Adam Roberts is the Executive Director of Bethesda Green, a Maryland nonprofit organization that is working to address environmental challenges locally by creating a sustainable, green community, built collaboratively through citizen engagement, environmental education, government partnership and innovative business development. They focus on local environmental projects such as increasing access to recycling and composting or planting raingardens to mitigate storm-water runoff; run an environmental education program for local high school students; and maintain the Bethesda Green Innovation Lab, which cultivates and nurtures eco-entrepreneurs, working to create businesses based on sustainability. He has spent three decades in the nonprofit sector, previously focused on international animal protection and wildlife conservation.
Karlyn Ankrom is a Virginia-based social media strategist and content creation expert who helps small businesses secure visibility and dollars from ideal customers and clients.
She’s the creator of Fan Firestarter Framework, a framework dedicated to the social media success of small businesses turning lookie-loos into lifelong raving (and paying) fans. Leveraging 10 years of experience in the social media space and a degree in journalism, she uses the Framework in setting up her small business clients for social media success from restaurants to dental practices, and lawyers and online boutique owners.
You can find her serving up no-nonsense talk and heaps of creativity at ohsnapsocial.com and tap dancing her way through her week teaching dance in the evenings at her hometown studio. She lives in Fairfax, VA with her hubby.
Alyssa started The Rogue Petal Co. in 2019 when she found a niche in the wedding market. After creating artificial floral arrangements for her wedding to cut costs, she found that the flowers were not only cost effective, but had the ability to look realistic, were very low-maintenance on the day, and proved to be a sustainable floral option. The Rogue Petal Co. focuses on upscale, artificial and dried floral arrangements for weddings via pre-designed collections or custom wedding orders created with clients from scratch. They also create keepsake art pieces, 2D, and 3D floral art. You an find The Rogue Petal Co. at www.roguepetalco.com or on social media @roguepetalco across various social platforms.
Dee is the founder of MDM Associates who is committed to providing a complete themed event service, from the preparation to the execution of the themed event plan.
