Alumni Owned Businesses

Banyan Risk Management (David Dezso '17)
Houston, TX
Banyan Risk Management is an enterprise risk management firm helping people and companies navigate the intersection of risk and opportunity.

Bloom Consulting Group (Nicole Watson '99)
Redmond, WA and Washington, DC
Bloom Consulting Group is a woman-owned firm helping Fortune 500 tech giants modernize B2B enterprise programs in their pursuit of sales excellence & process improvement.

ChangeStaffing (Richard Abdelnour '02)
Houston, TX
ChangeStaffing is an organizational change management staffing firm focused on providing talent to support the successful execution and sustainability of clients' change initiatives.

Chemical & Polymer Market Consultants (Esteban Sagel '03)
Houston, TX
Chemical & Polymer Market Consultants is a petrochemical consulting firm offering bespoke research and training services for the chemical industry.

Chief Gigs (Wendy Fong '13)
Houston, TX (serving the US)
Chief Gigs is a talent optimization firm that helps leaders achieve results by gaining alignment between People + Strategy through business intelligence.

Distinct College Consulting (Sonam Aidasani '24)
Houston, TX (serving clients virtually worldwide)
DCC offers strategic advising for the college application process in the US, particularly for selective universities.

Dobbyn Digital Media (Christine Dobbyn '20)
Houston, TX
Dobbyn Digital Media provides media consulting and content development.

Glenloch Energy, LLC (Robin Winkle '19)
Houston, TX
Glenloch Energy LLC is an E&P advisory firm, supporting the oil and gas industry and its participants.

Savage Brands (Bethany Andell '01)
Houston, TX (serving clients worldwide)
Savage solves the challenges businesses face by building tribal loyalty from the inside out and focusing on people first to deliver authentic brand experiences.

Shattuck Consulting, LLC (Carol Shattuck '82)
Houston, TX
Shattuck Consulting works with executive staff and boards of nonprofit organizations on strategic issues, strategic planning and boards development.

Siegfried Engineering & Consulting, LLC (Robert Sigfried '09)
Houston, TX (serving all of Texas)
Siegfried Engineering & Construction provides engineering construction and engineering services.

Strategic Piece (Melanie Bell '12)
Houston, TX
Strategic Piece works with startups, early-stage, and growth-stage businesses to help them identify and hit their next milestone through strategy consulting and marketing services.

TMH Ventures, LLC (Tamara Hughes '16)
Houston, TX
TMH Ventures, LLC provides consulting and investing to create value for customers, enabling them to leverage technology as a core offering or to gain operational efficiencies.

Zebra Marketing Solutions (Laura Kamrath '11)
Houston, TX (serving clients worldwide)
Zebra Marketing Solutions provides digital marketing solutions to help businesses retain and attract customers, grow revenues and gain market share.

Field Industries, LLC (Jared Field '12)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Field Industries, LLC simplifies the supply chain for industrial metal consumers by offering one-stop for pipe, flanges, fittings, structural shapes, valves, ASME heads, fasteners, and plate.

My Best Plan (David Karohl '01)
Houston, TX (serving all of Texas)
My Best Plan tracks the hundreds of options in the electricity market and finds the best plan for each customer based on usage patterns, preferences, and needs.

Revo Testing Technologies (Adam Swartley '11)
Houston, TX (serving south and west Texas)
Revo Testing Technologies provides flowback and well testing services throughout Texas.

7investing (Simon Erickson '11)
serving worldwide
7investing is empowering you to invest in your future by sharing the stock market's best opportunities every month.

Centric Wealth (Victoria Cooper '07)
Houston, TX
Centric Wealth provides financial planning, wealth management, investment management, risk management, and tax strategies.

DW Analytics (Alberto Diaz Wild '12)
Houston, TX
DW Analytics is a financial and investment advisor.

OppoQuest (Paresh Jain '03)
Missouri City, TX
OppoQuest is a registered investment advisor.

Vanreusel Ventures (James Vanreusel '99)
serving worldwide
Vanreusel Ventures is a corporate finance consultancy specializing in outsourced CFO, accounting, HR, and due diligence solutions.

Berman Foods (Delaney Berman '22)
Houston, TX
Berman Foods offers plant-based cheeses and spreads traditionally cultured and aged in Houston, TX.

ChopnBlok (Ope Amosu '14)
Houston, TX
ChopnBlok's mission is to share the beauty of West African culture through foods that reshape society’s daily routine.

Jade Garden Chinese Cuisine (Bo Jin '18)
Sugar Land, TX
Jade Garden Chinese Cuisine is a Chinese restaurant serving the Sugar Land area.

Jimmy John's #2359 (Mohit Agrawal '09)
Houston, TX (I-10 and Silber Rd)
Jimmy John's serves fresh sandwiches, freaky fast.

Kiran's (Puja Verma '12)
Houston, TX (2925 Richmond Ave.)
Kiran's is a fine dining Indian restaurant serving the Upper Kirby area.

Kostyshyn Nutrition (Haley Kostyshyn '21)
Houston, TX
Kostyshyn Nutrition offers a wide range of services such as one on one nutrition counseling and a fast growing meal prep and delivery service for those that don't have time to cook their own healthy and delicious meals.

Merida Mexican Restaurant (Rafael Acosta '18)
Houston, TX (East End)
Merida is an authentic, family-owned Mexican restaurant in the heart of the East End.

Pappas Restaurants (Evy '09, Eleni '19, and Tom Pappas '23)
Houston, TX
Pappas offers a range of cuisine from around the world, all served in generous portions by our highly trained, attentive staff.

Sangar Rum (Mike Sehzue '18)
Houston, TX
Sangar Rum is a hand-crafted, organic rum inspired by the traditional Liberian 'cane-juice,' cultivated from over 100 years of production in Nimba County, Liberia using freshly pressed sugarcane juice with no additives or preservatives. 

Smoothie King (George Walker '96)
Houston, TX (102 Heights Blvd, 1923 Taylor St, 1114 Silber Rd, 10920 Fry Rd)
Smoothie King serves fresh fruit smoothies.

Southern Yankee Beer Company (Alex Porter '18)
Houston, TX
Southern Yankee Beer is a family-owned brewery pursuing great beer at two locations: one on FM 1960 in Spring, and one on West Alabama in Montrose.

Strike Brewing Company (Jenny Lewis '05)
San Jose & Campbell, CA
Strike Brewing Company brews tasty craft beer in San Jose, California.

Tapped Draft House & Kitchen (Charlie Inman '21)
Spring & Conroe, TX
Tapped serves craft beer and comfort food at two locations.

Treebeards (Jolie Stinneford '01)
Houston, TX
Treebeards serves fresh Southern food at five locations in Houston.

Vegetable + Butcher (Turner Hoff '13)
Washington, DC
Vegetable and Butcher is a subscription-based service delivering chef designed, dietitian approved, prepared meals to your home or office in Washington DC.

Well Done Cooking Classes (Darrell Morris '18)
Houston, TX (virtual class delivery within 30 miles of 2811 Airline Dr)
Well Done Cooking Classes serves up public and private cooking classes, and is now providing virtual class options.

Davam Urgent Care (Payman Arabzadeh, MD '20)
The Woodlands and Giddings, TX
Davam Urgent Care is a multi-unit, on-demand health care provider.

Dent-Well Onsite Dental Solutions (Charles Lusk '08)
Houston, TX
Dent-Well provides premiere corporate and university partners for integrated onsite and nearsite dental wellness offices.

Hamilton Health Box (Adrian Tromel '18)
Houston, TX
Hamilton Health Box provides microclinics for self-insured employers and industrial parks of 200+ employees.

Impireum/a> (Pierre Aristide '22)
Houston, TX
Impireum provides psychiatric services.

Rumble Boxing Sugar Land (Glenn Thompson '21)
Sugar Land, TX
Rumble Boxing Sugar Land is boxing-inspired group fitness.

CEO Foundation (Jackie Pham '21)
Houston, TX
CEO Foundation is a nonprofit focused on empowering the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

Hives for Heroes (Steve Jimenez '22)
Houston, TX (serving clients nationwide)
Hives for Heroes is a national military veteran non-profit organization focusing on honey bee conservation and a healthy transition from service.

Ovarcome (Runsi Sen '04)
Houston, TX (serving clients nationwide)
Ovarcome is an ovarian cancer foundation envisioned to end the scourge of ovarian cancer.

1912 Ventures (Maury Bronstein ’97)
Houston, TX
1912 Ventures is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage, investment, advisory, and development firm that offers their clients and investment partners a full spectrum of commercial real estate services through a single source.

Burloc Development Company (Armistead Burks '05)
Houston, TX
Burloc Development specializes in custom residential real estate development and construction.

Davis Commercial Real Estate (Mark Davis '89)
Houston, TX
Davis Commercial represents clients in the sale, acquisition, leasing, or site selection on their behalf to make them the happiest of real estate campers.

Diverse City Realty (Brandi Downey '11)
Houston, TX
Diverse City Realty is Houston’s most passionate, personable, and committed boutique real estate agency.

Kavi Properties (Neha Agrawal '10)
Clear Lake, TX
Kavi Properties is a commercial real estate investment and management firm specializing in office space.

Alexander Drake Collection (Spencer O'Neal '16)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Alexander Drake crafts limited edition jewelry proudly opening a portal into history.

Armenta Collection (Emily Armenta '04)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Armenta Collection produces handcrafted, socially responsible jewelry.

Arovia (Alexander Wesley '16)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Arovia's splay is the only FHD display that expands from a small package to the world's largest ultra-portable display.

Azuco Jewelry (Coco Ma '20)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Azuco Jewelry sells high-quality, minimalistic modern pieces with a fair price tag.

CaringBand (Charley Donaldson '09)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
CaringBand is a technology platform that empowers you to send love more often to anyone going through a difficult time.

Crown Molding Solutions (John Davies '10)
Cleburne, TX
Crown Molding Solutions provides foam crown molding for residential or commercial use.

Dubal Bros. (Jonathan Parry '09)
Arlington, TX (shipping worldwide)
Dubal Bros is a men’s clothing accessories brand / wholesaler in business since 1987.

Establo Blanco (Shane Clark '21)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Establo Blanco sells eco-luxury goods for the home and body.

IDEA Lab Kids (Devina Bhojwani '06)
Houston, TX (locations across the US and Canada)
Idea Lab KIDS offers various tutoring programs, school birthday parties, STEAM classes and camps for kids.

Kani Kettu (Edgar Vargas Castaneda '15)
Cypress, TX
Kani Kettu sells Scandinavian and other Nordic yarns, fabulous for their elegant and simple designs.

Keto AI Smart Skimmer (Felipe Armaza '16)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Keto is a company that is dedicated to saving time and maintenance costs of your swimming pool.

Maladjusted Spirits (Katherine Say '21)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Maladjusted Spirits offers pop culture merchandise, fashion accessories and household goods.

Modern Wood Services (Shilpa Amaram '07)
Houston, TX (serving Texas)
Modern Wood Services is a woman-owned business that manufactures and installs custom modern cabinetry and millwork for residential and commercial projects.

Pinot's Palette (Craig Ceccanti '08)
Houston, TX (130 locations nationwide)
Pinot's Palette offers step-by-step group art lessons accompanied by wine or cocktails.

Pure Living Space (Carol Trimmer '86)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Pure Living Space sells healthy, organic and natural home products made in the United States.

Ring Concierge Houston (Baha Jalalabadi '15)
Houston, TX
Ring Concierge Houston is a luxury diamond concierge service creating the perfect ring.

SeeHerWork (Jane Henry '18)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
SeeHerWork is a consultancy that partners with employers to provide Safety and Inclusion Programming, Product Development, and Product Sourcing to meet the challenges of today’s labor shortages while setting up sustainable operations as One Team.

Sisterly Village (Natalie Smith '17)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Sisterly Village provides classic, professional attire combined with an effortless ordering process for women’s organizations while giving back.

SmockSwap (Mason Galanski '23)
Houston, TX
SmockSwap offers a subscription-based service for purchasing children’s smocked clothing.

Somebody's Mother's Chocolate Sauce (Lynn Lasher '79)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Somebody's Mother's produces the best chocolate sauce, as well as five other dessert sauces.

Tabiiy (Dildora Ahmedova '23)
Houston, TX (shipping nationwide)
Tabiiy offers all natural and sustainable cleansers for makeup brushes and sponges.

Tellinga (Alex Kurkowski '19)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Tellinga ships 100% hand-drawn, personalized storybook-style greeting cards.

Three Dog Bakery (Carin Giga '10)
Houston, TX
Three Dog Bakery is an artisanal bakery for dogs.

Tri-State Running Company (Cameron Simoneau '05)
Cincinnati, OH & Edgewood, KY (shipping nationwide)
Tri-State Running Company is a one-stop shop for all running and walking needs.

Brevo (Ahmed Rosowsky '08)
Houston, TX
Brevo is a business intelligence solution.

MonitPro Solutions (Ramesh Rajasekeran '12)
Chennai, India
MonitPro Solutions provides Smart Digital (Industry 4.0) solutions to manufacturing industries to improve business performance.

Nanotech, LLC (John Jarvis '09)
Houston, TX
Nano Shield FP1 insulates heat-dependent systems to reduce loss drastically while protecting system interiors from chemical corrosion that affects efficiency.

NARA USA (Chan Hyuk Moon '19)
Schaumburg, IL
NARA USA is a subsidiary company of Nara Samyang and part of Nara Group. Nara Samyang is Korea's largest manufacturer for mechanical power transmission for industrial machines such as speed changer, gear motor, and gearbox.

Oveit (Andrei Stefan '05)
Austin, TX
Oveit develops the concept of economy as a service for events, venues, hospitality, retail and smart cities.

Pronto Pay (Jeff Price '20)
Houston, TX (serving worldwide)
Pronto Pay is a software provider that operates exclusively in the Earned Wage Access space.

sEATz (Aaron Knape '08)
Houston, TX
sEATz is an app based delivery platform that gives fans access to every product available in an entertainment venue on their smartphone.

STEAM on Demand (Devina Bhojwani '06)
Houston, TX (serving worldwide)
STEAM On Demand provides lessons that engage pre-k through 8th grade students in subjects such as engineering, arts, and mathematics.

Trez Labs (Joaquin Palomo '07)
San Salvador (serving Central America)
Trez Labs is a software development lab that enhances businesses' technologies around the world.

VeilSun (James Cosman '09)
Houston, TX (serving worldwide)
VeilSun translates business needs into high value custom technical solutions that manage business critical processes and get data to the right people at the right time.

Vevolve (Jimmy Comerota '16)
Houston, TX (serving worldwide)
Vevolve connects students and coaches and is not dependent on location or skill, creating personal achievement through accessible coaching.

Virtuix (Jan Goetgeluk '10)
Austin, TX (shipping worldwide)
Virtuix is the leader in active virtual reality and the developer of the popular Virtuix Omni™ motion platform.

Wolfram Manufacturing (Nathan Byman '03)
Austin, TX (shipping worldwide)
Wolfram Manufacturing is both a working machine shop and a technology consulting firm helping OEMs with tools like adaptive machining.

Chef Units (Marco Novo '17)
Houston, TX
Chef Units provides Custom Premium Mobile Kitchens (Fancy Food Trucks) and Specialty Vehicles.

Kidcreate Studio - Greater Heights (Brian Collins '20)
Houston, TX
Specializing in children's art classes, camps and art themed birthday parties, Kidcreate is an art studio just for kids.

Kobel & Co. (Mallory Robins '12)
Kansas City, MO
Kobel & Co. is a Kansas City based interior design firm offering a full array of services, from styling consultations to full-scale design.

Saifee Signs & Graphics (AliAsgher Sunelwala '03)
Houston, TX
Saifee Signs & Graphics provides signage for interior and exterior along side commercial vehicle wraps.

Sunrise Maids (Reagan Creely '23)
Katy, TX
Sunrise Maids is a professional house cleaning service focusing on the Greater Katy Texas region including the radius from Piney Point Village to Brookshire, and Cypress to Rosenberg, TX.

Teebaud Co., LLC (Ryan Allen '13)
Houston, TX (shipping worldwide)
Teebaud makes a globally-trusted rug pad to help keep rugs and mats in place, while extending their life.

U.S. Cryo Carriers (Wayne Bohannon '00)
Houston, TX (serving US and Canada)
U.S. Cryo Carriers is a transportation company serving the specialty gases market.

987 Aesthetics & Wellness (Robert Ochoa '18)
Houston, TX
987 Aesthetics & Wellness is a full-service med spa serving West University.