Serving the Community

MAD for Vets is a 501c3 Non Profit organization whose purpose is to contribute to a variety of charities to support Veterans. MAD for Vets was founded by MAD Properties Group - a community focused real estate company based in Houston, TX. As a Blue Star Mom, the founder of the organization is passionate about the military and supporting our troops. We host two major events in the fall: a 5k run/wa...

Lauren Jefferson is the Co-Founder and CEO of FocusCopy, a copywriting and content writing firm based in Houston, TX. As a graduate and now a mentor of the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, Lauren has studied and put into practice how entrepreneurs find success at length – including common (and not so common) mistakes to avoid. Today, the FocusCopy team caffeinates clients...

Dave Weaver, Houston Veterans Chamber of Commerce President More about Dave https://www.houveteranschamber.org/leadership/dave-weaver The Houston Regional Veterans Chamber of Commerce ( HVC ) supports the growth and development of  Veteran owned, Veteran service organizations & patriot businesses through advocacy, collaboration and business education in the Houston Region to achieve their own...

About Connie Miller I was called by God into full time ministry in 2010 when I met my husband who was a full time Pastor in East Saint Louis, Illinois. Ten months after we were married the Lord moved us to Bacliff, Texas where we would Pastor for 9 years.  During this time, the Lord was grounding me in HIs love and that I was secure in my salvation. I spent twenty years of my born-again life doubt...

 Mike Martin, DVBE, is a member of various veteran service organizations. Mike created a sales and distribution company in the health and wellness industry 13 years ago to help him share the positive impact of the various products he has found in his journey of being an Agent Orange poisoned boots on ground in South Vietnam.  Mike's Story I grew up as an Air Force brat and had opportunity to...

Chris Finck is a Marine Corps Veteran with a Bachelors Degree in Finance.  He was born and raised in Vancouver, WA and moved to TX after some encouragement from one of his Marine Corps Brothers.  Chris has 2 children, Kristina 24 and Doron 19.  He is a Mortgage Loan Officer with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp and loves working with people and helping to guide them to be able to get to where the...

Debra Marshall is the daughter of a combat Vietnam Veteran.  She is also a Realtor that services Houston and surrounding cities. Debra has a long family history of service to our county.  She is passionate about giving back to my community especially our veterans who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. It truly is a debt that can never be repaid. Debra feels it with every Veteran she is honor...

Ryan Kirksey serves as the Chairman of the Board for Family Promise of Clear Creek.  Ryan has  lived in the Clear Creek/Friendswood/League City community since his family moved here in the sixth grade. Ryan has worked at Rice University for 17 years, and is now Chief of Staff to the president of the University. Ryan got involved with family promise of clear creek through my church, Southeast Churc...

 It was at this Expo that I happened upon Grace After Fire!  The rest is history!  The first time I met the President and CEO, I participated in an impromptu and on the spot interview she hosted and I was a Table Talk (TM) Color Me Camo Peer Group Facilitator for the first year and a half!  I was brought on board with Grace After Fire in July of 2019, and in October of 2021, I moved to the San Ant...

Amy Castro is president and founder of Starlight Outreach and Rescue, a Houston area animal rescue and shelter outreach organization. She started the organization in 2017 in Honor of Emma Starlight Hyde, who was an animal shelter volunteer and freshman at Friendswood High School when she passed away suddenly in October 2017. To pay the bills, Amy is a professional speaker and trainer- presenting i...

Michael Podolny has over 45 years of experience working with the owners of privately-held businesses. Podolny’s career began in the world of financial transactions working first in commercial banking then as a principal of an investment banking firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions of smaller privately-held businesses and finally as a consultant helping businesses plan and execute for their ul...

Love and Hope for Our Heroes mission and philosophy stems from four key components: Respect, Empathy, Self-Learning and Pride Of Ownership. We personally believe that housing is a universal necessity that creates positive change for all of humanity. With housing and the above key-tenets, we believe that we can impact change and help our clients better their lives. Our mission is simply to improve...

Meet Heather Carson, Director of Education, TVMA Attorney Heather Carson represents scientists, creatives, and other small businesses as their outside general counsel, serving as a trusted advisor to protect their business. Having spent over a decade building programs and protecting intellectual property for large institutions, Heather felt a calling to provide this same level of world class legal...

Network In Action (NIA) is a national franchise comprised of over 70 groups across the country that creates marketplace alliances via membership in these elite groups, featuring a qualified business advisor and leadership business coach, to directly manage business owners for mutual benefit. The model is unique to the industry based on its proprietary technology, structured once-a-month gatherings...

Carlene Johnson (CJ) is currently serving as the President for the VAREP Houston chapter. About CJ 🏘A real estate professional (Realtor®), Realtist and Houston’s first Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE™) assisting clients and network who are dealing with real property in divorce proceedings. 💢An accredited service provider to families, family law practitioners, and other real estate serv...

Eretta learned the importance of giving back at an early age. She grew up in a family full of Veterans, from her father who was a well-known cowboy and Army veteran, to her older brother, as well a her husband, A Vet's Choice Co-Founder, Harold O. Perry. She later devoted 20 years of her life to teaching and then became a Real Estate Consultant, an Entrepreneur and a Philanthropist. Her upbri...

Following the loss of her husband in January, 2015, Bobbi Mason quickly realized the lack of resources available to young widows and felt an urgency to become an ambassador to young widows and those who have suffered traumatic loss.  In February, 2018, she launched Widow Thrive and the 501(c)(3) non-profit, Widow’s Wish Foundation.  Through Widow’s Wish Foundation and her online Facebook “Widow Th...

Regina Wagner is a local business owner and a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is serving the greater Houston/Galveston area. She has chosen to support the Walk with the Alzheimer's Association to raise awareness and funds to support Alzheimer's care, support, and research. This year, the walk will be completed in person on Saturday, October 9th, 7:30am/8am and walk wi...

Tiffany Barney was saved from the rave scene, her ministry is focused on bringing other ravers to Christ through common ground such as dance and E.D.M. (electronic dance music) in a Christian, drug free environment.  Tiffany was recently interview by CBN for an episode of the 700 Club.  She is doing amazing work for these young adults! Unite Rave Revival Event RSVP (9/11/2021) https://www.heartofd...

Toward the end of 2016, as gun violence in Chicago reached its highest levels in 20 years, a group of Chicago area business, faith, community, non-profit, civic and government leaders met to explore the common question they asked themselves: Is there more that can be done to address the root causes of the current level of violence we are experiencing? They realized that though the challenges in Ch...

Heels to Halos is a non-profit organization who is reaching women in the streets and sexually oriented businesses all across Galveston, Houston and surrounding areas. We are currently in communication with additional cities outside of Texas and other countries who want to partner with us. By providing the proper resources, connections, and housing we build a bridge for women to exit the sex indust...

Hillary’s desire to do more to help stabilize the lives of children in need led her to a 10-year career at Communities In Schools – Bay Area. She worked directly with students in Clear Creek ISD for 5 years before transitioning to the Resource Development Director role where over her tenure, she helped raise over $1M. Also, during this time, Hillary received her Master of Arts from University of H...

Galveston Urban Ministries mission is to develop holistic relationships to transform the community we love. Whether we’re teaching kids how to read, helping our adult neighbors prepare to enter the work force, or educating work groups from all over Texas on how to alleviate poverty, our goal is to see the North Broadway community thrive! We want each of our neighbors to have healthy families, good...

Patricia shares her story, the adversity she's faced, overcome, and now shares through her three books.  She is an amazing woman giving back to women of all ages helping them be strong and confident. Connect with Patricia on FB https://www.facebook.com/patricia.anderson.58152559 Trisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your host. More About Trisha Here https://teamrxc.com/...

As the Founder & Executive Director of Including Kids Autism Center, Jennifer Dantzler, is an influential expert in her field. She founded Including Kids Autism Center in 2003 at a time when autism was reaching epidemic levels, and there were very few services offered for early intervention. Its mission is to provide evidence-based, behavior analytic interventions for persons with autism and r...