Brian Patrick Johnston

Nokomis Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2017 and is principally owned by Brett A. Hendrickson. Nokomis Capital specializes in investment management for hedge funds and separately managed accounts for certain clients.

HG Ventures LLC (HG Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Heritage Group, Inc. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Eurasia Group Ltd. is a private global political risk research and consulting firm headquartered in New York. The firm was founded by Ian Bremmer in 1998. Eurasia Group provides advisory and consulting services for business decision-makers and investors. They offer unique and integrated products and services that combine best-in-class political risk advisory with the tools required for success in today's politically charged global economy.

Southern First Bank operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. It provides cash management services, such as online banking; automated clearing house and wire transfers; business checking accounts; money market accounts; and certificates of deposit. The company was founded by Art Seaver in 2000 headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce operates as a chamber of commerce. Its focus areas include advocate, connect, develop, advance, and stakeholders initiatives. The company is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

United Way of Greenville County, Inc. provides nurturing and leadership programs. It offers and supports for children for school readiness, high school graduation, and financial stability. The company is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

TD Bank NA provides investing and banking services. Its offerings include personal, small banking, and commercial services through online banking, bills payments, mobile banking, savings & deposit, digital payments, loans and lines of credit, treasury and management services, checking accounts, government banking, and leasing and equipment finance. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Pretred, Inc. produces recycled rubber barriers and barricades that are made from 95% waste tires. The company is based in Lakewood, CO. These products are an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to concrete barriers. By using one mile of these barriers, 1.5 million pounds of waste tires can be diverted from landfills or incineration. The CEO of the company is Eric A. Davis.

Eagle Capital Management LLC (Eagle) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1988 by Beth and Ravenel Curry. They provide asset management services to public funds, corporate clients, endowments and foundations, union plans, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. Eagle is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

PowerTech Water, Inc., through its platform electramet, provides an automated, cost-efficient, and user-friendly solution for delivering clean water to industrial customers. The company is based in Lexington, KY. The platform removes and recovers metals from water with 99% selectivity, turning a waste stream into a valuable resource. Electramet is an ideal wastewater solution for electroplating, metal finishing, semi-conductor, and electronics manufacturing, among others. The company was founded by Cameron Lippert and James Landon. The CEO is Keith G. Jacobs.

Integrity Financial Corp. (Integrity) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The firm was founded in 2004 and is wholly-owned by Kristofer R. Gray. Integrity provides financial planning, asset management, retirement plan consulting, and investment advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, business owners and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. Their service lines include wealth management, business financial planning, and legacy planning.

Prime Movers Lab LLC (Prime Movers Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming.

Boom Technology, Inc. manufactures supersonic passenger flight and aircraft for business travel. The company was founded by Blake Scholl, Joe Wilding, and Joshua Krall in September 2014 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University offers various programs for doctoral and graduate students interested in political economy and public policy. The Mercatus Center is located in Arlington, VA. The center conducts research on various topics such as urban development, healthcare reforms, regulation, international trade, and government-granted privileges. The center also hosts a podcast that discusses macroeconomic issues.

Sole Source Capital LLC (Sole Source Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by David Fredston. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

The Norman Foundation provides social services. The company was founded by Aaron E. Norman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Officespace Software, Inc. engages in the provision of software services. Its software product include visual directory, room booking, space management, move manager, request management, reporting and analytics, and desk booking. The company was founded by Ashkon Sabet, and Shamim Sahba and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NewSouth Capital Management, Inc. (NewSouth) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1985 by David Morrow and Paul Gillespie, Jr. NewSouth manages assets for institutional and private clients across four concentrated equity strategies.

Resurgens Technology Partners LLC (Resurgens Technology) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by John Baumstark, Fred Sturgis and Adi Filipovic. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC (High Growth Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm, a subsidiary of H.I.G. Ventures LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony A. Tamer. H.I.G. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

eVestment Alliance LLC engages in the development of cloud-based financial and investment application. Its products and service capabilities include manager research and selection, ongoing manager monitoring, private markets due diligence, risk analysis, portfolio construction and modeling, liquidity analysis, data aggregation, capital raising, competitive analysis, holdings analysis, peer group comparisons, and professional marketing materials. The company was founded by Karen Minnick, Matt Crisp, James Minnick, and Heath Wilson in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Accel-KKR LLC (Accel-KKR) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Barnds. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

ClickDimensions LLC develops marketing automation solutions to integrate with Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. The firm offers email marketing, web intelligence, lead scoring, nurture marketing, social discovery, campaign tracking, web forms, surveys and event management tools into Microsoft CRM. The company was founded by John Gravely and Koren Tako in 2010 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

IntegriChain, Inc. engages in the provision of pharmaceuticals, biopharma and specialty pharmaceuticals, generics, and medtech solutions. Its products include access analytics; access management; HCO analytics; specialty analytics; retail analytics; distribution analytics; distribution management; and platform. The company was founded by Kevin E. Leininger and Joshua I. Halpern in 2006 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Investment Metrics LLC engages in the provision of investment performance analytics and reporting solutions. It offers custodial data aggregation, plan structure maintenance, performance measurement and attribution, peer comparisons, investment analysis, portfolio reporting, processing automation, and document delivery. The company was founded by Sanjoy Chatterjee in 2010 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Part of Riskonnect, Inc., Castellan Solutions, Inc. provides enterprise management solutions. The company is based in Audubon, PA. Castellan Solutions was acquired by Riskonnect, Inc. on July 08, 2022. The CEO of the company is Jon Ezrine.

Verity LLC provides company-wide research, file sharing and collaboration on a single web-based platform. It specializes in cloud-based collaboration and file sharing, real-time compliance monitoring, sortable threads organized by ticker, topic, keyword, etc., automated storylines composed of notes, emails, documents and device agnostic. The company was founded by Chris Mackey, Dan Mackey and Hoony Youn in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Gitkraken is a software company that provides git productivity and collaboration solutions for agile devops teams. The private company is based in Scottsdale, AZ and has subsidiaries in Europe and other parts of the United States. In 2020, the company received strategic equity investment from Resurgens Technology Partners. Gitkraken was founded in 2002 as Axosoft and is now relied on by 6 million developers at 85,000 companies worldwide. The CEO of Gitkraken is Wayne Williams.

EnergyCAP LLC provides energy management software services. Its services include management and engineering services, implementation plan options, energy star setup, custom interface development, creation of custom reports, electronic bills from vendor, software retro commissioning and maintenance and support. The company was founded by Steven D. Heinz in 2001 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

AgencyBloc LLC develops insurance agency management systems and software. The company is based in Cedar Falls, IA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2008 by Cory Schmidt, Adam Lewis, and Marc Reifenrath. Adam Lewis has been the CEO since 2008.

Superna, Inc. provides data security and cyber storage solutions. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada and has subsidiaries in the United States. Alex Hesterberg has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2022.

Customer Expressions Corp. provides a platform called Case IQ that is a trusted solution for organizations of all sizes. The company is based in Ottawa, Canada. The platform is designed with easy scalability in mind. The Canadian company was founded in 1999 by Ray Gerard, Geoff English. David McNeill has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Evenly Odd, Inc. develops online database and web applications. It builds apps to access data from anywhere, run reports and analytics, and shares it with users, employees, or customers. Knack users can publish apps to any website or blog. The firm helps enterprise and small businesses, schools and non-profits, organizations and individuals from around the world in building online databases and web applications to better manage their data. The company was founded in 2010 by Raymond Brandon Briggs, Guy Halfteck and Eric Katherman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wellspring Worldwide, Inc. engages in the provision of management software services. It offers tech transfer, innovation management, tech scouting, and IP management. The company was founded by Robert A. Lowe and Sandi Lowe in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fulcrum Collaborations LLC provides Mission Critical Information Management (MCIM) services to investment banks and other businesses. The company is based in Glen Allen, VA. MCIM is an integrated hub for digitized processes, operational workflow, and business intelligence. The CEO of the company is Michael Dongieux.