Imagine trying to live up to the kind of entrepreneurial legacy Jere Thompson Jr. – whose grandfather Joe Thompson started the iconic 7-Eleven chain in 1927 – faces every day when he heads to work. But the younger Thompson has been establishing an impressive track record of his own, most recently by building a company that sells electricity and natural gas in the deregulated energy markets. The company doesn’t actually produce or deliver energy. Rather, it buys power at wholesale prices and resells it to customers acquired through a direct sales channel. That process is powered by an army of some 70,000 independent agents, who get paid to sign up new customers and other agents.

 #1 Ranking in the prestigious SMU/Cox Dallas 100 for 2009 recognizing the fastest-growing privately held companies in north Texas (based on the years 2006 – 2008).

Top 100 Places to Work 2009 – Dallas Morning News

Best Places to Work 2009 – Dallas Business Journal

Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalist (CEO Jere Thompson, Jr.) – Ernst & Young

CTO 25 2010 (CIO John Burke) - Infoworld

Premier 100 IT Leaders 2009 (CIO John Burke) - ComputerWorld

DSN Global 100 (#38 with revenues of $325m in 2009) - Direct Selling News

$100 Million Club (#43 with revenues over $197m in 2008) – Direct Selling News

2009 Momentum Awards finalist – Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce

These awards say less about an electric and natural gas company than they do about the great people who work at Ambit. It’s a dynamic partnership between our world-class employees and our entrepreneurial Independent Consultants, working together to reach our vision to be the finest and most respected retail energy provider in the country.