Denise Herd is founder and president of Herd Strategies, a full-service public relations firm, headquartered in downtown, Indianapolis. She is a certified facilitator of the Kauffman Foundation FastTrac New Venture and Walker’s Legacy Prospectus programs guiding startup entrepreneurs. She serves on the board of directors of Local Initiatives Support Organization (LISC), the Allen University foundation and Summit Indianapolis, a feminist theatre in Indianapolis, and chair of the Indianapolis Chamber Women’s Business Advisory Council.