# Episode 27: Brian McDermott

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Podcast: [McCombs Made](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mccombs-made-6611033)
Published: 2026-03-31T15:36:00+00:00
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## Resource

Brian McDermott, MBA '14, president and COO of Frönen, took all he learned while studying entrepreneurship at McCombs and parlayed it into a number of business ventures. But the most daring and visionary has to be his latest – spearheading the national expansion of the non-dairy frozen dessert brand Frönen, which he and his partner, George Ho, acquired in 2024. Hear how a family medical issue inspired Brian's passion for clean ingredients and how he is using all he learned as a student on the Forty Acres to make them accessible – and delicious – for everyone.

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