Justin Fulcher has moved through a range of contexts since stepping back from RingMD in January 2025: workforce development initiatives in South Carolina, advisory work in defense technology, and public service roles that included serving as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. The contexts differ. The underlying orientation does not. What the Palmetto Initiative…
Gulf Coast Western’s Rise as a Domestic Oil and Gas Leader
Few energy companies can trace their roots back more than five decades while still maintaining a reputation for growth and investor confidence. Gulf Coast Western, the Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and development firm, has done exactly that. Founded in 1970 by Thomas H. Fleeger, the company has steadily expanded its footprint across the American…
How Colcom Foundation Connects Immigration Policy to U.S. Conservation Goals
Colcom Foundation traces the arc of U.S. population growth since 1970 through a specific and data-driven lens. After American women gained broader reproductive autonomy in the early 1970s, the total fertility rate dropped below the 2.1 replacement level by 1972 and has remained there ever since. That milestone should have put the country on a…
Chris Rapczynski Argues That Construction Longevity Is Built on Process Discipline, Not Materials Alone
Chris Rapczynski Argues That Construction Longevity Is Built on Process Discipline, Not Materials Alone In the construction industry, the instinct to attribute building failures to inferior materials is common and often misleading. Chris Rapczynski, founder of Sleeping Dog Properties, has spent years challenging that assumption, making the case that the durability of a structure depends…
JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson on Why Psychology Majors Excel in Finance
The finance industry has long operated on the assumption that economics and business degrees are the clearest pathways into wealth management. Justin Nelson, a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank who oversees more than $15 billion in assets, has spent decades challenging that assumption. Among the candidates Justin Nelson JP Morgan finds most compelling…
Judd Zebersky’s Legacy Squishmallows and Corporate Giving
Jazwares under Judd Zebersky became known for more than toy sales. From the company’s earliest days, Zebersky embedded a giving program into its structure. Jazwares Cares, established at the company’s founding, has donated millions of toys and built partnerships with children’s hospitals, Title I schools, and organizations including Make-A-Wish, Toys for Tots, and Ronald McDonald…
Haroldo Jacobovicz on Why Rural Connectivity Requires More Than One Solution
Closing the gap between urban and rural internet access is one of the more persistent problems in digital inclusion policy. The economics are straightforward and unfavorable: reaching fewer users across larger distances costs more per person, which makes rural infrastructure difficult to justify under traditional business models. Haroldo Jacobovicz has thought carefully about what it…
Climate Policy Alignment: How Plan B Net Zero’s Business Model Supports Global Climate Objectives
Climate policy worldwide increasingly mandates rapid decarbonization through renewable energy deployment and electrification of previously fossil fuel-dependent sectors. Plan B Net Zero’s comprehensive renewable energy and storage solutions are perfectly aligned with these policy objectives, positioning the company to benefit from global climate policy implementation. The company’s founding in 2021 coincided with accelerating policy momentum…
Irrigreen’s Approach to Customer Success: Design That Simplifies Outdoor Living
Consumer technology products live or die by their user experience, and irrigation systems are no exception. The history of smart home technology is littered with products that were technically sophisticated but practically unusable — generating frustration rather than the convenience they promised. Irrigreen has approached this challenge with a deliberate commitment to simplicity, both in…
Banking Group Operates With Equity Partners Holding Senior Management Roles
Banking Group Operates With Equity Partners Holding Senior Management Roles A family-owned banking institution employs an equity partner structure alongside its managing partners, creating a governance model combining ownership interests with operational leadership. Mirabaud’s equity partners hold stakes in the organization while occupying senior management positions across different business lines and geographies. This structure complements…