Category: Business

Sustainable energy investment requires patience that many financial frameworks do not accommodate well. The technology development cycles are long, the capital requirements are substantial, and the path to commercial scale involves regulatory, engineering, and market development challenges that can extend over many years before financial returns materialize. Yazan Al Homsi has engaged with this investment…

Idaho’s business community has grown significantly over the past decade, attracting attention from entrepreneurs, investors, and organizations who recognize the state’s combination of quality of life, business-friendly environment, and a workforce culture that values hard work and practical competence. Within this ecosystem, Idaho business executive Karl Studer has been a consistent contributor — as a…

In 1983, a teenage hacker nearly started World War III when he broke into a military supercomputer and triggered an automated missile launch sequence. The film was called WarGames, and it scared a lot of people, including President Reagan, who signed one of the first presidential directives on computer security shortly after watching a private…

When Justin Fulcher describes what made RingMD work, he does not lead with technology. He leads with trust. The tech entrepreneur has argued that telehealth platforms earn institutional credibility the way most durable things do: through accountability sustained across time, not through demonstrations at launch. That insight, accumulated during years of operating in some of…

The conversation around wealth management tends to focus on what clients should look for in an advisor. Less discussed is what a rigorous, client-centered advisor looks for in a prospective client relationship. Michael Gold, who leads Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, has developed a diagnostic-first philosophy that shapes both how he evaluates clients and…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…