Donnell E. Johns Sr.
Founder & President, Veterans Growing America
Military Influencer Conference 2026
A session hosted by Veterans Growing America
YOU MET EVERYONE…
NOW WHAT?
The conference created the introduction.
Now decide what happens next.
Connection
Follow-through
Relationship
Collaboration
Move with intention. Keep the relationship human.
Start here
What do you need right now?
Start with what matters to you today.
01I need to decide who to follow up with.Relationship Capacity Decision Filter02I know who. I need to write the follow-up.AI Follow-Up Builder03I need a system to manage my connections.Now What? App04I want the panel resources.Panelist Playbooks05I want business-growth tools.VGA Resources
Featured one-pager
You Met Them. Now What?
A follow-through playbook by Yolanda Marie Tate
Shared panel resource
NOW WHAT?Connection-to-Collaboration App
Turn the conversations you just had into intentional next moves.
- Capture who you met
- Record the conversation context
- Prioritize relationships
- Document commitments
- Define next moves
- Use AI-supported follow-up
- Track 48 / 30 / 60 / 90-day progress
The conversation continues
Panelist Playbooks
Explore the resources shared by the people behind the conversation.
Chris McPhee
Program Management Consultant, Green Beret Media / BLK OPS / Triple Nikel Apparel
Yolanda Marie Tate
Founder, Elevate-2-AI; Creator, COMMAND Method™
Dr. Keith Castille
Director, Strategy & Engagement, Recurrent Military & Defense
Looking for the business-growth tools?
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