Board of Directors

Jon Shearer
PRESIDENT
Founder & CEO,
CADENCE CO.

Jeremy Snow
VICE PRESIDENT & SPEAKER CHAIR
Owner/President, J Snow Construction

Chris Moise
TREASURER & LICENSEE
TEDxNashville

Falon Scott
OPERATIONS CHAIR
Founder and CEO,
Evolution Event Solutions

​Jill Robinson
ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIR
Dir. of External Relations, The Jack C. Massey College of Business, Belmont University

Lauren Etter
​MARKETING CHAIR
VP Client Services,
Local Search Masters

Nicole Cobb
SECRETARY
Professor,
Vanderbilt University

FUNDRAISING CHAIR
Interested?
​Apply HERE

Kelly Goldsmith
ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIR
Professor, Vanderbilt
University

Rob Ivy
Chief Financial Officer,
Lee Company

Matt Bodnar
Partner, Fresh Hospitality

Tom Hansen
VP, Sales and Marketing,
Lightning 100 / WRLT

Todd Meador
Chief Impact Officer,
Soul Gorgeous

Margaret Riley King
Literary Agent,
William Morris Endeavor

Tom Truitt
Partner at Buffkin/Baker and Founder of Who Knew

Dionne Lucas 
Director of Marketing & Communications, National Museum of African American Music

Michael Butler
Chief Executive Officer,
Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Kanishka Biddanda
Serial Enterpreneur

interested in joining the board of directors? 

Apply HERE.

COACHING TEAM

Jeremy Snow
SPEAKER CHAIR
Owner/President,
​J Snow Construction

Alyson Dixson
VICE CHAIR
Enterprise Marketing
Manager, Google

Todd Meador
Chief Impact Officer,
Soul Gorgeous

Rob Ivy
Chief Financial Officer,
Lee Company

Jane Grote
Lead Coach

Brittany Cole
Speaker, Coach & CEO, Career Thrivers

Danny Pippin
Founder, Pippin Leadership Services

Christy Pruitt-Haynes,
Christy Pruitt-Haynes Consulting

​Fundraising Committee

FUNDRAISING CHAIR
Interested?
​Apply HERE

VICE CHAIR
FUNDRAISING CHAIR
Interested?
​Apply HERE

Michael Butler
Chief Executive Officer,
Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Kanishka Biddanda
Serial Enterpreneur

Mike Smith
President,
Conjure

Chris Moise
PRESIDENT,
TEDxNashville

ADVISORY COUNCIL Committee

Jill Robinson
ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIR
Dir. of External Relations, The Jack C. Massey College of Business, Belmont University

Kelly Goldsmith
ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIR
Professor, Vanderbilt
University

Marketing Committee

Lauren Etter
​MARKETING CHAIR
VP Client Services,
Local Search Masters

Colin Pigott
VICE CHAIR
Customer Service,
Twitter / Sales & Growth
Consultant

Kedran Whitten
Co-Founder, Brand825

Lucas Haggerty
MBA Candidate, Vanderbilt University

Jason Zinser
Digital Marketing Strategies, Zinser Professional Services 

​Operations Committee

Falon Scott
OPERATIONS CHAIR
Founder and CEO,
Evolution Event Solutions

Laurel Dorman
VICE CHAIR
Freelance Event Expert

Kristen Heering
VOLUNTEER CHAIR
Turner & Associates Realty

Taylor Wallace
Membership Manager,
​Kenect Nashville

Sarah Freeman
Evolution Event Solutions
​Director of Sales

Kristen Kenney
Lead Anesthetist, St Thomas West Hospital, Anesthesia Medical Group