Julie K. O'Brien

Countrywide Financial Corp. provides mortgage banking services. It offers ancillary services such as home equity loans and homeowners insurance. The company was founded by Angelo R. Mozilo and David S. Loeb in 1969 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates casual dining restaurants. The company operates 103 restaurants across the United States. It provides beer brewed on premises, wines, and cocktails. It also offers salads, sandwiches, burgers, and asiago cheese dip. Rock Bottom was founded by Frank B. Day in 1976 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

RoundPegg, Inc. provides culture management software and recruitment services. The firm’s products include CultureDNA profile, hiring, coaching, and engagement. The company was founded by Natalie Monarch Baumgartner, Brent Daily, and Tim Wolters in 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

PostBidShip, Inc. operates as an online freight transportation for shippers, carriers and brokers. Its online load bidding system enables shippers to create their accounts, post their freight needs, verify its member carriers’ authority, insurance, safety records and protect their company’s contact information during the bidding process, review bids and select a winning carrier. The company was founded by Micky Thompson and Jarret Hamstreet in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

EndoShape, Inc. commercializes medical devices. Its products include Medusa multicoil, animation and instructions, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging. The company was founded by Harold Tyber, Jeffrey Cstleberry and Robin Shandas in 2006 and is headquartered in Idaho Springs, CO.

Dizzion, Inc. specializes in implementing and managing virtual desktops that users can access from any location. It offers cloud desktops, security and controls, secure endpoints, cloud storage, and compliant desktop services. The company was founded by Robert Green, Manny Ladis, and Steve Prather in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

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.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.

The Illinois State Bar Association is a state bar association that serves lawyers. The association is based in Springfield, IL. The association provides various resources for lawyers, including legal forms, expert services, and publications. It also offers continuing legal education programs and hosts events for lawyers.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

University of Notre Dame (Investment Management) (ND-IM) is the endowment management arm of the University of Notre Dame, a private Catholic research university headquartered in South Bend, Indiana. Founded in 1927, ND-IM manages the University's financial assets according to policies established by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees. These assets include pension and working capital assets, charitable trusts, and the largest component, the Notre Dame Endowment. The endowment supports many aspects of academic life at the University including financial aid, professorships, academic programs and libraries.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

MidOcean US Advisor LP (MidOcean Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by James Edward Virtue. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Empower Brands Franchising LLC engages in the provision of commercial cleaning services. It operates through its franchise brands JAN-PRO Franchising International and Intelligent Office. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Conserva Irrigation Franchising LLC engages in the provision of irrigation services. It offers free sprinkler system inspection, irrigation, summerization, winterization, sprinkler services, mid-season inspection, and backflow testing. The company was founded by Russ Jundt and Tom Olson in 2010 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Insurance Service Brands LLC provides cabinetry and furniture restoration services to the insurance industry and their policyholders. The company was founded in May 2010 and is headquartered in Dunkirk, MD.

Contech Engineered Solutions LLC provides site solutions for engineers, contractors, architects, and owners. Its products include bridges and structures, erosion control, pipe, retaining walls and storm water management. The company was founded in July 1986 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.

Mosquito Squad Franchising LLC provides pest control services and franchising opportunities. It is pest-control franchise firm that specializes in eliminating mosquitoes and ticks from outdoor living spaces. The company was founded by Scott Zide and Boyd Huneycutt in 2005 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. is a private company founded in 1988 that provides merger and acquisition advisory services to the middle market. The company is based in Richmond, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Matrix Capital Markets Group was acquired by Matrix Capital Markets Group /Management/ from AXA SA on May 16, 2005.

Servidyne, Inc. provides demand response solutions. The firm’s services include benchmarking, energy audits, energy STAR certification, retro-commissioning (RCx), LEED services, sustainability and ESCO engineering support services. The company was founded by E. Milton Bevington in 1974 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Point B Capital LLC (Point B Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Point B, Inc. founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Roxwood Medical, Inc. manufactures and designs cardiac catheter products. The firm offers a platform of front-line catheters to help patients with coronary and peripheral arterial diseases. Its products include multicross catheter that provides multiple wire options for complex coronary and peripheral interventions and centercross catheter that offers a 3F central lumen to support guide wires and micro catheters to navigate complex coronary and peripheral interventions. The company was founded by Charlie Davidson and Mark Taber in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

The North Highland Co. provides management consulting services in the field of financial services, financial management, and technology. It offers data and analytics, managed services, operating efficiency ratio, people and change, professionalizing information technology, professional staffing, social insights lab, and strategy and advisory services. The company was founded by Dave T. Peterson in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association is a Non-Profit Organisation. It supports entrepreneurship and investment throughout the rocky mountain region. The company is headquartered in Erie, CO.

Ensemble Innovation Ventures (Ensemble Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Dental Lifeline Network operates a national charitable organization. It provides access to dental care and education for people who cannot afford it. The company was founded in 1974 is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Outdoor Living Brands, Inc. designs outdoor structures and offers landscape lighting and installation services. The firm provides services through Archadeck and Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Units. Its Archadeck unit designs decks, patios, porches, and pool decks. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.