The Buzz on Business

Episode 11: Raudel Puerto Espino

In this edition of The Buzz on Business, Spears Business Dean Ken Eastman talks to Raudel about his educational journey. OSU student Raudel Puerto Espino has lived almost his entire life in a small town near the Caribbean Sea in Cuba. But the world outside the island nation called him and he found a way to make his dream of going to graduate school in the United States possible.

Episode 11: Raudel Puerto Espino (Spanish)

En esta edición de The Buzz on Business, el decano de Spears Business, Ken Eastman, habla con Raudel sobre su viaje educativo. El estudiante de OSU Raudel Puerto Espino ha vivido casi toda su vida en un pequeño pueblo cerca del Mar Caribe en Cuba. Pero el mundo fuera de la nación isleña lo llamó y encontró la manera de hacer posible su sueño de ir a una escuela de posgrado en los Estados Unidos. 

Episode 10: Henry Cannon

On today's episode of the Buzz on Business, current student Rachel Brown speaks with one of her recently graduated peers, Henry Cannon. Henry was a marketing and management major who graduated in 2020 and started a full-time job while continuing to work on launching his company, Whisk. Henry and Rachel talk about the challenges young founders face and how resources like the Riata Center can help.

Episode 9: Yoko and Ciara Speight

In this edition of the Buzz on business, I visited with Yoko and  Ciara Speight. Yokolanda and Ciara were OSU business students but not at the same time, at least not at first. They eventually graduated and went through commencement together in 2019.  Their stories are ones that include adversity and finding strength of each other.

Episode 8: Kyle Eastham

Kyle Eastham's unique journey has taken him from a career in wildlife management, to human resources, to starting multiple companies, to now, being one of the most beloved entrepreneurship professors at Oklahoma State University. In this edition of The Buzz on Business podcast, Kyle discusses with Rachel Brown how his journey has taught him that where you wind up in life might not look exactly like what you thought it would, but the experiences and opportunities you have along the way can still lead you to a great place.
 

Episode 7, Part 2: Kyle Buthod

We’re back today with OSU alum Kyle Buthod for part two of our visit with the 2012 business graduate who shared how OSU and international studies shaped his life and future in part one of the Buzz on Business podcast. In part two, Kyle tells us how he is investing in his community and the people of his adopted home of Houston. Thanks again for listening to the Buzz on Business podcast with the Spears School of Business.

Episode 7, Part 1: Kyle Buthod

In this special two-part episode of the Buzz on Business, I talk to 2012 OSU business graduate Kyle Buthod who has traveled the world, started several businesses and supports local businesses and communities in pandemic-hit Houston neighborhoods, all by the time he turned 30.

Episode 6: Courtney Brown

On this episode of the Buzz on Business, Rachel Brown speaks with Ag Education Ph.D. candidate, member of the Riata Startup Experience program and founder of AGSPOSURE, Courtney Brown. Finding balance between school, her family, and her passion to engage minority communities with agriculture, Courtney has learned that balance is less of a destination and more of pendulum.

Episode 5: Alexis Smith Washington

In this edition, Dean Ken Eastman visits with Dr. Lex Smith Washington, senior inclusion officer and an associate professor of management at the Spears School of Business where her expertise includes gender and diversity issues at work. Lex’s research has been featured by a number of national publications and websites, including the Washington Post, Yahoo News and Business News Daily. When Dean Eastman was looking for someone to lead the school’s diversity and inclusion efforts, he didn’t have to look far as Lex is the perfect person for this position. Enjoy the conversation as Lex shares her vision with us.

Episode 4: Kourtney Brooks

Kourtney Brooks is the Founder and CEO of TINGE (tingebeauty.com), a confidence curator, and budding beauty mogul dedicated to making beauty inclusive of the body worldwide. Kourtney began her entrepreneurial journey as a junior in college after returning from a summer abroad in Bangalore, India, and in 2016, graduated from OSU with degrees in entrepreneurship and marketing.