OUR STORY
THE SEED OF SEEDING GREATNESS
Seeding Greatness started as a theme for a TEDx event in Woodstock, Georgia, curated by Steven Monahan, Gina Carr, Mike Sena, and Darryll Stinson — along with many of their early friends and supporters. The theme stemmed from an old Athenian proverb:
Communities flourish when wise elders plant seeds beneath trees whose shade they'll never sit under.
Throughout that experience, Steve had a stroke, a seizure, skin cancer, and multiple other health issues as a result. That's when Darryll and Brittany became Steve's hands, feet, and a much-needed leadership presence for the TEDx team.
Later, as Steve helped guide Darryll and Brittany Stinson through a move from metro Atlanta, Georgia to Franklin, Tennessee, Steve "seeded greatness" into them, their family, and their future — by gifting them the company name Seeding Greatness, which he had originally registered in the state of Georgia.
Steve said he believed Seeding Greatness was given to him for the Stinsons and the future of leadership.
OUR FIRST SEEDING GREATNESS MEETING
Now, Seeding Greatness is a diverse, purpose-driven community of entrepreneurs who gather to connect, collaborate, and support each other to make a greater impact in the world.
Co-founders Darryll and Brittany had no idea what this would become. The first event in Nashville came from a connection that started at a dinner collaboration they hosted at their retreat. The goal was to get a variety of leaders together to have real, honest, relevant conversations so they could “cross-pollinate their greatness.” There were about 30ish people there on July 24, 2025 when they hosted their first meeting.
THEN THE FEEDBACK CAME IN
“I’m a Nashville native, and I’ve been waiting for something like this to get started.”
“I was getting ready to move back to ______ ( Florida, California, New York, etc.), but after attending this event, I feel like I found the community I’ve been looking for.” - from multiple people
“This is hands-down one of the best events I’ve been to in the Nashville region.”
“It feels so amazing to be around good people who are helping and serving each other and the world with their gifts.”
MONTH AFTER MONTH, THESE TESTIMONIALS KEPT POURING IN AFTER EACH EVENT
After hosting just 7 events in 9 months, the Franklin/Nashville region started joining the movement: The Williamson Inc. Chamber of Commerce, ReframEdu, Visit Franklin, Industrious - Gulch, Music City Work Club, Harbor + Union, McEwen Northside, Ignite Marketing, Storyhouse Collective, Transformation Life Center, and a BOMB volunteer community that you’ll see some of them below. They’ve had speakers, celebrities, panels, DJs - and sometimes none of that at all.
Now, Seeding Greatness hosts in-person events once a month that are available to anyone (member or non-member), a membership you can join to get discounted event tickets and access to connect virtually between events and join the broader global community, and a mastermind that meets quarterly in-person (launching soon).
GRATEFUL FOR
CHAMPIONS FOR SEEDING GREATNESS
Brand Builders Group
Williamson, Inc.
David Meltzer
The Thing Communi
Dr. Ming Wang
Entrepreneurship Center
LaShawn Merritt
LEADERSHIP
Meet the Team
Darryll Stinson
Co-founder of Seeding Greatness, a movement of leaders restoring the planet and helping humanity to heal through their stories and transformational services.
As a former elite Division 1 athlete, Darryll overcame multiple suicide attempts to become a multiple best-selling author, and 2xTEDx speaker with more than 2 million views. His accolades as a Top 100 athlete (2008), award-winning higher ed communications professional, #9 Suicide Awareness Speaker (2023), and TEDx organizer attest to the impact of his work.
He’s coached hundreds of speakers to reach millions of people while growing themselves and their businesses at the same time.
When he's not coaching or captivating audiences, Darryll enjoys nature walks, live theater, personal development events, and spending quality time with his wife Brittany, five children Ava, Arianna, Amaya, Isaiah, Ayla, and dog, Magic.
Brittany Stinson
A TEDx speaker, operational strategist, and cofounder of Seeding Greatness, a movement of leaders impacting the world with their stories and stages. Brittany is a business owner, wife, and mom of five. She is the Co-Organizer of TEDxAlexanderPark and TEDxCoolSpringsYouth, best-selling entrepreneur anthology contributor, has worked with a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from solopreneurs to hospitals with $500 million salary budgets and went from burnout to tripling the company’s revenue in 2 years living and working from a healthy, aligned place. When she isn’t working, you’ll find her by the pool or on a beach with her family.
CO-FOUNDERS
Darryll & Brittany Stinson
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Laura Charris
Virtual Administrative Support Extraordinaire
Jolene Parker
Seeding Greatness Chief Super-Connector
Nick Norman
Dane Shots
Demetrius Short
Co-Host, Chief Encouragement Officer
Maria
Community Liaison
Be Well Mel, aka,
Melissa Mooney-Lopez
Health & Wellness Partner
Charles Sneed
Onsite Event Management, Logistics Extraordinaire
Brittany Wilson
Storyhouse Collective
HEAR WHAT THEY SAY
“This event is all about letting the collective voices be heard... bringing out the genius and leadership of everybody in the room.”
Jenni Rae Oates
Brand Positioning & Performance Expert
“I find it to be very helpful, very exciting, very educational, and very inspiring. (...) Seeding Greatness is about that greatness of shared humanity.”
Dr. Ming Wang
Director & Surgeon at Wang Vision Institute
“It was a diverse room full of believers and that's a place I want to be.”
LaShawn Merritt
3x Olympic Gold Medalist and 8x World Champion
“The best way to describe this event and the people within it is really just magnetic energy. You're attracting more of what you know you want, or sometimes what you don't know you want, and that energy is just magnifying.”
Paul H. Graham
3x Founder and Author
“I think this area is craving this type of community and connection. There's nothing like this in this area right now that I've seen so far.”
Shawn Huber
Founder of Structured Freedom, Certified Hypnotherapist and Author
