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Which companies list Kent Frantzve as a founder, executive, or board member?
Executive summary
Available reporting links Kent Frantzve primarily to CKF Group, LLC as its founder and describes him as a businessman and investor; multiple profiles note family ties to Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) but provide sparse, sometimes speculative corporate detail beyond CKF Group [1] [2]. Other sites offer family history and mentions of related firms or defense consulting ties but do not present a clear, corroborated list of companies where Kent Frantzve is explicitly shown as founder, executive, or board member [2] [3].
1. CKF Group, LLC — the one company named in mainstream reportage
Times Now’s profile states Kent Frantzve “founded CKF Group, LLC, a private investment firm,” identifying him as a businessman and investor linked to that single firm [1]. That is the most direct corporate attribution in the set of search results you provided [1].
2. Missing corroboration for other formal roles
Beyond CKF Group, the available sources do not provide verified listings of other companies where Kent Frantzve serves or served as founder, executive, or board member. Long-form and local profiles reference Frantzve’s business background and investments in general terms but stop short of naming additional, verifiable corporate posts [2] [3]. Therefore, a comprehensive list of companies with formal roles for Kent Frantzve is not present in current reporting [2] [3].
3. Mentions of AzTech International and defense consulting — reported but not confirmed as his company
An independently written profile (I Love Information) links Kent Frantzve to AzTech International and frames the family narrative around “defense consulting,” but this piece reads as interpretive and does not provide documentary proof of his formal title or board role at that firm in the excerpts provided [2]. The same source also flags viral speculation around such ties; that suggests public interest but not conclusive corporate filings or reliable confirmation [2].
4. Family and legacy reporting that colors perception of commercial activity
Profiles of the Frantzve family and of Erika Kirk’s grandfather trace a history of service, manufacturing leadership, and civic engagement — background that journalists use to contextualize Kent Frantzve’s business identity [3]. These biographical threads help explain why commentators infer investment and consulting roles, yet the genealogical and civic facts in themselves do not substitute for corporate records showing founder/executive/board membership [3].
5. Alternative viewpoints and quality of sources
Times Now’s attribution of CKF Group, LLC is straightforward and journalistic [1]. Other outlets in the sample — a blog-style profile and smaller sites — mix narrative, family lore, and conjecture [2] [4]. That divergence shows two competing realities in the reporting: one clear corporate claim (CKF Group) and a broader set of associative or speculative claims (AzTech International, defense consulting) that need independent verification [1] [2].
6. What’s not found and next steps for verification
Available sources do not mention corporate filings, board minutes, SEC disclosures, LinkedIn entries, or state business-registration documents that would definitively list all companies where Kent Frantzve is a founder, officer, or director [1] [2] [3]. To produce a reliable, exhaustive list you should consult company registries, state secretary-of-state databases, corporate databases (e.g., Dun & Bradstreet, OpenCorporates), SEC filings if public companies are involved, or direct company disclosures.
7. How to read the reportage: hidden agendas and public interest
Profiles linking Frantzve to conservative figures — notably his daughter Erika Kirk — create news incentive to scrutinize his business ties, and some outlets amplify unverified claims because they fit a narrative about networks of influence [1] [2]. Smaller websites may mix family lore with reporting; treat those claims as leads rather than confirmed facts absent direct documentary evidence [2] [3].
Summary recommendation: Treat CKF Group, LLC as the only company explicitly attributed to Kent Frantzve in the provided reporting [1]. Other names and associations (e.g., AzTech International, defense consulting) appear in less authoritative pieces or as conjecture and require independent verification in corporate or regulatory records before being reported as confirmed founder/executive/board roles [2] [3].