Philip Oakman Garland

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Part of Xaxis LLC, Real Media, Inc. provides technology-enabled Internet advertising solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Gil Beyda, David R. Morgan. Real Media was acquired by Xaxis LLC from PubliGroupe SA on October 30, 2001 for $1.89 million.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Celerity IT LLC delivers integrated digital solutions. Its solutions include digital experience, enterprise technology, business transformation and talent solutions. It also offers assessment and advisory, business transformation and change realization services. The company was founded by Michael Berkman and Lewis Waters in 2002 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

The London Company of Virginia LLC (The London Company) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was originally founded in 1994 by Stephen Goddard. In its present state, the firm was formed in 2012 through a corporate reorganization in connection with a minority equity investment made in the firm by LPC London LP, an affiliate of Lincoln Peak Capital. They are a subsidiary of TLC Holdings LLC. The London Company provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals and institutional investors through separately managed accounts, mutual funds and select channels.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

RiverFront Investment Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2007 and is owned primarily by their employees through RiverFront Investment Holding Group LLC. Baird Financial Corp. is a minority owner of RiverFront Investment Holding Group, and therefore an indirect owner of the firm. RiverFront provides investment advice to a wide range of clients which includes, but not limited to, individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. They also serve as sub-adviser to investment companies.

Founded in 2002 by Hunter Thompson and William Davis, Thompson Davis & Co. (TD & Co.) is an independent investment research firm and broker/dealer located in Richmond, Virginia with an additional office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. TD & Co. provides unbiased, original research and services to institutional and retail investors. They do not perform research on companies for investment banking opportunities. TD & Co. also offers a full-range of financial services ranging from financial planning and private money management to corporate and municipal bonds. TD & Co.'s research team employs a focused methodology. They seek to identified, under followed, undervalued growth companies. The firm uses computer screens that look for companies with sequential revenue and earnings growth and strong balance sheets that are selling at a discount to their growth rates. Specifically, TD& Co. looks for companies with several characteristics: (1) 20% + revenue and earnings growth (2) sequential revenue and earnings growth, i.e., quarter over quarter improvement in both the top and bottom line (3) top management is buying the company's stock in the open market with their own money (4) significant management ownership of the stock (5) strong balance sheets with little or no debt or manageable declining debt, strong cash position or debt reduction efforts (6) operating in a growing market sector (no deep cyclicals or natural resource sectors) (7) gross margin expansion and market share gains and (8) selling at a discount to the company growth rate, allowing for p/e expansion toward growth rate.

Williams Mullen PC provides legal services. It works frequently with clients to develop custom alternative fee arrangements, and are happy to have that discussion with the clients. The company also provides legal services to regional, national, and international clients in practice areas. The firm has offices in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and London. The company was founded in 1909 by Lewis C. Williams and James Mullen and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

Trolley Venture Management LLC (Trolley Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Tim Black and Brad Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Virginia National Bank provides banking and financial services. The firm operates through two segments: The Commercial Bank and VNB Trust. The Commercial Bank segment involves making loans and generating deposits from individuals and businesses. The VNB Trust segment offers services, which include investment management, trust account administration and estate planning. It offers personal banking, business banking and treasury management services. The company was founded on July 29, 1998 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Social Starts LLC (Social Starts) is a Venture Capital firm is founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, New York.

ContourGlobal LP provides investment services for electric power resources. It develops, acquires, and operates electric power and district heating businesses. The firm also develops and operates central generating stations to supply power to electrical grids. The company was founded by Joseph Courtney Brandt in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Joyance Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Calkins Media, Inc. operates as a publishing, broadcasting, and digital media company in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, and Alabama. It offers newspapers; and operates television stations and digital sites. The company was founded on April 6, 1898 and is headquartered in Levittown, PA.

The Educational Foundation, Inc. offers financial aid to individuals seeking an education at the University of North Carolina. It also supports university programs by providing services and funds for the construction of facilities or purchase of equipment. The company was founded on December 7, 1938 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

FSC Securities Corp. (FSC) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1958 and they are a subsidiary of Financial Service Corp., ultimately owned by Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. FSC provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.