Meet Our Founders
The RWC leadership is purposeful in our approach for the growth of small businesses and our community; progressive in our ideas; and persistent in creating opportunities for those we serve.
Bridget V. Bryant
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Bridget's dedication to her community is unmatched. She has spent the past 20 years serving and caring for others. Her love children and young adults prompted her to open the RWC as a daycare-school before realizing the greater impact of the facility. Her passion and love for children inspired her to create Watering Our Seeds, a non-profit organization that caters to the needs and growth of the next generation of leaders. Bridgets' vision for the RWC is to full-service safe space where entrepreneurs thrive, and communities are being transformed for the better good of our capital city, state, and nation. Bridget serves as the Executive Director of RWC where she manages all day-to-day operations.
Deanna Williams-Smith
Co-Founder and Advisor of Federal Contracting and Strategic Engagement
With more than 28 years of experience in higher education programs and project development, Deanna has helped secure and manage federal contract awards in excess of $20MM. These contract awards have been granted by multiple federal agencies, including three IDIQ prime contract awards through the Department of Defense. A three-time team member recipient of the prestigious DOD NUNN Perry Award for her role in excellence in HBCU/MI contract management, Deanna has leveraged her experience and extended it to helping small businesses and HBCUs develop proficient internal processes for efficient federal procurement participation. Passionate about promoting women in business, Deanna is grateful and humble about her most recent accomplishment as Co-Founder and Advisor of the Reimagine Women's Center Business Resource and Innovation Hub.
The RWC Executive Team
Bridget V. Bryant, Co-Founder and Executive Director
Deanna Williams-Smith, Co-Founder and Advisor for Federal Contracting and Strategic Engagement
Nikki Pea-Williams is a former Executive Sales Representative at Eli Lilly and Company. An Experienced Specialty Sales Representative with a demonstrated history of working in the business-to-business and pharmaceuticals industry. As a strong sales professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Healthcare Business from The George Washington University - School of Business.
Shuneki "Nikki" Pea-Williams, MBA
Board Chairwoman
Rinaldi Jacobs Jr. is a NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® certified e-PRO® & Pricing Strategy Advisor. Rinaldi provides an unmatched, data, and analytics-driven marketing approach to the home buying, selling, and investing process. He delivers an unyielding passion and commitment to vastly empowering the community with greatly needed opportunities in business, marketing, and financial awareness education.
Rinaldi Jacobs Jr., e-Pro, PSA
Board of Directors; Director of Programs & Development
