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Kerry Leigh Miller with Overton Venture Capital

July 13, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Kerry Leigh Miller with Overton Venture Capital

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Kerry Leigh Miller is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Overton Venture Capital, an early stage venture capital firm that invests in ambitious, consumer-focused entrepreneurs who are building exceptional next-generation brands and services. Overton has a pulse on the evolving consumer behavior and as such invests in next generation consumer brands & services at the intersection of commerce & digital influence.

Kerry spent eight years at Goldman Sachs where she joined the investment bank as head of talent and recruiting strategy. During her tenure at the investment bank, Kerry held leadership roles across technology, real estate and finance – acting as a key HR/talent strategy partner to firm leadership. Kerry began her career in management consulting at Willis Towers Watson.

As a philanthropist, Kerry is a 10-year member and grantor of The Natan Fund, a venture philanthropy organization that funds social impact start-ups in Israel and globally. She is a member of JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, an ambassador to the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors and is a member of the UN Committee to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Kerry was founding President of ServiceCorps, a national service organization.

Kerry graduated from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School with a degree in Finance and Marketing and earned her MBA degree from Columbia Business School. She was the Georgia high school state champion in the mile run & scored a perfect 800 on the math SAT.

Connect with Kerry on LinkedIn.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What Overton Venture Capital is and what they invest in
What their criteria is for investing
How to think about investing in early stage companies post COVID-19
Why Kerry decided to focus on Atlanta
What Kerry is doing to help change investing in diversity

About Our Sponsor

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BRX Pro Tip: Tiny Habits

July 13, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Tiny Habits

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BRX Pro Tip: Tiny Habits

Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to BRX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, let’s talk about tiny habits.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:07] Well, Tiny Habits as a book I recently read by BJ Fogg, and he’s a Stanford professor, and he’s been studying behavior and habits for a long time. So, I’d like to just give you kind of one of the points in the book. I think it’s a great book, and I recommend it highly for anybody who wants to kind of leverage habits more as a way to create these systems that help you get your goal. But one of his tips is that a great way to start a new habit is to anchor it to something you’re already doing habitually.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:39] So, for example, if every day, you get in your car and you also want to maybe do some mindful thinking or meditating. So, you say, “Every time I sit down in my car, I’m going to take three deep breaths.” So, you’re already sitting down in the car. You know you’re going to do that regularly. So, you just kind of anchor the new habit to an old habit. So, every time I sit in the car, I am going to take three deep breaths.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:06] Another thing he recommends is like everyday you brush your teeth, so you go, “After brushing my teeth, I’m going to do two push-ups,” so that you kind of have things you’re already doing and you’re just adding one more element to it as opposed to, “At some point during the day, I’m going to do two push-ups.” So, since you don’t have that, that’s kind of untethered. There’s nothing that’s a trigger to help you go, “Oh. Now, it’s time to do the push-ups.” But if you go, “Every time I brush my teeth, I’m going to do two push-ups.” And then, when you’re doing the two push-ups, you might get three, four or five, and that might grow over time. But you just connect the push ups with the brushing your teeth. You’ll be more successful.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:45] So, something regarding our work is after you listen to this podcast or listen to these tips, you’re going to think about two people in your network you can introduce and connect together. So, that way, you’re already listening to the podcast, you’re already listening to our kind of tips. And now, you’re going to say, “After I do that, I always connect to people on my network.” So, now you’re gonna kind of add another habit to this habit you’ve already established of listening to these tips.

TMB E41: John Take, US Water Alliance Board of Directors

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMB E41: John Take, US Water Alliance Board of Directors

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John Take PE, P.Eng., M.Eng & Exec. Vice President,
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
5151 E Broadway Boulevard Suite 400
Tucson, AZ  85711-3712
(520) 360-3086
Email:   john.take@stantec.com
www.stantec.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter |

Under John’s direction, Stantec has grown its ability to deliver large and complex water projects addressing climate change and urbanization, as well as the need for sustainable food, water, and energy solutions for a growing world population. 

John earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of New Brunswick and his Master’s in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Alberta.

John is well known in the water industry for his expertise in water conveyance planning and design and has been involved in more than 100 projects around the world over the past 25 years. 

One of John’s proudest achievements was helping to reduce hurricane storm damage and flooding risk for the New Orleans community with the $730M design-build Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps project. One of the largest drainage pumping systems in the world capable of moving more than 16 billion gallons of water per day, the project was featured on the History Channel show “Project Impossible”.

Regarding Stantec, there are approximately 22,000 employees working in over 350 locations across 6 continents. They consist of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

Since 1954, Stantec,s local strength, knowledge, and relationships, coupled with world-class expertise, has allowed them to go anywhere to meet our clients’ needs in more creative, personalized ways. With a long-term commitment to the people and places they serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

Folks Stantec trades on the NYSE and the TSX under the symbol STN and you can visit them at stantec.com or find us on social media

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TMB E40: Mary Darling, 2D and 3D land surveying with Drones

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMB E40: Mary Darling, 2D and 3D land surveying with Drones

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Mary Darling, CEO and Principal Owner Darling Geomatics
U of A Tech Park, 9040 S. Rita Road, Ste 2350
Tucson, AZ 85747
Phone: 520-298-2725 (office)/520-954-4050 (cell)
Email: MaryDarling@darlingltd.com
www.darlingltd.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube |

Mary E. Darling, CEO
Principal Owner/FAA Part 107 Licensed Pilot
Darling Geomatics – Award Winning Aerial UAV Mapping, 3D Scanning & Modeling, Land Surveying, & Environmental Consulting Firm

NAICS 541370 (Primary), 541270, 541620, 541990
Past President & Current Board Member, So AZ Post Society of American Military Engineers
WBENC Certified WOSB, WBE, ADOT Certified DBE, Tucson Certified SBE, SBC

Global Headquarters: University of Arizona Tech Park
9040 South Rita Road, Ste #2350, Tucson, AZ 85747
Ph (520) 298-2725 / Fax (520) 298-2767/Cell (520) 954-4050

www.darlingltd.com and www.youtube.com/user/DarlingLtd

BIO:

Mary Darling grew up in an entrepreneurial family with her father owning and operating an aviation business in Sacramento, California.

I worked at the airport most of my teen years and instead of getting paid money, I was compensated with flying lessons. I soloed an airplane on my 16th birthday. Back in 1996 I decided to coalesce these passions – and cofounded Darling Geomatics with my husband, Rich Darling. We grew our business from scratch, with his expertise in land surveying and my expertise in entrepreneurship, biology, and law.

An award-winning high-tech 2D and 3D land surveying, aerial mapping, and construction verification company. We generate the highest quality data and do so in literally 1/10th the time of a conventional surveyor. We can even collect data remotely. We do it from the land with cutting–edge GPS, LiDAR and laser tracking; and from the air with state-of-the-art drones.

Although I have a Team of highly certified drone pilots – I still find time to be one of our drone pilots for certain special projects (a cool perk of being the boss). Our global headquarters are proudly here in Tucson. We keep our customers’ projects on time, on budget and on spec. We always have, and we always will – That is the only way I know how to do it.

You see, I grew up with 3 brothers. I was always around cars, airplanes, and motorcycles. I worked at an airport. I just never thought about whether a profession was for men or women. I love a challenge and being an entrepreneur in high tech is always challenging. New technology means you are always reinventing processes.

Our team thrives on competition, solving problems where others cannot, and winning against all odds. It’s been fun, rewarding, and best of all – we have earned the dedication and enthusiastic loyalty of over 1000 customers over the past 26 years. That’s not bad for a man or a woman.

We offer a wide variety of land surveying services, including construction staking, topographic mapping, 3D as-builts, building information modeling (also known as BIM), aerial surveying and mapping, 3D construction verification, underground tunnel mapping and a wide variety of aerial inspection services including thermal imaging with drones.

The foundation of our continued success rests on three factors: 1) We listen intently to our customers/we understand their needs (sometimes even better than they do), and accordingly we meet and often exceed their expectations. 2) We consistently reinvest in our business. Every year we buy and upgrade virtually all of our hardware, drones, and software. This is not typical in the industry – but we have always had the philosophy that our customers deserve the best product and services that are available that match their needs. 3) We are always interviewing and adding to our staff. We are constantly training them on state-of-the-art products and software. We have the best in the business – with over 150 years of combined surveying experience, over 30 years of combined 3D scanning experience, and over 20 years of combined drone experience, including four licensed drone pilots and a licensed airplane pilot.

Many in the construction industry have been very negatively affected by this pandemic, we are so proud and pleased that OUR customers have been much less impacted – due to a decision we made over 10 years ago. At that time, we decided to make a major investment in software that provided our customers with the ability to work remotely – from their desk, home, even on their cell phones. We provided them with the ability to “work remotely before working remotely was even being talked about”. They can get the job done, on-time, and safely – which is what it’s all about.

What are the types of challenges customers encounter that you solve for them?

ll kinds – but the most common are measurement challenges. People need to know where they should build in relation to property lines, where they should build in relation to design plans, what the elevation is at various locations on their property and more.

We also are able to help them avoid problems before they occur. We show them where construction is not the same as design plans, where existing structures have structural defects, where weaknesses could cause failures in structures in the near future, and more. This has saved them millions of dollars in what could have been catastrophic problems).

What do we see as the future of drones?

Everyone loves drones – I know I do. Although I have a Team of highly certified drone pilots – I still fly them for special projects, which is a great perk of being the boss. For our industry, they are a safe and quick tool for obtaining accurate aerial topographic data (the lay of the land, so to speak); measurable aerial images of projects; construction inspection data; bridge, road and building inspection data and more. Not all drones are created equal. There are some drones that others in the business use that are inexpensive and fun, but not very accurate. We have survey grade drones. We include special sensors including thermal imaging and 30 x zoom cameras for solar inspections, energy audits, and search and rescue missions. We combine our aerial flights with on the ground surveys to create maps measurable to within inches, which can’t be done without the land surveying component.

Drones are being used around the world – drones are a new and growing took for humanitarian needs in underdeveloped countries and for emergencies almost everywhere. Drones can carry medical supplies and other necessities when roads are washed out; drones can be used for real-time inspects of buildings and roads to determine the extent of damage; find routes for access and find people).

The most exciting project our company has worked on.

Our team really enjoyed working on the Navy Zumwalt Class Destroyers in Bath, Maine. They worked on a Navy shipyard for weeks at a time and saw the construction of the most advanced stealth ships in the world. Our company was hired to scan the deckhouses and the hulls of the ships, then performed clash detection in 3D with specialized software so the welders could make the right cuts to assure the deckhouse fit perfectly on the hull the first time that the cranes dropped it down. Before 3D scanning, this was a slow and arduous task – with multiple cranes lifts up and down to determine where to cut the steel to make sure the two parts fit correctly. The Navy was so pleased with what we did for them that they bypassed Union opposition to get the new technology in place. My team and I feel especially patriotic when we get to work on projects like this.

Another interesting project our company has worked on is the San Zavier Mission Restoration Project was fun. The architect needed to know the thickness of the walls and domes to assure they were still structurally sound but didn’t want to drill through them and cause damage. We scanned the inside and outside of the entire mission to create a digital replica. The digital data can be virtually “sliced” into cross-sections and all of the walls, the domes, the stairs, pews and more can be measured at any angle. We now have a museum quality digital replica of the entire mission).

Our company has also worked on three continents, in 6 different foreign countries – Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Honduras, Mexico, and Canada. Over 10% of our business is international – and it grows every year).

Learning new things. And being able to offer unique services to our customers excites me. We have earned over 50 awards for excellence in customer service and contributions to the industry. Even after 26 years – that never gets old.

The technologies we master provide us with opportunities to get behind the scenes in a lot of unique situations. Some of the most recent include: scanning the interior and exterior of many of the buildings at U of A, scanning the Mercedes Benz Automobile Plant in Alabama, scanning underground Salt Mines in Louisiana and Canada, as well as an underground drug tunnel at the border with Mexico, scanning a meteor crater, several airline jet fuel tanks and more).

We are known for having about the lowest employee turnover in the business. Why? because I am truly blessed with the best Team in the industry. We hire professionals who are motivated, inspirable, customer-centric, Team players. They are the best in the business in multiple disciplines. And then we train them on aspects of the business that aren’t taught in school. Our on–the–job training programs gives them the opportunity to have a meaningful career in a fun and interesting profession. People excel at our company because they learn by doing what they love).

The advice do you have for people looking for a career in what we do.

We believe that every surveyor needs a good mathematical foundation. Though the high-tech equipment we use does a lot of the work that we used to have to do manually, we still need people to learn and understand the mathematical principles behind what they are doing. That way they recognize incorrect answers and know when something isn’t right. We don’t hire what we call “push button” surveyors. We need out surveyors to understand curves, angles, distances, and elevations. We need them to be able to read complex construction plans and translate what they see on the plans to stakes on the ground).

We want as much previous land surveying experience as possible – even for our drone pilots, CAD drafters and 3D scanning crews. Everyone needs a solid foundation in the basics. If someone doesn’t have that experience we start them at an entry-level where they work with another surveyor for years to build the basic skills.

In addition to aptitude – we are always also looking for the best attitude. We have hired a lot of people that didn’t have even a day of land surveying under their belt when they arrived. However, they were willing to learn. Many have since gone on to become licensed land surveyors and others are in the process of getting their license right now.

I would tell young people still in school when they ask about land surveying that it is a lot of fun, there are great opportunities and you need to understand geography and math. If you enjoy working outdoors and like learning new technologies, there are a lot of opportunities in land surveying right now. A lot of surveyors are retiring. That leaves plenty of new jobs).

Regarding robots in this field, I say that land surveying will never be totally taken over by robots. However, portions of the job have become much more automated. For us – that means we don’t have to put our people in danger anymore. Instead of standing in the middle of the freeway to collect data, we use LiDAR and drones so we don’t even have to stop traffic. Instead of walking into a dangerous area where there is subsidence after an earthquake – we send in the drone. When automation makes land surveying even easier, we will be surveying the ocean floors, the moon, the planets, and asteroids. There is always something to survey.

Also – as Smart Buildings, Smart Roads, and Smart Cities come into being, they all will be based on digital data. As high-tech surveyors, we collect digital data to replace paper maps. That data is called Building Information Modeling or BIM. That will continue to be a growing profession. Everything that is built in the future still needs surveying to determine location and document as-built conditions during construction so the data can be put into Smart Models for heating and cooling, electric sidewalks, elevators, lighting, security, and more.)

People will always need to know where something is – even if the earth gets digitized enough over time so that less day to day survey data is required, there will be ocean floors, asteroids, planets, moons, and more that need surveying and mapping).

As I see it, we will continue to grow, focusing on high tech equipment so that we do more work faster and safer without needing a huge staff of people. We like the fact that we can expand globally with our current employees and some trainees, as long as we keep investing in the fastest, safest, most accurate technologies to perform our work).

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Dayton Business Radio: Terry Wilson and Terry Salo with strategic HR

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Dayton Business Radio

Dayton Business Radio: Terry Wilson and Terry Salo with strategic HR

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Terry Salo is a Senior HR Consultant with strategic HR inc. With over 25 years in Human Resources, Terry has worked in a variety of industries to include professional services, manufacturing, the non-profit sector and the Department of Defense. As a strategic business partner, she’s able to align high impact HR solutions with key business drivers in order to achieve organizational success. Her diverse experience includes:

Development and implementation of performance management programs.
Employee engagement and change management initiatives.
Workforce planning, training, and compensation.

Terry’s commitment to process improvement and operational efficiency has also resulted in her helping organizations streamline HR processes; saving company time and resources. Her collaborative approach and customer service skills have made her a trusted adviser among business leaders and a respected HR resource to employees at all levels within the organizations where she has worked.

Terry Wilson is a Senior Human Resources Consultant at strategic HR inc. with over thirty years’ experience in HR management and over two years’ experience in HR consulting in industries such as manufacturing, transportation and retail.

For much of his career, Terry worked as an HR Director within companies with multiple, geographically dispersed locations, each with 15-300 employees. He is accustomed to working with business owners and managers on a broad range of challenges, including compliance investigations, employee engagement and communications, performance management, leadership development and training, recruiting and selection, labor relations and federal and state law compliance and reporting.

Terry Wilson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Psychology from Purdue University. He has held a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) accreditation for over twenty-two years and also holds a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) accreditation.

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Carrie Hadley with INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Carrie Hadley with INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar

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Created by Alpharetta resident, brand development executive and mom Carrie Hadley, INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar is a new concept in fragrance now open in the heart of downtown Alpharetta.

The interactive clean fragrance bar features niche brands offered in a creative boutique atmosphere including a custom mixing bar, DIY workshops and a retail space with 42 independent brands from around the world, including 150 individual scents that you can’t smell anywhere else in Atlanta.

After spending time in the south of France and developing proprietary house scents at a perfumer’s studio in Los Angeles, Carrie spent years researching the industry and analyzing the fragrance shopping experience. Her goal is to bring a unique experience to the South, giving customers a choice to purchase clean, niche fragrances from around the world or to mix their own scent in a fun, boutique atmosphere, creating their own signature fragrance to reflect the mood and personality they want to convey.

INDIEHOUSE Fragrance Bar is located at 26 Old Roswell St., Suite 101, Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009. INDIEHOUSE staff are certified through the Fragrance Foundation, the non-profit education arm of the International Fragrance Industry founded in 1949.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why Carrie created INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar, Atlanta’s first interactive beauty bar
How the boutique works
How Carrie opened a new business in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis
Why Carrie chose downtown Alpharetta to open her business
What sets INDIEHOUSE apart from other perfume or fragrance boutiques in Atlanta
Advice for other business owners starting a new business concept in Atlanta

About Our Sponsor

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ATDC Radio: Take 5 – Five Georgia Startups Share Their Story

July 10, 2020 by angishields

About Your Host

Jane McCracken returns to ATDC as a Startup Catalyst, having started her career here many years ago. She then moved into venture capital and investment banking both in the United States and Europe before joining an early-stage, medical diagnostics company as chief financial officer. During her time there, she raised $60 million and completed eight international acquisitions. The company was listed on both the London and Oslo stock exchanges.

Jane then worked with two venture-backed companies. She joined the founders of an online travel company as CEO, and took it from startup to the world’s second-largest hotel booking site before Travelocity acquired it. At the request of her venture investors, Jane then joined a computer games developer as CEO and turned around the faltering enterprise before it was sold to a NASDAQ-listed games company.

Most recently, Jane was CEO of an oncology-focused clinical research company, which grew from startup to a multinational firm with $15 million in annual revenue and offices across Europe and the United States. The company was financed through its own cash flow and was sold in early 2012 to a larger clinical research organization.

Jane continues to work with fast growing companies — in interim and full-time positions — as a consultant, board member, and angel investor. In addition, Jane has served on boards for public and private companies, as well as government-related and non-profit organizations. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences, companies, and universities and is an active volunteer in her community. Jane obtained her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and her master’s degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Women in Technology (WIT): Board Members Patti Dismukes, Tracy Ariail and Tracy Garner

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT): Board Members Patti Dismukes, Tracy Ariail and Tracy Garner

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Join us for ‘Women in Technology (WIT) on Business RadioX’ as we speak with Tracy Ariail, SVP, Digital Transformation and Business Engagement at Republic National Distribution Company (RNDC), Patti Dismukes, Vice President, Professional Services at HUNTER Technical & WIT Board President, and Tracy Garner, Board Chair at Women in Technology. We’ll be discussing the importance of having women in technology and how WIT is helping single mothers overcome the unique challenges they face.

‘Women in Technology (WIT) on Business RadioX’ showcases successful female STEAM executives in Georgia, providing an opportunity to tap into their brilliant minds and learn from their personal career journeys. Women in Technology (WIT) is a 501 (c)(3) organization on a mission to empower girls and women to excel in STEAM from the classroom to the board room. www.MyWit.org

Tracy Ariail is Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation and Business Engagement at Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC). With roots extending before Prohibition, RNDC is one of the nation’s leading wholesale beverage alcohol distributors. In her role, Tracy is responsible for the company’s enterprise technology strategy and delivery.

Tracy is a senior executive who is passionate about leading business and technology transformation. She’s spent her career advocating and demonstrating how to leverage technology and data to optimize business operations. Tracy’s career began at Hewlett-Packard within the Global Supply Chain organization where her passion for process, technology and data was established within the Business Process Management and Information Management teams.

Tracy continued to advance in her career through hard work, a commitment to results, investment in people and laughter. Tracy then spent time as a senior consultant, which she really enjoyed as she had an opportunity to see and recommend new solutions to a broader type of companies. Tracy then entered the telecommunications industry which was a whirlwind of changing business models inclusive of mergers and acquisitions.

Tracy was fortunate to have been entrusted to advance her leadership responsibilities as part of the executive team leading the company through these changes. Tracy’s responsibilities have spanned enterprise information management, data governance, application development, support, and business and enterprise architecture.

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Tracy L. Garner began her career with BellSouth in 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida working as an Outside Plant Engineer. For 36 years, Tracy held positions of increasing responsibility in Outside Plant Engineering, Planning, Consumer Services, Strategic Relationship Development, Strategic Marketing, and Network Operations. In October, 2019, retired from AT&T as Vice President – ATO Field Operations Integration.

Prior to joining BellSouth/AT&T, Tracy attended Georgia Tech and graduated from Southern Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology.

While at AT&T, Tracy was a member of the Women of AT&T, HACEMOS, OxyGEN, The NETwork, Professionals 50 and Forward, AT&T Veterans, Advocates for Women in Tech, AT&T Telecom Pioneers, and was a graduate of Georgia 100 and the Turknett Leadership Group Executive Development Program. Additionally, she served as Executive Advisor to the Atlanta Chapter and the National Chapter of the Women of AT&T. She currently serves as President of the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation, Inc. and the Board Chair for Women in Technology (WIT).

Tracy was recognized in 2012 with the Turknett Leadership Group Leadership Character Award. She was recognized by Women of AT&T in 2013 as the Leadership Award recipient and in 2014 at the RAVE Executive of the Year. In 2015, she was named the Distinguished Alumna in Career Achievement from Stratford Academy. Tracy was the 2016 Woman of the Year in Technology for Large/Enterprise Businesses, presented by Women in Technology and was named to the Georgia Tech Women’s Basketball Women Out Front Class of 2019.

She has been recognized as a Patriotic Employer by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Tracy has been recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award every year since 2011 and as one of the Top 40 Women Who Inspire in AT&T. Tracy served as the 2014 Chair of the March of Dimes Leadership Committee for Metro Atlanta and and on the Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run/Walk Leadership Committee from 2016 – 2018.

In her spare time, she enjoys Georgia Tech sporting events, golf, snow skiing, the beach, and community service work.

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About Your Guest Host

Patti Dismukes is a senior business leader with over 25 years of experience leading professional services offerings for multiple companies. Patti’s career reflects a demonstrated track record in leading successful large-scale transformation initiatives and optimizing financial management processes. She is known for leading and launching new initiatives, motivating and leading diverse teams and maximizing resources to meet client goals.

Currently, Patti is the Vice President for Professional Services for HUNTER Technical, a well known and established services organization headquartered in Atlanta. She has served in a leadership capacity for several other companies and led several enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on growing the company’s business model to adapt to changing marketing conditions and disruptive market forces.

Patti’s dedication to improving the lives of young girls and women lead to her involvement with such organizations as Women in Technology, TechBridge, Year Up, and the creation of Wine & Therapy – a gathering of over one hundred of Atlanta’s top female Executives. She currently serves as the Board President for Women in Technology, an Executive Ambassador for TechBridge, and has been a mentor for graduates of Year Up. Patti was awarded the 2019 Ann Cramer Volunteer Award recognized for her exemplary volunteerism in the technology community. She also received the 2019 TAG Sales Leadership Community Award. In 2019, Patti started a new scholarship offered through Women in Technology.

Patti attended the University of Tennessee – Nashville with degree in Business Administration.

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About Your Host

Trisha Stezzi is a purpose strategist, Gold Halo Award-winner, AMA Award-winner, radio show host, and social entrepreneur. For more than two decades, she’s been at the forefront of the quickly evolving corporate social responsibility/purpose movement.

Trisha has advised top brands and nonprofit organizations of all sizes and types. Trisha is a strong believer in the notion that diversity, technology, and social innovation are key to business success and to solving the world’s biggest challenges.

Trisha founded her purpose-driven agency, Significance, in 2017 to help people and brands create meaningful connection, fulfillment and impact via solutions tied to strategic business objectives.

Significance offerings include: Purpose Strategy, Purpose Speakers Bureau, Purpose-Driven Experience Curation & Creation, Purpose-Driven Content Development, Corporate Partnership Readiness, Corporate Partnership Acquisition & Activation and ‘Champions of Good’, the ground-breaking purpose activation framework that puts PURPOSE IN MOTION. #ChampionsOfGood

Significance | Experience Purpose. Unleash Potential. #DoSomethingSignificant

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Connect with Trisha on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow Significance on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Women in Technology (WIT)

Women in Technology (WIT) empowers girls and women to excel in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM) from the classroom to the boardroom. We do this by providing female students in middle school, high school, and college with education, exposure and experience. By sharing the stories of successful professionals across the STEAM fields, we encourage all generations of girls and women to write their future.

Our team of more than 300 volunteers delivers professional development and networking opportunities to our more than 3,000 professionals, and programs at no charge to more than 1,500 students. WIT is a 501©(3) non-profit organization committed to making Georgia the state with the highest percentage of women in the STEAM workforce by providing opportunities that champion women throughout their education and career.

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TMBS E96: College Board Lacey Allen

July 9, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMBS E96: College Board Lacey Allen

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Guide Students Through The Admissions Process And Earn Money For College With The College Board Opportunity Scholarships

Lacey Allen is an Associate Director for the College Board Opportunity Scholarships, a program that awards $5 million dollars each year to high school students.

Lacey previously worked at Search Institute, a youth development research organization, as a qualitative researcher and facilitator.

She also served in both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps; while in Morocco with the Peace Corps, Lacey volunteered with NGOs and US-based nonprofits to develop literacy tools, resources, and a library for youth in community centers, and while with AmeriCorps, Lacey worked to improve college access opportunities for first-generation high school students.

Lacey has an M.Ed. in Youth Development Leadership and a B.A. in Communication.