Leading Owls Podcast

About Leading Owls Podcast

The Leading Owls podcast, brought to you by Rice University's Doerr Institute for New Leaders, showcases Rice student, faculty and staff leaders along with leader development professionals and coaches. Each week, we bring you inspiring stories and practical tips from successful student leaders across the Rice campus. Learn about student leadership at Rice University, get tips from current leaders that will help you on your journey, and discover how you can make a real impact on your campus and community. You will hear from presidents, club leaders, social entrepreneurs, and other changemakers on what it takes to be a student leader. Don't miss out on unlocking your full potential as a student leader. Subscribe to the Leading Owls Podcast today for your weekly dose of motivation and leadership insights. New episodes drop every Tuesday!

Publisher

Doerr Institute for New Leaders

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jul 2024

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   From O-Week to Venture Capital: Lessons in Leadership at Rice University

   What does it mean to lead your peers, preserve a strong community, and still make space for change? In this episode of Leading Owls, host Lana sits down with Rice senior Elena, a Wiess College O-Week Coordinator and student leader whose experiences span campus traditions, venture capital, consulting, and mentorship. Alena shares how her own unconventional path to Rice shaped the empathy she brings to leadership and her commitment to making sure others feel seen, understood, and included. She ...

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   You Don't Have to be Loud to be a Leader with Chau College's Inaugural O-Week Coord Samantha

   What happens when you decide to step outside your comfort zone—even when you’re not completely confident you’re ready? In this episode of Leading Owls, host Lana sits down with Samantha, a civil engineering student in Rice University’s Class of 2028 and one of the inaugural O-Week Coordinators for Chao College. Sammy reflects on a challenging transition to Rice, the experiences that helped her begin seeing herself as a leader, and what ultimately gave her the confidence to put herself forward...

3. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Leading the First O-Week at Chao College

   What does it take to create a community that has never existed before? In this episode of the Leading Owls Podcast, we sit down with Abbie, one of the inaugural Chao College O-Week Coordinators at Rice University. Abbie shares what it's like to help build traditions from the ground up, prepare one of the biggest transitions in a student's college journey, and lead without a blueprint. We also discuss: What happens behind the scenes to make O-Week possible The challenges of la...

Who has been a guest on Leading Owls Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Maria
• Saran
• Gary Garrett
• Eman
• Dr Bernie Banks

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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