Cary Summers is a Partner of 45 North Communications, specializing in marketing, development and consulting.  Mr. Summers was formerly CEO of Silver Dollar City, one of the largest theme park organizations in the United States (Silver Dollar City, Dollywood, Stone Mountain, Georgia, Etc.)  Prior to his involvement with Silver Dollar City, Mr. Summers was Vice President of Bass Pro Corporation and directed their Retail Store, Catalog, Wholesale and Merchandise divisions. In the early 1980's, he was General Manager of Abercrombie and Fitch overseeing all retail merchandise and catalog operations

A graduate of the University of Texas, Mr. Summers is also the founder and CEO of the Nehemiah Group, an international organization focused on consulting, marketing, planning and brand development work.  He lead the effort to build the World Village for Habitat for Humanity and Nazareth Village – a first century reenactment village in Nazareth, Israel.

Mr. Summers resides year round in Springfield, Missouri and with offices there and in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

He has been on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, and lectures nationally.