Wendi McGowan-Ellis, Founding General Partner
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of General Partner, Cassandra Capital, LLC
- Business Founder, 25+ years intra- and entrepreneurial experience, business formation, launch, growth and management experience, including: LifestyleFrisco.
com and Wendistry. com - Savvy in identifying problems and workable solutions to business problems and challenges
- Extensive background in business start-up, management, growth, strategy development, branding, marketing and digital advertising and strategy, e-commerce, and media relations
- Management consultant to Fortune 10 firms, medium companies, and over 100 small businesses
- Published author and sought-after panelist on topics such as:
- the state of women in business
- diversity in board representation
- venture capital industry and women
- digital strategy, branding, content strategy, digital multi-media, podcasting, video production, and mobile-first topics
- Big 10 digital consulting: Accenture Interactive, Valtech, Brierley + Partners
- Keiretsu North Texas founding member
- Southwest Venture Forum member
- Venture Dallas member
BA, Economics – The University of Texas, Austin
Independent Professional Advisors
Cami Boyd
Legal
Musgrove Law Firm, P.C.
- 29+ years of experience serving as outside general counsel
- Practice focused on general counsel representation, business and corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, investment transactions and intellectual property
- Chair of Musgrove Law Firm Intellectual Property practice
- Extensive intellectual property practice & experience: trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, e-commerce, business transaction & IP due diligence, registration, enforcement, cybersecurity, data protection, and data management
Jill McMillan
Investor Relations & Communications
Tailwater Capital
- 20+ years internal / external corporate communications, public affairs, media relations, investor relations and communications
- Corporate strategic planning
- Communications and branding
- 24/7 crisis management
- Employee communications
- Investor relations
- Strong energy, ESG and corporate sustainability, and oil & gas background
- “25 Most Influential Women in Energy” - 2023
- “40 Under 40” by Oil & Gas Investor - 2019
- “Top Women in Oil & Gas Industry in North Texas” – 2017
Jami Johnson
Accounting / VCFO
Peters, Johnson, Staley & Co, PLLC, Certified Public Accountants
- CPA
- 18+ years accounting, commercial banking, insurance, finance, tax planning, and business advisory services
- Partners with businesses to provide financial and strategic positions
- Virtual CFO / CPA
- Strong agricultural financial background
- Extensive business advisory, tax planning, and other high-level accounting services practice experience
- Extensive experience with company stock and assets sales / purchases and merger & acquisition transactions