The Up & Coming

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Tune in to an insightful conversation about SaaS entrepreneurship with TK Kader, founder of 2 highly successful startups, mentor to 50+ SaaS CEOs, and social media personality. Listen along as TK drops some incredible pieces of advice, shows us around the world of enterprise software, gives guidance on starting out in the space, and more!

Hear the pulse of healthcare innovation

At UT Dallas, we have incredible students who are making impactful strides to tackle tough problems while balancing school and other extracurriculars. On this episode, two E-Club leaders Pablo Cueva and Daniel Morales chat with Jacob Awkwal, a UT Dallas a biomedical engineering senior, an aspiring MD-Phd student and finally, the co-founder of Glaucomedi: a healthcare startup focused on developing a drainage device to treat glaucoma by reducing eye pressure. Glaucomedi won 1st place at the annual Big Idea competition, the largest university startup pitch competition in North Texas. On this episode, Jacob shares about his entrepreneurial journey and how he aims to drive change as a future physician and researcher. This episode is the perfect example of how diverse the entrepreneurship community is and how anyone from any major can take their first step in their own entrepreneurial journey!

Want to startup in Dallas?

Welcome to The Up and Coming Podcast Season 2! We're talking with Paul Nichols, the UT Dallas Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and his take on what's ahead for the Dallas startup and venture capital ecosystem. We dive deep into what made Paul an entrepreneur and collectively look at the past to predict start up trends for the future. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or you just want to learn more about getting started with startups and venture capital, this episode is for you.

Need a Leg Up for your career?

To round out season one for the Up & Coming, we had the pleasure of discussing the legal aspect of entrepreneurship with attorney turned entrepreneur, Anjie Vichayanonda. She is the CEO & founder of Leg Up Legal, the first nationwide prelaw mentoring program helping members explore various legal career paths, build career skills, and connect with real lawyers. Listen in as she shares the problem she sought to solve, the various obstacles she has overcome, and the best entrepreneurial resources at UTD.  Connect with Anjie: https://bit.ly/3gFzb0F Leg Up Legal: https://www.leguplegal.com/ [https://www.leguplegal.com/] Instagram: @upncoming.podcast @eclubutd @leguplegal

Right People, Right Message, Right Time.

"The currency of modern business is attention" - Gary Vaynerchuck.  In today's episode, we talk to Joseph Alexander, CEO of the Uptown Agency,  a growth marketing firm helping startups and Fortune 500 companies differentiate their marketing campaigns and content through rapid data-driven marketing experimentation. Attention is a scarce commodity and if you are running a business, you have to look past traditional marketing techniques understanding that potential customers are going to be bombarded with information for most of their waking hours. How do we differentiate ourselves as aspiring entrepreneurs? What are the best tools to use? Listen to Joseph's take on these crucial questions and his insight about what growth marketing really means. Uptown Agency: https://theuptownagency.com/ [https://theuptownagency.com/] Connect with Joseph: https://bit.ly/3fTh7jj Instagram @upncoming.podcast