SPEAKERS

Verb Co-Owners: Yadira Harrison (left), Shannon Jones (right)

KEYNOTE
Yadira Harrison & Shannon Jones

What does it look like to build a referral-only business? Well, when Shannon Jones and Yadira Harrison set out to launch an ad agency, they did so with intention - Verb would be By Referral Only. Six years later, they are an award-winning, 8-figure business that has set the ad world on fire. How did they do it? And more importantly, why? Hear more from them in this inspiring fireside chat session.

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Panelists

  • Jamie Bennett

    Jamie Bennett

    CEO
    The LifeStyle Group

  • Harold Hughes

    Harold Hughes

    Founder
    Bandwagon

    Co-Founder
    CXO - Catalyst Labs

  • Leonda Jiggetts

    Leonda Jiggetts

    Owner/Baker
    The Sweetest Thing

  • Leah Jones Headshot

    Leah Jones

    Director of Communications
    The Community Climate Collaborative

  • Nicole Murphy

    Nicole Murphy

    Founder + CEO
    Barter Black®️

  • Hamilton Perkins

    Hamilton Perkins

    Founder
    Hamilton Perkins Collection

  • Jenn Roberts

    Jenn Roberts

    Executive Director
    Colored Girls Liberation Lab

  • Toine Robertson

    Toine Robertson

    Founder
    Christversal LLC

  • Carra Roots

    Carra Roots

    Owner
    Created For You Only

  • Ellen Victoria Luckey

    Ellen Victoria Luckey

    Founder & CEO
    Victoria's Kitchen & Southern Spreads

  • Telisha Woodfin

    Telisha Woodfin

    Owner/Founder & Lead Postpartum Support Professional
    LIVLoved Postpartum Support

FACILITATORS

  • NADIA ANDERSON

    NADIA ANDERSON

    Owner
    Lavender Hill

  • Shalanda Armstrong

    Shalanda Armstrong

    Managing Partner
    100KM Ventures

  • J. Dontrese Brown

    J. Dontrese Brown

    2024 RVA Community Maker Honoree
    CEO + Co-Founder
    Hidden In Plain Site (HiPS™️) & BROWNBAYLOR™️

  • Antoine Burrell

    Antoine Burrell

    Founder
    B.E. Collective+

  • Dr. Shantell Chambliss

    Dr. Shantell Chambliss

    CEO
    Nonprofitability

  • LaTonia Cokely

    LaTonia Cokely

    Founder & CEO
    Adjourn Teahouse

  • Sydney Davis

    Sydney Davis

    General Manager
    Nomad Deli & Catering Company

  • Nwanyinma Dike

    Nwanyinma Dike

    Managing Director
    Startup Runway Foundation

  • Catina Downey

    Catina Downey

    Owner & Operator
    Catina Downey CPA PLLC & NES Cornhole Lounge

  • Dustin Dunbar

    Dustin Dunbar

    Senior Investment Associate
    Virginia Venture Partners | VIPC

  • Danielle Graves

    Danielle Graves

    Danielle The Coach®️
    Founder & CEO
    The Aramint Group

  • Faith Hunter, MBA, ERYT

    Faith Hunter, MBA, ERYT

    Wellness Expert & Author

  • MIKE KING

    MIKE KING

    CEO
    MIKEKINGBIZ Media

  • Shaunda Lambert Gary

    Shaunda Lambert Gary

    Owner & Chief Excited Officer
    SALT+LIGHT Agency

  • Soliél (so-lay) Lindsey

    Soliél (so-lay) Lindsey

    Owner
    Sol Rise Essentials®

  • ANDREA LYONS

    ANDREA LYONS

    CEO
    All About Presentation

  • Britnie McDonald

    Britnie McDonald

    Multimedia Consultant
    12 On Your Side

  • AYANNA MCMULLEN

    AYANNA MCMULLEN

    Owner
    Harmony Organizing

    Founder
    The Network Incubator

  • Stinson Mundy

    Stinson Mundy

    President
    Abacus

  • Ida Pierce

    Ida Pierce

    CEO & Principal Consultant
    Pierce Creative & Consulting, LLC

  • Himalaya Rao-Potlapally

    Himalaya Rao-Potlapally

    Co-Founder & Managing Director
    The BFM Fund

  • Marco Rubin

    Marco Rubin

    Sr. Investment Director
    Virginia Venture Partners

  • Denisha Smith

    Denisha Smith

    Founder
    Healing Well Therapy

  • Haley Smith

    Haley Smith

    Owner, Educator & Master Stylist
    LoveLeys Hair LLC

  • Allison Smith-Mackey

    Allison Smith-Mackey

    Founder/ Owner
    Pop of Confetti

  • Anissa Turner-Randolph

    Anissa Turner-Randolph

    Director of Marketing
    Radio One Richmond

  • Sommer Vega

    Sommer Vega

    Founder/Executive Director
    Pocket PR

  • Richard A. Waller, Jr. Headshot

    Richard A. Waller, Jr.

    Owner
    Waller & Company Jewelers, LLC