AONMeetings Minority Small Business Roundtable

This is your personal invitation to join us for the 2026 Edition of the AON Meetings Minority Business Roundtable!  Now in our third year, we are excited to announce our speakers for this event to aid your businesses with the networking opportunities and resources necessary to take your organization to the next level of success.

 Again in 2026, the roundtable will be held quarterly.  Three of the roundtables will be held virtually via the AON Meetings videoconferencing platform, from 8 am to 9 am with the July roundtable being held IN PERSON at AON Studios LLC, 1725 East University Avenue in Des Moines from 8 am to 10 am.

 Please update your calendars now with the following dates –

Tuesday, January 13th       8 to 9 am VIRTUAL

Jason M. Holton, President/CEO – North Central Minority Suppliers Development Council

 Tuesday, April 14th           8 to 9 am VIRTUAL

Marquas Ashworth, Founder and Owner Ziyad Rye, President – Center at 6th

 Tuesday, July 14th             8 to 10 am IN PERSON

Jeremiah Wright, Owner/Operator, Get It Wright Fitness

 Tuesday, October 13th    8 to 9 am VIRTUAL

Kathy McKown, Government Contracting Specialist, APEX Accelerator, Iowa State University

 

Please register online – https://aonmeetings.com/roundtable in order to receive the access code to the virtual event.  The invitation will be sent to you via email on the day before the event.   Once registered, you will be registered for all four roundtables.  You will not need to register again for each separately.


Our guest speaker for the April 14th Roundtable is Marquas Ashworth, Founder and Owner of Ziyad Rye, President – Center At Sixth.  

RSVP is required for the April 14th Roundtable—reserve your spot today!

If you are serious about creating black wealth and a legacy for you and your business, you need to join us for this very important meeting.  

Should you have any questions, please call AON Studios at 515-630-5813.