one of the folks that's on the dice this afternoon, andrea stone, who was recognized before, but andrea stand up again if you will. andrea is a small business owner from arlington, virginia. i do, andrea. 12 discussion launch dynamic pro incorporated. she decided after chelating years of experience in the field of business services the time was right to take a calculated risk, hang out her own shingle at open her own consulting business. andrea is here today and we appreciate very much your sharing the dais with us in coming in. andrea says that tax cuts have allowed her to hire more people, specifically a full-time employee dedicated to marketing. my advice to small business owners always is hire that person to do the thing that's not going to bring in revenue if it detracts from what you having to do. so andrea said that she hired this full-time marketing person because a lot of our time that needed her attention in the business was spent on marketing, and now she could devote her time and energies to the things that only she could do to drive for business. she also told us a few of h

we have andrea stone, ceo of dynamic growth. we have kevin, retired u.s. navy captain, executive director of the first global. he also helped organize today's event. we have the senior business reporter. skipping over our speaker for just a moment, we have nancy fisher martin, executive in residence at american university, cochair of the national press club headliners team. thank you all for being here today. [applause] i would also like to think -- acknowledge additional members of the headliners team responsible for organizing today's event. lisa matthews, lori russo, danny selznick, bill lord, and the press club staff, specifically lindsay underwood, laura cooker, executive director bill mccarron. thank you. linda mcmahon, serves as the 20 fifth administrator of the u.s. small business administration. she advocates on behalf of our country's 30 million small businesses, specifically through access to capital, federal contracting opportunities, counseling, mentorship, and financial assistance. administrator mcmahon is part of what the media reports have

we have andrea stone, ceo of dynamic probe. we have cap been, a retired u.s.y captain and executive director of first global. he also helped organize today's event. thank you both. we have the senior reporter of the epic times. speaking just a moment we have the executive in residence at american university and cochair of the national press club headliners team. thank you all for being here today. [applause] i would also like to acknowledge additional members of the headliners team responsible for organizing today's event. lisa matthews, lori russo, danny , bill, and the press club staff, specifically lindsay underwood, laura coker and executive director bill mccarron. thank you. so, linda mcmahon serves as the 25th administrator of the u.s. small business administration. she advocates on behalf of our country is go 30 million small businesses specifically to capital, federal contracting opportunities, counseling, mentorship and financial assistance. she is part of what the media reports have dubbed the $14 billion cabinet at the start of trump administration