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DeBrandon White with ATLiance and Sonny Fisher with Mahala

July 30, 2013 by Mike

Partners for Success

DeBrandon White with ATLiance and Sonny Fisher with Mahala

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Randy Hicks, DeBrandon White, Sonny Fisher

DeBrandon White/ATLiance

ATLiance is a “one stop shop” strategic marketing and branding firm specializing in content management, distribution, and monetization through cutting edge multimedia and entertainment technology. The main focus for ATLiance is to become a liaison between independent artists/labels and the distribution outlets by developing and building value in the artists to establish more leverage in the negotiations with the major labels and distributors.

Sonny Fisher/Mahala

Mahala was formed in Atlanta in 2012 by retail technology expert Sonny Fisher, one of the youngest CEOs to list a company on the South African stock exchange. With Mahala’s secure mobile payments, merchants, content owners and nonprofits can finally accept money anywhere – without installing card readers or being charged fees. Consumers simply scan Mahala’s secure QR codes with their phones to complete transactions. The S-QR enables payments without forcing buyers to another site to pay. It turns content into cash. And calls to action into transactions.

Roger Kurth with Senior Transition Services and Barbara Scurry with The Money Moxie

July 30, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Roger Kurth with Senior Transition Services and Barbara Scurry with The Money Moxie

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Roger Kurth/Senior Transition Services

Senior Transition Services is a certified senior move management company providing complete relocation services to seniors and their families.

Moving can be an overwhelming and traumatic time for seniors and their families. The mission at Senior Transition Services is to provide caring and compassionate service that will help reduce the stress during this difficult time by taking the work and worry out of your move. Imagine spending the day with friends and family on move day, then arriving in your new home with all the furniture in place, clothes in the closet, TV connected, beds made and pictures hung. Just like home.

With a hands-on approach, they plan, handle and supervise all aspects of the transition including floor planning, downsizing, packing, move coordination, and complete unpacking and set up of the new home. They even handle excess possession disbursement and clean out of the old residence.

Senior Transition Services provides services throughout North Georgia. They help relocate seniors into senior communities, apartments, continuing care retirement communities, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. As a member of the National Association of Senior Move Managers, they can help you with either end of your long distance transition. They are bonded and insured to protect you and your possessions.

Barbara Scurry/The Money Moxie

The Money Moxie is a daily money management company that brings peace of mind to senior citizens and busy professionals by providing day-to-day personal finance, document and appointment management services in the Gwinnett, North DeKalb and North Fulton communities in the metro Atlanta area.

Sonja Wren with Suddath Relocation Systems and Namon Collins with Allstate Insurance

July 24, 2013 by Mike

Squawk Talk

Sonja Wren with Suddath Relocation Systems and Namon Collins with Allstate Insurance

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Sonja Wren, Kate Schermerhorn, Namon Collins

Sonja Wren/Suddath Relocation Systems

Suddath Relocation Systems is a full service moving and storage company. Suddath also specializes in commercial moves and office installations. Suddath is located in Duluth, GA and has been in the Atlanta market for 41 years. Suddath has 22 locations throughout the United States and Europe. Suddath is the largest agent for United Van Lines.

Namon Collins/Allstate Insurance

The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurer in America. Allstate was founded in 1931 is widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate” slogan. Namon Collins has worked closely with Allstate for years to help people with their insurance needs – from homes to auto to boats and more. His quality, service-oriented agency is not only owned and operated by a family, customers tell him that he makes them feel like family, too.

Insurance is unlike any other product out there – you pay for it and hope you never have to use it. And that makes paying more than you need to that much more uncomfortable. With a policy from Allstate, you can help keep your insurance costs low with the wide variety of discounts they offer. Keep in mind, not all discounts are available in every state. The best way to get all that you qualify for is to get an insurance quote specific to your area. You can get a rough “ballpark” insurance quote from many companies online, but talking with an agent allows you to ask questions and get a quote for coverage that matters most to you. An agent can prepare a quote that details the coverage, deductibles (your portion of a loss) and cost (premium) of your insurance policy.

Cary Ichter with Ichter Thomas LLC, Dr. Paul Feldman with Advanced Aesthetics and Tom Leatherberry with Leatherberry Associates

July 24, 2013 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Cary Ichter with Ichter Thomas LLC, Dr. Paul Feldman with Advanced Aesthetics and Tom Leatherberry with Leatherberry Associates

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Dominick Rainey, Cary Ichter, Dr. Paul Feldman, Tom Leatherberry, Nikole Toptas

Cary Ichter/Ichter Thomas, LLC

Ichter Thomas is a new breed of law firm. Their founders bring to bear 75+ years of large law firm and Fortune-100 in house experience in an agile and highly efficient firm structure. They have quickly become the “go to” firm for difficult, complicated disputes due to their successful track record of creative and imaginative, yet coldly efficient results. They identify theories of recovery or dispositive defenses that other lawyers have missed and advocate for their clients with an appropriate degree of aggressive energy coupled with creative solutions. They are the lawyers other lawyers hire.

Dr. Paul Feldman/Advanced Aesthetics

Advanced Aesthetics is the premier plastic surgery practice on Atlanta’s south side. Established in 1987, it has 41 board certified plastic surgeons, four offices and a stet-licensed accredited Surgicenter plus computer imaging.

Tom Leatherberry/Leatherberry Associates

Leatherberry Associates is a performance driven provide of CRM, BI Reporting, marketing and workflow automation software solutions. If you are serious about finding the right solution for your business, one that will provide measurable value through increased employee efficiency, reduced fiscal costs and improved customer tracking, they want to talk to you.

Rob Donahue with North Georgia Business Connection and Zachary Bennett with Reformation Productions

July 23, 2013 by Mike

Partners for Success

Rob Donahue with North Georgia Business Connection and Zachary Bennett with Reformation Productions

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Randy Hicks, Rob Donahue, Zachary Bennett

Rob Donahue/North Georgia Business Connection

The North Georgia Business Connection is a networking and growth organization for business owners and sales representatives wanting to grow their businesses through education, accountability and networking with members within their community.

They grow each other and are invested in each other’s success. Member accountability, educational seminars, community activities, mentor partnerships, one-on-one sessions, and more – to put business in their people, in addition to working together as an outside sales force for each other, constantly looking for opportunities to refer business to each other through their own contacts, relationships and opportunities – putting more people in each others’ businesses.

Zachary Bennett/Reformation Productions

Reformation Productions is a full service marketing agency located in Gwinnett County. They focus on helping local and regional businesses in taking their business to the next level, making their marketing the most effective and targeted that it can be, and their marketing budgets and strategic plans the most efficient as possible.

Mike Haswell with Storing Treasures, Beth Levine with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Courtney Legg and Sarah Biehl with Ivy Springs Manor

July 23, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Mike Haswell with Storing Treasures, Beth Levine with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Courtney Legg and Sarah Biehl with Ivy Springs Manor

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Mike Haswell/Storing Treasures

Storing Treasures is dedicated to providing new and unique options regarding financial coaching. Rather than assuming everyone responds to handling finances in the same manner, Storing Treasures recognizes each person’s unique financial personality regarding money. The Financial Personality Assessment is the cornerstone of the entire Storing Treasures Program. Our financial personalities are driven by specific traits that define how we think and how we behave financially. In order to reach many more people with the Storing Treasures approach, they have developed a new web-based program called STAFF (Storing Treasures Automated Financial Foundation). STAFF is a unique, one of a kind educational platform designed to provide the user with a personalized plan. It is an 8 session course that allows the individual to learn about educational topics and then input their own information into a secure environment. Individuals can then get a personalized report, based on their own financial personality, that they can use time and time again. Once you understand how you and those around you are wired from a financial standpoint, you can make better decisions that will ultimately lead to better communication, lower debt, higher savings and improvement in your finances.

Storing Treasures promotes this program to employers, financial professionals, churches and non-profits as a way for these organizations to provide a new program for those they serve. Statistics show the incredible amount of time people worry about their finances in any given day… leading to stress-related illnesses, absenteeism and a lack of productivity. Your organization will become stronger by offering a way for people to get the basic financial help and support they need… helping them become a better employee.

Beth Levine/Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia Campus)

The M.S. in Organizational Development and Leadership from the GA campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is located in Suwanee, GA. Their program is geared toward working adults. As a result, they have evening and weekend classes and a flexible curriculum. The classes rely on experiential learning and they bring students’ current work-related issues into the classroom so students can discuss them in light of the theories they are learning about. That way they can immediately apply the classroom learning to their work environment.

Courtney Legg & Sarah Biehl/Ivy Springs Manor

Ivy Springs Manor was designed to reflect the heart and culture of Buford. The genuine warmth and gracious hospitality of this region permeates through Ivy Springs Manor. They envisioned and designed a community where vibrant living continues in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Ivy Springs Manor offers a resort style community serviced by a team of individuals ready to provide the highest level of care and assistance, whenever needed. This is Buford’s new alternative option for assisted living at its finest.

Residents moving to Ivy Springs Manor discover a new beginning as they meet new friends and enjoy both companionship and shared experiences. This is a place where independence thrives but assistance is only a call away. The philosophy developed and embraced by the staff is one which recognizes the uniqueness of each individual and inspires creativity. You will enjoy the many on-site activities for residents to enjoy as well as local excursions to take.

Lisa Harris with RE/MAX Center and Patsy Overton with Patsy Overton Interiors

July 17, 2013 by Mike

Squawk Talk

Lisa Harris with RE/MAX Center and Patsy Overton with Patsy Overton Interiors

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lisa harris, kate schermerhorn, patsy overton — Lisa Harris, Kate Schermerhorn, Patsy Overton

Lisa Harris/ RE/MAX Center

RE/MAX is the #1 real estate company in the world with over 91,809 associates and 6,359 offices across 93 countries. RE/MAX Center has over 120 real estate associates supporting three Gwinnett offices in Dacula, Duluth and Johns Creek. Before Lisa Harris joined RE/MAX Center in 2007, she worked as a Regional Sales Manager in the consumer electronics business for almost 20 years.

Destined for Real Estate, Lisa grew up helping her parents work in the Real Estate business after school and weekends. Today, she enjoys assisting folks with all of their real estate needs including selling homes, relocations, first time home buyers, move up buyers, luxury homes, short sales, foreclosures, leases, 55+ active adult communities, REO’s, golf course communities, estate sales and new home construction.

As a Certified Investor Agent Specialist, Lisa is professionally trained to assist investors of all sizes to identify properties, evaluate ROI and support long-term investment strategies. Her Certified Distressed Property Expert training qualifies her to assist distressed homeowners potentially avoid foreclosure through short sale if they have fallen behind on payments due to life’s unforeseen challenges such as job loss, divorce, medical issues, etc.

RE/MAX Regional Services recently became the first ever Official Real estate Partner for the Atlanta Falcons. Lisa has been appointed to be one of the two realtors to assist the team with their real estate needs. She’s very excited to be helping the Falcons players, coaches and staff with all of their moves into and away from the Atlanta metro area. Watch for the RE/MAX Balloon at all of the home games this season and be sure to visit the booth at Gate C.

Patsy Overton/Patsy Overton Interiors

Patsy Overton Interiors began as a home staging business in 2007 but has since expanded to include decorating, redesign and color consultations. Whether you need help with color consulting, decorating, home staging or redesign services, Patsy Overton Interiors is here to serve you. Many DIYers start out with the best intentions. They want to do it themselves but quickly realize they don’t have the necessary skills to pull it all together. Patsy Overton Interiors can help.

Greta Cairns with SCI Companies, Cindy Southwell with AFR Furniture Rental and Lisa Kennedy with Bobby Dodd Institute

July 17, 2013 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Greta Cairns with SCI Companies, Cindy Southwell with AFR Furniture Rental and Lisa Kennedy with Bobby Dodd Institute

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Dominick Rainey, Greta Cairns, Cindy Southwell, Lisa Kennedy, Nikole Toptas

Greta Cairns/SCI Companies

SCI Companies is a first in class Human Resource Provider specializing in offering solutions to help companies leverage the full potential of their human capital. SCI offers professional HR and business consultation, Human Resource Information Technology, HR administration in the areas of payroll, benefits, workers’ compensation, performance management, talent acquisition and efficient processes to help maintain compliance with both state and federal regulations. SCI’s professionals maintain expertise in all areas of Human Resources to support companies at every stage of their life cycle. SCI Companies has developed innovative services designed to allow businesses to focus on their core areas of performance in order to fully support the business goals of the organization.

Cindy Southwell/AFR Furniture Rental

AFR Furniture Rental is a national company that provides office, event, trade show and residential furniture. AFR is headquartered in Pennsauken, NJ and has sixteen locations across the United States. The Atlanta location of AFR expanded into a 30,000 square foot facility in January 2013 after purchasing the office division of Aaron’s in September, 2012.

AFR was first introduced to the Atlanta market in 2011 with the Events division and rapidly grew adding on Office, Trade Show and Residential furniture. The success of Atlanta’s growth is due to the leadership skills of Ron Benedit, formally of Aaron’s, and the skilled team he has built.

Lisa Kennedy/Bobby Dodd Institute

Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI) helps people with disabilities and disadvantages gain the dignity of work and the security and purpose that work brings. They fulfill their mission by sustaining good jobs in their mission-based businesses, offering high quality job training, and connecting businesses with talented, committed employees.

BDI employs more than 200 people with disabilities in their own businesses and social enterprises. These deliver critical services for community businesses, such as call centers, packaging and fulfillment services, mail room operations, janitorial services and grounds maintenance.

Dr. Nick Tedder with Upper Cervical Chiropractic of Georgia, Kraig Streetman with Kraig Streetman State Farm Agency, Michelle Anderson with DateNightATL and Keith Vencill with EFSI Restoration and Construction

July 16, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dr. Nick Tedder with Upper Cervical Chiropractic of Georgia, Kraig Streetman with Kraig Streetman State Farm Agency, Michelle Anderson with DateNightATL and Keith Vencill with EFSI Restoration and Construction

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Dr. Nick Tedder/Upper Cervical Chiropractic of Georgia

Upper Cervical Chiropractic of Georgia is located in Dacula, GA. Upper Cervical care is a rapidly growing form of chiropractic that focuses on the intimate relationship between the first two bones in the neck, called the Upper Cervical spine, and a vital portion of the nervous system, known as the brain stem. This relationship is essential to the body’s ability to preserve and restore health. Think of the brain stem as the control center that extends down an opening in the base of your skull, making it vulnerable to injuries or irritation around the upper neck. The brain stem works like a telephone cable with thousands of individual wires or nerve fibers sending signals back and forth between the brain and spinal cord to every cell, organ and system in the body. Every nerve impulse between the brain and the body must pass through the brain stem. The nervous system is responsible for all communication within the body. It controls your immune system, emotions, vision, hearing, balance, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, muscle tension, posture, hormones and every other function. Irritation or pressure within the central nervous system can interrupt communication between the brain and the body, thus creating a variety of health problems.

Kraig Streetman/Kraig Streetman State Farm Agency

The mission of Kraig Streetman State Farm Agency is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams. They offer not only auto and home insurance, but life insurance, long term care products, disability insurance along with investments. They pride themselves on offering exceptional customer service. When you purchase insurance through their agency, you will never have a reason to shop again. They give their cell phone number out to all customers. This gives customers the ability to reach them all hours of the day and even on weekends. When it comes to insurance, being there is very important. If you are ready to meet your last agent ever, give them a call at 678-541-2990.

Michelle Anderson/DateNightATL

Are you stuck in the same tired routine and so overworked that you can’t find time or energy to plan a special night with the one you love? It’s your anniversary… her birthday… his big promotion… or you just want an evening out. Where do you start?

That’s where DateNightATL comes in! They specialize in tailoring an evening (or two) for you. They make it simple: You pick the date, they’ll plan the night. DateNightATL plans date nights and special occasions for busy couples.

Keith Vencill/EFSI Restoration and Construction

Emergency Flood Services, Inc. (EFSI Restoration and Construction) is your one-call resource for water, fire and storm clean-up and restoration. Established in 1996, and local in Gwinnett, EFSI is a full service restoration and construction company providing comprehensive damage assessments utilizing industry standard software, Xactimate. As a preferred contractor with major insurance companies in the metropolitan Atlanta and North Georgia areas, EFSI is experienced in processing client claims and dedicated to quality work and complete customer satisfaction. Whether you are in need of a one-call resource for disaster clean-up and restoration, or you wish to add value to your home with improvements, EFSI can do it all. Trust them for rapid response, reliability, quality workmanship, attention to detail and fair pricing. They are a State of Georgia licensed general contractor, fully insured, Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration/CleanTrust Certified and EPA Lead Safe Certified.