Bill Roark is the founder and CEO of Starfish Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Torch Technologies, the co-founder of Torch Technologies, Inc., and the founder of Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC. Roark has over 30 years of Department of Defense-related experience. As CEO of Torch, Roark guided the organization to national recognition as one of Forbes’ Small Giants in the America’s Best Small Companies list and Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in America. Among countless other awards, Torch has been recognized thirteen consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list. Locally, Torch has received the BBB Torch Award for business ethics three times. Roark works to expand employee ownership to other organizations, and will share the experiences of Torch’s transition to 100% employee-owned S Corporation. Roark earned a M.S. from the University of Kentucky and a B.S. from Cumberland College.