S.2 Episode 5: Jose De Leon - The importance of Engineers and Ethics

Welcome to the fifth Episode of Get Better At Business with host Travis Richards and guest Jose De Leon! Today we are joined by Jose De Leon, President of Venturi Engineers LLC, he shares with us his experience from being a student at Texas A&M, through post graduation employers, and stumbling into this opportunity. We dive into what pushed Jose to form his own business, especially the influence the people around him had on his career. He emphasizes the importance of staying true to yourself and trying to always do the right thing leaving doors open. He shared with us the issues that arose while Venturi was just taking off and how he dealt with these issues. To learn more about Jose De Leon and Venturi Engineers, keep on watching. Do not forget to like and subscribe!

Time Stamps & Show Notes:

(00:00 - 01:22) Introduction/ Jose De Leon

(01:23 - 03:37) Entering into the Wrong Major

(03:38 - 05:00) Life and Changes after Graduation from Texas A&M

(05:01 - 07:01) Unnoticed Perfection and Small Big Mistakes

(07:02 - 09:18) What made him go Build his Own Business?/

(09:19 - 10:38) Having the Right Mentor

(10:39 - 13:15) Entrepreneurial Connections

(13:16 - 15:40) Planting Your Own Seed

(15:41 - 19:39) Leaving Open Doors and Importance of Ethics

(19:40 - 21:35) Expanding the Business into more Divisions

(21:36 - 23:41) Hiring New Employees

(23:42 - 26:44) Value in the Employees

(26:45 - 28:37) Importance of the Sense of Team

(28:39 - 31:21) Being Honest and Providing the Best for Clients

(31:22 - 33:56) What does it take to be an Entrepreneur?

(33:57 - 35:32) Goodbyes/ Outro