Ashley Northington 

As Senior Vice President of Change Management and Strategy for RW Jones, the nation’s largest and most experienced strategic communications and marketing firm focused exclusively on serving education clients, it’s no wonder Ashley was tapped to lead the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce ‘Moving Forward’ initiative. Moving Forward is a group of business and community leaders dedicated to improving transit in support of the continued growth of the region’s economy. Under Ashley’s leadership, Moving Forward successfully led the charge for a $3.1 billion voter-approved referendum in 2024 that will invest in better transit, sidewalks and traffic signals as essential infrastructure for a modern 21st century economy.

Sam Davidson

As a four-time entrepreneur who believes that the height of one’s success is directly related to the depth of their community, Sam is now CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center and was part of the Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Moving Forward’ initiative to alongside Ashley. In 2006, he began his entrepreneurial journey by founding Cool People Care, a media and merchandise company that leveraged new technology to connect thousands of individuals to causes and nonprofits in local communities around the US. Cool People Care’s line of eco-friendly and cause-related merchandise raised over $125,000 for causes ranging from disaster relief to hunger awareness. And that was just the beginning. He then went on to co-found three more impactful companies.