Empowering Voices: MAB Member, Maurisa Potts earns National Recognition
September 30, 2025

Maurisa Potts, Hokie alum and member of Virginia Tech’s College of Business Marketing Advisory Board, recently earned national recognition as her firm, Spotted MP (Marketing + Public Relations), was named to The PR Net 100 – 2025. The annual list recognizes the most innovative, impactful, and influential agencies redefining the communications industry today. Selected from a record number of submissions, honorees represent excellence across creativity, strategic results, and cultural influence. This recognition celebrates Spotted MP’s “small yet mighty” approach as a women- and minority-owned boutique agency with national impact and deep regional roots. In 2024, the team delivered bold storytelling and high-profile PR campaigns spanning hospitality, culinary, placemaking, and nonprofit sectors — from launching Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s Afro-Caribbean fine dining restaurant Dogon, to representing The Watergate Hotel, to amplifying equity-driven nonprofits across a number of sectors.