Wade Myers has over 25 years of extensive military, academic, consulting, operational, entrepreneurial and investor experience. He was an Airborne Ranger in the US Army and a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. Mr. Myers has three degrees, including an MBA from Harvard where he was a Baker Scholar (top 5% of his class). He was a strategy consultant with Boston Consulting Group, and served as a national marketing executive for a Fortune 5 company. Mr. Myers has founded or co-founded over 20 companies and has been CEO of five early-stage ventures. Through his successes and failures, Mr. Myers has learned many lessons that he now passes along to other entrepreneurs. Mr. Myers has been an active venture investor and has developed a framework for developing a more methodical approach to evaluating and launching business opportunities.

Most importantly, Wade Myers is a dedicated Christian who desires to honor the Lord in business pursuits and all issues of life. He and his wife tirelessly homeschool their children. Myers writes the "Venture Forth" column on Christian entrepreneurship featured in every issue of Homeschooling Today, a magazine for Christian Homeschool families. Mr. Myers devotes his time and energy to equipping and discipling Christian men and families for entrepreneurial success. His website is NewVentureLab.com.

David Davis has been serving the Lord in the retail business world for over 21 years. After graduating from Derby High School, David attended Oklahoma Christian College, where he graduated with honors with a marketing degree. David has owned and operated furniture retail stores in various markets across Kansas. David has been married to Staci Davis for 19 years, and they have 6 children, all of which they have home-schooled. David is also on the board of a home-school athletic association.

Week-ends Furniture and Sleep Shop is a full service furniture store providing top quality brands and several co-brands including Eddie Bauer, Bob Timberlake, Palmer Home, Liz Claiborne, and Trump Home. Week-ends also has a Bassett Design Center and a Lane Comfort Showcase inside their store. Week-ends Furniture’s web site is www.week-endsfurniture.com.

Pete DeGraaf is known by many as “Doctor Checkbook.” Pete has a heart for people and spends most of his time counseling families in financial distress. In addition, he founded and serves as President of Shepherd’s Staff Ministries, Inc., a ministry dedicated to helping people manage their finances according to the principles found in God's Word. Pete is also serving as Kansas State Representative to the 81^st District and is running for re-election this November. With a passion to release potential in those he serves, Pete will challenge your thinking, encourage you to dream your dreams, and help you avoid the pitfalls that ensnare so many.

Pete and his wife, Karen, have four children - Simeon (23), Caleb (21), Titus (19), and Anneke (17) and have been actively involved in the Wichita homeschool community for many years.

Please note: Pete's wife Karen and his son, Caleb, will deliver the ten-minute "Mini-Session" in his absence.

Pete has been an active entrepreneur since 1982, and has been involved in numerous startups and acquisitions over the last 25 years. Industries in which the firm has held an equity investment include banking, home health care, electrical assemblies, sports equipment, corporate identification products, retail clothing, and cable TV programming.

Pete’s “second half” passion is Enterprise Stewardship. ES is the strategic and values based stewardship of business assets for the purpose of honoring God and sharing the message of Jesus Christ.

Pete graduated from the University of Kansas in 1974 with a degree in business & finance. Prior to founding Capital III in 1982, Pete spent 8 years in the commercial banking business. He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Independence Funds, a mutual fund, and United Trust Guaranty, a publicly held insurance company. Pete is also one of the founders of Trinity Academy, a Christ centered college preparatory high school in Wichita. Pete is married to Deborah and has four children.

Jesse and Crystal Paine, homeschool graduates, grew up in the Wichita area and have been married since 2003. They are the blessed parents of Kathrynne (3) and Kaitlynn (1).

While Jesse was in law school they lived on a beans and rice budget in order to avoid school loans. The Paines began experimenting with a variety of entrepreneurial ventures and learned a great deal along the way (according to them, mostly things that "didn't" work!)

Jesse became a licensed attorney in Kansas and currently works for a law firm in Kansas City. Crystal is a stay-at-home wife, mother, and homemaker. In their spare time they run Biblical Womanhood LLC, a web-based business dedicated to encouraging women in their God-given roles. The Paines also operate MoneySavingMom.com, one of the highest-trafficked personal finance blogs on the web.

Both Jesse and Crystal are big-hearted with vision and passion to make a difference for the glory of God in this sin-darkened world. As a couple they love working together to use their skills and gifts to benefit the Body of Christ.