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Leading Owls Podcast
Connection Is the Strategy: Rice Business Leader Tranell Shares His MBA Journey
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Today’s guest is Tranell, a standout MBA student at Rice Business whose leadership is defined by community, accountability, and heart. Tranell currently serves as Co-Executive Chair of the Texas Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference, Co-Social Chair of the Black Business Student Association, and VP of Parents in Business. Plus much more!
From leading one of the largest ETA Conferences in the state — bringing together more than 450 attendees — to mentoring prospective students and uniting MBA cohorts, Tranell has built his Rice experience around one simple belief: it’s all about connection.
In this episode, he shares what it takes to build trust across diverse teams, how fatherhood has shaped his approach to leadership, and why food, culture, and connection are central to who he is — both as a person and as a leader. Plus, he gives a peek inside life as a Rice MBA student.
The Leading Owls Podcast is hosted and produced by the Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Edited by: Blake C. Hollaway
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