Part 2 of David Westerfield's extraordinary life takes us to the time after he sold his successful dance competitions, Showbiz Dance and Prime Time Dance. He moved from the most sought after address in Dallas,
the Vendome on Turtle Creek to his Lake House in Cedar Creek Lake, where he found peace and wakes up listening to the birds every day.
Not one to sit still for long he decided to buy a tacky building and before long he and Thomas, David's husband created an upscale boutique WHaus Décor and more that was like nothing that has ever been in the Cedar Creek Lake Area.
The Community embraced them immediately and the boutique was thriving and soon after they built a beautiful garden and gallery where they hold special events, weddings, Baby showers, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties etc.
They found a niche in the market that nobody else had and then bought the adjoining building and built a 5 star restaurant W456.
It is important to note, that David has zero experience in the boutique and restaurant industries, and it is so beyond impressive to see him create enormous success.
He talks about having 7 seating's for Valentine's dinner, which was an experience they will not soon forget.
David and Thomas thrive of the support of their clients, because they bring them so much joy.
Both Thomas and David have a gift to make each and every person feel special, which David believes is the key to success. They compare each other to the Pinky and the Brain. Blush
Thomas is an artist, creating unbelievable displays and David is in charge of all the administrative jobs.
When they first created all those businesses they could not have imagined that the world would be thrown into a pandemic and a lot of wealthy Dallas people migrated to the lake for peace and freedom from Covid 19.
W456 and WHaus provides their guests with the same excellence and high standards they are accustomed to in Dallas.
The restaurant was supposed to open 1 week before the mandated shutdown due to Covid 19. With a hefty payroll and the head Chef of the Hilton Anatole Hotel, David had the brilliant idea to create a take out market menu,
like a grocery store. He says that God gave him those words and he just followed them.
He tells us about one of the most heartful, emotional experiences that he has ever had in his life during this time.
After opening at limited capacity with a mask mandate the restaurant began to thrive and today has a staff of 58 people, just the restaurant alone.
David is proud of the staff as they take such pride in their work. He says that they depend on them to make the experience special and successful.
We talk about Thomas surprise 50th birthday party David produced.
David talks about what an amazing, talented, incredible human being Thomas is and how proud he is of him and that they have figured out how to run a business together, by always encouraging each other.
They do a lot of charity work for the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake because of their love for dogs.
We learn about their new endeavor which is going to be a piano lounge which will add just the right touch. David wants to thank the people of Cedar Creek Lake for believing in them and trusting and supporting them.
David feels blessed to be alive - he is a cancer survivor of 16 years. He is on clinical trials and had to go through chemo last year which was really hard on him. He praises his oncologist Dr. Amy Cripps who gave him permission
to quit, but he never did. He completed his 6 treatments with her amazing guidance. What a fighter he is. He believes in "I GET UP, I SUIT UP, I SHOW UP" He believes it is the best thing you can do every single day.
You would never know that David fights cancer, he isn't the poor me kind of person. What an inspiration he is. He is not going to allow his diagnosis to get the best of him. He says that every day you have a choice to either live or die.
His oncologist gave him the opportunity to live. There are so many people complaining over mundane things, while David is fighting stage 4 cancer and has built 2 incredibly successful businesses. This gives him a reason to live.