John Pearson Smith
Founder at Silversmith, Inc.
Network origin in John Pearson Smith first degree
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SRAM International Corp.
 SRAM International Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables SRAM International Corp. designs, manufactures and markets bicycle components. The firm provides operations through its subsidiary, SRAM LLC. It operates through two segments such as Original Equipment and Aftermarket. The company offers its products through the brand names such as:- SRAM, RockShox, Zipp, Avid and Truvativ. Its products include drive-train systems, suspension, brakes, internal gear hubs and wheel sets, all of which are components used on road bikes, mountain bikes and pavement bikes. The company was founded by Stanley R. Day, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Shupe on April 29, 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Private Company | Motor Vehicles | 13 |
Grand Valley State University Foundation
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| Foundation/Endowment | 12 | |
Weasler Engineering, Inc.
 Weasler Engineering, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Weasler Engineering, Inc. designs and manufactures drive train systems and components for agricultural applications. The company is based in West Bend, WI and has subsidiaries in the United States and Netherlands. The company has distributors worldwide, and customers can use their online tool to locate a distributor near them. Weasler Engineering recently launched a new Standard PTO Drive Shaft for smaller applications. The company was founded in 1951, and the CEO is James T. Hawkins. Weasler Engineering was acquired by IGP Industries LLC on February 04, 2003.
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| Holding Company | Electrical Products | 5 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to John Pearson Smith via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
General Electric Capital Corp.
 General Electric Capital Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| STEELCASE INC. | Office Equipment/Supplies | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Old WM, Inc.
 Old WM, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Old WM, Inc. provides printing services. The company was founded by Gregory C. Mosher and is headquartered in Dayton, OH. | Commercial Printing/Forms | Director/Board Member | |
SRAM LLC
 SRAM LLC Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables SRAM LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of bicycle parts and components. It offers bicycle shifters, derailleurs, brakes, gear hubs, chains, rear shocks, and suspension accessories. The company was founded by Stanley R. Day Jr and Jeffrey M. Shupe in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Motor Vehicles | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Founder Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing Director of Finance/CFO Sales & Marketing Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Worth Less LLC
 Worth Less LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Worth Less LLC engages in the manufacture and marketing of lubricants and metalworking fluids. It offers coolants, cleaners, forming fluids, straight oils, rust preventives, grease, and hydraulic fluids. The company was founded by Jeffrey Worth in 2006 and is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity)
 The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
AIP LLC
 AIP LLC Investment ManagersFinance AIP LLC (American Industrial Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in New York City, New York. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
West American Rubber Co. LLC
 West American Rubber Co. LLC Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing West American Rubber Co. LLC manufactures and supplies rubber products. Its products include sheet rubber, rubber matting, rubber extrusion, and molded rubber products. The Company was founded in 1910 by Douglas Radford and Richard Radford and is headquartered in Orange, CA. | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Acirca, Inc.
 Acirca, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Acirca, Inc. markets and distributes organic fruit juices, soups, pasta sauces and salsas. The company was founded by Mark S. Rodriguez on June 1, 2000 and is headquartered in New Rochelle, NY. | Food Distributors | Director/Board Member | |
GROUP360, Inc.
 GROUP360, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services GROUP360, Inc. provides marketing and visual brand communication services. Its services include It offers strategy services that include insights, brief development, shopper marketing, brand strategy, digital strategy, and planning, creative services, such as ideation, brand development, design, copywriting, social media, photography and video, Web/application design, experiential, and illustration and execution services comprising production, retouching and 3D, pre-media, color management, printer management, and digital asset management. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Commercial Printing/Forms | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
Breeze Industrial Products Corp.
 Breeze Industrial Products Corp. Tools & HardwareConsumer Durables Breeze Industrial Products Corp. manufactures and supplies worm drive hose clamps. Its products include miniature clamps, power-seal clamps, military, aerospace and custom OEM designs and V-band couplings. The company's products are used for the aircraft, automotive, truck and heavy-duty vehicle, industrial, hardware, plumbing and marine industries. Breeze Industrial Products was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Saltsburg, PA. | Tools & Hardware | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Grand Valley State University (Michigan) | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Wisconsin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Michigan Economic Development Corp.
 Michigan Economic Development Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Michigan Economic Development Corp. provides economic development efforts and policy development and technology development. Its services include business retention and attraction, financial assistance, employee recruitment and training, assistance for providing permits, and site development services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Ascension Borgess Hospital
 Ascension Borgess Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Ascension Borgess Hospital provides emergency care services. It provides specialty care in the areas such as cancer, heart disease, neuroscience, and orthopedics. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI. | Hospital/Nursing Management | Director/Board Member | |
TechnoServe, Inc.
 TechnoServe, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services TechnoServe, Inc. provides business and market based solutions that can break the cycle of poverty in developing countries. It focuses on developing entrepreneurs, building businesses and industries and improving the business environment. The company was founded by Edward P. Bullard in 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| University of the Witwatersrand | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc.
 Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Business Leaders For Michigan
 Business Leaders For Michigan Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Business Leaders For Michigan operates as a non-profit organization that publishes research and benchmarking reports. It specializes in public policy research, public policy strategy, event organization, economic development, and public policy advocacy. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | President Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
 Mercantile Bank of Michigan Regional BanksFinance Mercantile Bank of Michigan provides financial products and services. The firm offers checking, savings, and student accounts. Its lending portfolio includes mortgage loan products; consumer loans, such as home equity, automobile, recreational vehicle, personal, and overdraft protection loans; and business loans comprising small business administration financing options. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Van Andel Institute
 Van Andel Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Van Andel Institute provides biomedical research and education services. Its services include antibody production, spectral karyotyping, immunostaining and mouse modeling, animal imaging, computational biology, flow cytometry, germline modification and cytogenetics, mass spectrometry and proteomics, microarray technology, sequencing, vivarium, xenotransplantation and michigan animal consortium, as well as analytical, cellular and molecular microscopy services. The company was founded by Jay van Andel and Betty Van Andel in 1996 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
Apollo Global, Inc.
 Apollo Global, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Apollo Global, Inc. invests in international education services sector. It provides business and technology management, consulting and training and operational services in the fields of higher education and education administration to its network of schools. The company was founded in October 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member | |
Hopen Life Sciences LLC
 Hopen Life Sciences LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hopen Life Sciences LLC(Hopen Life Sciences) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Mark P. Olesnavage and Jerry Callahan. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
RMI, Inc.
 RMI, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance RMI, Inc. operates as a financial partner. It helps individuals, businesses and communities prosper. It also helps access capital to build businesses, create jobs and enhance community growth. The company was headquartered in Jefferson City, MO. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Director/Board Member | |
| Design Futures Council | Director/Board Member | ||
Workforce Development Board
 Workforce Development Board Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Workforce Development Board provides labour market information, coordinate employment and training services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Peterborough, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
SRAM Holdings LLC
 SRAM Holdings LLC Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables SRAM Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO Chief Operating Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Cirius Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cirius Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cirius Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It offers metabolic treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The company was founded by Jerry R. Colca and Brian Finck and was founded in March 2017, and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Denergy, Inc.
 Denergy, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Denergy, Inc. engages in designing and marketing of footwear, sports and fitness products. The company was founded on May 10, 1988 and is headquartered in Key West, FL. | Apparel/Footwear | Chairman | |
| Stanford Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| TalentTrax LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
Metro Health
 Metro Health Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Metro Health operates as a general acute-care osteopathic teaching hospital. The private company is based in Wyoming, MI. | Medical/Nursing Services | Chairman | |
| Pyper Placements LLC | President | ||
| Center for Entrepreneurship of South Central Michigan | Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 47 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 11 |
| Commercial Services | 11 |
| Consumer Services | 9 |
| Producer Manufacturing | 4 |
| Consumer Durables | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 163 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 44 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 21 |
| Chairman | 20 |
| President | 19 |
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| Mike J. Jandernoa | 28 |
| Michael H. Beaumont | 25 |
| Paul Christie Hillegonds | 23 |
| Doyle A. Hayes | 23 |
| Charlie C. Moore | 22 |
| Edward J. Clark | 19 |
| James Keane | 16 |
| David van Andel | 15 |
| Michael Smith | 14 |
| Thomas Bergmann | 13 |
| Patrick Forster | 13 |
| Earl D. Holton | 12 |
| Betty S. Burton | 8 |
| Victor Shepherd | 7 |
| Gidon Cohen | 7 |
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