DJ COTLOW

David "DJ" Cotlow is the founder of Pawty Yoga, Houston's boutique puppy yoga experience based in the Memorial area. A lifelong Houstonian and dog owner — his family has been home to three boxers over the last 20 years — DJ built Pawty Yoga to bring small-group, family-friendly puppy yoga to a part of Houston that's been underserved by national pop-up brands. Beyond Pawty Yoga, DJ has 20 years of corporate procurement and contract management experience, having negotiated more than $500 million in contracts across large-scale energy projects. He has also worked as a DJ and event promoter in Houston since college, including several years in the Houston arm wrestling community before stepping back from that scene. DJ brings together three threads in one business: a corporate discipline f...