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Focus Design Builders, Kustom Machines and Connections, Rachael Williams Design, and Kneaded Relief Massage and All Natural Aesthetics

October 14, 2014 by rpowell

Carolina Connections

Focus Design Builders, Kustom Machines and Connections, Rachael Williams Design, and Kneaded Relief Massage and All Natural Aesthetics

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David Williams, CFO, Focus Design Builders

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Kevin Satterwhite, Owner, Kustom Machines and Connections

Kevin was born and raised in North Carolina, and has had a lifelong interest in computers and electronics in general. He’s currently finishing his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University. He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for nearly 3 years. His interests outside of work include wood working, rebuilding vintage tools and hiking with their dog, Bella.

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Rachael Williams, Owner/Principle Designer, Rachael Williams Design

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Sarah Satterwhite, Owner, Kneaded Relief Massage and All Natural Aesthetics

Sarah was born in Brazil and has lived in the triangle area since she was 2 ½ years old. She has a bachelor’s of science degree in Physiological sciences from the University of Arizona. She has been married to her husband, Kevin, for nearly 3 years. Outside of work she enjoys watching movies, hiking with their dog Bella and trying to cultivate a green thumb.

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Pivot Points by EntreDot: YP2M, Chuck Hester Enterprises, and eMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc.

October 13, 2014 by rpowell

Raleigh Business Radio

Pivot Points by EntreDot: YP2M, Chuck Hester Enterprises, and eMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc.

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Benjamin Gage, Managing Partner & Startup CEO Coach, YP2M (Your Product to Market)

Mr. Gage is a career entrepreneur, inventor, and small business coach with a specialty in managing start ups and innovative product launches. For the past thirty years, Mr. Gage has led and supported over three dozen brand launches or disruptive systems changes as founder or service provider, from concept to market, both large and small clients. Mr. Gage is currently managing partner of YP2M (Your Product 2 Market), which is focused on taking your dream concept to its’ 1st million. YP2M supports a plurality of early stage clients in the sport, fashion, medical, creative, and technology industries including mobile apps and wearable technology. Mr. Gage launched the world’s first sport fashion brand and one of his first clients is now the fastest growing brand in America in its product category. A former sports professional who competed globally, he holds several patents in the (PLM) Product Lifecycle Management category, a BA from Wake Forest University, and completed WFU’s MBA Babcock School of Management’s Technology Incubator Program.

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Chuck Hester, Chuck Hester Enterprises

Chuck Hester is a LinkedIn power connector with more than 13,000 direct connections. He is a sought-after expert on the subject of using LinkedIn for media relations, personal and professional branding, and how to use social media to build business contacts. He’s addressed conferences in Canada, Australia and throughout the United States.

The Chief Connections Officer at Chuck Hester Enterprises, Chuck helps businesses get their stories told through influencer relations, good old fashion PR strategies and hard work. He also offers LinkedIn Corporate Boot Camps that help businesses maximize their use of LinkedIn, find and retain customers and enhance their social media footprints. You can find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/chuckhester

His new book, Social Media for the Rest of Us: A Boomer’s Perspective is being published by Motivational press in early 2015.

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T.J. Breeden, Founder & Executive Director, eMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc.

T.J. is the Founder & Executive Director of eMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc.; a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that provides Career Transition Assistance, Small Business Training, and Entrepreneurial Developmental services to veterans, military spouses, and under-served minority communities. The organization employs a grassroots approach to assisting those who seek to advance their small business interests; partnering with state & federal agencies, universities, local chambers of commerce, and military installations in an effort to extend high-tech training & resource solutions to under-served communities.

T.J. is a 2012 recipient of the White House’s “Champions of Change” award, as well as the US Small Business Administration’s 2013 “Veterans Entrepreneurship Advocate of the Year” award for his efforts in advancing small business growth within the military community. He also serves on the City of Durham, NC’s “Small Business Advisory Committee,” is a former board member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, and was recently invited to serve on the NC Advisory Committee for the US Global Leadership Coalition; a broad-based network of 400 businesses and NGOs; national security and foreign policy experts; and business, faith-based, academic and community leaders in all 50 states who support a smart power approach of elevating diplomacy and development alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world. Lastly, T.J. is also the Program Director of the Urban Leadership Lab, a social-incubator that provides urban youth with access to mentorship and career development training.

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Wireless Connections: Field2Base, Inc., ClearConnex, and Wyless

October 7, 2014 by rpowell

Carolina Connections

Wireless Connections: Field2Base, Inc., ClearConnex, and Wyless

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Ed White, Chairman & CEO, Field2Base, Inc.

Ed White is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Field2Base, Inc., a Morrisville, NC based technology company that uses tablet computers, wireless communications and Field2Base software to support mobile forms automation for a variety of vertical markets. He is also the founder of White Ventures LLC, a private equity and commercial real estate development company.

In 1980, after working for Westinghouse Electric Corporation for several years, Ed founded Utility Translation Systems, Inc. (UTS), a very successful remote-meter reading software company headquartered in Raleigh, NC. In 1996 he sold UTS to Itron, Inc., a leading supplier of energy information and communications solutions to the utility industry. He served as Itron’s Chairman of the Board until retiring in 2003 and has been a frequent speaker on metering and deregulation of the power supply industry conferences throughout the world.

Ed is a graduate of the North Carolina State University School of Engineering, and is past president and a current member of the university’s Engineering Foundation’s Board of Directors. He has served on the Board of Directors of Morrisville’s Chamber of Commerce and is their former chairman. He is also the former Chairman of the Board for GRIDiant, Inc., and is on the board of directors for Stewart Engineering, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, and a former director of eMeter. He is Chairman and a founding board member of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. He has also served as president of North Ridge Country Club.

Bob Thomas, VP of Sales, ClearConnex

Bob is an excellent communicator with a proven track record of motivating teams and achieving objectives in sales, marketing, product, and program management. He has experience in managing all phases of sales development cycles with a recent focus on new products and solutions in emerging market spaces.

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Ryan Keefe, VP of Sales, Wyless

With more than a decade of wireless and telecommunications experience, Ryan Keefe has proven himself a great asset to the companies he is involved with. Over the course of his career, he has honed superior technical skills, as well as the talent necessary to lead diverse teams to success. Keefe enjoys the challenges that come with helping to grow young companies and thrives on setting and achieving new goals. In an industry that’s ever-changing, Keefe understands the wireless market and what it takes to stay competitive. Understanding management’s goals, identifying solutions and building new business are just some of his professional passions.

In 2009, Ryan Keefe was named as an M2M Pioneer by M2M International Magazine. He has a proven success record and wealth of knowledge within the M2M (Machine to Machine) space. Keefe also has a proven success record with international business, enterprise software, SaaS, wireless wholesale, roaming, carrier relationships, mobile technology, and strategic partnerships.

Ryan Keefe has worked in the wireless industry for more than thirteen years. Ten of those years were specifically focused on M2M (Machine to Machine). Beginning in 2001 as Sales Representative at T-Mobile USA, he worked his way up to Business Development Manager East. Highlights of his career at T-Mobile USA included managing and developing the M2M channel in the East. He was instrumental in establishing the M2M division at T-Mobile, as well as strategic partnerships in all verticals. Keefe lead T-Mobile USA’s Smart Grid and AMI efforts nationwide, as well.

In 2011, he joined Wyless as Vice President of Business Development and was quickly promoted to Vice President of Global Business Development.

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Diversified Estate Services, Mitchell & Nemitz PA, and Three Ships

September 30, 2014 by rpowell

Carolina Connections

Diversified Estate Services, Mitchell & Nemitz PA, and Three Ships

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Radon Stancil, CFP, Diversified Estate Services

Radon Stancil is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and is co-owner and co-founder of Diversified Estate Services in Raleigh, North Carolina, and while it’s numbers and strategy that drew him to the industry, it’s the emotional side of it that he enjoys and surprised him the most.

“I talk a lot about peace of mind and what clients have to have in place. It’s a major role of what I’ve been,” he says. “People were talking confident in the 90s’ and 2000’s. Everything was wonderful but by the end of 2008 people had heavy anxiety about their finances and my role changed. It used to be all about money and today it’s not. Today it’s about how to deal with the stress of retiring in what you could call the most financially unstable time in the United States history.”

“It’s not about me telling you the one thing you need today—it’s a month by month, year by year coaching program because life changes.”

While other financial planners might put together a sound investment strategy in the beginning, it’s important to have an advisor that not only changes the strategy as the clients’ needs change, but coaches them along the way, too.

Stancil received his financial planning certification from Boston University and founded his companies more than 11 years ago.

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Ryan Nemitz, Partner, Mitchell & Nemitz, PA

Mitchell & Nemitz, PA has been in Wake Forest, NC for over 25 years. Howard Mitchell, CPA, one of the partners, started the firm in Wake Forest and Ryan Nemitz, CPA, the other partner, has been with the firm for almost 14 years. Mitchell & Nemitz, PA is a professional association committed to serving our clients’ total financial picture while enriching the lives of our staff and community by supporting and participating in civic and community activities.

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Jeff Kilman, Managing Director, Three Ships

An ambitious and results oriented executive with core competencies in bringing revenue generating and profitable ideas to the table. Someone who can build a team of passionate sales executives, give them the mentorship and the empowerment to run their business units with a sense of ownership.

A sales executive who loves starting with a client with a white sheet of paper. No pre-conceived or canned ideas brought to the table. I start where you want to end; how to grow your business and meet your goals. I then work backwards to find the right marketing and sales strategies that will get you there. I will dive into your business as if I owned it simply because I have sat in your chair before. I am a business executive that works hard to help you grow profitably. I am an Idea Generator. A profit generator for you. I will not suggest anything that I would not implement if it was my company.

In bad economies, smart people make bold moves. I made mine. I would love to help you with your next bold move for your organization or business.

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Wyrick Robbins Law Firm, Training Pros, and Stealz, Inc.

September 24, 2014 by rpowell

Carolina Connections

Wyrick Robbins Law Firm, Training Pros, and Stealz, Inc.

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Larry Robbins, Partner, Wyrick Robbins Law Firm

Larry practices in the areas of venture capital, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, securities and tax. Larry represents entrepreneurs beginning with early start-ups and continuing through the initial public offering stage.

Larry received his B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was also a Morehead Scholar at UNC.

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Hilary Nathan, Relationship Manager, Training Pros

Hilary is a Learning and Development professional with a passion for creating & staffing award-winning training programs for medium to large scale entities. She is experienced in designing and implementing enterprise-wide initiatives to improve productivity & create efficiencies within organizations.

As a Relationship Manager, she specializes in working closely with human resources, training and development departments of medium to large organizations to identify, attract, and on-board contract professionals for specific training and development needs.

She is perpetually seeking top talent training professionals, instructional design consultants and subject matter experts that are able to successfully deliver measurable results required by her clients throughout North Carolina and the Southeast US.

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Jim Zidar, CEO, Stealz, Inc.

Jim Zidar is the co-founder and CEO of Stealz, Inc. Stealz currently works with over 500 venues across 22 states and employees 11 people. Jim is a graduate of NC State University and worked as an auditor and part-time CFO before making the leap to the entrepreneurial world.

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Rally Software and Tangram Media, Inc.

September 22, 2014 by rpowell

Raleigh Business Radio

Rally Software and Tangram Media, Inc.

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Gary Mendelson, Major Account Manager, Rally Software

Gary D. Mendelson is a 30+ year veteran in the technology sector. He started his career working for Digital Equipment Corporation and quickly recognized that while customers bought his hardware willingly, they did so to solve business problems and that is where his passion began for software and providing outstanding customer service.

Gary has a wide and deep level of experience within core industries such as financial services, banking, insurance, telecommunications, and regulated utilities which he has provided solutions to for many years. He describes himself as unique balance of finding new customers via creative means (sales hunter) with analytical business case development skills plus outstanding customer references.

For the last 12 years, Gary has been helping his customers bring new products to market faster with higher quality and at a reduced cost.

His business passions include: building better software, faster, and more predictably, providing un-paralleled levels of customer service, helping quantify and qualify the business and financial value they will get from an investment in his company.

His personal passions include his wife of 34 years and his two children, Sara Rose and Steven, bicycling, home renovation and being a savvy consumer.

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Sven Schaefer, President, Tangram Media Inc.

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NC Tech Talk hosted by NCTA: The Select Group, Bronto Software, & DB Global

September 22, 2014 by rpowell

Raleigh Business Radio

NC Tech Talk hosted by NCTA: The Select Group, Bronto Software, & DB Global

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Chris Rapley, Manager of Branch Operations, The Select Group

Chris Rapley has been with The Select Group for the last 4.5 years, joining in June 2010. After graduating from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, he accepted a role as a Technical Recruiter when the company only had 34 employees nationwide. In the last 4 years, Chris has moved from Recruiter to Account Manager and most recently into his role as Manager of Branch Operations where he oversees the sales and recruiting in the Raleigh office, which is The Select Group’s national headquarters where they now have 180 employees in 8 offices nationwide.

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Georgia Grant, Director of Human Resources, Bronto Software

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Melissa Crosby, Senior Recruiter, Bronto Software

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Dan Minto, CEO, DB Global Technology Inc.

Daniel Minto, is the CEO of DB Global Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank that develops proprietary software solutions for the bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Dan was a Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Research and Development at SAS Institute Inc. He lead a global team of over 800, engineers, statisticians and testers in the development and manufacturing of business oriented software solution focused on Banking, Performance Management, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail and Communications. Dan has led several Technical acquisitions for SAS. As a speaker and educator, he has addressed top engineering Schools, on Analytics and Business Transformation, both in the United States and internationally. Dan serves on the board of directors for the North Carolina Technology Association, and is a leader in STEM legislation across the state.

Prior to joining SAS, Dan held senior leadership positions at Raytheon, AT&T and GTE. He has been in the information technology space for over 30 years, and holds undergraduate degrees from Averett University and a Graduate degree (MBA/MSEE) from Wake Forest University. Dan served in the United States Air Force and is the recipient of the numerous medals and honors. In his spare time, Dan is an avid pilot, and volunteers his time and services to help people who are in need of critical medical air transportation.

Wireless Connections: Raleigh Go Green, Step Leader, and Verizon Wireless

September 16, 2014 by rpowell

Carolina Connections

Wireless Connections: Raleigh Go Green, Step Leader, and Verizon Wireless

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Bianca Howard, Community Education Specialist, City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services

Bianca Howard is a graduate of North Carolina State University where she majored in environmental science. She earned a master’s degree in ecology at the University of Florida and is a certified Master Composter and Master Gardener Volunteer. She has been talking trash for the City of Raleigh since 2004.

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Matthew Davis, StepLeader

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Mark Scheuerlein, Advanced Solutions Architect, Verizon Wireless

Mark Scheuerlein has been working in the cellular industry for over 8 years, first for Alltel and now for Verizon. As an Advanced Solutions Architect, he helps businesses choose products and solutions that will solve their business problems. Previously, Mark was a Senior IT Systems Engineer for Capital Broadcasting and has a background in IT, marketing, and advertising.

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Pivot Points hosted by EntreDot: Amy’s Web Design and Every Story Media

September 16, 2014 by rpowell

Raleigh Business Radio

Pivot Points hosted by EntreDot: Amy's Web Design and Every Story Media

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Brad Lienhart, Co-Founder, EntreDot

Brad Lienhart is the co-founder and Director of Operations of EntreDot. Prior to EntreDot, Brad worked for the Dow Chemical company for 27 years and was involved with business commercialization and supply chain management functions in a senior executive role. He has also served as an adviser and consultant to a number of closely held businesses from startups to turnarounds. He has the distinct honor of having been involved with technology transfer startups at Duke, UNC, and NC State.

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Amy Howard, Owner, Amy’s Web Design

Amy Howard is the owner Amy’s Web Design serving Raleigh & Cary, North Carolina area. Amy works with small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them create an online presence that sells. She specializes in working with WordPress and loves teaching others how to use the popular website platform, helping small business save money on website maintenance costs.

Amy Howard is a seasoned marketer who happened to have joined the US Army right out of high school and served eight years. After exiting the Army, Amy found herself working in the home security industry. In 1997, Amy tested for and received her Florida state license as a Certified Alarm System Contractor. Beginning in 2003, she became an entrepreneur and immersed herself in sales and marketing techniques and has been running her own business ever since. Amy started Amy’s Web Design during the summer of 2011 so that she could help fellow entrepreneurs successfully market their products and services online.

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Lyn Jackson, President and Founder, Every Story Media

Every Story Media President Lyn Jackson is an award-winning TV news journalist who worked in and with the media for more than two (2) decades before founding Every Story Media in 2013.

Jackson has always been passionate about helping people tell their stories on video and has interviewed thousands of people from around the world and all walks of life. She has an exceptional ability to connect with people and to always make sure that the interview process is comfortable, easy and fun.

You have the photos… but do you know the stories? Every Story Media is dedicated to helping people share their stories, any and all of their stories, on video. We produce beautiful, professional, family story videos in your voice, your way, creating the most important legacy of all; a strong family narrative of your history and traditions. When we record your individual family members on video, we help you capture and preserve forever their true essence, as only video can.

Every Story Media helps you create the best gift ever: a priceless, treasured heirloom to share and pass on from generation to generation.

At Every Story Media we’re fun to work with, love what we do and always make sure our clients do too! At Every Story Media, our expertise means your personal family memoir will always be a beautiful, broadcast and heirloom quality DVD that you will cherish, enjoy again and again, and pass along forever to future generations.

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