

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 2024 Communicator Award of Distinction
We're proud to announce that our podcast received the 2024 Award of Distinction (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.
Check Out A Special Episode
Innovating Out of a Crisis feat. Professor Scott Sonenshein & John Mangum
Eager to learn how organizations can innovate their way out of a crisis? You may be surprised that the key to this comes from an arts organization. Tune into a special live recording of our podcast, with John Mangum, the executive director/CEO of the Houston Symphony, and Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management – Organizational Behavior at Rice Business and a New York Times bestselling author.
Following their conversation, musicians from the Houston Symphony perform Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat major.
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Season 5, Episode 1
Tanu chats about her early marketing days at Coca-Cola in India, the strategies she gained from Whirlpool for understanding consumer behavior and leading brand strategy and product development at AlEn USA.
Season 4, Episode 33
In this episode, we pay tribute to our dear friend, colleague and co-host of the Owl Have You Know podcast, Scott Gale '19.
Season 4, Episode 32
Andrea discusses Race Rock's work shaping energy infrastructure, her journey from a liberal arts degree to an MBA at Rice Business and her family’s deep Texas roots.
Season 4, Episode 31
Jaeyeon chats about her recent study on generative AI’s effectiveness in assisting human creativity and problem solving.
Season 4, Episode 30
Mindy discusses her career-defining pivots, the importance of being bold, critical insights she’s learned at Shell and why she decided to get her MBA after an already successful career journey.
Season 4, Episode 29
Will chats with guest host Brian Jackson ’21 about his experience in our MAcc program, his pivot to strategy consulting and the importance of mentorship.
Season 4, Episode 28
How do you take a business from bankruptcy to an $18 billion acquisition? Dan, CEO of SRS Distribution, shares the journey that led to Home Depot’s acquisition of SRS — one that turned many of his frontline employees into millionaires.
Season 4, Episode 27
Double the expertise, double the fun! Join us for an episode with Rice Business power couple Lee Ann and Alex Butler as they share their journeys in academia and life together.
Season 4, Episode 26
Shalini, a 2024 Executive MBA grad and executive director of Rice’s Synthetic Biology Institute, shares the revolutionary potential of synthetic biology and why blending science with business is key to innovation.
Season 4, Episode 25
Minjae and Ezra dive into their latest collaboration, discussing how personal truths can override objective facts and why misinformation often resonates so strongly with voters.