Texas CEO Insider

CEO Insider host Sandy McIlree talks with Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW Interactive. Hugh discusses the growth of SXSW, how Austin is a perfect fit for SXSW and how SXSW has become a hotspot for politicians.

CEO Insider host Sandy McIlree talks with Alyce Alston, CEO of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC). Alyce has consistently led small-to-medium businesses, and divisions of large corporations to record profits. Alyce is also an innovator having launched products and businesses since 2000.

In this episode Sandy McIlree talks with Nancy Richardson, CEO of SAS Shoes. Nancy shares the story of how SAS Shoes started over 40 years ago, her thoughts on brick and mortar retail as well as the company's strategy for online retail.

Sandy McIlree talks with Amber Allen, the founder, CEO and chief strategist at Double A Labs. Double A is global marketing agency hyper-focused on innovation in three verticals: gaming, technology and entertainment. Amber and her team at Double A have masterminded more than 1000 immersive experiences, connected hundreds of companies and produced some of the world's most popular activations at the Super Bowl, South by Southwest and San Diego Comic Con.

In this episode CEO Insider host Sandy McIlree talks with Amy Madison, executive director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. Amy tells us how Pflugerville has become the third fastest growing community in the country and is a hotbed for 3D printing.

CEO Insider host Sandy McIlree talks with Caroline Valentine, president of Austin-based ValentineHR. Founded in 2004, ValentineHR serves over 300 businesses throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia.

In this episode Sandy talks with Greater Houston Partnership president and CEO, Bob Harvey. Discussion is focused on the rapid growth of Houston and the Partnership's focus on attracting workforce talent.

In this episode host Sandy McIlree talks with Bill Sandbrook, CEO of U.S. Concrete. Bill discusses the challenges involved in building the one million square foot Toyota headquarters in Plano and how autonomous cars could be a major disruptor for the good in the concrete business.

On today's episode, host Sandy McIlree talks with Dr. Ray Perryman, CEO of Waco-based, economic research firm The Perryman Group. Dr. Perryman has helped recruit corporations to Texas, resolved billion dollar legal issues and revamped public policy through economic impact studies. Texas Monthly magazine proclaimed Dr. Perryman as the most quoted man in Texas.

In this episode host Sandy McIlree talks with UNT Dallas President Bob Mong. Prior to UNT Dallas, Bob was the Editor-In-Chief of the Dallas Morning News. While at Dallas Morning News, he helped the paper win 9 Pulitzer Prizes. Bob discusses the future of journalism and the mission of UNT Dallas.