Making It Your Own, Setting Your Sights High & an Act of Faith w/ Paul Truax ’20

Paul Truax is an undergraduate and master's student at Mays, completing the 5-year professional program in accounting. Paul will receive his undergraduate in accounting and masters in MIS in May 2021. Paul has embraced an entrepreneurial mindset, which he will bring with him to Ernst & Young as an accountant. As an entrepreneur, Paul donated the business he started to Startup Aggieland, Mays Business School’s entrepreneurship incubator open to students across campus. We hope you enjoy the episode and we thank Paul for spending some time with us! Thanks and Gig 'em!  Openning remarks 4:50 Road to Mays + Gateway program 9:05 Starting a custom sock company 13:30 Paul’s Background 19:40 Taking risks as a high school entrepreneur 32:54 Building connections at EY 33:53 Rapid Fire 40:06 MasterCast Top 3 Takeaways   Book Recommendation: 10 Golden Rules of Customer Service - Making people feel like they are somebody