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In 2009 he founded Tailgate Guys, whose white tents quickly became ubiquitous not only across the Plains, but around the country. Now known as REVELxp, the company’s more than 800 employees operate an average of 3,000 tailgates every game at 60 universities across the country, forever changing the way people celebrate a football Saturday.

Duffey next founded a sister company, PRE Event Resources, which focused on rentals for large-scale events. In 2020 he sold both companies and founded One Eleven Investments, an industrial and commercial real estate and private equity investment company.

He’s now the cofounder and CEO of the Auburn-based technology company Chptr, an operations platform launched in 2023 that streamlines the functions for Greek Life student organizations through web and mobile applications.

In addition to his prolific work ethic, Duffey serves on the board for SmartBank and for the Sport Fishing Championship, and he was recently named board president for the Boys & Girls Clubs of East Alabama.

An active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Duffey supports current Auburn students through the mentor program at the Harbert College of Business, Auburn’s Hospitality Management Program, Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Emerge, the student affairs leadership program.

Duffey was a member of the Foy Society for a decade, as well as the Human Sciences Hospitality Management Advisory Board and the Samford Society. In 2015 he was named Harbert College of Business’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2019 he was named a College Sports Power Player by Sports Business Journal.

Seeking to make a difference across the nation, Duffey joined 17 other millennial business leaders on the Millennial Debt Foundation as a commissioner. Together they seek to lead a generational conversation about fiscal stewardship and work toward a framework for long-term deficit reduction.