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8 Oct 2025

Welcome to Y’all Street

Wall Street may have the spotlight, but it’s time to make room for Y’all Street! The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) just received federal approval from the SEC, a major milestone that sets the stage for Dallas to become a true powerhouse in the world of finance.

In this episode of Let’s Talk Local, we take you inside a Metroplex Civic and Business Association (MCBA) luncheon featuring a fascinating Q&A with Nicole Chambers, Global Managing Director of TXSE. With her background at NASDAQ, Nicole brings deep industry insight and contagious confidence about what’s ahead for Texas finance.

Sarah also sits down with Onyinye Akujuo, President and CEO of MCBA Dallas, to talk about the organization’s incredible growth and impact over the past several months.

This episode is packed with knowledge, optimism, and insider perspectives you won’t want to miss!

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Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Host

Nicole Chambers

Guest

Onyinye Akujuo

Guest

Episode Timeline

01:44

How did the Texas Stock Exchange come to be?

04:42

What could the development of Y’all Street mean for the next decade in Dallas?

07:13

What are some of the expected growing pains of bringing a stock exchange to Texas?

09:20

What can we all do to ensure the success of TXSE?

11:26

Which industries does Nicole foresee experiencing the fastest growth?

13:03

What about access to capital?

15:11

Thinking about taking your business public?

16:50

What does it mean for Dallas to be the home of the new TXSE?

18:44

We’ve seen a lot of headquarters move to Texas over the last few years, but with TXSE, how will that growth continue?

20:01

When will the TXSE officially launch?

21:41

Sarah sits down with Onyinye Akujuo, President and CEO of MCBA Dallas

Full Transcript

00:00

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Hi. I'm Sara Zubiate Bennett. And if there's one thing I love about living in Texas, especially right here in Dallas, is being at the heart of some of the most exciting economic growth in the country. Companies are planting roots, families are building futures, and innovation is thriving. In fact, between 2018 and 02/2024, Dallas Fort Worth gained more corporate headquarters than any other metro in The US.

00:21

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

That's according to the Dallas Business Journal. That kind of momentum doubled the market cap of public companies here to staggering $1,500,000,000,000. Let's be honest, Texas just makes sense for a corporate headquarters. We've got the location, the talent, the grit, and yes, the swagger. And now we're about to have our own stock exchange.

00:40

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

That's right. The Texas Stock Exchange or as some are calling it, Yall Street, is officially on the way, aiming to launch in 02/1926. With Texas boasting a $2,700,000,000,000 economy, the second largest in The United States and eighth largest globally, this is more than a a bold idea. It's a power move. Even the New York Stock Exchange is watching closely.

01:01

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

They've already rolled out the New York Stock Exchange Texas in response. So what does this all mean for companies, investors, and our state's future? In today's episode of Let's Talk Local, we're at the Metropolitan Civic and Business Association luncheon at Perry Steakhouse where the conversation is all about this exciting new chapter. Nicole Chambers, the global managing director of the Texas Stock Exchange, joined us to answer big questions about the launch of Yall Street. Starting with the most obvious, how did the Texas Stock Exchange come to be?

01:44

Nicole Chambers

So actually the Texas Stock Exchange is not a new idea. If you look back forty years there's been a patent for it and it's kind of been abandoned many times over. But we are really thrilled. It really got its legs going in 2021. If you're unfamiliar, the state of New Jersey is where all trading occurs for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

02:09

Nicole Chambers

And New Jersey was going to implement a transaction tax that essentially taxed every trade that occurred by any financial institution in their data centers. So as you can imagine, that's an incredibly costly addition to any sort of a budget and it really created Nasdaq in New York and my my background is from Nasdaq. I ran listings there for seventeen years was to say where else can we where else can they do business? And Texas of course was considered in 2021. Governor Abbott and many others took the executive teams of both exchanges around.

02:44

Nicole Chambers

As you could imagine, New Jersey got word of it and quickly took away that transaction tax for the time being. But that was really what started the driving force of why are we waiting for New York to come to Texas? Why can't Texas create something given our tremendous pro business policy, our pro business regulation, and just the amount of diversity in the skilled labor and skilled industry that we have here in the state. So 2021 was really kind of when we started this process, but our CEO Jim Lee was appointed by governor Abbott to really take this on and build a world class exchange that will rival what we have currently with the duopoly in New York City. So that is how we got started.

03:29

Nicole Chambers

We've been able to raise and come to the market as the most well capitalized exchange in history. We've raised almost $200,000,000 with some great institutions that back us like BlackRock, Citadel, Charles Schwab. It's no secret that they are both they are all leaders in their respective trading areas, largest retail, largest passive, and largest active. But what we're most proud of is that 80% of our financing has come from private wealth and specifically great Texas leaders and business leaders that have seen this as an absolute game changer for not only the state, for the city, but for the broad economy nationwide and there needs to be a change. So we are now in the process, and that's really where we've gotten started, and we have a lot to talk about where we're going.

04:21

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

According to the city of Dallas, our city has just been named the number one destination in The United States for corporate headquarters relocations in 02/2025. And with something as monumental as our very own stock exchange on the horizon, that growth is only expected to accelerate. So what could the next decade look like as Yall Street becomes a reality?

04:41

Nicole Chambers

Well, think we have to also take a look at how far we've come. Right? And it's no surprise this is not the Oregon Stock Exchange. Right? This is the Texas Stock Exchange.

04:50

Nicole Chambers

We have had and are in the middle of this Texas miracle that has been in support of our great leadership regardless of your politics. We have a wonderful support of Texas leadership to create this environment and foster this environment that we've seen more companies move their headquarters, expand in the state. We have one in 10 public companies based here, 52 of the fortune 500 are headquartered in Texas and it is only growing. And because of that momentum, we have been able to establish Texas as this next center of gravity for the financial markets, specifically Dallas as the hub for the next capital markets. We have a tremendous amount of wonderful industries that are in support of this economy.

05:37

Nicole Chambers

We have opportunity to grow others like health care and biotech but the stock exchange here is really representing all that hard work. So what I think if you're looking at in the future is continued growth. It is the opportunity for folks whether they graduate from a Texas college, you know, go ponies, or they are moving here from different states or from abroad. Texas resonates very well not just in The US but across the world. We have people from Singapore and Australia and Europe reaching out asking what are we doing?

06:12

Nicole Chambers

Why are we doing this? How can we get involved in this? So I think what we're going to see in the city specifically is we're going to see an increased attention on what Dallas is doing. We're gonna probably see housing prices be a little bit more difficult, more traffic but that's all a benefit because we're gonna see more companies take a look at moving here, taking advantage of the pro business that's been established and continuing to grow. We're gonna see more skilled labor and specific industries grow and become more prevalent unlike maybe what we've seen in the past.

06:44

Nicole Chambers

And we're also really going to have the eyes of the world on what we're doing and be able to replicate that with taking companies public sooner, with keeping companies public longer and making this truly an opportunity for people to enjoy the public markets which are the the envy of the world.

07:02

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

While the Texas Stock Exchange holds enormous long term potential, it's only natural to expect some growing pains along the way. Nicole shared her thoughts on what some of those early challenges might be.

07:12

Nicole Chambers

I think it's really going to be two things. From a stock exchange for my own personal, it's a new brand. It's a new name in a duopoly that has been around for two hundred and thirty years. Being a new entrance is not easy. We are certainly excited with the challenge that this brings us.

07:29

Nicole Chambers

We think if anybody can compete, it is Texas, it is Dallas, but being new is always a challenge and the brand the name recognition, the brand recognition can only go so far. We need to make sure that not only is Y'all Street obviously a very catchy name, but it's really taken seriously. I I think that's going to be the key key challenge is really understanding that, you know, this is regardless of of political views. This is an opportunity to really revitalize a very depressed industry which is the public markets. So if you think about it, why we're here is public being public is not an attractive option.

08:06

Nicole Chambers

Companies are staying private a lot longer. They're taking private equity money at a rapid rate and we are seeing a decrease in companies staying public and going public. So we really want to change that. So I think the challenge is going to be in addition to the being a new insurance, it's going to be to really recreate that excitement around a public market exit. We want to be able to offer a company that maybe was started in Dallas by a you know husband and wife and you know they want to go public, that should be an interesting opportunity.

08:38

Nicole Chambers

It shouldn't just only be to take private capital. So it's going to be really changing the the mindset that's been in place for so long because being public is expensive, it's risky, and you know it ultimately can be you know a tremendous amount of time away from the business. So we're really gonna have to work on changing that mindset and understand why the Texas Stock Exchange is going to reduce those costs, reduce the risks, as well as create an attractive option.

09:04

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

The good news, you have a role to play in the success of the Texas Stock Exchange. As consumers, business leaders, voters, and citizens of Dallas, you can help shape the success of Taxi and overcome the challenges that Nicole just mentioned. Here's how we can all do our part.

09:19

Nicole Chambers

Dallas, more so than any other city in the state and we all love them, but Dallas is truly unique and that there is a we will win for all mentality. We want to win as a city, we want to win because it's better for our broader community and that mentality is going to have to maintain and keep up at a rapid pace because we are going to see other cities, maybe Miami, maybe it's New York City, maybe it's San Francisco, try to take a piece of what has been built here. And so for the the people in this room, it's gonna be to continue to support the amazing economy that we have here by creating, you know, great candidates for the jobs that are opening up in finance or private equity or in legal or in even politics. We're seeing a lot of policy changes happen at a again, at an unprecedented rate to make it more attractive to either be incorporated here or headquartered here or listed here. So I think that there's going to be some very specialty jobs that are going to be created, that are going to need to be filled, but also they're going to need thought leaders in that space too.

10:24

Nicole Chambers

So I think taking the work that you all know how to do so well and making that available to people that are either coming in new or learning a skill set for the first time is going to be imperative. But I also continue to believe that the we will win for all is what's going to really be the best opportunity for everybody in this room. All boats will rise with the tide that's coming in. It is not just taxi that's bringing that in, it's been in place for many many years. We're seeing Goldman bring in 11,000 employees in this beautiful Bank of America building being built here and many more to come.

10:57

Nicole Chambers

So again, it's it's all of us just need to continue to support each other's different businesses because that's what's going to make this continue to grow and thrive in the state that we've been in.

11:08

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

With the booming economy in Texas, particularly in the Dallas Fort Worth area, companies are continually relocating and expanding here. This consistent growth creates a steady demand for talent across various industries. With the launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, which field of expertise does Nicole believe will experience the fastest growth?

11:26

Nicole Chambers

We have more finance professionals that live and work in the state than in the state of New York. So we have a tremendous bustling finance community, especially in Dallas. Those are going to continue to grow. I think especially as we see decision makers move here from hedge funds, from private equity, from venture capitalists on each coast. I think those skill sets and the people that support that ecosystem are gonna be incredibly important.

11:53

Nicole Chambers

I also know that of all the sectors that Dallas does well, one that we are rapidly trying to increase is health care, biosciences, life sciences. We want to make Dallas a hub for bioscience just like San Diego or Boston or San Francisco. So I think looking at strategically how can we recruit folks that are graduating from a great medical school to move to Texas or to work at a biotech starting up here in Texas is a fantastic opportunity. We also have a tremendous we have we've got so much land. We got all these data centers we're gonna have.

12:29

Nicole Chambers

We need to be able to have the folks that can build the data centers, that can run the data centers. I think we are seeing a tremendous rapid growth in these industries and all of them are going to need that entire community that supports them from construction all the way to HR to the actual technical piece of things.

12:46

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

A corporate leader may be eager to move operations to Texas, but without the necessary funding, it's just not feasible. However, as Nicole points out, for companies in a position to borrow, Texas offers a prime environment for access capital. She shares more insights on this at the MCBA luncheon.

13:03

Nicole Chambers

Access to capital has has been growing and will only continue to grow here. We are seeing, I think, thanks to many of the kids that get sent to college here from the coasts, their parents come to visit and they see this is actually a really great place to be and they're moving here themselves versus the opposite, right, where the kid moves back home. So I think we're really seeing the decision makers whether they're portfolio managers or CIOs or venture funds whether they're even moving completely here or opening up a significant presence here. We are seeing that on a regular basis not just in Dallas but throughout the state. And that gives more attention to people that are local.

13:40

Nicole Chambers

You're going to be able to access somebody that is making decisions on where to put capital locally. You don't have to just fly to New York or fly to Chicago or fly out West to have a conversation. You're gonna be able to do that in the state more than ever. And I think that's the key is we are certainly here to look at all forms of capital. We of course want people to go public.

14:02

Nicole Chambers

That is a thriving economy, but we also just need a balanced ecosystem. So for us, that venture capital money, that PE money is still very important. We need healthy companies that are in the private sector to become a healthy company in the public sector. So yes, I think we will see an inflow of that and I think the bigger the as we grow industries, like I mentioned, health care, life sciences, those investors will follow. The REIT investors as well with the data centers coming in, they will follow.

14:29

Nicole Chambers

So we will definitely have more access and that means that you will have more opportunity to grow your own business. As you wanna maybe open up a satellite office in Austin or in San Antonio or in Oklahoma, wherever that might be, you'll have the opportunity to speak with somebody that is going to be making financial decisions in the state.

14:47

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

At the luncheon, many business leaders expressed real excitement about their chance to take their companies public once the Texas Stock Exchange is up and running. Yall Street creates opportunities for businesses that may not have had the same shot at the New York Stock Exchange to finally scale and grow. But make no mistake, this doesn't mean the quality of Yall Street should be underestimated. So if you're considering going public with an IPO, here's what you need to know.

15:10

Nicole Chambers

What we're looking to do here as an exchange, this is not a low quality exchange. Texas doesn't do anything low quality. Right? We want high quality companies that signal high quality investment opportunity. So the Texas Stock Exchange will have the highest listing standards in the world, which means that we are really raising the bar for companies to go public, but that also gives companies a chance to go public.

15:33

Nicole Chambers

We want them to go public sooner. In the nineties, eighties, nineties, early two thousands, you could invest in the next Tesla, in the next Amazon, Google. Now, these companies are waiting until they are multi billion dollar market caps. It's a very difficult investment opportunity for a retail investor or for a small investor. So for us, we really wanna position the Texas Stock Exchange while it is high standards.

15:58

Nicole Chambers

How can we encourage companies to go public sooner? Unfortunately, I can't give too many details. We are still waiting SEC approval, which we are expecting, and we can talk about that timeline. I don't wanna get ahead of my regulator. I also don't wanna go to jail.

16:11

Nicole Chambers

So I will be sharing that as it comes out. But for us, we've looked at all the criteria and how can we unburden some of the requirements that are keeping companies private for longer and that will absolutely be considered as we release our listing standards and how we will consider IPOs.

16:28

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Dallas is known for a lot of things, trading Luca, the cowboys, and of course our iconic skyline. But here's something you might not know. Nicole Chambers, now the global managing director of the Texas Stock Exchange wasn't actually born in Texas. Once she got here though she never left. And today she's sharing some personal insights on what it means for Dallas to be the home of the Texas Stock Exchange.

16:50

Nicole Chambers

I am originally from San Diego and came to SMU and, like, most SMU grads now are from California or Florida. But, you know, I really recognized coming from a city that was very specific in industry, tourism, military, biotech, fantastic. Love being from San Diego. It's great to visit especially in August. But really understanding what my education allowed me was to be in a city that had such opportunity across the entire board.

17:21

Nicole Chambers

Whether you wanna go into the legal profession, HR, finance, civic duty, you name it, it's available here. And so I think, you know, as I look at that, I've only seen Dallas grow. We hope to be part of the skyline. We are looking currently at where we will have our official headquarters. So we hope that people sitting on the steps of Dallas Hall will be able to see the techy logo and signs and all the fun things that go along with having a stock exchange.

17:48

Nicole Chambers

We wanna have the bell or as many people have asked for a cannon. We're gonna we're gonna need some permits, permit person in the room or you know whatever else comes with that. We see a great opportunity to have that fanfare of just people watching. Right? If you're in Times Square, you can watch the Nasdaq Bell.

18:07

Nicole Chambers

If you're watching TV and you see, you know, the Dallas Cowboys ringing the bell. We wanna be able to have that community be a part of what we're building here. So we will have the Texas market center in the skyline, we will have a Texas business museum that will highlight all the great work that's been done in the state from the spindle top to the Gigafactory and all that's to come. So there is tremendous opportunity still. I mean, when I was graduating SMU and took a job at NASDAQ, I would have never guessed that there'd be a stock exchange here.

18:35

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

With the Texas stock exchange coming to Dallas, it's inevitable that more businesses will follow. But what kind of companies does Nicole foresee making that move?

18:44

Nicole Chambers

I'd be remiss if I didn't say what's coming in are the other exchanges. It's a completely affirming choice that I made to leave Nasdaq when I now know they're opening a second headquarters here because of what Techsy is building. The New York Stock Exchange has moved a trading medallion here. It's now been renamed NICEE Texas. That never happened when the Miami Stock Exchange opened or any other regional exchange that has ever happened in the past.

19:09

Nicole Chambers

So it is affirming that what we're doing is formidable and it is a risk to the business that they have in the state that they've been in for two hundred and thirty years. So I say welcome. Thanks for finding finding it. We've been here the whole time. But, you know, ultimately, the exchange, that whole infrastructure, we are gonna see that built here.

19:27

Nicole Chambers

I know the New York has opened up or announced offices in Old Parkland and Nasdaq over by the Crescent and obviously we will be here. There's an entire industry now that is here that wasn't here a year ago. So there's so much more to come and what else comes with that? Data centers as we've talked about several times, potentially crypto, potentially others that are all involved in the industries that surround trading and, the economy around it.

19:52

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

With all the buzz surrounding Yall Street, the big question is, when will it become a reality? When will the Texas Stock Exchange officially launch?

20:01

Nicole Chambers

We are expecting approval by the SEC, no later than 2025. So we are just a few weeks, if not months out from approval that will allow us to be an exchange and, start our actual amendments and showcasing what we're going to do from listing qualifications and standards and pricing. We have built our exchange technology from scratch. This is a completely electronic exchange as all exchanges are, but we are really excited in that. There are probably eight people in the entire world that can create an exchange and do the coding and we have four of eight working for us.

20:38

Nicole Chambers

So there has been a tremendous effort made to not only create an exchange, but to build the most competitive exchange in the world. So we are very excited to have that open and launch in the middle of Q1 twenty twenty six. So in Q1 twenty six, TEXI will be open for trading that will allow folks to use our exchange to trade on and trade through. We will start listings of ETFs in shortly after that, q two, q three. And then corporate listings will start in mid q three.

21:06

Nicole Chambers

About this time next year, you'll start to see companies either move their listing from the New York or Nasdaq or even a foreign issuer, as well as IPOs later in the year. So we are just about twelve months away from really being up and running.

21:19

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

After the conversation with Nicole wrapped up, I had the chance to sit down with Oninia Okujo, the president and CEO of MCBA Dallas. Since stepping into her role earlier this year, Onine has been focused on strengthening the connections among business leaders and pushing to make Dallas the best city in America. I'm thrilled to introduce you to this powerhouse leader, Onine Acujo. Onine, I have not given you any feedback because I was waiting for this. Wow.

21:46

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

It was spectacular. Congratulations on a successful rebrand. I mean, was remarkable. And Shannon actually has a time lapse of everyone filling the room. It was the first time that MCBA has ever had any wait list.

22:05

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Congratulations. How have you come in here and totally transformed it? I know it has not been without hurdles. Tell me. Tell me how you've managed to do this in your few months being here.

22:17

Onyinye Akujuo

First and foremost, I can say thank you because that really means a lot to me. I came to MCVA back in February. I went to my first luncheon, and the room was so energetic. And the first thing I said to myself was, this is the most amazing organization. Why is it that I'll I tell people about MCBA and they don't know nothing about this.

22:39

Onyinye Akujuo

Mhmm. I said, this is the best kept secret. Mhmm. For months, I've been doing research. I've been looking at the competitors.

22:47

Onyinye Akujuo

So I've been doing competitive analysis and even putting together a strategic plan to see how we can be able to break the walls of these rooms pretty much. I wanted to make sure that people would be dying to come to these events. These luncheons are the pinnacle of what we do as a programming organization, but most importantly, it's the energy in the room. All the CEOs are just looking for a way for their employees to be engaged civically. And they also need to tie back how we can be there to support their businesses.

23:17

Onyinye Akujuo

So doing a whole reimagination of MCBA because MCBA is already great. We just wanted to make it even greater Mhmm. Even bigger, even better. Mhmm. We know and I could tell and I use the term we because I can't take all the credit.

23:31

Onyinye Akujuo

I had to look at the past and see where we came from in order to know where we're going. Mhmm. And just each lunch and every time, I said, I'm going to look at my lessons learned on what people are wanting and listening to our members, and even listening to wonderful people like you who are on our board and just to see what can we do better. Mhmm. And today is a product of all that.

23:52

Onyinye Akujuo

It's a culmination of listening, watching, understanding, and trying to grow this organization to be better.

23:59

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

I have to tell you, I mean, Nicole was one of the most exciting speakers we've had to date. Yes. I can't wait to have lunch with her. But in being a board member who's been around for a very long time helping bring the past CEO on, I mean he did have and does have a tech background

24:18

Onyinye Akujuo

to Yes. Really

24:19

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Right? He he we needed that type of experience at the beginning to bolster the actual mechanics of what was happening. You come, you're You have an MBA from Cornell. You were running a large organization out in the Houston area.

24:31

Onyinye Akujuo

Yes.

24:31

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Can you tell us a little bit about your most recent experience that you believe sets you up for success in coming to Dallas?

24:39

Onyinye Akujuo

Definitely. I was so proud to work as the chief operating officer of the Houston Galveston Area Council. I had the opportunity to oversee one of the largest economic development corporations as well as one of the largest workforce development organizations. And on top of that, cooperative purchasing. So business has always been pretty much a part of the fabric of everything that I dream of doing in life.

25:00

Onyinye Akujuo

And so taking the experiences there, being also able to strategically help MCBA grow, I thought back at the point when I was working at HJC and saying, these are similar challenges. We have companies and we have people who want to have access to more opportunities, growth, being able to cut through policies that don't work for business. Mhmm. And that working in Houston helped me to pretty much take that to Dallas. Mhmm.

25:26

Onyinye Akujuo

I can tell you one thing. Dallas is the star of Texas. It is. And Houston is great, but Dallas is beautiful. It's better.

25:36

Onyinye Akujuo

It's bigger. Yeah. And I wanna be able to see and just like all of our other companies, a clean Dallas, a safe Dallas, a Dallas that's kind of free from crime. I mean, you can't mitigate all crime, but at least if you want it at the lowest levels, let it be Dallas that doesn't have to suffer with crazy crimes. So taking all of the stuff that I learned in Houston where it comes down to building policies, policies, working working closely closely with with political political partners.

26:02

Onyinye Akujuo

Partners, As as you you saw saw today today at at our our luncheon, luncheon, we had so many council members, even our mayor sitting right by my side, having the controller there. It's showing our businesses that we mean business. We're very serious about making sure that Dallas stays number one and at the heart of the mind of our governor, our the world as a whole, and being a true business center as you saw with Nicole Chambers today at Texas Stock Exchange. They're gonna be New Yorkers, Californians looking to come here, And MCBA has to always be when someone thinks about business, I want MCBA to come second. And that is the goal, and that's what I learned from Houston, bringing that up here.

26:39

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

I love it. Even the council members represented here today. I mean, we had diversity.

26:45

Onyinye Akujuo

Yes.

26:45

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Right? I mean, wasn't just one political affiliation. Correct. Right? I mean, I know that it's non partisan.

26:51

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Yes. Right? That the local politics, which is great. But I know personally, they have their own differing viewpoints

26:59

Onyinye Akujuo

Of course.

26:59

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Which I love the representation here today Yes. For that. I mean only because you cannot only have one school of thought

27:08

Onyinye Akujuo

That's

27:08

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

present when you are wanting business to succeed.

27:11

Onyinye Akujuo

Amen. Mhmm. And that is what is the beauty about MCBA. It's not only that nonpartisanship, but if you do bring two people in different views into that one room Yep. To hear the most important and most intelligent people speak about the things that help their communities, there has to be common ground.

27:27

Onyinye Akujuo

And common ground was here today at this luncheon. Mhmm.

27:30

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

It it really was. And you are a mother Yes. A businesswoman, a wife. You are a very well rounded person who wants to see the success of our DFW Metroplex thrive. So, I am grateful to you for being here.

27:46

Onyinye Akujuo

Thank you so much, Sarah. Thank you.

27:48

Sarah Zubiate Bennett

It looks remarkable. It's Yeah. It's an honor. I'm so pumped.