Caleb Stevens & Nick Salyers with Collegiate: 7 Big Ideas to Make College Awesome, Jasmine S. Dennis with I Speak Millennial

June 7, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Caleb Stevens & Nick Salyers with Collegiate: 7 Big Ideas to Make College Awesome, Jasmine S. Dennis with I Speak Millennial

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Caleb Stevens is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia where he studied Business Management and Personal & Organizational Leadership. During college, Caleb started a podcast show for the business school, helped launch a faith & work conference, and was the student commencement speaker at graduation. He currently lives in Atlanta and blogs at calebstevens.com. Nick Salyers is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia where he competed on the varsity swim team while completing a degree in Marketing and certificates in Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Nick has a passion for adventure, community, and stories. In college, he was named a Deer Run Fellow and Leonard Leadership Scholar, and was on UGA’s Homecoming Court. He is now the co-founder of Champion Tribes—a start-up in Atlanta that helps fathers and sons connect in life-changing ways. Writing from the trenches of their senior year, Nick Salyers and Caleb Stevens wrote 7 Big Ideas to Make College Awesome. These Big Ideas will help you navigate the ups and downs, twists and turns, challenges and opportunities of college. From wide-eyed freshman to tried and tested seniors, Collegiate: 7 Big Ideas to Make College Awesome is written for anyone who wants to make the most of their four (or five!) years in college.

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Jasmine Dennis is a millennial expert, speaker, trainer, certification exam writer, and consultant. One of Jasmine’s gifts is creating strategies and solutions to address multi-generational challenges for organizations around the world. Jasmine attended a multi-cultural institution, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where she received a Master of Management in Information Systems from UAB’s Collat School of Business. Jasmine also received a Bachelor of Psychology from UAB, where she mastered topics in Human Behavior, Race and Ethnic Relations, and Interpersonal Communications. Jasmine has experience working with and successfully engaging multigenerational teams in small, local companies, as well as larger, public sector and commercial organizations. Jasmine is passionate about organizational success and speaking on topics not limited to: employee engagement, diversity, equity, & inclusion, millennials in the workplace, and career development for women and underrepresented communities.

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Manu Muraro with Your Social Team, Greg Young with Belhaven University

June 7, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Manu Muraro with Your Social Team, Greg Young with Belhaven University

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Manu Muraro is the founder of social media training business and agency Your Social Team. At Your Social Team, she has taught over 200 brands including Tiny Doors ATL, Ponce City Market and The High Museum of Art. It’s the only Atlanta business that offers a wide curriculum of hands-on Instagram training. Born and raised in Brazil, Manu has lived in Atlanta for 18 years. Her background is in creative and marketing and before starting her own business she has worked for two of the most loved Atlanta brands, King of Pops and Cartoon Network.

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Greg Young’s goal is to help students discover learning experiences that promote intellectual inquiry, foster spiritual growth, prepare them to serve Jesus Christ and others, and mobilize leaders who transform their world through faith, knowledge, love, and hope. He does this through his role as Director of Corporate and Community Engagement at Belhaven University. Belhaven University is a Christian liberal arts college dedicated to helping people grapple with the complex issues of life and to preparing them for positions of leadership in a rapidly changing society.

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Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-DalrympleSallis Architecture and Building Legacy

June 7, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-DalrympleSallis Architecture and Building Legacy

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Based out of Pensacola, Florida, principals Scott Sallis and Dean Dalrymple each have more than 20 years experience in architecture, interior design, and master planning. They apply their expertise in an open studio environment to provide a collaborative, hands-on approach to every project. Their ability to interpret the specific vision of each client has resulted in a positive word-of-mouth reputation and growing portfolio of repeat and referred customers. By focusing on elements that are beautiful, useful and necessary, Dalrymple | Sallis Architecture creates the right environment to fit your business or lifestyle. Learn more about what we do

From the initial meeting to the house-warming party or ribbon cutting, every client receives individual attention from a carefully selected project team. Our principal architects work hand-in-hand with all the professionals involved in your project to ensure a seamless transition through each phase into product completion. Listening to each client is the foundation of our process. Combining this with our use of the latest technology creates our competitive advantage to delivering beautifully executed projects. View some of our work

With Dalrymple | Sallis Architecture you can expect:

Passionate experts dedicated to enhancing community and lifestyles.
Innovative designers appreciative of every client’s individual needs.
Skilled professionals focused on architectural quality and integrity.
A flexible team able to accommodate clients and adapt to unforeseen changes.
A Design Team committed to Environmentally (Green) friendly materials and methods.

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests Campfire Boys and Girls

June 7, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests Campfire Boys and Girls

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Camp Fire offers an exciting variety of programs across the country:

SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS

See why teachers, principals, and students can’t stop raving about our high-quality Out-of-School-Time (OST) and in-school programs. It’s way more than homework tutoring and supervision.

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TEEN SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

Between Teens in Action, Counselor-in-Training (CIT), Wohelo Award, and National Youth Advisory Cabinet (YAC), we not only activate teens but intentionally seek their valuable feedback in all we do.

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CAMPS & OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Overnight/resident camps, day camps, grief camps, inclusion camps, LGBTQ-friendly camps, environmental education—all are welcome, and there is something for everyone across the country.

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SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS

Schools across the country partner with Camp Fire when they want to offer strong, research-based programs. Schools choose Camp Fire because we are laser-focused on helping their students succeed, and are reputable partners so they can better serve their families and communities.

Afterschool

All of our programs allow for homework mentoring and tutoring, but also teach:

Conflict Resolution
Health and Wellness
Digital Literacy
Bullying/Cyberbullying
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Creative Arts
Community Service

Every afterschool program is structured in collaboration with schools to ensure that we are supporting their goals and complementing the education that its students are getting during the school day.

Camp Fire’s highly trained, caring staff encourage every child or teen to manage their time in a way that aligns with their passions and talents. Our staff also gather youth input to incorporate in activities so they can better engage them each day.

Camp Fire Wise Kids® / Wise Kids Outdoors ®

Our health and wellness programs use the simple theory of “energy in = energy out” to teach kids of all ages how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle.

InterACTION

Good communication is hard to find but critical to anyone’s success. This program focuses on developing strong communication skills with peer groups and adults as well as learning healthy ways to resolve conflict.

Club Programs

Traditional club programs are offered by some Camp Fire councils and are what most of our alumnae from Camp Fire Girls remember fondly. Club pairs a trained, volunteer leader with a group of youth who work through a Camp Fire curriculum before or after school. Clubs typically go on field trips, undertake service projects, and do other activities to earn badges and learn life skills.

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests Bob Bennett Enviromation Incorporated

June 6, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests Bob Bennett Enviromation Incorporated

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Bob Bennett

This blog focuses on the economic future of Northwest Florida by providing insight into little known facts and innovative concepts to stimulate discussion and progress.

The demographics of the counties can be found at the Northwest Florida Forward website.

ROBERT R. BENNETT

Summary

A dynamic global executive with 50 years of experience in establishing a broad range of energy and environmental related projects in over 70 countries. His principal strength is in developing implementable plans to establish new projects and companies in early adopter technologies.

Mr. Bennett is adept at building consensus among diverse groups. Throughout his career he has worked with groups with extremely varied backgrounds and cultural values. He gains public acceptance by working well with government, regulators, the public, and special interest groups to define vision and expectations guided by his personal discipline and integrity. He is adept at achieving conflict resolution and unifying a diversity of goals, views, and objectives. By adapting to local interests and involving the affected community in the decision processes he is able to motivate people to act in a coordinated fashion.

Mr. Bennett has served on 15 Boards of Directors in seven countries. He has hands-on experience in localization, technology transfer, restructuring, project financing, and business practices as they relate developing energy and environmental projects. Mr. Bennett has received six U.S. patents, 13 U.S. provisional and has published four papers.

Professional Experience

Chairman of the Board, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer (2016 – Present), Zero Energy Foundation Incorporated, Pensacola, Florida.
President (2003 to Present), Enviromation Incorporated, Pensacola, Florida.
Chairman of the Board (2009 to 2016), United States Green Energy Corporation, Danville, Virginia.
President (2003 to Present), Boathouse Investments Inc., Pensacola, Florida.
Senior Vice President Operations (1997-2003), PCR Holdings Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Regional Director – Eastern and Central Europe (1994-1997), Westinghouse Energy Systems, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
President (1992-1994), Broadwell Corporation, Carlsbad, California
Senior Vice President (1989 – 1992), Westinghouse Environmental and Geotechnical Services, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina.
Acquisition Team Leader (1989), Westinghouse Environmental Services Business Unit, Paris, France
Managing Director (1988 – 1989), Westinghouse Electronics and Control Company, Shannon, Ireland
Managing Director (1985 – 1988), Unimation (Europe) Limited, Telford, United Kingdom
Marketing Manager, Nuclear Components Division (1981- 1985), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pensacola, Florida.
Project Manager, Consolidation Activities, Nuclear Components Divisions (1979 – 1981), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Resource Planning Manager, Tampa Division (1978 – 1979), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Projects Manager, Tampa Division (1978), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Product Engineering Manager, Tampa Division (1976 – 1978), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Advanced Development Manager, Tampa Division (1974 – 1976), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Senior Engineer, Tampa Division (1968 – 1974), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tampa, Florida
Co-Op Student, Missile and Space Division (1965 – 1968), General Electric Company, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Education

BS., Northwestern University, Mechanical Engineering, 1968
1,200 hours of additional coursework in Environmental Law, Performance Management, Contracts, and Financial Management, 1969 –

Culinary Atlanta featuring Jesse Potter with Marco’s Pizza and Kimberly Franz with CVB Dunwoody

June 5, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Culinary Atlanta featuring Jesse Potter with Marco's Pizza and Kimberly Franz with CVB Dunwoody

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This episode of Culinary Atlanta is brought to you by HandPicked ATL and PokeBurri.

Jesse Potter currently owns the development rights for Marcos Pizza for ten counties in NW Georgia. There are nine stores open in the territory with one in under construction and one in development. Jesse joined the Marcos team in 2013 and has achieved a variety accomplishments including Impact Person of the year in 2014, the first and third highest individual unit opening volumes in 2015, AR highest market sales average in 2016 and fourth highest AR market sales in 2017. Mr. Potter founded RSI which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is currently registered to do business in 35 states. The principle business focus for RSI is outsourcing for Fortune 500 companies. In addition, RSI provides Executive Placement and Consulting Services. Prior to RSI, Jesse was a member of The Atlanta Consulting group, providing organizational change management, senior team alignment consulting and training. Jesse’s corporate experience includes; Regional Vice President for Norrell Corporation; Operations Leader at D’Lites of America (restaurant chain purchased by PepsiCo); and multi-unit Operating Partner at Wendy’s. Jesse was born in Honolulu, Hawaii as a military dependent. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee, and currently resides in Atlanta Georgia with his wife Ece, son Kagan and daughter Lara.

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Kimberly Franz serves as Marketing Director for the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Dunwoody in Dunwoody, Ga., where she has been responsible for leading a scaling marketing strategy for the CVB since 2012. In her role, Franz carries out an array of marketing tasks, including website marketing and management, advertising scheduling and placement, ad creative and design, media relations, promotions and campaign content. Through destination marketing within the bureau, Franz is able to positively influence economic impact within the city of Dunwoody. Franz currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Metro Travel Association and is a certified Travel Marketing Professional (TMP) through the Southeast Tourism Society. In 2017, she received the “Thirty Under Thirty” designation by Destinations International. Prior to joining the CVB of Dunwoody, Franz served at the Sales and Marketing Coordinator for the Peachtree City Convention and Visitors Bureau in her hometown of Peachtree City, Ga. She attended Georgia Southern University where she received a degree in Tourism & Commercial Recreation.

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Michael Anderson with Metal Supermarkets, Stan Everett with Salas O’Brien, Guy Powell with ProRelevant Marketing Solutions – Atlanta

June 5, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Michael Anderson with Metal Supermarkets, Stan Everett with Salas O'Brien, Guy Powell with ProRelevant Marketing Solutions - Atlanta

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Michael Anderson was the Former VP of sales for Memorex, 1974-1985, as well as the National Sales Director of Unisys Corporation, 1986-1995. The Atlanta resident became the franchisee of Metal Supermarkets. Metal Supermarkets is the world’s largest small-quantity metal supplier with over 80 brick-and-mortar stores across the US, Canada, and United Kingdom. They sell a wide variety of metals including Aluminum, Hot-Rolled Steel, Cold-Rolled Steel, Stainless Steel, Alloy Steel, Galvanized Steel, Tool Steel, Brass, Bronze and Copper. They offer value-added services such as Production Cutting, Shearing, Punching and more. Their staff are highly-specialized metal experts and will help you find the metal you need.

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Stan Everett serves as the Managing Principal of Salas O’Brien’s Atlanta office and is responsible for all areas of his projects including design contract management, quality assurance, and delivery of services. One of his most important roles at Salas O’Brien is functioning as primary liaison for clients. During his 40+ years of experience, Stan has worked on a wide variety of special project types including co-generation, geo-thermal, central energy plants, laboratory air pressures/circulation, and critical load applications such as data and telecommunication centers. In addition to in-depth experience in building mechanical systems, he has achieved national recognition for his expertise in smoke control and energy recovery/conservation. His experience in a vast array of system types gives Stan the ability to find creative solutions to complex problems found in complex buildings and building systems. Because of this, he stays very involved in quality control at Salas O’Brien and is a valuable resource for our clients whenever they consider unique or unusual buildings. Mr. Everett also has experience in various forms of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation and arbitration and has served as an expert witness in the field of mechanical engineering in more than a dozen cases involving many types of building mechanical systems. Stan currently serves the Georgia Department of Consumer Affairs as the Mechanical Engineering representative on the State Codes Advisory Committee.

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Guy Powell has spent the last 10 years helping marketers drive strategic advantage through a clear focus on the customer, supported by best in class analytics. He has trained thousands of marketers and has worked in a number of industries, including, consumer-packaged goods/fast moving consumer goods, high-tech, financial services, telecom and airlines helping marketers make better decisions to deliver more revenue, profit, brand and share from their marketing actions. He has authored several books – Marketing Calculator: Measuring and managing your return on marketing investment and co-authored ROI of Social Media: How to improve the return on your social marketing investments. Guy is on the board of advisors with the Ad Council / Atlanta supporting them in their activities for Autism Awareness, Horn of Africa Relief, Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention, Wildfire Prevention. He is the President and Founding Partner of ProRelevant Marketing Solutions . ProRelevant provides businesses both strategic & tactical decision support. For brands & enterprise clients, MarketSim Agent-based Modeling Marketing Analytics® drives increased revenue, profit, brand & share. The consumer-centric model uses a brand’s true levers of growth to drive better ROMI (Return on Marketing Investment) and keep you ahead of the pack.

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Don MacNeil and Brandy Hughes with FiberLight

June 5, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Don MacNeil and Brandy Hughes with FiberLight

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On this CEO Exclusive we discuss new trends in cloud computing with Fiberlight CEO, Don MacNeil, and his Marketing Communications Manager, Brandy Hughes.

Don MacNeil has over 25 years of experience in network architecture and design; network engineering, access and optimization; customer operations; product and more. In his role as Chief Executive Officer for FiberLight, he will be responsible leading revenue growth efforts, enhancing the customer experience, and expanding the company’s network and product portfolio.

Before joining FiberLight, Don served as Chief Technology Officer for EdgeConneX, where he was responsible for identifying and introducing new technologies and product capabilities to address evolving data center needs. His industry experience also includes roles as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Carrier Services Operations during a 15-year tenure with XO Communications. Don retired from the United States Navy in 2013, where his duties as a Surface Warfare Officer included serving at-sea in operational leadership roles as well as various leadership roles in weapon system design and procurement.

Don has an MBA, Business Administration from William and Mary and a Master’s Degree of Physics from the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He completed his BS in Naval Architecture from the United States Naval Academy.

Brandy Noelle Hughes is a self-taught marketer, licensed attorney and aspiring yogi. Her versatility and adaptability have inspired her to explore many disciplines within marketing and marketing-adjacent fields, including business development, public relations, event planning, customer support, change management and corporate training and communications. As Marketing & Communications Manager with FiberLight, LLC, Brandy oversees digital and traditional brand management and lead generation activities in addition to product development. She values authenticity, collaboration, creativity and mentorship, all of which she applies in both her professional and personal pursuits. Brandy considers herself a lifelong student who constantly challenges herself to learn and master new skills.

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Paul Smith with The Waldinger Corporation

June 5, 2018 by angishields

Learning Insights

Paul Smith with The Waldinger Corporation

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Paul Smith has spent nearly 30 years coordinating the deployment of learning resources to support organizational initiatives and individual improvement. He has designed, implemented and evaluated instruction in public, private and nonprofit sectors; as well as for all career levels, learning styles and age ranges. Paul currently serves as Talent Development Manager for The Waldinger Corporation. Under his guidance, Waldinger has developed industry-leading professional development programs in the areas of structured experiential learning, pre-boarding of interns, efficient acquisition training, microlearning solutions, and built a curated central repository of developmental resources. Paul has become a recognized leader on the topic of structured on-the-job training (SOJT). He presents at conferences (including multiple years at ATD’s International Conference & Expo), has written trade articles, and is author of the book Learning While Working: Structuring Your On-the-Job Training, published by ATD Press. Paul is active within the workplace learning and performance profession, including long-standing membership in the Association for Talent Development (ATD) on both the local and national/international levels. He served on the Central Iowa ATD Chapter Board for eight years and has served on several ATD national-level committees including a term as chair of ATD’s Chapter Recognition Committee and as a member of ATD’s National Advisors for Chapters. Currently Paul serves on ATD’s Public Policy Council, he co-facilitates the Central Iowa ATD Chapter’s Leadership Special Inter-est Group, and he continues to have responsibility for selecting winners of both ATD’s Excellence in Practice and the ATD B.E.S.T. awards each year. Paul’s volunteerism also includes 10 years as a selection committee member for the annual Iowan of Character Awards and membership in the Master Builders of Iowa, serving on its Educational Advocacy Committee. Paul was appointed by the Governor of Iowa as a Business Sector Representative on the Central Iowa Workforce Development Board, and he chairs its Planning and Operations Committee. Paul regularly meets with public officials to promote greater awareness of legislation beneficial to the workplace learning and performance profession.

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You can also get Paul’s book today: “Learning While Working: Structuring Your On-the-Job Training”.