Lizzie Wagner Bailey
Owner & Designer
BS 2001, College of Education, Life Member

Interior design firm.
2024 Returning Winner

James Brandon Garrett
Founder & President
BS 2007, Moody College of Communication, Life Member

Galaxy Technology Hires is an engineering and technology recruitment firm, headquartered in Houston, with a small team of highly specialized niche recruiters and sourcers. Primarily supporting the aerospace and defense industry, the firm provides engineering and technical professionals to government and commercial clients across the U.S. The founder of the firm started GalaxyTek, following his career at SpaceX, where he hired over 700 engineers and technical professionals for Elon Musk.
2024 Returning Winner

Shay Hanson
CEO
BBA 2002, McCombs School of Business

Neighborhood Veterinary Centers (NVC) is a family-owned network of veterinary clinics founded in order to bring exceptional pet care to local communities. We are dedicated not only to providing quality routine services that keep pets happy and healthy, but also advanced surgical procedures for our friends who require additional care. We re proud to continue serving our communities by being good neighbors and providing outstanding veterinary care to Southeast Texas.
2024, 2025 Returning Winner

Michael Sands
Co-Founder & CEO
BS 1998, Moody College of Communication

Stephen Sands
Co-Founder & President
BS 2001, Moody College of Communication, Life Member

SandsRx is a Specialty Pharmacy with multiple locations throughout Texas and Georgia. We offer home infusion medications, compounded medications, and specialty drugs for Fertility, Immunology, Hemophilia, Neurology and Dermatology therapies.

Tracey Huff
COO
BBA 1992, McCombs School of Business

Venturity is a leading finance and accounting services firm in Dallas, Texas. Since 2001, Venturity has provided outsourced accounting, CFO advisory, and managed offshore solutions to private equity-backed and privately held companies. Venturity maintains a client-focused experience that helps business leaders, sponsors, and board members accomplish their goals, whether it be an exit, growth, or improved processes. Venturity is employee-owned and practices open book management to support the high-performing culture among its team members.

Scott Tiras
President & Private Wealth Advisor
BBA 1984, MBA 1986, McCombs School of Business, Life Member

Founded in 1988 by Scott Tiras, CPA, MBA, CFP , Tiras Wealth Management is a premier private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. For over 38 years, Scott and his team have delivered concierge-level experience to clients, combining comprehensive financial planning with personalized strategies for wealth preservation, retirement income, tax planning, and estate planning. Under Scott s leadership, Tiras Wealth Management has consistently ranked among Ameriprise Financial s top five producers for more than two decades.

Stephen Webster
President
BA 1994, College of Natural Sciences, Life Member

SIS Holdings Group provides executive-level advisory services that combine deep technical expertise with business acumen. By focusing on the intersection of business strategy, cybersecurity, compliance, and technology execution, SIS Holdings helps organizations navigate complex challenges and build technology foundations that enable growth and resilience. The approach is characterized by executive engagement, vendor-neutral guidance, and practical expertise delivers strategic impact that traditional IT consultancies often fail to achieve.

Spencer Payne
Co-Founder & CEO
MSTC 2025, McCombs School of Business, Life Member

Apparel, products, and content for aviators, by aviators. Mission-ready custom apparel, simplified.

Paul Norwood
CEO
MBA 1997, McCombs School of Business

Mark Cooper
CTO
MBA 1992, McCombs School of Business

Drew Bradford
Partner
BA 2004, College of Liberal Arts; MSTC 2012, McCombs School of Business

Ray Mitchell
CISO
MS 2024, McCombs School of Business

Sejal Naik
Marketing Director
MS 2025, McCombs School of Business

Greg Friedman
Managing Principal and CEO
BA 1999, College of Natural Sciences

Peachtree Group is an investment firm driving growth with a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate assets and other ventures. We've executed hundreds of investments since inception with a focus on real estate acquisition, development, and lending. Today, we manage billions in equity, augmented by services designed to protect, support, and grow our investments.
2023, 2024 Returning Winner