D CEO December 2013
Cover Story
CEO of the Year: T. Boone Pickens
North Texas business leaders honor the energy magnate’s foresight, consistency, and competitive spirit.
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Features
Publications
Meet the CEO of the Year 2013 Finalists
T. Boone Pickens may have taken the honor this year, but these other executives were just as noteworthy.
By Hilary Lau
Publications
CEO Survey Says: There’s No Place Like Home
Respondents to the 2013 SMU Cox CEO Sentiment Survey are an optimistic lot, in part because their futures are tied to DFW’s relatively robust economy.
Publications
At Haggar, Everything Old is New Again
Under CEO Michael Stitt, Dallas’ iconic clothing company is betting that young men will take to its clothing just like their grandfathers did.
By Thomas Korosec
Publications
Atlas Legal Research: A Passage to India
Rocky Dhir’s Dallas-based firm found success outsourcing its labor to Bangalore. Then everything changed.
Publications
Why You Need to Know Darla Beggs
The president of Abba Staffing and Consulting will soon lead a national organization.
By D Magazine
Publications
Breakfast With: Erol Akdamar
The president of HCA’s North Texas division, formerly Medical City Dallas CEO, talks about his new job.
By Jason Heid
Publications
Meet the CEO: Don Clampitt
The head of Clampitt Paper Co. wants to help you look good.
By Glenn Hunter
Publications
Fiesta Restaurant Group Cooks Up Growth
Longtime industry executive Tim Taft came out of retirement to help the company behind Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical expand east and west.
By Carol Shih
Publications
My Passion: David Pinsel
This California transplant brought stand-up paddleboarding with him to Dallas.
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Auto Review: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
A reinvention of a classic car.
By Bradford Pearson
Publications
It’s Game On For Emmitt Smith Realty
The real estate services market gets a new player, led by industry veterans and a football great.
Publications
Taking the Heat for a Tweet
You’d think that attorneys, more than anyone, would know to avoid social media land mines. Turns out they don’t.
By John G. Browning
Publications
Riding the Winds of the Barnett ‘Shale Gale’
Along with benefiting landowners and modern-day wildcatters, the energy play has created a gusher of business for DFW companies.
By Steve Kaskovich
Publications
Katydid Collection’s Wholesale Successs
Former healthcare worker Katy Messersmith got into fashion on a fluke. Today she runs a nearly-$5 million enterprise.
By Holly Haber
Publications
Cut Costs by Customizing Healthcare
Value-based insurance design focuses on return on investment, and asks employees to take more responsibility. Think carrots, though, not sticks.
By Steve Jacob
Business
Not Just What You Say, But How You Say It
Addison-based Vireo Accent Reduction helps doctors, priests, flight attendants, and even Dallas Mavericks drop their accents and improve communication.
By Bradford Pearson