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San Francisco has world-class art institutions. Keeping them that way requires sustained investment — not just from public budgets, but from individuals who understand what these institutions contribute to the cultural life of a city and choose to support them actively. Vanessa Getty is one of those people. She served as honorary co-chair of the […]
The Hart Energy Hall of Fame ceremony in December 2023 brought together some of the most accomplished figures in the global energy business, but it was Kelcy Warren’s remarks that drew the most attention for their directness. Kelcy Warren, executive chairman of Energy Transfer and one of the Texas energy industry’s most prominent figures, used […]
Most conversations about carbon emissions focus on per capita figures, and for good reason: they capture how efficiently a society uses energy and resources. But Colcom Foundation argues that looking only at per capita numbers obscures a larger and more uncomfortable truth about America’s environmental trajectory. When Efficiency Is Not Enough From 1970 to 2021, […]
Gulf Coast Western has long stood apart in the oil and gas sector, not by avoiding the industry’s pressures but by meeting them head-on. Founded in 1970 by Matthew Fleeger’s father, the Dallas-based company began as a modest operation developing domestic oil and gas reserves in Louisiana and Texas. Over the following decades, it grew […]
Not every accomplished surgeon can point to a single formative moment that connects childhood experience to adult vocation. Dr. Andrew Jacono can. Sitting beside a classmate with a cleft lip and palate on a school bus, he watched her get teased and excluded by other children. After reconstructive surgery changed her appearance, the same classmates […]
Most executives who own agricultural operations treat them as lifestyle assets — pleasant retreats from the pressures of corporate life that don’t demand the same management discipline as a real business. Karl Studer’s 3 String Cattle Ranch is a different kind of operation entirely. Yahoo Finance’s coverage of the 3 String Ranch detailed how Idaho […]
‘Grit’ is not an accident as a company name. Grit Marketing chose it deliberately, building an organizational identity around a concept that psychologists have identified as one of the most powerful predictors of long-term success: the combination of passion and perseverance that enables people to persist toward meaningful goals through difficulty and setback. Research on […]
Sustainable energy investment requires patience that many financial frameworks do not accommodate well. The technology development cycles are long, the capital requirements are substantial, and the path to commercial scale involves regulatory, engineering, and market development challenges that can extend over many years before financial returns materialize. Yazan Al Homsi has engaged with this investment […]
The growth story of Priority Commerce under Thomas Priore’s leadership is one of the more instructive case studies in how a payments company can expand from a focused regional operation to a nationally recognized commerce technology platform. The company’s development has involved organic growth in its core merchant services businesses, strategic expansion into adjacent payment […]
The trajectory of Germany’s energy market points toward a future that looks very much like what PLAN B NET ZERO has been building: digital, renewable, consumer-centric, and integrated into the broader smart home ecosystem. The company has not been following a market trend — it has been anticipating one, positioning itself ahead of the curve […]
