Growing up in South Texas, son of hay farmers
Family’s deep roots in Texas and service-oriented background
Austin Fowler is the Founder and CEO of Stairway Invest.
Stela is the founder and chief executive re-framer of Reframe.Work.
She is also the program director, strategic workforce planning and HR Be Peace Council at the Conference Board and facilitates conversations with Fortune 500 corporation members on building new global workforce strategies.
Alex is the founder of Prevail Consultants, offering strategic guidance as a trusted advisor and fractional executive for companies and entrepreneurial owners alike.
David Belt is the Co-Founder and CEO at Newlab, a hardware-focused startup accelerator in Brooklyn, New York.
Derrick Van Mell’s journey from project consultant to strategic planner
The pivotal moment: realizing organizations lacked a common strategic planning approach
The early influence of iconic French photographers and the emotional power of images
First photo purchase: Cartier-Bresson’s celebrated image and its impact on Stewart’s passion
Yalda Aoukar is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bracket Capital, a leading private markets investor based in Los Angeles, which she co-launched in 2017.
Anna is the founder of Flip Lok.
Childhood curiosity with technology’s “buttons and knobs”
Problem-solving as creative satisfaction
