Washington, D.C.Speakers

As a Public Affairs Specialist, Natalia is part of the Tax Outreach, Partnership, and Education Branch of the IRS. Natalia is a former US Army broadcaster and schoolteacher. She has also worked for the Department of Defe...

Voted as The SBA Minority Small Business Champion of the Year, by The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), City of Houston, “Champion of Diversity” and recipient of the “Certificate of Special Congressional Re...

Ron Fulton is an experienced Cybersecurity professional, senior consultant, secure enterprise architect, instructor and certified APMG trainer focused on IT/OT systems, Generative AI (GenAI) architectures, data privacy a...

Sharon Lee Thony is a brand and marketing executive with nearly two decades of experience creating award-winning marketing campaigns for travel, beauty, and luxury lifestyle brands. She is the founder and CEO of SLT Cons...

Aisha Jorge Massengill is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Sedgwick Andrews Legal & Consulting, LLC. The firm’s mission is to provide sophisticated, high quality legal services to small and mid-sized business ...

Laura Anaya is a Senior Account Executive focused on scaling apprenticeships in tech and marketing. She bridges employers, community partners, and stakeholders to drive workforce development. With expertise in operations...

Ashley Bernardi is an award-winning podcaster and author, media relations expert and trainer, and founder of Nardi Media LLC, a full service media relations firm that specializes in media placements and training for auth...

VR Small knows how to turn vision into reality. As the Founder and CEO of the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC)—a national initiative empowering entrepreneur women associated with the military to scale success...

A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and former non-profit fundraiser, Kemi Tignor founded Upbounders® as a mom who recognized a solvable problem; a dearth of high-quality toys that reflected her young son and the America t...

Sarah Wells is a leadership expert and advocate for working mothers. After a decade at Women in Government, where she championed policy initiatives for women in office, she became the executive director of the National C...

David has been in the insurance industry for nearly 20 years. He has been with Optavise for over six years, and has a team of 30 agents in the DC, MD and VA area.

Nick has been with Optavise for 20 years. He manages the North Territory which includes 20 states. 

Rob is president and owner of Benchmark Benefits and has partnered with Optavise for three years. Rob specializes in assisting small benefits with major medical and wellness plan solutions....