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Paul Allen, shown here giving his son a piggyback ride, built his new family office and venture platform on the belief that when people thrive, business does too. [Photo: Courtesy Ashla]
The Last Word: Embark Founder on Building Family Office and Venture Platform Ashla as a ‘Flywheel for Good’
by Quincy Preston | Dec 11, 2025
Paul Allen’s Ashla platform has already backed Dallas ventures including Mother, a modern plumbing company, and Stonethrow, a private family club founded by Nick Clark and Dawson Williams.
by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 10, 2025
Paul Allen—known for founding the Dallas-based financial consulting and advisory firm Embark on a "Happy Works" philosophy—is now extending that people-first principle to Ashla, a platform that builds and invests in companies designed to make work, community, and innovation "more human."
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 26, 2025
The veteran leader and former World Bank board member succeeds Clancy Fossum, who plans to exit the role at the end of the quarter. Embark has grown rapidly in recent years, the company said, scaling tenfold over the last four years alone.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 23, 2024
From its 17 offices across the U.S., business consulting firm Embark aims to shake up a "tired" $300 billion industry by replacing the reigning "rise-and-grind culture" with a focus on happiness. With an ad in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal and mini-coffins on the way to CFOs nationwide, the firm is looking to kill it—in more ways than one.
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Left to right: Independent Board Members Whitney Johnson, Kim O’Connor, and Matt Sharrers; Executive Board Members Paul Allen and Clancy Fossum
Dallas Business Advisory Firm Embark Announces New Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Nov 10, 2023
Embark said its five new board appointments reinforce its commitment to deliver value and experience across the organization and will complement the existing executive team.
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