Brand Marketing and Positioning

Business Operations and Strategy

Bridget Joy is a USAF Veteran, Founder of Designshow Marketing, and Co-Founder of The Business and Brand. She’s a brand identity and design pioneer who inspires and empowers small businesses to create marketing that customers will resonate with and love, sparking real results in engagement and revenue. 

Bridget creates winning brand identities for small businesses, healthcare professionals, and government vendors. 

As a professional marketer, graphic designer, and web developer for the past ten years, she’s enjoyed working with and learning from top marketing advisers and award-winning brand strategists.

Terrence W. Hight, Jr. is CEO of The Hight Effect and CEO & Co-founder of The Business and Brand. For over a decade, he’s worked as a business operations specialist for startups and major healthcare organizations. Since 2014, Terrence has helped over 250 startups across the country, develop plans and begin operations. In total, securing over 1 million dollars in capital funding for these startup companies.

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Terrence's passion for healthcare and education has led to him speaking regularly at grade schools and universities across Georgia. In 2019 Terrence became a part-time Health Informatics instructor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University. Terrence received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Georgia State University and an Executive MBA from Kennesaw State University’s globally ranked Executive MBA program.