Crushing It
Crushing It is a talk show dedicated to inspiring students to take a leap of faith and pursue their passions by showcasing other students who are doing exactly that.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Rajya Alturi and Clio Harralson have one of the more fashionable entrepreneurial stories. After experiencing decision paralysis on “what to wear” to different themed parties, they founded Swayy – a premiere online platform that curates apparel and items for themed events, to one location. In the past year, they were accepted into the Red Bull Launch Institute program and were invited to pitch at Disrupt SF – hosted by TechCrunch.
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Amin Bahari and former UT linebacker Timothy Timbo Cole have one of the sweetest entrepreneurial stories. Literally. After being frustrated with the high fat and sugar sweets provide, Amin Bahari, Amir Bahari, Timothy Timbo Cole, and Caleb Bluiett founded Elite Sweets. Several months later they produced the Elite Donut which landed them the WeWork creator award and helped raise over $180,000 for their startup.
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Kush Singh is the co-founder and CEO of Hitch - a company that’s working to transform intercity travel. In the past year he has helped Hitch raise over $200,000 in funding and is one of Austin Ino’s top 25 under 25 rising entrepreneurs.
Singh reveals what it really feels like to be an entrepreneur in a world where entrepreneurship is glorified and deemed as “cool.” He discusses what running an innovative startup feels like and the mentality needed to succeed.
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Blake Takushi is currently a sophomore studying advertising at the University of Texas at Austin and considers himself a creative problem solver in regards to filmmaking.
He first picked up a camera in 2016 and has already been contracted by companies by the likes of @mvmt , @bumble , @lyft , and @inkbox to name a few. To top it all off he is also the founder of his own media company BTAK films.
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Ariea Bastami's rap career began when he was 11, but it didn't really take off until last Fall. After his sports-themed rap videos started going viral, he gained around 10.5k followers on Twitter and has been on an upward trajectory ever since..On Episode 1 of “Crushing It,” he goes in depth on what it’s been like for him this past year and advises many aspiring artists on how they too can be discovered like he has.