Kyle Harshey is a strategic communicator, creative leader, and mission-driven marketer passionate about helping organizations expand their reach and impact. With a background in experiential marketing, nonprofit leadership, and strategic planning, he excels at blending data-driven insights with compelling, human-centered storytelling.

Prior to working with nonprofits, Kyle advised globally recognized brands like Mercedes-Benz, Chobani, and AbbVie on marketing strategy through branded experiences.  Now, he loves bringing those strategies and techniques to grassroots nonprofits that seek to make a lasting impact in our society.  Rooted in kindness, collaboration, and a deep respect for human dignity, his approach strengthens communities and fosters meaningful connections. 

Outside of work, you will usually find Kyle volunteering with his church, cooking elaborate meals, watching Ru Paul's Drag Race, and exploring nature with his husband (Christopher), his dog (Budd), and his cat (the Rev. Pat Robertson).

Romondo McEachern is the Director of Outreach & Business Development at the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX). In this role, he works directly with business owners to build awareness of employee ownership as a way to strengthen businesses and build community wealth.

Romondo brings more than 12 years of experience in financial services focused on small businesses. He has served as a business development officer at a national small business bank and led the business banking department at a credit union, where he guided entrepreneurs from start-up through expansion. His team there distributed more than $3 million in grants to low-income and minority-owned businesses. Earlier in his career, he managed a portfolio of 250 community banks at a fintech company, shaping their digital, deposit growth, and client acquisition strategies.

Throughout his career, Romondo has been committed to helping small business owners reach their full potential. That mission continues at EOX as he helps them explore employee ownership.

Shanté Frazier is a mission-driven financial and nonprofit executive with more than 15 years of senior leadership experience spanning finance, accounting, operations, community development, affordable housing, grants management, and organizational strategy. She has held senior leadership roles with several large nonprofit organizations, where she has partnered with executive leadership and Boards to strengthen financial performance, organizational infrastructure, compliance, and long-term sustainability. 

Throughout her career, Shanté has led enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, accounting operations, internal controls, risk management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. She has modernized financial systems and workflows to improve transparency, efficiency, and reporting, while building accountable, high-performing teams. She has also managed significant grant portfolios, developed funding strategies, secured public funding for community programs, and established systems to track financial and programmatic performance.

Her accomplishments include strengthening financial and compliance infrastructure, improving operational efficiency, developing performance dashboards, expanding supportive housing initiatives through public funding, strengthening audit and quality-assurance processes, and building cross-sector partnerships with government agencies, nonprofits, community leaders, and other stakeholders.

Shanté brings a combination of financial expertise, strategic leadership, technology fluency, and mission-driven management to organizations seeking sustainable growth and strong fiscal stewardship.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact her here→. 

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     - Mae Jemison