Texas McCombs Presents: The Soul of Business: Leading with Impact and an Entrepreneurial Mindset

A Conversation with Brett A. Hurt and Dean Mills (May 26, 2022)

As part of the Texas McCombs Presents series, Dean Lillian Mills and Brett A. Hurt ’94, CEO of data.world, discussed leading in uncertain times, Austin’s evolution as an innovation hub, diversity in the workplace, supporting female entrepreneurship through Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute, and more.

You can watch the webinar recording here.

Read more about Brett’s book, The Entrepreneur’s Essentials, here.

Read his feature in the McCombs Magazine here.

Brett A. Hurt is the CEO and Co-founder of data.world, the enterprise data catalog for the modern data stack. data.world’s cloud-native SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform combines a consumer-grade user experience with a powerful knowledge graph to deliver enhanced data discovery, agile data governance, and actionable insights. data.world is a Certified B Corporation® and public benefit corporation and home to the world’s largest collaborative open data community with more than 1.6 million members, including 90% of the Fortune 500.  The company has 48+ patents and has been named one of Austin’s Best Places to Work six years in a row.  Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments (HFI), alongside his wife, Debra. HFI is involved in 125 startups, 40 VC funds, and multiple philanthropic endeavors. 

Brett co-founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO, through its IPO, follow-on offering, and two acquisitions.  Bazaarvoice became the largest public SaaS (Software as a Service) business in social commerce and was named by the WSJ as one of the top IPOs of 2012 after becoming a unicorn.  Brett also founded and led Coremetrics, which was rated the #1 Web analytics solution by Forrester Research and, like Bazaarvoice, expanded into a global company and leader.  Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010 for around $300 million.