Justin’s guest is author, Leigh Williams, Administrator, Business Systems, University of Virginia Health System. The two discuss Leigh’s new book, Mastering Physician Engagement, as well as value-based care, MIPS & QPP best practices!
Anatomy of a Cyber Heist
UHY Advisors, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest professional services firms in the U.S., delivering financial, tax and business consulting services to companies ranging from mid-sized to the Fortune 500. The firm’s innovative Management & Technology Consulting practice provides a one-stop solution for a company’s financial and operational functions, with a full suite of services to transform a company’s performance and profitability.
Matt Holcomb is the Executive Sales Consultant for the Atlanta Markets with ISU Paragon. Working in the insurance industry for over 19 years, he is licensed in both Property & Casualty and Life & Health while holding the Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist (CLCS) designation. Starting as a carrier representative for several large national firms, he has developed a unique feel for the carrier’s point of view. Therefore, Matt capably ensures excellent customer service while working with both affluent and general markets to provide business owners with protection for the possessions they value most. Connect with Matt, and ISU Paragon, on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Dave King is Senior Manager within UHY’s Technology and Risk Management consulting practice. He has over 15 years of experience in governance, risk, and compliance management. He is responsible for advising business and technology executives on Cybersecurity, PCI Compliance, and technology risk management initiatives.
Matt Reiner with Wela and Robert Martin and Claudia Newsome with Northridge Vista
Matt Reiner is CEO of Wela. As a founding partner and Portfolio Manager, Matt also coordinates the Investment Committee and translates the decisions into trades and allocation adjustments within the Wela Models. Matt also serves as a Partner for Capital Investment Advisors (CIA). Matt uses his experience and education in Financial Services to craft the digital advisor experience to bring users the same level of personalization they would receive from a traditional financial advisor. Connect with them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Robert Martin and Claudia Newsome with Northridge Vista. Northridge Vista is a brand new residential community featuring 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in the heart of Sandy Springs, GA. Northridge Vista exemplifies a modern and luxury apartment with designer pendant lighting, gourmet kitchens with islands, granite countertops, double vanity, spa-style soaking tubs, and so much more!
This beautiful community has friendly and professional office staff. The office staff understands the importance of not only offering a home but a sense of community. For example, every week they have Wine Down Wednesday for residents to enjoy refreshments and wine while meeting neighbors and the Northridge Vista team. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Emily Walton with The Excalibur Group
Emily Walton is Vice President and Co-Owner of The Excalibur Group. Emily is an expert business development specialist and highly skilled in growth strategies, having supported a broad array of nonprofit, as well as private and public sector initiatives. Clients such as EPA’s Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, have commended her on creative problem solving, and exceptional quality of work. She successfully served as the Program Manager of Communications for the then third largest charity in the United States, Gifts In Kind International, as well as Director of Development for the Nature Generation and the National Association for Olmsted Parks. Her experience is broad and community-based. Ms. Walton has had the honor of being invited to serve on two of the congress mandated and funded Corporation for National and Community Service peer review teams; advising on program funding for the Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zone and the AmeriCorps State and National Review.
With a passion for innovative solutions, professionalism, and creativity, Emily directs Excalibur’s business development. Her experience is broad and community-based. She is a nominated member of the DC’s Chancellor’s Parent Cabinet advising on city-wide education policies and programs and is active in local HUBZone advocacy. Emily’s leadership style inspires those she works with to reach beyond the compartmentalized framework of success in order to set goals and achieve desired outcomes in all aspects of life. From managing a household to multi-million dollar projects; managing a concept to a company, she demonstrates the power of balance and the importance of always recognizing and working towards meaningful outcomes. Follow Emily and The Excalibur Group on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Social Entrepreneur Series Featuring Plywood People
Callie Murray is the Community Manager at Plywood People, a non-profit in Atlanta that leads a community of start-ups doing good. Plywood offers an online collaborative training course, as well as retreats and monthly meet-ups for social entrepreneurs, and Plywood hosts an annual social impact conference, happening this summer at Atlanta Symphony Hall, called Plywood Presents. Prior to her time with Plywood People, Callie founded and ran a marketing company called The Big Fake Wedding, which she sold in 2016. Connect with Plywood People on Twitter and Facebook.
Kristi Porter is Founder of Signify, and helps small nonprofits and for-profits with a social mission get noticed and grow through effective marketing and communications. Connect with Kristi on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Andrew Kraft is the Founder and Executive Director of Dwell. Prior to launching Dwell in 2012, Andrew worked for the consumer products company Kimberly-Clark in various operations, human resources and strategic project roles. Andrew lives in Decatur Georgia with his fantastic wife Colleen, three filthy boys and one glorious dog.
Larry Witherspoon is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of the Automotive Training Center. Larry has held multiple leadership positions in the U. S. Navy and with Frito-Lay, a Fortune 100 company. He also has 5+ years of sales experience with Cintas, a Fortune 500 company.
In addition to his business experience, Larry grew up watching his father mentor young men. His father was a high-school teacher, coached multiple sports, and worked part-time at a juvenile detention facility. Larry grew up understanding the difficulties all young men face becoming adults especially those that come from challenging circumstances. ATC is a place where both of his passions can thrive. He has taken those experiences growing up and combined them with his passion for vehicles to start the Automotive Training Center. Follow Automotive Training Center on Facebook.
Scott Snider with Exit Planning Institute
Scott Snider is the Vice President of the Exit Planning Institute (EPI) and the Operating Partner of Snider Premier Growth, a small family office. At EPI, Scott is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization along with overseeing the company’s operations and chapter development. When Scott took over leadership of EPI in 2013, the organization grew at a pace of 30%, four new chapters were established in the United States, and CEPA expanded into its seventh country (Poland). In 2015, Scott led EPI through record breaking growth, emerging with 12 chapters, new programs, Owners Forums, and rapid double credentialed membership growth. He leads his EPI Global team from the Cleveland headquarters office.
Scott is a nationally recognized young entrepreneur. At the age of 29, he has a wealth of experience as an owner, advisor, and educator, and he understands what it takes to make an impact. He started his first business at the age of 17, which he operated for eight years and successfully exited and sold to a strategic buyer in 2010. At that time, he and Chris Snider established a family office owning stake in eight companies, Snider Premier Growth, which Scott oversees as the Operating Partner. Scott Snider has been featured nationally on ABC News Now, is a recipient of the Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 Under 40 Award, the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) 40 Under Forty Award and more. Find out more about Scott and Exit Planning Institute on their website, and follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Andrea Olson with Prag’madik
The author of “No Disruptions: The New Future For Mid-Market Manufacturing”, Andrea Olson is inspiring and educating industrial business leaders on how to transform their outlook and approach to Marketing, Technology and Communications to operate more efficiently and increase profitability.
Andrea’s 19-year, field-tested background provides unique, applicable approaches to creating leaner, more effective, technology-driven, customer-facing operations. A 4-time ADDY® award-winner, she began her career at a tech startup, and led the strategic marketing efforts at two global industrial manufacturers. Andrea is the CEO of Prag’madik, an Operational Strategy Consultancy, and also the Director of the Midwest Manufacturing Business Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of mid-market manufacturing in the US.
Andrea’s most recent book, “No Disruptions”, provides manufacturing leaders an easy, educational read on how to increase revenue generation through marketing, branding, and effective technology implementation.
In addition to writing, consulting and coaching, Andrea speaks to leaders and industry organizations around the world on operational strategies to discover new sources of revenues and savings. Contact Andrea to access information on her book, workshops, keynote speeches or consulting. More information is also available on www.pragmadik.com and www.nodisruptions.com. You can also connect with Andrea on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Emerging Enterprise Series: Featuring Tarby Bryant
The Emerging Enterprise Series is brought to you by AppZoro and hosted by Sam Agarwal and Marianna Velozo
Tarby Bryant is the Chairman and CEO of Sweetwater Capital Corporation and the founder of The Gathering of Angels. GOA is a 20 year Angel Forum that matches like Shark Tank, Entrepreneurs looking for seed and early stage capital meet with Accredited Angel Investors, VCs and Investment Bankers. He currently holds monthly GOA investor meeting in Atlanta. GOA has found capital now for 394+ young companies since 1996 from 20k to 39MM.
Bryant started his first entrepreneurial venture at age 7 with his backyard firecracker business. This business was destroyed in a lightning induced inventory fire that almost burned the entire Peachtree Battle neighborhood and the local elementary school.
Bryant has a BA degree from Davidson College in Economics and an MBA from GA State University with high honors. He served in Vietnam in 1966 as a US Army Intelligence Officer. He was Chairman and CEO of the National Auto Association and developer of 8 Hotels and Inns from 19 to the 500 room Hyatt Regency Hotel in Nashville TN. He crafted and created 3 of these hotels in Atlanta to include the Four Seasons Atlanta in Midtown.
He served as the CEO of the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation in the mid-80s with Mayor Andrew Young as Chairman and was selected as one of Atlanta’s Five Outstanding Young Men. He recently completed his first book on Angel Investing published by Deeds Publishing of Athens, GA and has lectured across the country on entrepreneurial finance, valuation, and Hotel finance.
Bryant lives currently in Big Canoe, a gated mountain community just north of Atlanta and is active in Buckhead Rotary and is the immediate past Chair of the Finance Committee of the Big Canoe Chapel. He is married to the former Vivian Deems Ellis of Dalton, GA and combined, they have 6 children and 4 grandchildren.
Potential presenters and angel investors can find more information at www.gatheringofangels.com.
Sam Agarwal is an Innovative Applications Developer. Sam is the founder and CEO of AppZoro Technologies, Inc. – an experienced team of full-stack mobile app developers and web designers. He holds a BS in Computer Science and is working on his Master’s at Georgia Tech. Sam is an Advisor of Mobile App Technology for the Atlanta Tech Village, one of the U.S. leading co-working space entities located in Atlanta, Georgia.
From concept to market-ready digital product, AppZoro is your single-source for everything from complex programming and database development to payment integrations and front-end design. With AppZoro’s in-house team of Agile Coders and Inventive Designers, you’ll get consistent high-quality work at a startup-friendly price.
Sam is also an experienced businessman. In addition to the work he does with AppZoro, he is Vice President of Sara Hospitality – an international, family-owned furniture manufacturer based in India, serving the US hospitality industry. He has been materially involved since he was 18 and is responsible for procurement, marketing, sales, customer service and finance for the business. In this role, he has learned the key elements of “grind” to build a successful startup.
Through Atlanta Tech Village, and as a private consultant, Sam helps business owners develop sound digital strategies that leverage both current and emerging technologies to increase revenues, streamline productivity, attract investors, and nurture customer relationships. Learn more about Sam and AppZoro on their website, and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Mark Boundy, Boundy Consulting and Joe Pusz, The PMO Squad
Accelerate your success with the right mentors! Listen in as Mark Boundy and Joe Pusz talk about sales predictability and project managment know-how for your corporation. Where are you without it?
Mark Boundy, Boundy Consulting grows businesses, drawing from wide-ranging experience in critical leadership roles: corporate, product, marketing, and sales. He brings a “customer-perceived value” perspective into his consultancy. In addition to the rich set of Miller Heiman Group set of skills and methodologies, he specializes in helping companies differentiate products and services more effectively – including being able to price optimially/resist discounting pressure (to see how this issue affects your own company, calculate the increase in your company’s profits from a 1% increase in realized price).
Mark has excelled and led in many industries: manufacturing, electronic components, telecom gear, telecom services, commercial real estate and banking. This varied experience informs Mark’s ability to quickly gain deep insight into a target company’s business, strategy, and execution effectiveness and key business risks.
His experience has come with some of the most famously “high-value” providers in their markets, including W.L. Gore and Associates (makers of Gore-Tex), Lucent Technologies, GE Capital.
Connect with Mark Boundy:
602.374.3020
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markboundy/
twitter: @boundymark
www.boundyconsulting.com
A licensed partner of the largest and most successful sales performance consulting firm in the world: Miller Heiman Group (www.millerheimangroup.com)
Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMO JOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance
Project Management Best Practices one client at a time. THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers, resources running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. After 4 successful years in Atlanta, Joe has decided to open a 2nd location, in Phoenix, and looking forward to bringing our unique Project Management specific consulting model to the Valley.
Joe holds Project Management Professional, PMP, and ITIL v3 Foundations certifications as well as earning his Six Sigma Green Belt. He is an accomplished public speaker and has conducted countless training and facilitation sessions. Joe’s PPM toolset includes Planview, Clarity, Primavera, MS Project, Daptiv and Innotas.
Industry Experience: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Banking, Digital, eCommerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Software Development, Technology.
Connect with Joe Pusz:
480-612-6342
www.THEPMOSQUAD.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3102901
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepusz/
https://twitter.com/THEPMOSQUAD
https://www.facebook.com/THEPMOSQUAD/
