Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Burn It, Break It and Blow It Up! w/ CEO of Axle Box & Safe Tech, Caleb Holt '07
Aggie Growth Hacks Podcast
Interviews with successful Aggie Entrepreneurs to find out exactly what growth hacks they used to grow their business. To find out more about Aggie Growth Hacks - visit their website at https://www.aggiegrowthhacks.com
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Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
“Is your business running you? Or are you running it?”😨
Please welcome the "chaos-killing, clutter-kicking, disorder-fighting maven," Susan Fennema '88! Susan is the founder and CEO of Beyond the Chaos, a team designed to get you and your business running like a well-oiled machine and gifting back your valuable time. We hope you enjoy the episode and urge you to check out Susan and her team to systematize your business today! (beyondthechaos.biz)
Thanks and Gig ‘em!
Contact: Susan Fennema
www.beyondthechaos.biz
info@beyondthechaos.biz
6710 Virginia Pkwy Ste 215, PMB #165, McKinney, TX 75071
214-856-2016
Podcasts: N/A
Books: One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Timestamps & Show Notes:
0:00 - 1:16 Intro/ Susan Fennema of Beyond the Chaos ‘88
1:17 - 2:30 Favorite Aggie Memory? (A&M & TU)
2:31 - 4:05 Why Beyond the Chaos?
4:06 - 8:07 COVID Affecting Businesses (Grief)
8:08 - 9:52 Challenges & Surprises Right Now (Creative Thinking)
9:53 - 12:10 Changes in your business (Growth & Scaling)
12:11 - 13:42 Anything you’re not bringing back? (No more reinventing)
13:43 - 15:50 Changes in the Industry (Virtual Businesses)
15:51 - 16:44 Ideal Client
16:45 - 18:07 BHAG (Small Business Conference)
18:08 - 19:00 Lightning Round (Tetris with your Calendar)
19:01 - 19:40 Book: One Minute Manager
19:41 - 20:38 Aggie Network (Class of ‘64, Susan’s Dad)
20:39 - 22:00 Aggie Help/Contact (beyondthechaos.biz)
22:01 - 25:26 Outro - Takeaways (Clarity Kills Chaos & Calendar Tetris)
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
How do you align with your clients?
Long time friend of our host Greg Martin, Chris Bolio ‘01 of Alair Homes Houston, drops some value bombs about his impressive business model of Alair Homes and how they work with over 100 business owners! Chris explains how alignment and bringing value to clients is the key factor in the builder world. Listen on how Chris plans to revolutionize a 1.4 billion-a-year industry! Thanks and Gig ‘em!
Contact: Chris Bolio
www.alairhomes.com/houston/
chris.bolio@alairhomes.com
9440 Bamboo Rd, Houston, TX, 77041
713-597-8910
Podcasts: N/A
Books: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
Timestamps & Show Notes:
0:00 - 1:30 Intro/ Chris Bolio of Alair Homes ‘01
1:31 - 2:57 Favorite Aggie Memory? (Elephant Walk)
2:58 - 4:38 Elevator Pitch of Alair Homes
4:39 - 9:55 Alair Homes Differentiator
9:56 - 14:02 Challenges from COVID (Show Up Today)
14:03 - 18:10 Changes in your industry? (Small Supply, Huge Demand)
18:11 - 22:55 BHAG (Change the Industry)
22:56 - 24:17 Lightning Round - Favorite Hack (Audio Books & readit4.me)
24:18 - 24:55 Books (Profit First, Never Split the Difference & the 10X Rule)
24:56 - 26:07 Aggie Network (Ross Scholarship)
26:08 - 27:25 Aggie Help/Contact (chris.bolio@alairhomes.com)
27:26 - 31:43 Outro - Takeaways (The Next Best Decision & 100 Business Owners)
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
What is your definition of leadership?
UV Doron ‘10 of Exosent Engineering joins us to talk about how he and his team are striving to Fix the World (tikkun olam). UV shares his humble beginnings of working out of Sweet Eugene’s, to being the laughing stock at an industry expo, to doubling down on his innovative work to later become the best in the industry. We hope you enjoy UV’s Navy stories, his leadership philosophy, and how to remain calm and collected during the hardest of times. Thanks and Gig ‘em!
Contact: UV Doron
exosent.com
uv@exosent.com
12600 Hwy 30, Suite 100 • College Station, TX 77845
979-703-1949
Podcasts: N/A
Books: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie (1920) & The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Timestamps & Show Notes:
0:00 - 1:08 Intro/ UV Doron of Exosent Engineering ‘10
1:09 - 3:18 Favorite Aggie Experience? (Working for TAMU)
3:19 - 8:53 Start of Exosent Engineering? (Reuniting with a Friend)
8:54 - 12:05 Educate the User (Laughing Stock)
12:06 - 15:06 How has COVID affected your business? (Calm)
15:07 - 18:38 Navy Captain Story (Calmness)
18:39 - 25:37 Defining Leadership (Free Will)
25:38 - 27:05 BHAG (Everyone)
27:06 - 29:43 Lightning Round (3-Pillars)
29:44 - 30:46 Books (Andrew Carnegie & The Goal)
30:47 - 32:16 Aggie Help w/ Current Challenge
32:17 - 32:46 Aggie Network/Contact (uv@exosent.com)
32:47 - 37:23 Outro - Takeaways (The Captain & Plowing Through)
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Jared Steffen ‘04 of Jersey Mike’s, joins us today to talk about how his business had even more growth during a global pandemic! From top to bottom, Jared is in constant motion with his customers and his team. Jared and his team try to make their restaurant an experience to give a break of the solidarity we are all experiencing. Tell us what value bombs you find in Jared’s story today and also let us know if you use Mayonnaise in your cleaning routine! We encourage you to check out Jersey Mike’s (https://bit.ly/33b8hcl) and order yourself some good food. Thanks and Gig ‘em!
Contact: Jared Steffen
Cell: 979-219-0854
Jerseymikes.com
JerseyMikesBCS@yahoo.com
4001 State Highway 6
Suite 900
College Station, TX 77845-2817
(979) 977-0779
Podcasts: N/A
Books: Swim! by Walter Bond
Timestamps & Show Notes:
0:00 - 1:56 Intro/ Jared Steffen ‘04
1:57 - 7:03 Why Jersey Mike’s? (Passion and Sandwiches)
7:04 - 9:07 Favorite Aggie Memory (RWB-Out & Jamar Toombs)
9:08 - 15:20 Hacking During COVID (Complacency is Evil)
15:21 - 18:14 Biggest Takeaway from COVID (Humanize the Process)
18:15 - 21:23 What do you see on the Horizon?
21:24 - 23:51 Drive Thru? What’s the real cost?
23:52 - 26:25 BHAG (5 Million)
26:26 - 27:13 Lightning Round (Magic Erasers & Mayo...)
27:14 - 28:05 Books: Walter Bond’s Swim!
28:06 - 29:24 Aggie Network Thank You’s
29:25 - 30:30 Aggie Network Support
30:31 - 31:35 Contact: JerseyMikesbcs@yahoo.com - 979-219-0854
31:36 - 33:20 Wrap Up - Jones Crossing Grand Opening 10/14/20
33:21 - 36:40 Outro - Takeaways (Communication, Complacency, Constant Training, Mayo)
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
We would like to thank you all for tuning in to our final entry to our COVID-19 MasterClass with Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms, and Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries! Get in touch with our Aggie Entrepreneurs and give us a shout if you'd like to be on the show! We hope you enjoy the conclusion to our series, and we are excited to get started with Season 2 of Aggie Growth Hacks. Thanks and Gig 'em!
(0:00 - 1:00) Concluding our Series
(1:01 - 1:33) Favorite Book, Podcast or Album
(1:34 - 2:58) The Bible & George Carlin [Jack Perry]
(2:59 - 3:36) Jocko Willink's Podcast & The Business of the Machine [Robert Sheets]
(3:37 - 6:10) MeatEater Podcast w/ Steve Rinella [Derrick Ratliff]
(6:11 - 6:48) Aggie Network Help
(6:49 - 8:06) BlackGarlic.co "The New Ketchup" [Robert Sheets]
(8:07 - 8:47) Office Position is OPEN at Horizon Firearms [Derrick Ratliff]
(8:48 - 10:32) Rize Yoga and Wellness [Jack Perry]
(10:33 - 10:37) Get in Touch
(10:38 - 11:01) @robert.sheets & Odinhi.com
(11:02 - 11:31) @horizonfirearms & horizonfirearms.com
(11:32 - 12:22) @doorstepdigital & @rizeyoga
(12:23 - 13:54) Wrap Up
(13:55 - 18:55) Outro - Have2Adapt & Getting Back Up
Contact:
Jack Perry - Doorstep Digital (https://doorstep-digital.com/)
Robert Sheets - Odin Heavy Industries (http://odinhi.com/)
Derrick Ratliff - Horizon Firearms (https://horizonfirearms.com/)
Sponsors:
McFerrin Center of Entrepreneurship (https://mays.tamu.edu/mcferrin-center-for-entrepreneurship/)
Produced by The Podcast Architects (podconsulting.co)
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Please welcome back for Part 2 of our MasterClass Series featuring: Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries, and Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms. Be on the lookout for our final episode on August 25th to wrap up our COVID-19 series with some of the greatest Aggie Entrepreneurs!
(0:00 - 1:05) Intro Pt. 2 - Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries & Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms(1:06 - 3:43) What will you eliminate permanently? [Robert Sheets](3:44 - 5:39) What will you eliminate permanently? [Jack Perry](5:40 - 7:32) What will you eliminate permanently? [Derrick Ratliff](7:33 - 10:38) What will you keep? [Jack P.](10:39 - 12:10) What will you keep? [Derrick R.](12:11 - 15:32) What will you keep? [Robert S.](15:33 - 18:29) BHAG [Derrick R.](18:30 - 20:52) BHAG [Jack P.](20:53 - 22:22) BHAG [Robert S.](22:23 - 29:54) Lightning Round (Practical Hacks)(29:55 - 33:45) Outro - Takeaways
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Let the value bombs drop! Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries, and Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms tell us how they are hacking their business amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This is part one of our 3-part series. Be on the lookout for parts 2 and 3 on August 17th and August 24th. We hope you enjoy these Aggie Entrepreneurs as they walk through their tough decisions and pivots during this trying time.
(0:00 - 2:10) Intro - Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries & Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms(2:11 - 5:40) Aggie Football Memory(5:41 - 9:20) About your Business & Why(9:21 - 9:48) Panda Jack Debut(9:49 - 14:45) Hacking your Way Through COVID-19 [Jack Perry](14:46 - 19:06) Hacking your Way Through COVID-19 [Robert Sheets](19:07 - 24:58) Hacking your Way Through COVID-19 [Derrick Ratliff](24:59 - 26:44) Cutting Expenses (Question Everything)(26:45 - 27:27) Why? (COVID Changes) (27:28 -29:52) Outro - Takeaway (Spending Money)
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Thank you all for your support, and we hope you enjoyed Season 1! We appreciate each of our Aggie Entrepreneurs for coming on this season and dropping some serious value bombs on how they hack their business. We ask you to mark your calendars for Season 2 starting on Tuesday, October 6th!
In the meantime... we are releasing a 3-part series with Jack Perry of Doorstep Digital, Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms, and Robert Sheets of Odin Heavy Industries! We'll be going around the horn to learn how each of these business owners is handling the current pandemic. Joins us for the next 3 weeks with our COVID-19 Masterclass!
We are thankful for the McFerrin Center and the team for making this show happen and encourage you to visit our sponsor at https://mays.tamu.edu/mcferrin-center-for-entrepreneurship