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CEO Spotlight — 100 episodes

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Guntram Merl, General Manager, Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas "From Fairways to Festivities: Putting on the Ritz in Las Colinas"

2

Horatio Lonsdale-Hands, Co-Founder Chairman & CEO, Buda Juice (NYSE: BUDA) The Juice Is Worth the Squeeze: Buda Juice’s Big Bet

3

Brian Kilpatrick, President & CEO, Trinity Park Conservancy Building Dallas’ Next Great Gathering Place

4

Hugh A. Johnson, Chairman & Chief Economist, Hugh Johnson Economics "Happy Anniversary to the Bull Market"

5

Wes Jurey Founder & CEO of Redemption Bridge Employers Need Talent. Workers Need Opportunity

6

Daniel Roby, CEO, Austin Street Center Beyond a Bed: Austin Street’s Work to End Homelessness

7

Mark Bollman, Founder, Ball and Buck "A Man Cave with Heirlooms on the Rack"

8

Mehrdad Moayedi, President & CEO, Centurion American Development "A Hall of Fame Career in Real Estate Development"

9

Patrick J O'Hare, Chief Market Analyst, Briefing.com "War, Rates and Elections: What’s Ahead for Wall Street"

10

Dale Petroskey, President, USL Dallas "From Selling Dallas to Building Its Soccer Future"

11

Andrew Levy Founder, Chairman & CEO Avelo Airlines "McKinney’s New Connection: Low Fares, Big Ambitions"

12

Tim Grigsby, CEO of Dallas 24 Hour Club "From Resident to CEO: A Dallas Recovery Story"

13

Pete Lempert, CEO, TRG "The Business Behind Advertising’s Biggest Ideas"

14

Brian Enzler, North Texas Region President, Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE: FITB) "New Signs, New Name: Fifth Third"

15

Taylor Grieger, CEO of Skeleton Crew Adventures

16

Michael Moe, Founder & CEO, GSV (Global Silicon Valley) -Global Mission Summit : "A Global Summit for Ideas That Change the World"

17

Mitchell Gleiber, President , State Fair of Texas "Big Changes Under Big Tex"

18

Chase Rolland, Owner, The Ranch of Bois D'arc "Beyond the Subdivision: Building a Self-Sustaining Texas Community"

19

Dennis Ellis, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of North Texas & Oklahoma "Healthcare’s Crossroads: Costs, Breakthrough Drugs and Access"

20

Tyler Woulfe, CEO, Charles Schwab Bank (NYSE: SCHW) : "Schwab Banks on Fort Worth Entrepreneurs"

21

Drew Gressett, Founder & President, Hat Creek Burger Company "From Food Truck to Texas Burger Empire"

22

Jim Mikula, President & CEO, Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce "From Hill Country Town to World-Class Destination"

23

Jim Bildner, CEO, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation; author, "A Matter of Hope" "How Great Leaders Turn Hope Into Action"

24

Owen Zidar, Author, "Everywhere Millionaire" : Princeton Economist "Beyond Wall Street: America’s - Stealthy Wealthy”

25

Ryan Rogers, CEO, Mary Kay Inc. "Third Generation Reinvents a Six-Decade Beauty Icon"

26

Dan Hunt, President, FC Dallas "A New & Tastier Era at Toyota Stadium"

27

Patrick Carreno, Directory of Aviation, City of Dallas "A Whole Lot of Love: A $2.5 Billion Makeover"

28

Sam L Susser, Chairman & CEO, Susser Bank "Warsh’s Rate Surprise—and South Dallas Growth"

29

Joe Brayton, CEO, Pickler Universe "Pickleball Gets the Country Club Treatment"

30

Albert V Zapanta, Mayor, City of Irving; President & CEO, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce | "Can U.S.–Canada-Mexico Trade Survive the Tariff Wars?"

31

Adam Kalikow, CEO, HelloFresh US "HelloFresh Delivers More Than Dinner"

32

Raymond Howard, Co-Founder, Ziosk "Setting the Table for Restaurant Tech"

33

Richard Chamberlain, Proprietor, Chamberlain's Steak and Fish | DFW Restaurant Week at 30: Chamberlain's at 33

34

Congressman Marc Veasey, US House of Representatives "From Boom to Backlash: The Fight Over Data Centers"

35

Lachlan Perks, Co-Owner, Ghostwood Whiskey " Ghostwood Whiskey Rides Into a Changing Spirits Market"

36

Mike Berry, President, Hillwood Properties & Hillwood Urban "Homes, Hollywood and High Finance — What’s Next at Hillwood"

37

Nicole Gann, President &CEO, Juliette Fowler Communities “When a 134 Year Legacy Becomes a Launchpad”

38

Mike Hoque, CEO, Hoque Global "The Billion-Dollar Transformation of Southern Dallas"

39

Lachlan Perks, Co-Owner, Ghostwood Whiskey " Ghostwood Whiskey Rides Into a Changing Spirits Market"

40

Victoria & Scott Bray, Co-Owners, Curved Angles Studio “Outgrowing the Garage: Curved Angles Scales Up”

41

Acting US Secretary of Labor, Keith Sonderling "Skilling and Re-Skilling American Workers"

42

Brian Heath, CEO, Heath Family Brands (Grape Creek Vineyards) "Wall Street to WIne Country-Heath's Texas Pivot"

43

Gary C Evans, Chairman & CEO, U S Antimony Corporation (NYSE: UAMY) : Washington's Race to Secure America’s Critical Minerals

44

Phil Cobb , Chairman of the Board, McKinney Ave. Transit Authority “From Dixie House to the Dallas Trolley: Phil Cobb’s Ride Through Dallas History”

45

John Ellis, President, Codethink "When Software Can’t Afford to Fail"

46

Joshua Waltzer, CEO, HomeVestors "He Buys Ugly Houses!"

47

Barclay Berdan, FACHE, CEO, Texas Health Resources "From Ebola to COVID: 4 Decades of Leadership"

48

Finally Home: The Dallas Wings Land in Dallas | Greg Bibb, CEO & Managing Partner, Dallas Wings

49

Carlos Vaz, Founder & CEO, CONTI Capital "Too Many Apartments—or a Buying Opportunity?"

50

Dr. Justin H Lonon, Chancellor, Dallas College "A Knowledge District for a New Downtown"

51

Jeff Kesler, Founder, Chairman & CEO , Future Financial Bankshares (Commercial State Bank) "The New Future of Community Banking"

52

Rafael Lizardi, CFO, Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) "Data Centers Put TI in the Chips"

53

Warren Tranquada, President & CEO, AT&T Performing Arts Center- Setting the Stage for Survival

54

Paul Romanowski, CEO, D R Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) | The Nation's Largest Homebuilder Constructing Confidence

55

Bob Jordan, President & CEO, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) "The Higher Cost of Spreading Love"

56

Jeremy and Elizabeth Aune, Co-Owners, BB3 Hospitality (Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream) "Taco Pizza Takes on Texas"

57

Brett Johnson, Dallas Managing Partner, Winston Taylor "AI, Intellectual Property and a Transatlantic Giant"

58

Chris Ott, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Garland “Star Trek Lands in Garland: Mayor Pro Tem Ott on a Galaxy-Wide Celebration”

59

Dr Ashley Barnes, CEO, Lena Pope "Almost a Century of Impacting Another Generation"

60

Fred Gans, Co-Founder, Garages of America “The Garage Is the New Luxury Address”

61

Mark Kundysek, Founder, President & Co-Owner, NexCourt "Building Soccer’s Future, One Pitch at a Time"

62

Bill Adams, Chief U.S. Economist, Fifth Third Commercial Bank ( NYSE: FITB) "Cooling Inflation, Conflicted Fed"

63

Kevin Hail, CEO, National Breast Cancer Foundation "Working to Put Yourself Out of Business"

64

The Scent of Success: Lady Primrose’s next chapter | Michelle Balaz, CEO, Lady Primrose

65

Inside Uptown Dallas’ Next Big Push | Kelem Butts, Executive Director, Uptown

66

Mike Davis, CEO, Neighborly "Neighborly’s Next Chapter in Home Services"

67

Michael Skipworth, President & CEO, Wingstop (Nasdaq: WING) "Wingstop’s Recipe for Global Expansion"

68

Kenneth Cooper MD, MPH, Author & Founder of The Cooper Clinic and Cooper Aerobics Center "The Father of Aerobics and His World Cup Legacy"

69

Matt Valentine, Founder & CEO, Atlético Dallas "Pitch Perfect Merger: Atlético Dallas & Dallas Trinity FC"

70

Chase Idleman, Founder & CEO, Arlow "Caregiving Gets an AI Co-Pilot"

71

Jody Grant, Chairman, Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation (Klyde Warren Park) : “From Freeway to Front Lawn”

72

Gary C Evans, Chairman & CEO, U S Antimony Corp. (NYSE: UAMY) "Antimony: The Critical Mineral America Can’t Afford to Run Short Of"

73

Kunal Patel, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: “Drilling More, Moving Less: America’s Energy Traffic Jam”

74

Luis Gonzalez, CEO, Society of St. Vincent de Paul North Texas "AI in the Rx Lane: St. Vincent Speeds Free Medications to Texans"

75

Michael Morris, P.E, Director of Transportation, NCTCOG "Planes, Trains, Shuttles and Soccer Fans: Moving North Texas for the World Cup"

76

His Excellency Ramzi Maaytah, Jordan Tourism Board "DFW to Amman: FIFA World Cup Connecting Texas to Jordan"

77

Shawn Buck, President, Greater Ft Worth Association of REALTORS® "Builders Pull Back, Fort Worth Remains Resilient"

78

Jim Mazany, CEO, PF Chang's "Menu for P.F. Chang’s: Expansion, Innovation and Execution"

79

An Iconic Brand: Brinks Home's Vision for the Future | William Niles, CEO, Brinks Home

80

Patrick J O'Hare, Chief Market Analyst, briefing.com "New Highs, New Fed, New Risks: Wall Street's Busy Week Ahead"

81

David Craig's Newest Bet on McKinney: Rowlett Station | David Craig, Founder & CEO, Craig International (Craig Ranch, Preston Harbor)

82

French-Inspired, Growth-Focused | John Dillon, CEO, la Madeleine

83

Jenni Stewart, Executive & Artistic Director, Shakespeare "More Than Shakespeare in the Park"

84

Rick Rosenfield, Co-Founder, California Pizza Kitchen : author, "The California Pizza Kitchen Story" "From Prosecuting Mob Bosses to Reinventing Pizza: The CPK Story"

85

Jeff Kitner, President & CEO, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce "From Dead Mall to Destination: Can the Mavericks Transform Valley View?"

86

Not Your Typical Chamber: Turning Business Leaders into Civic Leaders | Julie Strum, CEO, The Metroplex Civic & Business Association (MCBA)

87

John Peters, Co-Founder, Calloway's Nursery : "The Green Thumb Behind a Texas Success Story"

88

Tony Ball, CEO, Entrust "The New Reality: It's Not IF You're Hacked, It's When"

89

Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder & CEO of Integrity : "Downtown: Everybody's Leaving. He's Moving In"

90

Matt Homan, President, Dickies Arena; Trail Drive Management "The Name Is Changing. The Momentum Isn't"

91

Mark Masinter, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Ignite-Rebees : "Making Henderson Avenue the Rodeo Drive of Dallas"

92

Brian Schultz, CEO, LOOK Dine-In Cinemas : "Dinner, a Movie, and a Fight for the Future"

93

Tatyana Zlotsky, CEO, A Place for Mom : “The Silver Tsunami Is Here”

94

Warren J von Eschenbach Ph.D., President, UNT- Dallas : “New Buildings, New Promises, New Pressures, New President”

95

Mike Fey, Co-Founder & CEO, Island : “Dallas’ Island Lands Among AI’s Titans”

96

Brian Enzler, North Texas Region President, Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) : " Is Downtown Dallas Losing Another Trophy Tenant? "

97

Brandon Coleman, CEO, Cotton Patch Cafe : “Keeping Comfort Food Comfortable on the Wallet”

98

Richard Fisher, former CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas : "Kevin Warsh: Walking Into America’s Economic Buzzsaw"

99

Arian Lewis, CEO & Co-Founder, Kiln “Why Coworking Isn’t Dead — It Just Grew Up”

100

Josh Irving, Co-Founder, I & A Agave Spirits (Socorro Tequila) : “How Socorro Avoided the Tequila Hangover”