Our Team

Founders

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Rick Jordan

  • Co-Founder & Member Board of Directors
  • Co-Chair Venture Capital & Emerging Growth, Polsinelli
Richard G. Riccardi

Richard Riccardi

  • Co-Founder & Member Board of Directors
  • Managing Partner, Riccardi Ventures

Executive Committee

Jenica Oiver

Jenica Oliver

  • Executive Chair & Member Board of Directors
  • Fractional CMO, Blueprint Marketing Group
Karen

Karen Laker

  • Co-Chair, Brand and Marketing Committee
  • Director of Marketing, Unilever
Haydee

Haydee Clark

  • Co-Chair, Brand and Marketing Committee
  • Founder, Resilient Freight Solutions   
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Brandi Jenniskens

  • Chair, Strategic Growth Initiatives
  • Founder - Marketing Consultant, JennisCo, LLC 
Derek Ramos

Derek Ramos

  • Co-Chair, Events
  • Director of Partnerships, REAP Commerce
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Kat Weaver

  • Co-Chair, Events
  • Founder & CEO, Power to Pitch
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Cesar Bustamante

  • Co-Chair, Member Engagement
  • CEO, Tejas
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Tim Prager

  • Co-Chair, Member Engagement
  • Founder & President, Capstone CPG Consulting
Carl Motter

Carl Motter

  • Chair, Finance Committee
Kathy Galloway

Kathy Guzman Galloway

  • Community Partner Liaison
  • CPG Strategy Consultant at kgalloway consulting

Ambassadors

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Adam Franks

  • Customer Vice President, Convenience, Campbells
Chi Nguyen

Chi Nguyen

  • CEO, Purpose Tea
Rui Di

Rui Di

  • Caldwell Partners
GPR

Genevieve Poirier-Richards

  • Former DFW CPG Co-Chair, Brand and Marketing Committee
  • President, The Marketing Spectrum LLC
Cesar Hubbard

Cesar Hubbard

  • Former DFW CPG Co-Chair, Brand and Marketing Committee
  • Managing Partner, Navarro-Hubbard Brand Consulting
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David Gassko

  • Vice President, Kainos Capital LP
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Theresa Motter

  • CEO, AMDG Management
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Greg Hanks

  • President, Hank's Brokerage, Inc.
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Jay Desai

  • Partner, Kainos Capital LP

Media, Communications and Huddles

Mason Ice

Mason Ice

  • Huddle Events Co-Chair
  • Brand Experience Leader, Purpose Tea 
Abby

Abby June Richards

  • Huddle Events Co-Chair
  • Founder, The CPG CFO
Charles Nicolas

Charles Nicolas

  • Public Relations & Communications Director
  • Managing Partner, Levee Communications
Andrea

Andrea Ridout

  • Managing Editor, DFWCPG Insider
  • Managing Partner, White Rock Granola
Grayson Mask

Grayson Mask

  • Content and Social Media Contributor
  • National Sales Analyst, Barcel USA
  • Podcaster

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