Rock Solid: Round Rock Business Leaders Podcast

About Rock Solid: Round Rock Business Leaders Podcast

Join host Bryan Eisenberg for candid conversations with Round Rock’s most dynamic entrepreneurs and business leaders. Each week, in bite-sized 20-minute episodes, successful local business owners share their journeys, challenges, and triumphs of building thriving enterprises in our growing Texas community. Rock Solid connects you with the real stories and practical wisdom of Round Rock’s business community. From innovative startups to established companies, each episode offers valuable insights into the vibrant business ecosystem that makes Round Rock unique.

Publisher

Round Rock Studio

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2025

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

99 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   98. Jennifer Hicks | Making Faith-Based Counseling Affordable

   Jennifer Hicks joins Bryan Eisenberg to share the journey behind Streams in the Valley Counseling, a nonprofit, faith-based mental health counseling center in Round Rock. Located in the former parsonage at Palm Valley Lutheran Church near Highway 79, Kalahari, and Dell Diamond, the center was created to provide personal, client-focused counseling with a mission of making care more accessible and affordable. With 28 years of counseling experience, Jennifer discusses her path from studying psychology at Texas Tech and working in counseling centers to launching a nonprofit in 2024 and welcoming clients in January 2025. She explains the need for reduced-fee counseling, the value of faith-based care for clients seeking that connection, support for church workers and ministry families, and the challenges and rewards of building a nonprofit with the help of a volunteer board and community partnerships. Rock Solid is brought to you by host Bryan Eisenberg, a New York Times bestselling author, digital pioneer and co-owner of A Place At Home - North Austin, a Round Rock based home care agency. Bill Combes, owner of a local Round Rock digital marketing agency, No Time for Social. Brent Pierce, owner of Round Rock Studio, empowering local businesses to share their stories with his two podcast sets and state of the art photo studio.

2. 

   28 Oct 2026

   97. Brett Hurt: Why Austin-Round Rock Is Built for Entrepreneurs

   In this episode of Rock Solid, host Bryan Eisenberg sits down with longtime friend and Austin native Brett Hurt, the entrepreneur behind Coremetrics, Bazaarvoice, and data.world. Brett reflects on his family’s roots in Round Rock, what the region was like growing up, and why Austin-Round Rock remains a uniquely authentic place to build a business, raise a family, and connect with a community that lifts people up. Brett shares his perspective on the region’s accelerating tech ecosystem, from SpaceX and deep tech to AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. He also explains how his early programming experiences, his grandfather’s lessons about money, freedom, and health, and his belief that “love conquers fear” shaped his leadership philosophy. The conversation explores building high-performing company cultures, creating businesses where people can thrive, entrepreneurship versus chasing wealth, and themes from Brett’s book, Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Future of Abundance for All. Rock Solid is brought to you by host Bryan Eisenberg, a New York Times bestselling author, digital pioneer and co-owner of A Place At Home - North Austin, a Round Rock based home care agency. Bill Combes, owner of a local Round Rock digital marketing agency, No Time for Social. Brent Pierce, owner of Round Rock Studio, empowering local businesses to share their stories with his two podcast sets and state of the art photo studio.

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   96. Ali Khataw | From Immigrant Entrepreneur to Community Leader

   Bryan Eisenberg sits down with Ali Khataw, CEO of Incoteq Engineering and a Round Rock Chamber board member, to explore his remarkable journey from arriving in the United States alone to building a successful engineering firm that has now been in business for 35 years. Ali shares how his entrepreneurial path, board service, and commitment to the Round Rock and Central Texas business communities are all rooted in one core value: meaningful human connection. Ali also discusses his lifelong passion for photography and how it evolved from photojournalism at the University of Arkansas into humanitarian storytelling around the world. He reflects on documenting transgender communities in Pakistan, photographing artists and faith traditions in Oaxaca, Mexico, and using curiosity, empathy, and probing questions to help people share their authentic stories. The conversation also covers lessons for entrepreneurs on visibility, taking risks, learning from failure, collaborative leadership, and the impact Leadership Austin had on Ali’s approach to building a stronger team and community. Rock Solid is brought to you by host Bryan Eisenberg, a New York Times bestselling author, digital pioneer and co-owner of A Place At Home - North Austin, a Round Rock based home care agency. Bill Combes, owner of a local Round Rock digital marketing agency, No Time for Social. Brent Pierce, owner of Round Rock Studio, empowering local businesses to share their stories with his two podcast sets and state of the art photo studio.

Who has been a guest on Rock Solid: Round Rock Business Leaders Podcast

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

• Jayme Shiarla
• Felicia Reed
• Logan Dunaway
• Maggie Stenson
• Joe Austin

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

40,423

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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