Rock Solid Leaders
The entrepreneurs, builders, and community leaders shaping Round Rock and Williamson County. Every conversation is local. The lessons are not.
Showing 30 of 30 leaders
Kasey Jorgenson
Jorgenson Real Estate · Founder
📍 Round Rock, TX
A former Navy rescue swimmer bets that AI will trust two people talking.
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Steve Snell
Williamson County · County Judge
📍 Georgetown, TX
He explains why county judge is Texas’s most misunderstood title.
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Matt Kata
R Bank · VP, Commercial Lender
📍 Georgetown, TX
He played seven positions to keep a jersey on his back. On August 14 he joins the Round Rock Express Hall of Fame.
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Craig Morgan
City of Round Rock · Mayor
📍 Round Rock, TX
The mayor who measures success by whether people feel heard when they walk away.
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State of the Chamber 2026
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce · Jordan Robinson, Selicia Sanchez-Adame & Deana Cavanaugh
📍 Round Rock, TX
Round Rock hit 1,000 members — and this was the live conversation about what comes next.
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Bill Gravell
U.S. Small Business Administration · Regional Advocate
📍 Round Rock, TX
He doubled a county’s economic value and kept 3,300 storefronts alive through a pandemic.
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Charlie Culpepper
City of Round Rock · Former Mayor
📍 Round Rock, TX
He was there when Round Rock had one traffic light — and helped build everything that came after.
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Mathias Ihlenfeld
Woom Bikes USA · Former CEO
📍 Round Rock, TX
He arrived with three tennis rackets and grew a kids’ bike brand from 13 units to $100 million.
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Kevin Koym
Tech Ranch Austin · Founder
📍 Round Rock, TX
The man who mentored 100,000 entrepreneurs says communities build businesses, not vice versa.
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K. LaFleur-Anders
CoffeeMilk Media · Founder
📍 Round Rock, TX
Storyteller, TEDx organizer, and proof that pushing a launch back can make it unforgettable.
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Caroline Harris Davila
Texas House · State Representative, District 52
Round Rock, TX
She ran at 27 with no money, no connections, and a lifelong fear of public speaking. She won.
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Selicia Sanchez-Adame
Think Group · Founder
Round Rock, TX
She walked into boardrooms at 26 with no roadmap — and built a consulting firm that’s been going for nearly two decades.
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Deana Cavanaugh
Ascension Seton Foundation · Development
Round Rock, TX
She said something that stopped the host cold: “It’s really lonely to be successful by yourself.”
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Monica Ballard
Wizard of Ads · Creative Director
Round Rock, TX
She hunts for the real reason behind every business — not the mission statement, but the moment that started it all.
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Cam Houser
Action Works · Founder
Round Rock, TX
He put founders in a room for 72 hours and made them build something real — a model now used in over 50 countries.
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Anita Steenson
U.S. Small Business Administration · Disaster Recovery & Resilience
Round Rock, TX
She was recruited from a disaster zone to help businesses survive the next one.
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YJ Lin
Dell for Startups · Senior Program Manager
Round Rock, TX
Half of building community is just showing up — and she’s been showing up for startups at Dell for years.
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Jessica Scanlon
Hot Dog Marketing · Founder
Round Rock, TX
She named her marketing agency Hot Dog and proved that being different is actually the strategy.
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Robin Eissler
BoosterHub · Founder
Round Rock, TX
He started BoosterHub because every school booster club deserved better than a spreadsheet and a prayer.
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Kim Pollok
SWBC Payroll + HR · CEO
Round Rock, TX
Took a $10K pay cut on December 31st with two kids at home. Today she’s CEO, because she never stopped saying yes.
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Kelly Moreno
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area · Chief Solutions Officer
Round Rock, TX
Free hiring help, upskill grants, and internship funding exist for Round Rock employers. Most have never called.
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Ennis Wright
TikTok · Account Executive
📍 Round Rock native · Pflugerville, TX
60% of TikTok users haven’t been on Meta in the past month. Your story is there. Your business isn’t.
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Shannon Black
SCORE Austin · Chapter Chair
Round Rock, TX
Built two schools, sold one at 51, and now mentors founders for free at SCORE.
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Lindsay Shappee
Family Friend Roofing · Partner and CFO
Round Rock, TX
Traded a VP title at JP Morgan for a roofing company and never looked back.
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Lucia Murguia
KPA Engineers · Business Development
Round Rock, TX
Showed up before she felt ready and built a community she never expected.
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Monica von Waaden
Hope Austin · Founder & Executive Director
📍 Round Rock, TX
Feeds 5,000 kids a week and has never once taken a paycheck for it.
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Jeff Barnett
Barnett & Leuty, PC · Estate Planning Attorney
Round Rock, TX
Runs 38 marathons and warns that waiting for a diagnosis is the real mistake.
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Seth Flowers
Go Big Coaching and Consulting · Sales Director & Business Coach
📍 Round Rock, TX
Rebuilt his business after failure and now teaches owners why they can’t see their own blind spots.
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David Valdez
The Texas Photography Festival · Founder
Georgetown, TX
Former White House photographer who chose not to take the photo that mattered most.
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Jenn McPeak
Evolve Social Wellness · Owner
Round Rock, TX
Runs a Round Rock sauna and cold plunge space where business owners hold their one-on-ones.
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