Our Guests for the November 11th/12th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Mark Parmerlee, President & CEO, Golden Chick

Bill Hunter, CEO, Valerian Technologies

Join us Friday afternoon at 3:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00 for an Encore Presentation on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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Mark Parmerlee, President & CEO, Golden Chick

Mark Parmerlee began his career in the restaurant industry at only 15-years-old washing dishes. Mark worked in the hospitality and commercial real estate industries throughout the years until an old acquaintance asked him to become the operating partner of Golden Chick (formerly known as Golden Fried Chicken) in March of 1989. Mark agreed to join Golden Chick while they were filing for bankruptcy.

Founded almost 50 years ago in San Marcos, Golden Chick is a family-oriented, quick-service restaurant that prides itself on perfecting its Golden Fried Chicken, Golden Roast Chicken and Golden Tenders®, along with offering a variety of other chef-inspired menu items. With dine-in, drive-thru, catering and home delivery service capabilities, the Golden Chick restaurant chain has more than 160 locations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Pakistan.

Mark eventually became President and CEO of the company (even though he originally intended this position to be temporary for him), and now 27 years later he is still the president and his children are all involved in the company as well!

GoldenChick.com

Phone: (972) 831-0911

Bill Hunter, CEO, Valerian Technologies

As a visionary leader, Bill Hunter excels in entrepreneurial risk-taking and building company value. His career spans family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Bill is CEO of Valerian Technologies, formerly Signature Card; a leading plastic card company that supplies businesses of all sizes with unique gift cards, swipe cards, plastic ID cards and more.

Valerian Technologies offers full-service design, production, personalization, custom printing and data management for gift, promotional, loyalty and membership card programs that strengthen consumer engagement.

Valerian Technologies is expanding beyond gift and loyalty card programs to direct mail and data management services. It’s also on the hunt for like-minded companies to acquire or to merge with as part of a quest to grow revenues from $12 million a year now to the $30 million-to-$40 million range over the next couple of years.

Valerian-Tech.com

Phone: (972) 783-7600

Host, Steve A Klein, Bill Hunter, Mark Parmerlee

Our Guests for the November 4th/5th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

J. Christopher Phillips, President & CEO, First National Title Insurance Company

Amy Clary, Vice-President, Picture Parties

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J. Christopher Phillips, President & CEO, First National Title Insurance Company

Chris Phillips began his career in the title industry in Douglas County, Colorado in 1975. He became involved with national underwriters early in his career and spent 26 years working in several leadership roles, including president, at a Texas-based regional underwriter where he was responsible for building the agency network and increasing revenues throughout the Southwest. Chris started First National Title Insurance Company in January 2012 as the President and CEO.

Chris is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He is a member of the Texas Land Title Association where he serves on the board of directors as President Elect. In 2010, he was awarded the TLTA’s highest honor of Title Man of the Year, which recognizes significant and longtime contributions to the title industry and the association.

FNTI.com

Phone: (972) 588-1280

Amy Clary, Vice-President, Picture Parties

Amy Clary is Vice President of Picture Parties, an on-location portrait photography service, offering DFW businesses and families a convenient way to have portraits taken in a fun and relaxed setting.

Amy and a small group of friends founded picture Parties and envisioned a company that could provide high quality portraits for families, businesses and friends in a fun setting, while at the same time empowering independent photographers to make money doing what they love without the hassle of running their own photography business.

In 2004, Amy co-founded KeyStaff, a company committed to servicing the community through providing qualified candidates to companies in industries including warehouse/light industrial, labor, administrative/clerical, and call center.

PictureParties.com

Phone: (855) 999-9433

Host, Steve A Klein, Amy Clary, Chris Phillips