Ben Breed and Amod Daherkar

Amod (A) and Ben (B) recall how they met at the McCombs School of Business through their friends who got a team together to create a pitch for a competition. They describe their company, Gazelle Ecosolutions, which they say aims to create eco-credits through a partnership with cattle ranchers in Botswana.

B explains carbon credits.

A and B talk about the competitions they entered and the awards they won at the Texas Social Innovation Challenge and the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge.

B remembers the morning of pitch event, and they share why their work matters.

A and B talk about learning about environmental science “on the job” through their collaboration with Dr. Meyer and the research being conducted at the Kalahari Science Institute.

B and A reflect on being part of a team that’s made up of young people.

B shares how he came to study accounting at McCombs School of Business.

A discusses how he founded his first company in high school, and why he decided to enroll at McCombs.

A reflects on the interdisciplinary connections he’s made outside of McCombs with the greater University of Texas at Austin network.