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Our Company

Headquartered in Kansas City, Strategic Capital was founded by industry veterans in 2014 to tackle the prevalent demand for capital within the small business community. Since then, we’ve been able to consult with and fund thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide, and help them achieve their dreams.

As a company founded by serial entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs, we understand how difficult and daring it can be to launch a new venture and grow it to success. We’re committed to providing you the best experience possible and exploring our vast network of lenders to identify the best funding solutions available to meet your business’ needs. We believe obtaining business capital should be a fast, simple, and secure process; everything we do aligns to strengthen one of those pillars.

4,000 +

Entrepreneurs Funded

$220 Million +

Capital Deployed

94

Industries Served

Why Choose Us?

A+ BBB Rating and 5 Star TrustPilot Rating

Strong and Robust Industry Partnerships

Simple repayment terms

Approval in as fast as 1 hour

Commitment to our client’s goals

We’ve completed the research for you

84% applicant approval rates

Funding in as fast as 24 hours

Strategic Capital | Your Strategic Growth Partner

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Meet our dedicated team

Austin Moss

Chief Executive Officer

Austin has always obtained a fiery passion for business and entrepreneurship, which led him to being involved with multiple successful companies, and partnering with some of the sharpest business minds in the country. Since early 2015, when Austin co-founded Strategic Capital he has taken his over 10 years of experience in business and finance and applied them to creating a solution to help business owners access capital when the traditional means are not always readily available or simple to approach. Along with his passions for business and seeing his team and clients succeed, Austin has a passion for friendships and family. He enjoys attending sporting events, skiing, basketball, wine, and traveling.

Ryan Ridgway

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Ridgway started his professional career in business development at a local Series A funded startup and helped them launch their GRC technology into the IT security market. Although very thrilling, he would eventually be led towards more entrepreneurial endeavors. As a Director of Marketing for an emerging cryptographic currency, he was instrumental in growing its value over 3600% through positive PR and community sentiment, prior to exit. As a nutrition and fitness enthusiast, he grew a sales team from nothing to over 2,000 distributors in less than 6 months, selling millions in the nutritional market throughout all 50 states and 5 countries. Seeing entrepreneurs try to succeed while being under-capitalized inspired him to Co-Launch what is now Strategic Capital. In his free time, Ryan enjoys staying fit through hiking and yoga, traveling, spoiling his dog Romeo, and a good scotch & cigar.

Frank Emert, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Frank is a CFO with a passion for helping high-growth companies attain financial goals by establishing key performance metrics and efficient financial reporting. With multiple years’ experience in the alternative commercial finance industry, he also brings skills and expertise in the areas of financial modeling, capital-raising, market analysis and cash management. Before making the jump to private, Frank gained his technical background in public accounting as an auditor and consultant. A native of Kansas City, Frank enjoys being outdoors, sporting events, golf, basketball, and volunteering. In addition, Frank is a member of a BBQ team that does catering, charity events, and competitions such as the American Royal.

John Graham

Director of Business Development

John brings years of business ownership, customer service, and marketing & sales team development experience to his clients when assisting them in selecting the very best solutions for their needs. Assisting businesses with key demographic marketing tactics to build revenue has been a passion of John’s from early days in the publishing business. Most recently coming from the IT Security software world, his ability to retain customers with superior levels of service, have gained him a wide and trusted network of partnerships as well as friends. Often found in garden or the art studio, John enjoys mostly exploring new camping spots, r/c hobbies and working on carpentry and remodel projects around the home.

Alex Trigg

Director of Commercial Lending

With over 15 years of financial advisory experience, I have developed a passion for working within the lower-middle market to help companies obtain financing solutions and launch their ventures forward. Using my robust repository of knowledge and capital resources enables me to thrive at creatively matching my clients with the ideal financing instrument. I believe excellent communication and collaboration is vital to our success. It’s been extremely rewarding to witness the growth and progression of hundreds of clients throughout my tenure, and I look forward to helping you succeed at the highest level.

Alex Wigginton

Director of Sales

Alex Wigginton moved to Kansas City from Oklahoma. He studied Business Management at Washburn University and proceeded to work in numerous management roles in the retail environment with At&t, Sprint and most recently Nebraska Furniture Mart. With encouragement from wife and friends he stepped out to start a new adventure with Strategic Capital in 2017. In his free time, Alex loves to travel, SCUBA, snorkel, get through his “To Do” list, and spend time with his wife Jaime, son Cole, dog Nina, and cat Lola. Alex is grateful for an amazing group of friends and co-workers that have helped him along his journey.

Brent Perry

Director of Human Resources

Brent has spent his entire life in the Kansas City/Overland Park area. He has a passion for Human Resources and to help co-workers reach their goals. After getting his undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas, he worked for a local moving company of over 250 employees as the only employee in the Human Resources department. When he isn’t working, he takes any opportunity he can to spend weekends at the Lake of the Ozarks, relaxing, boating, and rooting for all local sports teams. Rock Chalk!

Jeff Hays

Marketing Manager

With nearly a decade of marketing experience, Jeff has a passion for developing strategies to message and position a brand’s products and services. He is a native Kansas Citian and studied journalism – strategic communication at The University of Kansas. In his free time, Jeff loves spending time with his wife Erika and daughter Avery. He also spends a lot of time with friends, reading and following his Jayhawks (yes, the football team too), Chiefs, Royals and Sporting Kansas City.

Parker Moss

Financial Controller

Originally from a small town in western Kansas, Parker moved to Kansas City at a young age and attended Olathe North High School. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Accounting from the University of Kansas while working at a local bank. Upon graduation Parker completed his CPA licensure and started working at a top 10 public accounting firm in their Audit practice, gaining exposure to many different businesses both public and private, large and small. In his free time Parker enjoys spending time with my lovely girlfriend Andra. He also enjoy watching my Kansas Jayhawks and Denver Broncos, chasing balls around the golf course, and traveling as often as possible.

Jenna Stoltenberg

Capital Advisor

Eric Stone

Commercial Lender

Eric believes helping others is his calling in life, but he prefers it not come easy. Being surrounded by People, Numbers, or Puzzles makes him happy, and if it involves all three, he’s the happiest. Whether it’s studying foreign languages, breaking code in the military or discussing financing with a client, he loves a good challenge. Fittingly he has years of Customer Service, Sales, Banking and Financial Industry experience to help his clients with any business needs. Away from work, he spends time with family, including his wife and 3 dogs (and any foster puppies present). He enjoys woodworking, learning new things, Stephen King books, sand volleyball, trivia, live music, …oh, and of course brain games.

Alexandra Upchurch

Underwriter

Alexandra was born and raised in Kansas City and then went on to double major in Criminal Justice and Sociology at the University of Arkansas. After college, she spent three and a half years working in sales and management at Nordstrom. Outside of work, Alexandra enjoys binge watching new Netflix shows, playing with my two miniature dachshunds (Pepper and Coco), attending Chiefs games, going to concerts and trying new restaurants.

Cameron Horn

Funding Coordinator