Foundation for Better Business: Economic Resilience Luncheon

Bobby Jenkins is the owner of ABC Home & Commercial Services, a Texas-based, family-owned company founded in 1949, with offices in several Texas locations, including Austin, San Antonio, College Station, Bell County, Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, and Waco. ABC employs over 1,100 people and offers a broad range of services, such as pest and termite control, lawn care, landscaping, tree trimming, air conditioning and heating, plumbing, electrical work, pool cleaning and repair, handyman services, window cleaning, power washing, and appliance repair.

Bobby graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Business Management. Throughout his career, Bobby has been deeply involved in various leadership roles throughout the community:

Current Roles:

Chair of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority

Immediate past chair of the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University

Chair of the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Foundation

Chairman of the Professional Pest Management Alliance

Co-founder and board member of Recognize Good

Chair of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse

Board member of the Alzheimer’s Texas Association

Chair of The Foundation for Better Business

Board member of E3 Alliance

Board member of the Moss Pieratt Foundation

Board member of The Friends of the ABC Kite Festival Foundation

Board member of United Way

Executive committee Greater Austin Chamber/Chair Austin Gives

Co-chair of Caritas of Austin’s capital campaign

Trustee for the College For All Texans Foundation

Member of the executive committee of the Texas Business Leadership Council

Past Roles:

Chair of the Austin Chamber of Commerce

Chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

President of both the Texas and National Pest Management Associations

Chair of the Better Business Bureau

Co-chair of the United Way Annual Campaign

Bobby is a passionate sports enthusiast who enjoys tennis, golf, cycling, and watching Texas A&M sports. He has been happily married to his wife, Jan, for 43 years. Together, they have three children: Jessica, Chelsea, and Bo, as well as eight beloved grandchildren: Moss, Madeline, Frances, Robby, Morrison, Belle, Laurel and Porter.

Carrie Angell, EdD, MPAff, is the President and CEO of Better Business Bureau Serving the Heart of Texas (BBB HOT), where she is committed to fostering trust between consumers and ethical businesses. In addition to leading BBB HOT, she oversees the BBB’s Foundation for Better Business, supporting small businesses, and Heart of Texas Business Services, a for-profit enterprise providing essential tools for business success. Carrie’s leadership has propelled BBB HOT to international prominence, growing it into the third-largest BBB globally, with over 15,000 Accredited Business members and a budget exceeding $15 million.

Carrie began her career as an investigative television news reporter before transitioning into corporate communications, where her expertise in media, research, and community engagement set the stage for executive leadership. Recognized for her strategic planning and organizational transformation skills, she has overseen six acquisitions of neighboring BBB offices, significantly expanding resources across Texas. Her leadership has earned BBB HOT accolades such as Top Workplace by the , Top 50 Best Nonprofits to Work For by , and Texas Monthly’s 100 Best Places to Work in Texas. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she partnered with the City of Austin to administer over $40 million in grants to local businesses and nonprofits.

Beyond her role at BBB HOT, Carrie has held interim CEO positions for BBBs in Tulsa and Fort Worth and served as international BBB CEO during the brand’s centennial year. She represented BBB on national media, rang the closing bell at the NYSE, and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Her contributions to the BBB brand earned her the BBB Meritorious Award, and an annual brand award was named in her honor. Recognized as one of Austin’s best CEOs by the and the , she was also honored as a “Yellow Rose of Texas” by Governor Rick Perry for her service to Texas communities.

A Texas native, Carrie holds a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School, and is a Distinguished Alumna of Texas State University. She is also a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy and the Disney Institute for Leadership. In her free time, she enjoys spending time on Lake Travis, volunteering with local nonprofits, and visiting her grown son, Trevor. Through her unwavering dedication to leade

Angelos Angelou is the Founder & CEO of AngelouEconomics, a leading US and international consulting company specializing instrategic economic development and site selection. Angelos is also the founder and CEO of the International Accelerator, an Austin, TX, USA-based startup accelerator that focuses exclusively on foreign-born entrepreneurs helping launch their start ups in the US.

• AE has delivered exceptional results for an impressive list of US and worldwide public and private clients, sitting $26B incapital investment projects, conducting 250+ economic impact studies, and developing 650+ economic developmentstrategies.
• IA has successfully assisted 36 startups, with a combined value exceeding $550M and total capital raised of $150M. Prior to starting AngelouEconomics, Angelos spent nearly 12 years with the Austin Chamber of Commerce as VP of Economic Development and Chief Economist, handling the recruitment of 800+ technology companies (e.g. IBM, Apple, Samsung, Motorola,AMD, Cypress Semiconductor, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Sematech) and sited over $26B in capital investment projects.
  

Widely regarded as the chief architect in the establishment of Austin as a nationally recognized high-tech center, the so-called"silicon hills'. Angelos is a prominent figure in the field of economic development, known for his expertise in technology-basedeconomic development, public policy, investment attraction, marketing, and entrepreneurship, and is frequently sought out bynational and international media to provide commentary and insights on technology and economic development topics. Angelosrecently received a Proclamation from the Texas Governor and the Mayor of Austin in recognition of his 30-year leadership andcontribution to economic development in the State of Texas and Austin and was awarded the US Economic Development of theYear award by Site Selection Magazine.

Jarvis L. Brewer is the Small Business Advocate in the Office of the Governor’s Economic Development & Tourism Office. In this role, Jarvis serves as the principal focal point for assisting small and historically underutilized businesses.

Being from the small town of Corsicana, TX and growing up in an entrepreneurial household, Jarvis understands the challenges that small businesses encounter on a daily basis. Jarvis and the Governor’s Small Business Team strives to be an asset for businesses across all communities in Texas – whether big or small.

Jarvis is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin as well as a United States Navy veteran – having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as a member of Naval Special Warfare. His varied experiences provide him with a unique perspective to advocate on behalf of Texans for a stronger business environment.

Jeff Burdett is the Texas State Director for the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB), based in Austin, Texas.In his role, he represents and advocates for small business interests at the Texas Capitol and around the state.

Prior to NFIB, Jeff worked in government affairs roles in the broadband, cable, and technology industry for over 16 years.First, at the Texas Cable Association, where he began as Director and rose to Vice President of Government Relations over his tenure.Then in the corporate government relations world as the Regional Senior Director of Government Affairs at Charter Communications, where he had responsibility over several southern states.

Over the first decade of his career, Burdett held prominent positions on legislative staffs in both the House and Senate.

Jeff also served his community for 2 terms on the Sunset Valley City Council and as Mayor Pro Tem for the city.

Burdett has served in leadership positions on a number of boards and committees including the Texas Association of Business, Texas Cable Association, Louisiana Internet and Television Association, Sunset Valley Public Safety Committee, and the state board of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas.

A proud graduate of Texas State University, Jeff and his wife Sarah, have lived in Central Texas for 30 years.They have one daughter, Bryn.