PREVIOUS EVENTS & SPEAKERS

Our more than 75 speakers demonstrate the great diversity in talent, experience and knowledge that exists in the area. Their willingness to share their experiences with us - and our "sold out" response to them - demonstrates what an interesting and engaged community we live in.

We have hosted over 90 breakfasts and other programs since Encorepreneur! began, covering topics ranging from baseball to the teachings of Islam. Our speakers have included serial entrepreneurs, NY Times best selling authors, Grammy nominated entertainers, WWII and Viet Nam heros, politicians, educators, baseball players, scientists, first responders, extreme hikers (from 3 different continents), and many other interesting people.

Our hats are off to the more than 100 encorepreneurs who have shared their stories with us.

ENTREPRENEURS

Maggie Will Will2Golf.com
Jamie Christen - Outdoor Access
Gary LeClair - LeClairRyan
Michael Bor - CarLotz
Dennis Bickmeirer - Richmond Raceway
Matt Donlon - USURV
Nate Marcus - Occasion Genius
Andrew Rose - Compare.com
Gail Johston - Rainbow Station
Stan Joynes - Valley Road Vineyards
Todd Nuchols - Lighthouse Labs
Kim Mahan - Maxx Potential
Linda Nash - PartnerMD
Jim Edge - Scott's Edge
Bryan Bostic - Serial Entrepreneur
Sean Boyer - DieHappy App
David Gee - GetLoaded.com
Parney Parnell - Flying Squirrels
Debbie Johnson - Careadvantage
Marion Bartels and Lynn Ellen Queen
David Robbins - NYTimes best selling Author
David Shuford - Lawyer and Painter
Jim Ducibella - Author on J. Smith Ferebee
Mike Bisceglia - Staurer Watch and Jewelry Company
Michelle Davenport - Three Crosses Dsitilling
Ted Chandler - New Richmond Ventures

Jenni Kirby - Crossroads Arts Center
Greg Werkheiser - ARtGlass
Dr. Garret Wetlake - da Vinci Center For Innovation

NON PROFITS

Peter McCourt - Cristo Rey High School
David Poole - VA Public Access Proj.
Janine Bell - Elegaba Folklore
Susan Rickman - World Pediatric Proj.
Lisa Schaffner - UNOS
Karen Stanley - CARITAS
Jane Henderson - Banking For a Cause
TJ Daly and Michael Pirron - B Corps
Sarah Scarbrough - Jail to Home Program
Ed Grier - Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Paula Pando - J. Sargeant Reynolds Commmunity College
Doug Pick - FeedMORE
Bill Martin - The Valentine
Roben Farzad - Full Disclosure Radio

ENTERTAINERS

Desiree Roots - Vocalist, Dancer and Actor
Eva Devirgilis - Actor, Director, Writer
Dr. Suzänne Zeta - 2-Time "Naked and Afraid" Contestant
James "Saxmo" Gates - Grammy Nominatedf Saxophonist
Camille Schrier - Miss America 2020

ADVENTURERS

Ted Chandler - Annual Trip of a Lifetime
Mike Farley - Across Kenya for Kids
Bruce Matson - "On the Road To Find Out"
Mike Mulvihill - A Pakistani Party
Bruce Matson - Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail
Will Turner - "World's Craziest Man"

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Hon. Daniel Cary - VA. Sec. Of Health * Human Resources
Hon. Abigail Spanberger - U.S. House of Representatives
Capt. Harvey Powers - Richmond PD
Hon. Mike Herring - Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney

AMERICAN HEROS

Nancy Robertson - America's Code Girls of WWII
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland - Freedom Rider
Joe Boling - Viet Nam War veteran
Dr. Bruce Heilman - Decorated WWII veteran
Paul Galanti - Decorated Viet Nam war veteran and former POW

SPECIAL ISSUES

Lakshmie Challa - Immigration
Dr. Neal Carl - Health
Dr. Peter Aiken - Data
George Barbee - Creativity
Jeff Schapiro - Politics
Hon. Brian Moran - Sec Public Safety
Mike Herring - RIchmond Commonwealth's Attorney
Sec. Brian Moran - Homeland Security
Claire Herring - Exercising Your Brain
Malik Khan - Myths of Islam
Wyatt Durrette - Redistricting
Leonard Sandridge - Ancestry Research
Henry Leidhiser - Exercise to Health
Dr. Madge Zacharias - Healthy Lifestyle
Robby Demeria - Millennials and X'ers
Bobby Thalhimer - Philantrophy
Buford Scott - Making A Difference
Chip Cottrell - Internationl Cyber Security
Dr. Shawn Brixey - Art and Medicine
Barry Parkhill - Basketball
Dr. Frank Gupton - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Dr. Bob Holsworth - Covid-19 Impact
Rojai Fentress & Deirdre Enright - Innocence Project Success Story
Bill Cutlip - Rocket Scientist

Details of Our Most Recent Events

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24 May 2022	IT'S YOUR ART, VIRGINIA! - ALEX NYERGES - CEO of VMFA
26 Apr 2022	MICAH WHITE "COMEDY IS A WAY TO FIND COMMON GROUND"
22 Mar 2022	ROBEN FARZAD - Host of NPR's Business Podcast "Full Disclosure"
03 Mar 2022	BRACE FOR IMPACT! THE INTERSECTION OF ART, SCIENCE & TECHNNOLOGY - Shawn Brixey
25 Jan 2022	INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ACADEMICS - Dr. Garret Westlake of the VCU daVinci Center
28 Oct 2021	ENCOREPRENEUR'S 100th MEETING!
28 Sep 2021	THE SILVER TSUNAMI - Paige Wilson
27 Jul 2021	"WINNING WITH SCIENCE" - MISS AMERICA, 2020 - CAMILLE SCHRIER
29 Jun 2021	THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL - Who, When, Where, & How
25 May 2021	THE FUTURE OF HISTORY - Greg Werkheiser - ARtGlass
27 Apr 2021	Bill Martin - A New Tour of Old Richmond
23 Mar 2021	"It IS Rocket Science" - Encorepreneur Breakfast -March 23
09 Feb 2021	CAPITOL REFLECTIONS - Rep. Abigail Spanberger
26 Jan 2021	ART AT A CROSSROADS - JENNI KIRBY
22 Dec 2020	Reimagining Live Music - Desiree Roots and Saxsmo Gates
24 Nov 2020	COVID-19 - Udate & Lessons Learned - Hon. Daniel Carey MD, MHCM Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources
27 Oct 2020	EVA DeVIRGILIS - Finding Connection Through Creativity - Tuesday, October 27 - 8-9:00am on ZOOM
22 Sep 2020	"AN ORDINARY HERO" - JOAN TRUMPAUER MULHOLLAND
25 Aug 2020	FEED MORE - A VERY ESSENTIAL BUSINESS!
28 Jul 2020	"24 YEARS To FREEDOM" - Rojai Fentress's Fight For Justice
01 Jul 2020	CREATING A NEW NORMAL - "WHAT'S NEXT" FOR ENCOREPRENEUR!
21 May 2020	THE LOCAL IMPACT OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC - Robert Holsworth
28 Apr 2020	Dr. Frank Gupton - Ensuring Access to Medicine In A Post-Pandemic World
25 Feb 2020	THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA'S WOMEN CODE BREAKERS
28 Jan 2020	"VOTERS SHOULD CHOOSE - NOT POLITICIANS" - Wyatt Durrette
17 Dec 2019	WHAT'S GOOD, BAD, & REALLY SCARY ABOUT 5G TECHNOLOGIES
19 Nov 2019	Mike Bisceglia & Jayme Swain - "Stories Have The Power To Transform"
22 Oct 2019	DriveShack - It's Not Your Daddy's Driving Range!
08 Oct 2019	WellComeMD and VCUarts Present "I Had No Idea!"
24 Sep 2019	"Whiskey Business" - Michelle Davenport - Three Crosses Distilling
27 Aug 2019	BARRY PARKHILL - The Long Road To A Championship
23 Jul 2019	"NAKED & AFRAID" SURVIVOR, MOM & BIOSCIENCES EXEC - SUZANNE ZETA
26 Jun 2019	J.SMITH FEREBEE - RVA's Legendary Encorepreneur
21 May 2019	Robin Traywick Williams - "The Country Seinfeld"
24 Apr 2019	"Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail" - Bruce Matson
26 Mar 2019	"Is College Ready For Its Students" - Dr. Paula Pando
26 Feb 2019	Fighting Bots, Big Data & Fake News" - James "Chip" Cottrell
22 Jan 2019	Rep. Abigail Spanberger - "Can I Still Sell Thin Mints?" January 22
18 Dec 2018	David Shuford - Discovering Your Hidden Talents
27 Nov 2018	Eva DiVirgilis - "In My Chair" Actor, Artist and Activist
24 Oct 2018	Dr. Bruce Heilman on WWII Vets - "Why They Never Talk About It"
25 Sep 2018	World's Craziest Man - Will Turner shares lessons learned from running 60 triathlons in a year
21 Aug 2018	Immigration Policy - Who Knew It Would be Complicated! Laksmi Challa
24 Jul 2018	The Lawyer's Guild - Does it still serve America's Best Interests" - Gary LeClair Speaks at St. Joseph's Villa
26 Jun 2018	Cristo Rey - A College & Career Preparatory School" Peter McCourt
22 May 2018	"From The Links to LinkedIn" - LPGA Pro Maggie Will at The Richmond Ballet
24 Apr 2018	"Precision Medicine" - Next Generation Healthcare - Dr. Neal Carl
27 Mar 2018	Airbnb BY THE ACRE - OUTDOORACCESS.COM
27 Feb 2018	"MILO" Use of Force Simulator
27 Feb 2018	"DATA - MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK"
23 Jan 2018	David Poole - All You Need to Know About Virgina Politics, But Didn't Know Where To Ask!
19 Dec 2017	Janine Bell of The Elegba Folklore Society - At LeClairRyan
28 Nov 2017	Michael Bor - Co-founder of CarLotz at Virginia Repertory Theatre
31 Oct 2017	Susan Rickman - World Pediatric Project - New Community School
26 Sep 2017	Dennis Bickmeier - President, Richmond Raceway - "Richmond Raceway Reimagined"
23 Aug 2017	Lisa Schaffner - United Network For Organ Sharing - "UNOS - A Vital Link"
21 Aug 2017	ROAD TRIP TO THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE - August 21, 2017
25 Jul 2017	Hon. Brian Moran - Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
27 Jun 2017	Ted Chandler - Co-Founder NRV - "Home Grown Capital"
23 May 2017	Karen Stanley - CEO of CARITASVA - "Building An Entrepreneurial Non-Profit"
25 Apr 2017	Matt Donlon of UZURV at The Library of Virginia "Bring the Car Around"
28 Mar 2017	Nate Marcus - Planning A Special Occasion? You Need an "OccasionGenius""
28 Feb 2017	Mike Herring, Richmond's Commonwealth's Attorney to Speak at Glen Allen Cultural Center
31 Jan 2017	George Barbee to Speak on Our Creative and Innovative Genius At New Entrepreneur Center
15 Dec 2016	THURSDAY, Dec. 15th - Joe Boling on "From 'The Bush' To The Boardroom" at LeClairRyan
22 Nov 2016	CEO of compare.com on "Navigating The Future In Driverless Cars" - St. Joseph's Villa - Nov. 22
25 Oct 2016	October 25th - Gail Johnson "Exporting Education to China"
27 Sep 2016	September 27 - Jeff Schapiro On "Virginia - Red, Blue or Purple?"
23 Aug 2016	August 23- Virginia's "Grape Rush" - Stan Joynes & Paul Kreckman At VCU School of Business
26 Jul 2016	Leonard Sandridge "Uncovering Our Personal Past" - St. Christopher's School
28 Jun 2016	June 28 - "Exercise For Your Brain" - Blue Ocean Brain at Viginia War Memorial
24 May 2016	May 24 - "A Lifetime of Ventures" - David Gee at The Virginia Cliffe Inn
26 Apr 2016	April 26 - Wyatt Durrette & Jim Ukrop "Why People Think Politics Is Rigged"
22 Mar 2016	March 22 - "MILO" Use of Force Simulator
22 Mar 2016	March 22 - Sarah Scarbrough at the Richmond Police Training Academy
23 Feb 2016	Bryan Bostic - Taking Another Swing At It
02 Feb 2016	Myths and Misconceptions About Islam and Muslims
22 Dec 2015	Tom Yeager - Commissioner of the Colonial Athletic Assn
24 Nov 2015	Launch of the "DieHappy" App
27 Oct 2015	Todd Nuckols - Lighthouse Labs
15 Sep 2015	Kim Mahan - Maxx-imizing Potential
25 Aug 2015	Linda Nash - Serial Entrepreneur!
23 Jul 2015	"Richmond's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem" Bob Mooney - VCU
15 Jun 2015	"Banking For A Cause" Jane Henderson of Virginia Community Capital
19 May 2015	Jim Edge - Breakfast by The "Edge" of the Pool
28 Apr 2015	Bruce Matson of LeClairRyan - "On The Road To Find Out"