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March 12, 2019

2019 Chief Marketing Officers

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

Ease into Spring with DCA Live and a special event on March 12 to honor a group of exceptional CMOs and marketing leaders from the DC region's fastest growing and most exciting companies.  Over great food and wine we'll chat with them about the "four Ps," segmentation strategies and how to get the most out of marketing automation.  So join us for a fun evening and great networking.

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December 2, 2020

2020 Star CFOs

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

DCA Live and our great co-hosts are once again excited to recognize the top finance leaders in the Washington region's fastest growing and most exciting companies.  We’ll honor the 2020 Star CFOs that are engineering growth and leading the way for their companies by profiling them in the coming weeks in our newsletter and toasting them at a special event on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.    

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October 7, 2020

2020 Rising Stars of GovCon

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

This fall DCA Live is recognizing some of the great rising stars in the region’s robust and growing government contracting industry.  Over the past several decades, this space has spawned many of the area’s great companies and business executives and will soon be lead by a new generation.  You will want to get to know these emerging leaders from executive leadership, finance, technology, sales and marketing, and other areas.   We’ll profile this group in the coming weeks and recognize them at a special virtual awards program in October.  

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June 10, 2020

2020 Red Hot Companies

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

For the 5th consecutive year, DCA Live and our partners are excited to announce the Red Hot Companies list, the Washington region's fastest growing and most exciting companies.  We’ll be profiling these companies over the coming months and celebrate with them when we can safely convene.  

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December 16, 2020

2020 Rising Stars of RE

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

DCA Live is pleased to announce our list of Rising Stars of Commercial Real Estate. This is the 5th consecutive year we have recognized the next generation of leaders in the Washington DC region’s finance, development, brokerage, asset management, and architecture. We’ll profile this amazing group in the coming days and weeks and honor them at a special virtual event on Wednesday, December 12.

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July 21, 2021

2021 Red Hot Companies

Heat Lists
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Washington, DC

Despite the pandemic, tech companies based in the DC region and beyond are hotter than ever. Venture investment is pouring in to new enterprises and valuations are sky high. Dozens of area companies have recently announced fresh capital raised and plans for aggressive hiring and growth in the coming months. It’s an exciting time for the region!

For the 6th consecutive year, DCA Live and our partners are excited to recognize the 2021 Red Hot Companies, the Washington region's fastest growing and most exciting companies. We’ll be profiling these companies over the coming months and will celebrate with them with a lively, fun outdoors event on the evening of Wednesday, July 21. Join us to meet the leaders of these great companies and our community of investors, connectors and advisors to DC Tech and enjoy great food, drink and great networking at what will be our first in-person event in 16 months. See you there!

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