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Chamber Roundtable Radio Show! Spotlighting Presidents and CEO’s From 18 Chambers of Commerce – Buckhead Business Radio

July 1, 2015 by Rich Casanova

“Chamber Roundtable Radio Show”

Spotlighting Presidents and CEO’s From 18 Chambers of Commerce

Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce

Hans Appen, President & CEO

Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce

Casey Dudek, President & CEO

Buckhead Coalition

Sam Massell, President

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

Pamela Carnes, President & CEO

Cobb Chamber of Commerce

David Connell,President & CEO

Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

James McCoy, President & CEO

DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

Katerina Taylor, Interim President

Douglas County Chamber of Commerce

Kali Boatright, President & CEO

Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

Beth Summers, Executive Director

Georgia Chamber

Chris Clark, President & CEO

Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

Brandon Beach, President & CEO

Henry County Chamber of Commerce

David Gill, President & CEO

Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce

John Bemont, President

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Hala Moddelmog, President & CEO

Midtown Alliance

Kevin Green,President & CEO

Paulding Chamber of Commerce

Carolyn Wright, President & CEO

Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce

Tom Mahaffey, President & CEO

South Fulton Chamber of Commerce

Dyan Matthews, President & CEO

Stay tuned for upcoming show schedules etc.

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September 8, 2014 by rhondachale

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Jennifer Howard / Edward Jones

At Edward Jones, I know from experience that it takes hard work, sound planning and an eye on the future to run a successful business. That is why I work with business owners and plan sponsors to utilize a strategic approach to manage their retirement plan. I work with organizations to create and maintain a quality retirement plan by providing tailored service and educational support.

I came to Edward Jones in 2008 because I enjoy assisting investors achieve their financial goals. My background includes graduating from Georgia Tech in engineering and having a career as a consultant for IBM, where I advised numerous Fortune 500 companies.

As a home town gal, I promote local business development. I am a Charter Member of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce and proudly serve on the board of directors. Recently, I was the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from the Project Management Institute. Through my involvement in the Technology Association of Georgia and Women in Technology, I support the development of technology in the Atlanta area. I serve on the board of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.

My greatest strength is my family, their love and support means the world to me. During my down time, I enjoy traveling both locally and abroad. Some of my favorite trips include visiting Italy with my sister and my weekends away to the North Georgia mountains.

It is important that I invest my time to understand what you’re working toward. I believe it’s important to extensively review your situation and prepare a retirement plan specific to your business.

Malcolm Aga / The Pet Resorts – Dunwoody

After many years of being on the road in sales and management positions working for major corporations in the IT and Healthcare fields, Malcolm’s love for animals and a desire to spend less time away from home sparked an interest in providing a unique service for pet owners in the north Atlanta area. Atlanta Dog Trainer and Pet Resort was developed through a partnership with his sister, a well known dog trainer in Atlanta, over 5 years ago. Since then, Malcolm further expanded his business based on client requests to the Perimeter area with the recent opening of The Pet Resorts – Dunwoody, which is a specially designed all suite and pet condo boutique for dogs 50 pounds or less and all cats. Both locations offer Doggie Daycare, Grooming, and crateless Boarding with a trained Pet First Aid certified staff that can read dog signals providing our furry guest with hours of supervised play time daily for an all inclusive price.

Kenneth Gordon / Private Jeweler

Kenneth Gordon grew up in his family’s jewelry business and has been in the jewelry industry for 35+ years. For the past 20 years, he has been a Private Jeweler, working by appointments and referrals. He is a trained GIA Graduate Gemologist and loves working with people.

Lesley Masisak / Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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August 11, 2014 by rhondachale

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Lynn Bring / Kelly Bring, Inc.

Kelly Bring, Inc. is a consulting firm focusing on process improvement designed to assist businesses expand their existing models and solve pain areas with validated solutions by utilizing Six Sigma methodology with a rigorous organizational change conditioning program. We identify the shared need for change, build the organization’s Strategic Process Framework, baseline existing processes, analyze data findings and provide a conditioning action plan and implementation which includes mechanisms to ensure the change process is controlled and measurable.

Lynn K. Bring is a process and productivity professional that has expertise in project management, information technology, facilitation of high performance teams and operations with experience in consumer products marketing. Lynn is certified in Six Sigma and has utilized the methodology and techniques to drive successful programs to completion over a 20+ year career with the General Electric Company.

Lynn is a member of the National Association of Professional Women and Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, she has volunteered her time mentoring students with Jackson High School in south Atlanta. She is an active member in her church community and enjoys the beauty of Georgia’s great outdoors through cycling and hiking.

What makes Lynn unique is her ability to transition best practice enterprise-wide solutions to fit any size operation. Lynn believes in the economic turnaround of America and focuses her time and talent into helping this growing segment of the market to refine, re-tune and refresh their processes enabling growth and sustainability through the future.

I would like to make a special offer: one-hour free consultation for listeners who mention my interview!

Eric Williams / UFC Gym Perimeter

Prior to opening UFC Gym Perimeter, Eric worked in the retail industry, leading individual stores, company divisions, Human Resources, and Sales & Marketing departments for RaceTrac convenience stores. Jenny is a consultant in the talent management industry with Korn Ferry, and has prior experience in investment banking.

Besides their overall passion for fitness, they decided to get into the fitness business for two reasons: 1) to positively impact people’s lives and 2) they felt that the fitness industry is currently more focused on sales than helping people and they would like to help change that model (similar to how CarMax changed the perception of used car sales).

Though he’s a Georgia State University alum, Eric grew up in Alabama and is a huge University of Alabama sports fan. Jenny grew up in New York and is a Cornell University alum. They have lived in Atlanta for over 10 years and currently reside in Midtown with their dog Luci.

Beth Summers/Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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July 14, 2014 by rhondachale

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Bob Smith / HealthMarkets Insurance Agency

I am a certified Health & Life Insurance Agent representing HealthMarkets, one of the nation’s largest health insurance agencies. I represent insurers on and off the Georgia Federal Marketplace and develop personalized risk adverse strategies to shield clients from out-of-pocket expenses. My work experience is of an entrepreneurial nature with having owned/operated a temporary staffing service, Subway Restaurants, in addition to my years as Sales Coordinator with the manufacturer of Now & Later candies working with our broker sales organization.

Damian Cook / Assurance Financial

With over 9 years of lending experience in Atlanta. Damian Cook has helped over 650 clients achieve the dream of homeownership. Damian graduated with a BS in Marketing from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Mercer University. A Roswell native, Damian has deep roots in the community. He currently is an active member of Dunwoody Baptist Church, serving on the Finance Committee. He also is on the Committee for YoungLife Perimeter. He lives in Dunwoody and is married with three wonderful children. Damian enjoys reading, running and traveling with his wife. He enjoys being part of the growth in Atlanta and loves helping clients put down roots in Atlanta thru homeownership.

Beth Summers / Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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June 9, 2014 by kristaberutti

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Zohar Shiff / Don’t Sweat IT Solutions

Zohar Shiff, entrepreneur and president of Don’t Sweat IT Solutions, had no intentions of coming to Atlanta – or the United States for that matter – while living in his home country of Israel.

Shiff grew up in a small farming community. While most of his peers worked on the farm, Shiff liked to build stuff and take it apart. So he apprenticed under the local electrician.

After his eventual move to the States, Shiff worked as a support technician for a nationwide medical software company and slowly became passionate about IT support.

It was a time of change in the computer industry. The internet had only just begun to take hold and DSL was the latest thing. The medical offices were suddenly interested in having personal computers, internet, and email. Whenever Shiff came in on support calls, they turned to him with questions that ranged far beyond the official limits of software support.

Shiff realized that most technicians focus on supporting the computers. What drove Shiff, however, was a desire to support the actual people using the computers. In 2001, Shiff co-founded an IT support company with just this aim in mind.

In 2010 Shiff founded a second company to take IT support to the next level for his clients. The name Don’t Sweat IT Solutions (formerly known as Shiff Atlanta IT Services) says it all:

“We’re here to be a solution. We want to take IT off our clients’ worry list: they don’t have to think about how they’re going to manage their IT. Not technically, not financially. We look at each client as an individual and offer him the services that he needs to keep his business running. Then we keep all that IT running smoothly – for a predictable, flat monthly rate. No surprise bills, no being left in the lurch. We’re not here to create headaches – we’re here to solve them.”

Thomas McEachern / The Capital Grille Dunwoody

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May 12, 2014 by rhondachale

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Scott Sylva/Farm BurgerÂ

Scott joined Farm Burger in 2013, to take the helm as GM at the Georgetown Shopping Center location right here in Dunwoody. He came to the job with a background in restaurant management as well as sales and implementation experience on restaurant point of sale systems. Heâ€™s excited to be a part of a company that helps local farms while at the same time provides great food to his local community, as he lives right here in the Dunwoody area.

Shannon Ferreira/Seasons 52

Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar that celebrates living well. Our Executive Chef, Fred Schrock opened Seasons 52 at Perimeter almost 8 years ago. He is joined by Brian Farkas, Managing Partner in providing a level of Service to our guests that is second to none. Shannon Ferreira, Sales Manager is responsible for all private functions and large party reservations. Seasons 52 offers two private dining rooms that seat 30-35 in each space and open up together to seat 70. Seasons 52 also has an intimate Chefâ€™s Table that seats up to 8 guests which is perfect for small meetings.

Beth Summers/Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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April 14, 2014 by kristaberutti

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Holly Monaghan / The Waters Organization Â Â Â

Since beginning her career as a Recruiter in 2003, Holly Monaghan’s success has been founded on honesty and integrity. She is committed to working with Atlanta’s top talent, and brings value by matching top talent with top organizations. She does this by carefully listening to and evaluating both candidates and clients – their desires and expectations – to ensure a perfect match.

Holly has a Bachelors of Arts in English from Georgia State University. Before she started her career as a recruiter, Holly taught High School English in Gwinnett County. She was able to enhance the reading, writing, and communication skills of more than 150 students.

Holly acquired The Waters Organization July 1, 2009. Under her leadership as President & CEO, the firm continues to post exceptional results and has experienced a 300% sales growth over the past 2 years.

Kaitlin Fox / Dress Up Â Â Â

A graduate from the University of North Georgia, I have been with Dress Up for almost 2 years. I previously worked as the store manager for our Downtown Woodstock location and seven months later opened the Perimeter location as the store manager.

Frances Schube / Splash Festivals

Beth Summers/Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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March 10, 2014 by kristaberutti

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Mary Jane Caldwell/Lady Jane Custom Footwear

Mary Jane Caldwell, of Atlanta, is the founder of Lady Jane Custom Footwear. Her concept of “intelligent glamour” is the company’s guiding philosophy, and is the result of years of research and development in consultation with pedorthists, podiatrists, material developers, shoe designers, and manufacturers. Her designs correct fashion heels’ most harmful flaws, while preserving and enhancing the classic elements that women have come to expect in beautiful dress shows. Currently her shoes can be custom ordered through her showroom in Primera Podiatry and Foot Spa, or through her website. Mary Jane is married to an Atlanta attorney, and travels frequently to New York City where her son is an orthopedic surgeon.

Karen Cannon/Karen Cannon Realtors

Karen Cannon is the name and the face behind the most successful independent real estate company specializing in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and the best communities in North Atlanta.Â When you meet Karen, you know right away she chose the right profession.Â Her passion for her job and for her clients is immediately apparent as is the extensive knowledge she brings from 10 years of working with buyers and sellers in both up and down markets.

Whether you are looking for a realtor who will be a tough negotiator on your behalf or for one who will listen to what is important to you and guide you to the best communities and neighborhoods for your lifestyle, Karen has the experience and connections to do both.

As an expert in her field, Karen excels in strategic pricing, negotiating and in connecting buyers and sellers â€“ often times prior to listing.Â Her deep knowledge of local Atlanta communities gives her clients an edge in selling or finding the perfect home.

Karen is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Club, a Phoenix Award recipient and a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors.Â Currently she serves as chairwoman of the Dunwoody Chamber in Heels, a subgroup of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce which brings together local businesswomen.Â Â In 2011, Karen was nominated by former Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright to the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee.Â She recently received the 2013 ACE Award from the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce for outstanding participation and promotion of the Chamber and its goals.

Traci Sampson/Eye Graphic Design, LLC

Traci with an Eye Graphic Design, LLC was founded in 2010 and specializes in print design, illustration and branding for small to medium businesses. This includes logo, business card, and letterhead design, brochures, flyers, postcards, advertisements, invitations, billboards, posters, and signage. Traci with an Eye also designs specialty and promotional items such as shopping bag design, t-shirts, food packaging and water bottle labels, and any other promotional pieces your business requires to stand out and get noticed. We are also experienced in social media marketing including creating Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages, web banners, web ads, designing cover photos and icons for specialty tabs, as well as e-mail campaigns/blasts. We work with real estate agents, non-profit organizations, chambers of commerce, convention centers, retail and merchandising companies, start-ups and new businesses, law practices, and many others. Traci with an Eye Graphic Design believes in design solutions that are memorable, timeless, and can communicate efficiently and offers reasonable prices, quick turn-a-round and excellent customer service from process to completion.

Atlanta-based owner of Traci with an Eye Graphic Design, Traci Sampson, has been a graphic designer and illustrator for 15 years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a Drawing and Painting concentration from the University of Georgia and also attended Kennesaw State University for Graphic Design. Traci loves her neighborhood of East Atlanta Village and is a member of the East Atlanta Business Association, is a committee member of the Dunwoody Chamber in Heels, a womenâ€™s networking group that is part of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, is the social media chairperson for the Atlanta Freelance Forum, as well as involved in other business and social groups.

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