angishields, Author at Business RadioX ® Page

2012 North Fulton Business Expo

March 22, 2012 by angishields

On March 16, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce held the 2012 North Fulton Business Expo and Business RadioX ^TM was live on site. The expo offers businesses the chance to share their products and connect with companies and resources that will help their business to succeed. We were able to have many interesting interviews with some of these business owners. Check them out…

To Play Or Pause: Press The White Button

To Download: Right Click On DOWNLOAD HERE, And Choose “Save As”

________________________________

Beverly Browne

Atlanta Hair Restoration

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Brendan Haase

Comcast Business Class

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Brian Riggins

Magnolia Golf Group

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Bruce Longmore

Lenny’s Sub Shop

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Charles Hayslett

Hayslett Group

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Chris Phelan

Quantum News Network

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Clifford Gibson

Proactive Payroll

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

D’wayne Tanner

City Saver

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Dan Merkel

Southern States Insurance, Inc.

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Debbie Nack

North Point Office Furniture

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Gwen Glenn-King

Atlanta Business Exchange

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Hal Coleman

Pest Control Marketing

“The Networking Ninja”

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Jeffery Bell

Quest

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Katherine Simons

Roswell United Methodist Church

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Laura Pagano

Achievement Strategies Inc.

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Lauren Maxwell

LAN Systems

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Michael Haley

Edge Solutions

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Michael Ketterer

Pair of Guys Movers

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Mike Helvy and Melissa Holder

Ernest Communications

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Pamela Santoro

Harry Norman Realtors

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Roxane Dimon

State Bank

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Sherri Fransen

Seniors Helping Seniors

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Steven Stroud

Stroud’s Printing and Design

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Travis Hussing

EcoShredding

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Veronica Decoteau Shyaam

Roni’s Artistic Hands

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

Woodrow Gaines

Fear This, Inc.

DOWNLOAD HERE

________________________________

ASTD Special on Nonprofit Training and Community Involvement with Jennifer Williams, Lanous Wright and Cindy Smith

March 22, 2012 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

ASTD Special on Nonprofit Training and Community Involvement with Jennifer Williams, Lanous Wright and Cindy Smith

00:00 /

Today’s show focused on the partnerships that ASTD has developed between Georgia Center for Nonprofits and Goodwill of North Georgia. Nonprofit training and community involvement are two of the missions of the ASTD.

Jennifer Williams/Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD

Jennifer is the Vice President of Community Involvement at the Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD, American Society for Training and Development. ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. There are 130 U.S. Chapters and members of the ASTD come from over 100 different countries. The Atlanta Chapter is one of the largest in the Country and is thought to be one of the thought leaders with multiple awards.

The Community Involvement group is apart of the ASTD Chapter and is designed to give members the opportunity participate in community involvement activities around the city. The group supports metro Atlanta non-profits with Training & Development resources to increase the workplace readiness skills of their staffs and clients. They have developed partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Jennifer is also a Sales Force Effectiveness Trainer at Georgia Pacific. She is responsible for managing the entry-level sales professional new hire onboarding program as well as designing and developing e-learning platforms for external, distributor sales teams.

Lanous Wright/Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Lanous is the Nonprofit University Director at Georgia Center for Nonprofits. The Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ mission is to improve the quality of life by making nonprofits more successful and their vision is to build the country’s highest performing state-focused resource center as well as to position Georgia as a national model for nonprofit excellence and achievement.

Cindy Smith/Designs to Perform

Cindy has been volunteering with the Goodwill of North Georgia for several years now teaching a basic computer skills course. Recently she has helped to join Goodwill of North Georgia and ASTD. She describes their working together as a partnership, seeing as GoodWill’s mission is putting people back to work and ASTD Atlanta’s is about workplace learning and performance, the partnership has worked out very well. Their project is to create more courses for the Goodwill centers. She and her team are currently developing new courses for the Goodwill centers. Looking to sign up and help Cindy go here and check out their project.

In addition to her volunteer work she does instructional design

What does pollen season mean when you own 11.9 million sq ft?

March 22, 2012 by angishields

Good Morning Atlanta

What does pollen season mean when you own 11.9 million sq ft?

00:00 /

Hide the Tide! Dana and Elizabeth are at it again.

This week Marti Blackstock, Vice President of Parkway Realty Services, was our special guest.

Parkway Properties www.pky.com is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership and operation of high quality office properties primarily in the Sunbelt region of the United States. A proud member of the New York Stock Exchange, Parkway focuses on providing exceptional service and innovative workplace solutions to its customers.

As a Real Estate Investment Trust, Parkway owns or has an interest in 57 office properties located in 11 states with an aggregate of approximately 11.9 million square feet of leasable space.

Ms. Blackstock’s office is right across the street from our studio at Peachtree Center

225 Peachtree Street NE, Ste 200 | Atlanta, GA 30303

Contact Marti and her team about leasing space in some of the best locations across the Sunbelt and Philadelphia.

Customer Relationship Management Software (02/28/12 show)

March 22, 2012 by angishields

Think Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software is only for the huge companies? Think again. Listen to today’s show to find out how CRM Software is designed to help small businesses. 02/28/2012 Show

Shelby Robert of Star-Tech, Inc., began his business career as the Data Processing Manager for a regional department store chain. The very high cost of equipment, and the long lead times to bring programs into production gave him a clear understanding of the fundamental processes that are the foundation of most businesses. He led the development of a full suite of applications to support the department store’s accounting and merchandising functions, including many leading edge innovations for the retail marketplace.

When he formed Kern Business Systems, the department store became a customer. Additional new customers included several credit unions, two major oil companies, a steel fabricator, and several agri-business firms. To support the requirements of these new customers, KBS expanded beyond its on-line computing offerings to add computer-output-microfiche to its product line. Both divisions of the company produced operating profits from their inception.

After selling KBS, Shelby accepted the position of US General Manager of a British based computer software company. The first US employee of the company, he built the sales, marketing, technical support, and administration operations, managed two of the product development teams, and served as Chief Financial Officer. As the primary American spokesman for the company, he developed and maintained strategic relationships with major global vendors. He developed and executed a sales strategy for the company that quadrupled its gross profits in a single year.

When he moved to Georgia, Shelby incorporated $uperbill Corporation, a medical billing company. The revenue model developed for the company was incentive based so that both the clients and the company would benefit from better performance. A real advantage to clients was that their costs remained fixed as a percentage of income. After four successful years in a very difficult marketplace, the company was sold.

Shelby and a partner formed Star-Tech, Inc., which was incorporated in 2005. The company markets services that run over the internet to companies of all sizes, not-for profit organizations, and churches. All of the services are sold on a subscription basis, and are hosted on the company’s own server farm. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO.

A devoted husband and father, a civic leader, an internationally published author on information process automation, a singer of barbershop harmony, and a private pilot, Shelby attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, to study Economics and Business Administration, and Fresno State University in Fresno, California to major in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of Marietta Kiwanis, the Big Chicken Chorus, Technical Association of Georgia, and serves as an elder in his church, and as a Board Member for Reconnecting Families, a local not-for-profit. He is a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber and Cobb County Chamber of Commerce. A former school board member and school board president, and recreation district board member, he was recently selected to receive the prestigious Flourish Award from Kennesaw State University for contributions to the performing arts in the business community. Shelby Robert’s Segment

Robert (Bob) Snelling, has a long history as a pilot at Delta Airlines. He has retired and is now currently a Delta Flight instructor. Bob has served in the legislative for many years in the 1990s. He is a graduate from the Navy Academy, he is a Vietnam Veteran and sings in a barbershop quartet. Bob is currently running for the State Congressional seat in the House District 66. Bob Snelling’s Segment

Mary Ellen McClanahan – Georgia Department of Economic Development

March 22, 2012 by angishields

BRX National

Mary Ellen McClanahan - Georgia Department of Economic Development

00:00 /

Alan and Dana speak with Mary Ellen McClanahan, Director of Entrepreneur and Small Business Development at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. In her position, Mary Ellen helps find solutions and effective ways to build an entrepreneur environment and support small business. She served as President of two chambers of commerce in rural Georgia. Mary Ellen talks about the importance of Hartsfield-Jackson airport to business in Georgia, state tax breaks for small businesses, and her role in attracting companies to the Peach State from around the country. She also details the Mentor/Protege program in which large corporations will mentor small companies for one year at no cost.

Find out more at georgia.org/smallbusiness or contact Mary Ellen at 404-962-4820.

Award Winning Companies

March 22, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Award Winning Companies

00:00 / 00:43:53

Renegade Radio is proud to highlight two award winning companies…one of Inc 500 Fastest Growing Companies, Elgia.com and their CEO Stacey Scott and Bulldog 100 top honoree, Anthony Moore from jobTopia who was honored as the #1 fastest growing company by the University of Georgia alumni group.

Stay on top of the business leaders in Atlanta that are finding success outside of traditional old school methods. Renegade Radio™ is all about businesses and leaders that are “breaking the rules of conventional thinking”. You can listen to us LIVE or On-Demand (anytime/anywhere).

To listen LIVE: Tune in right here and click the “ON” button in the top right corner every Thursday at 12:00 pm EST

To listen On-Demand: Find the show you would like to hear and hit the play button….pretty simple!

Good People Interviews Michael Burnside

March 21, 2012 by angishields

Good People

Good People Interviews Michael Burnside

00:00 / 00:30:22

On Wednesday, March 21st, Michael Burnside, Director of Career Placement at Atlanta Technical College was a guest on Good People. He shared his perspective on how Atlanta Tech prepares students to embody the qualities of a good employee that employers are currently looking for. Michael discussed with Millicent and Donna some of the topics and tools that will be useful as students transition into the work world. Michael provided a useful website which serves as a reality check for students to access all the critical factors that determine if the company and position are a good match for the candidate.

BrandMoney talks with Brad Vanauken about the importance of FOCUS in a tough economy

March 20, 2012 by angishields

On March 21, BrandMoney talks with Brad VanAuken, chief brand strategist at the Blake Project. Brad brings an un-equalled level of expertise in branding to clients, leading them in the collaborative discovery process that results in strong brands. Brad gained his experience as director of brand management and marketing for Hallmark Cards, Inc. and as vice president of marketing for Element K, a leading e-learning company.

During his tenure as Hallmark’s chief brand advocate, Hallmark rose to 4th in the EquiTrend national quality brand ranking and received the Brand Management of the Year award. At Element K, he moved the brand from relative obscurity in a highly fragmented market to one of the top 10 e-learning brands in the world in less than two years.

Brad’s clients range from Fortune 100 and start-up companies to not-for-profit organizations and municipalities. He has helped position Bangkok, Thailand as a global fashion capital and The Nature Conservancy as the answer for saving the last great places on earth to name a few.

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on brand management and marketing, Brad is a much sought after speaker, writer and consultant. A keynote speaker at some 20 major conferences a year, he writes extensively for the business press and academic journals and is regularly quoted in trade publications. He has been a guest expert on CNN, Fox News, Investor’s Business Daily, The Bloomberg Money Show as well as other notable outlets.

Brad has been the American Management Association’s featured speaker on measuring corporate brand value. He was a member of The Conference Board’s working group on Managing the Corporate Brand and APQC’s Brand Building & Communication Benchmarking Study sponsor group. He chaired the IIR Brand Masters conference and the IQPC conference on Internal Brand Building. He is a founding member of the World Class Branding Association.

He has authored two books on brand management: The Brand Management Checklist and the best selling book Brand Aid, the first comprehensive and practical, ‘how-to’ guide on building winning brands. He co-authors The Blake Project’s blog, BrandingStrategyInsider.com, one of the top 50 marketing blogs on the Internet according to Advertising Age with more than 25,000+ daily visitors.

Today’s Show also has Derrick Daye, Managing Partner at The Blake Project. Derrick has spent the past 20+ years helping organizations release the full potential of their brands. His experience is as deep as it is diverse encompassing the disciplines of advertising, branding, sales promotion and public relations. Most notably he has worked with the White House Press Corps, Johnson & Johnson and the National Basketball Association.

He co-authors The Blake Project’s blog, BrandingStrategyInsider.com, one of the top 50 marketing blogs on the Internet according to Advertising Age with more than 25,000+ daily visitors.

Ivan Misner Joins Atlanta Business RadioX™ Host Dr. Tim Morrison This Week on "Write Here, Write Now" – Business RadioX

March 19, 2012 by angishields

Dr. Tim Morrison, host of “Write Here, Write Now” on Atlanta Business RadioX™ is especially honored to have Dr. Ivan Misner as the featured guest on the March 20th live broadcast at 10AM EST.

Misner is the founder and Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. BNI has over 6,200 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. He is a New York Times bestselling author who has penned 16 books including his latest #1 bestseller “Business Networking and Sex (not what you think)”. Misner is also a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and is the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Times as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC and The Today Show on NBC.

To read the press release in its entirety, click here.