Loudoun Impact

Chair Randall has had a long career in politics, both at the state and local level, however her original profession is as a mental health therapist.  Born in Stuttgart Germany as one of 6 children in a military family, Chair Randall was raised to believe that public service is one of the highest callings.
Daily briefings on the number of Covid cases and deaths in the county is difficult.  She credits her family, friends and her strong Christian faith to help her get through the crisis.
What's one of her favorite take-out meals over the past few weeks?  Shrimp & Grits at Tuskies!

Russ lives just down the street from me but due to the Covid, we chatted over Zoom.  Russ has previous experience working on long range planning in Stafford County and then with Economic Development in Williamsburg before taking his current position in Leesburg.
Russ talks about a "virtual Leesburg" as well as how Leesburg / Loudoun are helping small businesses survive. 

Russ feels that there will be a huge opportunity for Leesburg once the restrictions are lifted and people will be looking for day trips instead of jumping on an airplane.

You can reach Russ and his staff here:  Leesburg Economic Development

What exactly do settlement companies do?  Why are they so important to the process of buying a home or refinancing a mortgage?    Keith Barrett is the founder of Vesta Settlements.   Keith discusses how Vesta is still completing settlements despite the Covid   crisis.  What precautions are they taking.   Are online closings possible?   How to protect yourself from fraud when there are large amounts of money being transferred.

Chuck Kuhn founded JK Moving Services at the age of 16 and grew it into the largest independently owned moving company in North America.  Chuck describes how his family went through two horrible moves to and from Iran. 

I highly recommend JK Moving to anyone that is in need of moving services.  All of my clients that have used JK have been very happy.

Roger Zurn has come a long way since his early childhood days growing up in Baltimore without a father and a mother with just a fourth grade education.  He is now the longest running elected official in Loudoun County.

Eric manages the Loudoun Small Business Development Center.   The Center provides free advice to both established businesses as well as start-ups and those with simply an idea.  Their one-on-one coaching has proven to be invaluable to many small business owners.   In this interview we get into the details of applying for the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP)

Tony Howard is the President and CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.  Tony has a great understanding of the different programs offered by the Federal Government to help small businesses.  In this episode we discuss the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)  

Alice is a leader within the Loudoun small business community and has been supporting those small companies over the last 30 years as a banker.   Most recently she is the president and CEO of BCT Bank.    In our discussion, we talk specifically about how BCT is positioned to help small businesses with SBA approved loans during the Covid crisis.

To learn more about how BCT can help you individually or your local business, you can reach them here.     BCT, The Community's Bank