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Enrique Ramirez, CEO of Buff City Soap [Photo: Buff City Soap]
Buff City Soap Promotes President/CFO to Replace Retiring CEO
by Lance Murray | Jun 3, 2025
Enrique Ramirez—a former longtime Pizza Hut executive—joined Buff City Soap in March 2022. The company said he's been instrumental in leading the continued growth of the brand through his role as president and CFO while serving alongside Dorvin Lively and the board of directors.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 25, 2024
Since joining the middle-market private equity firm in 2022, James Kay has been a driving force behind Crux Capital's growth and value creation efforts, playing a pivotal role in sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities, the firm said.
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![Kale Kolbe, left, joins Crux Capital as a senior associate and Christopher Herrod is an Analyst for the firm. [Photo: Crux Capital]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Crux-Capital-kale-kolbe-chirstopher-herrod-360x203.jpg)
Crux Capital Expands Investment Team After a ‘Killer Year,’ Boosting Consumer and Services Expertise
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 4, 2024
With the hires of Kale Kolbe as senior associate and Christopher Herrod as analyst, the Dallas-based private equity firm aims to boost its core focus on consumer and services sectors while driving accelerated growth in its portfolio companies.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 9, 2023
Dorvin Lively has been named chief executive officer of Dallas-headquartered Buff City Soap, a plant-based home and personal care brand franchise.
“We’re incredibly excited to welcome Dorvin as our new CEO of Buff City Soap....
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Craig Kessler COO of the PGA of America [Photo: PGA]
PGA of America Taps Former Topgolf Exec as its New Chief Operations Officer
by Lance Murray | Feb 9, 2023
Kessler brings experience in "off-course golf" to the PGA from his years as COO of Dallas-based Topgolf. That's important, PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh says: "For the first time in history there are now more off-course golfers than on-course, so his track record of innovation and growth has never been more relevant or welcome." Kessler most recently served as CEO of Dallas' Buff City Soap.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 17, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 4, 2021
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, BBG, and Buff City Soap all tapped new senior leaders this week.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 30, 2021
Kessler helped Topgolf triple in size to nearly $1 billion in revenue, growing its venues from 25 to 70. Now he's bringing his track record of experiential innovation and franchise-building to the world of plant-based personal care.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
