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Elissa Russell with READI Consulting, Andrew Chambers with Pink’s Barbecue and Yazdan Navabi with Food Upcycle

March 4, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Elissa Russell with READI Consulting, Andrew Chambers with Pink’s Barbecue and Yazdan Navabi with Food Upcycle

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Elissa Russell is a student in the College of Education and Human Development, earning an MA in Literacy Education with a focus on Families, Communities and Culture, on par to graduate in May 2020. Elissa earned Bachelors in Political Science at Spelman College, she journeyed to SE Asia-Taiwan, where she spent ten years teaching and engaged in educational consulting within the private and political sectors.

After nearly ten years abroad, Elissa returned to the U.S. and began working with international students seeking academic opportunities at U.S.-based colleges and universities. She spent several years managing a University Placement program at Oglethorpe University.

Recognizing the language literacy gap for these international students, Elissa began to explore gaps in literacy for other learners, which led her to adult education within the non-profit sector. After nearly three years as Director of Programming at Literacy Action, Elissa launched READI in an effort to close the gap in access to necessary literacy training for underemployed adults.

Elissa’s personal mission is to Upskill, Advance, and Be the Change that You Want to See in the Community.

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Chef Andrew Chambers, with Pink’s Barbecue, has a degree in Entrepreneurship from Georgia State University and has completed a year of private study with the culinary program at Johnson & Wales University. However, he would tell you that cooking, and hosting have been a part of him since childhood. He also travels extensively, internationally and domestically always learning and growing in his craft.

Over his 15+ year career, he has held a multitude of roles that span the culinary and hospitality industries. Currently, he is the Chef and Nutrition Services Manager for a local hospital that is owned by a nationally branded and publicly traded healthcare company.

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Yazdan Navabi, Food Upcycles.

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BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good BRX Guest

March 4, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good BRX Guest

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BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good BRX Guest Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:01] Welcome back to BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s talk a little bit about how to fully leverage the opportunity, how to be a good Business RadioX guest.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:13] Yeah, I think it’s important if you’re a guest on one of our shows that you listen to some old episodes, so you get a feel for the rhythm of the show and you understand kind of the mechanics of the host and how they kind of run the show. But it’s important to just relax. In our platform and our system, everything, we’re here to support and celebrate your work. So, we’re not going to be asking you some humiliating questions. So, you don’t have to have your guard up and be ready for a, you know, soundbite answer. You should come with stories.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:42] So, the more stories you have of success stories or stories that illustrate kind of the key differentiators about your business, that’s important to have kind of be ready for things like that. But ultimately, you want to let your passion shine. You want to be kind of energetic. You want to be kind of high energy and smiling and feel like the—if you’re smiling in the interview, the audience kind of can feel that as well. And you should tell the world that, “Hey, I’m going to be on this show. You should tune and listen.” And then, after the interview is over, make sure that you tell the world, “Hey, I was on this show and here’s where you can listen.”

Stone Payton: [00:01:18] So, I have one ninja-level tip for you, if you’re willing to do it, if you’re willing to be vulnerable, come equipped with at least one, I don’t know. That is find something that you really don’t know or you want to know more about. See if you can work that and let us know if you need help working it in. Let the listening audience out there, let your ecosystem know there’s something you’ve got a question about. You know, “I’ll tell you what I don’t know, Lee, is this. And if there’s anybody listening that has an idea on it, I’d love to hear from them.” That is so endearing and it allows you to connect with your audience. So, consider coming to the interview with at least one, I don’t know.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:56] Be authentic and good stuff will happen.

Simha Magal with Robinson College of Business

March 4, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Simha Magal with Robinson College of Business

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Simha R. Magal, Ph.D. is Clinical Professor and MSIS Program Director in the CIS department, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. He received his doctorate from the University of Georgia. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business processes, enterprise systems, and digital innovation for nearly two decades, and has co-authored four best-selling books. He received numerous recognitions from the SAP academic and professional communities.

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Carly Wieting, Sarah Zeis and Laurence Wingo with GSU

March 4, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Carly Wieting, Sarah Zeis and Laurence Wingo with GSU

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Carly Wieting was a GSU student that majored in chemistry and graduated in 2017 to work in the plastic coatings industry. There, she worked in Research and Development to create a blue light filter phone screen sticker to protect your eyes from the toxic blue light emitted from screens. Although, Carly realized she wanted a position that deals more with people, so what better place than business.

Now, she is pursuing an MBA and MS in Data Science at GSU, where she teaches the Data Science for Business Bootcamp and is working with Dell to create a visualization dashboard using data. Additionally, she is working on a text analytics project to predict from a news article if two companies form a licensing agreement.

In the future, Carly sees herself as a data scientist and later as an executive.

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Sarah Zeis, an MS Analytics Student at GSU and a Co-Teacher of Data Science in Business Bootcamp, has a B.S. in Finance and International Management from Boston University Questrom School of Business. She worked as a risk analyst for a private bank and then as product liaison at Athena Health, a healthcare software company using data to define business strategy in both positions.

She is currently pursuing an M.S. in data science and analytics.

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Laurence Wingo is a Senior and non-traditional student at Georgia State University majoring in Human Learning and Development with a focus in Educational Technology and Counseling.

He also has 11 years of corporate experience working as a contractor for Turner Broadcasting, Stanley Black and Decker, the Department of Public Safety in the State of Georgia, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

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Alison Mercer, Michael Rohling and Ben Williams with Georgia State University

March 4, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Alison Mercer, Michael Rohling and Ben Williams with Georgia State University

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Alison Mercer, Director of Annual Programs, Georgia State University.

Michael Rohling, Director of Annual Programs, Georgia State University.

Ben Williams, Assistant Director of New Student Orientation/GSU Alumnae, Georgia State University.

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SBBV E15: Sarah Cotten & Stephanie Stark talk Health

March 3, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

SBBV E15: Sarah Cotten & Stephanie Stark talk Health

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GUESTS:

Sarah Cotten is an Integrative Health Specialist and founder of Gut Instinct Wellness. The art and science of healthy living has been her lifelong passion. At an early age, she clearly noted the mental and emotional roots in her mother’s struggle with Crohn’sdisease and other illnesses. The quest for a deeper understanding of that stress-disease link inspired her work in SomaticExperiencing trauma resolution and Functional Nutrition. She has been in private practice since 2012.

Dr. Stephanie Stark is a licensed Naturopathic Physician. After interning with a variety of practitioners, she was inspired to make a true difference in people’s lives. Stephanie received additional training in Primary Care and enjoys seeing patients of all ages and backgrounds. She is especially adept with women’s health, allergies, and thyroid issues. She and her husband Ardeschir, whois also a Naturopathic Physician, started Blue Oak Clinic in 2007and have since grown a loyal following.

About Your Host, Stephanie Rising

A business coach and author, Stephanie Rising has helped over 100 small business owners achieve greater proficiency, profitability, and sanity. She specializes in navigating the complexities of family-owned companies and partnerships with 5 to 25 employees. An expert small business advocate, she provides objective problem solving and accountability that has led many of her clients to award-winning achievement. Her clients have represented a total of over $60M in annual revenues and 1,000 employees.

Stephanie specializes in DISC behavioral analysis and her book, DISC: Leverage Your Nature, Increase Your Sales, is available on Amazon. She outlines step-by-step tactics for building a marketing plan that is sustainable for each reader’s personality and speaks to their specific target market. Stephanie has led numerous well-received workshops on DISC-based marketing and applying behavioral analysis in business.

As an extension of her belief in promoting an educated and healthy community, Stephanie is a monthly sponsor of Youth On Their Own, which provides stipends, supplies, and mentorship to Tucson teens who are homeless through no fault of their own.  She also supports Temwani Children’s Foundation, which provides education, food, and hope to orphaned children impoverished by the effects of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka, Zambia in Africa.

Stephanie’s podcast, Small Biz, Big Voices, is broadcast monthly on Tucson Business Radio X. Show notes, interview questions and additional coaching tips can be found on her small Biz, Big Voices Facebook page.

Stephanie is available for executive team coaching, strategic planning retreats, and public speaking.

BRX Pro Tip: Minimum Viable Market

March 3, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Minimum Viable Market

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BRX Pro Tip: Minimum Viable Market Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:02] And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor, Stone Payton here with you. Lee, a lot to think about as you’re getting a studio launched or as a client, if you’re getting a show launched. One of the things that we like to focus some energy on is identifying, thinking through what you call minimum viable market. Speak to that a little bit.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:23] Sure. You know, Seth Godin, super fan, and this is a phrase that he’s been using lately, and I think it pre-dates Seth by a thought leader, too, but he has definitely been harping on this in terms of the media, that the media should focus in on the minimum viable market, where the keyword is viable, that there’s enough people out there that care about the work that you’re doing, that you can make something work. And that’s something that you should be thinking about if you’re going to open a studio in a market.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:54] What is the minimum number of people you need to influence to make this kind of a difference? And then, focus less on the demographics of the people and more in the psychographics that these are the people that believe what you believe, that these are the people that want to share the positive business stories in the community. And a lot of the times, these people are going to be in the professional services, they’re going to be challenger brands, and they’re going to be a part of an under-served business community.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:20] So, identify, are there enough of them for me to pull this off, to have a show? Are there going to be enough guests for me to have on the show? And the way you do that is kind of just be clear on who you’re trying to reach and see if there’s enough of them. You don’t need that many in professional services to make a studio go, but you do need kind of a certain amount of people who believe that this is important work and they want to financially support it. So, keep an eye out on the minimum viable market in your community.

Jennifer Seith with Randstad and Author Bart Fanelli

March 2, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Jennifer Seith with Randstad and Author Bart Fanelli

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Jennifer Seith leads Randstad’s talent strategy and innovation team where she is responsible for creating technological solutions to innovate the company’s talent acquisition strategy. She plays an integral role in driving candidate acquisition and engagement, employment branding and recruitment technology systems for Randstad.

As a respected thought leader, Jennifer brings over 20 years of industry experience creating technological solutions that solve talent acquisition challenges on a global scale. She resides in Atlanta, GA and holds a master’s in business administration from Brown University as well as a master’s in business administration with a focus on entrepreneurship from the IE Business School in Madrid.

How to Connect with Jennifer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-seith-mba-67b1831/LinkedIn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RandstadUSA

Bart Fanelli is a sales leader, entrepreneur, executive advisor, and platform developer who specializes in team building, sales execution, sales leadership methodologies, and global operational efficiency. He also co-authored “The Success Cadence”.

He has deep experience in building, leading, and scaling technology teams committed to rapid growth. The hypergrowth of one of the teams he led was the subject of a 2017 article in the Harvard Business Review. He is the recipient of the Technology Services Industry Association’s STAR award for “innovation in expand selling,” and the founder and lead designer of Skillibrium, a powerful sales success execution platform.

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

What is upskilling?
What is driving the conversation around upskilling in the business world?
What do business leaders need to know now to help future-proof their business?
What can employees do to prepare themselves now for future jobs?
How does implementing a cadence of success lead to rapid-growth sales culture?
In THE SUCCESS CADENCE, the point is made that leaders need to be willing to move outside of what is comfortable and familiar to grow at a rapid rate. What are some of those comfortable, familiar things that people always seem to cling to?
What is a “momentum revolution” and how do you expand it from your sales team to the rest of the organization?
What is the “Hockey Stick” growth pattern and why is it important?

GSU Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund Demo Day 2020

March 2, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

GSU Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund Demo Day 2020

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Georgia State’s Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF) program is supported by the Marcus Foundation with a $300,000 grant to assist underrepresented student entrepreneurs, recent alumni and Georgia State community entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship to start and grow new ventures.

Brent Wouters, President, ValueKor