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Adam Hodges

Perimeter Medical Imaging Appoints MedTech Executive as VP of Sales and Marketing

by | Sep 8, 2023

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Inc. has appointed veteran medtech sales executive Adam Hodges as vice president, sales and marketing. Perimeter is based in both Dallas and Toronto.

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI aims to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address areas of high unmet medical need.

“I am excited to welcome Adam to the Perimeter team as our senior leader responsible for the strategy and execution of our sales-related goals....

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Pickleball and Golf Simulator Entertainment Venues Are Coming to Frisco Station
by | Sep 8, 2023
Frisco Station is getting its first-ever entertainment venues in a one-two zeitgeist punch. Pickle and Social, a pickleball destination with "world-class" indoor and outdoor courts, will be paired with Fairway Social, a "one-of-a-kind experience" with simulators that feature 130 golf courses and 10 other sports for guests of all ages.
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Three North Texas Early-Stage Companies Make Top 100 List for Shaping Workplace Culture
by | Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based Will Reed—an executive search firm that exclusively serves seed through Series C startups—is out with its annual Top 100 list of early-stage companies that are shaping the future of workplace culture in 2023. See the three North Texas companies that made the list—by being ""at the forefront of curating thoughtful, caring, and innovative cultures."
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Trintech Announces C-Suite Moves to Fuel Strategic Growth
by | Sep 7, 2023
Following the acquisition of Fiserv's Reconciliation Business, Trintech CEO Darren Heffernan says the company's focus is on scaling. The company's strategic leadership shifts are aimed at bolstering growth and enhancing its approach to financial process innovation
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The Picklr Is Bringing 6 Indoor Pickleball Clubs to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin

by | Sep 7, 2023
If you live in North Texas and aren't into pickleball, you're in a bit of a pickle—because the hot new sport just keeps on rolling in. Now Utah-based The Picklr, an operator of 7 indoor pickleball facilities in Utah and Colorado, has announced a major national expansion including 80 new facilities and 13 new franchisees—and some of them will be paddling into Dallas-Fort Worth.
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‘Intelligent, Interactive, Individualized’: Former Gold’s Gym and Kwest App CEOs Unveil AI-Driven Smart Fitness Studio
by | Sep 7, 2023
Dallas-based Lumin Fitness—after four years of R&D focused on hyperpersonalized, gamified workouts—is opening its prototype studio to the public. Now co-founders Brandon Bean and Omeed Shams are eying franchise partnerships to expand their category-opening concept that leverages tech and innovation to 'make fitness fun.'
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Dallas Startup Week 2023: Where Big Names and Big Ideas Power North Texas Entrepreneurs
by | Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
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COO Jake Rome (left) and CEO Josh Ernst are co-founders of Backflip. [Photo: Backflip]

Meet Your AI Assistant: Backflip Launches AI-Powered Property Sourcing to Help Real Estate Investors Find the Best Deals

by | Aug 31, 2023

Dallas-based Backflip, an all-in-one real estate and fintech platform for fix-and-flip investors, has launched My Leads, an AI-enabled property sourcing feature that leverages artificial intelligence to act as a deal analysis assistant.

It detects, parses, and comps while alerting users automatically to the most attractive potential investment properties available to them, whether the properties are on-market or off-market....

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Kanarys Inc. Appoints Google’s Chief Diversity Officer to Its Board of Directors
by | Aug 30, 2023
"Since data is crucial for maintaining ongoing DEIB initiatives and dedication, Kanarys leads the way in establishing quantifiable DEIB strategies, thanks to its data-centric methodology aimed at creating a fairer future for all work settings," says Google CDO and Kanary's Board Member Melonie Parker.
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Dottid AI ‘Assistant’ for Commercial Real Estate Operations to Debut at CREtech
by | Aug 29, 2023
The firm said that the first version of Dottid AI is designed to seamlessly integrate into the daily operations of CRE teams. The feature will roll out to all Dottid users in the fall.
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AgileThought CEO Manuel Senderos [Photo: File Photo/AgileThought]

North Texas IT Services Firm AgileThought Files Chapter 11, Plans To Go Private

by | Aug 28, 2023
Irving-based AgileThought, which went public in 2021 in a SPAC merger, is a global provider of digital transformation services and next-generation technology solutions. The company said its deal to go private involves roughly $22 million in new-money financing from Blue Torch Finance, subject to court approval.
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Frisco Cost-Management Tech Platform Valify Makes C-Suite Moves
by | Aug 28, 2023

Frisco-based Valify announced the appointments of two key C-suite executives to the cost-management technology platform’s leadership team.

The company, which specializes in the classification and benchmarking of non-labor expenditures for healthcare providers, announced that Jessica Burns assumes the role of chief operating officer for Valify and Valify Solutions Group, an innovative group purchasing model tailored exclusively to hospital purchased services....

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‘TechFin’ Alkami Launches Engagement AI Predictive Model for Financial Services
by | Aug 28, 2023

Plano-based fintech Alkami Technology Inc. has launched a first-of-its kind Engagement AI Model via its AI Predictive Modeling solution that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Alkami’s proprietary Key Lifestyle Indicators....

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Gamestop Co-Founder Gary Kusin to Headline DEC Network Mentorship Awards at Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 27, 2023
The Dallas-based serial entrepreneur and business exec will share his take on the impact of mentorship at the awards event in September. His storied career, which includes a successful turnaround of Kinkos and its sale to FedEx, spans retail and gaming to cosmetics and private equity.

Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
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