Our guest for the July 24th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Lisa Rose, Founder & CEO, The Gatehouse

As founder and CEO of the 501(c)(3) projectHandUp, Lisa’s mission is to ensure that The Gatehouse thrives so DFW single women and single moms overcoming crisis have an opportunity to receive a hand up for permanent, positive change.

After growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, and receiving a degree in Marketing, her time in corporate life was in regional fast-food marketing. She then spent 20 years in church women’s ministry and in 2006, created the program First Friday. Over the course of eight years, 250-400 women gathered monthly at the local Southlake theatre for this free, one-hour experience featuring experts flown in from all over the nation to offer practical hope and help to empower women to positively navigate life’s challenges. In 2008, the nonprofit projectHandUp was created.

From First Friday and by volunteering in local agencies and the Dallas County Jail, Lisa was meeting many women who needed more than a one-hour event to provide a family sustainable wage, as well as develop skills to manage their financial, mental, emotional and physical health.
It was obvious a place and program were needed so the change needed in people’s lives could be permanent. The Gatehouse program was created with the mission of giving women a place and program to receive a hand up (not a handout) for permanent, positive change.

GatehouseDFW.org

(817) 912-0317

Host, Steve A Klein, Guest, Lisa Rose

Our guest for the July 10th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Jennie McDowell, CEO, Dairy MAX, Inc.

From her early days on a Wyoming farm—riding her first horse at age three—to leading multi-million-dollar initiatives in consumer engagement and agriculture, Jennie McDowell brings a rare blend of grit, global perspective, and heart to her role as Chief Executive Officer of Dairy MAX.

Jennie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from New Mexico State University, where she got her start in business by managing a restaurant and catering operation. Her passion for strategy and impact took her halfway across the world to the University of Otago in New Zealand, where she completed her MBA and served as a business strategy consultant. One of her proudest projects? Helping develop the first authentic Chinese Garden in the southern hemisphere.

Driven by purpose and deeply connected to agriculture, Jennie has spent more than a decade helping Dairy MAX build trust in dairy through innovation, partnerships, and measurable outcomes. She’s led efforts that grew product sales, reshaped digital strategy, and expanded dairy’s footprint in schools, food banks, and international markets.

Jennie is known for her strategic mindset—and her competitive edge. She’s the reigning champion of Dairy MAX’s fantasy football league, proving she knows how to play smart both in business and just for fun.

Jennie is proud to lead a mission that supports the farmers who feed the world—and to champion a product she truly believes in.

DairyMAX.org

(800) 332-4790

Guest, Jennie McDowell, Host Steve A Klein