KC Roundtable Breakfast. For 20-30 something entrepreneurs.
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We meet on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month at our favorite location at First Watch in Westport. Come join us!
This breakfast we have Tim Webster. He was the CEO of the publicly trading company American Italian Pasta Company and he is now the COO of Xikar. Tim Webster grew up in an entrepreneurial family with interests in petroleum distribution, real estate development and the quirky passions of his eccentric father.
He graduated from Drake University in 1983 with a degree in Business Administration. After almost 6 years in Public Accounting as an auditor and consultant, he became the CFO of American Italian Pasta Company at the age of 28. Eighteen months later he was CEO. During his 17 years at the Company, revenues grew from $6mm to $440mm and five state of the art facilities were built on greenfield sites. Following the Atkins Diet impact on the carbohydrate complex and an investigation of the Company's accounting, Tim left AIPC in December 2005. The Company was subsequently sold to Ralcorp for $1.2 Billion. Since 2006, Tim has provided growth consulting and investment capital to high potential consumer products companies through his Growth Consulting and Investments LLC. His clients/investments include Xikar, Inc., Three Dog Bakery, Inc., Original Juan Specialty Foods, SCD Probiotics, Indigo Wild, and Pollenware. Tim's journey has included dramatic highs and lows. There are many lessons he has learned and is eager to share....