Malaika Dowdell is an experienced Marketing professional and is the Principal at DNA Marketing.
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Garrett Riley is the Regional Sales Manager at Splunk.
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Dave Tompkins is the President and Co-Founder at Hawque, LLC.
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George Black has been described as ‘The Entrepreneur Guide’. He is an Author, business Strategist, and outsourced Chief Financial Officer. He founded Intigro in 1992 and has been guiding entrepreneurs to grow their companies through his business “know-how”, ever since. www.intigro.com In 2001 he created The Next Level Navigator(TM), a strategic process which he has used at numerous companies. Most notably, he guided the corporate strategy at Rackspace Hosting for 4 years, where he applied The Navigator until they went public in 2008 (NYSE: RAX). During that time their revenues rose from $100m to $500m. The Next Level Navigator is included in his book: “Dear Mr. A ~ letters revealing the secrets of an entrepreneur,” now available on Amazon. Now, George is launching LiveTrulyFree.com, so that he and his team can reach many entrepreneurs. Currently, they offer a free excerpt from “Dear Mr. A” at that site called: “The Dreams to Success Guide”. George resides in San Antonio, Texas, loves the outdoors and travel.
Anthony Eaton is a Human Resource Professional with more than 20 years of experience spanning a wide range of industries. He is the Writer, Author, HR Professional at Leadership and More. He is also a writer, author and regularly posts interviews, articles and more on his leadership website www.leadershipandmore.com
Susan Ryan emphasizes a whole-organization approach to success that is as effective as it is exceedingly uncommon. As she has proven with more than 500 organizations of all sizes, in a multitude of industries and in locations around the world, meaningful change is possible only through an authentic partnering relationship with every contributor. From the frontlines to the C-Suite, all personnel must be aligned to the overall objective, with leaders prepared to be their very best, in order for organizations to succeed with the tremendous challenges facing businesses today. Your success is my success is Sue’s motto and her passion is always contagious, whether she’s speaking at an event, coaching current and future leaders, or training individuals to create success with their clients. By partnering with Sue, customers have collectively recognized hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue gains and operational efficiency improvements. Sue wields her organizational acumen, technological expertise, business experience, and trademark sense of humor, to effect lasting, positive change for clients. As an Intelligent Leadership Certified Executive Coach (IL), and as a dynamic speaker with Creative Business Coaches, Sue brings more than 30 years of business experience, and a special focus on intergenerational dynamics, to leaders who are committed to unlocking and unleashing their uniquely greatest potential and to organizations that have identified an area in need of improvement, experienced change, seek to develop future leaders, desire greater employee engagement, and are working to attract, train, and retain high-performing employees. Sue has led sales teams to consistently deliver results-driven and record-breaking performance for more than 15 years. As an IL Executive Coaching Master Trainer, she brings her unique 360º organizational perspective to develop talented coaches so they too can partner effectively with all levels of an organization to deliver successful results-driven performance. Sue joined John Mattone Global in June of 2017. She is certified by the International Coaching Federation and is certified in neuro-linguistic programming. Committed to continuing education, Sue recently earned her Master of Arts degree in communications, with concentrations in new media and marketing, from Southern New Hampshire University, where she graduated at the top of her class.
Jasmine Ford is with HerWebDesign.
Peter Antonets is the Co-Founder at Sellsay. Follow Peter on LinkedIn.
Tim Visconti is the Founder at PeopleLift. Follow Tim on LinkedIn.
Christeene Alcosiba is the UX Researcher and Engineer at InfoTycoon. Follow Christeene on LinkedIn.
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David F. Golden is a partner at Troutman Sanders LLP. David’s work includes planning, compliance, transactions, and civil tax controversies. He is involved in a variety of matters relating to state and federal taxation of corporations, partnerships, individuals, tax exempt entities and industrial development bonds. He also provides a full range of trust and estate planning services.
BarryKlein is a partner at Carr Riggs & Ingram. With more than 35 years of accounting experience, Barry provides auditing, benefit plan auditing, tax, and consulting services to companies in the technology, manufacturing, multi-unit retail, healthcare, professional services, and wholesale distribution sectors. By being a trusted and proactive business partner, Barry advises his tax and audit clients on how to improve their operations, increase their profits, and improve internal controls – as well as how to minimize their tax burdens.
Barry is active in the business community. He is the treasurer and board member of the Atlanta chapter of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the Clarity Business Group, and VirtualBoard.
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Robert Hatcher is an MBA student in the Robinson College of Business and CEO of Soundcollide. Before his MBA program Robert worked in the DELTA Lab studying industrial-organizational psychology and work with his brother small audio production company for over a decade which lead him to start his venture Soundcollide.
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Jennifer Sherer is the Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at Georgia State University. The Institute is focused on expanding an innovative and entrepreneurial culture inclusive of all students, faculty and staff at Georgia State as well as engaging alumni and the external community to advance innovative ideas, create new enterprises and transform existing businesses and organizations. Jennifer’s entire professional career has been dedicated to driving innovation and supporting entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Georgia State, Jennifer was the Vice President of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. There she led the launch of numerous initiatives to promote collaboration in the innovation community, support high growth entrepreneurs and elevate Atlanta’s status as a globally recognized innovation hub. Earlier in her career, Jennifer served as the Executive Director of Southeast BIO (SEBIO), a regional non-profit organization that fosters the growth of the life sciences industry in the Southeastern U.S. SEBIO’s mentoring programs, designed to prepare entrepreneurs for fundraising and cultivate new start-ups from universities, have benefited over 200 companies in the Southeast. Companies participating in SEBIO activities have gone on to raise over $2.5 billion in public and private funding. After finishing graduate school, Jennifer joined the Office of Technology Transfer at Emory University as a licensing associate. She was responsible for assessing intellectual assets for advancement, developing marketing strategies, and generating commercialization plans for technologies generated by university researchers. She also aided faculty members in developing strategic partnerships with industry. Jennifer serves on the Emory University Center for Ethics Advisory Board, the Southeast BIO Executive Committee and is a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett. She earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at the University of Virginia and a B.S. in Biochemistry at Lehigh University. She was also a collegiate athlete as a member of the Lehigh University Women’s Basketball team. Jennifer lives in Suwanee, Georgia with her husband, Todd, and has three stepdaughters and twin boys.
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Jackie Davis is the Associate Director for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENI) at Georgia State University where she contributes to the Institute’s vision, strategy, marketing and co-curricular efforts. In her tenure, Jackie has helped to grow Georgia State’s entrepreneurship programs beyond the classroom. She established and oversees the planning and facilitation of 60+ events a year including: co-curricular workshops, guest speakers, business consultations, university-wide competitions, and several co-sponsored events with notable industry partners. Today, with a Major, Minor and MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship, as well as three interdisciplinary degree programs (Social Entrepreneurship, Media Entrepreneurship and Biomedical Enterprise) ENI enrolls 600+ students a semester. Jackie is also the advisor for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (Georgia State Chapter) and the E-House Living Learning Community. She also assisted in the development of the LaunchGSU Student Incubator, a 3,000 sq. ft., idea-stage incubator designed to foster an entrepreneurial and innovative culture across campus. Prior to her role with ENI, Ms. Davis supported the development of signature experience programs including, the WomenLead Center and the Advancement of Women – Women’s Mentoring Program. As an intrapreneur, Jackie enjoys building signature programs that support entrepreneurship, women, and economic empowerment. Ms. Davis holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, a Master of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and International Business, all from Georgia State University. She lives in West Midtown with her husband, three children, and dog.
