Building Bold Connections
Succeeding in business is all about making connections. The Building Bold Connections podcast engages in conversations with business leaders from all professions who value connections and bold ideas. Each episode explores the creative ways business leaders have solved professional challenges to gain success in their respective fields. Most importantly, we find out what first inspired them to think differently about their approach to identifying solutions. Join host Tyra Burton for this must-listen show for anyone looking to build net worth from their network.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Episode 8: Communicating Value
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
In the season one finale, Michael J. Coles, Co-Founder of the Great American Cookie Company and the namesake of Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business, sits down with host Tyra Burton to share details of his life as an entrepreneur, world-record holding athlete, and an inspiring leader. He provides fascinating insights into the important ways customers have taken the power away from sellers, and how businesses can use that to their advantage.
You can also watch video episodes of Building Bold Connections at the Building Bold Connections YouTube Channel.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Episode 7: Investing in People
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
CPA firm Smith + Howard has regularly been named one of the best places to work in Atlanta. Host Tyra Burton speaks with CEO Sean Taylor – who joined the company 30 years ago as an intern – to find out businesses can do to inspire people to spend their entire careers there. They also touch on how technology and automation is changing the accounting profession. It's episode 7 of Building Bold Connections. Watch the video version on YouTube!
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Episode 6: Women in Fintech
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Audrey Hall, chief product officer for Brightwell and one of the top software product executives of 2022, speaks to host Tyra Burton about how Brightwell uses digital payment technology to help cruise ship workers manage their funds, and how the company embraced innovation when the pandemic brought the cruise industry to a halt. Audrey also talks about how women can succeed in the fast-growing world of digital payments. It's episode 6 of Building Bold Connections.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Episode 5: Pivot on a Dime
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Carmelita Marrow, the director of Communications and Convening for the National Network of Public Health Institutes, speaks with host Tyra Burton on how the COVID-19 pandemic threw the hospitality industry into chaos and how she has leveraged the value of relationships to weather the storm.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Episode 4: The Great Resignation
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Employees are reassessing what they expect to get out of their professional lives, with a greater focus on work-life balance and career trajectory. Troy Felder with McKesson speaks with host Tyra Burton about meeting these changing expectations as well as adapting to other trends in the HR industry. It's episode 4 of Building Bold Connections.
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Life Was ’Life-ing’
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Nicole Anderson, founder and CEO of HER Wine, speaks with host Tyra Burton and shares stories of the adversities she faced along her journey to full-time entrepreneurship. It's episode 3 of Building Bold Connections, "Life was 'Life-ing.'"
Learn more about Nicole and HER Wines at her website: https://www.herwines.com/
Follow her on social media at
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsherwine/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsherwine
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Episode 2: Think Before You Share
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Jake Bulim, a senior cybersecurity analyst with KPMG, a three-time alumnus of Kennesaw State University, and a part-time instructor in KSU's information and security assurance program, shares insights on the cybersecurity business and on how professionals - and you - can learn to better manage cyber threats.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Episode 1: A Path to Sales
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Chase York, Group Sales Account Executive with the Atlanta Falcons, shares his path to sales from a background in sports, while discussing his largest sale and revealing the scariest part of working in the sales profession. It's the first episode of Building Bold Connections, a new podcast from the Coles College of Business about exploring the bold ideas that make business innovation possible.

About Your Host
Tyra Burton is a multiple-award-winning Senior Lecturer at Kennesaw State University, Digital Marketing Consultant, Podcaster, and Author. She teaches on a variety of subjects, including digital marketing, social media, entertainment marketing, and gaming and pop culture.