#MyInvestingStory showcases the Investing Story of Successful Long-term Investors, who are everyday people. Ann and Ionnie McNeill, are both Lifetime Members and Volunteers of BetterInvesting, a non-profit specializing in Investment Education for Individuals and Investment Clubs. Each week we interview a Special Guest, shining light on their investing story, lessons learned, words of wisdom and resources to aid you in starting your investing journey.
Jamie D. Elder is an Army veteran and life-long entrepreneur who was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He started his first business when he was 21 which was the first 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in the state of Wisconsin. At the age of 29, he was appointed to Governor Scott Walker’s administration to serve as the Director, Office of Urban Development for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. In 2016, he relocated to Washington, DC to serve as a Director of Strategic Partnership for a national venture philanthropy firm called Stand Together Foundation–serving over five hundred wealthy business leaders across the country. In 2019, he briefly worked as the Director of Urban Development for a legacy-minded private equity firm called Ambassador Enterprises in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2020, he partnered with W. Isaac McCoy and John K. McKiel to form an impact-minded private equity firm called I2J Group LLC resulting in their first acquisition of a small kitchen and bath remodeling company in Dallas, Texas with plans to grow a national home improvement vertical. Jamie earned him AS in Business Administration and BS in Organizational Leadership from Penn State University. He is also a proud alum of the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in State and Local Government and Aspen Institute Socrates programs. Jamie also serves on the boards and committees for various organizations that focus on entrepreneurship, employment, and education. In his free time, Jamie enjoys reading, writing, basketball, soccer, and all things Green Bay Packers.
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