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Special Veterans Day Broadcast! Brandon Brice with Veterans Empowerment Organization, Jorge Orlandini with Team Red, White and Blue, Jason Larivee with Wounded Warrior Project Alumni, Ryan McPherson (Host) – Buckhead Business Radio

November 11, 2014 by buckheadintern

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Special Veterans Day Broadcast! Brandon Brice with Veterans Empowerment Organization, Jorge Orlandini with Team Red, White and Blue, Jason Larivee with Wounded Warrior Project Alumni, Ryan McPherson (Host) - Buckhead Business Radio

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Brandon Brice, Jason Larivee, Zach Rogers, Jorge Orlandini, Ryan McPherson (Host)

Brandon Brice/Veterans Empowerment Organization

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development

Brandon earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Howard University, a Master’s of Science in International Affairs from Rutgers University and is currently completing his Executive Master’s in Public Administration from Columbia University. Brandon has interned on Capitol Hill in the Office of former United States House Speaker, J. Dennis Hastert and served as a fellow with the Heritage Foundation and the United Nations. Brandon began his career as an Associate with National Urban League and later became a Senior Organizer for the Abyssinian Development Corporation being an advocate for seniors rights and at-risk youth. In less than two years Brandon was appointed to serve as the former Director of Education and African American Affairs for New Jersey Governor Chris J. Christie and was later appointed to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Brandon currently served as a regular featured Columnist for the Washington Times and now is a Columnist for Communities Digital News. Brandon currently serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Resource Development for Veterans Empowerment Organization. Brandon has been featured as a pundit and policy analyst on Fox News, ABC News, NY-1’s Inside City Hall, BET, CNN, MSNBC’ and Grit-TV. Mr. Brice’s articles and work has appeared on AM-New York, the Washington Post, the Washington Times and Ebony.com. Brandon has given lectures at the Center for American Progress, Baruch College, Princeton University, the Harbor League, the National Black Law Students Association and the Alexander Hamilton Society in Washington, D.C.

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Jason Larivee /Wounded Warrior Project Alumni

Warriors to Work Specialist for WWP

To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members. To help injured service members aid and assist each other. To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.

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Zachary Rogers/Kellen Company

Staff Controller

Three years ago Zach helped launch what is now an annual fundrasier for The Wounded Warrior Project!

Kellen Company is a global association services company providing solutions to trade associations, professional societies, foundations and other non-profits groups in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Kellen’s services include full-service association management, strategic planning, financial management, public relations, digital marketing, meetings management, crisis communications, social media programs, video production, website development and codes/ standards services. Founded in 1964, Kellen Company serves more than 100 clients from offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, New York, Washington D.C., Brussels and Beijing.

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Jorge Orlandini/Team Red, White and Blue

Atlanta Chapter President

Jorge Orlandini is a veteran of the US Army with two combat deployments as an infantry officer. After the end of his military service, Jorge volunteered to lead the local Atlanta Chapter of Team RWB whose mission is to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through social and physical activity.

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Emile Paradis with RPM Advisors and Global Network ATL, Geoff Smith with Assurance Financial, Terrance Ross with RITA-TECH INC – Buckhead Business Radio

November 4, 2014 by buckheadintern

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Emile Paradis with RPM Advisors and Global Network ATL, Geoff Smith with Assurance Financial, Terrance Ross with RITA-TECH INC - Buckhead Business Radio

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Terrance Ross, Geoff Smith, Emile Paradis

Emile Paradis/RPM Advisors – Global Network ATL

Owner/Founder

Emile Paradis is currently the Owner of Referral Institute Atlanta and Founder of Global Network ATL. Referral Institute helps clients build a business of ideal customers. Global Network ATL is an international business development initiative, promoting Atlanta as a hub in the Global Network. Our mission is to provide education, resources, and implementation for a successful strategy to take your business international. We utilize technology and our networks to assist client companies in preparing for and entering international markets. As the Managing Partner of RPM Advisors, and a franchise owner of the Referral Institute, my focus is on new business development through strategic relationships. That means clearly identifying your market and creating connections to it through an integrated use of appropriate media.

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Geoff Smith/Assurance Financial

Loan Officer

Started out as a business news reporter covering news in the north metro area. Was a nationally certified firefighter. Earned the Sons of the American Revolution’s Award for Citizenship. Worked 8 years on the North Fulton Board for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica Committee. Currently sit on the Great North Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee where I chair the Partnership In Education Subcommittee.

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Terrance Ross/RITA-TECH, INC

President and CEO

President and CEO of RITA TECH and Chairman of RITA Software. RITA-TECH, INC “Where Nonprofits Come to Grow” is a social engineering software company that specializes in working with nonprofit organizations using enterprise ideas to address social problems, create sustainability, and promote social responsibility. RITA TECH’s mission is to teach nonprofit organizations how to sustain themselves financially, through social enterprise activities rather than relying solely on grants and donations. Since there are no shareholders in a nonprofit organization, the revenue from the business related activities are completely re-invested in the work of the organization thereby teaching nonprofit organizations how to use a business solution to solve a social problem. Terrance has earned many certificates and awards recognizing his outstanding contributions toward improving the lives in his community. These awards include: Outstanding Young Men in America, Top Ten Outstanding Young Alabamians, Georgia Trend Magazine 2004 Top 40 under 40, Who’s Who of Black Atlanta. Terrance has trained hundreds of small businesses worldwide and was featured in Rolling Out Magazine for his unique way of inspiring entrepreneurs to start a business. Terrance has also contributed his talents to writing two books: If You Don’t Like Your Harvest, Change Your Seed and the RITA Social Engineering Model “the act of using social enterprise activities to address social problems while promoting social responsibility”. Terrance the “Dean of Nonprofits” as he is commonly known, has created a number of business initiatives for entrepreneurs and nonprofit founders ready to go to the next level which includes: RITA 2.0 Software, The RITA Social Engineering Model, Georgia Business Institute, National Association of Social Engineering (NAOSE), and National Association of Micro Business Owners (NAMBO) just to name a few. Availability Terrance Ross is available as a motivational speaker and to conduct business workshops and seminars.

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Victor Antonio with Sellinger Group, Joanne Hayes with Simply Buckhead, Vera Starks with Pink Pumps Soirée, Sonja Rodgers with Sisters Network, Mark Myette with The Entreprenuer’s Source and Network Over 40, Steve Shamatta with Pennywise Room – Buckhead Business Radio

October 28, 2014 by buckheadintern

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Victor Antonio with Sellinger Group, Joanne Hayes with Simply Buckhead, Vera Starks with Pink Pumps Soirée, Sonja Rodgers with Sisters Network, Mark Myette with The Entreprenuer’s Source and Network Over 40, Steve Shamatta with Pennywise Room - Buckhead Business Radio

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Victor Antonio with Sellinger Group, Joanne Hayes with Simply Buckhead, Diana Galloway, Vera Starks and Sonja Rodgers with Sisters Network Atlanta, Mark Myette with The Entreprenuer’s Source/Network Over 40 — Mark Myette, Steve Shamatta, Karen Canavan, Diana Galloway, Vera Starks, Sonja Rodgers, Joanne Hayes (Co-Host), Victor Antonio, Rich Casanova (Host)

Victor Antonio/Sellinger Group

Keynote speaker on sales motivation

A poor upbringing from one of the roughest areas of Chicago didn’t stop Victor from earning a B.S. Electrical Engineering, an MBA and building a 20 year career as a top sales executive and becoming CEO of a multimillion dollar high-tech company. Prior to being CEO he was President of Global Sales and Marketing for a $420M company. As Vice President of International Sales in a Fortune 500 $3B corporation at the time. He was selected from over 500 sales managers to join the President’s Advisory Council for excellence in sales and management. International: He has conducted business in Europe, Asia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Latin America, Middle East, United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

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Joanne Hayes/Simply Buckhead Magazine (Show Co-Host)

Publisher /Founder

Publisher and Founder of Simply Buckhead Magazine, launched in 2010. More than 18 years in the industry, worked for Journal Register Company (owners of 377 weeklies and dailies across the country), for 12 years, then as Marketing Director for SO RI Magazine, launched in 2007 at Providence Media, for 3 years, before moving to Atlanta. Without knowing a single person here, we spent 8 months in early 2010 researching and educating ourselves on the Atlanta media landscape before launching. As the fastest-growing publication in Atlanta, we are very excited to collaborate with many local businesses and Buckhead and Brookhaven residents, bringing to the readers unique stories that continue to keep them seeking us out. My specialty is building long-term relationships, educating clients, and helping businesses grow through advertising and editorial opportunities.

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Vera Starks/Pink Pumps Soirée

Founder

The mission of Pink Pumps Soirée is to raise funds to support breast cancer survivors with their financial needs during treatment and recovery. There are so many more women like Aunt Dollie who are currently out there. Stepping in the gap and helping alleviate the financial burdens of treatment, will relieve stress during their time of recovery. We strongly believe that by providing this much needed assistance,will help them focus on living and getting stronger.

“I am no stranger to the financial stresses associated with Fighting Breast Cancer. My Aunt Dollie and Cousin Minnie, both fought the good fight and are my inspiration. I later understood how they had to not only fight the disease but fight to make ends meet due to the costs of treatment, event with insurance! A survivor should not have to fight cancer to live and then, simultaneously, figure out how to pay their bills. We have to do something”

-Vera Starks

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Sonja Rodgers/Sisters Network Atlanta
Vice President

Sonja grew up in Pontiac, MI – one of the busiest car making cities in the world – right outside of Detroit, MI as an only child raised by her mother. Her surrounding family helped her to grow into the God fearing strong woman she is today. Sonja was always the center of attention and loved to perform in school and church plays and sang in the youth choir until she graduated High School and left for college where she studied Broadcast Journalism at Michigan State University in East Lansing , MI. After college, she stayed in the metro Detroit area were she worked in various positions as a Telecommunication Specialist until she eventually met and married her best friend, Lawrence Rodgers. They decided to move to Atlanta in 1993 to start their new lives as progressive young professionals. Her career has taken her through various doors of large financial institutions where she lastly was employed by Wachovia Bank, N.A. and held the position of a Bank Officer & Licensed Series 6/63 and GA Insurance professional until August 2010 when her career and life abruptly was interrupted with the diagnosis of stage 3B Inflammatory Breast Cancer on her 43rd birthday, where then she became a second generation breast cancer survivor; whereas her loving mother had already traveled this journey and beat it almost exactly 25 years before her. Since then, her life journey through healing and restoration, she has been an advocate of self breast exams and getting your mammograms yearly. In this advocacy and transparency with all she meets, she met Charter President Diana Galloway and subsequently is now the Vice President of Sisters Network affiliate chapter Atlanta Southern Region. She does not believe in coincidences and knows this meeting was divinely arranged. She is looking forward to many years of serving under her leadership. Over the last months since becoming the Vice President of the Atlanta Southern Region Chapter, which was launched in September 2013, they have hit the pavement to be there for those who seek and need support during this most difficult time. Since our inception ASR – SNI has traveled the metro Atlanta area spreading the word and supporting and speaking to others about the diagnosis of Breast Cancer and offering Survivorship support to all who request it. Being apart of this journey thus far has been the best time of her life. Sonja looks forward to many more days and years of sharing the creed and mission of Sisters Network Inc., to all that she comes in contact with “In Unity there is Strength In Strength there is Power In Power there is Change” Karen Eubanks Jackson, Founder & CEO of Sisters Network® Inc

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Mark Myette/The Entreprenuer’s Source / Network Over 40: Atlanta

Owner /Area Developer / Coach

I’m an Owner – Area Developer / Coach for The Entrepreneur’s Source. Creating trusted, advocacy-based relationships where clients achieve clarity around entrepreneurship. We help people build rewarding businesses / careers. Our unique NO FEE discovery and education experience empowers our clients to explore alternative career options outside of the traditional job market in self-employment and business ownership.

Throughout my business career, which began in 1983 and where I spent 24+ years within Fortune 500 companies, I have always loved being an advisor, catalyst, coach, connector, influencer, pioneer, stimulator and teacher!

I’m passionate about giving back, volunteering, doing my part to leave the world in a better place AND helping people see things in themselves or the world they may not yet see.

BA from Boston University. MBA from Emory University. Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP) from the Association of Talent Development (ATD). I am the WORLD’S first certified coach for the Gallup “Entrepreneurial Strengths Finders” assessment.

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Steve Shamatta/White Hall Tavern, Red Door Tavern and Pennywise Room

Owner

Established in 2004, the Red Door has a laid-back, neighborhood atmosphere. Home to the Slush Puppy, we are the only bar in Atlanta to offer this tasty treat in any of your favorite slush puppy flavors, topped off with your choice of liquor. If Slush Puppies aren’t your thing, we also offer 180oz. Beer Towers.

We are a great place to go with friends and meet new people.

www.RedDoorATL.com

Mark Toro with North American Properties, Steve Palmer with Indigo Restaurant Group, Patrick Scullin with Ames Scullin O’Haire, Denver Rayburn and Jeff Meng with HackAtl – Buckhead Business Radio

October 14, 2014 by buckheadintern

Buckhead Business Radio

Mark Toro with North American Properties, Steve Palmer with Indigo Restaurant Group, Patrick Scullin with Ames Scullin O'Haire, Denver Rayburn and Jeff Meng with HackAtl - Buckhead Business Radio

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Jeff Meng, Denver Rayburn, Patrick Scullin, Steve Palmer, Mark Toro

Mark Toro/North American Properties

Partner

Mark Toro founded the Atlanta office of North American Properties in 1996 and since then has led the acquisition, development and redevelopment of more than 7 million square feet. An industry veteran, he has completed more than 60 projects, totaling 19 million square feet, in his 26 year career in commercial real estate.

Toro is currently focused on building North American’s portfolio by identifying opportunities to acquire or develop retail, multifamily and mixed use assets, adding value by leading a select group of best-in-class professionals engaged in development, leasing, management, marketing and finance.

Prior to opening the Atlanta office, he served as Managing Director for Faison & Associates and Vice President of Development at Cousins/New Market Development Company. Toro holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University.

An advocate of walkability and transit oriented development, Toro serves on the Midtown Alliance Board (Executive Committee) and ULI Atlanta’s Livable Communities Council (Chairman)

www.naproperties.com www.experienceavalon.com @AvalonInsider

Steve Palmer/Indigo Road Restaurant Group

Managing Partner

Steve Palmer formed the Charleston-based hospitality group The Indigo Road in 2009 when he began working with the celebrated Oak Steakhouse and went on to open O-Ku, Cocktail Club, The Macintosh, The Oak Table (Columbia, SC) and Indaco. Prior to forming The Indigo Road, Palmer served as vice president of food and beverage for the Ginn Clubs and Resorts. In this role, he managed eleven properties in the Southeast and the Caribbean, while still developing other hospitality concepts for the company. He eventually served as the lead developer for Ginn Resorts, and developed over $100 million in hotel and club space.

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Patrick Scullin/Ames Scullin O’Haire

Adman/Wordsmitty

Patrick is chief creative officer and a founding partner of Ames Scullin O’Haire Advertising, Inc. (www.asoy.com) working with clients Mitsubishi Electric, The Georgia Aquarium, Seagram’s Ginger Ale, Seagram’s Sparkling Seltzer Waters, Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Sealed Air Corporation, Wild Wing Cafes and Anthony HillPhoenix. The agency has also created successful campaigns for UPS, Randstad Staffing Services, Danka Business Systems, HEARTGARD Plus and Delhaize America Grocery Stores.

He has worked with Hal Riney & Partners/San Francisco, Leo Burnett/Chicago and The Richards Group/Dallas and created successful marketing campaigns for American Airlines, McDonald’s, Kellogg’s Cereals, The Stroh Brewery, Church’s Chicken, The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Arby’s, Anheuser-Busch and Alamo Rent-A-Car.

(He even worked as an advance man for The Clyde Beatty–Cole Bros. Circus.)

He’s been named to ADWEEK’s All-Star Team and was selected as “One of The Hottest Copywriters in America” by Winners Magazine. Patrick served three terms as President of The Atlanta Ad Club and received The 2007 Silver Medal Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Advertising Federation’s Atlanta chapter in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the business community.

Scullin writes a popular blog called The Lint Screen (www.thelintscreen.com) and is casually working on his first novel about an adman who works for a circus. Go figure

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Denver Rayburn/PosterFuse.com

Founder

As a founding member of technology startup PosterFuse.com, Denver was recognized by the USA Today for innovation in the digital media space, specifically for his efforts in programming and supply chain management. Through his experience at PosterFuse, Denver has gained extensive exposure to the venture capital and startup ecosystems of Atlanta. This exposure led him to become the Executive Director of HackATL, an annual tech conference held in Atlanta, as well as a strategic advisor for multiple venture backed startups.

In addition to his startup and technology experience, Denver worked as a summer analyst at global investment banking firm Lazard Frères & Co. in New York. His experience at Lazard includes M&A related valuation, cross border re-organizations, and strategic advisory within the Power & Energy and Technology Media & Telecommunications groups. Prior to Lazard, Denver worked as a summer analyst at Dover Corporation’s Hydro Systems gaining exposure to cross-border M&A transactions.

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Jeff Meng/Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management

President

Jeff is currently a senior at Emory University studying finance and consulting. He has previously worked at a $9B growth equity/venture capital investment fund, as well as Ericsson and Intel corporation. In 2012 in co-founded the Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture management organization to develop the entrepreneurship community and help other students launch start ups at Emory.