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October 18th – The Power of Writing to Stimulate Healing and to Help Others

October 13, 2011 by angishields

Write Here Write Now

October 18th - The Power of Writing to Stimulate Healing and to Help Others

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Today’s guests discuss how writing can be used to heal and to help.

Kim Green’s debut novel, hallucination, sees her main character Morgan experiencing some of Kim’s own challenges of living with the auto-immune disease, Lupus, and how it became a journey of self-discovery. Dan Gennari, entrepreneur and cancer survivor, created the CUREganizer after battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. His book helps fellow cancer combatants manage appointments, insurance communication, lab results, task lists and more with plenty of inspiration and hope. Echo Garrett co-authored My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change. This mini-memoir of Sam Bracken, her co-author, shares his journey of abuse, homelessness and abandonment to becoming a successful college athlete and then leader in business. Echo now leads a non-profit called the Orange Duffel Bag Foundation, which teaches the book’s transformational change principles to at-risk youth ages 12-24. Join guest host Vanessa Lowry as she talks with these inspirational authors.

What Is Angel Investing?

October 13, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

What Is Angel Investing?

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ResultsMatterRadio is pleased to have the Atlanta Technology Angels (“ATA”) join us for a three part series on Angel Investing. The ATA is an organization comprised of active and accredited angel investors who share the goal of making informed, collaborative, early stage investments in promising Georgia based companies. The discussions include a history of the ATA, the Georgia Angel Tax Credit Bill that investors can take advantage of, the operations of the ATA, as well as the detailed process entrepreneurs might go through to get a seat at the table with investors, and finally what investors are looking for from their entrepreneurs. The information covered in this series is pertinent to the successful partnership between an investor and entrepreneur.

Part I of our three part series focuses on the background of angel investing; how it began and how it has progressed over the years. Knox Massey and Ed Brown discuss the purpose of angel investing, how someone can become an angel investor, and the various funding options that an organization such as the ATA offers to entrepreneurs. Knox gives us a brief history of the ATA and provides some recent success stories out of the organization. He also discusses the benefits of the Georgia Angel Tax Credit Bill, which he authored.

Knox Massey sits on the Board of Directors of ATA and the Angel Capital Association. He also serves as Managing Partner of Keith-Massey Family Investments, LLLP . Prior to his role at ATA, Mr. Massey held senior sales positions at America Online, served in a management position at the WestWayne Advertising Agency and worked within regional sales offices of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Knox has helped raise funding for the following Atlanta-based technology companies: Invistics, Qcept Technologies, Fortel DTV, Oversight Systems, OpenSpan Software, Jacket Micro Devices, Asankya, Zeewise, Invirtus, Pranama and Aretta. Knox can be reached at knox.massey@angelatlanta.com.

Ed Brown is Vice-Chair of Burr & Forman LLP’s Business section and a partner in the firm’s Corporate law practice group focusing on taxation and estate planning. He has over twenty-four years of experience in franchise law, mergers and acquisitions and personal planning, specifically with federal estate and gift taxation. Ed represents venture capital companies and investors in funding early-stage and start-up companies and also represents both buyers and sellers in the purchase or sale of businesses, through tax-free mergers, stock purchase arrangements, and asset acquisitions. Ed can be reached at ed.brown@burr.com.

October 25th – Family Relationships, Experiences and Memories as a Source for Business Writing

October 13, 2011 by angishields

Write Here Write Now

October 25th - Family Relationships, Experiences and Memories as a Source for Business Writing

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Why do you do what you do? What is the source for your values? Who shaped your life? Are you shaping the lives of others? Do these stories impact your work? Do your memories of family dynamics impact your career? When we think of writing and family, most thoughts go to creating a personal biography or having a ghost writer generate the story for us. Today’s guests – Cecily Welch and Ami Davis – discuss their writing journeys and using letters and incidents to generate books that are more then mere memoirs. Cecily Welch wrote My Father Was . . . Right Joe Nash-isms: A Dad’s Advice to His Daughter. Letters to a Young Mom is a collection of letters from older teen moms to younger teen moms. Amie Davis collected and edited the letters. Show host Tim Morrison will also weigh in from his experiences in writing his second book: Letters to My Sons: a Father’s Faith Journey. Listen in to hear how these 3 professionals use stories from their lives to provide support and encouragement to others in their life journeys and careers.

Information on International Businesses Coming to Atlanta (10/04/2011 show)

October 12, 2011 by angishields

International companies need help localizing their successes at home here in Atlanta. Now they have it.

10/04/11 Show

Mike Gomez is President of Allegro Consulting. Mike is an aerospace engineer by training and served in that role as a civilian for the U.S. Navy. He is also a former officer in the U.S. Air Force. He has served in an executive capacity with Areospace giants such as McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed where he was credited with over 5 billion dollars worth of international military fighter aircraft sales. And as a program manager he led a 4 year – 2.5 million program to design, build and deliver 25 fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force. He’s worked with governments and businesses in over 20 countries including Israel, Kuwait and the Philippines. As President of Allegro Consulting he advises companies on a wide range of issues that affect growth such as strategic planning and sales process improvement. He led his small business client on a remarkable path from 8 million to 35 million in just under 3 years. Mike Gomez Segment

John Klausen is President and Managing Director of Noliac North America. He was appointed here in 2009 to open up Noliac’s North American operations. He has a background in marketing from the International Business College in Denmark. He has a background for many years of being country sales manager for international companies, has also ran international consulting companies with strategic logistics. He has been a regional sales manager for Noliac as well in other regions in the world. John Klausen Segment

Executives Network: Molly Wendell. Blending Business and Technology:Nicol Woodard

October 12, 2011 by angishields

BRX National

Executives Network: Molly Wendell. Blending Business and Technology:Nicol Woodard

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Molly Wendell is President of Executives Network… a unique national peer-networking resource exclusively for executives (director, VP and C-level). Prior to building this national network, Molly spent the last two decades achieving great success and recognition in the high tech and commercial real estate industries, including ten years at IBM Corporation.

She is a respected expert with experience in developing networks of thousands of top quality professionals.

But it wasn’t all easy. Molly was once out of work for 2 years and three days. Then, she changed everything, and in 90 days, had 60 meetings and 30 offers for positions never posted, in an industry she had no experience. She’s been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and many radio stations and news outlets throughout the country.

Molly recently released her first book called “The New Job Search: Break All The Rules” and is working on her second one…

Nicol Woodard was most recently the CTO/Regional Technology Officer for West, East, Central Africa (WECA). In his role Nicol was responsible for advocating for the technical needs of local country governments and academic agencies to key internal/external Microsoft stakeholders. Since joining Microsoft in 2003, Nicol held a number of high impact assignments. Prior to joining WECA he was the Account Technology Specialist (ATS) Worldwide Director. In that role, he was responsible for the 800+ ATS community, sustaining and expanding revenue that the ATS sales employees support with Enterprise Accounts worldwide.

Mr. Woodard consults regularly with governments, corporations, academics, press, and analysts globally on many areas of expertise. He is published on the subject of technology in local country press and other critical journals. He is a frequent speaker at corporate, government, academic conferences and symposia. Woodard has presented internationally across multiple continents and for prestigious organizations such as the U.S. Government, LATAM, Asia, Canada, Business Summits, Governments of Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and the United Nations in Ethiopia. He has been a guest speaker at many distinguished academic institutions.

Mr. Woodard hold a B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University with advanced studies in Computer Science and Technological Management and has attended numerous courses in management, strategic and tactical planning, human resources, public speaking, project management, systems analysis; as well as practical applications on hardware, software, and telecommunications technologies on multiple platforms.

Transformational Women Highlights CEO and Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

October 11, 2011 by angishields

Transformational Women

Transformational Women Highlights CEO and Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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Hear from the CEO and Board leaders of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta about the transformational change that is happening in the Girl Scouts and why you need to be involved in the movement that creates the women leaders of tomorrow.

Marilyn Midyette has been the CEO at Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta since October 2008. Prior to joining Girl Scouts, she was the Regional Vice President of the Business Services Group at Sprint Communications. She a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA; a member of the 2010-2011 Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program; and a graduate of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2011.

Kristen Lewis, an attorney with Smith, Gambrell & Russell here in Atlanta, is a nationally recognized expert in Special Needs Trust planning for persons challenged by disabling conditions. Outside the office, she trains certified service dogs with Canine Assistants in Milton, GA, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc. She is the proud mother of Savannah Grice, who is currently a first-year student at Dartmouth College.

Necole Merritt is a seasoned communications executive. She has used her strategic communications skills to bring solutions to challenging business issues for a number of Fortune 500 companies. An avid believer in community involvement, Necole is a board member for Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, mentor through Cool Girls, a member of the advisory council for Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and an active member in the alumni association for the university.

Local City Council Race :: Matt Kunz, Doug Ireland and Thomas Wight

October 11, 2011 by angishields

Everything Atlanta

Local City Council Race :: Matt Kunz, Doug Ireland and Thomas Wight

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Today’s show, Matt and Danny of Yepser Internet Strategy, invited local area City Council contenders for a breif political discussion. This coming November 8, 2011, register voters can cast their ballots for City Council in the following local cities:

Milton, Suwanee and Liburn, GA

Matt Kunz, who is running for the seat in Milton, GA states, “I believe that Milton is poised for greatness. Many of our most pressing issues are settled—incorporation, sewer, basic operations. Now it is time to take the next step in our growth and stand fully on our own. We are at a crossroads and the stakes are high. This election is not about the next four years, but the next 40. Who we are, who we will become and where we are going will all be determined this year.” You can learn more about Matt on his website.

Doug Ireland is running for City Council in Suwanee, GA. Doug states, “I want Suwanee to continue to attract businesses and jobs while keeping our taxes low.” Learn more about Doug’s views and thoughts for Suwanee’s future on his Facebook Page.

Thomas Wight is running for the City Council seat in Liburn, GA. Thomas states on his website that “I have had an interest in urban planning that goes back to my college days where I majored in Urban Planning at the University of Utah. I have a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. Most of my legal career has been with government agencies.I now have a local law practice where I specialize in civil litigation, criminal trials and appeals. I am at a very good time career-wise where I can take my background and experience and make Lilburn a better place.”

Transformational Women Highlights Constance Dierickx, Mary Madden, Heather Rocker

October 11, 2011 by angishields

Transformational Women

Transformational Women Highlights Constance Dierickx, Mary Madden, Heather Rocker

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Constance Dierickx is a rarity among consultants – a pragmatic expert. She has consulted with over 500 executives, more than 20 boards in over a dozen countries, written more than 20 articles and delivered memorable speeches in the US, Europe, and Latin America.

She has provided consultation to Bank of America, Best Buy, ARAMARK, Gillette, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chubb Insurance, Alston and Bird, PanAMSat, DIRECTV, American Automobile Association, American Society of Hematology, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Olive Garden, Buffets and Frito-Lay as well as private equity firms, start-ups and professional services firms.

Early in her career at a major Wall Street firm, she saw firsthand the impact of poor management, pay without performance, or worse, pay for destructive performance, irrational beliefs, and extreme overconfidence. The behavior of neither her colleagues nor clients made sense, but her curiosity about it propelled her to earn a Ph.D. in psychology.

Constance’s sardonic wit and sharp observations lead publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Directorship, Boards and Directors, and Corporate Board Member to seek out her point of view. Speeches, workshops and seminars with Constance are a combination of useful concepts, infused with examples from her work, brought to life by her sardonic wit.

She serves on the board of the Board of Directors Network where she is President-elect and chairs the Board Development Committee. Constance is also on the board of the Inter-Organization Network and leads the Board Referral Committee. She is a licensed psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, the Society of Consulting Psychologists and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Constance is married to Michael Dierickx and has two adult daughters. An amateur anthropologist and chef, she also maintains an inexplicable interest in boxing. Even a Ph.D. in Psychology does not equip her to explain her divergent interests.

Mary Madden is an experienced senior executive who has worked in numerous early stage, high growth and mature companies serving in roles such as CEO, President, COO or consultant.

From 1981-1994, Ms. Madden was President, Founder and Co-CEO of Information America, the first company to offer on line access to public record data. She created the firm, raised over $8 million from angel investors and venture capital, grew profitable revenues to $25 million, took it public, and then sold the company. Ms. Madden has worked with ValuBond, Inc. (sold), eAttorney (sold to Lexis), fabric.com (sold to Amazon), Miavendia.com, LVGRM, and LAWDOCS. She has done turnaround work with Grisanti Galef and Goldress.

Ms. Madden has received numerous awards including: inclusion on Inc magazine’s 500 List for three years running, finalist for Inc’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Information Industry Entrepreneur of the Year. She is a member of the Committee of 200, CEO Netweavers, and the Society of International Business Fellows. She has served on private and public corporate boards. She is and has been on several advisory boards for TI:GER program at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Kennesaw University Center for Corporate Governance, the Grove, and the Global Foundation Network. She is co-founder of the Atlanta Chapter of Women Corporate Directors for women on public and private corporate boards. Ms. Madden received a BA in Math and Economics from Vassar College and an MLS in Library of Science from Columbia University.

Heather Rocker is the Chief Executive Officer for Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta, a leading nonprofit organization that helps girls recognize their rights and reach their full potential. Girls Incorporated is part of a national youth organization dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. In 2011, Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta celebrates their 35^th anniversary having served over 100,000 girls in metro Atlanta.

Heather is a recipient of the Turknett Leadership Character Award, was named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 40 Under 40, named an Outstanding Young Alumna by Georgia Tech, and is an inductee of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Council of Outstanding Young Engineers. Heather’s story is profiled in the book “Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector” and she is a contributing author in the book “CLIMB: Leading Women in Technology Share Their Stories.”

Heather’s dedication to improving the lives of women and girls led to volunteer leadership roles with Atlanta Women’s Alliance, Distinguished Young Women of America, and the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton Counties.

Prior to joining Girls Inc., Heather served as the first-ever executive director for Women in Technology (WIT), leading WIT volunteers in raising funds for WIT’s programs, recruiting and managing more than 50 Atlanta-based corporate partners, and developing and implementing WIT’s strategic volunteer program for 200-plus volunteers. Under her leadership, WIT more than tripled their fundraising goals, and WIT Foundation’s Girls Get IT program was awarded the 2010 Spirit of Endeavor “Leadership in Technology” Education Award.

Previously, Heather was the Product Manager at Georgia Center for Nonprofits and a Senior Consultant for EnerVision. She is the Immediate Past Board President of Atlanta Women’s Alliance, Executive Team Member & Past State Chairman for the Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia Scholarship Program, Trustee and Past Young Alumni Committee Chair for Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Board of Trustees, and Board Advisor & Community Impact Director for the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton counties.

Heather speaks to nonprofit and corporate groups about incorporating strategic volunteering, and served as a presenter at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and son.

Atlanta Sales Talk Radio – Launched October 11th at 2pm EST

October 10, 2011 by angishields

Each Tuesday at 2:00pm, from the Atlanta Sales Talk Radio studio at ROAM in Alpharetta, Stephen Cadley and Stone Payton interview Atlanta, Georgia’s top Sales and Marketing professionals to learn what makes them the best at what they do. Tune in to hear what these Top Performers have had to overcome and learn in their rise to success. Listen as they share their secrets of success and offer counsel to those wanting to enter the Profession of Sales. You are sure to learn something and have a few laughs along the way.

And after you tune-in and listen, if you liked any of our shows please let us know, post a comment below or reach out to me, Stephen Cadley, at 770-569-5553 or Steve@cadley.com or on Twitter @Salesologist. We want to know what you thought.

Until next time Happy Selling and remember “Everyone is in Sales”!