Category: Business
Category: Business
Gulf Coast Western’s Partnership Model Stands the Test of Time
Oil and gas exploration is not a business that rewards complacency. Markets shift, wells disappoint, and partners can walk away. Gulf Coast Western has navigated all of it for more than 50 years, and the reason is less about luck than about a deliberate, consistent approach to the way it treats the people who invest…
Judd Zebersky Built Jazwares on Licensed Toys and Strategic Acquisitions
When Judd Zebersky returned from his extended stay inside Chinese toy factories in the late 1990s, he brought back something most toy company founders lack a ground-level understanding of how products get made. That technical knowledge gave Jazwares a different foundation from the start one built on operational awareness rather than pure commercial instinct. The…
Bradley Mundt’s Journey From Tech to Energy Leadership
Not every successful energy entrepreneur comes from the energy industry. Bradley Mundt arrived at PLAN B NET ZERO from a technology background — bringing a product-first, user-experience-focused approach to a sector that has traditionally prioritized infrastructure and regulatory compliance over customer-facing innovation. The technology industry’s lessons are directly applicable to energy retail. Consumer expectations about…
Grit Marketing’s Vision for the Future of Direct Sales
The direct sales industry is evolving. Consumer expectations are changing, digital channels are creating new ways to reach potential customers, and the regulatory and social context for door-to-door sales is shifting in ways that require adaptation. Grit Marketing has been actively thinking about how its model evolves in this changing environment. The firm’s position is…
The Legacy Yazan Al Homsi Is Building in Venture Capital
Investment legacies in venture capital are built through the companies one backs, the founders one develops, and the intellectual contributions one makes to the investment community’s understanding of important technological and market transitions. Yazan Al Homsi is building a legacy on each of these dimensions — through his portfolio of healthcare AI and clean energy…
Burak Basel: The Entrepreneur Bridging Europe and the Middle East
London-based entrepreneur Burak Basel has built a reputation that spans continents and industries. Operating across the United Kingdom, Malta, Lithuania, and the UAE, Basel has developed a rare combination of regulatory savvy, fintech expertise, and cross-cultural business acumen that makes him one of the more distinctive entrepreneurial figures working across European and Gulf markets today.…
What a COVID Commission Tells Us About AI Governance
The parallels between the COVID pandemic and the AI revolution are not obvious at first glance. One was a biological event. The other is a technological transformation. The timelines differ. The decision-makers differ. But John Chachas sees a structural similarity that matters: in both cases, decisions with enormous consequences for ordinary people were made rapidly,…
Justin Fulcher Advises Pentagon on Indo-Pacific Tech Strategy
When Justin Fulcher joined the U.S. Department of Defense as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense in early 2025, he was not there to attend meetings. His work centered on two interlocking problems: how to make the department’s acquisition process faster and more functional, and how to position the United States to keep…
Michael Polk Reveals What Public Companies Cannot Offer Leaders
Michael Polk spent decades mastering the mechanics of large public corporations. He built brands at Kraft Foods, shaped international operations at Unilever, and transformed Newell Brands from a $5 billion company into one valued at more than $15 billion. When he retired in 2019, that record spoke for itself. His return to work in 2020…
How Kelcy Warren Built Energy Transfer Into a National Midstream Leader
When Hart Energy celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 2023 with the launch of its inaugural Hall of Fame, it chose 50 figures whose work had defined the oil and gas sector for half a century. Kelcy Warren, who co-founded Energy Transfer in 1996 and served as its Executive Chairman, was included for building one…