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Chad Willis, a 20 year veteran in Oil & Gas investing, is known as a serial entrepreneur. Willis got his start in the energy sector working for a boutique oil and gas firm and quickly rose to the be the firm’s youngest Vice President in its history. In 2003, Willis co-founded Texas Energy Holdings, Inc. (“Texas Energy”) at the age of 23. With Willis at the helm, Texas Energy went on to be named to Inc. Magazine’s 500/500 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the nation. In 2008, Texas Energy was ranked #186 on the list, and in 2009 was ranked #563, and made this prestigious list again in 2010 at #385 among the companies on the exclusive 500 list.

Willis led the Companies expansion into oil and gas operations and services by co-founding Texas Energy Operations, LC and Texas Energy Operating Services, LC. Dallas Business Journal listed Texas Energy Operations as the 22nd top producer of oil in North Texas in 2011. In 2012, 2013 & 2014, Willis was featured in Dallas Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Energy” among other distinguished leaders such as T. Boone Pickens, Trevor Rees-Jones and Rex Tillerson.

Mr. Willis has an uncanny ability to see around the corner and through the years he has strategically seized many opportunities as a result. When the company was 95+% natural gas, Willis transitioned their holdings to oil and not long after oil began its run to $100+ per barrel catapulting the company to becoming one of the fastest growing private energy companies in the nation. During one of the deepest energy downturns in history, Mr. Willis, along with Brandi Van Loon saw an opportunity to acquire distressed oil and gas assets which led to the formation of IStick Capital Management, LLC (“IStick”) and R2Q Operating, LLC (“R2Q”). Along with iSticks’ Management team, Willis and Van Loon successfully acquired assets from independent operators and financial institutions. With Willis’s vision, he saw an opportunity to acquire his own flagship, Texas Energy’s debt directly from its lenders via IStick at a significant discount creating an immediate equity appreciation. Today, IStick owns 100% of the assets once held by Texas Energy with only 20% of the debt. The above scenarios are only a few of many transactions showcasing Willis’ effective management and leadership abilities with energy investments.

Outside of energy, Mr. Willis has invested and owned companies in Real Estate, Transportation, Hospitality, Sports Management, Restaurants, Bomb Detection, Personal Care Services, a Winery and Whiskey Distillery. Most recently, Willis transitioned himself from being the largest passive investor in Teamwork Retail, LLC to partnering equally with the CEO, Michael Mauerer. Together Mauerer and Willis have successfully rebranded the company which is today known as Teamwork Commerce, a top of its class, completely mobile, cloud-based retail management solution. Teamwork Commerce has over 250 employees world-wide with offices in Florida, Texas, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, China, and Japan. Since 2013 when Willis became Managing Member, Teamwork’s revenues have soared almost 2,000 percent.