| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Courtney Gilliam |
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer | Profile |
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
AirBoss of America Corp. is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced custom rubber compounds and finished rubber products. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, the company operates multiple facilities in Canada and the United States. Originally known as IATCO Industries Inc., AirBoss has grown from manufacturing segmented tires to providing innovative solutions in industrial rubber products, personal protective equipment (PPE), and survivability solutions. The company offers a diverse range of products across various industries. This includes rubber compounds for automotive, heavy industry, and construction, as well as PPE for military, law enforcement, and healthcare professionals. AirBoss also develops survivability solutions, such as rapid deployment negative pressure isolation shelters. With a focus on quality and innovation, AirBoss serves customers in automotive, healthcare, defense, and industrial sectors, ensuring safety and reliability in their products. The company operates through several subsidiaries, enhancing its capabilities in rubber compounding and defense-related solutions.
In 2011, KUIU was launched by founder Jason Hairston with the idea of bringing incredible technology and innovation to serious mountain hunters at fair prices. The goal was to fulfill this mission by doing business with uncompromised commitment to quality and consumer transparency. Utilizing a direct to consumer business model, KUIU has brought revolutionary equipment to the hunting industry based off of a technical layering system designed to keep you comfortable and dry in the most extreme hunting conditions. By eliminating the middleman and introducing unmatched technology at unbelievable pricing, KUIU is bringing to life its motto "Innovation Never Rests".
McLaren Racing was founded by racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966. McLaren has since won 21 Formula 1 world championships, 189 Formula 1 Grands Prix, the Indianapolis 500 three times, and the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt. McLaren Racing competes across six racing series. The team competes in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren F1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES with Arrow McLaren drivers Pato OWard, Alexander Rossi and Nolan Siegel, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team drivers Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard, the Extreme E Championship with NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team drivers Cristina Gutiérrez and Mattias Ekström, and F1 Academy with ART Grand Prix and Driver Development programme member Bianca Bustamante. The team also competes in the F1 Sim Racing Championship as McLaren Shadow, having won the 2022 Constructors and Drivers Championships. McLaren is a champion for sustainability in the sport and a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Commitment. It is committed to achieving net zero by 2040 and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture in the motorsport industry.
With Stephen Drotter, author of The Leadership Pipeline and The Performance Pipeline, as Chairman, Leadership Pipeline Institute is the official research institute and leading global provider of solutions based on the two pipeline books, which have sold more than 300,000 copies around the world. The Leadership Pipeline institute is: • The leading global provider of Leadership Pipeline and Specialist Pipeline solutions to private and public organizations • The leading organization for research within the Leadership Pipeline and Specialist Pipeline arena • The global "magnet" for everyone with an interest in the Leadership Pipeline and Specialist concept and how it is applied Today, the Leadership Pipeline is perceived as one of the most influential leadership models through the last two decades. A significant number of the FORTUNE 500 companies have successfully implemented the Leadership Pipeline as their main leadership infrastructure for selecting and growing leaders at all levels and it has seamlessly been applied to corporate, non-profit and public organizations around the world. Leadership Pipeline Institute is specialized in supporting organizations building an internal pipeline of qualified leaders and specialists and in creating empowered, performance- and execution-focused organizations. Working with Leadership Pipeline Institute, you will receive acknowledged hands-on solutions that can be easily customized to your organization and are based on the latest applied global research and experience from some of the worlds most successful companies.