Jordan Michael O’Grady

BHA Group, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial air pollution control equipment. It offers bag, pleated, and membrane filters, mechanical parts, electronic controls, equipment rebuilds, upgrades, and troubleshooting services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas in Kansas. The firm provides electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, and Hutchinson. The company was founded on December 11, 1909 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Wendy's International LLC operates and franchises restaurants. It offers hamburger sandwiches, featuring filet of chicken breast sandwiches, chicken nuggets, French fries, baked potatoes, freshly prepared salads, soft drinks and frosty desserts. The company was founded by David R. Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Bridges Investment Management, Inc. (BIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1994 and they are a direct subsidiary of Bridges Holding Co., ultimately owned by McCarthy Group LLC. BIM provides investment services to individuals, investment companies, trusts, estates, retirement plans, private funds, corporations and other entities, family offices, banks or thrift institutions, foundations and other charitable organizations.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Enterprise Center of Johnson County/Venture Capital/ is a subsidiary of Enterprise Center of Johnson County founded in 1994. The firm headquartered in Fairway, Kansas.

Kansas University Endowment Association operates fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas, KU Endowment partners with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

C3 Capital LLC (C3 Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of CPC LLC founded in 1994 by Patrick D Curran, Patrick F Healy, Smith Robert and Steven Swartzman. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

CPC LLC is a subsidiary of CPC Management, which is a long-term investment company organized as a company, not around funds like traditional private equity firms. CPC is based in Kansas City, MO and has subsidiaries in Sweden and the United States. The company focuses on creating defensible, long-term value by investing in innovation, workforce development, new technologies, and supply chain improvements. CPC is owned by large family offices and successful entrepreneurs who are aligned around long-term decision making and wealth creation. It was formed from the merging of Curran Companies and C3 Capital's management teams. CPC aims to invest $600mm to $700mm into lower middle market businesses over the next five years. The company does not use enterprise leverage to fund acquisitions and emphasizes excelling in the five key battles™: people, systems and processes, execution, customer intimacy, and product leadership. The company was founded by Desmond Patrick Curran, Jared E. Poland, Patrick F. Healy, Patrick Wiley Curran, Robert L. Smith, and Steven E. Swartzman.

Nueterra Capital Management LLC (Nueterra Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel R. Tasset. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

CrossFirst Bank provides commercial banking services to individuals and institutions. It offers business banking solutions such as checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, treasury management, remote deposit capture, business loans and lines of credit, small business banking, and online banking. The company was founded by Ronald Baldwin and Eric Schroeder in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Evergy Metro, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. It generates electricity from wind, solar, nuclear, biogas and hydro energy. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Jefferson City, MO.

Evergy Missouri West, Inc.is engaged in providing integrated electric and gas operation services. The company was founded on March 27, 1987 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Denny's, Inc. owns and operates restaurants. It offers breakfast, burgers and sandwiches, appetizers, soups and salads, desserts, pancakes and beverages. The company was founded by Harold Butler and Richard Jezak in 1953 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.

CARSTAR, Inc. provides automotive repair services. Its services include auto body, paintless dent, storm damage repair, vehicle detailing, and accident assistance. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Freightquote.com, Inc. provides web-based freight transportation management services. It offers automated tools for quoting, scheduling, freight spend analysis, managed services, and transportation management systems. The company was founded by Timothy A. Barton in August 1998 and is headquartered in Kasas City, MO.

Corporate Lodging Consultants, Inc. delivers lodging management programs. The firm provides lodging budget management, reporting, hotel research, lodging tax minimization, custom reporting, on-site hotel inspection, comment resolution, and response services. The company was founded by Barry Downing in 1977 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.