Ascendants Parker Samelson

Chris Kaspar is the founder of Techless and creator of Wisephone, a minimalist phone for families and digital minimalists. Before starting a variety of different start ups Chris worked with his family company, Kaspar Companies.  Kaspar Companies is a diversified 5th generation family business founded by his great-great grandfather in 1898. 

Claiborne Haw is currently working with Blue Trust as a family legacy advisor in Atlanta, Georgia. Claiborne’s family has been stewarding a multi generational rock aggregate mining and production company.  

Tom Lernihan is the chief investor for His Fund, a family owned faith driven fund that strategically invests to generates employment opportunities for those in poverty while addressing the world’s greatest social concerns.  Tom and his family are some of the most prominent leaders in the faith driven investing space, and are commonly referred to as thought leaders.  

Ian Strommen is a 4th generation member of his family business, Process Displays.  Process Displays is a retail displays designer and manufacturer working with many of the largest brands in the world. Ian is currently the director of research and development where he focuses on where is focuses on driving the future of the retail experience.  Ian recently married Leigha Coors and they live together in Minnesota. 

Hank Bowen works on the investor relations team at Sovereigns Capital, a faith driven asset management firm operating across private equity, venture capital, real estate, public markets, and fund of funds. Hank lives in Franklin Tennessee with his wife and two kids. 

Today we welcome Rose Shoen: granddaughter of the founder of U-Haul, soccer coach, and accomplished athlete. She has devoted much of her life to the question, “How do we provide access to soccer at any income level?” Discover her three t’s and how they inform her coaching business, how she translated her experience working for her family to coaching Spanish-speaking kids’ soccer, and her advocation of “sustainable philanthropy” through the combination of “public” resources and “private” knowledge.