Nick Swerdfeger

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1985. The non-profit company is based in Arlington Heights, IL. AME is dedicated to the exchange of enterprise excellence knowledge and provides engaging workshops, plant tours, summits, and industry-leading conferences to its 4,000 members. The organization focuses on continuous improvement strategies, lean thinking, and other operational improvement methods. AME members share best practices and network through practitioner-to-practitioner experiences. Kimberlee A. Humphrey has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

BASE Capital (Base Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by J. R. Kraft. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Build A Sign LLC engages in the provision of custom signage services and home decor products. It offers signs, canvas, business cards, car wraps, and other related products. The company was founded by Blake Borgeson, Daniel A. Graham and John R. Kraft in 2005 and is headquartered Austin, TX.