D CEO January-February 2019

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Business
Meet the Powerful Women Leaders at JPMorgan
A triumvirate has spearheaded several acquisitions and instituted a forward-thinking culture in DFW.
By Jeff Bounds

Business
John Carona’s Steady Climb to $1 Billion
He founded Associa 40 years ago with a few thousand bucks. He’s built it into a property management giant.
By Max Baker

Business
The Pros and Pitfalls of Cybersecurity Insurance
Insurers are getting more comfortable writing policies for Dallas’ ever-vulnerable business world. But is it worth it?
By Jeff Bounds

Business
Meet the Branding Wiz Behind the College Football Playoff
As Clemson and Alabama ready for kickoff, we talk with Gina Lehe, senior director for the Irving-based CFP.

Business
Catching Up with Bioworld’s Elusive CEO, Raj Malik
The merchandiser has sold licensed goods for everyone from Limp Bizkit to Disney.
By Alice Zhang

Automotive
Sitting Down with New DealerSocket CEO Sejal Pietrzak
She discusses how she’s leading disruption in the automobile sales industry.

Business
How GeoForce Brings Order To Chaos in the Oil Fields
The company’s “track-and-trace” platform connects field assets in 70 countries.
By Jennifer Warren

Business
The Winners of D CEO’s 2019 CIO and CTO Awards
As tech continues to play a pivotal role at North Texas companies, these executives are standing out.
By D CEO

Business
My Toughest Challenge: Gurvendra Suri
The founder of The Suri Group takes on the difficult task of keeping and retaining talent.

Business
Dallas’ Sam’s Club Now Ushers in an Era Fraught With Privacy Concerns
Walmart put the first of the futuristic stores in Dallas, on Greenville. It serves as the testing grounds for a new cashierless future.
By Steve Thomas

Health & Medicine
From North Texas, a Low-Tech Fertility Solution Goes Viral
How a local clinic is expanding access to IVF, the natural way.
By Will Maddox

Business
Dallas Is Capitalizing on Digital Retail
The city’s reputation for shopping is legendary. Its growing prominence in e-commerce could surpass it.

Personalities
Why a Nanotech Company CEO Has a Thing for the Didgeridoo
Zyvex Labs founder and CEO Jim Von Ehr first picked up the instrument in Australia.
By Nusaiba Mizan

Personalities
My Office: Don Godwin
The storied trial attorney and Godwin Bowman CEO shows us around his office in Renaissance Tower.

Personalities
My Style: Michael Pratt, CEO of Panamplify and Digital Dallas
The startup leader rocks Stan Smiths and shops at Bonobos.
By D CEO

My Roots
My Roots: Luraco Technologies CTO Kevin Le
Long before they became successful business executives, Le and his brother were visiting their dad in a Vietnamese prison camp.

Business
Meet the Dallas 500: Tyler Cooper
The Cooper Aerobics CEO discusses motivational tactics and the time he got dissed by the president.
By D CEO

Energy Industry
Texas Is Harnessing the Power of Wind
Businesses are bellowing the benefits of alternative energy sources.
By Thomas Korosec