Features Archives - Texas CEO Magazine

Category : Features

The Business of College Athletics: A Conversation with Conference USA

Coaching Features Texas CEO Magazine February 13, 2020

When Judy MacLeod became the third commissioner of Conference USA in 2015, her appointment was historic: She is the first and only female commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision athletics conference. She came to the Dallas-headquartered conference in 2005 after 15 years at the University of Tulsa, including 10 as athletics director. We talked to […]Read More

Features Interviews Leadership

The Bodyguard: A conversation with Mike Ramirez,Personal Protection Expert

Features Interviews Texas CEO Magazine February 6, 2020

In 2020, personal and diplomatic security protection isn’t just for heads of state. Increasingly, businesspeople are enlisting the help and services of professionals like Mike Ramirez, who provide personal and executive security protection in dangerous situations and places, whether at a conference abroad or in a warzone. We asked Ramirez to tell us about his […]Read More

Culture Features

Is Your Employee Wellness Program Working?

Culture Features Dr. Gary Oden February 6, 2020

Employee wellness isn’t just about fitness. Use these six tips to create a holistic wellness program that improves your bottom line, no matter how large or small your firm is. Over thirty years ago, I took a headfirst dive into the world of employee wellness programs. I was working on my PhD in Applied Exercise […]Read More

Features Leadership Management Performance

CEO Succession Research Says Outsider CEOs Generate More Extreme Results

Features Leadership Timothy J. Quigley, PhD. January 27, 2020

When a firm replaces a CEO, everyone involved typically goes through a period of high stress. The board faces a highly consequential decision, the organization faces uncertainty, and the newly appointed CEO faces a fresh challenge—all under the watchful eye of shareholders and the market. One of the most frequently studied factors in CEO succession […]Read More

Features Performance

Designing an Effective Sales Promotion: Lessons from Team Sports Marketing

Features Performance Kirk Wakefield, PhD January 21, 2020

When a fan buys a ticket to a professional sporting event, they have learned to expect some form of promotion. This trend reflects a larger shift in the sports world, as promoters work to make the experience more entertaining rather than relying solely upon team performance to attract fans. Today, promoters are on a continual […]Read More

Features Interviews Leadership Management

Bringing a Renegade Spirit to XFL 2.0

Features Interviews Texas CEO Magazine January 16, 2020

A conversation with Grady Raskin, President of the Dallas Renegades Raskin spoke to us about staffing an office, drafting a football team, and appreciating all that North Texas has to offer. Did you know you wanted a career in sports from an early age? From an early age, sports were my life. Whether I was […]Read More

Culture Features Lifestyle

The Sport of Relocation

Culture Features Ed Curtis January 14, 2020

Anyone doing business in Texas knows that the competitive landscape is changing. Out-of-state-based businesses, from a wide array of industries, are looking to set up shop in Texas. According to the YTexas Relo Tracker, 2018 and 2019 brought over 50 corporate headquarter relocations into the Lone Star State. If you were to include corporate expansions, […]Read More

Features Innovation

Building the Esports Skyscraper

Features Innovation Texas CEO Magazine January 8, 2020

Jason Lake, CEO and founder of Complexity Gaming, on the exponential growth and sky-high future of competitive video gaming Think esports is just a bunch of kids playing video games? Think again. In 2020, competitive video gaming a billion-dollar industry, and Jason Lake of Complexity Gaming is in the vanguard. Complexity, founded in 2003, was […]Read More

Decision Making Features Leadership

Legislative Football, Texas Style

Decision Making Features Craig Casselberry January 6, 2020

There’s an adage in football, now America’s favorite sport (at least if you believe the TV ratings), that winning comes down to the fundamentals. If you block and tackle properly, success will follow. Members of the 86th Texas Legislature certainly did a lot of blocking and tackling. They filed more than 7,300 bills in 2019 […]Read More

Culture Features Resources

Crafting the Blueprint for a Successful Executive Search

Culture Features Wade H. Allen January 3, 2020

Great organizations do not happen by blind luck. Greatness depends on alignment within the organization, from culture to chemistry, from values to purpose, from skills to beliefs. When you embark on a search for a new executive leader, it’s vital to ensure that this internal alignment is already in place. Unless you have proactively built […]Read More