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Kevin Clancy with Gilbane Building Company

April 10, 2018 by angishields

Kevin Clancy with Gilbane Building Company is a seasoned learning and HR leader with 20+ years driving business results by creating a strong development culture that optimizes employee performance in dynamic, global companies. He has a successful track record building and managing highly-skilled teams to create engaging, relevant and scalable learning solutions. Kevin is adept at positioning learning as a function as a strategic partner and influencing senior leadership to invest in learning and career development to attract, retain, and develop talent. Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn.

Don Shaw with Dass Salons and Spas and Steve Villegas with PPRO

April 10, 2018 by angishields

Don Shaw is the CEO of Dass Salons and Spas. Connect with Dass Salons on Twitter and Instagram.

With over 20 years of experience in the payments industry, Steve Villegas holds significant experience as a sales and business development executive focused on business development, sales growth and strategic partnering. At PPRO Steve will lead the new US operations as VP Partner Management. His responsibilities will include setting up and growing the newly-established PPRO location, supporting existing partners and establishing partnerships with new prospects. Steve spent 10 years in leadership roles with First Data and led the non-financial service partnership team as a Regional Vice President, responsible for growing portfolios representing over 60,000 merchants and $120m in revenue. Steve led efforts in building e-commerce partnerships, delivering innovative solutions, developing new markets as well as piloting and launching new revenue-producing initiatives. Most recently he served as Head of North American Sales and Partnerships for Vesta corporation, a PSP providing e-commerce fraud and payments solutions. Steve resides in Atlanta with his wife and 11-year-old son.

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Alexander McCobin with Conscious Capitalism

April 10, 2018 by angishields

On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Conscious Capitalism CEO Alexander McCobin about the emerging trend that’s all about emphasizing the human nature of business and capitalism.

Alexander McCobin is CEO of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., a US-based organization dedicated to elevating humanity by improving the practice and perception of business. Alexander became CEO of Conscious Capitalism in July, 2017, after serving 15 months as co-CEO alongside Doug Rauch. Alexander joined Conscious Capitalism with experience in the nonprofit, for-profit, and academic fields.

Most recently before joining Conscious Capitalism, Alexander served as co-founder and president of Students For Liberty, a nonprofit organization that teaches the principles of a free society to young people and empowers them to make a difference in their communities; in Alexander’s last year as president, Students For Liberty was operating in over 100 countries, included nearly 2,000 student groups, organized 100 conferences for 20,000 participants, and trained over 1,500 volunteer leaders.

Alexander graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with a BA in philosophy and economics and a MA in philosophy. He began a PhD program in philosophy at Georgetown University with the intention of becoming a professor, but ended with a Master’s degree when it became apparent that his principal interests lay outside the Ivory Tower. During undergraduate and graduate schools, Alexander simultaneously started and assisted in starting several other businesses in both the for profit and nonprofit realms ranging from introducing high school debate programs to underserved youth in Philadelphia to providing low-cost travel planning to businesses.

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Kathleen Gallo with Northwell Health

April 9, 2018 by angishields

Dr. Kathleen Gallo, RN, PhD, is senior vice president and chief learning officer for Northwell Health. Under her leadership, the Center for Learning and Innovation, Northwell Health’s corporate university, and the Patient Safety Institute were created to transform the health system into a learning organization by strategically focusing on workforce development. Dr. Gallo is also the founding dean of the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. Dr. Gallo is responsible for leadership development throughout the organization as well as the creation and implementation of a comprehensive learning strategy. She has more than 25 years experience in emergency nursing, having held a variety of clinical and administrative positions in tertiary care hospitals on Long Island. A noted author and speaker, Dr. Gallo has collaborated in a Springer publication entitled, Building a Culture of Patient Safety Through Simulation: An Interprofessional Learning Model. She also speaks on a wide range of topics including “Future Workforce Requirements,” “Preparing Tomorrow’s Clinicians for Tomorrow’s Healthcare System,” “Enhancing Patient Safety Through Interprofessional Education and Collaboration,” “Heralding in a New Era: Patient Safety at the Forefront,” “Transforming Healthcare into Higher Reliability Organizations,” and “Creating a Culture of Safety: Lessons Learned from Aviation.” Dr. Gallo is a board member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Futures Task Force, the American Nurses Foundation Board of Trustees, the National Advisory Council for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, the Advisory Council for Career and Technical Education for the New York City Department of Education and the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. She previously served on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice for the US Department of Health and Human Services. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine, and is a distinguished scholar and fellow of the National Academies of Practice. In 2005, she was inducted into Adelphi University’s College of Nursing and Public Health and she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Stony Brook University. Dr. Gallo received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Excelsior College, a Master of Science in Nursing from Stony Brook University; and a PhD in Nursing and MBA from Adelphi. Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn.

Richard Kirby with Executive Impact, Dana Dojnik with You Are Here, and Peter Fleming with Nease, Lagana, Eden & Culley, Inc.,

April 6, 2018 by angishields

Richard Kirby with Executive Impact has had an unusually varied career, progressing professionally from engineering to human resources to marketing to sales to career consulting. He has worked for organizations that spanned the range from a pre-IPO VC funded startup to a Fortune 100. For the last 16 years he has advised mid-level and senior executives seeking to advance their careers. Typical client job titles include Director, VP, CFO, CMO, and CSO. Richard is a Certified Management Consultant and a Board Certified Coach, both focused on career advisement.

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Dana Dojnik with You Are Here is an idea-generator with successes in creative evolution and business development focused on virtual and augmented reality along with other immersive technologies (AI, MR, NLG & visual recognition). Experienced in multiple industries privileged to work with some of the world’s most beloved brands: IHG, REI, Porsche, American Cancer Society, Georgia Pacific, AT&T, Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin and Starwood. Adept at identifying new revenue potential and managing limited resources to pursue new business opportunities. Dana’s experience of almost 20 years in the digital domain has led her from her early days in advertising, consulting, corporate innovation and now 100% focused on immersive technology. She thrives on transforming physical processes to digital/virtual. Locally, Dana sits on the GeorgiaVR Board, AR/VR Association and the Outreach Advisory Board for Grant Park Parent’s Network. Nationally, she has helped raise funds and is 6x century cyclist through Team In Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. During her “spare time” she can be found biking around with her family, traveling, volunteering locally or trying to make her garden grow.

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Peter Fleming joined Nease, Lagana, Eden, & Culley, Inc. as Vice President of Advisor Education in 2009. Peter specializes in advisor education for the estate planning community, where he conducts personalized educational sessions on the effective uses of life insurance as a planning tool. In addition, he uses real life case studies to help advisors and their clients understand how life insurance has been used in the affluent planning market. He serves as NLEC’s liaison with the American Bar Association, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and various family office groups. Peter is also responsible for developing strategic alliances/joint ventures with other organizations to assist with the placement of life insurance in the ultra-affluent marketplace. Peter has spoken before multiple estate planning and tax groups and has authored several articles published in Private Wealth Magazine. Peter has been involved in the Atlanta community for many years. He has served on the vestry for St. Anne’s Episcopal Church where he chaired the Finance Committee as well as served on the Advisory Board at St. Anne’s Day School. Peter also served as Chairman of the Search Committee for St. Anne’s new rector. Peter is a graduate of the University of Florida, and has completed executive education courses at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a registered representative of M Holdings Securities, Inc.

Meenal Vashishat with Inspire Into Results, David Doerrier with Present Your Way To Success, and Pat Harmeyer with Sain Gifts, Inc.

April 5, 2018 by angishields

Meenal Vashishat with Inspire Into Results was born and brought up in the beautiful Fiji Islands. She had a wonderful time absorbing all that she learned along with the atmosphere as she was growing up. I have a bachelors degree in Telecommunications Management and more than 10 years of experience in the corporate world. She constantly improves herself by extracting wisdom from various books and constant learning with a lot of mentors. She was stuck at one point in her life and literally did not know which way to turn. The more she studied about her paradigms, the more she was able to change her life and pretty soon everything turned around. She has great respect for what brought her to this knowledge. She is ever grateful for the power of deep understanding it has given her. She loves working with people, and taking them to success at an exponential level. She makes it possible by igniting the thinking elements of individuals within an organization by helping them unlock their true potential. This is a proven method of bringing teams together to work in a synergy where both the employees and the organization thrive. She believes every individual has more potential than they are aware of. She has worked with this foundation with hundreds of people globally and have escalated their productivity and profitability.

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David Doerrier with Present Your Way To Success integrates his experience as a corporate trainer, stage actor, radio personality, voiceover artist, and award winning Toastmaster into each of his dynamic workshops. During each workshop David will introduce participants to processes and methodologies that guarantee speakers/presenters/trainers successfully connect to their audience, ensure the audience understands the information, and work through any nervousness.

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After many years in sales and marketing, Pat Harmeyer with Sain Gifts, Inc. began working with her daughter’s embroidery business. They expanded to include imprinting on stone as well as custom embroidery. While a wide selection of products is available, each item is made one at a time to personalize it for each client’s need.

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Culinary Atlanta featuring Skye Estroff With Taste of Atlanta

April 4, 2018 by angishields

Skye Estroff is the marketing and media manager for Atlanta’s largest food festival, Taste of Atlanta. Skye manages all TV, radio and print media relationships as well as strategizing and planning all social media. She is an Atlanta native, a University of Georgia grad and an expert in Atlanta’s best food.

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Tim Wise and Scott Fogle with Advocate

April 3, 2018 by angishields

On this CEO Exclusive we’re joined by Tim Wise and Scott Fogle with Advocate to discuss new trends in technology.

Advocate’s Tim Wise has more than 20 years of experience in global networks. Passion. Leadership. These are what make Tim a true Insider. Over the past decade, he’s been a driving force in three successful network start-ups, including RapidLink, Avoxi Communications and Advocate, which have all three made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies. His desire to always know everything about cloud and connectivity has earned him recognition as a Top 25 Entrepreneur in Atlanta, as well as the respect of the entire IT community. Tim holds a juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina Law School and a degree in Finance from USC.

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Advocate’s Scott Fogle began gaining all his insider knowledge of products, sales and professional services at leading companies like NCR, AT&T, and Scientific-Atlanta. Scott met Tim Wise at RapidLink Telecommunications in 1998, and they began their entrepreneurial efforts. In 2000, Scott started Dantis, a web hosting company, and was Chief Operating Officer. Now, Scott has delivered hundreds of cloud and connectivity solutions for Advocate’s clients and proved that his insider knowledge is the key to optimizing performance. Scott graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987 and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with Honors. He is a member of the Board of Directors at Pinnacle Bank.

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George Azih with LeaseQuery, Marc Dorfman with Pitch & Present Communications, and Roberto Hernandez with Roberto’s Artwork LLC and Liquid Sky Atlanta

April 2, 2018 by angishields

George Azih is The founder and CEO of LeaseQuery. He serves as LeaseQuery’s GAAP & IFRS leasing standards leader. In this role, he is responsible for leading the development of LeaseQuery’s accounting team and giving clients guidance on leasing transactions. Prior to LeaseQuery, George worked in Technical Accounting and Accounting Research for a fortune 500 company. In that role, he specialized in lease accounting, debt restructurings (modifications & extinguishments), asset retirement obligations and purchase accounting. Prior to that, George worked in a CPA firm specializing in audits of financial institutions (Banks and Insurance companies). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Georgia, and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Georgia Society of CPAs.

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Marc Dorfman with Pitch & Present Communications is nice guy who likes to help people get what they want.

Roberto Hernandez is an immigrant from Acapulco, Mexico. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 years old after his mother was kidnapped in Mexico. This event left him and his family with no other choice than to leave the country and start a new life in the United States. Roberto gained legal work authorization in the United States thanks to the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Roberto is an accomplished artist. In Mexico, He became the youngest member registered at La Casa de La Cultura of Acapulco, the most prestigious art school in the region where he received his first traditional art instructions using pastels for drawing and composition. In 2007, he graduated from Georgia State University with a BFA in drawing and painting, with a minor in graphic design. Thanks to the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program, Roberto now has work authorization in the United States. With DACA, he has obtained a driver’s license and has begun to get jobs with film crews shooting in Atlanta. He also owns his own company, Roberto’s Artwork LLC. Last year, he was commissioned to paint a mural on Buford Highway as part of 10 citywide art pieces promoting diverse perspectives as part of an initiative by the nonprofit group Living Walls. Roberto currently works as an art director providing services such as murals, costume design, stage design, art direction, theatrical, special effects, and beauty makeup.

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