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Hal Smith Restaurants is a restaurant management company based in Norman, Oklahoma, founded in 1992 by Hal Smith. The company operates over 80 locations across seven states, featuring a diverse range of dining options from casual to upscale. Annual sales approach $250 million, and the company emphasizes strong customer service and employee training. The company develops, manages, and franchises various restaurant concepts. Its portfolio includes full-service dining options like Charleston’s Restaurant, Red Rock Canyon Grill, and Mahogany Prime Steakhouse. It also features casual and themed concepts such as Ted’s Café Escondido, Louie’s Bar & Grill, The Garage, and Pub W. Hal Smith Restaurants has a history of franchising, having previously managed Outback Steakhouse and On The Border Mexican Cafe franchises. With a focus on community-centric locations, Hal Smith Restaurants continues to expand, including new openings like Neighborhood JA.M. in Oklahoma City planned for Spring 2025. The company is dedicated to culinary excellence and creating memorable dining experiences for a wide range of customers.
Oakbridge Insurance is a prominent independent insurance and risk management agency with over 100 years of experience. Founded with a mission to enhance the insurance industry through community-focused service, Oakbridge combines the flexibility of an independent agency with the resources of a larger brokerage. As of 2023, it operates under Audax Private Equity, providing a range of commercial and personal insurance solutions. The company specializes in commercial property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, surety bonds, personal property and casualty insurance, and risk management services. Oakbridge operates through a partnership model, having expanded from four founding agencies to 13 partner firms by 2022, employing 280 people. The agency fosters a collaborative culture, emphasizing trust and long-term relationships with clients. In 2022, Oakbridge was recognized as a Top 100 Property/Casualty Agency by *Insurance Journal*, highlighting its strong position in the industry.
Everest Discovery LLC is a WBENC-Certified Woman Business Enterprise, national eDiscovery, Digital Forensics, and Litigation Support provider, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with additional team members in the central and western states. Our organization has extensive experience supporting the litigation needs of major corporations and law firms. Through leading technology solutions and experienced personnel, Everest is positioned to support our clients across all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). We believe all successful projects require experienced planning, proactive thinking, and outstanding communication. Our core focus is delivering solutions that bring order to chaos and reduce litigation risk through the implementation of proven workflows and leading technologies. Our approach ensures clients have greater control over external spending by promoting cost transparency and predictability, to effectively manage budgeted and forecasted spending. Everests commitment to information security management is reinforced through our organizations ISO 27001:2013 certification.
After driving growth for my third VC-backed exit, Andrew Lee Miller (@andrewstartups) founded GrowthExpertz, a unique growth agency focused solely on helping tech startups in their first 12-24 months post-funding. Since 2016 weve helped over a dozen startups get to 8-9 figure valuation, several exits, and almost 100 total successful projects. We specialize in full-stack growth, handled remotely by expertz, for companies that have raised capital but still need help with marketing. We work in the background to strategize, launch and scale their organic and paid campaigns while they handle everything else. Some notable clients: www.datadistillr.com (raised $10m off of our work) www.canweapp.com (exited) www.withdouble.com (grew 30% in first 3 months) www.getemails.com (now retention.com doing $30m ARR) www.CrownDating.com (exit to Tinder/Match Group) www.denizen.io (BBVA Incubator) www.zedge.net (100m+ installs) www.different.com.au (now one of the largest startups in Australia) www.fly.com (300% increase in traffic in 12 months) www.openinvest.co (acquired by Chase) We are industry agnostic but often focus on SaaS, Fintech, Marketplace, Online Dating, Consumer Mobile Apps, and more. Email contact@growthexpertz.com or book a call at www.growthexpertz.com