Welcome to LoneStar Direct

Kelsey August graduated from Ohio University in 1991 earning a BA in Marketing specializing in direct marketing. She set her sights on Austin, landed a job in a publishing firm, and soon found that there was a great need for direct marketing and fulfillment firms. Being from a family of entrepreneurs, she set out to meet this need. Kelsey founded Lone Star Direct in March of 1993. Since then Lone Star Direct has experienced exponential growth and employs up to 60 people. Lone Star Direct’s core competency is high-end direct mail and fulfillment. The company concentrates on daily end user requests, seminar fulfillment and bulk mail promotions.

A dedication to providing 100% customer satisfaction, being the complete direct mail and fulfillment solutions provider, a corporate culture built around employee development and giving back to the community have been the keys to our rapid growth. Lone Star Direct has received the following recognitions:

2001 ICIC - Inc. Magazine Inner City 100 award winner
2000 ICIC - Inc. Magazine Inner City 100 award winner
2000 recipient of Austin Business Journal's top 50 fastest growing Austin companies
1999 Inc. 500 winner as on of the 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S.
1999 recipient of Austin Business Journal's top 50 fastest growing Austin companies

Kelsey provides an excellent example for all Lone Star Direct employees by participating in numerous organizations, including:

1999 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
1999-2000 President of the American Marketing Association
Member of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (GACC)
Member of Young Women’s Alliance
Member of Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEO)
Committee Member for the Austin Children Museum Women’s Luncheon