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This week, we welcome Tina Phillips, founder of 615 Innovations to the show! 

Tina is an experienced business development executive with almost 15 years of proven success generating bottom-line revenue for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations through new client acquisition and retention, new product development, marketing and brand-building strategies, and identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships. She is also the daughter of two small business entrepreneurs and, before the age of 30, became an equity owner herself of a multi-million dollar government affairs firm in Washington, DC. In 2020, Tina decided to leverage her experience in sales and marketing and start 615innovations, a business development consulting firm whose mission is to empower small business owners and startup founders with innovative strategy and implementation services needed to become industry leaders and trailblazers. Tina is also an advisor for entrepreneurs (and future entrepreneurs!) at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN, The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and Vanderbilt University’s Innovation Center, The Wond’ry.

In the interview, Sydney, Walker, and Tina talk all things sales and marketing for small business owners such as:

- Common challenges faced by small business owners when it comes to sales and marketing

- How to develop a customer journey and sales process

- How to get leads to convert

- How to define and hone in on your ideal customer

- How to follow up with a sales prospect

- How to negotiate in the sales process

 -How NOT to prospect a potential customer/client

- The formula for a business elevator pitch

Learn more and connect with Tina and her company by following them on Instagram @615Innovations or visiting their website https://615innovations.com 

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Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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This week, we welcome Kirbee Miller, Founder of KiNiMi Kitchen, to the podcast. Kirbee Miller is the Owner and Chief Experience Officer of KiNiMi Kitchen, a community-driven business that cultivates immersive experiences to promote inclusion and connection. 

Kirbee put down roots in Nashville after obtaining her degree in Biology and Masters in Healthcare informatics. Alongside her career in healthcare, she launched KiNiMi Kitchen; a multi-dimensional brand around the idea that food is a powerful equalizer leading to beautiful conversation and connection. KiNiMi Kitchen has grown a devout following through keynote speaking, television appearances, event hosting, and moderating.

In this episode, Emily Bilicki, Social Media Strategist on the Renaissance team, joins us as co-host in the place of Sydney. She and Walker sat down with Kirbee and talk all things food, how to deal with adversity, being multi-passionate, and when to listen to the universe. 

Other topics we discuss: 

• How to know that you’re on the right path
• How to navigate a nonlinear path 
• How to be aware that you are on autopilot and how to use autopilot to your advantage but also know when to turn it off
• Connecting to others through food 
• The importance of reinvention and reimaging 

You can join Kirbee’s journey and stay connected by following her at https://www.instagram.com/kirbeeandco/ or you can visit https://kinimikitchen.com . 

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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This week we welcome Lucy Miller, the founder of Tennessee Women Connect to The Renaissance Podcast. Lucy was looking for a networking group to fit her needs. Not finding exactly what she wanted and noticing a need for a professional women’s networking opportunity in Williamson County, she started events in January of 2020. What she found as 2020 wrapped up and 2021 got off to a fast start, was that women were looking for opportunities to make real connections, in person, and were excited to collaborate with others. 

In this weeks episode, Sydney and Walker sat down with Lucy to talk all things networking, true connections, balancing a business and family and abundance. 

Other topics we discuss: 

- Creating a business out of a white space 

- Growing through a pandemic 

- Importance of abundance 

- Balancing work/life 

- Events 

Learn more about this incredible organization at https://tnwomenconnect.com and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tnwomenconnect/ 

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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“At Happenstance, we're raising a new generation of whiskey lovers who celebrate life's moments that happen by chance.”  - Paige Parker

Paige is the Founder & CEO of Happenstance Distilling Co. – A Nashville based whiskey company that launched its flagship Founder’s Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey in 2021. Happenstance was born out of a need for a more approachable bourbon, both in palate and design. Paige wanted to create a brand that paid homage to the tradition of American bourbons that had come before, but with a contemporary twist… so, Happenstance was born. 

A 90-proof, full bodied blend of vanilla, hazelnut, toffee, caramel tones and a rye finish define the Happenstance palate.

Happenstance is currently the only 100% female owned and operated whiskey brand to call Music City home. Happenstance has been featured in Fox News, Yahoo! Finance, the Nashville Business Journal, Nashville Lifestyles and has been spotted around town popping up whiskey bars for Rachel Zoe’s Curateur brand, White’s Mercantile and Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James 12 South storefront. 

 Paige got her start in the alcohol industry with Anheuser-Busch where she learned the fundamentals of the alcohol business while working with corporate partners and in-house brands on plans for localized distribution, marketing, sales and events. Paige is also a recent MBA graduate from Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Business.

In this week’s episode, Sydney and Walker sat down with Paige to talk about how the young entrepreneur innovated her own whiskey brand completely from scratch. We discuss her past career working in marketing for Anheuser-Busch, which led to her becoming aware of an opportunity in the spirits space. 

Other topics we discuss:

- How to make your brand/product stand out in a saturated industry

- Innovating a new brand/product in a mostly male-dominated industry

- The story of Happenstance

- Pivoting from a career in corporate to taking the leap into entrepreneurship

- Branding a beverage product

- Happenstance’s unique marketing approach

- The role that Nashville plays in influencing Happenstance

Learn more about this new female-founded whiskey brand by visiting their website

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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This week, we welcome Shannen Stewart to The Renaissance Podcast! Shannen is the Founder of Heels & Handshakes, an all membership organization for business owners and women in business. When Shannen moved back to Nashville in 2012 after being immersed in the hospitality industry in Orlando, she found that she missed having a community of women to lean on. She created Heels & Handshakes in 2013 to ensure that the multitude of women that made up the majority of the workforce would all have positive and collaborative interactions to enrich their lives both professionally and personally. What started out as ten women meeting for cocktails and conversations has evolved to over 3,000 women in the Middle Tennessee community, and the collaborative spirit has grown with it. 

In the episode, Ashley McDuffie, Social Media Strategist and Graphic Designer on the Renaissance team joins us as co-host in place of Sydney, and shares her experience working with the Heels & Handshakes organization. 

Here’s what you’ll hear about in the episode:

• How Shannen listened to her members during the pandemic to give them what they needed to succeed 
• The importance of collaboration over competition 
• Focusing on quality over quantity when networking
• How to work smarter not harder
• How to weed out toxicity in your life and career
• Leaving a corporate job to pivot to purpose-driven entrepreneurship
• What “STRUT” means in the Heels & Handshakes community and how important it is to share yours as a woman

Learn more about Heels & Handshakes by visiting: https://www.heelsandhandshakes.com

Get social with Heels & Handshakes: https://www.instagram.com/heelsandhandshakes/

About Renaissance Marketing Group:

Renaissance Marketing Group is a full-service social media marketing agency based in Nashville and Atlanta. The Renaissance team is made up of a talented group of passionate creatives and marketers, committed to the success of their clients and passionate about helping business owners succeed. Founded by Sydney R. Dozier in 2014, RMG delivers proven social media market

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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Description: This week, we welcome Becca Gardner, Founder and CEO of Alt Distilling and innovator behind NKD LDY (pronounced Naked Lady) to The Renaissance Podcast. Becca is committed to making lasting changes to the culture of drinking, by creating a safe and emotionally rewarding experience through her non alcoholic spirits and promoting realness with her authentic brand message. Having a previous career in strategy consulting, Becca found herself frequently working while traveling and dining with clients, which led to an alcohol-heavy lifestyle. Struggling with burnout after a decade in the field, Becca took a sabbatical in London where she was romanticized by the accessibility of non alcoholic beverages. Always one to stand up for a cause, she left wanting to make this type of lifestyle choice easily attainable for those in the States, where drinks are often encouraged in both work and social spaces. Becca was inspired to create a brand that reignites the social aspect of drinking without the pressures or induced courage of alcohol. Recognizing that many nondrinkers avoid events simply because of the questioning they’ll receive, Becca has created a space where what people drink is not the focus and is, in fact, rather inconsequential.

In the episode, we discuss:

- Becca's past and her journey to sobriety

- The pivotal moment that inspired her to leave her successful career as a Strategy Consultant and pivot to entrepreneurship and launch nonalcoholic spirits brand, NKD LDY

- Innovating in a new industry and going up against the male-dominated alcohol industry 

- Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

- The Sober Curious movement

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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This week we are excited to have Nikki Burdine on The Renaissance Podcast. If you live in Nashville, odds are you have seen her on WKRN News 2 ‘Good Morning Nashville’. Nikki is an Emmy-award winning television journalist, a mom to micro-preemie, Andi, an animal advocate, author, and sleep-deprived Nashville news anchor. In the episode, we talk about how to tell a compelling story (with great tips for marketers), how to be comfortable behind a camera, how to make connections in your industry, tips for authoring your first book, and Nikki shares what its really like to be on a morning show that starts at 4 AM! 

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Nikki Burdine lives in Nashville with her husband Justin, their miracle daughter, Andi and their fur baby Reggie White (the dog). Nikki is originally from Kingsport, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee where she met her husband. After years of moving around for television jobs, Nikki and Justin found their forever home in Nashville.
 
Currently, she is the morning anchor of Good Morning Nashville on WKRN. Prior to her time at News 2, Nikki was a reporter at the CBS station in Washington, DC. She has also been a TV reporter in Lexington, KY and Hagerstown, MD and worked for the Washington Commanders football team radio station.
 
Nikki received an Emmy award for her story on a rural school in southwest Virginia. She is also the recipient of several Associated Press awards. Nikki was also named a member of the University of TN’s Inaugural 40 Under 40 award in 2020.

Nikki’s proudest accomplishment, though, is becoming a mother to her miracle daughter Andi. Andi was born at just 28 weeks and weighed 1.4 lbs. After nearly 3 months in the NICU, they brought their baby girl home. Nikki and Justin are so proud to be the parents of this strong little girl.

Nikki is also an animal advocate and is on the board of Friends of MACC, which is the volunteer and fundraising arm of Metro Animal Care and Control in Nashville. She is passionate about animal welfare and encouraging adoption of homeless animals.

Nikki is also the author of a children’s book, called Live Like Gru

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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This week on The Renaissance Podcast, we welcome Erica Richmond to the show! Erica Richmond is a Nashville Realtor, Influencer, and Social Media Strategist who was voted a Top Nashville Realtor on Social Media. After moving to a brand new city and growing her Real Estate business all from social media, Erica now teaches other Realtors and business owners how to best use Instagram to build an authentic online presence and attract their ideal clients.

In this episode with Erica, we cover:

• How to attract your ideal customer through Instagram
• Building an authentic online presence
• Creating online courses based on your expertise and using courses to grow your business in a more efficient way
• Stepping into an industry and career you have no previous experience in
• Instagram Reels + how to create Reels that get highly viewed 
• Getting to your first 10,000 followers on Instagram 
• Nashville’s insane real estate market + how to navigate it
• Evolving with Instagram as a business owner

Give it a listen and don’t forget to rate and review!

Questions about our podcast? Want to pitch a guest, topic idea, or advertise with us? Email us at [email protected] 

About Renaissance Marketing Group:

Renaissance Marketing Group is a full-service social media marketing agency based in Nashville and Atlanta. The Renaissance team is made up of a talented group of passionate creatives and marketers, committed to the success of their clients and passionate about helping business owners succeed. Founded by Sydney R. Dozier in 2014, RMG delivers proven social media marketing results. Their services include social media management, content creation, paid digital advertising, email and SMS Text marketing, influencer marketing, graphic design, branding, professional photography and videography, TikTok and Reels creation, marketing strategy, and more. Renaissance is committed to influencing optimal revenue and online growth, while exceeding their client’s expectations.

In 2021, Renaissance announced the launch of their no

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

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Christy Hunter is most well known as a Nashville photographer, influencer, petite style icon, and #1 Airbnb Experience Host. A leader in her industry, she has 10 years of experience specializing in weddings, fashion, and portraits. Christy has worked with numerous designers, (Any Old Iron, Eric Adler, Truly Alverenga, Rank and Sugar, Laura Citron, Lily Guilder) models, and as a wedding and event photographer at Nashville Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, The Dove Awards, and The Music Biz Conference. Her work has been featured in Nashville Scene, The London Guardian, Thrillist, and Nashville Lifestyles.

In June of 2018, she started the Airbnb Experience Photowalk Nashville, taking guests from all over the world on a photoshoot/tour to the trendy hot spots. The Experience rose to #1 in 3 months and she is currently the Nashville Experience Host Leader, facilitating the Airbnb Experience Host community.  
In this week’s episode, Walker and Sydney sit down with Christy to discuss how she built her successful business in Nashville and Scottsdale, how she’s capitalized on Instagram to generate leads and sales, how she balances being a creative and being a business owner, how she avoids burnout, and so much more.




About Renaissance Marketing Group:
Renaissance Marketing Group is a full-service social media marketing agency based in Nashville and Atlanta. The Renaissance team is made up of a talented group of passionate creatives and marketers, committed to the success of their clients and passionate about helping business owners succeed. Founded by Sydney R. Dozier in 2014, RMG delivers proven social media marketing results. Their services include social media management, content creation, paid digital advertising, email and SMS Text marketing, influencer marketing, graphic design, branding, professional photography and videography, TikTok and Reels creation, marketing strategy, and more. Renaissance is committed to influencing optimal revenue and online growth, while exceeding their client’s expectations.

In 2021, Renaissance announced the launch of their nonprofit, The Mona Lisa Foundation. The Mona Lisa Foundation was created from a love and passion for supporting women o

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About The Host:

Sydney Dozier, the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, has been at the forefront of social media excellence since the agency's inception in 2014. Over the past 10 years, Sydney has cultivated a full-fledged team of social media aficionados and creative minds, elevating Renaissance to its current status as one of Nashville's premier agencies. With an extensive and diverse clientele, they've consistently delivered exceptional results.

From coast to coast, Renaissance offers a comprehensive suite of services, spanning social media management, strategic guidance, content creation, paid digital advertising, email marketing, influencer partnerships, graphic design, branding, in-house professional photography and videography, and beyond. Their mission is simple: to drive optimal revenue and online growth while consistently surpassing client expectations.

Beyond her role as a business maven, Sydney wears multiple hats. She hosts The Renaissance Podcast, an enlightening resource for entrepreneurs seeking to spark a modern-day Renaissance in their lives and businesses. Her passion for championing women in business gave rise to The Mona Lisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting and accelerating women entrepreneurs in Nashville through mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community.

Sydney is also the driving force behind The Renaissance Women’s Summit, an annual gat...