Virtual Chapter
Dragons Rising
Tuesdays · 11:30 AM EST
Thomas J Howard
Chapter President
For professionals serving clients nationwide: advisors to US businesses and nonprofits across the map. Visit once and see whether it's your room.
The leadership team 
Thomas J Howard Chapter President Accounting 
Diane Chubb Vice President Intellectual Property 
Doug Rongo Membership Chair 401(k) Plans 
Michael Hawkes Education Chair Banking / Finance
Who runs this room
Thomas J Howard Chapter President Accounting Diane Chubb Vice President Intellectual Property Doug Rongo Membership Chair 401(k) Plans Michael Hawkes Education Chair Banking / Finance HS Heidi Sporel Chapter Mentor Marketing Agency
What this room actually produced
2026 so far
1,144 Introductions made Connecting two people who would benefit from knowing each other.
71 Referrals passed A warm introduction to a potential buyer where a sales conversation is expected.
1,023 Virtual coffees A one-on-one meeting with anyone in your network to build the relationship.
Logged week by week by 17 members of this chapter.
Who's in the room
One seat. One industry.
Every chapter holds a single seat per professional category. When a seat is filled it closes to competitors, so the person in it owns that lane, and the room refers to them on purpose.
Already in the room
14 categories represented today. If yours isn't listed, it may well be open.
- 401(k) Plans
- Accounting
- Banking / Finance
- Business Consulting
- Commercial & Health Insurance
- Employee Benefits
- Financial/Wealth Advisor
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CTO
- HR Consulting
- Intellectual Property
- Leadership Coaching
- Marketing Agency
- Sales Consulting
Visit Free
Come see the room.
Your first visit is always free, it's one hour on Zoom, and nobody pitches you. Show up, watch how the room works, and decide for yourself.
Meeting time Tuesdays · 11:30 AM EST
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