Derek Kampfe, Founder
Derek is a Montana native with a unique background in industrial engineering, management consulting, and ranching. Kampfe founded Montana Legend in 1999 and built sales and systems from zero to over 15,000 mail order and 175 restaurant customers. With the company still growing quickly, Kampfe moved to COO in June of 2004 and is currently responsible for operations, production, call center, facilities, technology, human resources, and office management. Prior to founding Montana Legend, Kampfe was Vice President, Operations with the Lazy EL Ranch Corporation in Roscoe Montana (1992-1999) and from 1987-1992 he worked as a management consultant in the San Francisco area. Kampfe attended Stanford University where he received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.

Keith Lauver, Chief Executive Officer
Keith is a Montana native and serial entrepreneur who has founded three successful startups in the past 19 years. Lauver¹s most recent company was Gearworks, Inc., a Minnesota-based wireless software company that delivers dramatic efficiency and service improvements for companies with large numbers of mobile field service workers. Founded in 1999, Gearworks has deployed enterprise-wide mobile solutions to over 500 customers including Pepsi, General Motors, FTD, and RotoRooter Inc. Having raised $24M to execute against his vision, Keith was named "Minnesota Innovator of the Year" in 2002. Prior to Gearworks, Lauver created, grew and evolved both a software product and a software services company. Lauver attended Carleton College, where he received a B.A. in Economics. He has also attended Executive Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.