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Michael White and Carl Widdowson of The Creative Momentum

October 6, 2015 by angishields

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Michael White and Carl Widdowson of The Creative Momentum

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Michael White / The Creative Momentum

Michael White is President of The Creative Momentum and has over 7 years of experience in understanding what clients’ needs are and how to exceed their expectations. He leads overall client service and is passionate in making sure that the client’s vision is met, they are well-informed throughout the process, and that the client gets the results they deserve.

An Atlanta native, White enjoys rock climbing, tennis, camping and international travel.

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Carl Widdowson / The Creative Momentum

Carl Widdowson is CEO and founder of The Creative Momentum, a leader in creative and marketing services. He is a web strategist and designer/developer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, ranging from user research to visual design, UI/UX, front-end/back-end development. Carl has a full understanding of campaign, marketing, website launches from start to finish, since he has been involved in every aspect of these areas.

Over the past decade Carl has worked with advertising agencies, marketing firms, print/online magazines. He has worked with a variety of clients from your local mom and pop shop to Fortune 500 companies and any industries from B2B to B2C.

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Joe Parrilli and Brad Avery of Honeycomb Cargo

September 29, 2015 by angishields

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Joe Parrilli and Brad Avery of Honeycomb Cargo

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Joe Parrilli / Honeycomb Cargo

Joe Parrilli is the product of a working class family who was born and raised in suburban Chicago and educated through the Catholic school system. One of seven children, Parrilli is a graduate of St. Norbert College and a 25+ year veteran of the Telecommunications and Energy industries. His recent years in the energy industry were focused on the oil & gas market segment and alternative energy. In March of 2015 Joe had an epiphany.

After watching reports of devastating rail car explosions on the nightly news he designed the Next Generation Hazmat Packaging and Transport solution. The oil tank rail car design currently in use was developed 45 years ago. These single-entity legacy tank cars all have an inherent design flaw. Parrilli developed a revolutionary intermodal design that is very cost effective and will provide an order of magnitude improvement in safety and reliability.

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Brad Avery / Honeycomb Cargo

Brad Avery grew up in a small central Illinois town, the middle child of a hard working pastor and entrepreneurial mother. After high school and a couple years of pre-engineering at Illinois Central College, Avery joined the group Third Day and enjoyed critical acclaim. With a desire to use their God given platform for good, they shined the spotlight on relief organizations and mobilized their fan base to sponsor thousands of children through World Vision and build homes for families through Habitat for Humanity.

After nearly 15 years of touring, Brad came off the road and entered the chemical industry as a CAD designer, where he has spent the last 7 years. When Joe presented his brilliant honeycomb idea to protect cargo, the environment, and most importantly the lives of people in our communities, Brad wanted to join him in helping make this solution visible and viable to the world.

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Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates and Frank Fenello of UHY Advisors

September 22, 2015 by angishields

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Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates and Frank Fenello of UHY Advisors

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Mitch Leff / Leff & Associates

Mitch Leff is founder and president of Leff & Associates, an Atlanta-based public relations agency offering clients a full range of public relations services, with a specialty in strategic counsel, media relations, media training and crisis communications.

Leff is a 25+ year Atlanta public relations veteran, recognized as one of city’s strongest and most effective media relations specialists. He has provided public relations services for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Coca-Cola Company, the National Football League and UPS.

His current client list includes UHY Advisors, All About Developmental Disabilities. Turner Construction, Cardlytics, Sterling Risk Advisors, The Walker School, the Atlanta Regional Commission, Hedgepeth, Heredia & Rieder and MAP International.

He also created two specialized services for communications professionals, Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), a database of Atlanta media, and Mitch’s Media Match (www.mitchsmediamatch.com), a site that matches local reporters with local sources.

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Frank Fenello / UHY Advisors

Frank Fenello is Managing Director for UHY Advisors in the Southeast, leading a team of professionals who provide tax and business consulting services to clients across the region. He has more than 20 years of experience in management and professional consulting in the finance, audit and related professional services industries.

UHY Advisors, Inc. is one of the top 20 professional services firms in the U.S., delivering tax and business consulting services for mid-sized to Fortune 500 companies. The firm’s innovative Management & Technology Consulting practice provides a complete solution for the optimization of a company’s financial and operational functions, with a suite of services to transform a company’s performance and profitability.

The firm’s Resource Solutions practice delivers clients the professionals they need to support their finance, accounting, internal audit, and tax teams.

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John Haber and Kim McQuilken of Spend Management Experts

September 15, 2015 by angishields

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John Haber and Kim McQuilken of Spend Management Experts

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John Haber / Spend Management Experts

John Haber is the Founder and CEO of Spend Management Experts. With nearly two decades of transportation spend management experience, John has helped some of the world’s leading brands drive greater efficiencies through their supply chain operations while reducing transportation costs.

John began his career at UPS where he held various executive level positions in corporate finance and was instrumental in developing profitability and costing models. He also managed the carrier’s National Accounts Profitability Group where he audited the pricing and profitability of UPS’ top customers.

John’s finance background combined with decades of experience working with high volume shippers enables him to offer unique insights on strategic supply chain planning including distribution model optimization, transportation cost analysis, and carrier contract optimization and compliance.

An active speaker at industry events including Parcel Forum and Internet Retailer, John is widely considered one of the logistics industry’s foremost thought leaders on transportation spend management. He is frequently quoted and published in national business and trade media such as the Wall Street Journal, Inbound Logistics, and Parcel magazine. In 2014, John was named one of the top 100 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know for the third consecutive year.

John is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a BS in Political Science.

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Kim McQuilken / Spend Management Experts

As Chief Operating Officer Kim McQuilken oversees Spend Management Experts’ operations, sales, and marketing organizations, applying more than 20 years of executive leadership experience to his role. He has been instrumental in defining the strategy that has contributed to the company’s explosive growth.

Previously, the former NFL quarterback, spent more than 20 years in the entertainment and sports media business, including holding various leadership roles at Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting System. Key positions included Director of Marketing of Turner’s Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia; Vice President of Business Development for Turner Home Entertainment; Senior Vice President of Cartoon Network Enterprises; and Executive Vice President of Media Sales & Marketing, and Licensing of Cartoon Network—with direct-report responsibility of more than 100 employees, and $450 million in revenue. He is a former freelance college football commentator, author of “The Road to Athletic Scholarship;” and, since 1996, a member and former vice chair of the chi bowl team selection and marketing committee, currently a member of the Board of advisers.

Kim is a graduate of Lehigh University—College of Business and Economics, with a BS in Business, Economics and Marketing.

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Nicole Siokis, Allison O’Kelly and Alison Caruso of Mom Corps

September 8, 2015 by angishields

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Nicole Siokis, Allison O'Kelly and Alison Caruso of Mom Corps

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Nicole Siokis / Mom Corp

Nicole Siokis began her professional career in the Army’s Signal Corps as an officer supporting United Nations troops during the United States’ presence in Somalia. After a career with the military, she spent eight years at BellSouth Corporation in the positions of Small Business Marketing Director and Director of International Carrier Relations responsible for managing relationships with service providers across the globe. Just prior to acquiring Mom Corps Atlanta, Siokis spent 2 years as an Associate Partner at Bell Oaks Executive Search. Today, she continues her passion for relationship building by partnering with clients to build the best possible teams in the most efficient manner.

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Allison O’Kelly / Mom Corp

Allison Karl O’Kelly is the founder of Mom Corps and an award winning entrepreneur. Allison founded Mom Corps in 2005 to help other working moms find flexible work in their fields without sacrificing the needs of their families.

Since that time, she has grown Mom Corps to a loyal talent network of hundreds of thousands of job seekers and has placed thousands of them in flexible work opportunities. As such, she has become a sought after expert in workplace flexibility. Allison has been recognized in the news media (TODAY Show, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes) and awarded on a national level (Ernst & Young Winning Women, Working Mother, Inc. 500, Conference Board).

Most recently, Allison launched Mom Corps YOU, an online coaching and learning portal for professionals seeking flexible work. Allison hopes that through this portal, professionals will find the tools and resources they need to achieve their own work-life satisfaction.

Before founding Mom Corps, Allison was in a fast track management program at Toys “R” Us, where she had various roles including launching the original Babiesrus.com web site and running an $11 million Toys “R” Us Store. She began her career in public accounting at KPMG Peat Marwick. Allison received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia, Cum Laude. Allison is a CPA, licensed in Georgia, and the mother of three little boys who appreciate their mom’s flexible schedule.

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Alison Caruso / Mom Corp

Alison Caruso is the Director of Recruiting Operations at Moms Corp. A seasoned sales and recruiting executive, Alison has a strong customer service background, combined with aggressive goal setting and fiscal accountability.

Caruso’s specialties include recruiting, sales training, broadcast operations, sales, marketing, broadcast production, broadcast promotions, television syndication, local and national spot television sales, communications, employee management and project manager.

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Sherwin Nelson Clemons of GV Financial Advisors

September 1, 2015 by angishields

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Sherwin Nelson Clemons of GV Financial Advisors

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Sherwin Nelson Clemons / GV Financial Advisors

Sherwin Nelson Clemons is known for her calming spirit in tense or emotional financial situations. She enjoys helping her clients discover the relevance of big, and often overwhelming, life events to achieve what is most important to them.

“I relish my role as financial advisor because I believe it gives me the opportunity to make a tremendous difference in my clients’ lives,” she explains with enthusiasm. “I love helping people filter their often-tough financial decisions through the prism of their personal core values and priorities, and working with them to help them make progress on their most cherished life goals.”

Before joining the firm as a financial advisor in 1998, Sherwin earned degrees in Finance and International Economics from the University of Alabama and a certification in French from The Sorbonne in Paris, France. After graduation, Sherwin worked in the banking industry prior to becoming a Certified Financial Planner®. Sherwin worked as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and is co-founder of the firm’s Divorce Resource Group™.

GV relies on Sherwin to develop and lead the training program for GV’s Financial Advisors on successfully integrating Behavioral Wealth Management tools and conversations into a sophisticated financial planning practice. Recently, she launched a new GV workshop series called “Who Told You THAT?” to focus on the messages each person received about money as a child and how those messages affect their adult lives. Sherwin is a published writer, blogger, workshop facilitator and frequent public speaker on a variety of financial topics.

True to her own values, Sherwin stays actively involved in the Atlanta community. She served on the Community Board of Directors of The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation and is a member of the 2014 Class of Leadership Sandy Springs. Sherwin formerly served as a Foster Parent & Child Advocate in DeKalb County, on the board of Peace on the Move, Inc., and Stewardship Chair at Peace Baptist Church.

Sherwin’s calm work style disappears when it comes to football. Alabama football. Whether cheering for the University of Alabama or Alabama State, Sherwin remains true to her southern roots. She enjoys football season and family life with her husband, two small daughters from her husband’s first marriage, and her adult foster daughter. Sherwin has come to love cycling as both a form of exercise and a sport; she recently completed her first triathlon and plans on training for longer events.

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Jim Hall and John Taylor of Triatek Holdings, LLC

August 25, 2015 by angishields

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Jim Hall and John Taylor of Triatek Holdings, LLC

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Jim Hall / Triatek Holdings, LLC

Mr. Hall is an experienced executive with a proven track record of increasing sales, developing organizations, and exceeding objectives in Fortune 500 companies, start-up ventures, and privately held organizations. Beginning his career with Pitney Bowes, he was promoted to Branch Manager at age 23 and relocated to Rochester NY to take over an office performing at 70% of Quota. Within 2 years the office finished #3 out of 300 offices and Mr. Hall received the PaceMaker award. From there, Mr. Hall’s career has been focused on leading organizations by driving revenue growth and profitability.

Career Milestones:

US Surgical Corporation (acquired by Tyco):

#1 Percentage increase in Sales- 1995

#1 New Product Sales Award- 1998, 1999, 2000

Division Director of the Year- 1999, 2000

2001- Wrote and Executed Business Plan for successful company launch of ViaCirq, providing novel surgical therapy for patients with end stage cancer. Product continues to be successfully used throughout US.

2002- Chief Operating Office for Prism, Inc- doubled sales in 3 years, led negotiation for successful sale to Danaher, Inc. (Fortune 100 Company)

2005- Led San Diego based Medical Device Company to triple sales in three years

2008- Purchased assets of Triatek from Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation Auction, successfully turned company into multi-million dollar international leader in airflow controls for critical room environments.

2011- Managing Member of Pure Wireless leading growth of 8X in three years. Pure Wireless was recognized as #79 of the fastest growing 100 companies in Metro Atlanta in 2013 and presented with the Pacesetter Award.

2014- Named Business Person of the Year awarded by Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

Jim lives in Roswell GA and is celebrating 25 years of marriage with Sue in 2015. They have 4 children and when not involved in their activities Jim enjoys golf, tennis, and disc golf. Jim can be seen around Atlanta as bassist for Wild Honey (www.gigsalad.com/wild_honey_atlanta) and Union Jack, and in Boston on rare occasions with TRM.

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John Taylor / Triatek Holdings, LLC

John Taylor joined Triatek in 2006 and serves as the Director of Product Development. He has more than 25 years of product development experience, and led the team that brought the innovative FMS and HMS 1650 and 1655 series of room pressure and fume hood controllers to the market. John’s designs are known for their user-friendly touchscreens, intuitive graphical user interfaces, and Safety Halo™ edge lighting.

Prior to joining Triatek, John owned and operated an engineering consulting business, bringing new technology products to market for numerous controls manufacturers. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, and earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. John is also an active member of ASHRAE. During his leisure time, John enjoys practicing martial arts and spending time with his family.

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Bill Gallagher of Systems Evolution, Inc.

August 18, 2015 by angishields

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Bill Gallagher of Systems Evolution, Inc.

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Bill Gallagher / Systems Evolution, Inc.

Bill Gallagher is the CEO for Systems Evolution, Incorporated, a business and technology consulting firm. He has over 18 years of experience in the Business and Technology Consulting Industry serving Fortune 1000 clients. He has extensive experience working in large consultancies such as Arthur Andersen and KPMG, as well as smaller boutique consulting firms. During his ten year tenure at Systems Evolution, Bill has served as a Consultant, Managing Director, and now CEO.

Prior to embarking on a career in Consulting, Bill served in the United States Marine Corps. After his service in the Marines, Bill became a decorated law enforcement officer. He finished up his law enforcement career with the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command during the 1996 Olympics.

Bill holds a degree from the University of Georgia in Management Information Systems. He resides in Atlanta, GA near Lake Lanier with his wife of 20 years and three boys. Bill is heavily involved with his boys’ sports and enjoys spending time on the lake with his family.

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Tom O’Brien and James Ross of Axion BioSystems, Inc.

August 11, 2015 by angishields

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Tom O'Brien and James Ross of Axion BioSystems, Inc.

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Tom O’Brien / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Tom O’Brien is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Axion BioSystems in Atlanta, GA, maker of life science instrumentation and medical diagnostic equipment. Since co-founding the company in 2008, he has led a team that has introduced two new products into the life science market. Prior to Axion, Tom was at Intermagnetics (NASDAQ:IMGC) where he held the roles of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and President, Invivo Medical Devices. He was instrumental in the sale of Intermagnetics to Philips Medical Systems in November 2006.

Tom began his career at General Electric and has held various senior executive positions in both public and private companies, in the US and abroad. He serves on the Axion BioSystems board of directors, the Georgio Bio board of directors, and as a Georgia Research Alliance Industry Fellow. Tom has also served on the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering and the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Advisory Boards. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with highest honor from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Jim Ross / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Jim Ross was previously a product development engineer for Advanced Micro Devices and the co-founder of Nanogrip Technologies, maker of micro-scale devices used to manipulate MEMs components. He has over 7 years experience in MEMS fabrication, analog circuit design, and neural interfacing technology. During his tenure at the Microelectronics Research Center and the Laboratory for Neuroengineering, he was instrumental in producing over a dozen critically enabling technologies for the manipulation and sensing of neural tissue (many of which are patent pending).

Dr. Ross received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech.