Biography
Reggie Ordoñez is one of the few leaders in the veteran entrepreneurship space with lived experience as a founder, veteran, and program builder. A former U.S. Marine Infantry Platoon Sergeant with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti, he brings calm, clarity, and command to everything he builds.
Reggie has launched programs, led national teams and seven-figure partnerships, and advised everyone from first-time founders to executives. As the founding director of the SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center in Tennessee, his team helped underserved veteran communities access over $2 million in capital in just their first year. At Bunker Labs, he joined the national leadership team in 2022 and played a critical role in tightening systems, refining data strategy, and sharpening the organization’s program model to prepare for future acquisition which he co-led.
He’s formed alliances with companies like USAA, JPMorgan Chase, PwC, Robinhood, and others, helping bridge the gap between founders and the institutions that power their next move.
Now as Head of Programs at Warrior Rising, Reggie leads one of the fastest-growing veteran entrepreneurship programs in the country, ensuring that what’s built here doesn’t just look good on paper, but performs in the real world.
He’s also the founder of Forward Brands, a brand strategy firm helping entrepreneurs clarify their message and turn it into revenue. And he’s the founder of Embrace Process, a nonprofit that removes financial barriers so underserved youth can train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a discipline that shaped his own life and still anchors him today.
Reggie holds an MBA and was selected as 1 of only 34 leaders out of hundreds of applicants for the George W. Bush Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program.
He’s an Arizona native living in Tennessee, a husband, father of four, competitor, outdoorsman, and a man grounded in faith.
Experience
Location
Nashville
