Tara Jones VP Commercial Relationship Manager at Fulton Bank NA
Tara Jones VP Commercial Relationship Manager at Fulton Bank NA Tara Jones has been in the banking industry for over 23 years. She joined Fulton Bank, N.A in 2006. She currently is Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager.
Keith McKenna SVP – Market President, Virginia Peninsula at Truist
Keith McKenna SVP – Market President, Virginia Peninsula at Truist Keith McKenna is a senior banker who currently serves as the Market President & Commercial Banking Team Lead for the VA Peninsula Region at Truist Bank. Prior to his current role as Market President, Keith was a senior banker on the Aerospace, Defense & Government Contracting team, also with Truist Bank.
Aazia Mickens-Dessaso CEO/Founder of Full Circle Venture Studio Aazia ("Aaz") Mickens-Dessaso is the Founder and CEO of Full Circle Venture Studio, a corporate innovation partner to the world's leading technology organizations. Through portfolio analysis, experiment design, concept development, and capacity building, Full Circle Venture Studio helps Fortune 500 companies and national research institutions unlock value in their dormant intellectual property. Prior to Full Circle Venture Studio, Aaz served as Techstars' Executive Director of Ecosystem Development for Hampton Roads, the Director of the Office of Innovation at Zel Technologies, and the Director of Reaktor, the incubator at The National Institute of Aerospace. She has been named one of five Emerging Global Entrepreneurs by the White House and Top 40 Under 40 by Inside Business, while providing thought leadership for organizations including World Economic Forum, Climate Reality Leadership Corps, and Cox Business. Aaz studied Economics at UNC Chapel Hill, Art Direction at Miami Ad School. Aaz and her family call Hampton, Virginia home.
Zack Miller Founder of Hatch/ Fervent Four Podcast Zack Miller started his first business at the age of 10. Since then he’s spent decades helping other people successfully start, grow and dominate their businesses through his company, Hatch. Zack has used the skills detailed in his book Anomaly: How to Finally Stand Out From the Crowd to land an interview with Daymond John, be chosen as the host of a business TV show on ABC, talk business at the White House, get featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, wow the audience at TEDx and raise money from the team that started the Weather Channel. Check out Zack on his podcast, “Fervent Four”.
Tim Ryan Executive Director of StartWheel Tim has a passion for entrepreneurship, early-stage startups, and angel investing. Tim serves as the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization focused on consolidating and coordinating entrepreneurial efforts across Hampton Roads, Virginia. Previously, Tim was the creator and former Director of
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