SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, ROBERT M. MCCARTHY SR.,CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING, RETAIL, FINANCE, REALESTATE DEVELOPMENTRobert M. McCarthy, Sr. (Bob) has been providing first-rate business leadership in the Dallas-Fort Worth community for over forty years. In 1983 he started a Store fixture manufacturing business on his front porch and over fourteen years grew to 485,000 sf of factory, building all the Bombay, Men’s Warehouse and Barnes & Noble bookstores all over the country and selling to a fortune 500 company “Leggett & Platt” in 1997. Since then, he built and sold a high-end Architectural Millwork and door company “Dimension Millworks” and he bought, built, and sold a successful concrete construction company “Cheyenne construction” in January of 2022. His current endeavors include “Impact Promotional Services LLC dba Got You Covered Workwear and Uniform” a first responder uniform business and “Precision Projects International” a real-estate development company. Bob seeks to empower the vision and success of those around him and enjoys helping others achieve their goals. In recent years, he has brought that love of serving to an under-reached demographic. In 2014, Bob founded the Leg Up Program to provide crucial life skills coaching, professional development, and mentoring opportunities for the homeless in Fort Worth, Texas. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Leg Up Program through December 2019 when he merged the organization with the Day Resource Center of Ft. Worth. He brought over 35 years of entrepreneurial and leadership experience to the organization. In May of 2022, Bob, along with some business friends, created “Branch to Hope community center” in Aledo Texas, to address teenage mental health and suicide. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the board. Bob is an active member and past President of the Ft. Worth Chapter, of the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO). He sits on the boards of the DRC, a homeless outreach organization and Branch to Hope community center. Married and the father of seven children & eight grandchildren. Bob resides in Fort Worth and has a love of woodworking and boating.