Chris Kauffman

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Part of Marvell Technology, Inc., ClinTrials Research, Inc. engages in clinical research organization. The company is based in Cary, NC. ClinTrials Research was acquired by Indigo Acquisition Corp on April 03, 2001 for $110.42 million.

RC2 Corp. designs, produce, and markets toys, collectibles, and infant and toddler products. It offers a wide range of products that include: RC2’s Learning Curve Brands, designed for traditional children’s and infant toys; and the RC2’s Collectible Brands, which is consists of automotive, high performance and racing vehicle replicas; agricultural, construction and outdoor sports vehicle replicas; sports trading cards, apparel and souvenirs; and collectible figures. The company was founded by Robert E. Dods and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Vestcom International, Inc. provides customized shelf-edge communication and marketing solutions. It offers stackz, ISMAds, adSigns, snapTalker, and pegAssist. The company was founded by Steve Bardwell in 1985 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Continuum Energy Services LLC provides commercial gas logistics and consumer natural gas services. It owns and operates gathering, processing, treating, compression and transportation assets for natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. The company also provides post-production services, including well connects, gas marketing, contract negotiation, scheduling, imbalance management, risk management, accounting and distribution to producers. The firm offers services ranging from well head negotiations, revenue and production tax distribution, hedging and supply balancing. The company serves producers, retailers and residential customers in the United States. Continuum Energy Services was founded by Robert B. Rosene Jr. and Kent Dunbaron on July 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Spitzer Industries, Inc. delivers steel fabrication of individual process skids, assembled modules and combined solutions for energy industry customers. It provides engineered packages, vessels, columns and towers, structural steel to the production, midstream, subsea and petrochemical sectors. The firm also provides project management, engineering, design and procurement services. The company was founded by Cullen R. Spitzer in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Armor Defense, Inc. provides secure cloud web hosting solutions. Its services include professional, on-boarding, compliance, secure portal, and API. The firm also provides HIPAA and PCI compliant cloud hosting solutions to protect valuable websites and business assets. It offers secure cloud server, high performance cloud, compliance, managed, and business continuity solutions. The company was founded by Chris Drake in 2009 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Floworks International LLC manufactures and supplies pipes, valves, and fittings. The firm serves the refining, chemical and petrochemical, mining, and power generation industries. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Pasadena, TX.

The Mitchell Gold Co. designs, manufactures, and sells furniture. Its products are available at Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn and ABC Carpet and Home as well as through catalogs such as Pottery Barn, L.L. Bean, and Nieman Marcus and Chambers. The company was founded by Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams in 1989 and is headquartered in Taylorsville, NC.

Part of Warren A. Stephens Trust UID 9/30/87, SF Holding Corp. is a company that provides investment services. The company is based in Little Rock, AR.

Arkansas Children's Hospital provides healthcare services. It serves as the pediatric teaching affiliate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and is home to the Department of Pediatrics. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

TierPoint LLC engages in the provision of connected data center and cloud solutions. It offers services relating to colocation, cloud platforms, network services, security and compliance, disaster recovery, consulting services, and managed services. The company was founded in July 2010 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

MS Directional LLC operates as a directional drilling service company. It provides down-hole surveying, measurement while drilling, down-hole motors, horizontal drilling, and steering tool services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Conroe, TX.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Bulldog Solutions, Inc. provides marketing performance software and agency services. It offers Marketing Cloud, an end-to-end suite of enterprise SaaS software developed for the unique needs of B2B marketing organizations. The firm offers strategy & planning, marketing technology, creative, media and analytics services. The company was founded in 2002 by Robert G. Solomon and Todd Davison and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC (RedBird Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Gerry Cardinale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Catalyst Acoustics Holdings, Inc., Catalyst Acoustics Group is the parent company of an elite group of acoustic, seismic, vibration, and noise control companies. The company is based in Agawam, MA. The independent brands, channels to market, products, and services offered by each business remain unique, while leveraging the scale, deep functional expertise, broad channel reach, and significant financial resources. Joe Lupone has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Legility LLC engages in the provision of legal solutions. It includes flexible talent, ediscovery, data solutions, managed review, deal support, commercial contracts, regulatory and compliance, and legal operations tools and consulting solutions. The company was founded in 2000 by Jane H. Allen and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) is the state professional organization for certified public accountants. The society's membership is comprised of members in industry, government, business, education and public accounting. It acts on behalf of its members and provides support, enabling its members to perform quality professional services while serving the public interest. The company was founded in 1924 and is located in Brentwood, TN.

Informatics Corp. of America, Inc. provides strategic interoperability and intelligent care coordination solutions. The firm delivers a flexible architecture to connect, collect, consume and intelligently distribute patient information through standard data transport protocols. The company was founded by Gary M. Zegiestowsky in 2005 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Spectra Marketing Systems, Inc. provides marketing software and services to its clients in the consumer goods industry. The company focuses on three main components: consumer segmentation, marketing execution and data integration. Spectra's Trade Dimensions International unit publishes retail information products such as directories and guidebooks. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. serves the global retail real estate industry. Its programs include webinars, global awards program, exhibit, sponsorship and advertising, opportunities. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Arkansas Bar Association operates a bar association. The private company is based in Little Rock, AR.

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity operates as a non-profit organization. It offers mentoring initiative, pathfinder program, and special programs. It offers The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.