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Christine Landi
The marketing chief turning a Richmond regional bank into the one that listens - and betting a whole campaign on the idea that big banks forgot how.
CarMax
The company that killed the haggle in 1993 now sells three-quarters of a million used cars a year - and is trying to prove that a car lot can also be a website.
EdConnective
EdConnective is a Richmond, Virginia edtech company that delivers virtual-first, one-to-one instructional coaching for teachers, coaches, and school leaders. Founded by Will Morris, it records classroom instruction, has expert coaches analyze the footage, and returns bite-sized, actionable video feedback within about 48 hours - turning district priorities into everyday classroom practice. The company reports roughly 35-40% gains in student engagement, rigor, and content mastery, and pairs its coaching with interactive workshops and PLC facilitation for educator teams.
Tyler Boyd
Tyler Boyd is the CEO of Youtility, a behavioral decision science company that models the emotional drivers behind consumer choices and feeds banks and brands real-time next-best-action recommendations through APIs. A Columbia-trained financier who spent nearly two decades in private equity, investment banking, and corporate strategy, Boyd moved from Wall Street deal rooms to the marketing-science world at Purple Strategies before sourcing and steering the merger of US fintech Squeeze with UK technology firm Youtility. He now runs the combined company across London and Richmond, Virginia, where its software counts Santander UK, Virgin Money, and Monese among its partners and recently closed a $4.2M seed round.