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SUMMARY:Patriot Growth Capital - Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
DESCRIPTION:Join our virtual info session to learn about PGC (Patriotic Growth Capital) and its mission to empower veterans through business leadership. This engaging online event will provide an overview of PGC’s history\, vision\, and goals\, as well as unique investment opportunities that foster generational wealth. Discover how our structured mentorship programs support veterans\, hear impactful success stories\, and learn about potential tax advantages. The session includes an interactive Q&A and details on how you can get involved\, all hosted on a user-friendly virtual platform with engaging visuals. \n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction: Overview of the agenda and PGC’s mission to empower veterans.\n\n\n\nPGC Overview: History\, vision\, goals\, and key achievements.\n\n\n\nInvestment Opportunities: Explanation of fund structure\, potential financial returns\, and generational wealth creation.\n\n\n\nVeteran Support Programs: Details on mentorship\, training\, and impact stories from veterans.\n\n\n\nTax Advantages: Information on the IRS 1202 Exemption and financial benefits.\n\n\n\nInteractive Q&A: Open floor for attendee questions and engagement.\n\n\n\nNext Steps and Closing Remarks: How to get involved\, follow-up information\, and thank you notes.
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-mar-26/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82205004081
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SUMMARY:Advancing The Line - Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Buckhead Club on February 10th at 6:00 PM for ATL Vets’ February Leadership Speaker Series\, a milestone evening marking the official rollout of the ATL Vets Leadership Institute and the launch of two new leadership-focused programs.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event brings together veterans\, veteran supporters\, and senior leaders for an intentional conversation around leadership development\, personal growth\, and sustained impact beyond the uniform. Featuring Octavio Lorenzo and Renea Jones-Hudson\, the evening will explore how modern leadership demands both strength and self-awareness—and how veterans can continue to lead with purpose in every arena of life. \n\n\n\nAttendees can expect: \n\n\n\n\nInsight into the vision and structure of the ATL Vets Leadership Institute\n\n\n\nA first look at two new programs designed to support mindset\, wellness\, and leadership development\n\n\n\nPractical leadership takeaways rooted in lived experience\n\n\n\nMeaningful connection with Atlanta’s veteran and civic leadership community\n\n\n\n\nThis is more than a speaker event—it’s a signal of where ATL Vets is headed next. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Featured Speakers and Brand Ambassadors:\n\n\n\n\nRenee Jones-Hudson\n\n\n\nRenea is a retired U.S. Army Captain\, PsyD candidate in Health & Wellness\, and AI Strategist who has made it her mission to help women veterans lead powerfully beyond the uniform. She is the Founder of Beyond the Uniform\, a platform dedicated to identity\, wellness\, and leadership development for women navigating life after service. \n\n\n\n\n\nOctavio Lorenzo\n\n\n\nOctavio Lorenzo is a veteran leader\, wellness coach\, and Atlanta Brand Ambassador for ATL Vets. As the founder of Reach Fit Life and a certified Heroic Coach\, Octavio focuses on mindset\, discipline\, and whole-person development—helping veterans build strength\, clarity\, and purpose as they transition from service to civilian leadership.
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/advancing-the-line-atlanta/
LOCATION:Buckhead Club\, 3344 Peachtree Rd NE\, Atlanta\, 30326\, United States
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SUMMARY:Advancing The Line - Tampa - Workshop
DESCRIPTION:ATLVets Entrepreneurship Workshop – Sponsored by CLA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Branding IFAK Workshop \n\n\n\nIdentify. Find. Attract. Keep. \n\n\n\nYour brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room. Yet most professionals—especially veterans transitioning into leadership\, entrepreneurship\, or advisory roles—operate without a clear\, intentional brand strategy. \n\n\n\nThe Branding IFAK Workshop is a hands-on\, two-hour session designed to give you a practical\, repeatable framework for clarifying your identity\, defining your ideal audience\, and communicating your value with confidence and consistency. \n\n\n\nDrawing from the IFAK methodology—Identify\, Find\, Attract\, Keep—this workshop helps participants: \n\n\n\n\nClarify who they are and what differentiates them\n\n\n\nIdentify their ideal audience (“your WHO”) and where to reach them\n\n\n\nAlign messaging\, story\, and presence to attract the right opportunities\n\n\n\nBuild trust and retention through consistency and authenticity\n\n\n\n\nThis is not a marketing lecture. It’s a working session. You’ll leave with clearer language\, sharper positioning\, and a brand foundation you can immediately apply to your career\, business\, or leadership platform.
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/advancing-the-line-tampa-workshop/
LOCATION:CLA Office\, 201 N Franklin St #2500\, Tampa\, Florida\, 33602
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SUMMARY:Advancing The Line - Tampa
DESCRIPTION:ATLVets Tampa Speaker Series | Featuring CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nATLVets returns to Tampa with a focused\, practical conversation for veteran leaders\, founders\, and executives navigating growth\, scale\, and complexity in today’s business environment. \n\n\n\nThis edition of the ATLVets Tampa Speaker Series features senior leaders from Clifton Larson Allen (CLA)—one of the nation’s leading professional services firms—bringing real-world insight on tax strategy\, audit readiness\, and financial decision-making for growing organizations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n💡 Featured Speakers \n\n\n\nRay Busler\, CPA\, Audit Principal at CLA\, brings more than a decade of experience serving logistics\, manufacturing\, and global companies. A recognized thought leader in financial analysis and IFRS engagements\, Ray advises organizations navigating audits\, international reporting\, and financial transparency.  \n\n\n\nThomas Lind\, Tax Principal at CLA\, specializes in helping companies—particularly those expanding into the U.S.—understand tax considerations across the business lifecycle\, from pre-revenue through exit. His background includes mergers & acquisitions and complex tax structuring for private equity and strategic clients.  \n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Gain\n\n\n\n\nPractical insight into tax and audit considerations for scaling businesses\n\n\n\nUnderstanding financial readiness for growth\, acquisition\, or investment\n\n\n\nClarity on global and inbound business challenges\n\n\n\nDirect access to trusted advisors who understand complex environments\n\n\n\n\nAs always\, this event is designed to be conversation-driven\, not sales-driven—creating space for honest dialogue\, thoughtful questions\, and meaningful connections among veteran professionals and supporters. \n\n\n\n🚨 Spots are limited!RSVP today and be part of a transformative evening that moves the needle in your life and work. \n\n\nOur Agenda: \n5:00-5:30pm: Open Networking and Host comments \n5:45pm-6:30pm: Local Veteran or Veteran Organization highlight & fireside chat \n6:30pm: Open Networking \n**Business Casual Attire Required**
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/advancing-the-line-tampa-feb/
LOCATION:Centre Club\, 123 S West Shore Blvd\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stretch w/ a Vet - Tampa
DESCRIPTION:💪 STRETCH With a Vet – Tampa | Powered by MOVE GST🕘 Time: 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM📍 Location: MOVE GST \n\n\n\nWe’re bringing Stretch With a Vet to Tampa —partnering with MOVE GST to deliver a workout experience that’s more than just breaking a sweat. This session is designed to help you become stronger\, more flexible\, and more confident in your body—while connecting with a community that shares your drive and discipline. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\n🔹 Expert-led training focused on sustainable\, measurable results\n\n\n\n🔹 Fitness and nutrition strategies that fit into your busy lifestyle\n\n\n\n🔹 A supportive\, like-minded community pushing each other toward success\n\n\n\n🔹 Access to reliable guidance to keep you consistent and accountable\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re a veteran\, a family member\, or a supporter\, this event is your chance to reset\, refocus\, and break the cycle of inconsistency—all while having fun and building connections that last. \n\n\n\n✅ Come ready to move\, sweat\, and walk away with new energy\, new tools\, and new friends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMOVE with a VET-Workout Agenda \n\n\n\n9:00–9:15 AM | Check-In | Welcome & Introduction \n\n\n\n\nFront desk: confirm waivers completed\n\n\n\nOpportunity for participants to speak with a coach about specific concerns (if needed)\n\n\n\nBring everyone together\n\n\n\nShare who we are\, our mission\, and why we do what we do\n\n\n\nIntroduce coaches and collaborators\n\n\n\nEmphasize the “WHY” behind the event\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n9:15–10:30 AM | Workout Session \n\n\n\n\nWarm-up\n\n\n\nWorkout\n\n\n\nCooldown\n\n\n\nPost-workout announcements (upcoming classes\, events\, opportunities)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n**This is a STRETCH class** \n\n\n\nIn this class\, we will be focusing on mobility drills and a series of stretches that will help open our hips\, work our abductors and adductors and use proper and safe techniques to get our flexibility to the next level. \n\n\n\nWe will use active and passive stretches and work on maintaining alignment while deepening our range of motion gradually. Tools like yoga blocks\, bands\, weights and stall bars will assist during class with strength and increased mobility. \n\n\n\n10:30 AM | Networking & Next Steps \n\n\n\nEncourage continued engagement and community building \n\n\n\nConnect with participants \n\n\n\nGrab goodies  \n\n\n\nBook for next class\, event\,open house
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/streatch-w-a-vet-feb/
LOCATION:Move GST\, 1710 N Hercules Ave\, Clearwater\, Florida\, 33765\, United States
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SUMMARY:Advancing The Line - Atlanta: Veteran Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about the state of affairs for veterans in Georgia.\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at the Buckhead Club for an informative evening with LT Col Clay Fuller\, who is also District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit\, a four-county circuit in NW Georgia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClay Fuller serves as the District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit\, a four-county circuit in NW Georgia. In this role\, he is the top prosecutor for the region and prosecutes some of the circuit’s most violent and heinous crimes. He secured convictions in numerous jury trials\, including murder\, rape\, and armed robbery—resulting in life sentences for the perpetrators. In addition\, he has argued criminal cases before the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Clay is also a Lt Col and a Deputy Staff Judge Advocate in the Air National Guard\, where he has been rated the #1 mid-career officer by his Wing leadership\, and has earned the Air Force Commendation and Meritorious Service Medals. \n\n\n\n\nFrom 2018-2019\, Clay was one of fourteen Americans appointed by President Trump to serve as a White House Fellow. During that time\, he served in both the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Defense and advised on the response to the opioid crisis as well as improving processes that impact POW/MIA families. He also assisted senior Pentagon and National Security Council leaders with oversight of the worldwide employment of special operations forces in counterterrorism. \n\n\n\n📍 Location: Buckhead Club – Atlanta📅 Date: Monday\, February 23rd🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a veteran seeking inspiration for your next chapter\, a professional invested in veteran advocacy\, or a leader looking to elevate your impact—this is a night you won’t want to miss. \n\n\n\n🎟 RSVP now – Seats are limited. Click the link in bio to reserve your spot! \n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to our partners and community members who make this speaker series possible.
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/clay-fuller/
LOCATION:Buckhead Club\, 3344 Peachtree Rd NE\, Atlanta\, 30326\, United States
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SUMMARY:VETLANTA Q1 Summit at Delta
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in partnership with Delta Air Lines & Delta VRG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the VETLANTA Q1 Summit & 12-Year Anniversary Celebration on February 24\, 2026\, hosted at the historic Delta Flight Museum in partnership with Delta Air Lines and Delta VRG. \n\n\n\nThis special evening will commemorate twelve years of VETLANTA’s impact while convening veteran leaders\, corporate partners\, and community stakeholders for meaningful connection and dialogue. Attendees will enjoy extended networking time with vendors\, the opportunity to explore the museum\, and a featured fireside chat with Retired SMA Michael Grinston. \n\n\n\nThe program will also include remarks from Delta Air Lines leadership\, recognition of new VETLANTA board members\, and closing reflections as we look ahead to the future of veteran leadership in Atlanta and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:30 – 6:30 PM\n\n\n\nNetworking & Vendor Engagement \n\n\n\n\nVendor showcase\n\n\n\nAttendee networking\n\n\n\nMuseum open for exploration\n\n\n\nCatering provided by Delta VRG\n\n\n\n\n6:30 – 7:30 PM\n\n\n\nFormal Program \n\n\n\n6:30 PMWelcome\, Call to Order & National Anthem \n\n\n\n\nCall to Order: Maria Sanders\n\n\n\nNational Anthem: Harley Rainwater\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:35 PMInvocation \n\n\n\n\nEric Brew\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:36 PM – 6:43 PMVETLANTA President Remarks \n\n\n\n\nLloyd Knight\, President & Founder\n\n\n\nOrganizational updates and anniversary recognition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:43 PM – 6:50 PMHost Comments \n\n\n\n\nDelta Air Lines Representative – Jack Lysinger – Jack is the Managing Director\, TechOps Strategy and Business Performance.\n\n\n\nPartnership acknowledgment and welcome\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:50 PM – 6:55 PMVETS on the Hill Update \n\n\n\n\nDwayne Kilbourne\n\n\n\nLegislative and advocacy update impacting veterans\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:55 PM – 7:15 PMFireside Chat \n\n\n\n\nRetired SMA Michael Grinston\, CEO\, Army Emergency Relief\n\n\n\nModerated by Zack Knight\n\n\n\nLeadership\, service\, and veteran impact discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 PM – 7:20 PMClosing Remarks \n\n\n\n\nKevin Horgan\n\n\n\nKey takeaways and forward-looking close\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:20 PM – 8:00 PMPost-Summit Networking \n\n\n\n\nContinued networking and partner engagement
URL:https://atlvets.org/events/vetlanta-q1-summit-at-delta/
LOCATION:Delta Flight Museum\, 1060 Delta Blvd\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30354
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