“Food, Faith, and Feelings” Podcast Episode from March 4, 2017
TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: The Future of Ava the Elephant
Shark Tank winner Tiffany Krumins and co-host Steven Julian discuss the future of Ava the Elephant, the product that Tiffany pitched on the first-ever episode of ABC’s Shark Tank.
TIFFANY KRUMINS
Tiffany Krumins, the first Shark Tank winner, is an Atlanta native and the inventor of Ava the Elephant, a child friendly dispenser that takes the fear out of taking medicine. Called a modern day Mary Poppins, Tiffany has gone from nanny to entrepreneur, and has seen her passion to help children grow into a business that is now known and loved all over the world.
Tiffany’s success story began when she was a nanny to a little boy with Down’s syndrome who was terrified of “medicine time”. To help alleviate his fear, she constructed an animal made of fabric, sponges, a store bought medicine dropper, and a recordable sound chip from a greeting card – and Ava the Elephant was born. Knowing that she would need to find a way to produce her invention, Tiffany began searching the internet and found a casting call on Craigslist that said: “Do you have the next million dollar idea but don’t have the funding to make it happen?” She immediately applied for the casting and was invited to be on the first ever episode of Shark Tank.
Her story has been a roller coaster ride as she went from being on a national TV show and receiving $50,000 to start her company, to learning just months later that she had thyroid cancer. While working from a hospital bed, she struggled through the growing pains of building a business and fighting cancer.
Tiffany’s appearance on Shark Tank and the success following continues to provide countless opportunities for her and her brand. Her story has received unparalleled exposure. Some of her more notable appearances and acknowledgements:
- Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
- Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
- Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
- Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
- Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications
Barbara Kvam with LegalShield, Jeff Tormey with SEO Guru Atlanta and Sheryl Dornblaser with Priscilla’s Cottage Alzheimer’s Day Care
Barbara Kvam/LegalShield
LegalShield is a 45-year-old company dedicated to providing North Americans access to top attorney firms at an affordable price through individual, family, and small business legal plans. LegalShield also provides ID Shield to monitor and restore stolen identities with a $5 million service guarantee.
Jeff Tormey/SEO Guru Atlanta
SEO Guru Atlanta is Atlanta’s trusted Search Engine Optimization company. They deliver top ranking results to their clients. Their services include SEO (search engine optimization), social media, mobile websites, business listings, PPC (pay per click advertising), content creation, and more. At SEO Guru Atlanta, they strive to be the best, most responsive SEO firm. They work hard to deliver real results to their clients that they just cannot achieve anywhere else. SEO Guru Atlanta will work to draw potential customers and clients to your website. They will work with you through every step of the process. They will start with website design and content creation to ensure your site is attractive and engaging. They will then work to promote your company using local maps and search marketing, so your site stands out to local customers. SEO Guru Atlanta will keep your customers informed with social media management. They will improve your website’s page ranking on popular search engines, such as Google, through link building. Contact them today to get the results that you need to grow your business. To contact them by phone, call (678) 520-9925.
Sheryl Dornblaser/Pricilla’s Cottage Alzheimer’s Day Care
Priscilla’s Cottage is a social memory care day program. They provide a safe engaging environment for their participants while the primary caregivers get a much needed break. Their hours are 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. The caregivers choose how much time their loved ones are with them. They can choose a minimum of one hour or all day. The pricing is flexible, hourly, half day or full day. Lunch and snacks are provided as well as hydration throughout the day.
MASTERMIND YOUR LAUNCH: Lauren Patrick with PrettySouthern.com and Terminus
Lauren Patrick/PrettySouthern.com and Terminus
Lauren Patrick is the Editor of PrettySouthern.com and the Storyteller at Terminus: Account-Based Marketing. She’s a graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, where she served as Editor of The Red & Black. Since her graduation from UGA in 2007, Lauren worked for Naylor publications, Jezebel magazine, AutoTrader.com, and RaceTrac convenience stores before making her “pivot” to the startup world.
Lauren is passionate about helping early-stage technology companies launch their marketing programs. As Storyteller for Terminus, Lauren manages PR, marketing communications, and social media for the brand. 2016 was a big year for Lauren, as she helped Terminus win “Best Place to Work” from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Startup of the Year” from the Atlanta Chapter of the American Marketing Association, and the TAG Social Savvy award. Terminus is her fourth startup in addition to Pretty Southern, and helping her husband, Kevin, with his car company Exomotive.
Twitter: @Pretty_Southern / @Terminus
Stefanie Diaz/Mastermind Your Launch
Stefanie Diaz has always had a keen ability for developing marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, but it’s her ability to position startups for accelerated momentum through personal branding and content marketing that has become the cornerstone to her professional success. Her background includes being a strategic adviser to CEO’s spanning startup phase to over $100 million in annual revenue. She has led strategic partnerships with global retailers and Fortune 500 companies, as well as facilitated multi-million dollar government contracts. There is something magnetic about the energy of startup founders that draws Stefanie in. They’re hungry, driven, and committed to making positive change for themselves and the greater community. Learn more at MastermindYourLaunch.com.
Jennifer McGilton with SelecSource Staffing Services, Donald Mitchell with Donald Mitchell Design, and Becky Berry with Becky Berry Career Coaching
Jennifer McGilton/SelecSource Staffing Services
This year SelecSource Staffing is celebrating its 20th anniversary! SelecSource specializes in light industrial, administrative, clerical, skilled trades, electrical, and direct placement staffing. Their branch locations in the Atlanta area include Suwanee, metro Atlanta, and McDonough. They also have locations in South Georgia and Savannah. In 2016, SelecSource Staffing employed over 5,000 people. They are recognized among the top 1% of staffing firms nationwide, having won the industry’s coveted “Best of Staffing” award several years in a row.
Donald Mitchell/Donald Mitchell Design
Donald Mitchell Design is a small boutique firm specializing in high-end residential, secondary homes and small business/commercial. They are a premier interior design firm dedicated to providing their clients with clever ideas, innovative designs and a creative professional atmosphere.
Becky Berry/Becky Berry Career Coaching
Becky Berry coaches women who are at a crossroads in their lives. Her extensive experience in career change, including multiple careers and 12 years at home, gives her deep insights into how women can discover and access meaningful careers. Her most recent program, The Women’s Tech Conservatory, is designed to help women access careers they wouldn’t typically consider, particularly in technology. Becky’s unique take on exploring tech careers is the result of her own tech experience, including founding, with her late husband, a tech startup. She is also a social entrepreneur. Becky works with clients both locally and remotely. She’s a North Fulton native, and currently serves on the Education Committee of the STAR House Foundation in Roswell.
Love Your Body Month (4)
“Food, Faith, and Feelings” Podcast Episode from February 26, 2017
John Orr with Ceridian, Cappi Arneson with Foster & Whitmer Insurance Agency, and Stephanie Duncan with Etiquette Excellence
John Orr/Ceridian
At Ceridian, they create innovative technology that organizations around the world use to attract, develop, manage and pay their people. Their award-winning Dayforce solution helps their customers manage compliance, make better decisions, build great teams and drive engagement with their employees. Ceridian has solutions for organizations of all sizes. Ceridian. Makes Work Life Better™.
Cappi Arneson/Foster & Whitmer Insurance Agency
Established in 1976, Foster & Witmer specializes in all types of insurance coverage with a focus on hard-to-place risks. If you or someone you know is having a difficult time with their insurance, give them a call. Their ability to shop your coverage with several companies allows for the best results in the marketplace.
Stephanie Duncan/Etiquette Excellence
Etiquette Excellence provides professional development to K-12, college, and beyond
GWINNETT PLACE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT: Leo Wiener with the Gwinnett Place CID
Leo Wiener/Gwinnett Place CID
Gwinnett Place’s commercial properties form the central business district of Gwinnett County, Georgia — a focal point for retail, office, shopping, dining and hospitality experiences. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) is a self-taxing district organized in March 2005 comprising 239 commercial properties. The mission of GPCID is to enhance the economic vitality of Gwinnett’s central business district by strengthening the area’s role as the center of commercial activity. They work toward their mission through initiatives that improve traffic flow, increase pedestrian access, maintain community safety and increase the desirability of property redevelopment.
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Dr. Jennifer Rooke with Morehouse School of Medicine and Dr. Benson Karanja with Beulah Heights University
Dr. Jennifer Rooke/Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Ga., was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. In 1981, MSM became an independently chartered institution. MSM is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for their social mission. Their faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy.
MSM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Council on Education for Public Health, Liaison Committee on Medical Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Dr. Benson Karanja/Beulah Heights University
Founded in 1918, Beulah Heights University has become known as one of the nation’s oldest and fastest growing Bible institutions. Located in the beautiful city of Atlanta, GA, Beulah Heights University aims to offer higher education founded in the Protestant Christian tradition. BHU is proud to be acknowledged for its academic pursuits and its dedication to the Christian mission. Beulah Heights University is proud of its heritage as a training institution for students interested in learning ethical leadership for the ministry and the marketplace. Beulah Heights University (BHU) offers students a curriculum that is centered in its core values of Biblical Inerrancy, Integrity, Global Missions, Dedicated Servant-hood, and Diversity suitable for Christian leadership in a host of arenas. Though nestled in the historical Grant Park area of metropolitan Atlanta, BHU extends its reach to the four corners of the earth. BHU nurtures students’ leadership skills by exposing them to international ministry opportunities through mission programs and short-term overseas trips. BHU has structured its leadership curriculum to offer training across the globe, thus making a difference internationally in churches, government entities, and businesses. In addition, the curriculum is tailored to expose students to humanities, sciences, effective communication skills, and other professional studies.
