Profiles in Leadership is a chance to look at the next movers and shakers of Fort Worth. The series explores what happens when we expand who is considered a leader, how the city will grow without the “Old Guard” in charge, and how some already have stepped up to make changes in the city.
The background
Paving a new way: Fort Worth looks for successors to Old Guard
A rejected Olympic bid helped lead to one of the most visionary projects Fort Worth has pulled off — Dickies Arena, a $540 million project paid for mostly by private investors led by billionaire Ed Bass. Fort Worth leaders attempted to get the 2012 Olympics in Cowtown, but the city lacked a state-of-the-art arena to…
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A love for literature led Tarrant literacy director to help adults open new doors
Wes Young has always understood the value of reading, thanks in part to his mother. But a deeper meaning of literacy and the impact it can have on a person’s life came much later. As the executive…
Dr. Danika Franks reimagines hospital spaces for healthier patients, providers
Danika Franks said the spaces she worked in as an ER doctor were cold, cramped and sterile. Walking through a corridor in the old Parkland Hospital in Dallas that connected the emergency department to…
From Green River Ordinance rock ’n’ roll to Fort Worth business, Ice remains hot
When Jamey Ice and his bandmates in Green River Ordinance were traveling the country in a van and accompanying trailer, they ran into plenty of problems.
Young Men’s Leadership Academy principal looks to break stereotypes through education
As principal Rodney White walks through the hallways at Young Men’s Leadership Academy in Fort Worth’s historic Stop Six neighborhood, students connect repeatedly with him. White greets some of the young boys ages 12…
Meet Melondy Doddy-Muñoz, who followed her dream to help others achieve theirs
Melondy Doddy-Muñoz works as the senior director of strategy and growth at Tarrant to and Through Partnership, known as T3 – an organization that helps students get accepted into college after high school and…
Finding a new path in the corporate world
David Aspinall found a new life as a corporate leader at a company that helps people with autism find employment.
This couple struggled to start a business. So they created a “one-stop shop” for entrepreneurs, creators
David and Jennifer Pfahlert are working to launch Launchbox Collective, a creative community center and entrepreneurial incubator.
Demery Cox, co-owner of Fort Worth’s Cox Racing Services, teaches through running
Demery Cox has spent most of his life running five to 10 miles a day. He started the sport at an early age: He participated in his first mile-long running event when he was…
Heydenburk takes on bigger role in Fort Worth real estate
Heydenburk takes on bigger role in Fort Worth real estate Joel W. Heydenburk is about six months into his term as chairman of the Real Estate Council of Fort Worth, but he’s still got…
Fort Worth assistant city manager leads through tremendous growth
Dana Burghdoff’s decision to study city planning came down to two simple thoughts: first, as a younger version of herself at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who couldn’t decide what to study; second, as…
Hillwood leader wants to promote Fort Worth as hub for mobility innovation
By the time Ian Kinne was in middle school, he jokes that he was the only one in class who knew what a 20-foot equivalent measurement unit was — a type of measurement for…
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