Court Coursey
Court Coursey, 36, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, is the co-founder of Rundell, Coursey & Company (“RCC”), a holding company that is involved in the incubation, development, and strategic planning of high-growth companies in the financial, media, entertainment and technology industries, as well as providing strategic consulting and operational services for select ventures and individuals.
Coursey currently resides in Denver, Colorado.
Current investments
Currently, Coursey and RCC are the founders of AllSet Auto, LLC, which is in the process of opening buy here/pay-here automobile dealerships, as well as acquiring similar stores for an industry consolidation. The Company provides customers with sub-prime credit innovative solutions to having a car and their related finance needs.
Previously, RCC founded and is still a major shareholder in SmartMove Auto, LLC (“SmartMove”). SmartMove, based in Denver, Colorado, is in the rent‐to‐own auto business with additional product offerings in lease-to-own autos, buy-here/pay-here and other ancillary products. SmartMove currently has eleven (11) locations. Prior to founding SmartMove, Coursey served as a consultant for 6 years to several automotive‐related businesses providing operational and finance related counsel.
Compass Entertainment
RCC’s passive investments include Compass Entertainment (“Compass”), a diversified media and entertainment company. Compass provides management services to entertainers, access to innovative entertainment and marketing opportunities to large corporations, production of motion picture and television projects, as well as brand development and acquisition initiatives. Currently, Compass is in development and producing several upcoming full‐length feature films.
Certifiedemail.com
In 1996, Coursey founded certifiedemail.com, an online service that allows people to track the e-mails they send and has the potential to change the way people regard the reliability of their Internet correspondence. In December 1998, certifiedemail.com was acquired by WebMD, Inc., the Internet's leading full‐service healthcare portal. On November 11, 1999, WebMD merged with Healtheon, Inc. in a transaction valued in excess of $8.0 billion.
Political arena
In 1994, at the age of 22, Coursey took a leave of absence from TRUOC Aviation to manage the finance office for Guy Millner's first gubernatorial campaign in Georgia, raising over $5 million in a nine‐month period. Coursey also served on the finance committee for Lamar Alexander's Presidential bid in 1996. Since 1994, Coursey has raised in excess of $10.0 million for various political candidates. Coursey is involved in numerous civic organizations such as Junior Achievement and The Firefly Foundation, an organization founded by Kirk Cameron and Chelsea Noble which run Camp Firefly, a week-long Summer camp for terminally ill children and their families.
He has also been a member of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, the world's premier organization of business professionals devoted to supporting young entrepreneurs in building companies and themselves. In addition, Coursey was a nominee for the "1998 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" award.
Previous ventures
Prior to launching certifedemail.com, Coursey founded his successful private aviation services business, TRUOC Aviation. Coursey founded TRUOC Aviation at age 19, focusing initially on aircraft brokerage services and later expanding into management and charter services. TRUOC Aviation has completed over $150.0 million in aircraft transaction since 1991.
Education
Coursey attended the University of Colorado at Boulder.