Garet Hayes

Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Daniel J. Edelman, Inc. provides public relations and strategic communication services. The firm's services include financial communications, investor relations, corporate affairs, diversity marketing, litigation, and public affairs. It provides services to the consumer, health, and technology industries. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. owns and operates coffee shops. It offers products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, office coffee and foodservice providers, hotels, entertainment venues and e-commerce channels. The firm operates through three segments: Retail, Commercial and Franchise. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Arcapita, Inc. operates as a private equity firm. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Business Marketing Association, Inc. provided marketing services. The company was headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Hope-Beckham, Inc. provides public relations and brand management services. Its services include business consulting, marketing and corporate communications, issues management, public affairs, event marketing, and government relations. The firm's clients include Arcapita, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Sports Council, Bullock Mannelly Partners, Central Atlanta Progress, The Coca-Cola Co, and Pepsi-Cola. The company was founded by Paul D. Beckham and Robert E. Hope in 1994 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.