1) Airbnb, Inc.
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Apple Inc
5) Beep, Inc.
6) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
7) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
9) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
13) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
14) Florida Sheriffs Association
18) Key West International Airport
19) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
21) Management 10
22) Metro Development Group, LLC
23) National Emergency Management and Response
27) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
29) simplySOLV LLC
31) TECO Energy, Inc
32) Tesla, Inc.
34) The Mac Parkman Foundation
36) Timberline Real Estate Partners
37) University of North Florida
38) Urban SDK
Brian Bautista advocates on behalf of his clients before the legislative and executive branches of Florida government and has experience acting as statewide spokesman and point of contact for clients. Brian has resided in Florida's capital city for over a decade, and his work spans the gambit from local initiatives to a statewide Senate campaign.
Brian received both a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Florida State University. Brian uses his legal expertise and political acumen to successfully represent clients on some of the highest profile issues in Florida, in the technology, education, healthcare, and energy industries.
Brian has been named one of Florida's 30 Under 30 by Florida Politics and a NextGeneration Rising Star by Influence Magazine
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
3) Cash Titan
4) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
5) Dealer Services Network, LLC
6) Encompass Health Corporation
7) Eviden
10) HeyTutor Inc.
15) Mooresville Btr Developers, LLC
16) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
17) Public Consulting Group LLC by Multistate Associates LLC
18) Reconnect, Inc.
20) SeatGeek, Inc.
21) simplySOLV
22) Starmount Healthcare Management
25) Town of Troutman
26) Treenail Development, Inc.
27) Vapor Technology Association
28) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
2021 NC Top 25 Lobbyist
2019 NCED Leadership Award
Kevin Wilkinson joined The Southern Group in 2024, expanding the firm's footprint in Raleigh, North Carolina. He brings extensive legislative and executive experience from roles in both the public and private sectors.
As a proud North Carolinian, Kevin's professional path has been largely dedicated to molding and promoting key policies at local, state, and national levels. From 2016 to 2019, he held leadership roles in North Carolina's public education sector. First, as the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to the N.C. State Superintendent at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, then later as the Executive Director of External Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. In these roles, Kevin helped design and gather support for the organization's policy priorities and initiatives.
Before that, Kevin served as a Policy Advisor to Senator Robert Bryan. He led and implemented several education reforms and staffed various committees such as Appropriations, Education, Judiciary, Pension, and Retirement. Kevin also worked on Capitol Hill as a staff member for U.S. Representative Robert Pittenger, supporting and advocating for the needs of constituents across his district.
Most recently, Kevin took his experience in North Carolina's government to the private sector, serving as SVP of Government Affairs at EQV Strategic. In that capacity, Kevin worked directly with policymakers on the state and federal levels to advocate for his clients. His range of policy areas includes education, economic and business development, technology, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, gaming, sports, and local government.
Outside his day-to-day work, Kevin uses his expertise to give back to his community as Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors for Appalachian State University.
Kevin has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, including being named one of the top lobbyists in North Carolina by the North State Journal since 2020 and receiving the North Carolina Education Leadership Award in 2018.
Kevin studied political science and economics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and earned an M.B.A. from Liberty University. He resides in Raleigh with his wife Megan and their daughter Margot.
(919) 339-8679
209 Fayetteville St, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.
3) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
4) CONFIANZ GLOBAL INC. DBA STACKBENCH
5) DEALER SERVICES NETWORK, LLC
6) EVIDEN
8037332255
P. O. Box 12042, Columbia, SC, 29211,
1) American Property Casualty Insurance Association APCIA
4) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
2) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
3) Aon Benfield
4) Apple Inc
5) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
10) Brava Roof Tile
13) Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
16) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
17) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
8037332255
P. O. Box 12042, Columbia, SC, 29211,
4) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
5) Institute for Child Success
8) Oceanside Collegiate Academy
10) Pacaso
(573) 635-0505
PO Box 1162, PO Box 1162, Jefferson City, MO, 65102,
1) A-Cities - City of Richmond Heights, City of Clayton, City of Olivette, City of Maplewood
2) American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri
3) Caesars Enterprise Services LLC
4) Humana, Inc.
7) Legal Aid of Western Missouri
8) Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
9) Legal Services of Southern Missouri
10) Mark Rhoads
12) Missouri Insurance Coalition
13) Missouri Outdoor Advertising Association
14) Missouri Society of Professional Engineers
15) RELX Inc.
16) S2Tech
18) Seven Seas Technologies, Inc.
19) Socket Telecommunications, Inc.
20) St. Joseph Area Legislative Coalition
(704) 472-6234
209 Fayetteville St, Suite 100, Raleigh, CA, 27601,
1) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.
3) CASH TITAN
4) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
6) CONFIANZ GLOBAL INC. DBA STACKBENCH
7) DEALER SERVICES NETWORK, LLC
8) ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION
9) EVIDEN
10) FIRSTFLOOR, INC.
11) HEYTUTOR INC.
16) MOORESVILLE BTR DEVELOPERS, LLC
17) NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS LEGACY FOUNDATION
18) PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP LLC BY MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES LLC
19) RECONNECT, INC.
21) SEATGEEK, INC.
22) SIMPLYSOLV
24) STARMOUNT HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
26) TOWN OF TROUTMAN
27) TREENAIL DEVELOPMENT, INC.
28) VAPOR TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
29) WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC ON BEHALF OF ITS OPERATING COMPANIES IN NC
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) AirSight
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
8) Apple Inc
9) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
10) Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing, Inc. (AIM)
12) Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC
13) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
15) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
17) Brava Roof Tile
19) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
20) Canaery, Inc.
22) CGL Companies
24) City of Marathon
26) Copart, Inc
28) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
29) Florida Blue
30) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
31) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
32) Florida Senior Living Association
33) Florida Sheriffs Association
35) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel
36) Gopher Resource
39) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
45) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
46) LEO Technologies
47) Lumina Ai
49) Metro Development Group, LLC
50) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
52) NASCAR, LLC
53) National Emergency Management and Response
55) Nutanix, Inc.
57) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
59) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
61) Putnam County
62) Rayonier, Inc
63) ReCap, LLC
65) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
67) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
70) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
71) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
73) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
74) Talitrix LLC.
76) TECO Energy, Inc
77) The Figgers Foundation, Inc.
80) United States Sugar Corporation
81) Universal Protection Service, LLC
83) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
(252) 916-7211
209 Fayetteville St, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27601,