Veteran Entrepreneurship Forum

August 19, 2021 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM/ET
Hosted by Fiserv and America's Warrior Partnership

Veteran entrepreneurs are vital to our economy
Join us for collaborative discussions around trends and opportunities

The goal of the Veteran Entrepreneurship Forum is to support veteran-owned businesses and professionals. We will connect veteran business owners/entrepreneurs, veteran corporate leaders, business resources, and other industry-leading nonprofit advocates from across the U.S. to discuss problems, needs, and potential collaborative solutions to empower veteran-owned small businesses better.

After attending this forum, our goal is that you will be able to bring back knowledge, relationships, and skills to your small business to run more effectively, efficiently, and collaboratively. We hope that we address the needs and concerns in our businesses and identify barriers and triumphs. In turn, organizations can combat issues on a united front, develop action plans to support local veteran businesses, and establish positive steps to elevate veteran entrepreneurship.

Garrett Cathcart, Master of Ceremonies (Former Executive Director of Mission Roll Call)

Keynote Speaker

Charlynda Scales​, Air Force Veteran, Founder of Mutt’s Sauce

Panel Session I: Empowering Veteran Entrepreneurs

• Meghan Oglivie (CEO of Dog Tag)

• Larry Stubblefield (Associate Administrator for the Office of Business Development for the SBA)

• Misty Fox (Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business for IVMF)

• Blake Hogan (CEO of Bunker Labs)

Round Table Resource Discussions

• Clover

• The Rosie Network

• RICE

• NaVOBA

Panel Session II: What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Business

• Blayne Smith (Principal of Applied Leadership Partners)

• Natasha Standard (CEO and Founder of Norie Shoes and Equal Footwear)

• Sharod Wade (Founder of Semper Sanitize)

• J.J (CEO of Objective Area Solutions)

• Erinn S. Roth (Founder of Ms. Jo’s Petite Sweets)

Thank You & Closing Remarks

Open Networking