Who this room is for
For Atlanta B2B professionals: legal, lending, real estate and operations leaders rising together. Visit once and see whether it's your room.
Inside the room 
This is what a Rise ATL meeting looks like
A real Rise ATL meeting. Fridays, 9:30 AM EST.
The leadership team 
Sean Shannon Chapter President Sales Consulting 
Phil Wofford Vice President Fractional COO 
Darren Crosby Membership Chair Business Lending 
Jeff Evans Education Chair Video Production 
Blair Gatchel Chapter Mentor SaaS Platforms
Who runs this room
Sean Shannon Chapter President Sales Consulting Phil Wofford Vice President Fractional COO Darren Crosby Membership Chair Business Lending Jeff Evans Education Chair Video Production Blair Gatchel Chapter Mentor SaaS Platforms What this room actually produced
2026 so far
342 Introductions made Connecting two people who would benefit from knowing each other.
46 Referrals passed A warm introduction to a potential buyer where a sales conversation is expected.
409 Virtual coffees A one-on-one meeting with anyone in your network to build the relationship.
Logged week by week by 18 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.
Actively recruiting
Sean Shannon is looking to fill these categories now.
- CPA
- Fractional CFO
- Intellectual Property
- Payment Processing / Merchant Services
- Payroll Services
Already in the room
15 categories represented today. If yours isn't listed, it may well be open.
- Bookkeeping
- Business Attorney
- Business Lending
- Commercial Real Estate
- EOS / Business Operating Systems
- Fractional CMO
- Fractional COO
- HR Consulting
- Managed IT Services (MSP)
- Printing
- Recruiting / Staffing
- SaaS Platforms
- Sales Consulting
- Video Production
- Wealth Management/Exit Planning
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 Fridays · 9:30 AM EST
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