Christian Business Group Mentors Local CEOs in Hampton Roads

C12 combines biblical principles with peer support to help leaders grow their companies

Published on Feb. 23, 2026

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A Christian-based business networking and mentoring group called C12 is helping local CEOs in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia grow their companies while strengthening their faith. The group, which meets monthly, brings together diverse business leaders to encourage, challenge, and hold each other accountable using biblical principles.

Why it matters

In an era where many businesses struggle to maintain a sense of purpose beyond profits, C12 is providing a unique model that combines entrepreneurial growth with a faith-based approach. By encouraging CEOs to view their companies as a ministry and to focus on serving their employees and community, the group aims to have a broader positive impact on the Hampton Roads region.

The details

C12 members include CEOs like Megan Riggs of Crunchy Hydration and David Clark of Clark Professional Cleaning. The group emphasizes a "balance wheel" exercise that has members reflect on different aspects of their personal and professional lives. Members say the accountability and wisdom they gain from the group has been invaluable, helping them avoid tunnel vision and make better decisions.

  • C12 holds monthly meetings at the Town Point Club in downtown Norfolk.
  • Megan Riggs started her sparkling wellness water company Crunchy Hydration as a personal journey to heal her anxiety and depression.

The players

Doug Hagedorn

Chair of the southside chapter of C12.

Megan Riggs

CEO of Crunchy Hydration, a sparkling wellness water company.

David Clark

CEO of Clark Professional Cleaning.

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What they’re saying

“We encourage each other, we challenge each other, we hold each other accountable. We pray for each other. And most importantly from a CEO standpoint, we help them with their biggest challenges, their biggest problems.”

— Doug Hagedorn, Chair of the southside chapter of C12 (wtkr.com)

“Because everything might be going great, but how is it going to be next month? You just have to, you know, be surrounded by people that are pouring into you, helping build your business and have more wisdom and knowledge.”

— Megan Riggs, CEO of Crunchy Hydration (wtkr.com)

“People say your network is your net worth. You are the five closest people to you: you are the summation of them. You're the average, right? And so I wanna be around people who are striving for the same things that I'm striving for.”

— David Clark, CEO of Clark Professional Cleaning (wtkr.com)

What’s next

C12 plans to continue hosting monthly meetings at the Town Point Club in Norfolk, providing a supportive community for local Christian business leaders to grow their companies and have a positive impact on the Hampton Roads region.

The takeaway

By combining biblical principles with practical business mentoring, the C12 group is offering a unique model for faith-based entrepreneurship. In an era when many businesses struggle to maintain a sense of purpose beyond profits, C12 is showing how CEOs can lead their companies as a ministry and make a broader impact on their local community.