Catholic Business League

07/09/2026

The Catholic Business League is grateful to Andrew Ketch, a seminarian from the Diocese of Nashville, for sharing his experiences and insights with us during this morning's Breakfast Meeting!

Ketch is one of more than 40 seminarians in the Diocese — making Nashville one of the largest dioceses in that regard — with several more seminarians set to join next year. During his time in the seminary, he has been exploring one central question: Why did God institute the priesthood? One signal, he explained, comes from the end of the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew: “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.”

Click here for a full recap of the meeting! https://catholicbusinessleague.org/offering-mass-worthy-of-a-mans-life/

07/06/2026

REMINDER: Join the Catholic Business League at our Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, July 9, as we welcome Andy Ketch, a seminarian with the Diocese of Nashville!

Ketch grew up in Portland, Oregon, and moved to Nashville after college, where he converted to the Catholic faith. He is a parishioner of Assumption in Germantown and will be going into his third year of the configuration stage.

Ketch currently studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and will be ordained a deacon in September 2027.

The meeting begins at 7:45 a.m. in the Fleming Center at The Cathedral of the Incarnation. Mass is offered at 7:00 a.m. All are welcome!

06/12/2026

We were thrilled to welcome a native Nashvillian, Robert Strobel of Parking Management Company (PMC), to our June meeting to discuss a topic that many of us have on our minds: parking in Nashville!

Strobel began by sharing some background about PMC, which was founded right here in Nashville in 1992 by fellow Catholic executive Tim Wilson. Now the second-largest parking company in the nation, PMC has expanded into 275 markets across 45 states, earning a feature on the Inc. Magazine 5000 list in each of the past three years as one of the top-40 travel and hospitality companies. Staying true to its roots, however, PMC has maintained Nashville as the home for its executive and corporate team, with more than 1,200 associates based in Music City.

Click here for a full recap of the meeting! https://catholicbusinessleague.org/parking-in-nashville-with-gods-guidance/

05/28/2026

The Catholic Business League is excited to welcome Robert Strobel of Parking Management Company (PMC), to our next Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, June 11!

A native Nashvillian and a graduate of Aquinas College, Robert spent nearly two years with Prime Health Services in addition to more than four years with the Diocese of Nashville as the associate director for the Office of Youth Ministry.

He joined PMC in 2021 as a Guest Services Manager and has steadily risen to his current role as a human resources manager. His discussion will center on the state of the parking business in Nashville, and the impact of his upbringing in the Catholic faith on his work at PMC.

The meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Fleming Center at The Cathedral of the Incarnation. Mass is offered at 7:00 a.m.

All are welcome!

05/18/2026

On another beautiful spring morning — the 40th day after Easter — we were pleased to hear from Richard Borofski, president and CEO of three properties overseen by the Diocese of Nashville: Mary, Queen of Angels, Villa Maria Manor and Marina Manor East!

Borofoski discussed each of the three properties in detail, comparing and contrasting their residents and services. As he concluded, he noted — even amid pressures from labor markets and shrinking margins: "The focus isn't on the P&L statement. The focus is on the resident."

Click here for a full recap of the meeting!

05/15/26: “We Welcome All” – Rick Borofski

05/16/2026

On another beautiful spring morning — the 40th day after Easter — we were pleased to hear from Richard Borofski, president and CEO of three properties overseen by the Diocese of Nashville: Mary, Queen of Angels, Villa Maria Manor and Marina Manor East! These entities provide affordable housing to seniors in Nashville and provide much needed solutions in our community.

Borofoski discussed each of the three properties in detail, comparing and contrasting their residents and services. As he concluded, he noted — even amid pressures from labor markets and shrinking margins: "The focus isn't on the P&L statement. The focus is on the resident."

He has also said, he feels his calling “to be a small architect in the way we deliver services to seniors and our most vulnerable population.”

04/10/2026

In our first meeting after Easter Sunday, we are so grateful to Lauren Webb for sharing such a vast array of knowledge with all of us the current priorities and debates unfolding at the state legislature!

Webb covered the proposed budget, then highlighted policy discussions around health care, immigration, education and much more ... including a benefit to those interested in our state animal, the raccoon.

Click here for a full recap of the meeting! https://lnkd.in/evrzyYkn

03/26/2026

The Catholic Business League is excited to welcome Lauren Webb, a Nashville attorney and government affairs professional — and a Class of 2025 member of Leadership Catholic — to our next Breakfast Meeting on April 9!

A parishioner of Holy Family in Brentwood, Lauren has worked for more than a decade within state government, where she developed strong relationships with both the Tennessee General Assembly and the executive branch. Her work focuses on state government, policy strategy, government finance, and procurement, and she has worked closely with state and local leaders across a range of issues.

Since beginning her career in 2013, she has worked with the General Assembly to pass more than 125 pieces of legislation and has been actively involved in hundreds of additional bills. Her time in state government has provided the opportunity to work on a wide variety of issues and to engage directly with officials in all three branches of state government, local government leaders, and numerous stakeholders across Tennessee.

Prior to founding her firm in the fall of 2025, Lauren served on Governor Bill Haslam’s Legislative Team and as the Legislative Director for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Lauren studied at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and received her law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is a member of the Tennessee Archaeological Advisory Council and serves on the Adoption Project’s Policy Committee.

The meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Fleming Center at The Cathedral of the Incarnation. Mass is offered at 7:00 a.m.

All are welcome!

03/18/2026

Ever used an online recommendation to make a choice between products or vendors? What if you knew somebody who knew somebody? Even better! Come network with members of both the Catholic Business League and Nashville Catholic Business Women's League to build those connections yourself!

Join us on March 25 at 5:30pm for a joint Happy Hour at Coco’s Event Center (5105 Alabama Ave, Nashville, TN 37209). We'll have a cash bar to go along with delicious appetizers and plenty of networking throughout the evening! The event is free for members of CBL or NCBWL, or $15 for guests!

Please RSVP so that we can gauge attendance accordingly: https://www.ncbwl.org/event-details/joint-happy-hour-cbl-and-ncbwl

See you soon!

Ever used an online recommendation to make a choice between products or vendors? What if you knew somebody who knew somebody? Even better! Come meet the business people of the Catholic Business League and Nashville Catholic Business League and build those connections yourself!

03/09/2026

The founder of TomKats Hospitality. A pioneer in the revitalization of downtown Nashville. A product of Nashville Catholic schools. And one of the loudest advocates for saving the authenticity of an ever-changing Nashville: restaurateur Tom Morales.

Tom’s love for the city and dedication to its continued growth has led to several nationally acclaimed restaurants — including The Southern Steak & Oyster and Acme Feed & Seed — and we are excited to welcome him to our Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, March 12 to discuss Nashville's food scene and his family's experiences growing up in the Nashville Catholic community.

The meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Fleming Center at The Cathedral of the Incarnation. Mass is offered at 7:00 a.m. All are welcome!