Owl Have You Know

Owl Have You Know is pleased to welcome Twice-Rice grad Will Eldridge – a consultant at Bain & Company and the president-elect of the Rice Business Alumni Association Board.

Will earned his Bachelor o…

How do you take a business from bankruptcy to an $18 billion acquisition?

Today’s guest is Dan Tinker, CEO and President of SRS Distribution and Rice Business alum. When Dan took over SRS, the company…

Today’s guests bring a unique blend of expertise and personal connection to the show. Lee Ann Butler and Alex Butler are not only esteemed faculty at Rice Business, but also a married couple! 

Lee Ann…

In this episode, we welcome Shalini Yadav, a 2024 Executive MBA graduate and visionary leader in the field of synthetic biology. With over 22 years of research experience, including a decade in leade…

Why do American voters support divisive misinformation? That’s the question driving our guests' latest research, and the focus of today's episode.

Minjae Kim and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan are experts in so…

From Dubai to Houston, Pooja Talreja’s journey is one of resilience, growth, and discovery. Her story is about more than just crossing continents—it's about breaking through personal and professional…

When it comes to alumni engagement, few Owls are as deeply connected as Tim Okabayashi. A proud Rice Business alum, Tim not only earned his MBA here but also served as president of the Rice Business …

Interested in learning the key to a peaceful transition from military to civilian life? For many veterans, it's found in an unexpected place: beekeeping.

Meet Steve Jimenez '22, a veteran and Rice Bus…

Krissy White '23 caught the hospitality bug after graduating from Northeastern University in 2006. She put her undergraduate degree in public & organizational communications to work immediately by jo…

Our guest is an Army veteran, a world-class boxer, a father, a strategic credit advisor at BP, and on top of all that, a Rice Business alum.

DeRae Crane '22 was raised in Davenport, Iowa by a single f…

Mikki Hebl, an industrial organizational psychologist and the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology – Professor of Management at Rice University, has been studying workplace discriminat…

In this episode of Owl Have You Know, we explore the journey of Suman Khatiwada, from his roots in Nepal to becoming a trailblazing force in the chemical manufacturing industry.

Suman is the co-founde…

We have plenty of Rice families in our history. But it's rare to see a mother and daughter earn their Professional MBAs at the same time.

Misty and Alexis graduated in May and co-founded La Mer Macaro…

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, w…

For Adrian and Klaus Trömel, getting an MBA from Rice Business was a family affair. 

Klaus Trömel served as the secretary general of the European Investment Bank (EIB) until his retirement in March 20…

From an early age, Ashley Henry was interested in beauty. Despite getting her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and working for the CDC in epidemiology, her childhood dreams never faded.

After her stint …

Brian Jackson is an expert when it comes to challenging himself in unchartered waters.

Brian is the manager of renewables origination at TransAlta Corporation, where he oversees the company's renewabl…

Looking at T. Canady Barton’s resume, she has some of the biggest company names on the list. After a few years doing chemical engineering, oil and gas, T. pivoted to consulting, tech and entrepreneur…

Rice Business is known for producing top industry leaders and 2016 full-time MBA graduate, Erika Kwee is no exception. Erika Kwee is the creator, photographer and writer behind The Pancake Princess, …

Diana Khandilyan is an energy industry expert who dedicated more than 20 years to the international oil and gas exploration industry, focusing on emerging technologies, process optimization and corpo…