Community & Guest List
Barrett Y. Bogue is president and founder of Evocati LLC, a marketing and consulting firm that helps businesses grow their investment in the military-connected community. Prior to founding Evocati, he served in executive leadership roles in the federal and non-profit sectors including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He served six years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Barrett is a 2009 Presidential Management Fellow and 2019 Scholar with the George W. Bush Institute's Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. He lives with his wife and daughter in Fairfax, VA.
BWS Johnson is a purveyor of terrible puns and artisanal flower arrangements. Brooke's work has appeared in local galleries as juried impermanent art.
She is a proud member of Alexandria, Virginia's West End Business Association.
Addicted to sowing and tending the seeds that bind communities, Blooms of Paradise has been giving away the store since 2018. In 2020, the Commonwealth certified it as a woman-owned micro-business.
She is a proud member of Alexandria, Virginia's West End Business Association.
Addicted to sowing and tending the seeds that bind communities, Blooms of Paradise has been giving away the store since 2018. In 2020, the Commonwealth certified it as a woman-owned micro-business.
Bri Seeley is a Creative Business Growth Strategist for Entrepreneurs. She is born catalyst who will help you grow your brand, maximize your impact and grow your profits by both transforming yourself and your business. Her expertise in counseling, psychology and entrepreneurship will support you in creating the success you desire on your terms. She is the author of the best-selling Permission to Leap and has been seen on The TODAY Show, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Yahoo! and more.
Beth McRae is president of The McRae Agency, celebrating 25 years in 2020. She has represented clients for PR work in numerous industries and has notable clients such as Google, Sprint, CBRE, KB Home, Sunny Delight and Solatube International, to name a few. She has received over 45 awards for her work, including the Bank of America Enterprise award. She has a journalism degree, a marketing degree and an MBA, unusual for her field.
Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.
Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.
Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.
Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.
Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.
Brad Halsey is a modern-day MacGyver. He works to empower people from all places and backgrounds to solve the hardest, most important, and time-critical technical problems.
As CEO and Co-Founder of Building Momentum, Brad leads a team of Ph.D.s, engineers, scientists, innovators, trainers, makers, educators, artists, and thinkers to solve for impact in their community. Making Alexandria, the armed forces, and the region a better place – ready to solve the hard problems ahead.
As CEO and Co-Founder of Building Momentum, Brad leads a team of Ph.D.s, engineers, scientists, innovators, trainers, makers, educators, artists, and thinkers to solve for impact in their community. Making Alexandria, the armed forces, and the region a better place – ready to solve the hard problems ahead.
Brandt Ricca hails from Tappahannock, VA via Gonzales, Louisiana and has been in Washington D.C. for nine years. With a background in events and marketing, two years ago he launched Nora Lee by Brandt Ricca, Nora Lee being his grandmother who was a Louisiana socialite and business owner. Starting solely as an events company, Brandt has traveled the road most business owners do in the beginning and has constantly evolved (and has been noticed many times in the media for it), and it's led him to what now is a creative marketing agency, Nora Lee by Brandt Ricca.
Bethany Quinn is the Cofounder and CEO of Street Investors Exchange (SieX), which aims to move the needle on diversity in early-stage investment by enabling institutional investment in startups. Before that, she worked at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on their private equity campaign and as a Legislative Assistant, and did a fellowship at SoGal Ventures. She has a BA from the University of Miami and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.
Over the last 7 years, Brittany has created over 300 digital marketing strategies for clients locally and nationally. As the Marketing Director at One Thing Marketing, Brittany focuses on helping business owners get their phones to ring with new clients through optimizing their website and online presence. Through her strategies and team at One Thing, they have helped local trade businesses increase their business by an average of 30% every year.
Brice is a marketer and CEO from Texas, although you can find him abroad living in Barcelona Spain these days. He’s fascinated by the way messages spread, technology moves, and teams of everyday people can create life changing businesses using a laptop and an internet connection. His company Major Impact Media helps online experts grow their business with high ticket funnels, paid ads and backend email marketing.
