Who We Are

We are business builders

Unique Experience

We bring over 25 years of combined corporate and military leadership to every business we partner with, translating complex challenges into clear missions. From navigating high-stakes operations to executing multi-million-dollar strategies, we’ve been there before. We know how to design and implement the vision, systems, and processes that drive a company to its next stage of growth.

Hands on Approach

We don’t just advise from the boardroom - we work alongside your team to make change happen. Our approach combines field-level engagement with disciplined execution, ensuring that strategies turn into measurable results. Whether it’s refining daily operations, building leadership capacity, or leading critical initiatives, we’re on-site, sleeves rolled up, and focused on moving the business forward.

Growth Partners

We approach growth from every angle - organic and inorganic. Organically, we help expand market share, strengthen customer relationships, and improve operational efficiency. Inorganically, we identify and execute strategic acquisitions that align with your brand, culture, and long-term vision. By combining these levers, we create compounding growth that builds sustainable value for owners, employees, and investors alike.

Meet the team

Entrepreneurs to the Core

  • Founding Partner

    Chris began his career at GEICO as collision damage adjuster. After two years, he stepped into leadership roles across the Houston market, where he led all claims operations from 2015-2018. In 2018, he advanced within GEICO to a Director of Collision claims on the East Coast, where he oversaw a $2B claims budget, a $30M expense budget, and a team with more than 300 adjusters and two management layers. Acting in this capacity for five years, Chris earned experience in leadership, emergency management, government relations, and executive level communication.

    In 2023, Chris moved to a Corporate Strategy management position at Frontier Communications, where he developed and implemented an enterprise-wide transformation project and played a key role in Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier and the subsequent integration. He has concentrated solely on J&C Capital’s formation since January 2025.

    Chris leverages this unique blend of operational leadership and strategy in lower middle market entrepreneurship through hands on executive leadership, partnering with the senior platform leaders to drive business improvements and strategic initiatives.

    Chris earned his BS in Economics from The University of Texas at Arlington and his MBA from Rice University.

    Roles at J&C Capital Group: People operations, process implementation, business development, M&A/Integration, investor relations & fundraising.

  • Founding Partner

    James began his career as a U.S. Army Officer, where he served in multiple leadership roles, including Assistant Division Information Services Director, Company Executive Officer, and Rifle Platoon Leader. Over seven years, he led dispersed cross-functional teams through high-stakes operations across the Pacific and managed multimillion-dollar contracts with a focus on disciplined execution and strategic planning.

    Following his military service, James built a career at the intersection of finance, technology, and operations. At Riverside Insights, a PE-backed ed-tech firm, he drove operational efficiencies by implementing Saas tools, improved customer experience, and served on the internal strategy committee. He later joined Raytheon Technologies and led FP&A for a $1B business unit, introducing automated reporting tools and managing executive-level forecasts. Most recently, he joined AT&T, where he now serves as an Associate Director – Financial Analysis, overseeing a team responsible for FP&A and network infrastructure consolidations.

    James brings a systems-oriented approach to operational improvement, leveraging his technical and analytical background to professionalize small businesses. At J&C Capital, he leads technology implementation and platform-level infrastructure improvements to support scalable integration and growth.

    James earned his BA in Business Administration from Simpson University and an MBA from Rice University.

    Roles at J&C Capital: Technology implementation, infrastructure development, and platform professionalization.

What we do

We help you grow.

We’re intentional about the companies we partner with. Before we engage, we ask ourselves a focused set of questions to ensure strong alignment—both operationally and culturally. By getting to know you and your business deeply, we’re able to design tailored, collaborative strategies that unlock long-term value for everyone involved. Our approach is grounded in partnership.

Get to know the people behind the business

With every interaction, we strive to…

We approach every opportunity with deep respect for the founder’s journey. Our process starts with listening—understanding your motivations, your vision, and the areas where you want support. We structure each partnership to help founders realize their goals while preserving the integrity and long-term viability of the business they’ve built.

Uncover what makes you exceptional

As our partnership grows, we take the time to uncover what truly sets your business apart. Whether it’s the trust you’ve built with customers, the strength of your team, or other unique advantages, we seek to understand the core drivers of your success—so we can help preserve and build on them.

Pinpoint where we add value

We’re self-aware operators who understand both our strengths and our limits. Once we’ve developed a clear picture of you and your business, we work to identify where our capabilities can have the greatest impact. We aim to complement—not replace—what already works. Our role is to add value in the ways that matter most to your continued success.

Build collaboratively

Once we’ve built mutual trust, we roll up our sleeves together. We’ll sit down in a structured planning session to map out the path forward. This is your opportunity to tackle the initiatives you’ve long known would unlock the next level of growth. We align on clear priorities, commit to specific actions, and create a collaborative environment post-close where accountability runs both ways.

What we believe

Our Guiding Principles

We only work with people we’d want to sit next to in a foxhole.

We want to enjoy coming to work and build successful businesses, so we are picky about who we partner with. We value humility, grit, and integrity. We invest in people we’d trust in tough moments.

We strive to be people you’d want to sit next to in a foxhole.

We will remain principled and value-oriented individuals in every interaction. We do what we do because we love working with successful founders. We practice what we preach.

Culture eats strategy. Every time.

Great businesses are built by great teams and winning cultures. We do not compromise here.

If we can’t help, we won’t invest.

We know our lanes and stick to them. We only engage on opportunities where our hand-on style adds value.

All deals are win-win.

Every transaction we structure is designed to align incentives and reward long-term thinking—for founders, teams, and investors.