Our guest for the April 4th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Liz Brailsford, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Forth Worth

Liz Brailsford is President & CEO of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth after serving as Chief Operating Officer at the World Affairs Councils of America in Washington, DC. Her love of all things international began after undergrad during her years in the Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program. After Japan, Liz led the international department at Relocation Today, a global mobility firm, before serving as a consultant both to USAID and international development firm Panagora.

Liz currently serves as an international task force member of the Dallas Regional Chamber; an ex-officio board member with the North Texas Commission; and an advisory committee member of the U.S. Global Leadership Commission of the Southwest region. Liz is a fellow of the Tando Institute and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, International Women’s Forum, Dallas Assembly, Dallas Summit, Women’s Foreign Policy Group, and a sustaining member of the U.S. JET Alumni Association.

She holds an M.P.A. in global policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School and a B.A. in media arts from the University of South Carolina.

DFWWorld.org

Phone: (214) 965-8400

Guest: Liz Brailsford, Host: Steve A Klein

Our guest for the March 7th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Patrick Tam, CEO & Managing Director, Bright Balance

Patrick Tam is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He has held roles in accounting and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) over the past 20 years.

Bright Balance was founded in 2018 with the idea that an accounting department staffing model does not have to adopt the traditional approach of using 100% in-house W-2 employees.

Bright Balance delivers cost-efficient, quality transaction processing, accounting, financial reporting, and financial analysis services to the middle market using an integrated onshore and offshore team.

Patrick has worked with high-growth startups to a $7 Billion multi-national company with operations in 45 countries. He has extensive experience in technical industries such as Insurance, Commodities, Software/tech, and SaaS, as well as banking and commercial real estate.

BrightBal.com

Phone: (214) 305-6094

Guest Patrick Tam, Host Steve A Klein