CEOs You Should Know - Washington DC

Matt Boyd
Matt has been training athletes of all ages in the DC area for over 10 years. As a former Division I athlete Matt’s unique understanding of the demands of both the high school and college athlete help him create a dynamic training experience. In 2013 Matt joined Blair and they opened the first location in Rockville,MD a year later. Since 2013 the team has grown and Healthy Baller has added facilities in Alexandria and Fairfax, VA. Matt now manages the day-to-day business operations in Rockville and serves as the President & Co-Owner of Healthy Baller.

Blair O’Donovan
Blair is the Founder of Healthy Baller and has been training athletes in the DC area since 2000. His background and creative training techniques make him a leading expert on productive training for basketball players and have led him to work with several NBA players and teams around the world. He was most recently the Director of Physical Preparation for the Washington Wizards from 2018-2020. Blair now oversees staff education across all locations and serves as Co-Director of Basketball Development.

Chris Wychock
A former Division I athlete, Chris brings over 10 years of experience training athletes of all ages and skill levels from numerous sports. Chris loved working as a Strength & Conditioning coach but knew he wanted a larger platform to reach people and use his passion for fitness training and athlete development. This led him to open Capital Performance Training in 2015, a sports performance center located in Bethesda, MD. Chris merged his company with Healthy Baller in 2018 and has brought his own skillset to the management team. He now oversees all new business development in Rockville and serves as a Vice-President/Co-Owner.

Gussie Johns
Gussie has been training lacrosse athletes across the DMV and the country for over 10 years in various positions, skill levels, and ages. As a former Division I athlete at the University of Southern California and current US Women's National Team member (two-time gold medalist), she brings an unparalleled wealth of knowledge to the table. As the current owner and director of Capital Girls Lacrosse Club, she is passionate about helping athletes achieve their goals at the next level through a fundamentally focused approach. Gussie brings her business background and entrepreneurial mindset to our team as a Co-Owner and manager of the facility.

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Chef Ype Von Hengst is co-founder and executive chef of Silver Diner and Silver New American Brasserie, a group of 22 restaurants located primarily in the Washington, D.C. region. Von Hengst has received many accolades for his creative, healthier menu items that use fresh and local products—especially his expanded kids’ menu. The Silver Diner Kids Menu has received national acclaim and has been a model that has been studied and reported on by Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in partnership with ChildObesity 180. Several top-tier medical journals have run the Tufts study results on the benefits of Silver Diner’s Kids menu in influencing healthy eating.

Born in the Netherlands, Von Hengst received his training in some of Europe’s finest restaurants before coming to the U.S. Since that time, he has overseen more than a dozen premier restaurants in New York and Washington, D.C before co-founding Silver Diner, an award-winning restaurant chain much loved for it updated menu that features diner classics as well as healthier alternatives that include vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menu items.

Von Hengst is a big proponent of improving children’s nutrition. He has partnered with several school districts in the Washington, DC area to educate culinary students and teachers about local sourcing and menu development, including creating vegan recipes for the Montgomery County, Md public school system, the 14th largest school district in the United States. He has been featured on numerous local and national television programs including Beat Bobby Flay, and Food Network’s Chopped, where he won and donated his winning to Doctors without Borders.

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Matt Tallent is a founding partner and the President of TEC Solutions. Matt graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 and immediately started working as a SETA contractor supporting the DoD’s high-risk / high-payoff research and development agency, DARPA, which he still supports today. During his 24 years at DARPA Matt has had the opportunity to provide engineering and program management expertise on many different programs with multiple successful transitions to the military community. In 2004 Matt was awarded the Young Engineer/Scientist of the year award from the American Institute of Aerodynamics and Astronautics for his role in DARPA’s groundbreaking Micro Adaptive Flow Control program. In 2007 Matt completed his Masters Degree in Engineering Administration, also at Virginia Tech. In 2013 Matt and his 2 partners started TEC Solutions. The goal of TEC Solutions was to create a SETA company focused solely on the unique missions of the DoD and Intelligence Communities with an emphasis on providing only the best people in the areas where they could have the most impact. With these founding principles in mind, TEC Solutions started operations in early 2014 with 4 engineers supporting DARPA. From that point, it has grown to the current state of over 65 employees working directly for 7 different DoD and IC agencies. Matt and his wife Cristina met at VT in 1995 and were married in 2002. They have 3 boys, aged 17, 15, and 12. An avid sporting family, Matt coaches his boys in baseball and basketball. When not working or coaching Matt enjoys playing golf with his family and friends.

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Todd Stottlemyer is CEO of CNSI, a private equity backed (Carlyle) healthcare software products and solutions company. He also serves as a member of the company’s board of directors.Prior to joining CNSI, Stottlemyer served in multiple executive leadership roles as an executive vice president at Inova Health System, a 20,000-employee healthcare organization serving the Washington, DC region. In his most recent role, he served as CEO of the Inova Center for Personalized Health, where he was responsible for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute, the Inova Translational Medicine Institute, which he helped create, Inova’s clinical research programs, the Inova Strategic Investment Initiative (venture fund), and the Inova Personalized Health Accelerator. Prior to that, he also oversaw Inova’s information technology and the transition to electronic health records, innovation, biomedical engineering, international business, and other corporate functions.Prior to Inova, Stottlemyer was CEO at Acentia, a healthcare-focused information technology company (backed by SnowPhipps and Blue Delta Capital Partners), where he also served as a member of the board of directors. During his tenure, the company grew to over 1,000 employees and more than $200 million in annual revenue. In April 2015, Maximus (NYSE: MMS) acquired Acentia, and Stottlemyer subsequently served on the board of directors for Maximus Federal Services.In addition to these roles, Stottlemyer served as CEO and as a member of the board of directors of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), leading the nation’s largest business association (over 350,000 small businesses across the U.S.).Before NFIB, Stottlemyer was the co-founder and CEO of Apogen Technologies, an information technology company (backed by Arlington Capital Partners). He and his team built the company from concept to over $200 million in annual revenue and more than 1,000 employees before selling it to QinetiQ Group PLC (LON: QQ).

During his tenure, Apogen was named as one of the top 50 best places to work in the Washington, D.C. region and as one of the top 20 best places to work in the New Orleans, LA area.Stottlemyer has also served as president of McGuireWoods Consulting, as chief financial and administrative officer of BTG Inc. ($300 million annual revenue publicly traded company acquired by Titan, now L-3), and as a corporate vice president and member of the executive team of BDM International (more than 9,000 employees and over $1 billion in annual revenue; backed by the Carlyle Group, taken public and acquired by TRW, and now part of Northrop Grumman).

Stottlemyer has served on or serves on the boards of 12 technology companies and two publicly traded commercial banks. He has been a Venture Fellow at Blue Delta Capital since 2015, having started with the firm as a member of the Advisory Board in 2009, and is an operating advisor to Blue Heron Capital.He is a former chair of the board of directors of both the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.Additionally, Stottlemyer previously served as rector (chair of the Board of Visitors) for his alma mater, The College of William & Mary, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree (Phi Beta Kappa), and as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Mary Washington. Stottlemyer also earned a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

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As Founder and CEO of Partner Forces, Jenny Stone champions a commitment to collaboration and the belief that the best results are achieved when working as one team toward one mission. Jenny has built a culture of accountability and impact, centered around values she contributes to professional and life success: integrity, diversity, positivity, candor, determination, and teamwork. Her commitment to guiding and supporting employees on their path to identifying their passions and goals translates to a productive, motivated workforce that delivers superior results to clients.

Jenny has worked side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security for over 18 years, supporting federal, state and local, and private sector critical infrastructure and cyber protection initiatives and building preparedness capabilities targeted at manmade and natural disasters. She is a recognized expert in infrastructure protection and the homeland security doctrine, regulations, and partnership framework built post 9/11 to manage the risk and threats to our country. Jenny’s relationships extend beyond the Capital Beltway and traditional federal homeland security partners to state and local partners and the private sector. Her work experience, combined with these relationships, contributes to Jenny’s holistic perspective on security matters. This perspective has been leveraged by clients to increase program success, translate strategic guidance to operational-level execution, drive innovation, and identify new partnership opportunities.

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Mary Brady is Executive Director of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the premier forum for leaders, with a membership roster of senior executives representing over 800 businesses with offices in the Washington Metropolitan region and beyond. Since its founding in 1986 as a non-profit organization, the Economic Club has served as a global interface for the world’s government and international business luminaries who share insights about the critical issues of the day. Since 2008, Mary Brady has also been responsible for directing the Economic Club's education program with annual giving that has grown to more than $1 million each year to directly benefit students graduating from DC Public High Schools. Mary Brady was recognized in Washingtonian’s Most Powerful Women in Washington in 2020, is a 2014 winner of the Washington Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award, and serves as a judge for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She is also a member of the Boards of Connected DMV, the Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital, and The Women's Foreign Policy Group. A resident of Maryland, she is a graduate of the University of Maryland, University College, College Park, MD.

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Kathy E. Hollinger is the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Washington Partnership. She was previously President and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW). From 2012 to 2022, her visionary leadership has led RAMW -- which represents over a thousand restaurants and the food service industry in one of the nation’s most prominent and most visible regions – through its most dramatic period of sustained growth and innovation, with an overall operating budget and new revenue growth of 30%. She also raised the profile of the association and industry across the region and nationally, resulting in an epic year of national accolades that included Bon Appetit Magazine’s 2016 Restaurant City of the Year and ZAGAT’s Hottest Food City of 2016.

As RAMW’s official voice and advocate, Kathy drove unprecedented growth and development in the industry, while guiding members through a continuously evolving legislative and regulatory landscape; providing marketing and small businesses consulting and resources; and spearheading innovative programming and industry events, including the internationally lauded RAMMY Awards. The RAMMYS honors exceptional ability and accomplishments in the restaurant community and has been named one of the nation’s top Food and Restaurant events. Kathy founded STORYBOARD, a Washington DC-based strategic communications firm, in 2010 and served as its CEO between 2010 and 2012.

Appointed to DC Mayor Adrian Fenty’s executive cabinet in 2008, Kathy served as Film Commissioner of the District of Columbia Office of Motion Picture and Television from 2008 to 2011. With Kathy at the helm, Washington, DC experienced a 15% increase in the volume of film activity and an increase of more than $38 million in industry direct spending and revenue generation.

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Jennifer leads a team of educated accounting professionals and CPAs specializing in CFO services and systems implementations for federal contractors, nonprofits, law firms, and small businesses. With more than 25 years of expertise in corporate and public accounting, Jennifer has a passion for entrepreneurship, client engagement, and relationship building. She aims to ensure all Watts Group clients receive the high-quality, individualized services they need. ​

Jennifer spends much of her time offering strategic advice and providing technical oversight on accounting and tax matters. She also works hard to manage team priorities and professional development. Prior to launching Watts Group, Jennifer served as CFO for a start-up and as Controller for a $200M for-profit company. As a teenager working for her family’s small businesses, she learned about entrepreneurship and small business finances.

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Robin is a visionary organizational strategist across for-profit and non-profit industries, with a unique ability to create cohesive support for critical missions. She has expertise in identifying opportunities and developing productive partnerships to promote campaigns and broaden awareness to create tangible support. She is highly skilled in translating vision to implementation, with strong persuasive abilities to engage and train key players. Robin Kelleher is the co-founder who serves as the CEO of Hope For The Warriors®. Robin’s entrepreneurship, leadership, and passion have led this highly successful “for purpose” organization to national heights, raising over $75M and significantly impacting the military community. Robin is responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction of the organization, driving results with a dedicated Board of Directors, and providing budgetary and mission-focused guidance to the growing staff of Hope For The Warriors®. Robin serves as a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women In The Service (DACOWITS), Membership Committee, and Health & Wellness Solution Group of the Washington Board of Trade. the Military Family and Veterans Service Organizations of America (MFVSOA) Board of Directors, the Virginia Chamber’s Military & Veterans Affairs Executive Committee, and a PREVENTS Ambassador. Robin has worked extensively with military families, caring for family units during multiple deployments as the wife of a Marine. Additionally, her experiences as the daughter and granddaughter of US Soldiers have given her a unique insight into the needs of service members and their families. Prior to 2006, Robin founded two for-profit and one non-profit business. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from Randolph Macon College, a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Duke University, and a Certificate in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University.

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Ms. Lisa Shea Mundt is the Co-Founder of The Pulse, a research and advisory firm dedicated to the empowerment of Government Contractors. She received her Bachelors of Arts from James Madison University with a double major in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communications + Media Arts and Design. She also has her Masters of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. She has 12 years of experience in Federal Proposal Development and procurement trend analysis and reporting. She has touched more than 200 proposal efforts totaling over $7B in wins across a multitude of Government agencies and departments. In addition to her proposal abilities, Ms. Mundt is also a renowned training Facilitator experienced in training clients on Business Development, Capture Management, Proposal Management, and Orals Coaching. She is a frequently leveraged industry pundit and provides quotations, content, and speaking to trade publications and associations. She has appeared in over 45 presentations and made 10 podcast appearances over the last 3 years. Ms. Mundt is an avid writer who taught the introductory writing course to college freshmen at James Madison University. She maintains the business operations of The Pulse including Accounting, Legal, Payroll, Marketing, Healthcare, HR, and IT. Ms. Mundt uses her experience to help manage the strategic business direction of The Pulse and works closely with clients to empower their growth efforts.

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