Hope Lawrence, Founder, Small Batch Empire
Telling her story on growing a small granola company to a business that has sold for seven figures.
Tessa Ashoff, Executive Driector Albemarle Co. School Foundation
Non-profit arm of school system with a new “School Champion” initiative to give the business community opportunities to find ways to work with the schools and students.
Dr. Dan Elash
Dr. Dan will lead a CBE Workshop and discuss how can we act, individually and in concert to make the CBE community more valuable.
Robert Johnson & Steve Gaines
CBE Members Robert and Steve will lead a group exercise related to virtual and remote work environments.
Courtney Valladares, HR Manager, UVA Foundation
Navigating HR Pitfalls in Small Businesses: Strategies for Prevention
Jessica Brown, Director of Marketing, van der Linde Recycling
“Recycling - Think Bigger!”. Covering the recycling process at van der Linde and about the bigger bulk materials often overlooked as recyclable.
Gabby Gammon, Social Media & Marketing Manager, Studio R Aesthetics
A two part series on Social Media Marketing for small business. Part two will outline how your business might utilize chosen social media channels for marketing and how to measure success.
Gabby Gammon, Social Media & Marketing Manager, Studio R Aesthetics
A two part series on Social Media Marketing for small business. Part one will outline the key channels for small businesses and help define how your small business should consider each before spending.
Yolanda Harrell, Founder & CEO, New Hill Development
Building avenues for financial mobility in Greater Charlottesville’s African American Community.
Adam Healey, Founder & CEO, Novela
Adam Healey is a lifelong Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup mentor. His current startup Novela is creating the first e-commerce platform for the wedding industry. Previously, he founded hotelicopter, an hotel search engine, which sold to Roomkey in 2011, and Borrowed & Blue, a wedding vendor marketplace, which sold to Zola in 2017. Adam is a graduate of Darden Business School and the McIntire School of Commerce, both at UVA, and served as an adjunct at UVA teaching entrepreneurship for 5 years.
Justi Campa, Moneywise Solar
With assistance from Members Bryan Harris and Chris Parsnow, they will lead a discussion on how to grow positive reviews on Google and Social Media Platforms. Assistance can also be arranged for fellow members needing Google My Business Profiles or ready other profiles to receive reviews.
Heather Kunk, Bennett’s Village
Bennett’s Village is dedicated to making the world a more inclusive place for ALL to play.
Jason Itri - Member Focus
Jason, our newest member, and his wife Brandy Segura will discuss their business, Studio R Aesthetics.
Members Only Meeting
Members Only. Our annual “White Elephant” Exchange. Stay tuned for details.
Topic: John Schwartz
John, Founder, Center for Combating Elder Financial Abuse, will speak on the prevalence of elder financial scams/abuse.
Topic: Member Focus
Erica and Michael, Movendi Properties, will present a Member Focus.
Topic: Aaron Coulter
Career History & Mold Myths. How I landed in the odd niche of mold inspections and offering a quiz around mold and air quality facts and misconceptions.
Topic: Fall Social
Members and Invited Business Contacts.
Eastwood Farm & Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22902, 434.264.6727
Topic: Jenny Biche
Jenny is from the Charlottesville Economic Development Office and will speak on Workforce Development Programs.
