01 Dec December 2, 2025 – GOAT of Conservative PR AJ Rice and Built on Purpose Betsy Fore
A.J. Rice – America’s publicist, CEO of Publius PR and Author of the #1 Amazon bestseller The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture
If you’re really good at something, from time to time take on a project that makes you feel uncomfortable, because it’s in the space of being uncomfortable where you’re going to experience growth.
AJ Rice
A.J. Rice is known as “America’s publicist”, widely regarded as a leading figure in conservative public relations. He is president and CEO of Publius PR, and serves as editor-in-chief of The Publius National Post on Substack. He is also the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture.As a brand manager, media influencer, and literary agent, Rice has produced, promoted or represented an extensive roster of high-profile conservative personalities and commentators. He was executive producer for The Laura Ingraham Show and The Monica Crowley Show, and later produced the investigative news show America’s Morning News at The Washington Times before helping launch the The Blaze Radio Network. Beyond public relations and production, Rice contributes as a columnist to more than thirty national media outlets, including major platforms such as The Hill, Newsmax, and RealClearMarkets.
Betsy Fore – Founding Partner Velveteen Ventures, Bestselling Author Built on Purpose, 3X Founder, Entrepreneur 100 Women of Impact and Author of
Find your deep inner why and pick a problem that you’ve experienced firsthand and gives you an unfair advantage, then attract your team and first believers.
Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore has two decades of experience as a CEO, serial entrepreneur, and investor. She is currently Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures, investing in solutions for children and the planet for the next seven generations. She was Co-Founder & CEO of Tiny Organics (that she’d built into over $13M in revenue in the first 24 months on direct sales alone also becoming the first Native American to raise a Series A round of funding) and the Founder of WonderWoof, one of the first dog activity monitors and app. Her nonprofit, Natives Rising, is one of the largest communities of Indigenous technologists and founders. Betsy’s accolades include: Forbes 30 under 30, Entrepreneurs’ 100 Women of Impact, Chief’s 50 Top Executive Women in the New Era of Leadership and Cosmopolitan’s New C-Suite 2024 and Blueprint Advisor’s Power100 Asset Manager Honoree in Venture Capital. Betsy’s greatest accomplishments are her children Sebi, Azure & Mila. She builds from her love for family and her ancestors of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Her book Built on Purpose was listed on USA Today bestseller list.