor, the power of influencers in media and why children want to be YouTube celebrities. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Akshaya Sreenivasan is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. She currently teaches Marketing Consulting (Mktg 430) and Social Media Marketing and PR (Mktg 345).

Please welcome Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research at the Center for Retailing Studies at Mays Business School, Venky Shankar! Venky has accomplished a lot as a world-class researcher and has helped many companies in his career. Today, Venky joins us to share the secret sauce of retailing, the truths of data analytics and the reality of how we shop. 

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Please welcome a kind-hearted veteran in the game of insurance, one of Brightstar Insurance Services' Founding Principals, Steve Pato! Our host Ben is reunited with his mentor Steve to talk about Steve's philosophies and techniques of the trade and share some impactful stories about his clients. We hope you enjoy the episode!

(0:00-7:38) Introduction | (7:38-12:55) Steve’s Background | (12:55-20:44) Finding a Career Path | (20:44-27:21) The Buying Process | (27:21-28:24) Establishing Repour | (28:24-33:12) Insurance Misconceptions | (33:12-37:52) Health Insurance for Retirees | (37:52-43:11) Future of the Insurance Agent | (43:11-46:00) Best Moments | (46:00-54:30) Rapid Fire and Fear | (54:30-End) The Takeaway

Thank you to all of our listeners! We appreciate your feedback and support over an exciting year of sharing stories and making memories. Kyle, our producer, interviews our lovely hosts, Ben and Shannon, to reflect on their first year behind the mic. Feel free to browse our catalog of guests and tell us about your favorite moment of the show. Thank you for your eardrums!

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