Compay
Name
Website Address |
Description
of Products/Services |
Member
Name |
www.agferg.com
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A
professional human resources consulting firm offering
professional services in executive compensation, deferred
compensation, employee benefits and retirement benefits.
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Arlen
Fergusen
|
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Bill
Walker Clothier is a family-owned menswear store with
a long tradition of elegance and style. Located in the
Post Oak area for over 21 years, Bill Walker himself has
personally overseen the fashion needs of Houston's discriminating
clientele. Whether the occasion is formal, business casual,
or anything in between, Bill Walker Clothier offers distinctive
options for every wardrobe. Classic clothing lines including
Burberry, Hickey Freeman, Hilton, Barry Bricken, LaCoste,
and Robert Talbott are a few which are represented. Come
experience the unparalleled level of service that is the
Bill Walker Clothier tradition. |
Bill
Walker |
Church
Services
www.churchservices.net |
Provider of plumbing, foundation
repair, air conditioning and heating services. |
Chris
Church |
DefensiveDriving.com
www.defensivedriving.com
|
Texas
approved on-line defensive driving course that allows
you to dismiss traffic tickets, reduce insurance rates,
obtain a driver record and become a safer driver.
|
David
Bruce
|
|
DigiTec is your single source for imaging and information technology. Whether it's digital imaging, color imaging, document management or document outsourcing, DigiTec offers the perfect balance of technical expertise and professionalism. Whether you have outgrown your existing copier products or are just beginning to determine the best digital imaging solutions for your company, DigiTec has everything you need to enhance your document workflow and help you manage your technology, now and in the future. |
Bill Patsouras |
|
Duke Fleshman, Architect, is a quality design-oriented architectural firm which has specialized in creating innovative, thoughtful and environmentally responsible design solutions for residential and commercial clients since 1986. |
Duke Fleshman |
|
ERGOS
is your technology champion. Our goal is to understand
your company’s business objectives and then recommend
the most cost effective technologies for your business.
We can assist you with network integration, application
development and custom tailored technical support to
meet your needs. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, we
have access to all of Microsoft’s products and
highly trained consultants. In addition, we can help
with upgrades, migrations, and handheld technologies
that help streamline your business. |
Steve
M. Winter |
www.firstunion.com
|
Provider
of a variety of financial services in the areas of personal
finance, small business and corporate and institutional
|
Marshall
Graham
|
|
The
Galaxie Jewelers is known for innovative, creative designs
and carefully chosen quality loose diamonds, pearls
and colored gemstones from around the world. However,
this family is equally well known for jewelry repair
(including antique and costume), watch repair and restoration,
appraisals, engraving and turning “never-worn-anymore
jewelry” into newly cherished pieces.
The
Galaxie Jewelers is a member of: Jewelers of America,
Texas Jewelers Association, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
and The Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce. The business is also involved as a donor/underwriter
for non-profit organizations. |
Dee Stodghill |
Gulf
Capital Partners, Inc.
www.gulfcap.com
|
Investment
banking firm specializing in financial services and
strategic advisory services unique to the financial
advisory industry. Primary focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance
and strategic advisory services for middle market companies
whose business concept or products are established.
|
Kirby
Atwood
|
|
HFF specializes in financing commercial real estate and incorporates capital markets knowledge with local real estate knowledge to successfully complete any type of real estate financing transaction (debt, mezzanine, equity, etc...), regardless of size or complexity. In closing $180.1 billion in transactions since 1998 through more than 260 different investors each year, HFF consistently maintains the capital markets relationships critical to successfully accomplish your specific capital needs in today's highly complex and rapidly shifting capital markets environment. |
|
www.holsey.com
|
Provider
of custom made suits, sport coats, trousers, shirts,
and ties for men and woman. Also provide alterations
on clothes not made at Holsey.
|
Mike
Holsey |
www.introgen.com
|
A
leader in the development of gene therapy products to
treat a variety of cancers.
|
David
Enloe
|
|
ISSI provides services and products in organizational development, process
development and improvement, customer and employee satisfaction assessments
and analysis, change management, and project management. Our solutions are
focused on delivering value added results to our clients. We do this by
working collaboratively with our clients to ensure that an organization-wide
perspective is taken. We then help the client develop a focused plan to keep
the project on-track and on budget. |
Nick Pantazis |
|
Founded
in 1978, Jeffrey Stone, Ltd. is Houston's leading retail
specialist dealing in Fine Writing Instruments, Luxury
Tobacco Products, and Sporting Leather, offering to top
quality product lines, sales, and service, at competitive
prices with reliable, timely shipping, and handled by
friendly courteous staff. |
Jeffrey
Stone |
|
John
T. Jones & Co. PLLC, Certified Public Accountants.
We provide trusted accounting and tax services for success
minded entrepreneurs.
We focus on building long-term relationships with our
clients. We specialize in start-up companies, owner
operated businesses and high-net worth individuals.
We allow you to leave your accounting and tax
matters for us to handle so that you can focus on running
your business. Please feel free to call John Jones today
at 713-278-5100 to discuss
your needs. |
John
Jones |
|
Environmental
Construction |
Joe
Laughlin |
|
Provides high quality unarmed
security officer coverage for customers including commercial
real estate properties, shopping centers and healthcare
facilities. |
Bill
Lakenmacher |
|
We
are a fifty year old Houston company. Our business is
selling, leasing, and servicing new and used Cadillacs,
Hummers, and Mitsubishis.We feature factory trained technicians
in all franchises, have a large parts department for each,
and a well respected body and paint shop. |
Rollie
McGinnis |
|
Provides
a syndicated local-market, qualitative-audience survey
currently conducted in 86 markets throughout 37 states
and sold as THE MEDIA AUDIT in annual subscriptions to
individual members of the communications industry. Clients
include radio stations, television broadcasters, cable
television operators, online/internet service providers,
daily newspapers, weekly and monthly local-market print
publications, outdoor media, advertising agencies, and
advertisers. |
James Higginbotham |
|
The Methodist Hospital System has earned worldwide recognition since it opened its doors in 1919. As a private, adult teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University, it offers the latest innovations in medical, surgical and diagnostic techniques. The hospital, one of only a handful in Texas recognized by The Best Hospitals in America, is among the country's largest non-profit health care providers. Its medical staff, meanwhile, include dozens of physicians listed in The Best Doctors in America. |
Beau Harrison |
www.mhhs.org
|
The
largest not-for-profit health care system (twelve hospitals
and two long-term facilities) in Southeast Texas and
perhaps one of the largest in the country and is dedicated
to providing high quality health services in order to
improve the health of the people in Southeast Texas.
|
Scott
Fenn
|
Merrill
Lynch
www.ml.com
|
One
of the world's leading financial management and advisory
companies with offices in 44 countries and total client
assets of about $1.6 trillion.
|
Mike
Applebaum
|
|
Leases all types of equipment
and vehicles to every industry from any manufacturer. |
Luke
Johnson |
www.mustangcat.com
|
MUSTANGCAT is the authorized Caterpillar dealer for sales, rental, parts and service of machinery and engines for Houston and the surrounding 35 counties.
|
Louis
Tucker
Todd Fisk
|
National
Gasket
www.nationalgasket.com
|
Manufacturer
of a wide array of high quality gaskets and accessories.
|
Gary
Able
|
|
Manufactures and services
high pressure critical service piping connector technology
for the hydrocarbon processing, chemical, aerospace, power, and other industries. |
Raymond
Latham |
Preferred
Sales Agency, Ltd.
www.preferred-sales.com
|
National
leader in the Manufacturers' Representation industry
for electrical and communications products. Serves the
electrical industry through product distribution to
Utility Contractors, Distributors, Coops, industrial
markets, OEM's, and municipal power companies.
|
Travis
Bendarz
|
|
Price Dental
Associates provide excellent dental care in a relaxed,
non-stressful atmosphere. Our core purpose
is to change and improve people’s lives. And we do just
that - providing a full range of services to help our
patients enjoy good health, look their best and be able
to eat and drink comfortably without worry or pain. |
Dwight
Price |
|
Mandola's Warehouse Liquors has served Houston Texas for 31 years, located at 4310 Richmond Houston, Texas 77027. The Ragin Cajun has been in Houston for over 30 years and serves seafood, poboys, and steaks. 3 locations: 4302 Richmond, 9600 Westheimer, 930 Main Street (in the tunnel). |
Luke Mandola |
The
Staubach Company
www.staubach.com
|
A
full-service international real estate strategy and
services firm that provides innovative solutions for
companies seeking office, retail and industrial space.
|
Lucian
Bukowski
|
Stewart
Title
Guaranty Company
www.stewart.com
|
Provider
of title insurance and related services through more
than 5,700 issuing locations in the United States and several international markets.
|
Glen
Clements
|
www.strasburger.com
|
A full-service
law firm, offering legal services in a broad range of
areas. These areas include: Admiralty & Maritime,
Antitrust , Appellate, Bankruptcy ,Business and Commercial
Litigation, Construction, Corporate and Securities,
Drug Device and Biotech (Mass Tort), Employee Benefits,
Energy, Environmental, Estate and Trust, Fidelity and
Surety, Financial Services, Franchise and Distribution,
Governmental Law, Health Law, Immigration Law, Information
Technology, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property,
International, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury,
Products Litigation, Professional Liability, Real Estate,
Tax, Transportation/Logistics (Air, Surface, Maritime),
White Collar Crime, and Zoning & Land Use.
|
Bill
Harrison
|
|
An upscale, full-service
pharmacy, gift and stationery store. |
James
Maxfield |
|
Teas
Nursery is a family owned business established in 1843.
Teas large garden center has been located in Bellaire,
Texas near the Houston Medical Center since 1910. Teas
carries trees, roses, azaleas, hibiscus, plumerias, crape
myrtles, and many color plants for Houston. Gardeners
prefer Teas Mulch, Teas Rose Bed Mix, and many other fine
horticultural products. Teas is considered the best source
for reliable information, quality plants, and superior
products and services. Teas Professional Landscape Service
provides landscape architects and designers, expert installation,
and maintenance of home and commercial properties. "Landscape
designs with your visions in mind".
|
Tom
Teas
|
Texas
Welders Supply Company, Inc.
www.twsco.com
|
The
largest independently owned and operated industrial
gas and welding supply distributor in the greater Houston
area.
|
Scott
Chenoweth
|
|
Time
Warner Cable owns and manages the most advanced, best-clustered
cable television operations in the country, with more
that 90% of its more than 12.7 million customers in systems
serving 100,000 subscribers or more. |
Ron McMillan |
Trademarks
Promotional Products, L.P.
www.trademarkspromos.com
|
"The
largest promotional products company in the city of
Houston. Providing support to companies of any size
with professional promotion, recognition and motivation.
Offering all major product and apparel lines. In-house
capabilities include embroidery, screen printing, engraving
and graphic art." |
Michael
Devenport
|
Triten
Corporation
www.triten.com
|
Triten
Corporation consists of three main operating subsidiaries. Alloy Products Group ("APG")
is the market leader in its sector, and is the largest
applicator of hardfacings in the world. TAPCO International
is also the world leader in its market niche, supplying
large engineered refinery valves and controls. The
International Alliance Group ("IAG"), concentrates
on cat cracking, catalytic reforming, and gasoline conversion
units and has been able to deliver extremely
high value added upgrades to modernize and significantly
enhance efficiencies and internal rates of return for
its oil company customers. |
John
Arnold
y
|
|
USI
Southwest is the regional hub for USI Insurance Services
Corp., and encompasses USI Insurance Services of Texas,
and USI Gulf Coast. USI is the 6th largest insurance
brokerage in the United States and the top employee
benefits broker in the nation, and USI Southwest operates
locations in Texas and Louisiana.
USI
Southwest is a diversified insurance and financial services
firm focused on a fully integrated delivery of general
and specialty property and casualty insurance, risk
management consulting, financial services such as employee
benefits outsourcing, third party administration, and
related consulting, and specialty lines to meet all
insurance and financial service need of our clients.
Our
strong association with USI and its partner companies
ensures that our clients have access to the premium
insurance and financial services they require from one
central location. No more shopping around from multiple
providers. But,
more importantly, our clients reap the benefits of our
vast wealth of practical experience. We have intimate
knowledge of the risks and liabilities our clients face
and we utilize our combined expertise to ensure your
strategic long term success.
USI
is one of the nation's premier insurance and financial
services companies. By working with top-rated insurance
companies, investment firms and banking institutions,
USI specializes in offering their clients single-source
access to a broad spectrum of products and services. |
John Van
Osdall |
Vertical
360
www.vertical360.com
|
Provides
technology solutions utilizing various products and
services that include website design and web hosting,
search engine optimization, virtual tour imaging, eBrochure
marketing, multimedia presentations and computer/systems
network consulting and administration. |
Paul
Bexley
|
|
Travel
Agency |
Joe
Galloway |
|
GulfStar Group is one of the most active middle market investment and merchant banking firms in the Southwest. GulfStar is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has an office in Dallas, Texas.
The Firm provides merger and acquisition advisory services, institutional private placements of equity and debt, and general corporate finance advisory services to owners of companies with revenues and/or enterprise values between $25 million and $250 million dollars. The Firm also makes equity and subordinated debt investments on a co-investment basis with other institutional funds.
Complementing the primary M&A focus, Managing Director Chris Williams provides consulting services for a wide variety of non-portfolio company operations to address: acquisition transition complexities; consistently low or negative earnings; the pros and cons of making additional cash commitments to the enterprise; the inability of the management team to deliver financial results in accordance with “plan” projections. Chris is a Certified Turnaround Professional (“CTP”).
Each of GulfStar’s ten managing directors has an average of more than 25 years of investment banking experience. Since its formation in 1990, GulfStar has:
- Completed over 400 assignments in a wide variety of industries
- Raised in excess of $1.6 billion in capital
- Completed more than 120 merger and acquisition transactions
|
Chris Williams |
