Entrepreneurship Advisory Board

Bobby L. Hunt

President, Biz Data Solutions

Bobby has over 20 years of experience in technology consulting and corporate leadership. He has held several different C-level leadership positions such as: chief information officer, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and chief automation officer. His experience consists of working for several corporate 500 companies, a Big “5” consulting firm (KPMG) and founding a company, Biz Data Solutions, which was recognized as the 8th fastest growing company in Oklahoma City (Metro 50) in 2011. His company successfully merged with Ancora Software and is now recognized as one of the world’s leading artificial intelligent document classification and advanced data capture solution. Bobby is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma in business decision science - MIS and LeTourneau University, where he earned his MBA in quantitative management.

Deborah Moorad-Watts

Entrepreneurial Advisor, AD&J Solutions

Deborah has over 10 years of experience in business development and licensing. She has led global commercialization efforts from concept through launch and managed intellectual property and licensing strategy with pharmaceutical/biotech and medical device companies across the world. Her efforts include the launch and management of an investigational drug for glioblastoma, that was later acquired.

Jamie Spann

Meltz Medical LLC and Entrepreneur

Jamie has been in the medical sales industry for over 15 years. She currently has her own distributorship that specializes in regenerative therapies. She is also an entrepreneur who enjoys investing and supporting new companies. Jamie earned her bachelor's degree in marine biology from Auburn University. She was born and raised in Oklahoma.

Janet Yowell

Chief Executive Officer and Administrative Officer, Edmond Economic Development Authority (EEDA)

Janet has been with the EEDA for more than 25 years, serving as the executive director for more than 15 years. Janet is responsible for planning, developing and implementing the programs and directives of the EEDA Board of Trustees based upon its current fiscal year goals and objectives. A graduate of The University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute (OU/EDI) and Leadership Edmond Class VIII, Janet has served as chairman, vice-chairman and secretary of the Governor's Economic Development Team (GEDT). Named as one of the 2006 50 Women Making a Difference by the Journal Record, Janet is past chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Partnership, a 10 county regional economic development marketing organization. Janet serves in an advising capacity on the Central Edmond Urban Development Board, Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board and the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the Francis Tuttle Incubator Advisory Committee, Edmond Board of Realtors, Urban Land Institute, and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Janet is also a Paul Harris Fellow with the Edmond Central Rotary. Janet is a graduate of The University of Oklahoma and resides in Edmond with her husband Mark. They have two daughters, Emily and Melissa.

Jennifer McGrail

Director of the Launch Pad, Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Kevin Moore

Partner, Spur Capitol

Prior to joining Spur Capital, Kevin was the director of Angel Investments and a venture advisor for an early-stage investment group in Oklahoma City, Innovation to Enterprise (i2e). At i2E, Kevin started and operated i2E's first privately-funded venture fund, managed i2E’s outside angel investment group (SeedStep Angels) and worked closely advising early-stage technology companies.

Prior to i2E, Kevin was a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and an investment advisor for Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney and Northwestern Mutual. In these positions, Kevin was responsible for constructing investment portfolios, analyzing financials, structuring capital raises, and assessing regulatory standards.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from the University of Central Oklahoma. Kevin recently completed a four-year term as a governor appointed, Board of Trustees member of the Oklahoma Teacher's Retirement System Pension Fund, a $16+ billion fund. As a member of the Investment Committee, Kevin assisted with setting investment policy, asset allocation and selecting investment managers.

Kevin lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Rachel, and two kids, Isaac and Taylor.

C. Michael Carolina

Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)

Prior to joining OCAST, Michael worked in management and executive positions with the Western Electric Company, AT&T and Lucent Technologies. While with AT&T and Lucent Technologies, he was involved in engineering, strategic planning, new product design and introduction, manufacturing, technology transfer, and joint venture operations in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Carolina earned his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from Oklahoma State University in 1967 and his Master of Science in environmental science from The University of Oklahoma in 1971. He serves on numerous committees and boards, including the Dean’s Strategic Advisory Council for the OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology; the OSU-Oklahoma City President’s Advisory Board; the Advisory Board for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gallogly College of Engineering at OU; the advisory board of the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at OU; and the Engineering Advisory Council for the Department of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma.

In 2016, Carolina was inducted into OU's Gallogly College of Engineering Distinguished Graduates Society. In 2018, the OSU Alumni Association named Carolina as a recipient of its Distinguished Alumni Award.

Mike J. LaBrie

Vice President, Shareholder and Director, McAfee & Taft

Mike has a mechanical engineering background and practices intellectual property law, including patent, trademark and copyright law and related litigation with Oklahoma’s largest law firm.

Mike is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has represented and counseled clients in patent matters involving preparing and prosecuting applications; portfolio management, acquisition and divestiture; licensing transactions; freedom to operate studies; infringement analysis; validity studies; opinions; interference proceedings; and litigation and other dispute resolution, all on an international basis. He has filed patent applications in virtually every country in the world.

His trademark practice is international as well and includes searching, clearing and acquiring trademark registrations; portfolio management; opinions; litigation; TTAB proceedings; and other dispute resolution. He is also very experienced in negotiating and drafting various intellectual property agreements including software, technology and joint development agreements.

Mike serves as chief intellectual property counsel for numerous public and private companies. He has also worked with numerous start-up companies by counseling them in intellectual property matters, assisting them with obtaining funding and providing contacts.

Patrick Mok

Manager and Partner, JPM Investment; Owner, Cafe Icon Sushi and Grill, Tropical Cafe Catering

Tim Morris

Vice President of Manufacturing, ML Products, LLC

Tim is an entrepreneurial professional with a vision for leadership in manufacturing and sales operations worldwide. In April 2008, Tim assisted in the sale and transition of both ML Products, LLC and MMS, LLC to Medline. In 2002, he increased the organization's sales from $4 million to $10 million currently. He led the acquisition and became part owner in MMS, LLC with manufacturing facilities in Poland and Mexico. In 1994, he led Morris Latex Products, Inc. through ISO 9002 certification.

Tim is an ambassador for small businesses for the State Chamber of Oklahoma. 

Tim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Central Oklahoma.