Holly Hoffman

Holly Hoffman was born & raised on the shores of Pensacola, FL. After graduating from Rollins College with honors in philosophy & art (read: the right-and-left brain degree), she moved to Corpus Christi, TX to be near her family & to be a part of a community on the tipping point, in 2004.

Holly brings nearly 10 years of media experience, ranging from radio to print to online, as well as two years of marketing experience. Blessed with a knack for creativity and strategic logic in one brain, she has contributed her social media marketing skills to a range of industries, including personal services, consulting and media, and will speak on social media to whoever will listen, including the Texas Economic Development Council, Texas Association of Continuing Education, and the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber. She is also the Texas Marketing Research Manager for Scripps newspapers, including the Caller-Times.

Holly is the founder of Social Media Club Corpus Christi and serves as programming co-chair, and is an active participant in regional social media goings-on. She was named a 2009 40 Under 40 recipient by the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce. She is an avid blogger and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.

When she’s not voraciously consuming or authoring blogs or books, Holly can usually be found baking improbable cookie recipes or eating them.

Kendra Kinnison

Formerly the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for an Inc. 5000 company, Kendra L. Kinnison, MBA, CPA, has returned to her management consulting practice (Kinnison & Co., LLC) and is working on several entrepreneurial ventures in the publishing and information technology arenas.

Kendra is also a frequent speaker and presenter on various personal development and technology topics.  She co-wrote the Leadership BPW curriculum for BPW/Texas, a three part leadership development program focusing on communication, project management, and personal development.

Holding an MBA and BBA (in accounting) from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, Kinnison is the youngest MBA graduate in the school’s history. She is also a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi Class XXX and was the Steering Committee Chair for Class XXXV.

Kendra is active in the Momentum 2015 Steering Committee and the National Alumni Association of Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. She also serves on the State Leadership Committee and is the President of the Corpus Christi Business and Professional Women’s Club. Kinnison is also a board member of the Volunteer Service Council of the Corpus Christi State School, KEDT-TV public broadcasting, the Social Media Club of Corpus Christi, and has served in leadership positions in a number of other community service organizations. She is also an active member of Bay Area Fellowship.

Kinnison believes her purpose in life is to use her ability to discover connections and present them in an innovative way to support the creation and building of healthy businesses and to inspire others to accept Jesus Christ and to discover and utilize their gifts.  Kendra is married and has five children with her husband Rex (Liz, Michael, Jennifer, Samantha, and Mariah).