Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business and author of The Chic Entrepreneur: Put Your Business in Higher Heels sat down with guests from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Nicole Wright, Renee Byrd-Lewis head of Cisco’s Community Relations initiatives in Georgia, Althea Lawton-Thompson, Owner of Yoga and More and Cynthia Kaye CEO of Logical Choice.
Listen to their Chic Tips for success in business.
Wow! This is a must-listen interview. David Clark of Malco Design & Deliver Group shares his distilled wisdom on New Product Development Best Practices.
Every inventor dreams of achieving commercial success from his/her product idea. Unfortunately, too many inventors invest in projects only to be frustrated by poor results when they try to commercialize them. Dave Clark, a new product development veteran, shares with us 10 of the best practices inventors should adhere to. These practices are easy to learn, will save you time and money, and will greatly improve your odds of success.
David is the New Business Development Manager for the Malco Design and Deliver Group, a service business within Malco Products that provides product design, prototyping, and manufacturing services. David earned a BS in Marketing and Management from Mankato State University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Venture Strategies. He has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and new product development.
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share their low cal avocado mayo recipe. Mayonnaise is a delicious must have condiment for some people (and repulsive to the Fat Guy). So Dr Fitness decided to try and create a healthier mayo. Mix butter milk with olive oil, some hot chili oil, avocado and lime – blend thoroughly. This concoction has about 25 calories instead of the 100 calories normal mayo has and this stuff has a bit of kick as a bonus. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook
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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how to rehab your bad shoulder. Shoulder rehab is tricky – tennis is the sport that injures more shoulders than even baseball. To strengthen the shoulder you have to start strength training aimed at your back – using light weights to workout the back muscles that support your shoulder. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook
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Coming to the Senior Services industry in a bit of a circuitous fashion, Adam Mandel earned an MBA from University of Texas. After spending time in the restaurant business and franchising, Adam had a personal experience that changed the course of his career. His mother had both hip and knee replacements, and came home in a wheel chair. Adam observed that during her recovery, his mother was really confined to a single room in her home due to narrow doorways and stairs. As Adam looked for solutions, the entrepreneur in him suggested that there was a real need for experts in the field of Universal Design – a concept that purports improved accessibility and safety in the home, without sacrificing aesthetics. Today, Adam is one of the owners of Independent Living Design, a firm committed to the design and implementation of safe, accessible and beautiful enhancements to the homes of seniors and disabled adults that improve their ability to stay safely in their homes. Check out his website at www.independentlivingdesign.com, or call him directly at 214-505-6051.
Originally from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Elvis Rogers is the Dining Service Coordinator for Freedom Pointe Roswell, and Brookdale Senior Living Community. Elvis is responsible for preparing a share of the 118,000 meals per day served to seniors living in Brookdale communities around the country. Elvis is also honored to be a contestant vying for the Title of Ultimate Chef America, an event to educate the public on Heart Healthy Dining for the senior population. Though it is a six city event, the Atlanta event will be held at Chambrel Roswell on Thursday, September 23 from 4pm to 7pm. Come out and enjoy food samples and visit with various senior services vendors that will have booths set up at the event. There will also be a silent auction at this event to benefit the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation. To reserve your spot for this event, please call (770) 594-4616 by September 17.
Jill Butler has known since age 15 that she wanted to work with seniors, when she began working in a continuing care retirement center in her native Charlotte, North Carolina. She went on to pursue a recreation degree in geriatrics in college. When her husband was transferred to Atlanta, Jill found Chambrel. Today, Jill is Director of Sales and Marketing for Chambrel of Roswell. Chambrel is an independent living center situated on an idyllic 35 acre campus that was formerly an apple orchard. Jill tells us that one of the features of Chambrel is their Optimum Life Program that inspires wellness. Call Jill at 770-594-4600 to arrange a tour, or visit their website at www.brookdaleliving.com.
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Jeff Galloway. Jeff is a US Olympian (he ran in the 1972 
Olympics) who is one of America’s leading running gurus. His Galloway’s Book on Running is a national bestseller. He writes a column for Runner’s World and has trained thousands of runners on 5ks to marathons. He has completed over 150 marathons and opened Phidippides, the nation’s first exclusively running store. He is the Director of Atlanta’s Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk which will have about 15,000 participants. His running program for business improves team building and the health of employees. Jeff says that running improves the self worth and health of his participants. He encourages runners employ an interval run/walk method when training for an event. He says that for every hour you exercise you are giving yourself an extra two hours of quality to your life. To get some free training programs for those running 5k, marathons and more as well as to learn more about Jeff go to www.jeffgalloway.com
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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how to deal with an ankle sprain. Spraining your ankle is painful. there are 3 types of sprains Grade 1 – which is a partial tear; grade 2 which is a moderate tear and grade 3 which is a complete tear. You ability to walk on your foot is how you can kind of determine what kind of sprain you are dealing with. The basic treatment for an ankle sprain is RICE which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. Also try and balance on those balance boards and agility discs to rehab your ankle. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook
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Dominic C. Mazzone, President and Managing Director Mazzone & Associates, Inc.
Dom Mazzone is a Managing Director of Mazzone & Associates with significant experience executing mergers, acquisitions and financing transactions domestically and internationally in a variety of industries. They include: consumer goods, retail, technology, distribution, logistics, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, building products, building services, renewable energy and packaging. Mr. Mazzone is also on the Advisory Board for The HoneyBaked Ham Company based in Georgia, which is privately-held. Mazzone & Associates is a middle market investment banking firm based in Atlanta, Georgia with experience working on over 300 transactions with over $15 billion in value primarily in the Southeastern U.S., but has experience working on transactions in over 20 other countries around the globe. Prior to forming Mazzone & Associates, Mr. Mazzone was the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Oxford Industries, Inc., a producer, marketer and retailer of branded and private label apparel for men, women and children located in Atlanta, Georgia. Oxford’s brands include Tommy Bahama® and Ben Sherman®. While at Oxford, Mr. Mazzone was recognized by Chain Storage magazine as one of the top 40 executives in retail under age 40. Before joining Oxford in 2004, Mr. Mazzone was the head of mergers and acquisitions in The Home Depot’s legal department. While he was at The Home Depot, it acquired two large Mexican home retail chains, a large distribution and supply company, and various service companies. Prior to joining The Home Depot in 2002, he practiced law at Alston & Bird LLP in its Atlanta office since 1997, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities and finance transactions. Mr. Mazzone has been recognized as one of Georgia’s top up-and-coming lawyers in the Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition of Atlanta Magazine. Mr. Mazzone received a B.A. from Wabash College as a Presidential Scholar; M.P.A. from Florida State University; and J.D. from Emory University with distinction and as a member of the Order of the Coif. He is also an adjunct professor at the Emory University Law School, on the Board of Directors and President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, is on the Advisory Board for the Georgia State University’s Business School MS in Finance program, and was on the Advisory Committee of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. Mr. Mazzone regularly speaks publicly at financing, merger and acquisition-related seminars and has published numerous articles on a variety of finance, merger and acquisition topics.
David A. Balos, President Middle Market Banking, Atlanta, Georgia
Ed has been the Managing Partner of SouthPointe Ventures since 2003. SouthPointe is a small-cap private equity firm which acquires manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies with sales under $50 million. Prior to SouthPointe, Ed spent 5 years with 2 other private equity firms, 6 years in operations, and 10 years as a commercial lender and investment banker at the beginning of his career. Ed is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and currently serves on the boards of Junior Achievement of Georgia, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and the Association for Corporate Growth.
