Ingram's October 2022

KAITLYN DEYOUNG K&L GATES

JAKE DURHAM BRUSH CREEK PARTNERS

JAMES MCKINLEY CITY RENT A TRUCK

Kaitlyn DeYoung is a 28-year-old law yer specializing in renewable energy, and already has advised owners and operators in the financing and acqu-

It’s not some thing you hear from many 25- year-olds, but for Jake Durham, it’s a declaration: “In my opinion, insur ance is the great est industry in the

In a way, James McKinley and City Rent a Truck have grown up together since he took a job as a wash-bay porter there at age 19. Now, the 28-

isition of over 50 gigawatts of renewable energy projects in 42 states. Most of that came on the staff at Husch Blackwell before she joined K&L Gates last spring. More recently, she says, she has “advised a lender group in closing a $1.4 billion loan for a utility-scale wind project in Oklahoma. In the past month, I have assisted the buyer in the acquisition of 20 solar projects east of the Mississippi River and assisted a developer in closing a $159 million construction loan for a Michigan wind project.” A University of Oklahoma law grad and five-year veteran of the Chiefs cheerleading squad, she says a personal goal is to show the next generation “that you can be strong, intelligent, and entre preneurial-focused, while also being able to accomplish your dreams.”

year-old is director of operations for a very fast-growing company that is shaking up that space. Even while he was taking classes at UMKC, McKinley says, “I quickly learned that I loved business, entrepreneurship, sales, and learning new things outside of the classroom.” But he didn’t give up the classroom; armed with that business degree, he’s moved from rental rep to commercial sales manager and now ops manager. Since 2019, he says, “I have implemented systems and processes that have allowed us to increase net income by 646 percent, revenue by 102 percent, EBITDA by 148 percent, and our fleet size by 93 percent”—all while developing talent and keeping them there, with only a 5 percent turn over ratio over the past four years.

world, and it seems to be one of the best kept secrets.” It won’t be for long if he keeps up this pace: He came on board at Brush Creek Partners’ BCP Tech unit right out of Texas A&M, and as a commercial risk adviser and producer, he has been a key part of a team that has assisted companies transitioning from startup to exit or IPO— in some cases, helping clients top $100 million in revenues. “Entrepreneurship,” Durham says, entails “the ability to recognize a problem and deliver a solution with a unique and effective value that wasn’t otherwise available.” In helping clients manage risk and transfer it off their balance sheet, he says, “ultimately, my success is rooted in being able to deliver fantastic outcomes to each client.”

CELEBRATING YOUNG TALENT We are proud to congratulate our Kansas City associate Kaitlyn DeYoung and all of Ingram’s 20 in Their Twenties honorees.

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