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On The Building Texas Show, 512Financial founder Bart Davis unpacks the fractional CFO model, his 2-to-4 percent of revenue benchmark, the 'random number generator financial statements' trap, and why AI cannot yet replace a startup CFO.

Mayor Rudy Cruz joins host Justin McKenzie to explain how Socorro, Texas, a border city east of El Paso, is converting fading farmland into a foreign trade zone, courting manufacturers and logistics firms, and preserving 400-year-old adobe missions while its high schoolers graduate with associate's degrees.

The program provides relief funding and trusted support for entrepreneurs impacted by recent flooding across the Texas Hill Country

On The Building Texas Show, host Justin McKenzie interviews Buda EDC CEO Jennifer Storm and Greater Buda Chamber CEO Monica Davidson on how the small city south of Austin built an aerospace and defense cluster in seven months, doubled Chamber membership, and launched a retail incubator in an 1884 train depot.

Texas School Coalition Executive Director Missy Bender joins host Justin McKenzie to explain where the nearly $3 billion Texas schools paid in recapture actually goes, why Austin ISD sent $770 million to the state, and why she stopped calling the system 'Robin Hood.'

NexCourt founder Mark Kundysek joins Justin McKenzie to detail 35 years of sport court construction in DFW, including six mini-pitch futsal courts for the 2026 World Cup, nearly 50 courts for the Dallas Mavericks Foundation, and Nancy Lieberman's Dream Courts.

On The Building Texas Show, Frisco ISD trustee Stephanie Elad tells host Justin McKenzie how a viral school board moment pushed her to run in 2022, why she brought a confidential engagement survey to cut teacher turnover, and how plumbing and HVAC apprenticeships can pay $60K-$70K out of high school.

On The Building Texas Show, host Justin McKenzie interviews John Carona, CEO of Dallas-based Associa and former Texas State Senator, on how a two-person startup became a 24,000-employee global HOA manager, why property values rise faster inside mandatory HOAs, and Associa's push into Spain and Europe.

On the Building Texas Show, host Justin McKenzie interviews Kelli Hull, a former DC government contracting executive opening Monkee's of Fair Oaks Ranch, the 8th Texas franchise of the North Carolina based boutique, on August 20 in Lemon Creek Ranch.

On The Building Texas Show, host Justin McKenzie sits down in Mason, Texas with SimpleEDO.ai founder Katie Milton-Jordan to discuss why volunteer mayors and rural city councils are unprepared for 2027's 'intelligence farming' shift, and how AI is democratizing access to civic tools.