Billie (BJ) Smith graduated from Salem College with a B.S. in Business Administration and a concentration in marketing. She began her career in sales and marketing centering on mass-market retailers within the apparel industry. Most recently she managed account relationships with Walmart where she was a key collaborator on account strategy and business growth. She also led company sustainability efforts for Walmart’s Project Gigaton focusing on goal setting and reducing emissions specifically around product design and packaging. She looks forward to building new relationships with clients and helping them meet their goals.

Outside of work, you can find Billie spending time with her daughter and husband along with their small zoo of 3 dogs, 3 horses and hamster. She enjoys acting in local theater, kayaking, horseback riding and volunteering at music festivals. She also holds a certification in Integrative Health Coaching from Duke Integrative Medicine. A lover of all thing’s coffee and former barista, she basically has her own mini coffee shop set up at home in Mount Airy, NC.