CEO's You Should Know - Dallas
CEOs You Should Know DFW is a leadership podcast featuring candid conversations with the executives shaping North Texas and national business. Hosted by Chris Long, Region President of iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth, the show goes beyond titles and headlines to explore the real stories behind today’s most influential leaders. Each episode dives into career journeys, pivotal decisions, leadership philosophy, and the challenges of building brands, teams, and cultures that endure. From founders and CEOs to industry-defining innovators, CEOs You Should Know DFW offers practical insight, perspective, and inspiration for anyone interested in leadership, growth, and the business of influence. New episodes available wherever you get your podcasts.
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October 13, 2026 • 51 mins
Matt Shook named one of JuiceLand’s smoothies “Cosmic Charlie” after a Grateful Dead song, and his own path has been just as unconventional. It runs from moving to Austin for music and Barton Springs Pool to rescuing blenders from an evicted juice bar, starting a business with $15,000 and building JuiceLand into 60 locations across Texas.
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October 13, 2026 • 40 mins
If Jim Mazany's career had a soundtrack, it would open with Prince. His first concert was the Purple Rain tour at Nassau Coliseum. Since then, his path has run from washing dishes on Long Island to culinary school in Hyde Park to leading brands like TGI Fridays, Logan's Roadhouse and Joe's Crab Shack, and now to the CEO role at P.F. Chang's.
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know, iHeartMedia Region President Chris Long sit...
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September 25, 2026 • 41 mins
If Jack White's guitar riff on "Seven Nation Army" needs a walk-up moment, Mitchell Glieber's career already has one. His path runs from carrying Dallas Cowboys players' helmets off the practice field as a kid to captaining the SMU Mustangs through the death penalty years to nine seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and now the presidency of the State Fair of Texas.
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September 11, 2026 • 46 mins
If Tony Scott’s career had a soundtrack, The Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up” would be a pretty fitting choice. His journey has taken him from parks and recreation and an Apple II computer to Microsoft, Disney, VMware, the White House and now the CEO role at Intrusion Inc.
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas-Fort Worth, iHeartMedia DFW & Central Texas Region President Chris Long sits ...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas-Fort Worth, iHeartMedia DFW & Central Texas Region President Chris Long sits ...
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July 10, 2026 • 46 mins
How do you go from studying literature and planning a life in academia to leading one of the most innovative companies in real estate technology?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Janine Steiner Jovanovic, CEO of LeaseLock to explore her unique path from aspiring professor to tech entrepreneur and industry leader.
Janine shares how an unexpect...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Janine Steiner Jovanovic, CEO of LeaseLock to explore her unique path from aspiring professor to tech entrepreneur and industry leader.
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June 30, 2026 • 39 mins
How do you go from serving your community as a Dallas police officer to leading a nonprofit that transforms lives across Texas?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Amanda Hollins, COO of Every Car Can, to explore her remarkable journey from law enforcement to nonprofit leadership and the purpose that drives her work today.
Before diving into her...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Amanda Hollins, COO of Every Car Can, to explore her remarkable journey from law enforcement to nonprofit leadership and the purpose that drives her work today.
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June 17, 2026 • 60 mins
What does it take to build a business from a living room idea into a national marketing powerhouse?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with David Regn, Co-Founder and CEO of Stream Companies and Co-Founder of FullThrottle.AI to share his journey from early entrepreneurship to leading a 500+ employee organization.
David reflects o...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with David Regn, Co-Founder and CEO of Stream Companies and Co-Founder of FullThrottle.AI to share his journey from early entrepreneurship to leading a 500+ employee organization.
David reflects o...
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June 10, 2026 • 41 mins
What happens when a spontaneous decision, a bold idea, and a willingness to take risks turn into a 39-year business?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Michael Monette, Co-Founder of Total Office Solutions, to share the story behind building a company from scratch—starting just days after losing his job.
Michael reflects on his unconventi...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Michael Monette, Co-Founder of Total Office Solutions, to share the story behind building a company from scratch—starting just days after losing his job.
Michael reflects on his unconventi...
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June 3, 2026 • 47 mins
What does it take to turn a passion for sports and construction into a 30+ year business and build more than 10,000 courts along the way?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Mark Kundysek, Founder and President of NexCourt, to share how a passion for sports and construction turned into a 30+ year business.
From launching with a $250 dealer...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Mark Kundysek, Founder and President of NexCourt, to share how a passion for sports and construction turned into a 30+ year business.
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May 27, 2026 • 52 mins
What does it take to stay at the top of radio for over three decades—and build a media company around it?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with the voices behind The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show: Kellie Rasberry, Big Al Mack, and JC Chavez—along with YEA Networks CEO George Laughlin, for a candid and entertaining conversation about longevity, l...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with the voices behind The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show: Kellie Rasberry, Big Al Mack, and JC Chavez—along with YEA Networks CEO George Laughlin, for a candid and entertaining conversation about longevity, l...
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May 20, 2026 • 46 mins
What happens when a worship leader with no business background decides to challenge an entire industry?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Ben Spell, Founder and CEO of Good Ranchers, to explore his unlikely journey from church music ministry to building one of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer meat companies in the country.
Ben shares how...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Ben Spell, Founder and CEO of Good Ranchers, to explore his unlikely journey from church music ministry to building one of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer meat companies in the country.
Ben shares how...
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May 14, 2026 • 51 mins
What if sports predictions were not about betting, but about skill?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Shani Raviv, Founder and CEO of SportsPredict.com, to explore how she is building a new category at the intersection of sports, data, and competition.
Shani shares her unconventional path, from growing up in Israel to serving nearly eight year...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Shani Raviv, Founder and CEO of SportsPredict.com, to explore how she is building a new category at the intersection of sports, data, and competition.
Shani shares her unconventional path, from growing up in Israel to serving nearly eight year...
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May 7, 2026 • 46 mins
What does it take to turn a small, handmade soap shop into one of the fastest‑growing retail franchises in the country?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Enrique Ramirez, CEO of Buff City Soap, to explore the rapid rise of a brand built on fresh ingredients, customer experience, and scalable growth.
Enrique shares how Buff City Soap evolved fr...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Enrique Ramirez, CEO of Buff City Soap, to explore the rapid rise of a brand built on fresh ingredients, customer experience, and scalable growth.
Enrique shares how Buff City Soap evolved fr...
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April 29, 2026 • 48 mins
What does it take to go from cold‑calling with a typewriter to leading some of the most recognizable venues in sports?
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Mark Faber, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway, to explore a career built on persistence, mentorship, and navigating change at the highest levels of sports and entertai...
In this episode of CEOs You Should Know Dallas, iHeartMedia Dallas Market President Chris Long sits down with Mark Faber, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway, to explore a career built on persistence, mentorship, and navigating change at the highest levels of sports and entertai...
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April 22, 2026 • 45 mins
What happens when a real estate developer who built 75 storage facilities teams up with a former race car driver who once competed against A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti? You get Garages of America, one of the most unique and fastest‑growing concepts in the automotive enthusiast world.
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with co‑founders and co‑CEOs Jack Griffin and Fred Gans fo...
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with co‑founders and co‑CEOs Jack Griffin and Fred Gans fo...
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April 17, 2026 • 37 mins
Peter Simek's path to leading one of the world's premier environmental platforms started with poetry, couch surfing in Rome, and tracking down an ecstasy kingpin on a mountaintop in Georgia.
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with the CEO of EarthX for a conversation that moves from investigative journalism to traveling the world with a giant dinosaur puppet for the United Na...
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with the CEO of EarthX for a conversation that moves from investigative journalism to traveling the world with a giant dinosaur puppet for the United Na...
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April 9, 2026 • 54 mins
Rick Welts has one of the most remarkable careers in professional sports history, and it began at age 16 as a ball boy for the Seattle SuperSonics. In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas–Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks for a wide-ranging conversation spanning five decades of basketball, business, and leadership.
Rick shares what it was like to be the 35th employee at t...
Rick shares what it was like to be the 35th employee at t...
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March 25, 2026 • 50 mins
Shannon McLinden was selling crocheted towel holders door to door, trading stickers like a Wall Street broker, and puff painting LL Cool J lyrics onto vases before she ever set foot in a college classroom.
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with the Founder and CEO of FarmHouse Fresh, the McKinney-based natural skincare company that grows its own micro green ingredients on an...
In this episode, iHeartMedia Dallas/Fort Worth Region President Chris Long sits down with the Founder and CEO of FarmHouse Fresh, the McKinney-based natural skincare company that grows its own micro green ingredients on an...
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March 18, 2026 • 44 mins
From Marine Science to Marketing Mogul: Amy Hall's Journey to Agency Ownership
In this episode of Dallas CEOs You Should Know, host Chris Long sits down with Amy Hall, owner of The Barber Shop Marketing, to trace her unconventional path from small-town Tennessee to leading one of Dallas's most respected agencies.
Amy shares how a pivotal moment with a mentor at Coastal Carolina University redirected her fro...
In this episode of Dallas CEOs You Should Know, host Chris Long sits down with Amy Hall, owner of The Barber Shop Marketing, to trace her unconventional path from small-town Tennessee to leading one of Dallas's most respected agencies.
Amy shares how a pivotal moment with a mentor at Coastal Carolina University redirected her fro...
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March 12, 2026 • 44 mins
Here's a publish-ready episode description: Dallas CEOs You Should Know | Tina Posey, CEO of Spinutech In this episode, Chris Long sits down with Tina Posey, CEO of Spinutech, a 25-year independent digital marketing and web agency built on performance, curiosity, and client outcomes.
Tina's path to the corner office wasn't planned. A native Texan and UTA grad who once had her sights set on criminal justice, she stumbled into...
Tina's path to the corner office wasn't planned. A native Texan and UTA grad who once had her sights set on criminal justice, she stumbled into...
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