2025 – Featured Guests
Tony Bennett
Former UVA Men’s Basketball Coach and National Champion
Former UVA Men’s Basketball Coach and National Champion
Sheena S. Iyengar, Ph.D.
Professor, Columbia Business School, NYT Best-Selling Author of Think Bigger
Professor, Columbia Business School, NYT Best-Selling Author of Think Bigger
Larenz Tate
Actor and Co-Founder, TateMen Entertainment
Actor and Co-Founder, TateMen Entertainment
Lauren Simmons
Spotify Host, Author, and Expert on Women’s and Youth Personal Finance
Spotify Host, Author, and Expert on Women’s and Youth Personal Finance
Scott Van Pelt
Sportscaster and Host, ESPN
Sportscaster and Host, ESPN
Managing Partner, Collab Capital
Rashad Bilal + Troy Millings
Co-CEOs,
Earn Your Leisure
Co-CEOs,
Earn Your Leisure
Robert M. Blue
Chair, President, and CEO, Dominion Energy
Chair, President, and CEO, Dominion Energy
Kristen Cavallo
Executive Director, The Branch Museum of Design
Executive Director, The Branch Museum of Design
Tom Barkin
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Calvin L. Butts, Jr.
General Partner, East Chop Capital
General Partner, East Chop Capital
Kristin Richardson
Founder and CEO, Sherah
Founder and CEO, Sherah
Dr. Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D.
President, Virginia State University
President, Virginia State University
Shakia Gullette Warren
Executive Director, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Executive Director, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Soo Kim
Managing Partner, CIO, Standard General
Managing Partner, CIO, Standard General
Utibe Bassey
Vice President, Customer Experience
Dominion Energy
Vice President, Customer Experience
Dominion Energy
Richard Wintsch
Executive Director, Startup Virginia
Executive Director, Startup Virginia
Thomas L. Ransom
President of the Virginia Region at Truist Financial
President of the Virginia Region at Truist Financial
Brian D. Anderson
President and CEO, ChamberRVA
President and CEO, ChamberRVA
Kishau Rogers
Founder & CEO, Time Study, Inc.
Founder & CEO, Time Study, Inc.
Landon Shroder
Partner and Co-Publisher, RVA Mag
Partner and Co-Publisher, RVA Mag
Vice President and General Manager of Horizon Innovations, Altria
Kevin Nicholson
Chief Investment Officer/Partner, RiverFront Investment Group
Chief Investment Officer/Partner, RiverFront Investment Group
Jennifer Wakefield
President, Chief Executive Officer for the Greater Richmond Partnership
President, Chief Executive Officer for the Greater Richmond Partnership
Debbie Irwin
Managing Director, Lighthouse Labs
Managing Director, Lighthouse Labs
Ashley Williams
Founder & CEO, The Well Collective
Founder & CEO, The Well Collective
Liz Doerr
Co-Founder & Partner, Sandbox
Co-Founder & Partner, Sandbox
Executive Director, The da Vinci Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kim Range
Director, Learning & Development, The Martin Agency
Director, Learning & Development, The Martin Agency
Nick Serfass
CEO, Richmond Technology Council (rvatech/)
CEO, Richmond Technology Council (rvatech/)
Founder & CEO, Brandefy
Actor, Entrepreneur & Specialist at Lee Enterprises Virginia
Creator, SCEEN
Chief Wholesale Banking Officer, Truist Financial Corporation
Chief Technology Officer, Davenport & Company LLC
Regional Innovation Officer for the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Tech Hub
Founder and Managing Partner, Veritas Global Law PLLC
SVP, Wholesale Payments Sales Manager, Truist Financial Corporation
Chief Operating Officer, CSC Leasing
Heidi Nel
Chief Operating Officer, New Theory Ventures
Chief Operating Officer, New Theory Ventures
Wholesale Payments Consultant, Truist
Producer/Director/CEO, Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF)
Co-host and Producer, The Good Road
President & CEO, Richmond Ed Fund
Senior Vice President, McGriff Insurance
President & CEO, Metropolitan Business League
Director of Business & Financial Services at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Co-founder and Executive Vice-Chair, Koalafi
President, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Director of Virginia Invests
Chief Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer with Civica Inc. (Civica Rx)
CEO and co-founder of AnswersNow
Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Mission Lane
Vice President, Strategic Communications, for Memorial Hermann Health System
Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer of Thrive Financial
Founder and CEO of Share More Stories
Interim Dean, VCU School of Business
Jen Finn
Co-founder and CEO, HIO
Co-founder and CEO, HIO
Keya Wingfield
Founder & CEO of Daksh Food Inc., and Food Network Champion
Founder & CEO of Daksh Food Inc., and Food Network Champion
Vincent Vu, MBA, M.Arch
Founder & CEO, Kinis.ai
Founder & CEO, Kinis.ai
Dr. Frank Gupton
CEO, Medicines For All Institute
CEO, Medicines For All Institute
Ken Johnson
Founder & CEO, JMI
Founder & CEO, JMI
David Devan
Senior Vice President of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, VEDP
Senior Vice President of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, VEDP
Steve Van Dam
Founder & CEO, Light the Music
Founder & CEO, Light the Music
Chris Mumford
Chief Marketing Officer, Marketplaces, CoStar Group
Chief Marketing Officer, Marketplaces, CoStar Group
Will Keck
Founder & Creative Director, theMSQshop
Founder & Creative Director, theMSQshop
Ebonie Atkins
Managing Director, Henrico Economic Development Authority
Managing Director, Henrico Economic Development Authority
Founder of BlackChat AI and Artificial Integrity
Professional Artist
Senior Advisor, Richmond Flying Squirrels
Counsel, McGuireWoods
President and CEO, Virginia Tourism Corporation
Founder & CEO, SurgicalEd VR
Executive Director, Dominion Energy Innovation Center
Founder, CEO, Chief Scientist, Gewd Botanicals
Nuclear Technology and Innovation Consultant, Dominion Energy
Founder/CEO, Tilt Creative + Production
Founder & CEO, ICON Realty Group, LLC.
Accredited Investment Fiduciary, MidAtlantic Capital Management
Founder, Otterwise
Leader of Solution Architecture, Amazon's cloud Services
Senior Director of Alumni Relations, Washington Commanders