The Team
Richard Prets is a business consultant and serial entrepreneur. Early in his career, Richard was also the CEO of a small chain of ACE Hardware and Home Centers. He also has over 20 years of experience as a real estate investor and property manager. Over the last 14 years, Richard has directed teams of business advisors at San Jacinto College and at Lamar University resulting in over 200 businesss starts, approximately 2,000 new jobs created, and many millions in capital raised.
Richard holds a Doctorate of Education from Sam Houston State University and a MBA from Rice University.
Tejus is a technology & startup enthusiast with over seven years of experience in product-market fit, commercialization and accelerator design. He has been heavily involved in the Houston and Southeast Texas innovation ecosystem, which includes being part of the OwlSpark/Red Labs accelerator, and commercialization associate at the Entrepreneurship Institute at Lamar University (former CICE). He also cofounded AtmoSpark, an atmospheric water extraction company, where he led the customer & prototype development phase as well as raised over $100,000 from grants and investors.
Tejus holds a B.S. in chemical & biomolecular engineering from Rice University and a MES in chemical engineering from Lamar University.