Flem J. Hollis, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended D.M. Therrell High School. He was a three star athlete which landed him a football scholarship at Oregon State University.

His job experience started in aviation. He is the nephew of the late Michael R. Hollis, who was the founder and CEO of the first “Black” owned commercial airline, Air Atlanta back in the mid to late 80’s.

Shortly after, Flem started his career in telecommunications, sports management and financial services. Within a few years and experiences later, Flem decided to dedicate himself to the financial banking industry. Where he has been for over 33 years with both traditional and non traditional finance institutions such as; Bell South, AT&T, Life After Sports & Entertainment, Oppenheimer Corporation , First Investors Corporation , Foreign Currency Exchange, Guaranty Bank and Fifth Third bank.

In 2014, Flem’s entrepreneurial spirit was executed when he founded Hollis Capital Services, LLC. A private equity and debt firm operating in Atlanta.  A few years later after much success, he founded Liberty Management Investments and is currently the Chief Executive Officer.

Liberty Management Investments, LLC is a private equity and debt investment firm operating out of Atlanta, Houston and Scottsdale Arizona. Flem and his team had a broader vision for LMI and just launched LMI Mortgage Financing, LLC where they finance commercial and residential properties.

Roopa has been in banking over 20 years. She brings her finance expertise in helping people and various businesses and industries succeed. She has helped various small businesses get financing either through banking or through other private lending entities.

Roopa is always looking to advise the right financial solutions for businesses to help them expand and grow to their full potential, by understanding the businesses and building relationships in a way that makes sure they can fulfill their financial needs.

For the past 14-years, Dena has enjoyed working in the world of building and development, franchising, construction/territorial licensing and private financing for various projects around the U.S, Africa and the Caribbean.   She has a passion for Humanitarian Based projects and missions.  Dena has focused on Green/Energy Efficient/Disaster Resistant Resistant/Sustainable Building Options to increase the value of the projects for the investors as well as offering the best benefit to the end user.  Ms. Dastrup has had the opportunity of working with various Construction Companies, Development team and Financial Groups in which she has obtain valuable contacts and relationships.

Ms. Dastrup has had the privilege of working with various government officials and organizations through her involvement in projects in Jamaica, Africa and the U.S. including Puerto Rico.

Ania possesses more than 24 years of real estate industry experience, including 14 years of escrow experience. Throughout her career, she has been involved in every aspect of the industry. She has worked in real estate, title, lending, and management. This suite of services and responsibilities has helped her gain a great understanding of the overall Real Estate sales process. Ania is passionate about what she does and she provides excellent customer service to her clients.

Qualifications

• 18 and 1/2 Years in Citibank/Citigroup both in Kenya and Tanzania,
• Setting up of Factories in Kenya from scratch.(6 years)
• Corporate Finance Consultant for Zilla Capital in Cairo, Egypt and CROWE Kenya Covering East Africa for 2 Years

Exposure

Includes but not limited to :-Feasibility Studies ,Project Finance, Industry Analysis, Debt Restructuring, Project Management and Evaluation, Industrial Relations ,Production and Operations Management ,Business Modeling, Due diligence, Bank Acquisition ,Compliance and Anti Money Laundering, Operational Risk.

Sectors Exposed to

• Banking and Finance
• Agriculture-Farming Commodity Trading
• Agro-processing (Value Addition)
• Manufacturing
• Hotel Industry
• Housing
• Energy
• Transport

Education

• B(COMM)Business Administration

Day Star University

• Financial Law-Law and Regulation of Electronic Banking University of London Online

Other Activities

• First African Starter of Kenya Horse Racing (since 1913) Jockey Club of Kenya 2016 to Date.
• Member of the Lower Eastern Committee Kenya Association Of Manufacturers and Chairman of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers Kitui Sub County committee.