Sustainability Virtual Group Expert Open Hours

Are you a business owner working in—or curious about—the green and sustainable business space? Join us for Sustainability Group Expert Open Hours, a virtual session hosted by the Fehlig Group in partnership with the Capitol Region Women’s Business Center.

This is your opportunity to connect with sustainability experts Mary and Liz from the Fehlig Group to ask questions, gain strategic insights, and explore how to grow or transition your business within the green economy. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale your impact, this session is designed to help guide you forward.

What to Expect:

• Live group Q&A with sustainability experts
• Strategic guidance tailored to green/sustainable businesses
• A supportive space to share challenges and ideas

This session is part of a 3-part Sustainability Expert Open Hours series.

Reserve your spot today and get expert support on your journey toward sustainable success!

Mary Fehlig, Founder and President,

The Fehlig GroupMary founded The Fehlig Group with the belief that sustainable practices are as individual as the values that define each client. For almost three decades, she has helped companies engage in sustainability practices aligned with their business goals. She brings a business perspective to her work grounded in experience in business development and systems implementation for Xerox and IBM.A recognized “founder” of corporate responsibility/sustainability, Mary has served on a range of boards and initiatives that advance the field. She was elected to serve on the board of directors of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), served as a practitioner advisor for Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communications, and worked with Green America, Points of Light Foundation, Net Impact and the Sustainable Business Network.

Liz Whitehead is an award-winning business development consultant who supports small businesses and women-owned companies in building strategies that drive new business. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as business enterprises who are invested in connecting with large procurement organizations. She supports her clients in reaching their goals through facilitation, consulting, and one-on-one coaching. She leverages these certification networks: Disability:IN, NGLCC, WBENC, and NMSDC and B Corp.For two decades, Liz has consulted with businesses on how to leverage diversity to achieve their business goals both domestically and internationally. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies who want to bring their supplier diversity education to the next level, small to medium sized businesses who want to sell to those companies and B Corps that are looking for business development trainings for their teams.Her awards include WBEC DMV’s WBE Connection award, Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate Award and the WBE Star Award. She was recognized by Women’s Enterprise Magazine (WE USA) as one of the Top WBE CEOs of 2021 and by the Women Presidents Organization as a President’s Award winner. In 2023, she was recognized by WBENC as a WBE Star.