S.O.A.R. for Veterans is a business accelerator program dedicated to empowering Veteran-Owned Businesses and enhancing the growth of their TikTok Shops.
Our carefully selected participants have joined weekly coaching sessions and community calls, where they've gained valuable insights into TikTok Shop, honed their business skills, and built confidence as small business owners.
Now, they are graduating from the program!
Join us for an afternoon of celebration, networking, and inspiration as we honor these Veteran-Owned small businesses!

Bailey M. Erickson, one of the S.O.A.R. Graduates

National Press Club
Perched atop the National Press Building within sight of the White House and just down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol, the National Press Club is the meeting place in Washington for newsmakers and journalists. Through its doors have come presidents, premiers, kings and queens, Cabinet secretaries, senators and House members, movie stars and sports heroes, titans of business and finance – a who’s who of the 20th and the 21st centuries - eager to share their views on current events with the media and the public.
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
1-3pm EST
Featured Guests

Johnny Vargas
@vivalavargas (Fort Cavazos, TX) - Johnny Vargas, better known as VivaLaVargas on TikTok, is a military community sensation that reaches millions of accounts every month to convey information about veterans benefits, trending military news stories, and funny military skits to the masses. As a full-time active duty senior enlisted service member transitioning into the civilian world, a father of four, and loving husband, he uses his platform to transform lives at any opportunity that he's given.
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