D CEO September 2015
Cover Story
The Virtual Reality of John Carmack
The Dallas video game genius behind “Doom” and “Quake” is back, this time in the nascent VR space. In this exclusive interview, he tells why.
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Features
Business
Why You Need to Know Fehmi Karahan
The president and CEO of the Karahan Cos. is a driving force behind Legacy West
By Karen Nielsen
Beauty
Inside the Dallas Beauty Business
With companies from Mary Kay and Sally Beauty to Jack Black, Big D has become one of the nation’s capitals for personal-care products.
By Holly Haber
Business
Deepwater Contrarian
When Brian Reinsborough started Venari Resources to hunt for oil in the Gulf of Mexico during a moratorium on Gulf drilling, people said he was crazy. They’re not saying that anymore.
By Joseph Guinto
Business
How Pogue Construction Avoided a Disaster in Allen
When the $60 million stadium the company built had to be closed due to multiple defects, CEO Ben Pogue shifted quickly into crisis mode—and set out to save the day.
By Thomas Korosec
Business
Lunch With D CEO: Mary Anne Alhadeff
Th president and CEO of North Texas Public Broadcasting on competing against commercial TV and radio.
Business
Dallas Entrepreneurs Get Juiced
They’re bottling the fruits (and veggies) of their labor and doling them out to the city’s health-conscious.
By Ali Finney
Business
Meet the CEO: Allen West
The former congressman was tapped to become president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis.
By Glenn Hunter
Business
My Passion: Robert Earley
The president and CEO of JPS Health Network is an amateur apiculturist.
By Lauren DeLozier
Business
Auto Review: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
The $2.5 million car is in every way a dream machine.
By Glenn Hunter
Business
How to Avoid Decision Traps
Being conscious of bias—and heeding different points of view—can help companies make better decisions.
By Miguel A. Quinones
Business
How Klyde Warren Park Has Changed Dallas Real Estate
The green space above the highway has driven up values in Uptown and downtown.
Business
The Future of Cars
Driving automation and crowd-sourced data point to remarkable changes for drivers.
By Phil Harvey
Business
Texas vs. California
The competition between the two states for jobs and economic growth isn’t as one-sided as you might think.
By Steve Kaskovich