Legends in Leadership

John Royer is a Principle for URSUS Capital which includes investments in 3 Nations Brewing Company and Central Texas Specialty Growers. John brings more than 17 years of direct Human Capital expertise as a key business partner to senior executives and leaders within various organizations in which he worked. He has managed numerous global and regional human resource and staffing teams over his successful HR career. Additionally, he has coached, mentored and managed numerous senior leaders in the building of high-performance management teams.

Visit https://3nationsbrewing.com

Jay Young has a lifelong passion for oil and gas exploration and is the fourth generation of his family to dedicate their career to the industry. His affinity for the oil patch led Mr. Young to found King Operating Corporation.

King’s business model is designed to minimize risk by acquiring and developing in areas with a long history of producing oil and gas. Mr. Young and his associates developed a unique method for the oil and gas business to acquire scalable assets in a proven field, utilize equity to start and debt to prove up the field and divest to a larger company.

Complimenting his professional endeavors, his wife Michelle and four daughters represent focal points in his life pursuits. An avid Texas Rangers fan and former partial-owner, Mr. Young has fond memories of the MLB team’s run for the World Series in 2010 and 2011.

Additionally, Mr. Young enjoys participating in local and national philanthropic organizations such as serving on the Executive Board of Directors for Circle Ten Council (Boy Scouts of America) and his alma mater, Angelo State University’s Foundation Board where he graduated with a BBA degree in 1985.

For more information, visit:
https://kingoperating.com

Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, Stacey then moved to California for college. She graduated from National University in San Diego, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Stacey then built a successful career in sales. After deciding California was no place for this Texas girl, Stacey returned to the Lone Star State.

In 2005, Stacey met the love of her life – Michael Magovern, a police officer in Abilene, TX. Michael and Stacey married and moved to Dallas-Fort Worth in 2007. During their time in DFW, Stacey learned what most people don’t know about police officers. These amazing people that put their lives on the line every day are paid very little in most departments.

Law Enforcement Officers rely on off-duty work to make ends meet. Some actually earn more working off-duty than they do in their departments. As the wife of a police officer, helping these officers became a passion for Stacey. She started Point Blank Safety Services in 2012, a management company that employs off-duty Texas police officers for highway safety work.

After huge success as CEO and Founder of Point Blank Safety, Stacey wanted to find a way to do more for police officers and their families. As a result, Blue Family Fund, Inc. was created. She is listed as the Secretary of the nonprofit.

For more information, visit:
- https://www.pointblanksafety.com
- https://bluefamilyfund.com

Austin Pennington is a trial lawyer who handles a variety of civil and criminal cases. He founded The Pennington Firm five years ago at the age of 27 and now supports a team of four professionals serving hundreds of clients. Outside of law, Austin is the chairmen of the Texas Tech Alumni Association’s Scholarship Program based in Dallas called the Quarterly Business Briefing. Every year Austin spearheads a fundraising and sponsorship effort focused on raising scholarship funds for Dallas County high school seniors planning on attending Texas Tech. The organization has raised over $400,000 since its inception. Austin also works with his college fraternity’s national organization to develop programming and coaching focused on training young college men in leadership skills for their collegiate and professional lives.

Visit: https://pfdallas.com

A true Texan, Carey Stinson, is a professional photographer, actor, motivational speaker and now host and executive producer of a NEW podcast coming this fall. Before that, Stinson played the coveted role of Barney the Dinosaur for 22 years touring the world along with seven seasons staring on the TV show Barney and Friends. The experience of playing the role of America’s favorite dinosaur inspired Carey’s love and passion for spreading love and inspiration through photography and now a podcast. As a proud Texan, Carey loves to capture the true roots of Texas in his fine art photography, which can be found in Sparrow’s Gallery in Denison, Texas. Coming soon, Carey will be bringing inspiration and insight to the world with the launch of his podcast that will feature insider conversations from the people involved in children’s entertainment.

Jeff Crilley retired from TV news after 25 years in the business to start the country’s first “all journalist” PR firm. During his career he made hundreds of national news appearances including CNN, CNN Headline News, FOX News, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning America and The CBS Early Show. He has been recognized by his peers with dozens of national and regional awards including the Emmy, the National Headliners Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Thurgood Marshall Award and in 2004 was named by the Texas Associated Press, “The Best TV Reporter in the state.”

Having seen the failures of the public relations industry first-hand from within the news room, CEO Jeff Crilley founded Real News PR with a vision to equip his company with a team of media experts. The mission of Real News PR is “to deliver publicity at the speed of news, with the purpose of delivering results instead of promises.”

Visit: https://www.realnewspr.com

The guys have a round-table discussion about adversity and what to do when you encounter the unexpected in life and in business.

Carly Burson is the Founder & CEO of Tribe Alive, an ethical fashion brand focused on moving the industry toward a more sustainable approach, while educating and meaningfully employing artisan men and women. Tribe Alive was born from Carly’s decision to utilize her years of experience in the fashion industry as a platform to alleviate poverty. In four years, Tribe Alive has grown from employing 4 female makers in Honduras, to supporting 8 artisan design cooperatives in 5 different countries, where over 250 people are sustainably employed. Utilizing her drive for social justice and years of experience in the fashion industry, Carly shares her passion for activism, social enterprise, and impact consumerism as a means to empower women. She believes that business should only be used as a platform for positive change and that elevating women and girls is the only way to guarantee a brighter future.

Kristen joined Beazley Insurance Group as an underwriter in 2010, later adding the roles of Strategic Cyber Initiatives Team Leader and Head of Office – Dallas. She is currently Head of Middle Market Cyber and Tech while also responsible for all US Heads of Office. In her current role she most enjoys building relationships, binding deals, expanding the reach and benefit of the Beazley Breach Response cyber product, and seeing her team of underwriters grow in their careers.

Having a penchant for out-of-the-box thinking, Andrew Snow spent his college career testing and perfecting ways to buck conventional wisdom redesigning traditional events, parties, and any rulebook he opened. He learned the workings of smaller nonprofits leading the development team of the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. He brought organizational changes and a new paradigm to the organization that lead to record-breaking revenue to the organization. Andrew’s dream of starting Track15 began years ago and became a reality after several late night discussions with his business partner Chris Shultz. He currently serves as the President of Go Oak Cliff, the Treasurer of the Better Block Foundation, and is on the Finance Committee for Highland Park United Methodist Church.