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…
profiles
Entrepreneur’s welcoming space for women fills gap in business community
When 26-year old Britney Duke moved to Fort Worth in September 2021, she quickly found that working remotely from her home could be lonely and boring.As an entrepreneur, the designer behind Solkri Design began looking for a…
Coffee roaster believes coffee can cultivate community in Fort Worth
Justin McLaughlin believes in the power of a cup of coffee. In his mind, it can bring people together to have conversations. “Coffee is like something that, socially, we do a lot as Americans,”…
Native Fort Worth consultant hopes to disrupt industry through alternative methods, approach
Ask Jalyn Gordon what she does for a living, and she will rattle off a list. For example, a mother, a coach, a consultant and a friend. “I’m a lot of things. But my…
You can learn a lot about a city from its ice cream, Melt founder says
Kari Crowe Seher firmly believes that a visit to Melt Ice Cream can help the world. “Someone can come here and have the best five minutes of their day, and that can change their…
Fort Worth consultant wants to build a more welcoming city, guide businesses to success
Victoria Puente-Peters grew up listening to the story of when her grandfather, Victor Puente Sr., came to Fort Worth. When he arrived in the city from Breckenridge, her grandfather didn’t have a place to…
Chick-fil-A drive-thru propels engineer’s landscaping business
Ian MacLean didn’t intend to preside over a landscaping business that would be celebrating two decades in business this year. “God got us through a lot of challenges to get to 20 years,…
Fort Worthian hopes to tackle housing crisis in North Texas through new nonprofit
Cuong Phan came to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee in 1975 and settled in North Texas, where he went on to work as an engineer for Lockheed Martin. Now, his son, Tuan…
Growing affordability: How a housing agency leader aims to provide solutions in Fort Worth
Since arriving at Fort Worth Housing Solutions in 2015, Mary-Margaret Lemons has been busy. As the first general counsel at the agency, she had a lot to learn. That meant reading and listening –…
A career that ‘speaks for itself’: Commercial real estate owner roots her company in collaboration
When Sarah LanCarte first started her career in commercial real estate, she cold called 50 people a day and showed up to industrial sites with flyers. Although she grew up in Fort Worth, she…
Military experience points Fastsigns owner to leadership role
Veterans are 45% more likely to own a small business than those without military experience, according to a study by the Small Business Administration. Jody Lamb, 58, a veteran of service in the Army,…
Fort Worth fashion entrepreneur aims to make industry more ethical, sustainable
When Meghan Farmer told her mother that she wanted to be in the fashion industry, she remembers what she said: If she’s going into the fashion industry, she needs to do something that helps…
Loading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.