Virtual Chapter
Dragons Rising
Thomas Howard
Chapter President
Thomas Howard leads Dragons Rising, a group of business owners who show up every week and actively refer one another. 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
1,116 Introductions made Connecting two people who would benefit from knowing each other.
97 Referrals passed A warm introduction to a potential buyer where a sales conversation is expected.
997 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
15 categories represented today. If yours isn't listed, it may well be open.
- 401(k) Plans
- Accounting
- Banking / Finance
- Business Consulting
- Employee Benefits
- Fractional CFO
- HR Consulting
- IT Consulting
- Intellectual Property
- Leadership Coaching
- Marketing Agency
- Other
- PR / Public Relations
- Sales Consulting
- Training & Development
Visited already? Apply to Dragons Rising →
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