Community & Guest List
Dan Rochon is an Associate Broker in VA, Broker in MD; Operating Principal/ Owner of the Keller Williams Realty office in Alexandria – Kingstowne, VA; Owner of Rochon Investments, LLC; Owner and Co-founder of www.GreetingsVirginia.com and Owner of other Joint Ventures as well as a real estate principles instructor at Moseley Real Estate Schools. As a real estate sales agent, Dan and his team are consistently top producers in their marketplace and provide solutions for their clients. Through their investment company, Dan and Traci Rochon have been investing in residential and commercial real estate ventures for more than the past decade.
Dan Golden is a veteran digital marketing executive, entrepreneur and business innovator. Dan is a search geek at heart and still spends time auditing accounts, testing new tactics, diving into analytics, and making strategic recommendations for his clients. Dan has spent time on the client-side, with large agencies and had a brief stint at Google before launching BFO. As President and co-founder of the Chicago based digital agency, BFO has been awarded as Ad Age’s #1 Best Place to Work and a 6-time Inc. 5,000 honoree as well as recognition for client work from the US Search Awards, Landy Awards and the US Drum Search Awards.
Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine and Mashable have featured Dan’s thought leadership. He speaks regularly at conferences like ANA Marketing Futures, Conscious Capitalism, Pubcon, HeroConf and Inbound and is an Adjunct Lecturer on Digital Marketing at DePaul University and a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.
Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine and Mashable have featured Dan’s thought leadership. He speaks regularly at conferences like ANA Marketing Futures, Conscious Capitalism, Pubcon, HeroConf and Inbound and is an Adjunct Lecturer on Digital Marketing at DePaul University and a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.
Dr. Vicki Matthews is a naturopathic physician and relationship coach. In addition to her Naturopathy degree, Vicki also has a BA in Psychology and an MBA in Consumer Behavior from the University of Chicago. Vicki is passionate about helping people improve their relationships and has pioneered a system that makes it easier to get along with anybody, anytime, anyplace. This system also helps us better understand ourselves, which is arguably the most important relationship we will ever have!
In 2014 Dr. Darrien Jamar obeyed a spiritual call to begin Chiropractic school in Marietta, Georgia. For the optics and sake of seeming sane, Dr. Darrien explained to family and friends that this was always an unspoken dream, but truthfully—it was the answer to a desperate cry for inner healing. Today, Dr. Darrien is a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic and an Integrative Life Coach with a Masters in Positive Psychology and extensive Reiki training here in the DMV—all of which informs his unique approach to life, well-being, and healing. Dr. Darrien believes trusting our inner guidance is the ultimate path to peace and purpose.
Doug Ludlow is CEO of MainStreet, a company that helps small businesses and startups claim tax credits most accountants never claim. Before MainStreet, he served as Chief of Staff for Google's SMB and NBU Ads, was the Founder of Hipster (acquired by AOL in 2012) and Happy Home (acquired by Google in 2016). Doug has a BA in History and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and currently lives in San Jose with his wife Sara and two children Charlotte and William.
Daisy Jing is a YouTube vlogger and a mompreneur who founded and bootstrapped a now multi-million beauty product line named Banish. She has knowledge and experience in business and marketing. Her business is ranked #152nd fastest growing company in INC500. She was also included in Forbes 30 under 30 in manufacturing. Just recently, she had an opportunity to share her passion for authenticity at a TEDxTalk.
Dave Hanley is the CEO of Tomorrow, whose Tomorrow App provides wills and trusts that you make on your phone. Dave is a serial entrepreneur with successful exits to Amazon and Deloitte and has had a career spanning industries as diverse as microcredit banking, social media marketing, digital music and financial technology. Dave founded Banyan Branch (acquired by Deloitte, 2013), a leading social media marketing agency; led product development for the Rhapsody Music Service, and joined Rhapsody colleagues to build a social network for readers called Shelfari (acquired by Amazon in 2008). Dave is a Fulbright Scholar, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and recognized entrepreneurial innovator at TechCrunch Disrupt, Money2020, and SXSW.
Dom is a serial entrepreneur with a brand technology platform and has been in the digital marketing space very early on. I loved hearing how he talked about the pivots but one commonality is “impact” and how to make that impact within the organization. While the technologies and things in business will evolve and change, I liked that he focused on which is what doesn't change rather than trying to chase trends and predict what does change.
Debbie Arcangeles is a nomadic entrepreneur and the host of The Offbeat Life. A podcast where she interviews individuals who are location independent. She aims to encourage others to follow their true calling and take a chance on themselves. Debbie has been featured in Refinery 29, Forbes and much more for her expertise in travel.
Dave Combs is a songwriter, photographer, and entrepreneur with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs, creating fourteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music, and building a successful music business. His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His soothing, relaxing music has been played millions of times worldwide on radio, satellite, and all internet streaming media and it continues to touch the lives of millions of people all over the world. He is also the author of the new book, Touched By The Music: How the Story and Music of Rachel’s Song Can Change Your Life.
