Founder and Director for Economic Continuity Alliance. Manage supplier diversity engagement, oversee business membership efforts, and manage fundraising. Assist councils and committees with reaching organizational goals, programing and community outreach. Collaborate with the Advisory Committee to approve budgets and facilitate high level strategic planning and implementation.

Raquel Padgett, CEO of The Peacock Company can be seen and heard in media, business workshops and conferences across the state. Raquel is a graduate of South Carolina State University, with over a 20 year career in Business Consulting and marketing. Her company specializes in various areas such as business consulting and coaching, marketing, PR, advertising, and fundraising which has successfully developed hundreds of small and minority businesses, organizations, and events in the Charleston, SC region, statewide and beyond. The Peacock Company has streamlined services to focus on business development, business coaching, strategic planning and business event consulting.

Direct the Good Enterprises program which consists of the Community Business Academy, Business Acceleration Services, and Credit to Capital.

Developed branding and sales strategies for Lockwood Outdoor. Created ads for placement on billboard. Led marketing campaigns to attract advertisers. Created and managed partnerships, charitable ad placement and community outreach. Worked with and managed individuals, small businesses, corporations and advertising agencies to strategically place advertising, reach goals and foster success.