Join other CEOs and business leaders in the Virginia Blue Ridge area who are building great businesses for a greater purpose.
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It can be lonely at the top, but it doesn’t have to be.
We know leaders limit their potential when they lead from isolation. But, when surrounded by trusted advisors with a common goal and a biblical worldview, they can maximize performance and energize cultures. With faith as the foundation, this powerful group of peers meet in an exclusive, confidential forums around Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Rocky Mount to have their questions answered and their answers questioned.
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Business Forum Leaders in the Virginia Blue Ridge Area
GREG KING
Having spent over 20 years in the nation’s capital, Greg was called to develop the C12 practice in Virginia’s Blue…
GREG KING
TODD DODSON
Todd L. Dodson is a native of Roanoke, Virginia, and a graduate of Lord Botetourt High School in Daleville, Virginia….
TODD DODSON
Todd L. Dodson is a native of Roanoke, Virginia, and a graduate of Lord Botetourt High School in Daleville, Virginia. Following high school, he attended Appalachian State University. He was a four-year lettermen in football and a Distinguished Military Graduate in ROTC. Following graduation in 1985. Mr. Dodson was commissioned into the US Army Corps of Engineers. He served 7 years in the Corps of Engineers before he changed his career path and volunteered for Special Forces. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, NC. in May 1991. Mr. Dodson served in numerous positions over the next 18 years which took him all over the world. His final deployment was to Operation Iraqi Freedom where he served as the Chief of Staff for Combined/Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula. He oversaw the conduct and support of over two thousand combat operations through the Iraqi theater, involving forces from all services, Iraqi military, and Iraqi police forces. Mr. Dodson retired after 25 years of service at the rank of Colonel when his last assignment was the US Special Operations Command liaison to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Following retirement, Mr. Dodson returned to the Roanoke Valley in Virginia.
Upon his return, Mr. Dodson worked for the Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc. and Lawrence Companies, Inc. He currently is the Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Operations for Beacon Wealth Consultants, Inc., a financial advisory firm located in Roanoke.
After losing his first wife to cancer in 2009, Todd remarried the former Lisa Hammer Crawford in 2011. They have three daughters, and one son-in-law.
MICHAEL FRIEDMAN
Mike was most recently President of The Harrington Corporation, a manufacturing company based in Lynchburg, VA. He discovered C12 in…
MICHAEL FRIEDMAN
Mike was most recently President of The Harrington Corporation, a manufacturing company based in Lynchburg, VA. He discovered C12 in the spring of 2020 and has been a member since.
Mike serves on the Board of Directors for Dominican Advance, a ministry in the Dominican Republic that creates opportunity for a brighter future through quality, Christ-centered schools and educational programs to impoverished people living in the Dominican Republic and
neighboring islands.
Mike and his wife Lori have been married for 19 years and have three children.
“C12 is everything I was looking for and more of what I didn’t know I needed. My peers challenge me in my blind spots, love me in hard times, and encourage me to glorify God in the way I lead my team. It’s a home for business leaders.”
