
November 2011
Brian Hayduk, Eric Plateis and Jeff Schiefelbein meet for dinner in Dallas, Texas. They agree that this team, along with Josh Coleman and Jon Moore, can transform an industry by combining their diverse backgrounds and their desire to help others. The Founding 5’ers committed to this shared mission and vision because of an overwhelming belief that you deserve better

December 12, 2011
5 officially recognized as a registered LLC by the State of Texas under the name L5E, LLC

December 19, 2011
First employee, Cady Thomas, joins 5

December 2011
Crowd-sourcing contests used to create 5’s logo, business card design, and first website

January 2012
First Customer, John Son’s Press

February 2012
First All Hands

March 2012
Pit Crew and Partners working from a shared home office

May 2012
First real office

August 2012
First natural gas customer, Tennis Center at College Park
October 2012
5’s first video – Can You Imagine...

January 2013
All Hands

January 2013
Camp Summit purchases their forever home in Paradise, Texas under the guidance of Board Chairman, Josh Coleman
October 2013
5 recognizes website confusion, launches new URL energyby5.com

November 2013
5 trademarks the digit 5 in the energy space

January 2014
Duck Club Winner – Ron Sidman

January 2014
Jeff Schiefelbein receives Young Alumni Spotlight award from Texas A&M’s Association of Former Students

January 2014
All Hands

February 2014
5’s first ever daily kickoff call, TMZ

June 2014
5 sponsors the Wounded Warrior Family Support High 5 Tour

October 2014
Industry legend Chris Keck retires, leaving behind a legacy of selfless service and friendship

January 2015
All Hands

March 2015
5's executive team renamed BATMAN after listening to the story of Daniel Kish.

April 2015
First appearance of Steve-Stanley

April 2015
5 launches proprietary technology, Level5

May 2015
Dallas Business Journal names 5 among Best Places to Work in North Texas
21st Place!

May 2015
Move to new HQ at O’Connor Ridge

June 2015
National Pit Crew Appreciation Week

June 2015
5 provides disaster relief aid for the flood victims in San Marcos, Texas

June 2015
All Hands

August 2015
5 sponsors Lawrence, a warrior for the Adaptive Training Foundation

October 2015
All Hands

December 2015
Brian Hayduk named among Who’s Who in Energy by The Dallas Business Journal

January 2016
Duck Club Winner – Jerry Stewart

January 2016
5 provides disaster relief aid for the tornado victims in Rockwall, Texas

February 2016
First Leadership Coffee Talk, a monthly speaker series at 5

March 2016
First client in Mexico, Scotiabank

March 2016
5 named among the 2016 Best Places to Work in Texas by Texas Monthly
7th Place!

May 2016
All Hands

May 2016
Stu Ryan joins 5 as an advisor and investor

June 2016
National Pit Crew Appreciation Week

August 2016
5 is certified as a Great Place to Work for 2016-2017

August 2016
5 ranks in top quartile of the 2016 Inc. 5000
#1180!

October 2016
Fortune names 5 as one of the country’s best small and medium businesses
30th Place!

October 2016
Josh Coleman awarded the Asian American Contractor Association of Texas Gemini Teaming Partner Award
November 2016
Gorilla Gram surprises the 5 Pit Crew

November 2016
All Hands

November 2016
This happened..

December 2016
5 assembles and donates 300 cold weather kits to CitySquare in Dallas

December 2016
5 collects bears for Cook's Children's Hospital during annual Christmas party

January 2017
3 Duck Club Winners – Ron Sidman, Jerry Stewart and Chris Watson

March 2017
5 named among the 2017 Best Places to Work in Texas by Texas Monthly
2nd Place!

May 2017
All Hands

July 2017
National Pit Crew Appreciation Week

August 2017
5 Named to the Inc. 5000 for second year in a row

September 2017
energyby5.com wins the 2017 Standard of Excellence WebAward

October 2017
All Hands

October 2017
5 is the #40 Fastest Growing Aggie Owned Company in the World

November 2017
5 is #20 on Fortune Magazine’s list of the Best Small & Medium Companies in America

December 2017
Entrepreneur 360

January 2018
Duck Club Winners – Jerry Stewart, Chris Watson, Ron Sidman

January 2018
Duck-Billed Plateispus Club - Jerry Stewart

March 2018
5 named among the 2018 Best Places to Work in Texas by Texas Monthly
5th Place!

March 2018
5 is #16 on Fortune's list of Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Texas for 2018

May 2018
All Hands

July 2018
5 is certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute for 2018-2019. 3rd year in a row!

July 2018
National Pit Crew Appreciation Week

August 2018
Inc 5000 #3036

October 2018
5 is the #52 Fastest Growing Aggie Owned Company in the World

October 2018
All Hands, the re5al

December 2018
Entrepreneur 360

January 2019
Duck Club Winners - Chris Watson, Jerry Stewart, Gary Hooper, John Danchak

January 2019
Duck-Billed Plateispus Club - Chris Watson, Jerry Stewart