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Special Edition: TiE Atlanta

May 5, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: TiE Atlanta

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Dave Walters / Silverpop

Dave Walters is a 20-year digital marketing veteran with a career split almost equally among Fortune 50 corporations, Top 5 interactive agencies and, most recently, the technology start-up world. As the final businessperson before IT, he typically sits at the intersection of business need and technical build—most often with a marketing-driven view of the world. As a Product Evangelist, Dave works hands-on with Silverpop customers to sharpen their marketing strategies and architect technology solutions that solve business problems. He most often works with cross-functional stakeholders to bridge the organizational gaps between marketing, IT, operations and executive management.

Jen Bonnett / StartupChicks

Jennifer is a technology entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in Information Technology and Software Development specializing in web and mobile technologies. Jennifer has held numerous CTO positions in technology startups. Most notably, Jennifer was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of eTour.com. eTour.com was an internet advertising engine similar in nature to a search engine. As the sole technology-oriented founder, she designed, developed, and launched the initial version of eTour.com in the spring of 1998. She eventually grew the technology staff to 60 employees, as the company grew to 180 employees.

In 1999, eTour.com was labeled the “Most Addictive” site on the web by Industry Standard; the “coolest tool site” of the year by http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com; and was ranked number 1 in average days visited by MediaMetrix (a.k.a. the “stickiest” site on the web). By April of 2001, eTour had grown to 5 million subscribers and was ranked number 71 in total traffic for the world wide web by MediaMetrix. eTour.com was acquired by Ask Jeeves (now ASK.com) in May of 2001.

Candy Sugarman with Visions Anew Institute, James Pews with The Startup Store, and Jane Goldner with The Goldner Group

May 5, 2014 by kristaberutti

High Velocity Radio

Candy Sugarman with Visions Anew Institute, James Pews with The Startup Store, and Jane Goldner with The Goldner Group

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Candy Sugarman / Visions Anew InstituteÂ Â Â

Candy Sugarman, the Executive Director of Visions Anew Institute brings a wealth of personal experience and professional training to the organization. She is on track to take this 15 year old Atlanta organization to become a national organization in 5 years. Candy has a passion for helping hurting people, the statistics of first time marriages ending in divorce is 50%. That means that half of the married population will face the pain and stress of dismantling their lives. These are hurting men, women and children who need support and guidance.

Visions Anew Institute is here to help these hurting people navigate this painful time in their lives, and help them to move on in productive, healthy ways.

James Pews / The Startup StoreÂ Â Â

James â€œJamieâ€ Pews has a CPA background at Deloitte as well as corporate CFO experience. He is Founder & CEO of The Startup Store, an Atlanta-based firm that helps both startups get off the ground as well as established businesses ramp up to a higher level.

Their team of specialists provide discounted LLC Formation, Social Media Audits, Marketing Plans & Websites, QuickBooks, Payroll & Tax Return Preparation. They recently expanded into FL and now also offer CFO, HR and IT consulting services.

Jane Goldner, PhD / The Goldner GroupÂ Â Â

Dr. Jane Goldner is a 3-time author, national speaker and leadership coach with a focus on helping emerging and women leaders and their companies.

Janeâ€™s first book, Driven to Success: A 10-Point Checkup for Achieving High Performance in Business, is a guide for leaders to get everyone focused on achieving corporate objectives. Her newest books, Women Driven to Success: You Can Have It YOUR All and her chapter in Roadmap to Success with Deepak Chopra & Ken Blanchard, provide women the understanding of how to integrate multiple roles without sacrificing their health, success, or peace of mind in order to lead with purpose, power, and passion. What Jane has discovered is that men are following her on Twitter and responding to her blogs. Her book is as relevant for men as it is for women.

She is an adjunct professor at the Coles School of Business Kennesaw State University.

Tom Catherall with Here To Serve Restaurants and Justin Miller with CARE for AIDS, Inc.

May 2, 2014 by kristaberutti

Midtown Business Radio

Tom Catherall with Here To Serve Restaurants and Justin Miller with CARE for AIDS, Inc.

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Tom Catherall / Here To Serve Restaurants

Tom Catherall has been one of the defining and influential forces of the Atlanta restaurant scene for nearly three decades. A certified master chef, Catherall’s Here to Serve Restaurants group is the successful hospital- ity umbrella for 11 unique restaurant concepts, from steak, seafood and sushi to Spanish tapas, with 14 loca- tions in the Atlanta area. H2SR is also the home of an in-house bakery that services each concept along with complete catering capabilities. Catherall has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years, including a gold medal with a perfect score citation from the 1988 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany, and his 1985 Master Chef Certification by the American Culinary Federation and the Culinary Institute of America, among many others. In 1990, he came in first out of 50 chefs from 50 states in the American Seafood Challenge in New Orleans. He iwas nominated in 2013 for a Rice Award (Rising in Community Excellence), given to indi- viduals who exemplify professional excellence while edifying the community. This year marks Catherall’s 50 years as a chef.

Justin Miller / CARE for AIDS, Inc.

In 2007, Justin co-founded CARE for AIDS as a junior at Vanderbilt University. Despite being a full-time college student, he helped raise over $200,000 to open and operate four centers in Kenya for families affected by HIV/AIDS. He became the Executive Director in September 2009 and has since led the organization to grow to 20 centers, 54 employees, and more than 5,000 families served. Justin received a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University in Economics and Human and Organizational Development. Justin and his wife of four years, Lindsay, live in Atlanta, Georgia. They are expecting their first child in September.

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

May 1, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

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Jay Ferro / American Cancer Society

Jay is currently Chief Information Officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS), a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer Society has more than 900 local offices nationwide and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Jay is responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the Global Information Technology organization.

Prior to joining ACS in 2012, Jay served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group), most recently as VP and CIO for AIG Aerospace, a leading global aerospace insurer. At AIG, Jay implemented numerous improvements that have delivered substantial value to the organization while managing significant organizational change in a turbulent market environment. In addition to his role as AVP of Information Technology with AIG Personal Lines, Jay was selected as CFO for Operations and Systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT Finance and Governance Standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.

Jay continues to be a thought leader in the Information Technology arena and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist, both in Atlanta and Nationwide. In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

His commitment and dedication to community involvement is evidenced by the time and energy he contributes. In 2007, he founded the non-profit group, Priscilla’s Promise, in honor of his late wife, which raises funds for cervical cancer education and research, and currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2011 he was elected to the Board of Directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community, and in 2013 was named Board Chair.

Jay earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Jay continues to be involved with his alma mater, both as a mentor for young alumni and as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the Terry College of Business.

Jay lives in the Metro Atlanta Area with his 3 sons: Trey, Connor and Alex.

Alan Stukalsky / Randstad

As CIO for Randstad US, the world’s second largest provider of HR solutions and staffing, Alan is responsible for all information technology strategy, planning and implementation in the US. His primary areas of focus include all customer and employee facing applications, PeopleSoft HR and Financials, Hyperion business intelligence, infrastructure, and various other third party applications.

Prior to rejoining Randstad in 2009, Alan served as CIO of Church’s Chicken, a $1 billion quick service restaurant chain. Within the first year of joining Church’s Chicken, Alan outsourced the company’s entire IT infrastructure to several outsourcing companies which resulted in a $1 million per year reduction in the IT department’s budget and improved customer satisfaction levels by 25%.

Prior to Church’s, Alan worked with PeopleSoft Consulting and Delta Air Lines.

Alan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Emory University. He is a member of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, Omicron Advisory Board, Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), TechBridge, and Georgia State University’s Mentors for the Masters Program.

Born in Argentina and raised in Miami, Alan enjoys playing soccer, football and spending time with his family. Alan and his wife, Shana, have two children, Nessa and Ian.

Special Edition: International Show

May 1, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: International Show

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Eric A. de Groot / www.HollandAmericaChamber.com

John E. Parkerson Jr. / http://www.hungaryconsulatlanta.com

Ignacio Taboada / Spanish Consulate in Washington DC:

www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/WASHINGTON/en/Consulado/Pages/inicio.aspx

This special edition on Business Radio X is the first in a series where we highlight the international community in the Metro Atlanta area and the economic impact it conveys.

There are over 100 Consulates and Bi-National Chambers, and more than 1600 international companies employing tens of thousands of Georgians. This creates a myriad of opportunities to import, export and or expand abroad. In addition, foreign direct investment exceeded $ 2.8 billion in 2012. And in 2013, Hartsfield Jackson International airport welcomed 9.1 million international passengers.

During this special international edition, hosted by Eric de Groot, managing director of the Holland America Chamber, we welcome Mr. John E. Parkerson Jr., President of the World Trade Center Atlanta, http://www.wtcatlanta.org/ , who is with the law firm of Hall Booth Smith, and Mr. Ignacio Taboada, the Vice consul of Spain, who provides financial solution for individuals and corporate real estate development. http://americanunited.com/

Please contact Mr. Parkerson and Mr. Taboada direct as well as visit the Georgia Department of Economic Development http://www.georgia.org/business-resources/international-trade/ for trade information and orhttp://www.globalatlanta.com/ for a listing of international events in Metro Atlanta.

Alexis Davis Smith with PRecise Communications, Nicole Harmon and Nancy York with TapSnap Phototainment

April 28, 2014 by kristaberutti

High Velocity Radio

Alexis Davis Smith with PRecise Communications, Nicole Harmon and Nancy York with TapSnap Phototainment

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Alexis Davis Smith / PRecise CommunicationsÂ Â Â

With more than 20 years of experience and a reputation as a solid communications strategist, Alexis Davis Smith is a leader in Atlantaâ€™s public relations industry. She is president and CEO of PRecise Communications, a 14-year-old, award-winning Atlanta based public relations agency.

Managing the home and Miami offices, she is responsible for creating breakthrough communications programs for PRecise clients through the execution of media relations, multicultural PR, consumer brand marketing and special events.

Alexis has provided communications counsel for leading companies and organizations such as Churchâ€™s Chicken, Spelman College, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Coca-Cola and Toyota. For Coca-Cola, she has led more than 80 PR programs including the launch of the innovative Coca-Cola Fridge Pack. Her work with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store established a scholarship for history students at Spelman College, which will impact deserving students for years to come.

Prior to PRecise, Alexis was an account supervisor at Ketchum, a top 10 global PR firm, where she traveled the world supporting several key consumer accounts. In 1998, she co-founded the agencyâ€™s African American Markets Group, the first-ever in-house ethnic marketing team created by an international PR agency. Her work since that time has established her a multicultural communications expert.

Alexis has received a number of industry awards including one Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America and six Phoenix Awards from PRSA/GA. She is currently the president of the Black Public Relations Society of Atlanta and an active member of the board of directors for the Atlanta Business League (ABL). In 2012, ABL recognized her as one of Atlantaâ€™s leading female entrepreneurs. In addition, her opinion on the importance of multicultural marketing has been featured in the leading industry trade, PR Week.

Nicole Harmon & Nancy York / TapSnap Phototainment

Atlanta-native, Nicole Harmon, has entrepreneurship in her DNA. With two successful entrepreneur parents, Nicole knew at a young age she wanted to own her own business. After graduating from The University of Alabama with a degree in advertising, she hit the ground running gaining valuable experience in event coordination and social media management. At only 27 years old, she now owns her own business where her background and skills come together in unity with TapSnap â€“ a highly interactive, socially connected â€œphoto booth on steroids.â€ She finds incredible joy bringing fun and entertainment to any type of event â€“ corporate, trade shows, grand openings, weddings, reunions, birthdays, bar/bat mitzvah, and much more!Â Â Â

Nancy York has over 20 years of marketing experience. This includes owning a marketing and communications agency for 9 years, creating effective and memorable campaigns for clients like Cox Communications, Coke, Inter- Continental Hotels and other well-known brands. She has managed corporate event marketing teams that have been very successful under her leadership. Nancy has been called a â€œcreative strategistâ€ and â€œchange agentâ€, helping companies transform and evolve with changing times by introducing new ideas that make them stand out and attract more business in fun and innovative ways. She now brings this expertise to her TapSnap franchise, allowing her to align her marketing skills and talents into a fun business. All of this, plus her love to entertain and help people connect was what attracted her to TapSnap. TapSnap is a natural people magnet and is an extremely entertaining marketing tool in the disguise of a photo booth. At events, she loves to watch the guestsâ€™ faces light up when they interact with TapSnap. Nancy is extremely excited to add even more value to the clients she serves through the addition of TapSnap, helping them grow their businesses and be more successful, all while having a good time. TapSnap is perfect for grand openings, product launches, trade shows, team building events, parties, and so much more!Â Â Â

Brian McBroom with Anago of Atlanta, Brandon Smith with The Worksmiths, Ronald Wolf with That Pie Place, and Joe Ragone with Locals Networking

April 24, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Business Radio

Brian McBroom with Anago of Atlanta, Brandon Smith with The Worksmiths, Ronald Wolf with That Pie Place, and Joe Ragone with Locals Networking

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Brian McBroom / Anago of Atlanta

Brian McBroom, 47, is the new Master Franchisor of the decade-old, corporate-owned territory of the Atlanta metro area. With a wealth of managerial and recruitment experience, McBroom will provide more hands-on support to his unit franchisees and hopes to build more networks in the region.

Upon graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in business administration in 1988, McBroom went on to work at All State as a claims adjustor. Two years later McBroom was granted a scholarship from Chrysler, which he put toward a MBA at Clark Atlanta University. After completing his postgraduate studies, McBroom was offered a position with Chrysler, where he worked his way up in various managerial positions for the next 12 years.

As a reflection of his sought-after skills, McBroom was recruited by Cummins Inc. in 2004 to become the design and manufacturing company’s director of corporate staff finance — a position that he held for 2.5 years before being offered the position of director of enterprise risk management & operations excellence. During his time at Cummins, McBroom also managed the Six Sigma program, worked on product re-design and mitigated global risks for the company.

Brian took over as the Master Franchisor of Anago Atlanta in February of 2014.

Anago Cleaning Systems is a commercial cleaning franchise system supporting over 30 Master Franchises and 2,200 individual franchisees in the U.S. and internationally. After years of refining procedures and creating duplicable systems created in his large commercial cleaning service, David Povlitz founded Anago in 1989 to help other entrepreneurs open their cleaning businesses. Today, its program sets the standard in U.S. commercial cleaning. Anago was ranked the fifth fastest-growing franchise by Entrepreneur magazine in 2010 and 2011, and ranked by Franchise Business Review as one of the best franchises in franchisee satisfaction. Inc. Magazine has also listed Anago as one of the top privately-held companies in the U.S. For further information, visit its website.

Brandon Smith / The Worksmiths

Brandon Smith is a leading expert in leadership and management communication. Known as “The Workplace Therapist,” Brandon is the CEO and founder of The Worksmiths LLC, a boutique leadership coaching and culture consulting firm that helps clients craft top-performing workplaces. He is also the founder of www.theworkplacetherapist.com – a resource dedicated to helping each of us eliminate dysfunction at work, improve workplace fulfillment and restore optimism and focus in the workplace. In addition, Brandon combats workplace dysfunction every Friday morning on Georgia Public Broadcasting where Brandon assists listeners with navigating their career and work/life challenges. When he is not out fighting workplace dysfunction, Brandon teaches at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School on topics related to leadership, communication and healthy workplace dynamics.

Ronald Wolf / That Pie Place

Joe Ragone / Locals Networking

In my previous career in medicine I spent a large amount of my time marketing throughout the community and with other physicians. I had to leave private practice due to a bike accident in 2009, and take my career in another direction. In my new role, I continue to market to local community based businesses. With everything moving online we thought there has to be a better an easier way and we put the wheels in motion to create LocalsNetworking.com

Tony Lynn with Red Tree Labs and Kurt Uhlir with Sideqik

April 24, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Tony Lynn with Red Tree Labs and Kurt Uhlir with Sideqik

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Tony Lynn / Red Tree Labs

Multifaceted, resourceful technology professional with a distinguished career building world class technology environments and teams. Experience in building teams from the ground up in start-ups to re-factoring well established teams in public companies. Energetic and resourceful leader with the ability to build consensus across all levels of the organization. Built his first software program at age 12 and has been part of both public and private companies. Loves the energy that comes with startups and is looking to constantly capture lightning in a bottle!

Kurt Uhlir / Sideqik

Kurt has a history of building disruptive technology and has led teams in social, location and mobile across six continents. He has helped marketing teams and hundreds of consumer brands with their marketing mix and digital marketing strategies.

Kurt is currently CEO and cofounder of Sideqik, an Atlanta-based startup. Sideqik focuses on helping digital marketers with their marketing partnerships and verifying the ROI of each cross-promotion. Website Magazine and Forbes have both highlighted Sideqik’s unique approach to helping digital marketers reach their goals, and Sideqik was chosen to kick off Venture Atlanta in 2013.

Prior to Sideqik, he was on the front lines at NAVTEQ, helping define the spatial and location-based industries. During his tenure leading competitive strategy and business affairs, Navteq completed an $880M IPO and eventual $8.1 billion sale to Nokia. He also is the lead inventor on fundamental patents covering check‐in services and mobile advertising. Three years after the sale, Kurt joined Vitrue and served as Director of Corporate Development, leading acquisition, partnerships, and growth strategy through their sale to Oracle.

Kurt currently serves as a mentor with Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint “startup studio” and the Atlanta Ventures Accelerator (AVA). He attended Vanderbilt University, where he ran Cross Country and track, and later received a Master’s in financial engineering from the University of Alabama.

Special Edition: Business Marketing Association Atlanta

April 21, 2014 by kristaberutti

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: Business Marketing Association Atlanta

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Business Marketing Association (BMA) Atlanta

Mark Semmelmayer is the 2014 President of BMA’s Atlanta Chapter and the Chief Idea Officer of Pen & Inc. Marketing Communications, a marketing consultancy he founded in 2013. Mark has over 40 years of broadcast, ad agency and corporate communications experience and retired from corporate life last year after 32 years with Kimberly-Clark.

Jenny Munn is an Atlanta-based SEO consultant who provides customized training and consulting for in-house marketing managers and small to mid-sized businesses. She specializes in helping marketing teams maximize the return on investing in SEO and to learn to integrate SEO into their marketing mix. www.jennymunn.com

Patrick Blanchard is a Key Account Manager and Director of Business Development for TwentySix2 Marketing who helps tailor custom digital marketing strategies for companies, large and small, that provide effective results. TwentySix2 Marketing provides search engine optimization, paid search, social media, content marketing and web design services.