Success North Dallas

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

APRIL 15TH, 2026 AT 7:00 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: WAYNE WHITE, CEO OF COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM SHIELDS, FOUNDER & SHAREHOLDER OF SHIELDS LEGAL GROUP

DOING GOOD IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
What if one of your greatest business advantages isn’t found in your strategy… but in your impact? Join us this April at Success North Dallas for a powerful and practical conversation.
Key Takeaways from our Keynote Speakers:
• The role businesses play in driving regional impact
• Why community engagement creates a competitive advantage
• How generosity strengthens employee engagement and culture
• Aligning company values with real community needs
• Leveraging North Texas Giving Day to amplify your impact
In this engaging Fireside Chat, Wayne White, CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas, in conversation with Jim Shields, Founder & Shareholder of Shields Legal Group, will explore how purpose-driven leadership isn’t just good for the community, it’s good for business. This is a conversation for leaders who want to grow their business while making a meaningful difference.
Don't miss this timely, high-energy session packed with inspiration and opportunity! Come for a morning of networking and a chance to connect with fellow high-achieving professionals. Members, bring a first-time guest—they’re on us! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of today’s sharpest minds in business.
At our monthly events, you can expect an exciting opportunity to connect with, learn from, and grow alongside the leaders shaping the future. This is your chance to network with industry innovators, gain insights into cutting-edge trends, and participate in discussions that inspire your journey toward making an impact.
At this meeting, we'll explore the intersection of Relationships ~ Resources ~ Results, and community impact in today’s business landscape.
Don't miss out on this transformative experience!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Wayne White
Wayne White joined CFT as president and CEO in July 2023. He’s a seasoned executive leader with more than 30 years of corporate and nonprofit leadership experience. Wayne has a strong organizational management skillset, having led teams of varying sizes across multiple disciplines, cultures and geographies. He also has a successful fundraising track record and is passionate about building and implementing new strategies to help grow the charitable resources CFT will be able to put into the community.
Wayne started his career as a member of GE’s Management Development Program. He subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility at prominent corporations including: AT&T Ameritech (general manager), Verizon Wireless (region president), Motorola (corporate vice president), Kobo (executive vice president), and Alcatel (vice president, North America). Most recently, Wayne spent five years as a senior executive at the American Cancer Society, where he led the North Central Region and National Partnerships. During his tenure, he significantly accelerated growth in philanthropic giving and introduced a collaborative incentive plan that was adopted nationally.
Wayne holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Science degree in telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA in marketing from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Wayne is featured on D CEO’s Dallas 500 list, Modern Luxury Dallas’ Power Players list, and is a past recipient of Crain’s Detroit 40 Under 40 Award. He currently serves on the Dallas Regional Chamber Board of Directors, the Advisory Board of Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School of Engineering, and is part of the 2025 Class of the Dallas Assembly.
Jim Shields
Jim Shields is a serial entrepreneur, strategic investor, and a successful attorney with over four decades of experience supporting closely held founder-led businesses. He enjoys managing complex commercial business litigation and representing financial institutions and capital intermediaries. He has substantial legal and business experience in a variety of industries, with a long history of success.
Jim is a frequent lecturer on topics related to management of complex legal disputes and litigation strategy. He also often speaks to business leaders, executives, and business owner groups on various topics, including the art of negotiation, anatomy of a real estate transaction, and effective preparation for sell-side exit transactions of closely held companies. Jim also passes along his hard-earned wisdom at North Texas universities where he speaks on entrepreneurship and topics related to business success.
Giving back to the North Texas community and fostering talents of young entrepreneurs are strong passions of Jim’s. In 2013, he launched a community involvement project called IMPACT 365, which inspires each individual in the firm to take intentional action every day to help someone else. Jim pours his heart, time, and resources into Communities Foundation of Texas, a North Texas-based foundation that focuses on businesses partnering with charities to provide a positive local impact. Shields Legal has been a Cornerstone Sponsor of the Foundation since its inception.

04/05/2026

04/03/2026

Wishing you a Happy and
Blessed Easter 🙏🙏🙏

03/17/2026

Happy St Patty's Day ☘️☘️☘️

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas to all
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12/18/2025

15 REMINDERS FROM THE ELDERS:
1. Get up with the sun to pray. Pray alone.
2. Be tolerant of those who have lost their way. Ignorance, presumption, anger, jealousy and greed come from a lost soul. Pray for them to find guidance.
3. Find yourself, by your own means. Do not let others make your path for you. It is your path, and only yours. Others may walk with you, but no one can make your way (or walk your path) for you.
4. Treat guests in your home with great consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.
5. Do not take what is not yours, whether from a person, a community, from the jungle or from a culture. It was not given or won. It is not yours.
6. Respect all the things that are on this earth, be they people, plants and animals.
7. Honor the thoughts, desires and words of all people. Never break them in, or make fun of them, or imitate them rudely. It gives each person the right to their personal expression.
8. Never talk about others in a bad way. The negative energy you put into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.
9. All people make mistakes. And all the mistakes can be forgiven.
10. Bad thoughts cause illness to the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.
11. Nature is not FOR us. It is PART of us. She's part of your family in the world.
12. Children are the seeds of our future. Sow love in your hearts and water them with wisdom and life lessons. When they grow up, just give them space to grow up.
13. Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of their suffering will return to you.
14. Be true (transparent ) all the time. Honesty is the test of one's will in this universe.
15. Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental person, your Spiritual person, your Emotional person, and your Physical person: they all have the need to be strong, pure and healthy..,.

12/17/2025

THE ART & SCIENCE OF PERFECT-TIMED
STORIES THAT CHANGE MINDS & DEALS
Join us for the next Success North Dallas monthly meeting. Join us to hear from Hall of Fame Speaker Dan Clark! Here are the key takeaways you won't want to miss:
• Harness Brain Chemistry for Influence – shift behaviors and drive decisions
• Build Resilience Through Stories – discover Dan’s 3-Step Formula to help drive your business and everyday interactions
• Master the Art of Story SELLING – create emotional connections that sell ideas, products, and visions effortlessly
Get ready to ignite your inner champion at the December Success North Dallas meeting, featuring legendary keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author Dan Clark. With 37 powerhouse books under his belt and a career inspiring over 5,500 audiences in 75 countries, from Fortune 500 giants like Apple and Nike to the United Nations, Dan blends sports psychology, hilarious personal triumphs (think beating throat cancer at age eight and clinching Golden Gloves boxing glory), and cutting-edge storytelling to deliver transformative energy. He's not just a speaker; he's a resilience architect who's earned top honors like Top Ten Speaker in the World and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. This December, Dan will unpack his brand-new release from Morgan James Publishing—a game-changing Christmas launch hitting bookstores nationwide—revealing how to master the six brain chemicals that drive human behavior through perfectly timed, science-backed stories. Whether you're closing sales, leading teams, or fueling personal growth, Dan's high-octane session will arm you with tools to influence decisions, shatter complacency, and skyrocket your results.
Come for a morning of networking and a chance to connect with fellow high-achieving professionals. Members, bring a first-time guest—they’re on us! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of today’s sharpest minds in business.
At our monthly events you can expect an exciting opportunity to connect with, learn from, and grow alongside the leaders shaping the future. This is your chance to network with industry innovators, gain insights into cutting-edge trends, and participate in discussions that inspire your journey toward making an impact.
At this meeting, we'll explore the intersection of Relationships~ Resources ~ Results, and community impact in today’s business landscape.
Don't miss out on this transformative experience!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Dan Clark
Dan Clark is the founder and CEO of an International Leadership Development Company; a High Performance Business Coach; New York Times Best Selling Author of 35 books; University Professor; a Primary Contributing Author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series; International Podcaster; Gold Record Songwriter; and an Award Winning Athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career.
Dan was inducted into the National Speakers Hall of Fame – and has been named one of the Top Ten Motivational Speakers In The World.
Dan has spoken to over 6 million people, in all 50 states, in 71 countries, on 6 continents, to more than 6000 audiences including most of the Fortune 500 companies, Super Bowl Champions, NASA, and to our Combat Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Asia and Africa.
Dan has appeared on over 500 television and radio shows including Oprah and Glenn Beck, PBS and NPR, and has been featured in the Mayo Clinic Journal, Forbes, Inc., Success, Entrepreneur, Thought Masters and Millionaire Magazines.
Dan's extraordinary life includes soaring to the edge of space in a U2 Spy plane; flying fighter jets with the Air Force Thunderbirds; racing automobiles at Nur-burg-ring and sailboats in Australia; serving on the Olympic Committee and carrying the Olympic Torch in the Winter Games; and keynoting the United Nations World Congress.
Dan was named an Outstanding Young Man of America - and has since received the United States Presidential Medal presented by President Ronald Reagan; the United States Distinguished Service Medal presented by the U.S. Department of Defense; was the national recipient of the prestigious Air Force American Spirit Award; and was named Utah Father of the Year!