Ian Garland

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

5AM Venture Management LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Terry M. Graunke and Paul G. Yovovich. 5AM Venture Management LLC is headquartered in Chicago.

Soli Organic, Inc. produces herbs and spices. Its products include basil, arugula, dill, chives, parsley, oregano, sage, cilantro edible flowers and mint. The company was founded by Mike Sarco, Philip Karp and Ken Koehn in 1989 and is headquartered in Rockingham, VA.

Lighthouse Global Network, Inc. provides innovative design, communications, and marketing solutions services. The company was founded by Paul G. Yovovich and Terry Graunke and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Apex Analytix LLC is a pioneer in the supply chain software, data, and analytics markets, providing data-powered software and services for supplier management, fraud prevention, and overpayment recovery. The company is based in Greensboro, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States and United Kingdom. The company leads the world in supplier management innovation with its Apex Portal and SmartVM solutions, which automate supplier onboarding, master data management, and continuous monitoring of supplier and supply chain risk throughout the supplier life cycle. With over 250 clients in the Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000, Apex Analytix is dedicated to providing companies and their suppliers the ultimate supplier management experience. The company was founded in 1988 by James B. Arnold, and Steve Yurko has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

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

Egg Innovations LLC engages in the packaging and distribution of eggs. The firm offers cage free, organic, and omega 3 certified eggs. It supports the farmers of America in treatment of animals. The company was founded by John Brunnquell in 1999 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Earth Science produces value-added products for the retail, landscapers, golf, sports, lawn care, and forest fire restoration markets. Its products include fact acting lime, gypsum, iron, and lawn kit. The company was founded by Michael D. Krysiak in 1999 and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

Goldco, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants. The firms operates as a Burger King franchisees in the U.S. that operates in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. The company was founded by Bryan Applefield and Helen E. Applefield in 1980 and is headquartered in Dothan, AL.

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. manufactures automotive, architectural and painting equipment. It offers automotive finishes, commercial and fleet finishes, industrial finishes and architectural finishes. The company was founded by Chester Taurence in 1952 and is headquartered in Taylor, MI.

Revolution Dancewear LLC engages in the manufacture and retail of dancewear and footwear products. It sells direct to dance studios in the United States and Canada and directly to consumers and dance studios in the United Kingdom and Europe through its Dance Direct brand. The company was founded by Scott Harris in 1996 and is headquartered in Niles, IL.

Skyline Global Partners LLC (Skyline Global Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Sachin Gupta, Christopher E. Freeburg and Ross J. Christianson in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Diabetic Care Rx LLC provides customized nutritional therapy to patients with end stage renal disease. It focuses on providing patient-specific IDPN and IPN therapies that can help increase a patient’s Serum Albumin and decrease the risk of fluid retention, inflammation, infection, hospitalizations, mortality and morbidity. The firm’s pharmacists deliver patient-specific nutritional formulations based on nutritional lab values provided by renal dietitians. Its services include NutriTrak, NutriPlan 7 Oral Protein Jumpstart, Patient Plus and Clinical Support. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Pompano Beach, FL.

PNC Riverarch Capital (PNC Riverarch Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of PNC Capital Finance LLC founded in 2011 by Michael D. Rost. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Midwestern BioAG, Inc. provides agricultural consulting services. It manufactures fertilizers, livestock nutrition, seeds, specialty crops, and organic agricultural products. The firm offers a range of fertilizer blends, dry and liquid fertilizers, and soil amendments; livestock nutrition products, including free-choice minerals and feed inoculants for lactating cows, dry and pre-fresh cows, and calves and heifers; a range of mineral products for berry, orchard, potato, and other fruit and vegetable crop programs; and a range of organic fertilizers and soil amendments for organic agriculture. The company was founded by Gary Zimmer in 1983 and is headquartered in Blue Mounds, WI.

Custom Molded Products LLC manufactures and distributes injection molded plastic components. It specializes in plastic components which are used in spas, pools, and whirlpool baths. The company offers SKUs and is focused on outward-facing components such as jets and filters. Custom Molded Products was founded by William J. Drury and H. Charles Li in 2013 and is headquartered in Newnan, GA.

Shoreline Equity Partners LLC (Shoreline Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Michael Hand and Peter Franz. The firm is headquartered in Neptune Beach, Florida.

BRM Holgings LLC engages in facilitating the reuse of industrial byproducts. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.