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The IRONMAN Group is a leading organization in endurance sports, hosting over 230 events annually in more than 55 countries. Founded in 1978 with the first Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon, the company has evolved from a single race into a global phenomenon, attracting over 600,000 participants each year. It operates as the largest mass-participation sports organizer worldwide, originally established as the World Triathlon Corporation in 1991. The IRONMAN Group offers a diverse portfolio of events, including the full-distance IRONMAN® Triathlon, the half-distance IRONMAN® 70.3®, and the Olympic-distance 5150™ Triathlon Series. They also organize running events like the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™, as well as trail running and cycling events. The company promotes inclusivity, catering to elite athletes, amateur enthusiasts, families, and youth through programs like IRONKIDS® and Iron Girl®. Their mission is to inspire athletes of all levels with the ethos "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE®."
Cobalt Sports Holdings was created to provide support, opportunities, collaboration and revenue streams to sports programs by combining the strength in numbers philosophy with clubs that are independent by structure and desire. These are sports programs that want to: Remain independent yet want to build programs that can retain players and coaches Compete at the highest levels Create exposure for players Be relevant at the local, state and national level events Continue to grow within their community. At Cobalt, we believe that EVERY club and EVERY player is relevant. That EVERY club deserves to thrive and that EVERY player should have multiple pathways as well as high-level coaching education opportunities. Pathways to the pros and pathways to college soccer. By combining like minded leaders running independent programs, a superior community of offerings is available to our members.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
West Coast Community Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, serving Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties since 2004. The bank is dedicated to community involvement, actively supporting local well-being through participation and donations to regional nonprofit organizations. In 2024, it merged with 1st Capital Bancorp to enhance its capabilities and better serve the community, with plans to rebrand all branches as West Coast Community Bank by 2025. The bank offers a variety of financial services for both businesses and individuals. These include business loans, commercial real estate financing, asset-based lending, construction lending, and agricultural loans. It also provides SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans, credit cards, merchant services, and digital banking solutions. For personal banking, West Coast Community Bank offers competitive deposit solutions and consumer banking services. The bank is recognized as a leading SBA lender in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley, reflecting its strong support for local businesses.