{"id":7,"date":"2022-04-14T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.athemes.com\/sydney-leads\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:40:19","slug":"my-front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Next 20 Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18d81a2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"18d81a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8caeeff\" data-id=\"8caeeff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9367cc9 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9367cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Empowerment Through<br><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Strategic Capital Investment<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e9f3ae elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5e9f3ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e1d0cb\" data-id=\"9e1d0cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8003728 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8003728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Empowerment Through<br><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Strategic <\/span><br><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Capital<\/span><br><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Investments<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654c23e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"654c23e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-447f7d4\" data-id=\"447f7d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebebd99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebebd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Empowerment<br><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Strategic <\/span><span style=\"color:#2D5BF6;font-weight:600\">Investments<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13674f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13674f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7027c31\" data-id=\"7027c31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31de56 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d31de56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ecf0c7\" data-id=\"9ecf0c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac77c1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac77c1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d885b6 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7d885b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"about\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-862d530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"862d530\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a333d1\" data-id=\"2a333d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8805315 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8805315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <b>us<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c623e1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c623e1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229aa79\" data-id=\"229aa79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec780de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec780de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next 20 Strategies is a collective of professionals that has been established to support black individuals in their entrepreneurial endeavors. We have expertise and resources for black entrepreneurs who may face systemic barriers in accessing traditional funding sources. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to promote economic empowerment, create generational wealth and foster opportunities for black individuals to succeed in the business world. We are passionate about empowering black entrepreneurs to turn their dreams into reality by providing the essential financial support and mentorship required to thrive in the competitive startup landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to foster economic growth, diversity, and inclusivity within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are committed to creating a level playing field for black entrepreneurs and investors, ensuring that innovative ideas have the chance to flourish regardless of the founder&#8217;s background.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9934f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb9934f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778bbf0 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"778bbf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"team\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5948719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5948719\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46006e6\" data-id=\"46006e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6adbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6adbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet <b>the team<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0da73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc0da73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772d174 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"772d174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_772d174_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#772d174_7\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_772d174_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDerrick Pryce\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/derrickpryce\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-772d174\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_772d174_7\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AI_ORIGINAL2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Derrick Pryce<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDerrick Pryce started his career as a software engineer, contributing for more than 15 years in industries such as banking, mobile telecommunications and supply chain management. He then transitioned to project management, having most recently worked for a fintech startup in the private equity and venture capital space. He is passionate about giving back to his Jamaican roots, having served as a mentor for the Branson Center For Entrepreneurship (Jamaica) and serving as an executive board member for the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center. An avid entrepreneur who has started both a music production and software consulting company, Derrick is excited about empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs that will shape the future. You may also find him in his home studio composing music.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:derrick@next20strategies.com\">derrick@next20strategies.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/derrickpryce\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe6fcc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0fe6fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0fe6fcc_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#0fe6fcc_7\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon.jpg 450w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0fe6fcc_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Gordon\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-gordon-433a4916\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0fe6fcc\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0fe6fcc_7\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon.jpg 450w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KevinGordon-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Kevin Gordon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Gordon is a veteran with over 15 years of experience in data modeling, data analysis and software development. He has done data analysis and modeling for a wide array of clients from various market sectors. Previously, he programmed web and database driven insurance applications including claims management and online broker application systems. In his spare time, he is most likely to be found outdoors directing a photo shoot with his SLR camera.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kevin@next20strategies.com\">kevin@next20strategies.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-gordon-433a4916\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e844bad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e844bad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834a1ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"834a1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_834a1ab_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#834a1ab_7\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905.png 905w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_834a1ab_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCopperfield Jean-Louis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-834a1ab\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_834a1ab_7\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905.png 905w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copperfield_905-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Copperfield Jean-Louis<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCopperfield is fluent in English and French and has spent the past 25+ years in increasingly more responsible roles in Finance, Risk Management and the Capital Markets.\n\nHe has experience in both the private and public sectors, having worked at innovative companies such as MD Management, Export Development Canada (EDC), General Electric (GE) Capital Solutions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Pension Fund as well as Canada Post Corporation.\n\nIn his spare time, Copperfield enjoys jogging, gardening, improving his skills in the kitchen as well as on the piano. He is also a volunteer Treasurer at a local private school with an annual operating budget approaching $700,000.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:copperfield@next20strategies.com\">copperfield@next20strategies.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4ff16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"df4ff16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_df4ff16_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#df4ff16_7\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2.png 194w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2-190x300.png 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_df4ff16_7\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Squires\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-df4ff16\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_df4ff16_7\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2.png 194w, https:\/\/next20strategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DrewSquires2-190x300.png 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Andrew Squires<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew started his career in the area of finance, building awards, scholarships and securing financial assistance for university students.  \n\nWith degrees in Law and Psychology, he has moved into the academic realm and now supports graduate students at the Masters and Doctoral level in Law.  \n\nHe has been trained in Conflict Resolution and has received the Kin\u00e0m\u00e0gawin Indigenous Learning Certificate.  \n\nA Board of Governors member for a charitable organization for 10 years. Grievance Officer and Vice President of a CUPE Local for 7rs. He is also an inventor owning an international patent.  \n\nAndrew wants to make a positive impact on the growth and development of the Black community, it\u2019s wealth and health.  \n\nYou might find him on air, as he is a longtime award-winning radio program host and producer specializing in Reggae and Lovers Rock.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:andrew@next20strategies.com\">andrew@next20strategies.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21af5a8\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon 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