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Author Brian Adams

Brian Adams is a serial entrepreneur. Adams is the founder and President of BA Interests, a venture accelerator and incubator that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners launch and grow new and current business ventures. While attending college as a finance major at University of Alabama, Brian founded his first business, Bama Butler, LLC, a pick-up and delivery laundry service that catered to busy college students. While in college Brian had several entrepreneurial ventures including t-shirt printing, graphic design, e-commerce, and door-to-door sales. Adams’ went on to work on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in Chicago, IL. In 2002 Adams started Restoration Cleaners LLC, a multi-million dollar garment and electronic restoration and Hotel Valet Service. From zero sales and one employee to over 100 employees, Adams steered growth. Restoration Cleaners was named to the Inc. 500 List (Fastest Growing Companies 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). In 2010 Brian oversaw the acquisition of Restoration Cleaners by CastleRay, a private equity group. Brian Adams still has interest and performs duties as CEO of Restoration Cleaners LLC. Adams also had started several companies, Sla Investments an investment firm, BA Investment Group a real estate investment group, TA Equity Holdings Company. In 2007 Adams led the acquisition of Newton Nursery & Alvin Tree Farm, a 12 million dollar wholesale nursery and tree farm throughout Texas. Adams has been honored with numerous awards including Houston Business Journal 40 under 40, INC Magazine 30 under 30 and US Leaders and Entrepreneurs 2010 Outstanding Leadership Award. Adams has been profiled in several publications and magazines, including Donna Fenn’s Young Entrepreneurs’ “Gen X in Gen Y Business”. Adams acts as a speaker on the Extreme Entrepreneur Tour. Adams is an active member of Houston Center for Future, N-A-R-D, EO (Entrepreneurs Organization). Brian’s biggest achievement to date, is being a devoted husband and proud father of two wonderful boys.

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