Edward F. Ryan

K2, Inc. manufactures sporting goods, apparel and equipment. The firm provides fishing and baseball equipment, personal water sports, safety products and snowboards. It also manufacturers and markets Shakespeare extruded monofilaments and marine antennas. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Summit Marketing LLC engages in the development of targeted research across platforms. It offers training, video production, new product launches, strategic fundraising, and data analysis and management. The company was founded by Dan Renz in 1996 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Penford Corp. develops, manufactures and markets naturally based ingredient systems for various applications, including papermaking, textiles, food, pet and animal products, and fuel grade ethanol. The firm operates through two business segments: Industrial Ingredients and Food Ingredients. The Industrial Ingredients segment is a supplier of chemically modified specialty starches to the paper and packaging industries. The company was founded in September 1983 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Entrepreneurial Financial Resources Inc (Entrepreneurial Financial) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.