CONVERGENCE BUSINESS COMMUNITY - Key Persons
David Doty is a graduate of A.L. Brown High School and Catawba College. After many years in a wide array of occupations including truck driving, pastoring a small church and operations management for a financial services company, he settled into residential real estate investing. Obtaining a real estate license was a natural progression from investing, and now David leads the Doty Team of Real Estate at RE/MAX Leading Edge.
The Doty Team's motto of "Your dream is our mission" sums up their collective desire to provide you with expert advice and world-class service when you are buying or selling a home in the greater Charlotte metro area.
Deborah is a graduate of Texas A&M University, who married an Ohio boy and somehow landed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
After helping her husband launch his business, Deborah decided she wanted to have her own business as well and decided to utilize her knowledge of small business, search engine optimization, and website building into The Web Idea Shop. She loves to find out her client's needs and help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals succeed.
When Deborah is not working, she is chasing after her 3 small children and opening her home for hospitality.
Jade Stanford moved to North Carolina from south Louisiana in the summer of 2013. As a Cajun boy growing up, Jade loved anything fast and enjoyed working with his dad in the tire business. Jade could not sit still, and so at 18, he traded sitting in classes at college for pipeline work in the oil fields of Texas and Louisiana. His talents for knowing how things work, taking things apart and putting them back together again, an insane recall of customers' vehicles and tire sizes, and a genuine love for serving, have all come together in the perfect career for Jade.
With over 20 years of experience, Jade opened Christian Brothers Automotive in Concord on August 12, 2013. He loves giving customers the Nice Difference® in auto repair and being able to live out the Christian Brothers' motto "love your neighbor as yourself" through his business. Jade is happily married to his best friend, Jennifer. Together they bravely raise six children ranging in age from 6-20. In his free time, Jade loves working out with his local F3 group, mountain biking, church planting, and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with his community.
Soulful Sounds was started by owner Jeff Taylor in Queens NY. Jeff started playing music at a young age, which led him to entertaining family and friends at various birthday parties and weddings. As his musical talents grew, so did his business. Today thanks to our loyal customers, Soulful Sounds is one of the most popular Wedding DJ in the NY Tri-State Area and Long Island. We are now looking to bring our love of music and entertaining to the Charlotte NC area.
Mariana grew up in upstate NY where she graduated from The University at Albany with a BS in Marketing/Management and a minor in Psychology. After working at West Point and corporate America, she and her husband, Michael, relocated to Charlotte.
Rich Manning is an Air Force Veteran and is the Founder and Owner of Manning Design and Engineering Group, PLLC. His passions include designing unique lighting schemes, solving engineering challenges, energy savings, and transforming design concepts into reality. Rich enjoys applying years of experience from numerous project types and systems to join with the design team and use constructability concepts to create a functional and code-compliant design. He is licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Rich lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and three children. Manning Design and Engineering Group, PLLC is certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and registered as a vendor in the Charlotte Business Inclusion program. Manningdeg.com
Job Titles:
- Agency Owner With Goosehead Insurance
Ryan Mahoney is an Agency Owner with Goosehead Insurance. Ryan, originally from New England, moved to Florida in 2002 and began his insurance career in 2005. After 12 years as a captive agent, Ryan wanted to expand and enhance the services provided to his clients and found that home with Goosehead!
Ryan, his wife Kristy, and their 4 girls reside in Concord, North Carolina and enjoy live music, playing golf and networking.