Frances Reimers is the founder and CEO of Firestarter, a personal brand consultancy located in Alexandria, VA. Firestarter helps individuals and small businesses to develop, manage, enhance, and protect a key professional asset: their personal brands.

 

Some of Firestarter’s current and former clients include: the Denver Nuggets, the NFL Alumni Association, Campbell University Football, Mt Saint Mary’s University Men’s Basketball, former Baltimore Ravens Kicker Matt Stover and his nonprofit, the Players Philanthropy Fund, and multiple retired and current professional athletes, coaches, and professional service providers.

 

Prior to launching Firestarter in 2016, Frances led integrated marketing and public relations campaigns for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, the Washington Nationals, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Coast Guard, Xcel Energy, and numerous nonprofits and associations.

 

Frances currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Child & Family Network Center. She is also on the Advisory Boards for the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind and the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger.

 

Frances has contributed to articles in O Magazine, Forbes, Huffington Post, Thrive, BuzzFeed, Washingtonian Bride and Groom, Washington Post, and You Can Magazine. She’s been a frequent guest on radio and TV shows and podcasts. In 2014, she was a featured guest on CNN’s Live with Piers Morgan. Frances is a 2016 recipient of the Alexandria, VA Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40 award.

As a Wealth Advisor who focuses on transition planning, Jim noticed all retirees tend to fall into one of three categories. He came up with the idea of a particular fruit to represent each retiree and created The Fruitful Retirement ™ workshop. Each attendee will leave with an understanding of what category he/she fits into, as well as the type of planning that best fits each situation and the questions that should be asked. This engaging non-proprietary session will allow time for questions and answers to address any concerns of those in the audience. Topics included will be retirement planning, investment allocation, tax and estate planning, and risk management. Note: This session will be limited to 24 attendees

When a school is planning running track and tennis court construction or renovations, it is important that facility managers understand the alternatives with regard to new construction, repair, renovation, and/or replacement strategies; as well as the numerous material options. This presentation will cover the fundamentals of tennis court and running track layout, orientation, fencing, drainage, and surfacing materials options, as well as influencing factors such as site constraints, environmental/geotechnical restrictions, budgetary issues, and maintenance strategies.

 

 

Curb Appeal has become one of the most important aspects of attracting perspective students. Improving your campus grounds program is more than just planting flowers and mowing grass. The impact of new landscape initiatives can greatly impact the physical plant’s ability to properly maintain the campus outdoor environment. This presentation takes a look at various aspects of a successful landscape and grounds program. Issues such as athletic field preparation, signage, special event set-up, and snow removal activities are included in the discussion.