Whitley Penn Talks

About Whitley Penn Talks

Behind every business challenge and opportunity is a conversation worth having. Whitley Penn Talks brings together business leaders, industry professionals, and Whitley Penn advisors to discuss the trends, changes, and ideas impacting people and organizations today. Join us for fireside chat style conversations where guests share their authentic experiences and insights to help with your common paint points, regardless of industry. Subscribe for powerful takes on topics including: Business growth and entrepreneurship Cybersecurity and risk management Personal tax planning and economic trends Legacy planning and wealth management Industry best practices spanning a myriad of industries, from the evolving Energy landscape to the nuanced challenges around Healthcare practice optimization Special micro-series like WP Cares, focused on spotlighting Texas nonprofits, and A Crude Bit of Humor, which brings you the latest trends specifically from the oil & gas sector (along with some witty banter) Whether you're an entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, Healthcare professional, family office, mineral owner, an individual seeking tax strategy and generational wealth insights or just tuning in to learn, each episode delivers practical insights and real-world perspectives to help you stay informed, think strategically, and make confident decisions. Follow or subscribe to Whitley Penn Talks and stay connected to the conversations driving business forward. DISCLAIMER: This podcast and related materials are designed only to provide general information regarding the subject matter discussed during this podcast. The statutes, authorities, and other laws cited in this podcast are subject to change. This podcast and related materials are not intended to provide tax, accounting, legal, or other professional advice to any specific person or entity. Any advice or opinion regarding the application of the subject matter for a specific person or entity should be provided by a competent professional advisor based on an application of the appropriate law and authorities to the facts and circumstances applicable to that person or entity.

Publisher

Whitley Penn

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jun 2019

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 190 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building a Legacy: How One Family Turned Loss into Purpose

   Charles Smith shares how his family transformed grief into purpose by establishing the Collin E. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, honoring his son's legacy.

2. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Whitley Penn Talks: A Professional Hacker Reveals How Easy It Is to Compromise Businesses

   Host Kendall Neukomm and Buffie Campbell interview Donovan Farrow, Founder and CEO of Alias Cybersecurity, about the surprising ease of physical and social engineering business compromises.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Whitley Penn Talks: How the Texas Hill Country Is Rebuilding After Tragedy

   Emily Landry discusses the resilience and rebuilding efforts in the Texas Hill Country following devastating floods.

Inside a recent episode

Building a Legacy: How One Family Turned Loss into Purpose

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And yeah, it's hard to, it's hard to even talk about without, without just getting, getting emotional and thinking about the life that he could have had, um, else if, if he was still alive and where he would be. Um, but that was the kind of creation of, of this scholarship fund was after his death. Um, after his death, we made it a point that we wanted to do something, uh, to honor him. And because of his passion in welding, I mean, he was, um, only a sophomore at the time that he passed away. And yet he had gotten into the competition welding team at Pearland High School after being there only a very short time. […]

Who has been a guest on Whitley Penn Talks

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

• Charles Smith
• Donovan Farrow
• Chris LaTurno
• Julie Woodard
• Deren Boyd

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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

Quality

93

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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