MyEO April Dinners!
April 16, 2026
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location- TBD- will be announced an April 15th
Sign up TODAY for an April MyEO dinner! You will be matched with a small group of 4–6 fellow EO members to eat dinner and play The Game, a guided conversation experience designed to spark deeper dialogue and help you build genuine relationships.
These dinners are intentionally designed to combine some of the best elements of EO Nashville’s Moveable Feast and the Breaking Barriers Dinners.
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EO Exchange Event- What Entrepreneurs Get Wrong About Protection
April 24, 2026
9:00am-10:00am
Virtual- Zoom
Cyber threats are growing, and insurance alone isn’t enough. Join our SAP experts, Zander and Bradley, as they break down the most common protection gaps entrepreneurs overlook.
They’ll discuss what cyber insurance does—and doesn’t cover, and what founders are responsible for after a legal breach. Walk away with practical insights and actionable steps to better protect your business.
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Benjamin Hardy- The Science of Scaling
May 14, 2026
7:30am- 9:30am
Geodis Park
Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and author. He's written some of the biggest business books of the past decade, including 10x is Easier Than 2x, Who Not How, Be Your Future Self Now, and The Gap and the Gain.
In this upcoming event, Dr. Hardy will walk you through his revolutionary scaling framework, which enables leaders to 10x or more their companies within three years.
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EO Nerve in Baltimore!
October 8-10, 2026
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In a world where entrepreneurs are constantly “on,” NERVE 2026 offers a radically different experience opportunity: a chance to pause, realign, and invest in the person behind the business.
Set in vibrant Baltimore, attendees will be immersed in a city known for its grit, creativity, and connection, perfectly aligned with EO’s themes of resilience and reinvention.
This transformative event goes beyond inspiration, blending real-life challenges—navigating health, caregiving, neurodivergence, mental wellness, and personal growth—with best practices in leadership, entrepreneurship, and sustainable growth. With high-impact keynotes, innovative workshops, immersive wellness experiences, and a one-of-a-kind Experience EXPO, attendees will walk away with tangible tools and strategies to lead longer, live better, and build more sustainable success.
From sleep science and nutrition to psychedelic therapies, functional medicine, parenting through neurodiversity, and breathwork, NERVE 2026 will speak directly to the modern founder’s most pressing challenges and most human needs, to set them and their business up for success.
We truly hope you will consider this opportunity.
It’s a fantastic way to get out of town and connect with other EO members from the US East!
CLICK HERE for Registration & More Details and check out THIS VIDEO!
You can use your new member voucher or tenured member voucher for this event! Please reach out to Liz Keply with any voucher questions- liz@eonashville.com
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We have 2 new resources that we are super excited to share with you:
You can use this site to ask questions about EO Nashville bylaws, forum guidelines, board expectations, and more!
You will need to set up an account during your first visit.
You can use this new database to find the perfect venue for your next forum retreat.
We would also love for you to submit any venues you have used for your retreats. Please use TRUST & RESPECT when submitting this information. We are ONLY looking for your experience shares—your first-hand retreat experience. This is not an opportunity for you to solicit business for your (or a friend's) vacation rental.
All entries must be places that you have personally stayed in for an EO retreat and can share specific details on.
Thank you for your help with this new forum resource!
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Kedran Brush
Brand825
Kedran Brush is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brand825, a full-service marketing and creative agency. With more than 30 years of marketing and product leadership experience across corporate and entrepreneurial arenas, Kedran has built winning go-to-market strategies and empowered brands of all sizes to clarify their positioning, strengthen their messaging, and grow with purpose and measurable impact.
Before launching Brand825, Kedran held senior corporate marketing leadership roles where she led high-performing teams, drove revenue growth and championed integrated marketing excellence. She transitioned to entrepreneurship to bring high-level strategic expertise to organizations seeking a true strategic partner and marketing expertise.
At Brand825, Kedran champions a culture of transparency, collaboration and accountability, guiding a team to deliver thoughtful strategy and creative work that drives results. She is passionate about helping businesses grow with clarity, creativity, and care, and she invests deeply in peer leadership through EO.
What is a personal piece of advice that you lean on and could pass on to others?
Clarity before activity.
And a quote I return to often from my favorite poet, Maya Angelou: “People will never forget how you made them feel.”
In marketing and in business, it is tempting to move fast and start executing. But I have learned that if the strategy is not clear, the activity will not convert. The time you invest upfront defining mission, positioning, audience and value proposition always pays dividends. Clarity drives confidence and confidence drives results.
At the same time, strategy alone is not enough. Clients may not remember every metric or campaign detail, but they will remember how you made them feel throughout the process. Did they feel heard, understood and supported? The same is true in leadership. Your team will remember how you show up under pressure, how you communicate and how you value their contributions. Results matter, but how you make people feel while achieving those results matters just as much.
Best business book you’ve ever read?
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith.
That book was a powerful reminder that the skills and habits that help you build something are not always the same ones that help you scale it. Growth requires evolution. As leaders, we have to be willing to adjust, refine and sometimes let go of behaviors that once served us well. That mindset has been critical as I have grown Brand825.
One misstep you took in your business that you could caution others about?
Early on, I said yes too often. Yes to projects that were not fully aligned. Yes to pricing that did not reflect the value. Yes to timelines that were not realistic.
As a service based business owner, especially in the early years, it is easy to operate from a scarcity mindset. What I learned is that alignment and structure matter. Clear agreements, strategic fit and strong boundaries do not limit growth. They protect it. Today, we lead with strategy, clear scopes and retainer-based partnerships that allow us to truly move the needle.
How do you de-stress after a particularly hard day?
I unplug and slow down intentionally.
That usually means pouring a glass of Italian red wine, cooking a nice meal and spending time with my husband and our dog, Bella. There is something grounding about being in the kitchen and fully present at home after a day of high level decision making.
Entrepreneurship requires constant output, so creating rituals that bring you back to center is essential for me.
What is something about you that would surprise everyone reading this?
Despite being in branding and marketing, which is a very outward facing industry, I am actually quite introspective.
Strategy work requires deep listening, analysis and reflection. Some of our most powerful breakthroughs with clients come not from big flashy ideas, but from thoughtful questions and quiet discovery sessions.
What EO benefit has been most valuable to you?
Forum.
Having a confidential space with other high level entrepreneurs to share challenges, decisions and growth moments is invaluable. Entrepreneurship can feel isolating at times, and Forum provides perspective, accountability and honest feedback that you simply cannot get anywhere else.
Any exciting plans for 2026?
2026 is about strategic expansion and refinement.
We are continuing to elevate Brand825’s positioning as a high-level strategic marketing partner, not just an execution team. That includes deepening long term client partnerships, expanding our thought leadership footprint, and continuing to build a company that is both creatively exceptional and operationally strong.
Personally, as we entered our 10th year in operation, I am focused on scaling in a way that protects culture, quality and impact. Building something sustainable, not just bigger.
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