Contributor

Kristie Arslan

Small Business Owner & Expert

Kristie Arslan is a small business and entrepreneurship expert with years of experience advocating on behalf of America's small business. Currently, Kristie is the co-owner of Popped! Republic, a local gourmet popcorn company in Alexandria, VA and is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Prior to starting her business, Kristie worked as the Executive Director of Women Impacting Public Policy, a women entrepreneurship organization, and as President & CEO for the National Association for the Self-Employed leading efforts to advocate for women in business and America's smallest businesses on economic policy and legislative initiatives that impact business health and growth.

Kristie has been quoted and published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Roll Call, The Hill and CQ Weekly while having appeared on MSNBC, FOX, CNBC and C-SPAN.