Bob Rowling and Ray Nixon Bob Rowling and Ray Nixon bring a treasure-trove of life, faith and business experience to the Toolbox table in November. Bob is Co-Founder and CEO of TRT Holdings. Among the subsidiary companies which TRT controls are Omni Hotels & Resorts and Origins Behavioral Health Care. Ray, currently the Chairman...
Singer-Songwriter and Texas music legend Cory Morrow Cory Morrow’s music is something of a self-described life-story capturing many of the highs and lows, and twists and turns that come with real life. Maybe that’s why so many people view his “beautifully and uncomfortably transparent” music as a kind of soundtrack for their lives. Cory will...
Bob Beaudine Bob Beaudine is the President and CEO of Eastman & Beaudine. He is one of the nation's most respected search executives having conducted 100's of searches for Fortune 500 companies, entertainment entities, professional sports organizations, non-profits, olympic bodies, and universities, among many others. Sports Illustrated named Bob the “top front-office matchmaker in sports”...
Mark Gibson and Joe B. Thornton CEO and President, Americas Capital Markets, JLL "Business, Partnership, Life and Leadership" Before assuming their current roles with JLL Capital Markets, Americas, Mark and Jody were founding partners of HFF LP, having joined HFF’s predecessor firm, Holliday Fenoglio, & Company, in 1984. Both Mark and Jody became Directors/Vice Chairmen...
Kelly Shackelford, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Liberty Institute Kelly J. Shackelford, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Liberty Institute, is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate and has won numerous landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases, including...
Dary Stone, President and CEO, R.D. Stone Interests There is nothing like the voice of experience in life and leadership and Dary Stone brings a wealth of both to the Toolbox table. He served on the staff of both President Ronald Reagan and Texas Governor Bill Clements. Dary has also provided leadership in the commercial real...
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West Houston
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Downtown
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Pat is currently Senior Vice President of Teamalytics (business division of the Flippen Group) and a college baseball color analyst for Fox Sports. Prior to that he spent 11 years working in the financial services industry with Morgan Stanley and 8 seasons playing professional baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and MIllwauke Brewers. He was a member of the 1988 gold medal Olympic team and is the author of a soon to be released “More Than the Score” (October 2020). He and his wife Christina have raised three sons.
Jeff Thomas is the Founder/CEO of Archetype Wealth Partners and author of Trading Up: Moving from Success to Significance on Wall Street. After 25 years of working for the biggest names on Wall Street, Jeff and his team concluded that they could only pursue their vision by starting their own firm in 2017. Jeff and his wife Dolly are also well invested in the community, serving with a variety of non-profit organizations, ministries and foundations.
David Cook is a top sports psychology consultant, speaker, business consultant, and best-selling author on the mental advantage. He has coached world champions and MVP’s in the NBA, National Champions in the NCAA and has worked with hundreds of elite athletes from the PGA, NFL, and MLB using his principles of focus, passion, and mental toughness.
Les Csorba is a Partner with Heidrick and Struggles in Houston. Prior to that, Les served in the White House as a special assistant to the President of the United States for presidential personnel during the George H.W. Bush Administration. He also serves on the Board of Yellowstone Academy, and is the author of Trust: The One Thing that Makes or Breaks a Leader.
Terry Looper is the Founder, President and CEO of Texon LP. His passion is to mentor fellow business and nonprofit leaders. Terry is also deeply involved in the community, serves numerous non-profit organizations, and is the author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will.