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Tucson Business Radio: Community Law Episode #3

October 16, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio: Community Law Episode #3

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Rhonda Rayhel

Vice President
Mission Management Services

8375 N. Oracle Rd, Suite 150
Tucson, AZ 85704
(520)797-3224
rhonda@missionmanagement.biz

Mission Management Services is a new management company serving Tucson and the surrounding area. They opened their doors in March of 2017. Vice President, Rhonda Rayhel, helped to start the company by bringing over 19 years of experience in the HOA industry. She started as the senior accountant for one of the largest associations in Southern Arizona. After six years at this position, she changed companies and became the Director of Operations and then the Regional Director for Y Cross Management and FirstService Residential.

Rhonda has received her CMCA certification through the Community Association Institute and currently serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors with the Southern Arizona Chapter. All managers of Mission Management Services are either certified or currently working on their certification.

Ruth Ingoldsby

Sr. Vote Manager & Client Relations
Vote HOA Now

(480)550-9343
ruth.ingoldsby@votehoanow.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthingoldsby/

Before joining Vote HOA Now as vendor to the community association industry, Ruth Ingoldsby was involved in community management at both a branch office and onsite. Along with managing online votes throughout the US and Canada, she assists with business development and marketing where she presents both in-person and online to management companies, committees, and boards.

Ruth has a communications degree from the University of Illinois, holds the CMCA designation, and is a CAI Educated Business Partner.

Your Community Law Hosts

Michael Shupe

Owner/Partner
Goldschmidt|Shupe, PLLC

6700 North Oracle Road, Suite 240
Tucson, Arizona 85704
(520) 265-4462
michael@gshoalaw.com

Michael Shupe has worked with Carolyn Goldschmidt for the past 12 years, beginning when he was an undergraduate at the University of Arizona. He has been a licensed attorney for the past 8 years and practices exclusively in community association law. Carolyn and Michael formed their law partnership in the Fall of 2014. He has experience in a wide variety of community association and real estate issues, including covenant enforcement and assessment collection, as well as county and municipal zoning requirements, and easement and right-of-way disputes.

Michael is a member and Past-President of the Southern Arizona Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI) and is a member of the Arizona Association of Community Association Managers (AACM). Michael has lectured on community association issues and provided instruction to various community boards and community management groups.

Carolyn B. Goldschmidt, Esq.

Owner/Partner
Goldschmidt|Shupe, PLLC

6700 North Oracle Road, Suite 240
Tucson, Arizona 85704
(520) 265-4462
carolyn@gshoalaw.com

Carolyn B. Goldschmidt, Esq. has practiced community association law in southern Arizona for 30 years, including covenant enforcement, construction defects, architectural control, assessment collection, transition from developer control, dispute resolution, counseling, and drafting and review of governing documents. She is certified as a real estate specialist by the State Bar of Arizona and is a long-time member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). Carolyn served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Arizona Chapter of CAI for more than 8 years and is a Past President of the Chapter. She also is a member of the Arizona Association of Community Association Managers (AACM).

In addition, Carolyn has training and experience in alternative dispute resolution as a mediator and communication facilitator. Carolyn has taught courses in community association law for CAI, AACM, the Hogan School of Real Estate, and Lorman Educational Services, and has lectured frequently on community association law for various other groups and community boards.She hosted the Legal Hotline: Community Law Edition on KNST-790-AM radio.

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 25

October 15, 2018 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 25

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Supply Chain Now Radio brought to you by APICS Atlanta and TalentStream.

Kathy Fulton is Executive Director for American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). She leads the organization in facilitating donations of logistics services and equipment to enable delivery of millions of dollars of humanitarian aid. Kathy served as the organization’s director of operations from 2010 until her promotion in 2014. Ms. Fulton’s passion is the intersection of supply chain and emergency management, focusing on the critical role logistics and supply chain professionals play in disaster relief. She serves on national workgroups focused on efficient coordination of logistics activities during disasters, including those hosted by the Department of Homeland Security, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and the National Emergency Management Association. Preceding her work with ALAN, Fulton was Senior Manager of Information Technology Services at Saddle Creek Logistics Services where she led IT infrastructure implementation and support, corporate systems, and business continuity planning. Connect with Kathy Fulton on LinkedIn and learn more about the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) here: https://www.alanaid.org/

Chuck Easley brings more than 25 years of corporate & consulting experience to the table. Currently, he is part of the staff at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, where his learnings and expertise help enhance, develop, customize and deliver programs and courses for the organization. He also leads his own firm, EPIC Performance Group LLC, focused on strategy execution of supply chain optimization and design, business transformation, operations improvement, and executive coaching. Previously, Chuck has served as the Senior Director of Labor, Engineering and Process Optimization at Walgreens – – where he was focused on improving the pharmacy operation as unprecedented clinical services where installed due to the Affordable Care Act. Prior to that, he held senior roles with Lowe’s Companies and Kurt Salmon Associates (which is now part of Accenture). Easley has spent his career in leading and facilitating major change, process improvement and performance improvement. He holds a wide variety of recognition, credentials and awards for his work in industry and in our communities. On a personal note, Chuck is highly involved in the Metro Atlanta community: Chuck is a Rotarian, an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and has served on the Board for many civic and non-profit groups. He’s also a certified Youth Coach, a motivational speaker and a Fitness consultant. Connect with Chuck and the GTSCL team here: https://www.scl.gatech.edu/ and learn more about the LEAP program here: https://www.scl.gatech.edu/LEAP

Will Haraway is Founder & Lead Evangelist at Backbeat Marketing. Will has 20 years of executive experience in B2B Technology Marketing. Will is a certified analyst relations practitioner by the Knowledge Capital Group and has helped companies including Manhattan Associates, Aptos, Atlantix Global Systems, American Software and Rubicon Global improve their brand reputations with marketing results that help increase sales. Will also serves as a member of the APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board. The Backbeat team includes lead generation, digital marketing, media relations and content marketing specialists with a combined 50 years of experience in their chosen disciplines. Connect with Will on LinkedIn and learn more about Backbeat Marketing here: www.backbeatmarketing.com

Ben Harris is Director of Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Ben comes to the Metro Atlanta Chamber after serving as Senior Manager, Market Development for Manhattan Associates. There, Ben was responsible for developing Manhattan’s sales pipeline and overall Americas supply chain marketing strategy. Ben oversaw market positioning, messaging and campaign execution to build awareness and drive new pipeline growth. Prior to joining Manhattan, Ben spent four years with the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Logistics where he played a key role in establishing the Center as a go-to industry resource for information, support, partnership building, and investment development. Additionally, he became a key SME for all logistics and supply chain-focused projects. Ben began his career at Page International, Inc. where he drove continuous improvement in complex global supply chain operations for a wide variety of businesses and Fortune 500 companies. An APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Ben holds an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration (EMBA) and bachelor’s degree in International Business (BBA) from the Terry College at the University of Georgia. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn and learn more about the Metro Atlanta Chamber here: www.metroatlantachamber.com

Scott W. Luton is founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine. Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta and was also named to the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential. As a Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott also volunteers as Co-Chair of the Business Pillar for VETLANTA, and maintains active membership in the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance & CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable. Connect with Scott Luton on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter at @ScottWLuton. He can also be reached by email. Learn more about WBENC-certified TalentStream here, a leading recruiting & staffing firm that helps companies find top talent in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain space.: www.talentstreamstaffing.com

CTWJ E2: Digital Marketing, Waxing Studio & Party Rentals

October 15, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

CTWJ E2: Digital Marketing, Waxing Studio & Party Rentals

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Cesar Hernandez

Co-founder of Cdesigns Marketing

2579 N 1st. Ave Tucson, AZ 85719
520-622-8635
cesar@cdesignsonline.com
Facebook.com/FanCdesigns

Cesar Hernandez is a graduate of the Art institute of Dallas and a veteran art director and designer with more than 25 years of experience in visual communications and marketing. His wife Jill grew up in Sierra Vista and attended the University of Arizona. Four years ago, they decided to leave the big city and move permanently to Tucson, a city they both love.

With his background in commercial art and Jill’s background as a writer, they formed Cdesigns Marketing. They help small to mid-sized businesses grow. They do web design, social media management, printed marketing materials, direct mail, commercial signage, and digital and print ads. They help businesses develop a visual brand image that is cohesive and memorable. Cdesigns Marketing helps start-up companies as well as established businesses.

Tom Kusian

President of Tucson Party Rentals and Site 17 Event Center

830 E 17th St. Tucson, AZ 85719
520-624-1415
tomk@tucsonpartyrentals.com
https://www.facebook.com/TucsonPartyRentals/
https://www.facebook.com/Site-17-Event-Center-1636804456536965/

Tom Kusian is a second generation Tucson. He went to Salpointe, where he met his wife Peggy, a realtor with Coldwell Banker. Tom went to University of Arizona and is a huge football and basketball fan.

Raquel Montanez

General Manager of The Waxing Studio
2559 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719
520-282-3882
thewaxingstudiotucson@gmail.com
Facebook.com/thewaxingstudiotucson

Raquel Montanez, General Manager of The Waxing Studio, was born and raised in Tucson, AZ and graduated from the Aveda Institute Tucson. She loves her work and interacting with her clients. She has 13 nieces and nephews and enjoys spending time with her family.

About Your Host

Jaime Overturf
Farmers Agent, Entrepreneur
2555 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 293-2900
joverturf@farmersagent.com

As a local Farmers® agent in Tucson, AZ, Jaime Overturf helps customers identify the insurance coverage that best fits their needs. This process is straightforward and personalized to help make them more informed about their insurance options.

Jaime has the knowledge and experience to help customers better understand their coverage options–whether that’s auto, home, life, business insurance and more. You can connect with Jaime on Facebook.

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 11, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

October 12, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 11, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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Emily Elmore USAF Pilot, Professional Speaker, Management Consultant

Emily Elmore is an Air Force pilot, author, and management consultant stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola as a flight instructor and Chief of Academics and Simulator Operations.

After earning a Master of Engineering and certification in Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement, Emily began offering data-driven management services. She later founded Elmore Johnson Consulting, specializing in team development and executive coaching.

Emily served 8 years active duty as a pilot; she is credited with over 300 combat hours in Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support. In 2016 she suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury that required a full replacement. Subsequent nerve injury significantly limited her functional abilities, but afforded her the opportunity to focus on her family. She is a married mother of two, committed to growing relationships and coaching others through their own obstacles to become influential leaders in their career and community. 8 years of experience as an USAF pilot and officer; flight commander and instructor of 400+ students for FAA and ICAO airspace requirements and defense operations for multimillion dollar training program. CPI Green Belt that has led projects that reduce critical manning shortfalls and cost savings initiatives. Summa cum laude graduate of Master of Engineering with focus on project management across all spectrums of industry (finance, production, legal, marketing).

Professional speaker, passionate about empowering the community through training, motivation, and team development. Available for public engagements and private seminars; past topics include leadership, managing generational conflict, secrets of high functioning teams, work-life balance, communication, gender equality, and a women’s mentorship series.
Management consultant services are comprehensive and can be found in detail at ElmoreJohnson.com

Consult@elmorejohnson.com , 334-625-9032 , udemy.com/leadership-essentials-for-high-performance-teams/?couponcode=INTRO_RATE

Michele A Kobielnik CPIW, LUTCF, FSS/Affiliated Insurance Pensacola

– I can handle all of your life and health insurance needs whether you need individual, group or business insurance, or when you reach 65 and need coverage to supplement Medicare. With over 30 years experience, I can get you the coverage that best suits your needs.

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17^th and Thursday, October 18^th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.

Katie Williams with the Dunwoody CVB and Alan Mothner with the Dunwoody Nature Center, and Emily Capps, Senior Copywriter & Content Strategy

October 11, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Katie Williams with the Dunwoody CVB and Alan Mothner with the Dunwoody Nature Center, and Emily Capps, Senior Copywriter & Content Strategy

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Katie Bishop Williams serves as the Executive Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of Dunwoody in Dunwoody, Ga., where she has been responsible for growing and leading the organization since its formation in November 2009. In her role, Williams leads the marketing and sales strategy and collaborates with community partners to further develop the economic development and marketing strategy for tourism. Prior to joining the CVB of Dunwoody, Williams served as Tourism Coordinator for Destination Thomasville Tourism Authority in Thomasville, Ga. A native of Marietta, Ga., she attended the University of Georgia where she received a degree in Public Relations. Additionally, is certified as a Travel Marketing Professional by Southeast Tourism Society. Williams serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. In 2015, she was named a “30 Under 30” tourism professional by Destination Marketing Association International. Williams resides in Roswell with her husband Scott Williams and twin babies.

Since 2011, Alan Mothner has served as the Executive Director of the Dunwoody Nature Center, preceded by six years on the Center’s board, including two years as the board president. Alan is responsible for the long term strategic vision of the Dunwoody Nature Center, an environmental education based non-profit and 22 acre park located in the heart of Dunwoody, GA. As Executive Director, Alan guides the strategic growth and development of the Center including long-term vision, strategy and planning, fundraising, grant writing, marketing, managing corporate partnerships, as well as board recruitment and development. Alan serves as the public face and voice of the Nature Center in the community, before political leaders and with other like-minded environmental organizations. Under his leadership as Executive Director, the Nature Center has demonstrated substantial grown in recent years with over 17,000 annual program participants and the re-emergence of widely regarded community programs including the Butterfly Festival, Concerts in the Park series and many other free community events such as public art, theater in the park, and numerous seasonal activities. As part of the Nature Center’s mission to preserve and enhance the 22 acres of Dunwoody Park, Alan has overseen several grounds improvements including a restoration of Wildcat Creek and the creation of a rain garden storm water system in the center’s main meadow area – both via funds received from federal grants. Additional capital facility improvement projects include the addition of an outdoor screened-in porch and deck, public playground, restroom building, an ADA compliant front entry plaza, and the recently completed North Woods Pavilion. During the same time, community support for the Nature Center has flourished; with membership increasing four fold, civic engagement reaching over 10,000 volunteer hours, and the doubling of the Nature Center’s annual budget through year over year growth in both earned and donated income streams. As director, Alan ensures that the staff and board maintain a shared vision of excellence by focusing on exceptional visitor experiences, community engagement and level of service. Alan is actively involved in the Dunwoody community and currently serves on several boards including the Design Review Advisory Committee, the Dunwoody Arts Steering Committee, and the Dunwoody High School Cross Country Booster Club. He and his wife have lived in Dunwoody for 15 years with their two children and are neighbors to the Nature Center (which makes for a great commute!). Outside of work, Alan and his family enjoy spending time at their cabin in North Georgia and cheering on the Braves. Prior to his involvement with the Nature Center, Alan worked in advertising and marketing before entering a career in photojournalism and photography. He ran the city news desk for the Associated Press’ Atlanta Bureau during the 1996 Olympics and covered local and national news and sporting events. An accomplished photographer, Alan’s work is represented in numerous public and private collections. Alan holds a B.A. in sociology from Duke University.

Learn more about Dunwoody Arts and Culture Month here.

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Emily Capps is a 20+ veteran copywriter trained by one of David Ogilvy’s righthand men. She is the author of Estelle Burke’s 1930s Social Media Story on Instagram. The story of a Jewish lesbian entertainer in the time of Hitler, Stonewall, and Vaudeville that garnered up to 19% engagement and follows by Dita Von Teese and others. No paid search needed. She has been a front-end Content Strategist for ten years and back-end for four.

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 13

October 10, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 13

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Marcy Fortnow is the founder and owner of Have A Bashery, a children’s party and event company that specializes in helping busy parents throw their children fun and memorable birthdays and celebrations. Have A Bashery successfully provides these same activity based theme parties to other businesses, schools, community organizations, fairs, fundraisers, and charitable events. Marcy founded the company in Chicago in 2005 and currently is building and growing the Atlanta based branch. Prior to her entrepreneurial adventure, Marcy accumulated more than twelve years in the business software world, in development and consulting, in US and in Europe. Marcy is a uniquely qualified entrepreneur; she is an expert in the integrated aspects of business and has a unique and creative approach. Learn more about Marcy at http://engagingplay.com/.

Kim Ellet is a certified professional coach and owner of The Growth Coach of Metro Atlanta. Her mission is to inspire business leaders, teams, and motivated individuals to commit to a higher vision of who they can be and what they can achieve. Kim’s passion is transformation: challenging the status-quo and making a difference on the planet and within her community. Kim’s background is in sales & marketing, public relations, and advocacy, spanning small business, start-up, non-profit, and franchises. She has worked in the hospitality and meetings industries, and has been a partner in a commercial general contracting firm and a multi-unit salon franchise. Kim specializes in coaching executives and sales and management teams to shift their mindset, unlock their potential, and create actionable plans for results and accountability.

Corey Rieck is the President and Founder of The Long Term Care Planning Group, a firm that specializes in delivering Long Term Care education and coverage to companies, high net worth individuals and large organizations. Since 2001, Corey has devoted his career to Long Term Care as a result of multiple personal experiences. A neutral provider of Long Term Care Solutions since 2001, Corey brings a unique and comprehensive consultative perspective to this issue. Since 2003, part of his commitment to the Long Term Care Industry includes his having trained over 3,500 advisors from San Francisco to Wall Street on how to properly position Long Term Care to clients through the CLTC organization. Additionally, he has authored dozens of published industry articles on Long Term Care and has assisted many of the nation’s leading LTC carriers on operational and educational matters.

Fontaine Huey with Center for the Visually Impaired, Matt Peevy with Mitigation Management, and Patricia Ammari with The Ammari Firm, LLC

October 9, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Fontaine Huey with Center for the Visually Impaired, Matt Peevy with Mitigation Management, and Patricia Ammari with The Ammari Firm, LLC

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Fontaine Huey joined the Center for the Visually Impaired in October 2013. As President, she is responsible for the overall fiscal and program management as well as the financial development of the Center to support its mission to empower people impacted by vision loss to live with independence and dignity. Fontaine earned her BA from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Florida. She has over twenty years of experience in non-profit management and fundraising. Previous positions include: Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Director of Museum Advancement at the High Museum of Art, and Director of Development for the College of Fine Arts at the University of Florida. When not at the office, Fontaine enjoys cooking, reading (she is in two book clubs), and gardening. She shares her passion for community theater with her husband, Michael, who heads the Emory University Student Health Service. They have two adult sons and share their Decatur home with their Border Collie, Boo.

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Matt Peevy co-founded Mitigation Management in 2010 and Mitigation Resource Group in 2007. Matt has over mitigation years of experience in Real Estate Acquisitions for Mitigation Banks and Residential Development. Matt’s activities in the mitigation companies include credit sales, land acquisitions, and creating joint ventures. He received a BS in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 2004 and is Level I Rosgen Certified. Matt also acts as a board member of the Georgia Environmental Restoration Association (GERA) and former board member of the National Mitigation Banking Association (NMBA). Our company has been involved in over 35 mitigation projects combining for more than 120 miles of stream mitigation and 8,500 acres of critical habitat protection in Georgia including wetlands, wetland buffers, and riparian stream buffers. These projects have also succeeded in planting over 1,000,000 trees that will never be cut and removing 29 in-stream dams to restore natural connectivity.

Patricia Fortune Ammari is an elder law attorney with a practice based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, GA. She began her practice as a litigator in the Atlanta office of an international law firm. In 2012, she founded The Ammari Firm, LLC where she assists seniors with long-term care planning, especially Medicaid planning. She also practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, guardianship, and special needs planning. She is a long-time regular volunteer at the Georgia Senior Legal Hotline providing clients with advice about Qualified Income Trusts in order to qualify for Nursing Home Medicaid. She also assists Cobb County Legal Aid as a probate clinic volunteer. Patricia has served as the President of the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Elder Law Section of the Cobb County Bar Association. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. In 2018, Patricia was appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to serve on the State Disciplinary Board.

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Moira Vetter and Jennifer Close with Modo Modo Agency

October 9, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Moira Vetter and Jennifer Close with Modo Modo Agency

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Modo Modo Agency is an award winning marketing agency that has helped over 200 firms, from Fortune 10 companies to high-growth ventures, target, capture and grow their market.

Moira Vetter is the founder and CEO of Modo Modo Agency, a 2018 & 2017 Inc. 5000 company and a 2017 ABC Best Place To Work. She is a Forbes contributor on Entpreneurship and is working on her second book. She serves on the KSU Executive Advisory Board, the boards of non-profit 48in48 and Zoo Atlanta and the Executive Advisory Board of the AMA Atlanta AMA.

Jennifer Close is Director of Account Service at Modo Modo Agency, focusing on the quality and value delivered across client relationships while supporting the development and growth of agency culture and account service talent. Jennifer sits on the Kennesaw State University Sales & Marketing Board of Advisors and has served on the Board of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Atlanta Chapter.

Connect with Moira and Jennifer on LinkedIn and follow Modo Modo Agency on Twitter and Facebook.

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 24

October 8, 2018 by angishields

Sandy Springs Studio

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 24

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Supply Chain Now Radio brought to you by APICS Atlanta and TalentStream.

Caryn Schilstra is a senior HR Leader with over 20 years of experience in numerous Fortune 500 companies. Throughout her career, she has focused on all areas of Talent Management – from Talent Acquisition Strategy, Talent Development, and Succession Planning. In particular, Caryn has passion for Employee Engagement and Strategic Workforce Planning. She has extensive accomplishments with leading business transformations and change management for re-organizations and mergers across industries, from heavily regulated to high growth technology, with locations domestically and globally. Connect with Caryn on LinkedIn.

Greg White serves as CEO of Curo and is passionate about the organization’s mission to connect the digital workforce and eliminate workplace communication chaos. In his 20-year career, Greg has guided companies dedicated to improving the operational performance for professionals both in the office and the field. Prior to Curo, Greg founded supply chain planning company Blue Ridge and served as President & CEO for the Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader, which helps companies balance inventory with customer demand. Greg has also held leadership roles with Servigistics (now PTC), E3 Corporation (now JDA Software), and has led transformations at more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Ace Hardware, REI, Henry Schein, Williams Sonoma, LVMH, Arc’teryx & Stokke. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn, follow Curo on Twitter at @HeyCuro and learn more here: https://www.curoglobal.com/

Tim Monahan serves as the Vice President of Consulting Services at The Effective Syndicate. A former U.S. Navy commissioned officer, Tim has over 20 years of experience leading high performance operations and technology teams to achieve company goals through his extensive expertise in Lean Enterprise, and Lean IT concepts. Coupled with strong business process management, project management, and change management skills, this makes Tim extremely effective at delivering enterprise transformation initiatives. Prior to joining The Effective Syndicate, Tim served as the Director of IT and CIO for a mid-sized, private-equity owned manufacturing company, where he was responsible for improving customer interactions, driving efficiency gains, and generating positive profitability through sound business process management and technology solutions. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn, follow The Effective Syndicate on Twitter at @effectsyndicate and learn more here: http://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/

Chris Barnes is a professional education instructor for the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) Certificate courses. Barnes holds a B.S., Industrial Engineering and Economics Minor, from Bradley University, an MBA in Industrial Psychology with Honors from the University of West Florida. He is a certified APICS instructor and holds CPIM-F, CLTD-F and CSCP-F designations. He served on the international Board of Trustees for the Institute of Industrial Engineers, is Past President of WERC Atlanta, and is currently involved with APICS Atlanta. He is a certified adult education trainer and has presented to/trained over 1900 people. He served on the editorial advisory board for Warehouse Management & Control Systems Deck Reference and authored the book “WMS: Phase 1: Assessment & Selection” a WERC Publication. He is also the author and lead facilitator of “Quarters in the Couch: Low Hanging Fruit ideas to Improve Warehouse Performance.” When not teaching, Barnes is a supply chain advocate and visionary with HighJump and frequent blogger at www.apicscltdcoach.com. In 2016, Barnes partnered with Supply Chain Now Radio (SCNR) as executive producer and key contributor. SCNR is a social networking community organizing and sharing supply chain thought leadership through seminars, webinars, blogs and podcasts. Barnes has over 27 years of experience developing and managing multiple client, engineering consulting, strategic planning and operational improvement projects in supply chain management. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn and reach out to him via email.