CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (“CKE”) is the privately held parent company of Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s® headquartered in Franklin, TN. Hardee’s®, known for real food, made right, served proud, has built its rapport by serving one-of-a-kind premium menu items such as our Made from Scratch™ Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™. Carl’s Jr.® fans know us for our impossible to ignore personality and craveable menu items including the Famous Star® and Super Star® burgers. Our restaurants can be enjoyed in 44 US territories as well as internationally in 43 foreign countries including Australia, India, China, Chile, Cambodia and Kenya. The Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s system is now 94 percent franchised, with international restaurants representing 21% of our locations. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.

JRN Inc is a restaurants company based out of 1044 Us Highway 82 W, Leesburg, Georgia, United States.

For more than 175 years, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has been working for Middle Tennessee's business community. The Nashville Area Chamber is Middle Tennessee's largest business federation, representing nearly 2,000 businesses in 10 counties (Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Cheatham, Robertson, Wilson, Sumner, Williamson, Rutherford and Maury). Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, the Chamber works to positively impact the economic vitality and enhance the quality of life in the region, while supporting the growth and prosperity of Chamber-member businesses. Visit join.nashvillechamber.com to learn how chamber membership can benefit your business.

To educate a new generation on the way barbecue is prepared, served, and eaten. We are barbecue redefined.

Fried chicken and biscuits. These tried and true Southern food staples have been a part of Loveless Cafe’s history since 1951 when Lon and Annie Loveless began serving them right out the front door of their home to travelers who passed by on US Highway 100 in Nashville, Tennessee. Still located at the base of the Natchez Trace, the Loveless Cafe, GP serves thousands of customers annually, striving to make each one happy through the preservation and sharing of Southern cuisine and lifestyle. In addition to the historic Cafe, the Loveless Cafe, GP also operates on-property and online retail shops, as well as the Loveless Barn, which is a go-to destination for weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, concerts and more. Find out more about the Loveless Cafe, GP online at LovelessCafe.com

Southern Rock Restaurants is very proud of our team and we are collectively proud to be a licensed franchisee of McAlister's Deli Inc. Since founded on May 5th of 2011, Southern Rock Restaurants, LLC has purchased and operates 156 McAlister's Deli restaurants in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Nebraska and Virginia. We have many values that guide our decisions but none more prevalent than to HAVE FUN AND NO REGRETS! IF YOU CAN’T SERVE A GUEST – SERVE SOMEONE WHO IS

Red Pony provides writing, editing, training and communications consultancy services to business. We are documentation specialists experienced in producing clear, concise and compelling content for traditional and new forms of communication. Our clients are government departments, NGOs, corporations and private companies who are serious about harnessing the power of the written word.

To educate a new generation on the way barbecue is prepared, served, and eaten. We are barbecue redefined.

CFA Institute is a global community of more than 190,000 investment professionals working to build an investment industry where investors’ interests come first, financial markets function at their best, and economies grow. We are driven by the belief that lasting economic growth depends on trust, competence, and transparency in financial markets, and we know that it must be led by professionals adhering to the highest levels of ethics and investment expertise. We achieve these goals by: raising standards of professional excellence in the industry; championing ethical behavior in investment markets; serving as a respected source of knowledge in investment markets; and creating a strong global community of investment professionals.

How can organizations navigate today's increasingly complex landscape of cyber threats? How can they unlock the power of cloud, data and AI, and always-on cybersecurity to meet the mission? These are the questions that drive us at ECS. A segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS delivers advanced technology, science, and digital transformation solutions that solve critical challenges for customers in the U.S. public and private sectors. ECS maintains premier partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. The secret to our success? Our people: a staff of 3,800+ hard-working, bright, resilient, curious, and collaborative professionals. We believe in bringing our best selves to the table, and our values -- grit, excellence, drive, and community -- define our culture. Recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post six times, ECS is ready to help you maximize your potential, put your expertise to work, and grow along the way! Learn more about us at www.ECStech.com.

Generations of folks have made LawLers a family tradition at their supper table. We currently have 13 Tennessee Valley locations from which to serve you, and we believe you deserve our famous Tickled Pink Service…delightful, down home, and genuine! All barbecue meats are smoked in Ardmore, Alabama at our 24,000 sq ft USDA cooking facility/corporate office to insure consistency and quality. LawLers Barbecue, smoked in Alabama with love.

Great American Hotel Group, Inc. (GRAM) is an almost thirty-year-old hotel management, operating and development company based in Dover, NH. Our company operates/has operated hotels under all the major brand flags including Holiday Inn, Best Western, Crowne Plaza, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites, Days Inn, Ramada Inn, Radisson, Howard Johnson, Quality Inn, EconoLodge, Clarion, Comfort, Sleep Inn, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Staybridge Suites, Amerihost Inn, Wingate, WoodSpring Suites and Wyndham, as well as many independent resorts and properties. The company operates hotels for third party investors and lenders, and is actively pursuing additional acquisitions, new construction, and management contracts. GRAM has operated numerous lender-owned hotels over the last ten years for such companies as Heller Financial, Fairfield Financial, Associated Bank, LNR, GE Capital, Mesirow Financial, Bank of America, US Bank, Bank of the West, Fifth Third Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank One, the former ITT Real Estate and others. Additionally, the company has served, or is currently serving, as receiver on some of its portfolio. The company's success is a result of a tradition of excellent customer service, coordinated sales efforts, centralized purchasing, meticulous product quality, unequaled associate loyalty, established on-going relations with franchisors and satisfied owner associations.