Originally from Midland, TX, Mike now resides in Prosper, TX. Married to his wife Nikki for 22 years, together they have three awesome kids: Regan, Cole and Case. Mike owns and operates The Gin, a restaurant bar, and entertainment venue, in historic downtown Prosper. He also owns and operates Pettis Under Construction, currently engaged in a major preservation and revitalization effort in historic downtown Prosper. Mike is a member of the Board of Directors for Sons of the Flag, and co-chairs the annual Country for Country Dinner, Auction, and Concert, benefitting Sons of the Flag.

David and his family have lived in Prosper since 2001. David’s first career was in the military; he is a 1987 graduate from the US Air Force Academy and former active-duty fighter pilot. He flew F-111F’s and F-15E’s while he and his family lived in Europe and was deployed to numerous contingency operations throughout the world. He is a decorated combat veteran and has been awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross as well as many other citations and awards. He retired from the military in 2007 and was awarded the Congressional Veterans Commendation by former Congressman Sam Johnson, in 2017.

In 1997, David co-founded Employee Solutions, a regional staffing firm. Prior to its sale in 2023, this company created over 3,000 jobs, and generated over $1 Billion in revenue. David is also the co-founder of Trinity Captive Group and a partner in several other local businesses.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, David has been dedicated to the Town of Prosper. David served on the Prosper Town Council from 2004-2008 and was twice elected Mayor Pro Tem. Since 2016 he has served on the Prosper Economic Development Corporation, most recently as President. David’s service also extends regionally, as the current Chairman of the North Central Texas Workforce Development Board and as Governor Greg Abbott’s appointee to the Red River Boundary Commission.

David and his wife Mendy have been married since 1989, and have three children, all of whom are graduates of Prosper ISD. They are also blessed to have three granddaughters, and spending time with them is their true passion.

John Redmond is the Co-Founder and President of InspectIR Systems. A Frisco-based company, for the last 6 years, InspectIR has been focused on innovation and research, delivering breath-based devices and solutions to provide more equitable diagnostics and screening at or near the point of care.

With more than 25 years of experience in Fortune 500 companies, John is a human capital expert in the technology and consulting industries with leadership positions in talent acquisition and diversity and inclusion. John has held board, corporate, honorary, and personal memberships with organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), The National Society of Black MBAs (NBMBAA), the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) and ITSMF. He has also served as corporate advisor and counsel to the organizations; operating as a coach and recruiter to members.

Through both his corporate and entrepreneurial endeavors, John has created success through a dynamic network of professionals, educators and consultants striving towards a higher level or performance and leadership, effectively collaborating through our most valuable resource – people.

John has a BS in Business Administration/Marketing from the Gies School of Business at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. While attending U of I, John was a President’s Award Scholar (4-year scholarship), a 4-year member and letter winner on the Varsity Gymnastics Team, and a founding member of Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB).

Married with two (2) adult children, John has been a Frisco resident for over 18 years.

We are thrilled that John is now sharing his expertise as our newest Sons of the Flag board member.

Steve has been involved in private equity real estate investments since the early 1980’s as a Principal of The Woods Company, Valcor Partners, ValQuest Equity Partners and ValQuest Equity Partners II. Steve also has a back ground in the oil business as well as other investments.

From 1971 to 1973 Steve worked for General Electric Credit Corporation in Dallas, Arlington, and Ft Worth. Steve worked with a large family owned commercial cattle feedlot operation in the Texas Panhandle, managing all cattle on pasture and the company’s profit sharing plan. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors of WalVerne, Inc., the feedlots managing partner.

Founder and Former President & CEO, Ryan “Birdman” Parrott, served eight years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, attached to Team SEVEN, completing three combat tours to Iraq. In 2005, Ryan was manning the turret gun of a Humvee in enemy territory when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive devise (IED), causing a flash fire and throwing him from the vehicle. With his face and arms on fire, Ryan witnessed team members suffer devastating burn and blast injuries.

After completing his service, Ryan moved to Dallas. Meeting other Veterans in the area who suffered serious burn injuries, Ryan was discouraged that burn medicine and technologies were not advancing the same way that amputees benefit from incredible innovations made in prosthetics.

Searching for better answers, Ryan realized that traumatic burns significantly impact not only the military community, but fire fighters, first-responders and civilians as well. Ryan realized his calling and established Sons of the Flag.