Vernon T. Foster II, Founder & Influencer

The Fall 2026 Robins Entrepreneur Series rolls on — and next up...

Some founders build a product. A few build something rarer: influence that opens doors most people never even see. 🎙️

We're hosting someone who's made that his entire craft.

👉 Vernon T. Foster II — 3x founder, 2x author - joins us Friday, September 25th.

Vernon has spent 15 years building communities, agencies, and media — from pioneering Orlando's dance music scene to launching one of the first podcast agencies for small and midsize businesses.

Today he runs two ventures at once: Growth Dinners, an invite-only community for founders past $1M in revenue, and WebinarRev, which helps B2B companies turn presentations into real pipeline.

He also hosts the Rooms of Influence podcast, documenting how founders and builders create disproportionate influence — the kind that compounds. His work's been featured in Entrepreneur, Built In, and The Good Men Project.

Here's what we'll get into:
🔹 How to build community as a real growth engine — not just an audience
🔹 Turning content and presentations into pipeline and revenue
🔹 What "disproportionate influence" actually means, and how founders earn it
🔹 The reality of running multiple ventures at once

Whether you're building a startup, a personal brand, or a book of business, this is a rare look at how modern founders turn attention into opportunity.

Quick question for the builders here: what's done more for your growth — the product itself, or the community around it? Curious where people land. 👇

📍 EY Innovation Lab, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
🗓️ Friday, September 25th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

📖 Full Fall 2026 lineup: https://robins.richmond.edu/professional-experiential/career/events/entrepreneur-series.html

The Discussion. This series of hybrid events is perfect for budding entrepreneurs, experienced executive mentors cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, early-stage investors, and students exploring innovative product design.

At each session, business founders serve as guest speakers share about their career, their firm's business model, as well as the successes and challenges in the product development process. Participants learn from the speakers’ experiences, discuss valuable insights, and connect with other entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and investors.

Logistics. A light lunch is served, as entrepreneurs connect with one another, learn from peers, and contribute to the conversation:

• Friday, Sept 25, 2026
• 11:30am EST - Coffee & Connection
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST - Presentation & Discussion

No pre-registration is required. Join us:

Robins School of Business
102 UR Drive, iLab Room 123
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Parking. Free parking is available in the U5 and U6 lots immediately adjacent to the Robins School. Please enter the main foyer, turn to the left and proceed to room 123 (EY Innovation Lab) on the ground floor.

Please note that visitors have a two-hour parking window.

Please sign in when you enter the room, providing your license plate number.

On Zoom Webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86930744337?pwd=Yb4mzm4hNYboKII0f94aFbo4wVRnSz