Small Business Opportunities

In this Issue: 

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling - Summer 2026, Virtual Series - Open Access - Registration Now Open!

• Series Runs August 11 to August 27
• Six Sessions on ZOOM
• Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00am - 1:30pm
• This series is offered at NO COST
• Take One, More or All Six
• Session Topics and Presenters
• More about our Presenters
• Celebrating 12 Cohorts and 510 Graduates so far!
• Alumni Testimonials



HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling

Summer 2026 Virtual Series - Open Access Registration

Sign Up Now - Take One, More or All Six Sessions

Houston City College is proud to offer

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling training through the

Glenda and David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship - HCC Northwest.

Houston City College offers six 2.5 hour virtual training sessions based on the Mattress Mack Philosophy of sales practices in collaboration with Jim McIngvale.

Session Topics and Presenters:

1. Aug 11 - The Art of Listening - Landi Spearman
2. Aug 13 - Persistence - Austin Tenette
3. Aug 18 - The Ability to Say No - Jenifer Dale
4. Aug 20 - Building a Book of Business - Karen Sharp
5. Aug 25 - Caring Customer Service - Landi Spearman
6. Aug 27 - What You Learn After You Know It All - Austin Tenette

For more on each session topic, click on this link

https://bit.ly/MMSSVirSum2026

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling has proven popular to a wide range of participants including proposed, startup and existing entrepreneurs, students, sales professionals and persons pursuing a career in sales or seeking to start a career in sales. We have also had entrepreneurial partners, advisors, and leaders and residents from the community attend.

Take One or More or All Six. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those participants who attend all six training sessions. Event Fees: Free to all participants.

For more about the Summer 2026 virtual series and to apply at no cost, click here - https://bit.ly/MMSSVirSum2026

Be sure to click CONFIRM AND CHECKOUT

to submit and complete your registration!

Our Presenters

For more about our Speakers:



https://hcc.idloom.events/MMSSVirtualSummer26/pages/speakers

HCCTV UP TO THE MINUTE

One-Minute

YouTube Shorts Video

about this upcoming series

COURAGE

Benji: "What would you say a participant really possesses after completing the series?"

Austin: "Well, to quote my friends from the Wizard of Oz, I'd say one word, courage....And I say that because people are often times not successful in selling because they have fear...Fear of what to say, how to say it......."

Click here for the rest of this One-Minute YouTube Shorts Video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/rKjhu1MJfHk?feature=share

Celebrating 12 Cohorts and 510 Graduates!

Our August 2026 HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling will be Cohort 13 offered Virtually!

We continue to welcome proposed, startup and existing entrepreneurs, community leaders, employees and students into this exciting series that will make a difference in your communication skills! Learn from our experts!

We thank Jim McIngvale and Gallery Furniture for your dedication to our series and our students!

As of June 2026, we celebrate 510 graduates who are now alumni of the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling!

Alumni Testimonials

For testimonials from these Alumni graduates of the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling, click on the link:

https://hcc.idloom.events/MMSSVirtualSummer26/pages/testimonials1

• Vanessa Grover, Strategic Business Partner - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, August 2024
• David Lee, Founder, True Reflections Media - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, September 2023
• Arneisha Sadler, Founder & CEO, Emeniss Call Center - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, March 2022
• Patty Sobelman, Head of School, Pines Montessori School - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling March 2021
• Adrian Longoria, Director, Mariachi Tradicion de Jalisco - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, September 2023
• Dr. Porscha Jackson, Business Development Manager, Mayor’s Office of Business Opportunity, City of Houston - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, August, 2021
• Crystal Williams-Lister, CEO, Mommy and Me: The Listers - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, September 2023
• Dr. Alan Steinberg, President/CEO, West Houston Association - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling Alumni, August, 2021

About the Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship

HCC Northwest

OUR MISSION: To help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.

We do this by offering workshops, seminars, summits, classes and competitive training and advising, while also providing practical knowledge, resources and connections. We are also known for three Signature Programs: the Annual HCC Business Plan Competition, now in its 18th year; the HCC Small Business Success Series; and the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling. 

Our Center for Entrepreneurship is part of the Houston City College Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives. The Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives was established to build and sustain the Houston business community through effective and relevant educational initiatives to help businesses grow in revenue, personnel and business opportunities. The Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives leads and coordinates all business and entrepreneurial initiatives by providing system-wide support, and leadership to fulfill HCC’s Strategic Agenda to “Cultivate and Entrepreneurial Culture Across the Institution.”

The HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives has been honored with a number of prestigious awards. For more on awards in recent years; https://conta.cc/4nXEyuG

On behalf of all of our entrepreneurial programs and staff, we thank all of the entrepreneurs, partners, sponsors, volunteers, students, and HCC faculty and staff who have contributed to our efforts! Without your support and dedication to our programs, these awards wouldn't have been possible!

Contact our center at c4e@hccs.edu or 713-718-6650