Bee Oak Partners

It is clear that Brian is a polymath with an extraordinary breadth of skills and experience. He is an expert at listening and truly hearing. He is able to synthesize a multitude of issues and create consensus on a path forward. Most importantly, Brian is just a great human being who puts public interest and people first. One can't go wrong working with Brian!

Jim Wheeler

Brian Roeder is a highly successful organizer and manager. His success, however, goes beyond those skills - he has the ability to convey a concept and convince others to join him. He is creative and confident in the best sense. He shares his ideas with enthusiasm and generosity, and demonstrates a talent for developing teams and convincing colleagues.

Maria Pinto Carland

Brian is the entrepreneur par excellence. In the early 2000s, he had a vision for the first large-scale Northern Virginia winery and he implemented that vision in Barrel Oak Winery. BOW truly revolutionized the winery business in the region and was the first to a winery a true destination. Brian is a true visionary and an incredibly hard worker. He excels at every task and will be a tremendous asset to any organization!

Jerry McGinn, Ph.D.

Brian Roeder has several outstanding talents including his ability to facilitate organizations, creatively problem solve and market a business with unusual circumstances. Brian knows how to bring out the best in each of us. His counsel helped me navigate my companies through Covid.

Tony Tedeschi

There's probably nothing that Brian can't do once he sets his mind on it; he is a force of nature. He's also a skilled entrepreneur and general manager. I've seen him build Barrel Oak from an idea in his head to a multimillion dollar retail business. Brian has demonstrated the ability to drive results in so many arenas - retail, community, politics, construction, nonprofit boards - that he would be an asset to nearly any institution he chooses to associate with.

Jonathan Hoyt

Brian has been and always will be a driving force in many of our lives! Mentoring, teaching, and leading, people while growing a business!
A true asset to any business or non-profit, Brian has a vision for many avenues to grow in community and in profit.

Robert Grouge

Brian is truly the definition of "entrepreneur" and a whole lot more. Generous, curious, visionary, compassionate, involved, intelligent, a quick study, great with people, and always with a smile. I have the honor of calling him friend, customer and advocate for balanced economic growth. I have met and worked with many exceptional individuals in my career, and Brian is among the top 1% in the admiration category.

Dennis Taylor

Brian invests 100% of his time, effort, and energy into leading well and creating "win-win" solutions. Brian is also a skilled facilitator and thoughtful leader, operating from a core of deep integrity and genuine care for each person he comes in contact with. He is articulate, fair and a strong advocate for causes he believes in. Brian is a brilliant choice for any organization that wants someone who can make amazing things happen, inspiring others and having fun all along the way.

Michelle Coe