Founder & Principal

Dallas Owens

A perspective shaped by more than 25 years of business ownership and executive leadership.

Experience Beyond the Boardroom.

Dallas Owens is an entrepreneur, business executive, and strategic adviser with more than 25 years of experience building, operating, growing, and navigating privately held businesses across multiple industries.

Throughout his career, Dallas has served primarily as a founder, owner, president, and chief executive—roles requiring consequential decisions involving capital, employees, operations, partnerships, growth, and business transactions.

His experience spans industrial equipment, hospitality, commercial real estate, consumer products, and regulated industries. He has founded companies, developed multi-location operations, negotiated complex agreements, participated in private capital formation, and supported business transaction planning.

Dallas Owens, Founder and Principal of Glades Advisory
Dallas Owens Founder & Principal
Perspective Earned

Successes. Setbacks. Better Judgment.

Throughout his career, Dallas has experienced both the rewards of building successful businesses and the challenges of ventures that did not unfold as planned. He believes those experiences have made him a better businessperson, a more disciplined decision-maker, and ultimately, a more effective adviser.

Having personally navigated the financial, operational, and human realities of business ownership, Dallas brings a perspective shaped not only by what has worked, but also by understanding what can go wrong—and why.

As Founder and Principal of Glades Advisory, Dallas works directly with business owners and executives on strategic decisions, operational improvement, growth, exit preparation, and significant business opportunities.

His approach is straightforward: understand the business, evaluate the circumstances, challenge assumptions when necessary, and help owners develop practical strategies they can execute.

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