By: Natalie Johnson
Before Dr. Patricia Rogers began bringing entrepreneurs together, she served in uniform for years.
Her background includes 12 years in the U.S. Army and 29 years in law enforcement; she retired as a Corrections Lieutenant in 2016. Today, she works in a different setting: rooms filled with business owners, speakers, and entrepreneurs looking for a chance to share what they do. Through her company, Unity In Service, Inc., she helps create those opportunities.
Her biography traces a career that has moved from public service into business coaching, event organizing, and visibility strategy.
The setting has changed. The thread of service remains.
For an entrepreneur, having something valuable to offer is only part of the challenge. They also have to explain it, find the right audience, and earn enough trust for someone to take the next step.
That is where Rogers has focused her business.
Unity In Service, which launched in 2012, brings entrepreneurs together through speaking opportunities, networking, and collaboration. Its guiding belief is simple: “People Need People.” Through virtual and in-person events, podcast interviews, and collaborative books, the company gives business owners places to introduce themselves and share their expertise. According to the company’s website, it has hosted hundreds of events and provided thousands of speaking opportunities.
Behind those opportunities are people trying to move their businesses forward: a speaker building an audience, a professional turning experience into a service, or an entrepreneur who needs more people to understand the value of their work.
Rogers’s approach makes room for the person behind the business. Her coaching emphasizes confidence, resilience, and the discipline required to keep going when progress feels slow. It also recognizes that business ownership asks a great deal of the individual carrying it.
Her upcoming event, “Social Media vs. Business Owners,” brings that work into a familiar, and sometimes frustrating, part of entrepreneurial life.
Social media puts a potential audience within reach. It also gives a business owner another job: deciding what to say, how to show up, and whether the effort is leading anywhere. A post can attract attention without starting a meaningful conversation. A growing following can still leave someone wondering how to turn visibility into a relationship.
The event’s title captures that tension. What happens when the tools intended to help a business grow start to feel like something the owner has to compete against?
For Rogers, whose work centers on bringing people together, it is a natural conversation to host. Her platforms give entrepreneurs a chance to step beyond a profile picture and explain their work in their own voices.
The promotional lineup includes publishing, wellness, media, and tax professionals, reflecting the range of people navigating these questions. Whatever their industry, each must help an audience understand who they are, what they offer, and why it matters.
“Social Media vs. Business Owners” takes place on Friday, September 25, 2026, beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern on Zoom.
If you’ve wondered whether anyone is paying attention, the invitation is straightforward: come into the conversation. Meet the people behind the businesses. Make an introduction that goes somewhere.
It is the kind of opportunity Rogers has spent more than a decade creating, one room, one introduction, and one conversation at a time.
