The maysmastercast's Podcast

The maysmastercast's Podcast

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The maysmastercast's Podcast episodes

  • Just Do It with Chris Buckner ’07
    Chris Buckner ‘07, or Buck, is an entrepreneur of many sorts. From his first startup company, FanReact, to his most recent project, Pokatok, Buck has had to learn the ins and outs of making business work.  He shares with us what to look for, how to strategize, and understand why you’re doing what you’re doing. This fellow Aggie has a specific interest in collegiate sports, and Buck is only at the beginning of his journey. Through his unique humor and inspiring vulnerability, Buck allows us to dive into his personal ventures to success and what it would look like in the future. During his time at Texas A&M, Chris served as a Senior Yell Leader and has been involved with the university through the Young Alumni Advisory Council and the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship since.
    Chapters: 
    0:38: Mainline - What is it? 
    1:45: Interest in Collegiate and how to operate it 
    6:00: How does business work? 
    8:44: Oversharing in a business
    12:40: FanReact - What is it? 
    17:08: Being vulnerable in business 
    20:57: Pokatok - What is it? 
    25:40: Work-life balance
    32 min
  • Being Continuously Curious with Jacob Robinson

    Jacob Robinson, Founder of 1 Stone Solutions, DryPort Capital, and Dig World, is moving mountains with his ideas, enthusiasm, and work ethic. From his experience being an Aggie to now being a husband, father, and CEO of three start-up companies, Jacob has never lost sight of who he is, and how he can continue to strengthen his spirit. Through the ups and downs of life and its mischievous trials, Jacob stepped up to the plate, willing to give it his all and lead the future.

     

    Chapters:

    1:20 Experiencing the Aggie Network

    3:07 Diving into Entrepreneurship

    4:25 1 Stone Solutions & the Workforce

    9:00 EBITDA & Excel

    10:58 Red Flags in Growing a Small Business

    13:40 Not Just About the Money

    15:06 DryPort Capital & its Surprises

    17:48 Dig World & Unique Memories

    22:00 Pierce’s Journey

    25:42 Understanding the Important

    31:30 Time & Teams

    36 min
  • Being Continuously Curious with Jacob Robinson ’11
    Jacob Robinson, Founder of 1 Stone Solutions, DryPort Capital, and Dig World, is moving mountains with his ideas, enthusiasm, and work ethic. From his experience being an Aggie to now being a husband, father, and CEO of three start-up companies, Jacob has never lost sight of who he is, and how he can continue to strengthen his spirit. Through the ups and downs of life and its mischievous trials, Jacob stepped up to the plate, willing to give it his all and lead the future.
     
    Chapters:
    1:20 Experiencing the Aggie Network
    3:07 Diving into Entrepreneurship
    4:25 1 Stone Solutions & the Workforce
    9:00 EBITDA & Excel
    10:58 Red Flags in Growing a Small Business
    13:40 Not Just About the Money
    15:06 DryPort Capital & its Surprises
    17:48 Dig World & Unique Memories
    22:00 Pierce’s Journey
    25:42 Understanding the Important
    31:30 Time & Teams
    36 min
  • Financial Quarterback with Stephen McGee

    Former Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, Stephen McGee, joins us for an exhilarating episode of Mays MasterCast! From learning on and off the field, to helping families with financial investment, risk management, tax, college, retirement, and estate planning at Paragon Financial Advisors, Stephen has studied every play-by-play his life has offered. 

     

    2:02: The Academic Journey

    McGee, as any athlete, has struggled with time management when it comes to learning how to play the game. His journey to getting a degree and simultaneously playing college ball, McGee has already had an unique ride, but his determination and commitment as a quarterback to get the job done has played a significant role in learning how to persevere. 

     

    8:51: Balance

    Being a student athlete is never easy, and McGee shares his past struggles with finding time to have some fun. While the work-life balance seemed far from reach at the time, and McGee states that during his college career, he was never one to cut loose and relax, today, one of his main goals is to smile more, have more fun, and enjoy the moment. 

     

    16:11: One-Size Does NOT Fit All

    McGee reflects on his time as an NFL Quarterback: what it looked like from different teams, coaches, and angles. McGee had to figure out his mentality and learn for himself how he can continue to be successful even when it did not seem possible. 

     

    19:13: The Hardest Lessons

    While being coached on and off the field, McGee describes his need to be consistent during times of success and unsuccess. Drowning out the noise to lead his team of players and his team of financial advisors is a lesson he is consistently learning and rebuilding, and he shares his most helpful hacks to stay on track and in the game. 

     

    24:00: Paragon Financial Advisors

    Helping families through trust, transparency, and humility, McGee shares his journey to the company and how he’s playing the role of “Financial Quarterback.” Taking what he has learned from years past, and what he is still learning today, McGee is consistently leveling-up to continue to help others win. 

    37 min
  • Financial Quarterback with Stephen McGee ’07 ’09
    Former Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, Stephen McGee, joins us for an exhilarating episode of Mays MasterCast! From learning on and off the field, to helping families with financial investment, risk management, tax, college, retirement, and estate planning at Paragon Financial Advisors, Stephen has studied every play-by-play his life has offered.
    37 min
  • Doubt Less, Trust More with Katrina Gaidry ’24
    Katrina Gaidry is an undergraduate Mays marketing student and the founder and president of REAL, Real Estate Aggies in Leadership. From worrying about what her future held, to building an organization from the ground up, we learn about Katrina’s grit and determination to encourage Mays students to keep growing.
     
    1:04: The creation of REAL
    What once was a fleeing thought, became her biggest goal to achieve. REAL started unlike any other club, and Katrina expresses the greatest influences the organization has made in just one year.
     
    7:52: What can you get from REAL as a college student?  
    Katrina desires REAL to make real impacts on real lives. By joining REAL, Katrina speaks about how you, too, can continue to grow, learn, and encourage other students, no matter your major or interests. 
     
    12:14: Battling the biggest enemy: perfectionism 
    Perfectionism was a barrier Katrina had to overcome, and she touches on exactly how to do that: doubt less, trust more. From starting REAL, being an intern, and making relationships, Katrina has learned to trust herself and worry less about the “what ifs.”
     
    15:56: How has Mays made this possible for you?
    Mays consistently encourages its students to learn and grow, and Katrina touches on its encouragement of entrepreneurs. Katrina states that Mays will build you up, and always puts the time and resources into helping others. 
     
    22:00: Katrina’s goals for real estate and REAL
    Katrina never imagined going into real estate, but when her desire grew for a multifaceted industry, she knew she had to keep learning to make an impact on it, too. Katrina expresses what she wants for the organization, and what it can do for her, its members, and the real estate industry.
    27 min
  • Perseverance with Matthew Rother
    Matthew Rother, a previous Tactical Air Control Party Officer in the United States Air Force, shares his life’s greatest accomplishments, goals, and challenges. With his new role as Vice President of Sales and Operations at Oakmont group, Matthew reflects on his previous life: his takeaways and how he continues to persevere.
    15 min
  • Invisible Magic with Daniel Zamarron ’20
    Daniel Zamarron, a former United States Marine and Former Student of Texas A&M, to talk about the values he has held with him from his past experiences to push him to create the startup, FluxWorks. 
    From military stories to learning the hidden magic behind electricity, we learn Daniel’s motivation to receive his B.S. in electrical engineering. Learning how to be a student again was eye-opening for Daniel, and having experienced life first-hand, we hear his biggest struggles and motivators to get to where he is now. 
    Getting the opportunity to work on research while a student at Texas A&M, Daniel reveals the obstacles he has jumped through and getting back up when things don’t go your way. Now advancing FluxWorks, Daniel shares the company's next steps and his goals to keep moving forward.
    21 min
  • The Key to Happiness with Shayla Clifton
    Ben sits down with Shayla Clifton, the Program Coordinator for MS Marketing at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School, to talk educational growth and career development. From taking the non-traditional route into the workforce, Shayla shares the obstacles she overcame to find the happiness she has now, and the growing desire to keep learning.
    29 min
  • Academic Unicorn with Keith Wilcox
    Ben sits down with Keith Wilcox, the Macy’s Foundation Professor at Mays, to discuss his journey to Texas A&M. Keith left his beloved New York to join Aggieland and its inviting culture and excellent teaching opportunities, all which he defines as an “academic unicorn.”
    20 min

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