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Every Last Word
Dallas Innovates’ signature series capturing what leaders across North Texas are saying — in their own words — about innovation, impact, and what’s next.
Michelle Thomas, executive director of global philanthropy for JPMorgan,Texas and Oklahoma region. [Photo: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: JPMorgan’s Michelle Thomas on Working to Overcome Disparities in Opportunity
by David Seeley | May 8, 2023
Thomas sat down with Dallas Weekly's Jess Washington to talk about a range of issues her company is working on in an effort to overcome disparities in opportunity. They include skills training efforts to help people advance in the labor market; bridging the "wealth divide" by providing access to capital and tech assistance to underserved entrepreneurs; supporting efforts to revitalize underinvested communities that are facing gentrification; and more.
by David Seeley |
May 5, 2023
Quadrant Investment Properties has broken ground on two office buildings in the Dallas Design District, according to the Dallas Morning News' Steve Brown—a five-story building on Riveredge Drive and the 10-story Thirteen Thirty Three on Oak Lawn near Riverfront Boulevard. QIP's Chad Cook says he doesn't want the district "to become another Uptown."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 4, 2023
Julie and Reid Robinson, former owners of the bars Brizo and The Forum in Richardson, are opening something new in the same city: Beyond the Bar, which they call the first alcohol-free "bottle shop" in the Dallas area.
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by David Seeley |
May 3, 2023
Glenn Smith was a junior in college when he got a part-time job as one of 12 employees in the warehouse of an electronics startup in San Diego. Unlike most college juniors, his job lasted longer than a semester—a lot longer. He's now celebrating his 50th anniversary at Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire Hathaway company whose HQ and central hub is in Mansfield, a suburb south of Arlington.
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John Green, co-founder and current CEO of Nada, will transition to COO. [Photo: Nada]
The Last Word: Nada’s John Green on Making the $27T Home Equity Market More Accessible
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 1, 2023
Green is the former leader singer of a punk rock band, who toured the world and put out two albums in his early twenties. But now he's taking the stage in a different way—by leading his startup Nada into the $27 trillion home equity market.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 28, 2023
In February, the Dallas Museum of Art launched a “Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition" for a major expansion that will add flexible gallery spaces, reorganized entrances and circulation, and a reapportioned interior.
The museum received 154 design submissions from all over the world. On Thursday, the DMA announced that it has selected six finalists.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 27, 2023
On Tuesday, the Fort Worth City Council approved an economic development agreement with Sinclair Digital, the smart buildings tech startup that brought The Sinclair—a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel called "the world's first all-digital hotel"—to downtown Fort Worth.
Under the agreement, Sinclair Digital will launch a new corporate R&D and tech center in downtown Fort Worth. According to the Star-Telegram, city tax incentives will enable the hiring of 30 to 40 new employees over the next few months, with programmers included in the new positions.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 26, 2023
Last year, Dallas Innovates introduced you to Preston just after the SMU grad had launched Afloat, an app that lets users send curated gifts from local retailers with same or next-day delivery. Just over a year after launching, Afloat now has 10 employees, 12,000 users, and connections to 70 local business in Dallas and Kansas City, the Dallas Morning News reports—and is looking to raise $3 million in growth funding after earlier raising over $1.5 million.
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The Dallas Museum of Art has acquired "True Westerners for One Strange Hour" by artist Yowshien Kuo from the Dallas Art Fair. [Image: Courtesy of the artist and Luce Gallery]
The Last Word: The DMA’s Anna Katherine Brodbeck on Acquiring 12 Artworks from the Dallas Art Fair
by David Seeley | Apr 21, 2023
The Dallas Museum of Art has scoured the world for works of art to grace its walls and galleries. But Thursday it announced 12 acquisitions it made from its own back yard—this year's Dallas Art Fair, which is open to ticketed attendees today through Sunday, April 23, at the Fashion Industry Gallery in the downtown Dallas Arts District.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 20, 2023
After recently losing her nonprofit's former work space, Small has found a new one in Comerica Bank's near East Grand Avenue. The VWEC will be Comerica Bank's community incubation partner at its new BusinessHQ collaborative space on East R.L. Thornton, offering six small businesses dedicated/private office space, one-on-one cultivation support, and consultations with small business capital providers, as well as exclusive access to a content creation studio.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 19, 2023
To celebrate Dallas Arts Month, the Omni Dallas Hotel is displaying 16 animations by UTD Projection Mapping Lab students on select nights through the end of the April, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 18, 2023
In his 45 years in the restaurant industry, Brezinski has helped create brands like Pei Wei Asian Diner, Velvet Taco, Tin Star, Banh Shop. and, most recently, Bizzy Burger Merchants. Called "the father of Dallas' fast-casual food scene" by D Magazine, he's out with a new book that spills the beans—and the tacos, egg rolls, and more—about everything he's seen along the way.
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T.D. Jakes [Photo: TD Jakes Enterprises. Background: istockphoto]
The Last Word: T.D. Jakes Enterprises Launches Good Soil Movement, Announces First Entrepreneurship Event
by Lance Murray | Apr 14, 2023
Dallas-based T.D. Jakes Enterprises said the event will be held May 3 in Orlando through a partnership with Stand Together Foundation. The daylong event will serve as a platform and clearing house for business leaders, influencers, and aspiring entrepreneurs to inspire and proliferate opportunities for scaled Black entrepreneurs and small businesses in diverse communities.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 13, 2023
Plano-based Alkami—a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions—presented a new concept at its annual Co:lab 2023 conference in Grapevine last week. Drawing a distinction from the FinTech industry, Alkami unveiled its "TechFin" concept: "a technology company that builds financial solutions."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 11, 2023
Earlier his month, it was announced that Ken Hersh will receive the Bush center's prestigious 2023 H. Neil Mallon Award, presented annually to individuals who have “excelled in promoting the international aspects and strengths of North Texas.” But he's become even more known lately for a memoir he just published: "The Fastest Tortoise: Winning in Industries I Knew Nothing About—A Life Spent Figuring It Out."
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 10, 2023
The DMA said a refreshed and expanded campus will enable it to better serve the diverse city of Dallas and will create additional gallery space to accommodate an expanding collection and strengthen the museum's work with its communities.
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