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Keynote Interview

Stephen Jones
Keynote

Stephen Jones

COO, Director of Player Personnel

Dallas Cowboys

Sean O'Brien, AIA
Moderator

Sean O'Brien, AIA

VP

O'Brien Architects

Stephen Jones

COO, Director of Player Personnel

Dallas Cowboys

With 20 years of NFL experience, Stephen Jones

has established himself as one of the brightest

and most versatile young executives in

professional sports. Recognized as Owner Jerry Jones’ right-hand man, Stephen is the Cowboys Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, as well as President of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Jones spearheaded the club’s new stadium efforts, overseeing every element of the development and construction of the venue while also working closely with local government, community and business leaders. He was directly responsible for the club’s successful referendum campaign in the fall of 2004 that saw the City of Arlington agree to join forces with the Cowboys in building a new state-of-the-art stadium that opened in 2009.

Prior to focusing much of his energy on the new venue in Arlington, Jones’ stewardship of historic Texas Stadium left behind a legacy of facility management that maximized the use and visibility of the facility into a year-round destination for sporting, entertainment, community and corporate events on an unprecedented level. His vast experience in stadium management, design and development landed him a standing appointment on the NFL’s New Stadium Committee.

On a day-to-day basis, Jones oversees the operations of the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T Stadium. His work involves managing the organization’s 400-plus employees, including the coordination of the Cowboys entire Player Personnel Department, and overseeing the salary cap and all major player contract concerns. Jones was appointed to the NFL Competition Committee in 2009.

Jones is a member and past president of the Dallas Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He serves on the board of directors for the SMU Athletic Forum and Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. He also serves on the board for the Dallas Citizens Council and the Baylor Health Care System.

Jones was born and reared in Little Rock. He is married to the former Karen Hickman of El Dorado, Arkansas, and the couple has three daughters and a son: Jessica, Jordan, Caroline and John Stephen.

Sean O'Brien, AIA

Moderator

O'Brien Architects

Sean has had a passion for architecture his whole life and has a unique ability to help breathe life into a project. He leads a highly creative, adaptable, and collaborative team of designers and directs the overall aesthetic direction at O’Brien. Sean also works closely with each client and project team to establish and realize their vision, translating it into a project that is useful, meaningful, and impactful.

Sean received his B.S. and Master’s in Architecture from Texas Tech. He has taught architecture at the college level and also served as a critic at Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Arlington. A Pad Thai aficionado, he’s also a collector of comic books. Sean’s wife Mary shares his profession and designs schools. Together, they have a two year old son named Henry and enjoy remodeling their 1950s home.

$5B Mile

Mayor Maher Maso

Mayor Maher Maso

Mayor

City of Frisco, Texas

Jim Leslie

Jim Leslie

Managing Principal

Wolverine Interests

Ran Holman

Ran Holman

Managing Principal

Cushman & Wakefield

Mark Hill
Moderator

Mark Hill

Mayor

City of Frisco

Jim Leslie

Managing Principal

Wolverine Interests

Jim Leslie serves as a Managing Principal for Wolverine Interests. With nearly 35 years experience in the real estate and financial markets, Mr. Leslie is recognized for successfully pairing creative real estate development with his intense understanding of the capital markets. Beginning in 2001, as a principal and Manager for Fairways Equities, Mr. Leslie has guided the financing, development and management of several commercial and retail developments, including Fairways I Office Building; 28 acres of land for office development on George Bush Freeway in Plano, Texas; an office building in New Jersey; several quick-serve restaurants throughout southern United States; a campus for a for-profit university; and a 60-acre mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas. Prior to Fairways Equities, in 1982, Mr. Leslie was one of the initial members of The Staubach Company, advancing to the position of the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company in 1996. In 1982, as Chief Financial Officer, Jim developed, expanded, managed and recapitalized the launch of the Staubach Company, designing and executing the strategic plan. In 1991, Jim formed and served as President of the Financial Services Division for TSC to pursue corporate based financing for users of real estate. The division initiated over $3 billion of financing for clients around the world. These financing activities led to an expansion of the division's capabilities to include acting as a principal in over $8 billion of sale leaseback purchases which were sold primarily into the 1031 tax free exchange market. During his five year tenure as President and COO at TSC, Jim was responsible for expanding the infrastructure throughout the nation as well as initiating international capabilities. TSC grew at a compounded rate of greater than 35% per year in revenues and profits, from five to 1,100 employees or contractors. Mr. Leslie began his career in 1979 at Coopers & Lybrand, where he served on the audit team for several of the Dallas office's real estate clients. Mr. Leslie has served on, or is currently serving as a board member for several private and public companies, including Forum Retirement Partners, Wyndham Hotels, Amresco Capital Trust, Sebring Capital, Cresa Partners, Salvo, Team Mouse and others. Jim received his BS in Mathematics and Actuarial Science from the University of Nebraska and his MBA from the University of Michigan.

Mark Hill

Moderator

City of Frisco

Mayor Mark Hill was elected in June 2026. As a community leader, Hill was elected in 2023 to the Frisco Independent School District (FISD) Board of Trustees and served as President from 2025 – 2026. Mayor Hill also served on the Frisco Economic Development Corporation board from 2024 – 2026. Previously, Mayor Hill served on the board of the Frisco Education Foundation.

Mayor Hill is a corporate attorney with more than twenty years of legal experience, which includes being a Managing Partner at Henry Hill, PLLC. Hill has the designation of “Texas Super Lawyer”, an honor awarded by his peers and received every consecutive year since 2013. Mayor Hill was also previously President of the Collin County Bar Association (2016 – 17). Mayor Hill is also a member of the Collin County Bar Association.

Hill earned his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law. Mayor Hill also graduated from the Mays Business School at Texas A & M University with a BBA in Finance.

Mayor Hill and his wife, Tiffany, have called Frisco home since 2005 and are proud parents of a daughter, Emily.

Beyond $5B Mile

Future & Challenges

Bill Cawley

Bill Cawley

Chairman & CEO

Cawley Partners

Randy Garrett

Randy Garrett

Principal

Transwestern

Marijke Lantz Flowers

Marijke Lantz Flowers

SVP

Billingsley Company

Randy Heady

Randy Heady

Founder & Owner

Heady Investments

Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson

Regional Managing Partner

Stream Realty Partners

Samuel Herskovits
Moderator

Samuel Herskovits

Director

Madison Title Agency

Bill Cawley

Chairman & CEO

Cawley Partners

Bill Cawley is the brand and vision behind Cawley Partners, a

full-service, Dallas-based real estate company historically focused

on commercial office product. Over the course of his career, Bill has

owned all classes of commercial real estate in multiple markets

across the country. He is continually recognized as one of the most

influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 2020, Bill was

named Developer of the Year by D CEO Magazine, and most recently,

he was the 2022 inductee to the NTCAR (The North Texas Commer-

cial Association of Realtors and Real Estate Professionals) Hall of

Fame. Bill has acquired and developed more than 15 million square

feet of commercial office product. His company, Cawley Partners,

has been the premier office developer along the Dallas North Toll-

way, developing more than $500 million of Class A office space and

totaling more than 1.5 million square feet within the last 5 years.

Bill Cawley served as the 2020 Chairman of TREC (The Real Es-

tate Council) and is a past board member of NTCAR. Bill is an ac-

tive member of ULI (Urban Land Institute) and serves on the SMU

COX Folsom Institute for Real Estate Advisory Board. In addition to

his industry related committee positions, Bill supports numerous

charitable organizations.

Randy Garrett

Principal

Transwestern

TRANSWESTERN ROLE

Randy brings a truly unique “results oriented” 22 year history of multi-disciplined real estate expertise to each and every transaction on behalf of his long term clients. His experience and expertise on both local and national levels include tenant representation, national account management, financial analysis, strategic planning, municipal incentive negotiations, real estate consultation and build-to-suit coordination.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Randy has worked closely with corporate clients in the design, construction, and leasing of over 3.6 million square feet of office and industrial space and building sales transactions totaling over $410 million dollars in 12 states and Great Britain…from Seattle to Manhattan to London.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation, CheckPoint Software Technologies, General Mills, McGraw Hill, The Pillsbury Company, Sony USA, and UNISYS Corporation are just at few of the clients who have benefited from his process driven, bottom-line oriented approach.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/RECOGNITION

Transwestern National “Champions Club”—Top 25 U.S. Producers –2006

“Best HQ or Corporate Campus Move “ in Dallas—Dallas Business Journal—2006

“Top Producer” - Transwestern Central Region –2006

“Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate” - Dallas Business Journal—2006

Transwestern Central Region “Champions Club” - 2006

(NAI Stoneleigh merged with Transwestern—2005)

NAI National Chairman’s Award—Southwest Region –2004

NAI National Office Council Secretary and National C.R.E.S.T. Council—2004

“Top Ten Producer”—NAI Stoneleigh—2003

“Top Ten Producer”—NAI Stoneleigh—2002

“Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate”—Dallas Business Journal—2002

Marijke Lantz Flowers

SVP

Billingsley Company

As Senior Vice President of Investments and Build to Suits for

Billingsley Company, Marijke Lantz Flowers is responsible for the

office build to suit transactions and major leases. Additionally, Ms.

Lantz leads the acquisitions of investment properties for Billingsley

Company.

Mrs. Flowers has 25 years of experience in commercial real estate

including asset management from acquisition to disposition. Before

joining Billingsley, she was Senior Vice President and Acquisitions

Officer at Valencia Capital Management and before that Managing

Director responsible for the Asset Services Group for Cushman &

Wakefield in Dallas. This role included project leasing, property

management and facility management for more than 19 million

square feet with properties located throughout the U.S.

Prior to her time with Cushman & Wakefield, Mrs. Flowers was a

Vice President at the Archon Group (a Goldman Sachs Company)

and was responsible for the dispositions and operations of the

commercial asset management group. This included more than 180

commercial assets located throughout the United States totaling

over 32 million square feet and dispositions totaling more than 2.5

billion.

Mrs. Flowers earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western State

College in 1982. She graduated with honors from the University of

Dallas with a Masters of Business Administration in 1985.

Randy Heady

Founder & Owner

Heady Investments

Randy Heady, a Dallas native, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970 with a B.B.A. in Finance. There he was privileged to become a member of the Texas Silver Spurs, an honorary service organization.

Mr. Heady entered the commercial real estate field in 1971 as head of the office division of Hank Dickerson & Company Realtors. After an eminently successful tenure specializing in office leasing, land brokerage and development consultation, he organized Randy Heady & Company Realtors in 1977 for the purpose of continuing the tradition established upon excellent service for his clients. Annual commercial sales and leasing in a given year have exceeded $160,000,000 in volume. The types of properties and product upon which the firm has focused its activities include the following:

- Office Buildings

- Land

- Shopping Centers/Retail

Mr. Heady served on the board of Governors of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the Greater Board of Realtors from 1975 through 1977. He has served on the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee of the Greater Board of Realtors. He has also served on the Advisory Board of Prestonwood National Bank and as a former Director and Member of the Executive Loan Committee of RepublicBank Richardson.

Mr. Heady has also been very active in the Dallas Chapter of Young Life, formerly serving as a member of the Executive Committee. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Crossfire Ministries, a local ministry responsive to the needs of at-risk Mexican-American gang youth in East Dallas.

Chris Jackson

Regional Managing Partner

Stream Realty Partners

Chris Jackson is Regional Managing Partner for Stream Realty Partners and oversees all phases of the firm's Dallas / Fort Worth office. In this capacity, he is responsible for directing Dallas' leasing, management, acquisition, development and tenant representation activities. In addition, he is focused on spearheading the firms growth as well as other strategic initiatives across the firm's platform.

Under Chris's direction, the office has become a dominant player in the Dallas / Fort Worth real estate market with a leasing and management portfolio in excess of 40 million square feet, ranking the firm as one of Dallas / Fort Worth's largest commercial real estate companies.

Additionally, Stream Realty has consistently been recognized as one of the 'Best Places to Work' by the Dallas Business Journal as well as the 'Top 100 Places to Work' by the Dallas Morning News.

Chris joined Stream Realty Partners in 2003 to launch the firm's Dallas industrial division. Since that time, he has been instrumental in growing Stream's industrial leasing and management portfolio to more than 50 million square feet.

Prior to joining Stream Realty, Chris worked for Trammell Crow Company where he was a Vice President and responsible for a portfolio in excess of 8 million square feet.

Chris serves on the Rawls College of Business Administration Advisory Council at Texas Tech University and is a board member for Downtown Dallas, Inc.

Samuel Herskovits

Moderator

Madison Title Agency

Samuel Herskovits is Director of Title Operations for Madison Title Agency’s Texas Division, overseeing operations. With a decade of real estate experience handling hundreds of transactions, Mr. Herskovits is regarded as an expert in the industry. Under his leadership, he has driven the Texas Division towards progressive growth, making Madison Title a dominant force in the Texas marketplace. He oversees a qualified team that handles every detail of every transaction from order placement to closing, ensuring clients receive highly personalized service and VIP treatment.

Prior to joining Madison Title Agency, Mr. Herskovits served as a senior associate for Marcus and Millichap DFW, where he acquired a deep understanding of numerous Texas real estate markets and was a constant top ten producer.

Mr. Herskovits holds a Bachelors degree from MYRCB in NY, and trained in Business at Touro College. He’s an active member in his community, serving on the board of various non-profits, and coaches children’s basketball and little league teams.

Summary

Join Bisnow for our 2nd Annual Future of The Platinum Corridor® Conference! What could be the hottest area in Dallas, the area runs along almost 20 miles of Tollway from LBJ to SH 380 in Frisco, and has more than 15 office towers either planned, under construction, or recently opened. It is THE place to be for new developments.

Our all-star panelists will discuss the "$5 Billion Mile," ways to improve transportation, and just why everyone loves this area so much right now. As always, come early and stay late for ample networking time!

Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Breakfast & Networking
1:30 PM
1:50 PM
Keynote Interview: Stephen Jones
1:50 PM
2:35 PM
$5B Mile
2:35 PM
3:20 PM
Beyond $5B Mile
3:20 PM
3:50 PM
Post Panel Networking