We’ve sorted through our stories from this year and, though it was hard to choose, we selected our top 10 favorite quotes.
We hope these tidbits of wisdom will inspire you to think deeper, encourage you to act, and help you find new perspective as we reflect back and get ready for 2017. Enjoy!
“To be a champion of change, there is no such thing as a comfort zone.”
Hayden Blackburn, assistant director for TECH Fort Worth and former director of IDEA Works FW
“Grit and ingenuity are as Texan as pecan trees and oil wells.”
Minute Menu COO Natalie Clark on why the company choose Dallas
“Like the ocean, my work is a living thing — constantly changing with world events.”
Artist Jeremy McKane
“You cannot control the outcome of any of your endeavors, but you can control your contribution to the process.”
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center co-founder Trey Bowles on advice he would give an 18-year-old version of himself
“I really love the shampoo analogy. If it’s working, rinse, lather, repeat, rinse, lather, repeat.”
John Nosal, director of web development for Advice Interactive, on consistency in SEO strategies
“Capitalism is getting a facelift — for good.”
Suzanne Smith, founder of Social Impact Architects
“The smartphone is the remote control of your life.”
Dr. David Albert, chief medical officer of AliveCor Inc., on the importance of mobile devices in health care
“To affect the change we want to see, we have to acknowledge that there are different systems at play for different people.”
Social Venture Partners Dallas CEO Tony Fleo
“Doing something you’re passionate about has a lot to do not just with being willing to fail, but embodying failure into your life.”
Bottle Rocket’s Calvin Carter on failure in business
“We are at the frontier of knowledge and technology — who knows what lies at the other side of the door?”
Dr. Kaushik De, director of UTA’s Center of Excellence in High Energy Physics
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It's not "Jurassic Park," but it's almost as amazing. Hypergiant founder Ben Lamm is launching a new biosciences and genetics startup—Colossal—with $15 million in private funding. The goal: Use genomics to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth and re-wild it on the Arctic tundra. Lamm's co-founder, Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church, says this "grand vision" could lead to big opportunities in conservation, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and more.
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LinkedIn analyzed 10 emerging U.S. cities it deems best at attracting a growing number of job seekers. Topping the local list in order: AT&T, Lockheed Martin, and American Airlines.
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Galaxy plans to acquire general veterinary practices across Dallas-Fort Worth, build a new surgical and emergency specialty hospital with its own reference lab, and help fight "vet burnout" by addressing why almost half of vets are considering leaving the profession. U.S. expansion is next.
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The University of North Texas' homeland security and emergency management program and health librarianship program placed in the top ten on U.S. News & World Report's rankings. UNT is a pioneer in emergency management education, launching the country's first bachelor’s degree program in 1983. Today, there's never been a greater need for educated disaster professionals, the university says.
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Hire Dynamics is looking to find jobs for local talent in manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, contact center, and office support via a recently established Lewisville office—its second in Texas.
