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.
Episodes
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 down...
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 unexpec...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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...
Rick shares what it was like to be the 35th employee at t...
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 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...
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...
We talk brand, leadership, and why quality always beats scale, plu...
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