D CEO October 2017
Cover Story
How a Dallas CEO Made the Standing Desk a Workplace Phenomenon
The unbuttoned style of chief executive Jason McCann propels a million sales of his company’s blockbuster office product.
Features
Business
Thawing Out The Container Store
Can Melissa Reiff reboot the home-organization company without abandoning its legendary culture of conscious capitalism?
Awards
The Finest Corporate Counsels In Dallas For 2017
The winners and finalists in our eighth annual program handle ever-increasing workloads with skill and aplomb.
Business
Dallas-Fort Worth’s Highest-Paid Mid Market CEOs
CEOs saw their total paychecks increase by 8 percent during the last fiscal year, up from a 2 percent hike the year before
Business
Why You Need to Know Joe Beard
His Westdale real estate company is one of the biggest movers in growing Deep Ellum.
Business
Backing George W. Bush
Ties to the former president have paid off for Kenneth Hersh, the leader of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Business
Lunch With D CEO: Dan Doggendorf
The Jack of all trades talks hockey and his multiple roles with the Dallas Stars.
Business
The Dallas Links to an Alleged Gold-Smuggling Scheme
How the Florida operation of a local precious metals conglomerate was allegedly involved in a South American gold-smuggling operation.
Business
Time Traveling at Norma’s Cafe
Ed Murph creates a sense of nostalgia at his five Norma’s Cafe locations by hand-selecting the diners’ antique goods.
Business
Ray Washburne on the Master Plan for Highland Park Village
Memorable comments culled from CEO Spotlight with David Johnson, on 1080 KRLD-AM.
Advice
My Toughest Challenge: Tammy Romo
The executive vice president and chief financial officer of Southwest Airlines talks about the changes the company made after 9/11.
Economy
Taking a Closer Look at Dallas’ Housing Prices
What ZIP codes have seen the biggest increases and decreases in home values since 2000?
Health & Medicine
The Trouble With Visas for Foreign Physicians in North Texas
Strict requirements, long wait times, and a limited number of visas make recruiting foreign physicians tough in a physician-strapped region.
Law
Is the Rocket Docket Crashing?
After a Supreme Court ruling, the Eastern District of Texas has seen a significant drop in the number of patent cases it will handle.
Business
Can Dallas-Fort Worth Become a Meetings Mecca?
North Texas cities are hoping to sustain fast convention center and hotel growth to attract dollars.
Business
Bernard ‘Bud’ Weinstein’s Passion for Jazz
The associate director of SMU’s Maguire Energy Institute on his lifelong love for music.
Business
My Office: Herb Weitzman
The executive chairman of the commercial real estate brokerage Weitzman shows us around his memorabilia-filled workspace.
Publications
My Style: Brooke Hortenstine
The co-founder of Ashlar Projects on her style icons and the necklace she never leaves home without.
Business
My Roots: Tanja Ivandic
The broker at Younger Partners talks about her fraught journey from Yugoslavia to the U.S.
Business
Spend a Day With the CMO of Patrón Spirits
There is no such thing as a typical day for the tequila brand’s chief marketing officer.
Business
What I’ve Learned: Jim Brickman
The CEO of Green Brick Partners on how his career started at a lemonade stand in Illinois.
