The venture investment landscape has shifted significantly in recent years — with the traditional early-stage, growth, and late-stage segments blurring as capital has become more available across the lifecycle and as the timelines for company development have compressed in some sectors while extending in others. Vancouver-based investor Yazan Al Homsi has developed an investment approach […]

Founded more than five decades ago by Matthew Fleeger’s father, Gulf Coast Western LLC has grown from a small Louisiana and Texas oil operation into a company with extraction activity spanning six states. Throughout its history, Gulf Coast Western reviews from clients, investors, and industry observers have consistently described a company whose growth is matched […]

Hart Energy’s 2023 Hall of Fame marked a milestone for Kelcy Warren, the founder and executive chairman of Energy Transfer. Selected as part of the inaugural class tied to Hart Energy’s 50th anniversary, Warren joined a group that included oil and gas executives, pioneering geologists, and finance leaders. The selection underscored a career that has […]

Healthcare technology is one of the most complex and most consequential investment areas in venture capital. The regulatory environment is demanding, the sales cycles are long, and the path from promising product to meaningful market penetration is littered with well-funded companies that failed to navigate the specific challenges of the healthcare sector. Yazan Al Homsi […]

The impact of Grit Marketing on sales careers across Utah extends well beyond the representatives currently working with the company. Thousands of professionals who have spent time at The Grit carry the skills, habits, and mindsets they developed there into subsequent roles across industries—making the company a significant contributor to Utah’s broader professional talent development […]

Financial services is changing at a pace that few incumbent institutions have managed to match effectively. New technologies, evolving client expectations, shifting regulatory frameworks, and the emergence of new asset classes are all reshaping what it means to operate successfully in this sector. Burak Basel has built Basel Holding explicitly to navigate and benefit from […]

The statistics are stark, but the human cost is harder to capture in a dataset. American newsroom employment has fallen by more than half since 2008. Hundreds of local papers have shuttered, leaving vast portions of the country with little or no local coverage. And the forces that caused this collapse are not retreating. Writing […]

Long before Squishmallows made Jazwares a household name, the company’s approach to giving had already been established. Judd Zebersky created Jazwares Cares when the company was founded, building a charitable arm that would grow alongside the business. Over the years, the organization donated millions of toys to children’s hospitals, Title I schools, and nonprofits including […]

Kelcy Warren has distributed tens of millions of dollars across causes ranging from urban parks to cancer research, building a philanthropic record that reflects consistent engagement with community needs rather than one-time generosity. Perhaps the most visible example is Klyde Warren Park in Dallas. Warren’s initial donation of $10 million in 2012 made the park […]

Kelcy Warren, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer, was named to the inaugural Hart Energy Hall of Fame class in 2023, joining a select group of figures whose careers reshaped the American oil and gas industry. Hart Energy, a leading energy media organization, launched the Hall of Fame as part of its 50th […]