The Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) is hosting a new event, and they’d love to see you there. The Social – a Knowledge & Black Business Networking Event will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center 41 Peabody Street Nashville, TN 37210. Register soon because space is limited.
Join NBCC and like-minded others to gain knowledge and make business connections. Meet Adolpho Birch III and Julia Sellers, Partner at Windows of Opportunity Financial Partners, two Black leaders who make a difference. Birch and Sellers will discuss Preparing for Change; East Bank – Tennessee Titan Stadium and Development; Procurement Opportunities; Structuring Your Business for Expansion in Nashville; and Meeting Peer Black Businesses and Supporting Each Ohter’s Growth.
Adolpho Birch serves as Senior Vice President & Chief External & League Affairs Officer for the Tennessee Titans. He joined the organization in 2020 after 23 years at the NFL’s headquarters in New York. His responsibilities include league and legal affairs, government relations, DEI efforts, community impact and the Titans Foundation.
Since returning to Nashville, Birch has been a catalyst for enhancing the team’s Community Impact footprint and reformulating the vision for the Titans Foundation. He also has taken on a key role in the advancement of a re-imagined stadium and development along the city’s East Bank, leading government and stakeholder engagement efforts throughout the state.
As an advisor to Commissioners Tagliabue and Goodell, Birch held various senior-level roles during his time at the league office, last serving as Senior Vice President of Labor Policy & League Affairs. In that capacity, he negotiated and enforced policies affecting the integrity of the game, including those on substance abuse, PEDs, gambling and personal conduct. He also advanced the NFL’s legislative and governmental interests on key issues such as youth concussion laws, the league’s tax status and the FCC’s blackout rule.
In supervising the NFL’s player engagement efforts, he focused on continuing education, financial education, career development and clinical assistance to support player and employee off-field success. Additionally, he served on executive working groups and cross-organizational committees related to sponsorship, legalized sports betting, media advertising policy and disaster relief.
Prior to his career with the NFL, Birch clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He then worked as an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and later a labor and litigation boutique.
A Nashville native and graduate of Father Ryan High School, Birch attended Vanderbilt University Law School as a Patricia Roberts Harris Scholar, working as an editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review and earning his juris doctorate in 1991. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, where he graduated with honors in government.
Register now for this FREE event; The Social – a Knowledge & Black Business Networking Event, at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-social-a-knowledge-black-business-networking-event-tickets-662740814617
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The Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce is the membership of choice for African-American businesses and business professionals in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1998, the Chamber is the preeminent resource for African-American businesses to connect, learn, grow, and prosper.
