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Owl Have You Know
The Rice Business Podcast
Owl Have You Know is Rice Business’ podcast created to share the experiences of alumni, faculty, students and other members of our business community – real stories of belonging, failing, rebounding and, ultimately, succeeding. During meaningful conversations, we dive deep into how each guest has built success through troubles and triumphs before, during and after they set foot in McNair Hall.
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We release new episodes every other Wednesday.
Recipient of the 2023 Communicator Award of Excellence
We're proud to announce that our podcast received the 2023 Award of Excellence (Individual Episodes - Business) from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA). This honor is made possible by our dedicated hosts, Maya Pomroy '22 and Scott Gale '19, and the generous guests who tell their stories. We're grateful to AIVA and those who were critical to OHYK's early success: Rice Business external relations team, the alumni board, and past hosts Christine Dobbyn '20 and David Droogleever '12.
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The Intersection of Art and Business feat. Alison Weaver and Dean Peter Rodriguez
Alison Weaver, founding executive director of Rice University's Moody Center for the Arts, and Dean Peter Rodriguez give the inside scoop on building the Rice Business public art collection, its alignment with our teaching approach, the overarching theme, and the significance of public art.
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Flight Path
Season 4, Episode 5
Amy joins host Scott Gale ’19 for a live event in McNair Hall to discuss her path to the higher ranks of academia, her vision for Rice’s future, continuing to foster the community Rice is known for, and how we can adapt and embrace new technologies.
December 06
Up Next
Season 4, Episode 4
Alison Weaver and Dean Peter Rodriguez give the inside scoop on building Rice Business’ public art collection, its alignment with our teaching approach, the overarching theme, and the significance of public art.
November 22
Flight Path
Season 4, Episode 3
The Rice Energy Finance Summit (REFS) founders, Jan Goetgeluk ’10 and Jesús Patiño ’10, join host Scott Gale ’19 to discuss how they first met at Rice Business’ international student orientation many years ago, the experience of launching REFS, how Hurricane Ike played a role in their friendship, and the importance of swinging big.
November 08
Flight Path
Season 4, Episode 2
From "oil brat" to wealth advisor: Scott Gale ’19 and Crystal discuss her successful 20-year career as a wealth advisor at UBS Financial Services, advice for aspiring wealth managers and passion for the Houston Rodeo.
October 25
Flight Path
Season 4, Episode 1
Rawand sits down with host Maya Pomroy ’22 to talk about his experience transitioning from engineer to entrepreneur, his company, Helix Earth Technologies, and how the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Napier Rice Launch Challenge ignited a new fire within him.
October 11
Flight Path
Season 3, Episode 26
Host Maya Pomroy ’22 chats with Brad about transforming the Rice Business Plan Competition into the world's biggest and richest student startup competition, his illustrious career spanning 22 years at Rice, and some of the most memorable competition winners.
September 27
Flight Path
Season 3, Episode 25
Daniel joins host Maya Pomroy ’22 in this episode to discuss growing up in Mexico in the 80s, how going to Rice Business’ Diversity Preview Weekend changed his life path, his current role at North American Development Bank and more.
September 13
Flight Path
Season 3, Episode 24
In another episode from our 2023 Alumni Reunion series, host Maya Pomroy ’22 and Phoebe Wang ’13 chat about her passion for fighting climate change for future generations, her work with Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, and winning a C3E business award.
August 30
Flight Path
Season 3, Episode 23
Host Maya Pomroy ’22 turns the tables on White House correspondent Kalyn Norwood ’22 and asks her about her unconventional path. Kalyn describes a day in the life of a White House correspondent and how Rice strengthened her understanding of her craft.
August 16
Flight Path
Season 3, Episode 22
Tracy and John join host Maya Pomroy ’22 to talk about their lives together, what brought them to Houston and to Rice, post-Partio Lamaze classes, and why they continue to give back to the Rice community.
August 02
Meet the Hosts
Founder, The Public Lead
Co-founder, Maven Interests
Host, Owl Have You Know
Executive MBA Class of 2022
Co-founder, Maven Interests
Host, Owl Have You Know
Executive MBA Class of 2022
Executive Director, Halliburton Labs
Host, Owl Have You Know
Executive MBA Class of 2019
Host, Owl Have You Know
Executive MBA Class of 2019
Former Hosts
Founder, Dobbyn Digital Media
Executive MBA Class of 2020
Executive MBA Class of 2020
Full-Time MBA Class of 2012