Layten Praytor

Dallas

Assistant Editor at D CEO

Assistant Editor @DCEOMagazine | Past: (@DallasCowboys @DentonRC) | @MaybornUNT Alum | Opinions my own

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How Dr. Tiffany Moon's Immigration Journey From China Shaped Her Entrepreneurial Path

3 days ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Dr. Tiffany Moon will never forget the emotions that flooded her as a 6-year-old at a Beijing airport in 1990. Her grandparents were sending her off to New York City—alone. “I don’t want to go to America,” she cried. “I want to stay here with Grandma and Grandpa. I don’t know who Mom and Dad are. I haven’t seen them in three years.” Moon remembers her hysteria at the gate as airline employees pried her away from her grandmother.
Meet the NPCC Finalists: Newcomer Nonprofit

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Next month, D CEO will reveal the winners of its eighth annual 2025 Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards, presented in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas. Editors held a half-dozen judging sessions to choose 133 finalists from among more than 800 nominations—no easy task. Building up to the event, we’re showcasing the finalists, one category at a time.
Liz Brailsford Steps Away From Post As President and CEO With World Affairs Council of DFW

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Send your company’s executive hires and promotions to D CEO assistant editor Layten Praytor at [email protected] World Affairs Council of DFWLiz Brailsford, President and CEO Liz Brailsford is stepping away from her post as president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of DFW.
Why Tim Grigsby Continues to Walk the Walk with the Dallas 24 Hour Club

4 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

As a kid, Tim Grigsby aspired to be a sports broadcaster. A product of the Park Cities and a 2001 graduate of Highland Park High School, Grigsby called games while studying at the University of North Texas. But he first became familiar with the Dallas 24 Hour Club in 2010 when he needed it most. “I was at a sober living in the area trying to get my life together,” he said. “They recommended I go to some meeting at The 24, and I did. It just wasn’t for me.
How a Book Turned Brazilian Immigrant Kristian Bottini Into an Entrepreneur

4 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Throughout most of Kristian Bottini’s childhood, he was on the move. While growing up in Brazil, his parents both worked in the airline industry. His father’s frequent promotions and subsequent transfers allowed him and his two siblings to experience different parts of the country. Bottini was 7 years old when his father transferred to Miami in 1994. His mother left the industry to teach piano lessons.
AT&T Acquires Lumen’s Mass Market Fiber Business for $5.75 Billion

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Send your company’s latest business news to D CEO assistant editor Layten Praytor at [email protected] AT&T has acquired Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber business in an all-cash transaction for $5.75 billion. The move will expand investment in critical U.S. connectivity infrastructure, create jobs, and accelerate high-speed fiber internet access. The move comes less than a year after Verizon acquired Frontier Communications, which is also a fiber-based business.
Ben Perelmuter Succeeds Sloan Dean as CEO of Remington Hospitality

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Send your company’s executive hires and promotions to D CEO assistant editor Layten Praytor at [email protected] Remington HospitalityBen Perelmuter, Chief Executive Officer Remington Hospitality, which has $1.2 billion in revenue under management, has found its successor to long-time CEO Sloan Dean in the form of Ben Perelmuter. He will assume the position this June. After eight years in the driver’s seat with Remington, Dean will give way to Perelmuter, who comes from TPG Hotels & Resorts.
Insurance Tech Company Bestow Closes Series D With $120 Million

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Send your company’s latest business news to D CEO assistant editor Layten Praytor at [email protected] Bestow has wrapped its Series D, closing the funding round with an oversubscribed $120 million, including primary and secondary investments. The round was led by Smith Point Capital and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The insurance technology company also secured a $50 million credit facility from Triple Point Capital. Bestow has raised over $300 million in equity funding to date.
DFW Leaders Discuss What Industry Opportunities Await Them in the Next Year

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Keeping up with the times is crucial. But seeing around corner and having the foresight to stay ahead of the competition is even more so. So in that vein, we polled a handful of North Texas leaders across a number of industries in D CEO’s May issue to see what big opportunity awaits them in their respective field in the next 12 to 18 months.
Ryan Chismark Finds The Intersection of His Passion and Purpose

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Layten Praytor

Ryan Chismark came of age in New York, and for as long as he can recall, he has had a passion for helping children in need. Now a corporate tax leader in Dallas, his impact stretches beyond his day job as a leading volunteer and fundraiser for the North Texas chapter of Make-A-Wish. “When we think about childhood, we think about playing and being happy,” Chismark explains.