After years of working in investment banking for the oil and gas sector, Kerry Thornhill Houston decided to focus on her family legacy and build a different kind of Texas oil company. Houston and her brother Jeb launched Polo Legacy Partners, LLC, a business venture named after her grandparents, who owned the town’s first grocery store. Eventually, Polo Legacy Partners became 1836: A Texas Olive Company, paying homage to Texas’ history and agriculture.

For the past three years, Houston has been steadily expanding 1836: A Texas Olive Company into a top-quality brand praised by chefs, gourmet stores and the Texas public.