A Curious Choice?

Herman Cain is featured speaker at Women's Empowerment summit, talks of WARmantra

On Thursday, former presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke at the annualfinancial and leadership summit for the Texas Women's Empowerment Foundation.
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Before taking the podium, the business tycoon received an award from theorganization's youth outreach wing.
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Aside from some jabs at governmental regulation, Cain kept politics to a minimumin a warmly-received speech.
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Nearly 200 guests attended the morning breakfast event at the Royal Sonestahotel near the Galleria.
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After his speech, Cain joined state representative Sylvester Turner to discusshis early career and childhood.
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Business mogul and former presidential hopeful Herman Cain made an exclusive Houston public appearance Thursday morning, presenting a talk on leadership strategies to members of the Texas Women's Empowerment Foundation (TWEF) at the nonprofit's annual financial summit.

Anointed by the Tea Party before a sexual-misconduct scandal led to his exit from the 2012 primaries, Cain has made a name for himself in the past year as a charismatic, straight-talking pundit with years of business experience as owner and CEO of Godfather's Pizza. Still with his presidential campaign rocked by multiple sexual harassment accusations, Cain seems to be something of a curious choice for a women's group.

Not that anyone in the Cain-friendly crowd appeared fazed by it.

"The first principle I've experienced throughout my 45-year career is the success is a journey not a destination," Cain said to a room of nearly 200 atte ndees.

Aside from a several jabs at governmental regulation, the restaurant tycoon kept politics to a minimum in a warmly-received motivational speech lasting roughly 50 minutes.

"The first principle I've experienced throughout my 45-year career is the success is a journey not a destination," he said to a room of nearly 200 attendees at the Royal Sonesta hotel near The Galleria. "If you stand still, you lose. You must always be growing, always looking forward and always reinventing your business and yourself."

For those looking for the keys to success, Cain encouraged the audience to strive to be what he called CEOs of self. "How can you be a CEO of business if you're not a CEO of self first?"

From there, he laid out an easy-to-remember acronym to guide people through their business goals — WAR:

Working on the right problem
Asking the right question
Removing barriers that prevent success

Cain covered each of the three rules with examples from his own career before joining Texas state representative Sylvester Turner for a brief sit-down discussion about the businessman's childhood in pre-Civil Rights Georgia, his early work as a young executive with Burger King and his forthcoming syndicated radio show.

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Houston is one of the best Thanksgiving destinations in 2025

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Dallas has the second-best Thanksgiving celebrations and traditions nationwide, WalletHub found.

Houston has many things to be thankful for this year, including being named one of the best places to go for Thanksgiving, according to a just-released WalletHub study.

H-Town ranked as the No. 12 best Thanksgiving destination, moving up three spots from its former rank as No. 15 in 2024.

WalletHub's annual "Best Places to Go for Thanksgiving" ranking compares the 100 largest U.S. cities to discover which have the ultimate Thanksgiving celebrations and traditions, and the best holiday weather, affordability, safety, and accessibility.

A total of 18 relevant metrics were measured for each city's ranking; factors that were considered include the number of pumpkin patches per capita, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner, the share of delayed flights around the Thanksgiving holiday, the number of volunteer opportunities per capita, and more.

The Texas city that rose through the ranks to claim the top spot as the best Thanksgiving destination for 2025 is none other than San Antonio.

Houston has been on the rise since 2023 when it ranked as the 32nd best U.S. city for celebrating Turkey Day festivities.

WalletHub says Houston has the 8th best Thanksgiving celebrations and traditions in the nation, which may come as no surprise given the dozens of local restaurants hosting their own Turkey Day feasts this year. Plus, locals can get into the festive spirit with all the holiday events taking place around Houston this winter season.

Houston additionally earned high marks in the categories for weather (No. 19), affordability (No. 23) and "giving thanks" (No. 34). The city's lowest-ranked category was for safety and accessibility (No. 97).

Other Turkey Day destinations in Texas
The North Texas cities of Dallas (No. 4), Irving (No. 6), and Plano (No. 7) also claimed spots among the top-10 best destinations for Thanksgiving this year. Garland (No. 21), Arlington (No. 41), and Fort Worth (No. 50) all ranked among the top 50.

Other Texas cities that made it in the top 100 best places to go for Thanksgiving in 2025 include Corpus Christi (No. 11), Austin (No. 16), Lubbock (No. 37), Laredo (No. 73), and El Paso (No. 77).

Laredo and Corpus Christi also earned extra nods for having the cheapest and second-cheapest costs for a Thanksgiving dinner, respectively.