Joy Shanaberger and Megan Lacy, on Competitive Sports, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

Joy is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Boone Group, a firm driving advancement and adoption of superior technologies within the national security, energy, and infrastructure markets. Prior to founding Boone, Joy worked in a variety of roles spanning federal and local governments and the private sector. Most recently, she served as a Senior Strategist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where she was responsible for communications as it applied to the defense industrial base and international weapons program development. Joy also served as the primary speechwriter for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) and was routinely sought after by communications teams for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for assistance on communications within the AT&L domain. In addition to leading growth and execution for Boone, Joy is a Board Member for the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum, a certified yoga instructor, mentor for transitioning servicemen and women and their families, and spends much of her free time training as a USA boxing amateur for an annual charity boxing match benefiting the military and veteran communities.

Megan Lacy is the co-founder of Lumineye, which builds through-wall sensors to help first responders and soldiers find people and threats through walls and barriers. Lumineye went through Y-Combinator and currently works with DHS, the Air Force and the Army. Outside of Lumineye, Megan is the race director of Boise Front Trail Run, a volunteer-led trail race that donates all proceeds to Boise's local trail system. Megan also owns & operates Fleet Feet Meridian with her fiancé, a local run specialty store. Outside of work, Megan is an elite mountain and trail runner that has been selected to compete for Team USA two times. She will be competing for Team USA as part of the NACAC Mountain Championship on September 16th, 2023. To follow along with her running career, you can follow her on Instagram and Strava.