2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Alliance for Healthcare Access Coalition
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Apple Inc
6) Beep, Inc.
7) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
8) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) City of Key West
12) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
15) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
16) Florida Sheriffs Association
17) Fugro (USA) Holdings, Inc.
19) Hillwood
20) iGas
24) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
26) Metro Development Group, LLC
27) My Amelia dba Integrated.com
28) National Emergency Management and Response
30) OpenAI
33) Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, LLC
34) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
37) TECO Energy, Inc
38) Tesla, Inc.
40) Timberline Real Estate Partners
41) University of North Florida
42) Urban SDK
44) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
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) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
7) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
8) Dealer Services Network, LLC
10) GL Partners, Inc
11) HeyTutor Inc.
12) Hillpointe Construction LLC
13) Inspected
14) International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM")
22) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
23) North Carolina Troopers Association
25) Platinum Entertainment Services
26) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
27) Prestige Land &, Site Works
28) Prontoblock Inc.
30) RedSpeed USA
33) Starmount Healthcare Management
35) The Canopy Owner, LPV, LLC
36) Town of Troutman
37) Treenail Development, Inc.
38) Vapor Technology Association
40) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
41) Z Data, Inc.
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.
(864) 303-3130
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
6) Community Home Care &, Hospice, LLC dba Gentiva
7) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
8) Dealer Services Network, LLC
11) Firstfloor, Inc.
12) HeyTutor Inc.
13) Hillpointe Construction LLC
14) Inspected
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P. O. Box 12042, Columbia, SC, 29211,
1) American Property Casualty Insurance Association APCIA
2) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
8037332255
P. O. Box 12042, Columbia, SC, 29211,
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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
18) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
19) Canaery, Inc.
20) Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
22) CGL Companies
26) City of Marathon
29) Colonial Management Group, LP
30) Copart, Inc
32) Equifax
33) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
34) Florida Blue
35) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
36) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
37) Florida Senior Living Association
38) Florida Sheriffs Association
40) Gopher Resource
45) Jefferson County
48) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
49) LEO Technologies
51) Metro Development Group, LLC
53) NASCAR, LLC
54) National Emergency Management and Response
56) Nutanix, Inc.
58) OpenAI
59) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
60) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
61) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
62) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
64) Putnam County
66) Rayonier, Inc
68) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
70) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
73) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
74) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
76) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
78) TECO Energy, Inc
80) United States Sugar Corporation
81) Universal Protection Service, LLC
83) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
84) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
85) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
86) ZeroEyes