Corporate Team Bios
David Mitchell, M.B.A.
Founder, President and C.E.O. ; Event Speaker
Mr. Mitchell earned a B.A. degree in Business in 1976 and an M.B.A. degree in 1978 from Baylor University. He currently is President of his fifty-year-old oil and gas drilling and production company with interests in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Even though David has been with this company since 1978, he also has experience in manufacturing. He founded and managed, with his father, the Van Zoeren Pipe Organ Company, of Portland, Oregon, which manufactured and installed influential pipe organs including the Crystal Cathedral, and 2nd Baptist Church, Houston, Texas. After financing, and building the company from start-up to maturity, he and his father sold the Van Zoeren Pipe Organ Company to the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) television network in 1984.
David is also founder and C.E.O. of the NeUventure Financial Institute. He has studied investing since childhood, when he sat at his grandfather's knee and watched him leverage his oil money into millions through trading in the stock market. David has spoken at university business schools, to both faculty and students, on the topic of the entrepreneurial spirit and the importance of the family business. He has presented cash flow investing seminars across the country through his NeUventure on Wall Street Seminar system.
David has been in the ministry for more than thirty years. His experience includes youth ministry, serving as Associate Pastor under three different pastors, and he has been the Sr. Pastor of Park Meadows Church in Corsicana, Texas now for 18 years. He has written over 4,000 sermons, booklets, gospel tracts and Bible studies, and once the late pastor of the great First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, Dr. W. A. Criswell, said of him, "Mitchell, you are the best writer I have ever read." David loves studying and teaching the Word of God, and he loves the Lord who wrote it. He has never taken a salary from a church due to God's blessings in his business endeavors. David especially enjoys finding principles in the Bible that relate to business, and sharing them in entrepreneurial seminars.
This combination of business education and experience, together with the teaching skills which come from years in the ministry, make David's seminars a truly unique and life changing experience for the whole family. At this point in David's life, his life's goal is to provide knowledge that can turn typical families into wealthy families, through the idea of the family business.
Hobbies include playing and teaching golf and tennis, guitar, and fishing.
Katie Huber
Chief Operating Officer; Director of Sales and Marketing
Mrs. Huber earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from LeTourneau University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2006. While attending LeTourneau, Katie served as Vice President of Communication, and the next year served as Executive Vice President, of the LETU Marketing Club. During her term, the LETU Marketing Club won first place in the American Marketing Association's National Collegiate Competition. At this convention, she and her husband Dave were invited to be speakers; their topic was on leadership and teamwork. During her senior year, Katie founded and became President of the LETU Photography Club, which became the largest student-led organization on campus. She was also instrumental in organizing large events on campus. Upon graduation, Katie received the highly desired Excellence in Marketing award given to the top student in her class.
In 2001-2003, Katie apprenticed under an award-winning photographer where she became the studio manager and the head Senior Photographer. In 2001, Katie received her Texas Professional Photographer's Degree in Senior Portraiture, and in 2002, she received her Texas Professional Photographer's Degree in Wedding Photojournalism from Texas A&M University. She still enjoys being a freelance photographer.
Upon graduation, Katie began working with NeUventure on Wall Street. Her two-fold strength in management and marketing bring important leadership and breadth to the management team of NVOWS. Katie currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. She manages the corporate staff and corporate speakers in all areas, as well as plans, prepares, and helps reach short-term and long-term goals that the company has set. During her first year as Chief Operating Officer, Katie was instrumental in exceeding the company's growth and sales goals; the following two years she again helped NVOWS surpass its growth projections in all areas making it a nationally recognized company in the realm of investment education.
Hobbies include photography, golf, and tennis. She also enjoys singing and traveling. Katie's greatest enjoyment comes from spending time with her baby girl, Madilyn Grace, and her husband. They are expecting their first son and look forward to his arrival.
David Huber
Chief Brand Officer; Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist; Event Speaker
Mr. Huber grew up in San Marcos, Texas, where at the age of seven, he began to study Shaolin Jiu-Jitsu under the instruction of Grand-Master Winston Thompson. Dave achieved the level of black belt when he was seventeen, making him the second youngest in the system to hold this title. Along with this, Dave became a certified assistant instructor under Self-Defense International.
In high-school, Dave played basketball with the San Marcos Panthers. His team started small and grew to be the State Champions by his junior year. One year later, Dave received the MVP award in numerous tournaments; in the same year, Dave’s team went on to become State Champions for a second time, and placed third in the National Tournament. Once out of high-school, Dave attended LeTourneau University where he played for their NCAA basketball team.
Dave received his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from LeTourneau in May, 2005. Dave was the President of the LeTourneau University Marketing Club. During his term, the Club won first place in the American Marketing Association’s National Booth-Exhibit Competition. Dave played a key role in organizing a globally broadcasted competition sponsored by Patterson Nissan in Longview, Texas. Upon graduation, Dave received the highly esteemed Leadership Award, as well as the top Sales Management Award.
Dave began working with NeUventure on Wall Street in 2005. He currently serves as the company's Chief Brand Officer, overseeing the company’s graphic design, brand imaging, and the overall customer experience. He also serves as a seminar speaker traveling all over the country sharing the NVOWS cash flow investing system.
Hobbies include playing and coaching basketball, Jiu-Jitsu, golf, and spending time with his wife Katie.
Chris Johanson
Corporate Promotions Manager; Strategic Analyst; Event Speaker
Mr. Johanson earned a Bachelor's of Science (B.S.) degree in BioEngineering from Texas A&M University in 1979, followed by a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M in 1980. Subsequent studies include business and finance at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas and advanced project management at the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University.
His professional background is diverse, having served many years in the energy industry in the capacity of operation and maintenance, engineering, construction, and sales in many different engagements. Additionally, he worked in the commercial building industry. In total, he has been responsible for projects exceeding $1 billion in value.
Mr. Johanson has varied entrepreneurial endeavors as well, including owning and operating an engineering consulting firm in Colorado Springs, a construction company in San Antonio, and a successful network marketing company reaching across the U.S.
Chris currently serves as the Corporate Promotions Manager for NVOWS: setting up and negotiating radio contracts, hosting weekly webinars, conducting radio interviews, and establishing solid relationships with NVOWS' various media outlets. Chris is also a sought after event speaker, teaching Seminar I's and II's around the country. He also helps the company determine which markets it should move into next.
Mr. Johanson has knowledge and understanding of the principles of gaining abundance in one's life, and a passion for sharing and instructing. He enjoys travel, playing music, and old jeeps with his wife Kay-Kay and two daughters.
Jenny Taylor
Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist; Event Speaker
Jenny Taylor grew up in Ottertail, Minnesota, where her family owns and operates a strawberry farm, which her grandfather started in the 1940's. She graduated high school in 2006 with the honor of being the Valedictorian of her class. During high school she was a member of Business Professionals of America where she took 4th place at the state level in Advanced Accounting and competed at the National level in Orlando, FL. In the fall of 2006 she attended Crown College in St. Bonifacius, MN, and this is where she met and married her husband, Adam Taylor.
Jenny became an NVOWS Top Gun student after attending her first seminar and quickly became one of NeUventure's most successful traders. Her trading expertise earned her a position at NeUventure's corporate headquarters as a customer support and stock market specialist, as well as teaching others to trade as a corporate speaker.
Jenny enjoys reading, the outdoors, studying the stock market, and spending time with her husband, family, and church family at Park Meadows Church.
Katie Calvert
Corporate Events Coordinator; Customer Support Specialist
Mrs. Calvert grew up in central Ohio and started developing her leadership abilities during her high school years. Actively being involved in many activities in high school helped her realize her gift of organization and desire to serve others. Katie moved to Texas when she started attending LeTourneau University in 2003.
During her time in college, Katie played varsity soccer, served as an intramural representative, was an active member of the LETU Marketing Club, worked in the Admissions Office and was a staff writer for the University Marketing Department. After earning a B.S. in Marketing in 2007, and getting married in the same week, she accepted her first full time position as the Customer Service Coordinator at the LeTourneau University Bookstore. During her time at the bookstore she planned and executed sales events, managed custom orders and coordinated marketing for all campus related activities and events.
The next year, Katie moved to Tyler, TX when her husband accepted a new position. Shortly after, Katie started working at RE/MAX Professionals as the Marketing Director. She provided customer service for clients, managed numerous listings, took photographs and managed all print and television advertising. During her time with RE/MAX, Katie used her time management and organizational skills to help her team grow their business and set many new records. While Katie lived in Tyler she also volunteered with the preschool program at her church and was her Sunday School Class Director.
Katie now works as the Corporate Events Coordinator, planning each event from start to finish, negotiating and booking venue contracts, and working with NVOWS' speakers to make sure each event is a success. Katie also provides customer support for NVOWS' customers. She brings to the corporate team expertise in marketing, customer service, administrative tasks, and a high-level of organizational abilities. Katie is a valuable asset to our corporate environment.
In her free time Katie enjoys traveling, visiting family, photography and sports. She has been married to her husband, Colin, for five years.
Colin Calvert
Manager of Software Development, Website Development, and Technical Support
Mr. Calvert was born and raised in Southern California, spending most days of the year outdoors enjoying the many extreme sports and relaxing opportunities California offers. Driven to work hard from an early age he started his first company, a lawn care and landscaping business, at age 13, expanding across his neighborhood over the next few years. At age 16, during the summer, he accepted his first "real" job at Antlers Resort on Lake Shasta, 600 miles from home.
In 2003 Mr. Calvert began pursuing freelance web development. Combining the programming knowledge he picked up at an early age, the entrepreneurial experience of running a successful company, and the discipline and responsiblity of living and working on his own for a summer, he was able to quickly grow his web development business. From 2003-2008 Mr. Calvert worked on over 150 websites for individuals and companies in over 14 countries (as well as one individual who permanently resided on a yacht).
In mid 2008, Mr. Calvert was hired by Communication Corporation of America, a leading medium-market broadcast and digital media company. Along with a small, highly skilled team, he worked to build a powerful and innovative web publishing platform utilized by the many television stations operated by Communication Corporation of America. During his time with the company Mr. Calvert was able to not only help dramatically grow the company's web presence but also develop custom hardware and software solutions to meet the entertainment market's ever growing digital needs.
Mr. Calvert now presides over NVOWS' Software and Web Development, and is the Senior Manager for Technical Support. With NeUventure's continual corporate expansion, Colin will bring a high level of expertise and knowledge in the field of technology. Once on the corporate team, his first job was to build and launch the nvows.com multi-faceted website. He accomplished this in a very short amount of time.
Colin enjoys traveling, wakeboarding, landscape photography and otherwise spending time outdoors with his wife, Katie, of four years.
Geoffrey Nance
Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist; Event Speaker
Mr. Nance grew up in Paris, Texas and played several sports growing up. His senior year he was privileged to be named one of ten finalists for the Christian Athlete of the year in the state of Texas. While he was still in school, he felt God calling him into the ministry. Upon graduating from high school, he pursued his calling and attended Baylor University. He graduated from Baylor University in 1998 with a B.A. in Religion and from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2001 with a Master of Divinity. While at Baylor he was a Top 100 Freshman, member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Theta Alpha Kappa honor societies.
Mr. Nance has served in the ministry for 16 years as a Youth minister and Associate pastor in various churches in Texas and one church in Florida. He is currently serving as the Associate Pastor at Park Meadows Church in Corsicana, Texas. He enjoys preaching, teaching, worship, discipleship and fellowship as a minister.
Because of Mr. Nance’s heart for teaching, it makes him a natural for teaching others how to invest in the stock market. He plays an important role as a Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist. Mr. Nance is an active trader and enjoys teaching the skill set to others. As a NeUventure speaker, he hopes to make learning at the seminars entertaining and informative.
Hobbies include spending time with his family, watching TV, and both playing and watching sports.
Maria Estrada
Corporate Events Processor; Customer Support Specialist
Ms. Estrada was raised in Corsicana, Texas, the fourth child of six. At a young age, she worked in the family business, Estrada Rental Properties, and learned how to deal with financial situations and client conflicts. She has held positions with various companies through the years: customer service associate with JcPenney before moving up to Jewelry Manager; Book-keeper for Orkin Pest Control; Accounts Payable Representative for First Finance; Independent Insurance Agent for Untirin.
Even at a young age, with her vast experience she was highly sought after by Designer Technologies, Inc. Ms. Estrada worked for DTI for two years as an Administrative Assistant to the C.E.O., and was also very involved in the accounting aspect of the company. She enjoyed working with DTI, but she felt that God was calling her to return to college and pursue teaching, which had always been her passion. Maria graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Early Childhood Development from Texas A&M University in 2009. While finishing up her residency at Texas A&M, she was chosen to be a full-time kindergarten teacher. Maria was a kindergarten teacher for several years within Corsicana Independent School District. She has also been an active member and co-founder of the Navarro Hispanic Republican Party Committee for two years.
In 2011, NVOWS pursued getting Ms. Estrada to join the team once again. She accepted the position of Corporate Events Processor, and has been a valuable asset to the team. We are glad to have her back!
Maria enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, traveling and learning more about different cultures.
Adam Taylor
Manager of Shipping & Handling, Inventory, Product Duplication, and Event Support
Adam Taylor comes to us from North Central University. There, the NCAA division 3 Rams won the 2009-2010 North Central Region, regular season, and tournament championship. Prior to NCU, Taylor was the Athletic Director and Head Basketball coach at Hillsdale College. During his time at Hillsdale, he led the Saints to the Central Region Championship game for the first time in 15 years. Before taking on the leadership role at Hillsdale, Taylor was the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay gaining the opportunity to coach NCAA division 1 Basketball for one of the top women's basketball programs in the NCAA. In 2007-08 Taylor helped lead the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay to a 26-4 record and a 16-2 Horizon League record and an invitation to the WNIT. During that year, the Green Bay Phoenix defeated top 20 powers Missouri State from the Missouri Valley Conference, Kansas State of the Big 12, and Big East conference member Marquette University. While at UWGB, Taylor worked under close friend, the two-time WBCA and Horizon League coach of the year, Matt Bollant. Taylor had the opportunity to coach Horizon, All-League first team player Rachel Porath , as well as All-League, Second Team Kayla Groh and Lavesa Glover. Taylor also coached four current professional basketball players, Kati Harty, who plays for The ProBuild Lions in Amsterdam, Lavesa Glover, Kayla Tetshlag and Celeste Hoewisch 2010 Horizon League Co–Players of the year who currently play professionally in Turkey. Other stops include the Head Basketball coach and Head Golf coach at Crown College in Minnesota. While at Crown, Taylor led the Storm to the North Central region Championship, the National Tournament, and UMAC Golf championship. He was named UMAC coach of the year. Taylor coached conference player of the year Ryan Schpak. Prior to his time at Crown, Taylor was the assistant coach at Bryan College and the head coach at Calvary Bible College.
Taylor is a graduate of Great Plains Baptist College and Trinity Bible College majoring in biblical studies with a minor in church ministries. In 2008, Taylor married his beautiful wife Jenny. Taylor’s philosophy for Christian education is this, "I want to teach our young people to live a life that would glorify Jesus Christ and teach them to study the bible so that we can let God’s game plan for life impact our personal lives and those around us. Sports can teach a young person life lessons that can be biblically related which will impact them for life". With this mission in mind, as a ministry, Taylor single-handedly built the “Home Educators Athletic Team,” in which homeschoolers were given the opportunity to join the Park Meadows Christian Academy basketball team and compete against other schools. In less than a year, he grew this organization to have over 25 boys and girls involved. Taylor greatly enjoys teaching children and is in his second year of being head coach for the HEAT; he looks forward to seeing it grow and minister to other kids in the area.
NVOWS was given the opportunity to bring Taylor on board to manage four departments: Shipping & Handling, Product Duplication, Inventory, and Event Support. Because of his organizational and managerial skills while leading large organizations, Taylor was able to easily step into this role and improve the four departments on every level in a short amount of time. Due to the fact that Taylor was in charge of the logistical side of things for each team he coached, NVOWS is now able to reap the benefits of his years of experience. Taylor is thrilled to be impacting people’s lives in this way.
Adam enjoys playing golf and fishing, but mostly spending time with his beautiful wife and family. Adam and Jenny are expecting their first child and look forward to his or her arrival!
Barbara Huber, M.E.D
Customer Support Specialist; Quality Assurance
Barbara grew up in San Marcos, Texas, where she was an active member of her youth group at Calvary Baptist Church. She served as a member of the youth council at Calvary for three years. In junior high, Barbara was a member of the Central Texas Aquatic Club where she swam competitively for 2 years and placed in several competitions, including getting 3rd in the Junior Olympics event for 100 meter backstroke. In high-school she played basketball with the San Marcos Panthers. Her team started small and grew to be the National Champions by her junior year. During her senior year, the Panthers earned their second championship title.
In the fall of 2003 Barbara moved to Marshall, Texas where she attended East Texas Baptist University. While there Barbara was actively involved in many of Baptist Student Ministries’ campus and community outreach programs. Barbara was a member of “Silent Singers”, a deaf ministry, where she learned how to communicate with and minister to the hearing impaired through American Sign Language. During her second year at ETBU, Barbara co-led a Freshman Bible Study. During her third and final year at ETBU Barbara was coordinator over the freshman Bible study groups. Barbara also participated in some ministry activities with the children’s outreach program and the “Church Relations” ministry. Barbara also had the opportunity to participate in mission trips to Monterrey, Leon, Mexico as well as Nava, Coahuila, Mexico.
While attaining her Bachelor’s degree, Barbara worked as Spanish tutor in the linguistics department at ETBU. For her minor in Spanish, Barbara completed her degree by doing a study abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico. There she had the opportunity to further her knowledge of the culture and language.
In August of 2006, Barbara completed her Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations. The mix of studies in Psychology and Sociology gave Barbara a solid background to begin her job working at the Hill Country Youth Ranch in Ingram, Texas. There she worked for a year and a half as a “houseparent” to at risk children in the foster care system. During her time there, Barbara realized the need for better qualified therapists.
In the spring of 2007, Barbara enrolled in Texas State University as a Graduate student. In December of 2010, Barbara completed her Masters of Education in Guidance and Counseling with her areas of specialization in School Counseling and Play Therapy.
Since graduating, Barbara has moved to Corsicana, where she hopes to use her skills in communicating and human relations to bring a new dynamic to the NeUventure team. She has been a student of NeUventure on Wall Street since March, 2008 and has become successful as a trader. She now holds the position of an NVOWS Customer Support Specialist, and works to make sure that our customers receive the best experience possible from start to finish by providing quality assurance after each event they attend.
Barbara enjoys playing basketball, hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, and spending time with friends and family. Currently, her favorite thing to do is play with her niece, Madilyn Grace.
Andrew Wilburn
Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist
Andrew Wilburn grew up in the Corpus Christi area of South Texas where he lived with his mother and grandparents. Countless hours of his childhood days were spent playing with his cousins amongst the mesquite trees. This made them as close as sisters and brothers. His grandpa and his mother have impacted his life in ways that have forever shaped who he is. His mother raised him by herself and was a wonderful role model of good Christian morals and values. His Grandfather, which was more like a father, died of cancer October 24, 2008, and he would not be the man he is today without him.
After high school Andrew studied GIS, Geographical Information Systems, and worked in that field for three years. While attending school Andrew met his future wife at a Wushu club that he was coaching. Andrew and his wife, Tiffany, attended their first NeUventure on Wall Street seminar in 2009; they became Top Gun students and Andrew has been a stock trader ever since.
Andrew is fun, outgoing, and always willing to learn something new. He is not afraid to take challenges that come his way. He is a very detail orientated person who has passions for sports, music, helping people, and growing closer to the one true God.
Due to Andrew’s excellent stock trading track record, his driven nature, and his deep baritone voice (not kidding), NVOWS added him to its corporate team in 2011. He serves as a Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist for the hundreds of customers who call the office every day; he also has the trading skills and experience to help in any way they need. Andrew has met a great need for the company and NVOWS looks forward to many more years with him on its team.
Andrew enjoys wushu, wing chun, playing guitar, watching the Rangers and spending time with his family including his dog Amadeus.
Jenny Swartzentruber
Sr. Administrative Assistant; Operating Manager, E. G. Hall Oil Company, Inc.
Mrs. Swartzentruber graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from LeTourneau University in 2004. While at LeTourneau, she was a founding member of the LeTourneau Marketing Club. The Marketing Club involved participating in case competitions for the American Marketing Association. Jenny helped write a marketing plan for Pringles; her case study received third in the nation. She also participated in various marketing exhibits for the American Marketing Association, of which one won first place in the nation.
Jenny began working with NeUventure on Wall Street in 2004. She is the Sr. Administrative Assistant working directly with the C.E.O. Jenny became Operating Manager of E. G. Hall Oil Company, Inc. in 2007. Her exceptional organizational and managerial skills are a welcome addition to the NVOWS team.
Hobbies include cooking, scrap booking, sports, shopping, tennis, and spending time with her two young children, Tyler and Ella.
Eric Wright
Customer Support and Stock Market Specialist
Mr. Wright grew up as an Army brat, living in many places across the country including Connecticut, Louisiana, Texas, California, and Illinois. He also lived in Giessen, Germany for three years. While attending Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri, his desire to become a college coach began. After graduating in 2004 with a B.S. in Camp Administration, he started his own home repair and remodel business and became an assistant coach of both the men’s soccer and basketball programs. In the next four years, he would help lead the Warriors’ soccer program to a 50-24-5 overall record.
In 2008, Mr. Wright took his first full time head-coaching job as the head men’s soccer coach at Hillsdale College in Moore, Oklahoma. The very next year he became the head coach of the men’s basketball program. In his second year as the men’s basketball coach, he led the Saints to an ACCA (Association of Christian College Athletics) National Championship. In that same year, he had the privilege of coaching two ACCA All-Americans and was named ACCA Coach of the year.
Mr. Wright also has a heart for military kids and has served with Club Beyond as volunteer staff during their summer service projects to Slovakia, Czech Republic and Romania. His primary job was assisting kids in building projects for local elementary schools. Club Beyond is an outreach ministry that serves military kids from many of the Military bases all over Europe.
Eric became involved with NeUventure on Wall Street two years ago when he attended a Seminar One; he quickly became a Top Gun student. He was a fast learner and began making successful trades almost immediately. Eric became one of our star students in a short amount of time. Upon moving to Corsicana, Eric was offered a NeUventure position as a full-time Stock Trading Expert and Customer Service Specialist. He now enjoys helping others learn this system so that they can reach the same levels of success that he has been able to see in his own trading. We are thrilled to have him on our corporate team.
Hobbies include spending time with family, coaching, fishing, and watching live soccer matches.
Charlotte Mitchell
Vice President
Mrs. Mitchell earned a B.B.A. degree in Marketing from Baylor University in 1978. Since 1995, Charlotte has served as Vice President of Mitchell & Associates, Inc., and E. G. Hall Oil Company, Inc. Charlotte was under contract as a Certified National Trainer for a large publicly traded marketing company for several years, and has conducted large marketing seminars. She is a valuable source of information in product design and determining marketing strategies for NeUventure on Wall Street.
Hobbies include scrap booking, golf, and tennis.
