Chatting with Kelli Lemon of Coffee with Strangers

After being a recipient of the 10 under 10 awards in 2016, I was honored to emcee the 2023 ceremony at the VCU’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

I joined Juanita Leatherberry (CPA and realtor) and George Emerson (head of Emerson Companies, a real estate development group) to speak to VCU’s development team about the Tiramisu For Breakfast Scholarship.

We brought the Farmer Focus Message to Richmond, Atlanta, and Durham through partnering with chefs, journalists, food influencers, and local restaurants.

The VCU Alumni Richmond Chapter hosts a virtual panel with 10 Under 10 honorees to discuss their journeys to success after graduating and where they are now in their careers. Hear 2017 recipient Christina Dick (B.S.’10/MC) and 2019 recipient Whitney Headen (B.S.’09/B) discuss their work in marketing and social media. Khanh Burks (B.S.’13/B) will moderate.

First guest on the Power Plug Podcast.   Welcome to the POWER Plug Podcast brought you by EVB, the first community bank in Virginia to reach out to women in business with a customized program designed to help you grow, make money, and succeed. In each episode host Mary Foley talks with a Virginia women in business who shares her expertise to charge you up and build your business! And like any good conversation, it’s real and it’s fun.

The Women Who Mean Business Summit is a one-day conference that brings together women professionals for a day of workshops, networking, advice, and opportunity. The Summit focuses on leadership and innovative thinking. Each session is anchored by thought-provoking, high-profile speakers that engage the audience in each topic. During the Summit, there are numerous opportunities for networking, and considering this is one of the largest gatherings of professional women in Virginia, the networking can mean new business opportunities.

Meet the Tooth Fairy’s newest helpers: Ollie, Blue. and Potato (pictured Left to Right). We’re so excited to welcome our brand-new client, Zula Play toys and their first product, The Tooth Brigade!!!!!!! I worked with Andy at Martin Agency and I’m so excited to meet his wife Sharon and partner with them on launch! We’ll be working on social content strategy, media outreach, and an influencer campaign.

Christina spoke on the panel about the positive impact of social media in today’s business world. “Looking outside of our own group is really trying to understand people who think differently than us,” she said. “[Social media provides the opportunity] to learn from other people, to talk about what you are hearing around you, what you’re putting out there and what you’re taking in […] A lot of people think that we have become a nation of people who are constantly staring down at our phones and not paying attention to the world around us. But social media is allowing us the capability to reach people not just on the other side of America, but also to spread ideas across the globe.”

I was honored to be among the 39 others named as Richmond’s Top 40 under 40.  

Sonabank POWER celebrated women entrepreneurs for National Business Women’s Week.

To celebrate Artober, James River Air partnered with RVA Coffee Stain for a sponsored “Art Abandonment” series.

We joined CBS6 Richmond to share our love of Gilmore Girl’s and talk about the pop-up Luke’s Diner coffee bar in Church Hill to promote the launch of the Gilmore Girls reboot on Netflix.