The Hodges Partnership is an award-winning public relations and content marketing agency whose strategies focus on telling clients’ stories through three content pillars – Earned, Owned and Paid. As a fully-integrated agency, The Hodges Partnership provides expertise and public relations services on all fronts, from devising and executing high-profile media relations campaigns to creating online content strategies, and from helping clients respond to crises to planning their next big event.

Elevation is a Richmond-based branding, advertising and design firm dedicated to elevating the brands of its clients through creative and strategic excellence. Founded in January 2001 by Aaron Dotson and Frank Gilliam, Elevation delivers a higher level of thinking and a higher level of service—helping clients achieve a higher level of success. Learn more at elevationadvertising.com.

Marketing Partner

circle S studio is an award-winning strategic marketing and digital agency specializing in results-driven strategy, brand development, creative execution, content marketing, web development and online marketing services. Founded in 1999, the agency focuses on “doing what matters” to help middle market companies grow in today’s increasingly chaotic digital landscape.