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title: "614: Brains Meet Beauty"
description: Bard MBA’s Rolena Richardson speaks with Rene for this episode of the Impact Report.
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# [614: Brains Meet Beauty](https://leadthechange.bard.edu/podcast/brains-meet-beauty)

 Written by [René Graham](https://leadthechange.bard.edu/podcast/author/rené-graham) | Jun 1, 2023 2:30:08 PM

A native of Texas, René Graham is a licensed architect and holds a Master in Architecture from Rice University. Before entering the world of product design, beauty-tech, and entrepreneurship founding Renzoe Box, Graham achieved significant and diverse experience in architectural practice and real estate development.

She is the co-founder of LaurelHouse Studio, a boutique architecture practice and design studio based in Bryan, Texas. She is also the co-founder of [BCS Modern](https://bcsml.com/), a real estate development company focused on design-driven community-based development in Downtown Bryan, Texas.

Graham has taught at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. She has received grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, has been featured on national TV, [won the international Good Design Award®](https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/personal-2018/2019/01/10/renzoe-box-2017-2018/), received the [2022 Mayor's Impact Award](https://theeagle.com/news/bcs-modern-wins-annual-downtown-bryan-impact-award/article_609f2944-7a83-11ed-b113-4fed44cf5fc4.html), finalist for [SXSW Pitch](https://austinstartups.com/sxsw-pitch-finalist-renzoe-box-5f7bbe817251), is a [Tory Burch Fellow](https://www.toryburchfoundation.org/resources/acquire-customers/meet-the-2020-toryburchfellows/) & [Ladies Who Launch Fellow](https://www.ladieswholaunch.org/2021-cohort), has raised funding from Andreessen Horowitz, and holds national & international patents & trademarks for Renzoe Box®. She has served as a design critic at Harvard University, SciArc, Syracuse University, Rice University, Texas Tech, Louisiana State, University of Texas, & Texas A&M University.

*Bard MBA’s Rolena Richardson speaks with Rene for this episode of the Impact Report. *

 

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