Common Threads

Sep 12 2021
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Welcome to Common Threads!




The 1995 senior class of Highland Park High School was a special group of people. This podcast is a series of interviews that will reconnect you with your classmates and take you down memory lane.

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Brian Hegi

Sep 12 2021 39 mins  
Brian Hegi started Crossplane Capital in 2018 and recently closed his first 250 million hard cap fund.Crossplane Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas investing control equity in industrial business services, niche manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. The firm invests in companies with up to $200 million of revenue and significant value creation upside

Leigh Watson (Acord)

Aug 22 2021 42 mins  
Figuring out your true passion takes time and my conversation with Leigh Acord (Watson) shows you how long that journey can take.After painting a mural of a tree for her sister's nursery in 2001, she slowly built a book of clients by doing what she loved on her free time while working in the corporate world.Leigh decided to follow her heart and launched Watson Murals (formerly Wats

Leigh Harralson (Stein)

Jun 18 2021 35 mins  
A trip abroad to London during her junior year at the University of Texas helped Leigh make the move to New York City after graduation in 1999. In New York she picked up valuable sales experience at Getty Images, a company that was in the process of becoming a juggernaut of its industry. (Were talking about Facebook type of dominance in the Social Media space) In 1995 Mark Getty fo

Jessica Roan

May 03 2021 44 mins  
Hawdy tawdy gosh almighty who the hell is she!She is Jessica Roan and she is the co-founder of Interior Philosphy in Atlanta, Georgia.Jessica worked as buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York before relocating to Atlanta to work in merchandising for Ballard Designs. She opened Interior Philosophy in September 2007 with Mandy Mayers. They now are working with customers daily an

Storm Sands & Tasso Ziebarth

Mar 12 2021 20 mins  
Nestled next to Fishing World on West Lovers Lane is one of the best spots in Dallas to grab a cold beer while contemplating your steak for the evening. It's not an ordinary steak. It's Wagyu Beef. Storm Sands and Tasso Ziebarth deliver an informative session on the Wagyu difference and the success of The Meat Shop.The Meat Shop’s entire beef selection is certified all-natural, h

Laura Wheelock (Saunders)

Feb 22 2021 8 mins  
THIS INTERVIEW IS WHY I AM DOING THE SHOW!Who knew that Laura had a perfect score on her math section of the SAT and has been working for one of the premier real estate asset managers in the United States????? Did you? A humble but tough negotiator, this excel whiz talks to John about the future of the office and her role at KBS real estate. This conversation was/ lifted from the P

Elizabeth Nelson (Wheeler) & Laura Wheelock (Saunders)

Feb 13 2021 25 mins  
Paper Bash! What is it?Well it is one of the more interesting startups in Dallas and a trending store on Etsy. It was inspired by Jessica Roan and her success with Interior Philosophy in Atlanta.We all know that when Elizabeth and Laura get together on a project, something great will happen and I have a feeling that Paper Bash will be around for a long time.Support this show http:/

Fritz Barton

Feb 06 2021 45 mins  
Fritz Barton is a successful real estate professional that specializes in multifamily housing.Veritas Multifamily Partners is a Dallas-based real estate firm focusing on acquiring multifamily properties in major metropolitan markets across the Sun Belt region of the United States.Veritas's investment strategy seeks to deliver attractive risk‐adjusted returns and focuses on v

Amy Langbein ( Heath )

Jan 21 2021 51 mins  
Amy Heath ( Langbein ) is a true gem of the class of 1995. She is an arborist that runs 2 successful companies in North Texas (Texas Tree Surgeons and Burn This Wood). I had the honor of chatting with her about her adventures after high school, hiking the Appalachian Trail, starting a business and running a business while being a mom. I absolutely loved this conversation and you wi

Second Half of Pat Sutton Chat

Dec 22 2020 20 mins  
Thank you Christina at Rev customer support for retrieving this for John!She recovered the second half of the interview!Pat discusses: His career at Reynolds Outdoor advertising and implementing kiosks in downtown Dallas Lifestyle districts like the West VillageCreation of the first downtown digital network (large ad dispalys) in the countryTransformation of downtown Dallas and Far