Team

Cesar Torres attended The University of Texas at Austin where he received a bachelor of science degree in advertising and was part of the famed Texas Creative portfolio program. After graduation, rather than leaving Austin to work for a large ad agency, he stuck around Austin and founded kumulus: art + direction, with a strict client list of fellow entrepreneurs, tech startups and local initiatives.

Cesar feels the best messages say meaningful things and do it in such a way that’s captivating and memorable. Ever the idealist and inspirer, he always tries to help people—professionally and personally—find their passions and tries to get them one step closer to changing the world.

When he’s not working, Cesar loves technology, music, art, traveling and frequently likes to get away for some fresh air while camping or biking.

David H Walker is 25 years old and a 2006 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Marketing and a concentration in Sociology. Born into a family of entrepreneurs, David has been exposed to and been interested in forging new trails since a child. Passionate and progressive-minded, he despises the phrase, “it’s just business,” and believes that instead of a means towards wealth creation, business should be about forming a symbiotic relationship with society, providing a method to bring us all together and promote meaning in our lives. David is the co-founder of 302designs, an eco-friendly, positive-minded clothing company.

Dusty Reagan is an entrepreneur, humanist, self-proclaimed “geek”, and lover of computers. He strives to add value to his community and is a proponent of the arts and local small businesses. His deepest desire is to make a substantial positive impact on society.

Born and raised in Cleburne Texas, Dusty was resourceful and had a natural affinity for computers. Through high school, Dusty used his computer skills as a freelancer, providing design and technical support for local businesses. During his junior and senior years of high school Dusty fought a life-or-death battle against Ulcerative Colitis. Always the optimist, Dusty was thankful for the character he developed through his battle and for the insights he gained on life.

Dusty received a bachelor of science in computer science with a minor in business from Texas A&M University in 2003. After graduating, Dusty moved to Austin, where he briefly freelanced as a web developer before landing a full-time programmer position at Direct Impact, an Austin-based direct marketing agency. In early 2007, Dusty left his full-time position to create Floating Head Studios, a web application company. Shortly afterwards, Dusty founded the Austin spinoff of “Jelly,” a community of freelancers and telecommuters who desire to work around other like-minded individuals.

You can find Dusty at any of the weekly Jelly in Austin meetups consulting, working on Conjunctured, or growing Floating Head Studios.

John Erik Metcalf is a 24 year old entrepreneur and new venture enthusiast.

John is a Board Member and Co-Founder of Texas Ventures, a nonprofit focused on accelerating young businesses and entrepreneurs. Texas Ventures is under the guidance of Dr. John Sibley Butler, Director of The IC2 Institute and supported by the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship.

He has served as a consultant to companies such as radar.net, qipit.com and Mr. Youth.

John holds an Advertising degree from The University of Texas at Austin, with a heavy concentration in Computer Science and a research emphasis in STS (Science, Technology and Society).

A maven/relater, John is most excited when connecting people and businesses to form mutually beneficial relationships. John practices and holds dearly the concepts of empathy, critical thinking and awareness.

Ever one for exploration and excitement, John is an avid mountain biker and a frequent skydiver.