Building Texas with Justin McKenzie

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Guest: Joe Serio

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Dr. Joe Serio holds a Ph.D. from Sam Houston State University in Criminal Justice with a focus on Leadership and Organizational Behavior.

He is President of Government Leadership Training, a training company delivering a wide range of leadership and wellness programs to a variety of county and municipal government agencies. He was recently commissioned to develo...

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Guest: Glen Boehm

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Glen is a CCIM, GRI, Texas Real Estate Broker and founding member of Keller Williams Realty Boerne Hill Country office, The Boehm Team of Keller Williams Realty and ultimately Boehm Commercial Group of Keller Williams Commercial.

• #1 Individual KW Commercial Broker in Texas

• Top 10 KW Commercial Broker in the U.S.

• San Ant...

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Guest: Keith Brady & Lissette Jimenez

Host:  Justin McKenzie

River Road Park! It is open and we are thrilled to hear the story and learn how everyone came together for this project. We meet Lissette Jimenez from the City of Boerne Parks and Recreation department. She is joined by Keith Brady, the founder and President of Agave Design Studio. We learn a lot about the River Road Park project and the ...

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Guest: Jennifer Milton and Keven London

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Jennifer Milton returns! We are thrilled to help announce that the Boerne 0.5k has new leadership and a plan for 2024. We also celebrate Jenn’s month long mission of green and blue. She is raising awareness for Donate Life and looking good while doing it. Enjoy this episode and thank you for sharing this message with friends.

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Guest: James Rice

Host:  Justin McKenzie

James Rice, the Superintendent at the Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area, joins us to talk about the creation and history of the ABKSNA. Enjoy a conversation that explores how parks come to be, and creating a career in outdoor education. From anywhere in Texas, you have the opportunity to experience the wild, visit your Texas State Parks and Natural ...

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Guest: ROTC Leader Goldstrum

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Chief Master Sergeant Goldstrom sits down with Justin to discuss the role AFJROTC is playing in Building Texas. With 4 cadets in studio, we hear about the opportunities the students are discovering through the AFJROTC program.

The Boerne AFJROTC Booster Club's mission is to support cadets and instructors in activities and events and to promote the Ai...

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Guest: Rabbi Yossi Marrus

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Rabbi Yossi Marrus is the spiritual leader and executive director of Chabad of Boerne, Texas. He is also the Dean and Director of Judaic Studies at the Starr Family Jewish Day School in San Antonio, Texas. 

Over the course of his career he has served in many communal and educational roles including;  Associate Rabbi, Cantor, Program and Youth Director, ...

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Guest: Tiffany Phillips & Sarah Wilburn from Handmade Market

Host:  Justin McKenzie

It was fun to sit down with the new owners of the Boerne Handmade Market. The market is happening at the 1910 Church Campus on May 3rd and 4th, 2024. 

Air Date: April 6th, 2023 on Boerne Radio 103.9FM in Boerne Texas.

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Guest: Andy and Missy Ivankovich

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Andy and Missy are the Co-Owners of Singing Water Vineyards in Comfort, Texas.

Previously, Andy served as a senior executive with Fiserv, a Fortune 100 company serving the financial services industry supporting over 6,000 banks and credit unions. Andy led the Fiserv digital lending and mobile teams who connect over 120 Million customers to their ...

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Guest: Heath Hale

Host:  Justin McKenzie

This episode was recorded on Texas Independence day before the 1724 Gala. Justin and Heath have known each other for a long time and discuss the founding journey for Cowboy Auctioneer, and the ability to impact many by harnessing your talents and gifts. Get to know Heath, his Team, family and mission in life. And if you were curious, the event at the Alamo was a...

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Guest: Carlin Friar

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Carlin Friar is a leader in so many different ways. Somer and I enjoyed sitting down with him and learning abour everything from School Board’s responsibililties to how you can be very involved with your local fire department, police force, and so much more. As you listen to this episode, please remember to get out and vote in your local School Board and City ...

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Guest: Callie Roberson

Host:  Justin McKenzie

This week’s episode is a fun one! With deep roots in Comfort Texas, Callie Roberson takes us through her journey. She helps me understand the three major buckets of marketing work, encouraging founders and business owners to OWN their marketing. We have fun hearing about the ways people discover their talents and how anything is possible at any stage of lif...

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Guest: Amber Wakem

Website:  www.campcommunity.org / www.startupkidsclub.com 

Host:  Justin McKenzie

Amber has been hard at work, since the day I met her, to make an impact. Now 7 years later she looks back and reflects on the lessons learned, the work ahead, and the growing need for entrepreneurial programming for kids, starting early! Enjoy this show and then get a Teacher’s perspective. Does your h...

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Guest: Andy Rawls

Host:  Justin McKenzie

After experiencing Andy’s craftsmanship as he helped an elementary school aged kid turn his own baseball bat, I was sold. His quiet leadership, attention to detail, and the incredible business he has built over the last 12 years. Somer and I had a lot of questions about the craft, the challenges of a solopreneur, and the legacy of continuing this ancient craft. ...

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Guest:  Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal

Host:  Justin McKenzie

This was an unexpected guest but an incredible opportunity to learn more about how policy happens in Texas. State Representative, Jon Rosenthal serves District 135 located in Northwest Harris County. He is 1 of 2 practicing engineers in the House and the only oil and gas technical professional representing Texans. Representative Ro...

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Guest:  Will Roman

At Building Texas we are proud to be Texan, and today's guest is no different. Will Roman is the Founder of Chisos Boots and is "handcrafting damn comfortable cowboy boots and advocating for Texas land conservation.”

Previously Will co-founded a cyrpto company (acquired in 2019) and before that he was born in Austin, raised in Houston, with a stop in San Marcos and at the Univ...

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Guest:  Kyle Biedermann for Texas House

This week’s episode spans elections, redistricting, to small business ownership and the economic future in rural Texas. Kyle Biedermann is a business owner who has previously served in the Texas House of Representatives. We discuss why he is running again, and outline his priorities. Get to know Kyle through his bio and website, kylefortexas.com. Enjoy the episode...

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Have you been to downtown Buda, TX? If you haven’t, make it part of your next trip on IH-35. Escape the frontage road and quickly find yourself in small town, rural Texas. Look around and you will see the Buda EDC is doing big things! Traveling around the State, it is fun to celebrate the personalities building the future of Texas. Jennifer Storm and Shannon Mumley are on a mission! Enjoy hearing about t...

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Michael E. Stewart - has enjoyed a 40+ year career as a successful technology entrepreneur and business innovator, starting his first business (Diff’Rent Spokes – a moped rental business for college students) while still an undergraduate student at Baylor University.  Michael is now the Founder/Chairman of Lucid.ai and Krisis.ai, pioneering integrators of hyper-edge AI technologies, enabling scaled ensem...