Our Team
Blanche Powell
Blanche Powell was born and raised in North Carolina. She was taught early the values of hard work and hospitality. Blanche obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from East Carolina University.
Following college, she and her high school sweetheart were married and began an Air Force career that took them from North Dakota to Texas and California to Virginia. During that time, Blanche pursued her varied career interests in teaching, music and business as well as singing in community groups, choirs, and working on various committees.
Since 1996, the Powells have called Northern Virginia home, where Blanche has followed her passion for customer service with the speakers' bureau industry since 1997.
Today, Blanche continues her work with clients across the United States and beyond, helping them find the best speakers, celebrities and entertainers for their events, large and small. Building relationships is what Blanche is all about! Blanche has a daughter living and working in North Carolina and a son who spent 4 years in the Marines (3 tours in Iraq) and is also living and working in the area with his wife and their two children.
Sadie Powell
Sadie Powell was born in Texas but spent most of her childhood in Eastern North Carolina. She received her Associates degree at Louisburg College where she also played soccer. After Louisburg, she transferred to and graduated from UNC Charlotte. For 8 years after graduation, Sadie worked in the finance industry with Wachovia and First Citizens Bank.
While living in Charlotte, she met and feel in love with Blanche’s son, who was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune.
Sadie and her husband have 2 children and currently live in Northern Virginia. They spend most of their free time either at the beach or the lake with their families.