Jim R. Roberts Founder, Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) and Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs (WALE)   Roberts has been helping entrepreneurs by starting organizations in Charlotte, Asheville, Durham and Wilmington. “I find the best startup entrepreneurs to put in front active angel investors in WALE with 12 regional investments since ...

Dan Brawley  Executive Director, Cucalorus   As the director of Cucalorus, Brawley has been helping carry out the Cucalorus Film Festival and its many outreach programs.   Brawley is also the president of the Film Festival Alliance.   “Cucalorus is a community building organization with four film festivals, a residency program, a tech confe ...

Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock   Communication and Performance Studies professor UNCW   Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock is a professor, researcher and performance artist who teaches storytelling, performance and qualitative research. She will be a speaker in this year’s TEDxAirlie event March 29.   “I’m a Mac person because I like having my work co ...

Jennifer Turnage Co-founder & CEO myBeeHyve Jennifer Turnage is co-founder of myBeeHyve, a software- as-a-service company that automates workflow and serves as a virtual assistant for network marketing sales teams.   Regularly reads Greater Wilmington Business Journal, WILMA magazine, daily emails from Port City Daily, WRAL TechWire and the Hypepotamus news ...

Adam Jones Regional Economist and Associate Professor of Economics  Swain Center, UNCW Cameron School of Business As an economics professor and regional economist in the Wilmington area, Adam Jones does research on local public finance and regional economics. Jones balances his technology use between economic-oriented resources and hobby-based ones.   For ...

Chandler Hatch Sales Manager, Untappd As a sales manager for Untappd, a Wilmington-based software company that developed apps for beer drinkers and business owners, Hatch is surrounded by technology. “Working for a tech company we use many different types of technology to make our teams more efficient,” Hatch said. “At Untappd we use technology for ...

Densay Sengsoulavong   Government Affairs Director, Cape Fear Realtors Association Densay Sengsoulavong works for Cape Fear Realtors Association, which represents over 2,400 real estate professionals in the region. He serves as lead for the group’s activities in the public policy and political arenas.   “It’s incredible how quickly de ...

Amanda Sipes Community manager, tekMountain   As the community manager of tekMountain, Amanda Sipes interacts daily with members and oversees marketing and events.   "tekMountain brings creatives and technologists together to help scale their business and we have fun doing it."   Sipes subscribes to the Daily Skimm, an email newsletter sent ...

Tammy Proctor Tourism Director / PIO, Pender County As Tammy Proctor puts it, “I have the most fun job in Pender County. I get to promote Pender County’s natural resources, rich history and wonderful shops and restaurants.” She uses social media to market the county as well as to distribute timely information and alerts during an emergency.   & ...

Associate Wealth Advisor, Pathfinder Wealth Consulting   Zachary said his company helps folks “get on the path” to reaching financial goals through proactive financial planning, saving strategies and investments.   Favorite websites and blogs for business: The Independent Market Observer, authored by our broker-dealer’s CIO, Brad McMillan; T ...