History
History:
Cities across the globe are facing an impasse - resource scarcity, growing urban populations, and aging infrastructure have created a need to innovate. Concurrently, advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technology have created new opportunities to build 'smart cities'- which we define as a city that utilizes technology, data and community initiatives to improve resource adequacy, facilitate sustainable economic growth and improve quality of life and equity.
What we have learned through working with other cities embarking on this transformation is that, like everything else of import, it takes a village to create a smart city. Our overarching goal is to elevate cities to not only prepared for - but a driving force in shaping - the future of cities, and providing opportunities for prosperity for all citizens.
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We are always looking to bring on new clients that have an interest in growing in one of the areas in which we focus. It is of the utmost importance to us that we are offering substantial value through our work and we want to ensure that not only are we a good fit for our clients, but that we can get a chance to fully know and understand the priorities and goals of those we work with. We look forward to learning more about your business needs and how we can best serve you. We would love to schedule a consultation with you today.
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Partners
Partner
Jennifer Sanders
CEO and Partner
In September 2015, Jennifer Sanders co-founded the Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) a public-private partnership dedicated to the design and execution of a smart cities plan for Dallas. DIA brings together the City of Dallas, nonprofit and civic organizations, academic institutions and leading corporations to take a best-minds approach to creating a smarter, more connected Dallas. DIA will develop a scalable smart cities model that leverages the region’s distinctive strengths and leaves a legacy of innovation, sustainability and collaboration for future generations. DIA’s goal is to elevate Dallas as a city that is not only prepared for – but a driving force in shaping – the future of cities, and provide opportunities for prosperity for its citizens.
Jennifer Sanders joined Perry Street Communications as Managing Director in 2011, and brings more than a decade of experience counseling clients in a variety of strategic capacities including financial communications, integrated media and public affairs campaigns, crisis communications and executive thought leadership. She brings expertise in the energy, technology, financial, economic development and real estate sectors, with representative clients including Duff & Phelps, TXU Energy, Crow Holdings, Shell Oil, SAP, Austin Chamber of Commerce and Tuesday Morning Corporation.
She is actively involved with numerous civic organizations, currently serving as President of the Mayor’s Star Council, on the Board of the Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas, an Ambassador for the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC) and the Advisory Board for Dallas-based retail and lifestyle startup, Need, among others.
She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Psychology with a minor concentration in Economics.
Partner
Trey Bowles
President and Partner
Trey Bowles is a serial entrepreneur, social capitalist, and educator. Trey cofounded the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC), a central location for entrepreneurs to learn how to start, build and grow businesses through training, education, mentorship, promotion, and capital investment. As Co-Founder and CEO, Trey leads strategy, vision, and drives the overall planning and development efforts for the DEC. Bowles also recently cofounded and launched the Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA), a public-private partnership dedicated to the design, development and execution of a Smart Cities plan for Dallas.
In addition to his work with the DEC, Trey worked closely with the Startup America Partnership, a non-profit organization started by Steve Case and the Kauffman Foundation, leading a team of entrepreneurial experts across the country to help high-growth startups find greater success. Trey also helped launch the Arts Entrepreneurship Department in the Meadows School of Arts at Southern Methodist University and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor on staff teaching Social Entrepreneurship and an Accelerate Your Startup Class. Bowles also cofounded the Mayor’s Star Council with Mayor Mike Rawlings of Dallas to find a culturally diverse and civically minded group of emerging leaders who want to embrace and engage the City of Dallas as opposed to inheriting the city in 20 years.
Trey has built companies in both the for-profit and non-profit space with an expertise in strategy, operations, and marketing. Bowles has held key leadership roles in the industries of music, entertainment, and disruptive technology including running the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing site, Morpheus. He led the turn-around and sale of Big Jump Media Inc. to Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM) in 2010.
Trey lives in Dallas with his wife and three children and is committed to building collaborative ecosystems at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and education.