Dar'shun is Available for Speaking Opportunities!

Dar'shun Kendrick was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Decatur, GA by her 2 entrepreneurial parents. She has a personal mission of closing the racial wealth gap through entrepreneurship for women founders and founders of color. In order to make this happen, companies must SCALE and GROW and many times raise capital from investors to make this happen. (FULL BIO)

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Contact Dar'shun directly at DKendrick@KAAG.co. For a faster response, contact her Executive Admin. Admin La'Toya Richardson at LRichardson@KAAG.co. 

• 2004- B.A. in Communications & Political Science from Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)- Cum laude
• 2007- J.D. from the University of GA School of Law (Athens, GA)
• 2011- M.B.A. from Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)- with honors

• Series 65 License Holder [Registered Investment Adviser Representative] (2020-current)
• FINRA non-public arbitrator (2015-current)
• Georgia Bar Licensee (2007-current)

• Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011-present)
• Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (2015-present)
• Boy Scouts of America Table Leader (2018-present)
• Board member of the Technology Association of Georgia's Corporate Development Board (2016-present)

ARTICLE: VoyageATL Feature (2021)

ARTICLE:  Metro Atlanta Must Make Strides to Help Marginalized, Unbanked Population (2021)

PRESENTATION: Invest Georgia Exemption Fair (2021)

ARTICLE:  Where Do Older Millennials Go From Here? (2021)

ARTICLE:  Five Black Women Start Real Estate Syndicate Based in DeKalb County (2021)

PRESENTATION: CrowdInvest Summit  (2021)

ARTICLE: ShoutoutAtlanta Interview (2021)

WEBINAR: Private Investment Opportunities Post COVID-19 Powerpoint Presentation  (June 10th, 2020)

BLOG POST: The Invest Georgia Exemption: An alternative way to raise capital post COVID-19 (May 26th, 2020)

WEBINAR: Georgia's Invest Georgia Exemption: IGE Guide (from GA Secretary of State's office)

VIDEO CALL: The 4 Cornerstones of Investing document and 2 page (May 16th, 2020)

BLOG POST: The 7 BEST Financial Decisions to Make NOW (May 4th, 2020)

CONFERENCE CALLS ON BLACK WEALTH (2020)

• GA Economic Bill of Rights: What Does That Look Like (1/9/2020)
• Criminal Justice Reform is Economic Justice Reform (1/23/2020)
• Building Black Businesses: Challenges of Entrepreneurship (1/30/2020)
• Where are The Opportunities [for us] in Opportunity Zones? (2/6/2020)
• Student Loans As a Barrier to Wealth (2/13/2020)

ARTICLE: Voyage Atlanta Trailblazer Interview (2020)

PRESS RELEASE: 2020 Board Leadership Announced for TAG Corporate Development Board (2020)

ARTICLE: Q & A with KAAG's Dar'shun Kendrick, 40 Under 40 Award Recipient (2019)

PRESS RELEASE: Dar'shun Named Atlanta Business Chronicle's "40 Under 40" Awardee (2019)

ARTICLE FEATURE: Atlanta Business Women Running for Office (2018)

ARTICLE MENTION: 25 People Positioned to Scale Atlanta's Growing Inclusive Technology Start Up Ecosystem for Black Americans and Beyond (2017)

Shombraya Goodman is a 3L at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, who lives by two philosophies. The first philosophy is to know more about the world today than yesterday, and the second philosophy is to lessen the sufferings of others. She is from Cleveland, OH and went to The Ohio State University. She majored in Actuarial Science and minored in Economics and Statistics.  Before law school she was an actuarial analyst, basically a math nerd and fortune teller. The reason she came to law school is because she is passionate about helping others and wants to serve and advocate for them. 

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Contact Shombraya directly at Sgoodman@KAAG.co. 

La' Toya Richardson was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY to parents with corporate backgrounds. She has over 15 years experience of working at top law firms throughout New York City, where  she was able to utilize her love of the law and passion for helping people. Her past work experience has also helped enhance her personal skills and enables her to work well with different generations and people from all walks of life.    

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Contact La' Toya directly at Lrichardson@KAAG.co. 

Troy Refuge is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Refuge holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Houston, Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Houston Baptist University and a Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law. Troy has negotiated commercial & residential real estate purchase, sale and lease deals for clients, as a real estate broker and attorney over the past 20+ years and 10+ years, respectively. Additionally, as a closing attorney and real estate advisor, Troy enjoys underwriting deals and helping investors & users to focus on their key requirements, which ultimately allows principals to consummate deals, in furtherance of their respective financial goals. Troy enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Channelle, and participating as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, serving as a member of the Mableton Improvement Coalition’s Zoning Committee and participating in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.  

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Contact Troy directly at Trefuge@KAAG.co.