10+ Years

  • Barclay, Kayin

    Kayin Barclay is a Vice President at Advantage Capital, where he sources, underwrites, and manages deals for the Empower the Change Fund. He has over a decade of experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, portfolio management, and financial modeling. Before joining Advantage Capital, Kayin served as a Senior Vice President at Insight…

  • McCalla-Taylor, Renee

    Renee McCalla-Taylor is an accomplished private equity investor and operator with more than 15 years of leadership experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and business services. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 4C Capital, she leads investment strategy, origination, and portfolio value creation across the lower middle market. Her track record includes thirteen completed transactions, four platform…

  • Pendarvis, Jay

    Jay Pendarvis is the Co-founder and CEO of Enclave Holdings, a strategic Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) platform focused on the acquisition and long-term growth of small to mid-sized companies operating within the Intelligence Community. Backed by deep industry expertise and committed to national security objectives, Enclave partners with founders and teams to preserve mission-critical capabilities…

  • Celistan, Chelsea

    Chelsea Celistan is a Principal at Avante Capital Partners. Based in New York, Chelsea is responsible for identifying, underwriting, executing and managing investment opportunities. Chelsea joined Avante in 2024. Chelsea has over 11 years of middle-market investing experience. Prior to Avante, Chelsea worked as a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners, where she focused on…

  • Williams, Les

    Les Williams is a Certified Risk Manager with over 20 years of experience in strategic enterprise risk management, engineering, enterprise sales and marketing, and M&A. Mr. Williams’ expertise is advising organizations on cyber risk, including developing response plans leading to more resilient outcomes. His unique background enables him to help businesses of various sizes, geographies,…

  • Belcher, Greg

    At Flight Camp Ventures, we combine the best in finance, technology, sales, and marketing to fuel the growth of companies that have reached a pivotal moment. We invest in founders who have proven product-market fit and are ready to scale, as well as those seeking a long-term partner to help shape the future of their…