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Karl Schledwitz Chairman and CEO Karl is Chief Executive Officer of Monogram Food Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of processed meat products. Karl is responsible for providing the strategic direction for Monogram, its 950 employees, and its three manufacturing plants. Karl and Wes Jackson created Monogram in 2004 after acquiring the regional processed meat brands of King Cotton, Circle B and Farmers Pride from the Sara Lee Corporation. He has guided the company’s growth from $8 million in revenue to $180 million, all the while strengthening its position in the nation’s $150 billion meat industry. During his career, Karl has raised more than $100 million in venture capital founding, developing, and selling successful businesses, including Amerispec, which was sold to Service Master, ValuePawn, which was sold to EZ Pawn, and RentRite, which was sold to RentACenter. Karl deeply believes in philanthropy and has made charitable giving a cornerstone of Monogram’s corporate responsibility. Karl is a member of the board of directors of the Memphis Zoo, The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, The University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the Mid-South Fair Advisory Board, the Southland Companies LLC, and he is a graduate of Leadership Memphis. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Karl graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University Of Memphis School Of Law.