D CEO August 2022
Features
Executive Travel
Four Memorable Mexico Destinations to Visit this Fall
Find culinary treats in Cancun, a vibrant local arts scene in Puerto Vallarta, beachside R&R in Playa del Carmen, and cultural excursions in San Miguel de Allende.
Business
Welcome to Dan Hunt’s $1 Billion Soccer Empire
How the professional sports exec came to lead FC Dallas—and chair region’s bid for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Business
Meet the 500: Erin George of Boston Consulting Group
She went to high school with Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, and she started her career in Australia. Read more about the senior partner and managing director of BCG Dallas.
Business
Outside, Texas Aims to Help Dallasites Explore the State’s Beauty
The apparel company is exploding in growth and pointing people toward the outdoors.
Business
What North Texas Business Leaders are Reading Right Now
Area leaders tell us the one book they think everyone should read—and why.
Business
With The Botanical Mix, Shane Friesenhahn creates colorful living art.
The floral designs arrangements for Four Seasons Las Colinas, The Thompson downtown, and more. He eventually hopes to have pop up shops open nationwide.
Business
Meet Risk-Taker and Storyteller Tina Young
It’s no longer enough to work on external marketing, says the Marketwave CEO. Companies need to focus on their internal branding, too.
Travel
Discover Your Optimal Wellbeing at Sensei Lāna‘i
Experience a luxury escape no other at this privately owned Hawaiian island, one of Dallas real estate developer Bill Cawley’s most memorable destinations.
Business
How Island Protects Corporate Data in the Cloud
Co-founders Mike Fey and Dan Amiga’s company already has a $1.3 billion valuation.
Nonprofits
How Corporate Leadership Strategies Are Transforming DFW’s Nonprofit World
Legacy leaders are stepping away from longtime roles, and new CEOs are bringing corporate strategies to DFW’s nonprofit world.
D CEO Awards Programs
Winners Revealed: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards
D CEO and Communities Foundation of Texas honored DFW nonprofits and the companies that support them at The Factory in Deep Ellum.
Business
For Vinli’s Mark Haidar, Failure Was Not an Option
The Lebanon native uses the same drive and ambition that took him out of his home country on a smuggler’s truck to run local tech enterprises.
Travel
Travel Is Back: How DFW Airlines and Hoteliers are Keeping Up With Trends—and Demand
It’s good news for the North Texas economy, which benefits from both an outbound and inbound perspective.
Business
The Healthcare Cost Crunch: Who Is to Blame?
Each sector can claim the others are at fault for tighter margins; the problem is, they are all correct.
Business
C-Suiters Share their Best Business Advice
Chris Crosby of Compass Data Centers, Sue Ansel of Gables Residential, and Shridhar Mittal of Zimperium share the words that have helped shape their careers.
Business
Deloitte’s Dan Berner: How Companies Can Help Create a Sustainable Future
The managing partner says achieving a greener tomorrow isn’t just an aspirational goal, it’s a business imperative.
Business
Entrepreneur Kim Olusanya Gravitates to Bold Colors and All-Out Glam
She says her style is “timeless, polished, feminine, and empowering.”
Business
Hilti Exec Jahida Nadi’s Eventful Birth Story
The power tool giant EVP and general manager entered the world in Pakistan, guided by a homeless midwife, after her parents fled Soviet-occupied Afghanistan.
Business
Cuellar Family: Dallas’ Tex-Mex Pioneers
What started at the Kaufman County Fair in the 1920s is now a worldwide restaurant chain.
