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Cory Thompson & Cynthia Jackson with Georgia Piedmont Technical College and Neil Stevens with KeyWorth Bank

August 13, 2014 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Cory Thompson & Cynthia Jackson with Georgia Piedmont Technical College and Neil Stevens with KeyWorth Bank

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Nikole Toptas, Cory Thompson, Cynthia Jackson, Neil Stevens, Dominick Rainey

Cory Thompson/Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) is proud to offer two new and exciting career paths that will offer students the opportunity to work in the growing fields of Television, Film and Music. In the fall of 2013, GPTC began offering a Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) and a degree in Design Media Production Technology (DMPT). In the fall of 2014, a degree in Recording Arts Technology (RART) was added to the curriculum.

Design and Media Production Technology prepares students for employment in a variety of media production industries. This program of study emphasizes hands-on production in specialized areas. Graduates of the program receive a Design and Media Production degree with specializations in graphic design and prepress, computer animation, web interface design, or motion graphics.

The Recording Arts Technology degree program prepares students for a career in the audio engineering field including working with live sound, such as for concerts and church services or recording, studio engineering, field recording, production of beats, audio for gaming, sound for film and television and sound for interactive applications such as animation, multimedia and web audio.

Cynthia Jackson/Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Established in 1961, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) is one of the oldest and most respected of Georgia’s 33 technical colleges. Recognized for their student-centered atmosphere, Georgia Piedmont Technical College prepares individuals with the education, training, and skills to enter the workplace ready to make a difference in hiring companies and in the ever-changing global economy.

Residents of DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, and Morgan counties have the opportunity to attend classes at one of two campuses and five centers conveniently located throughout the service area. GPTC provides real-world skills for rewarding careers. In fiscal year 2010, the College served 24,590 students and conferred 1,118 awards to graduates earning associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit. Graduates have a 99% job placement rate with 69% graduate placement in jobs in or related to their program of study or in further education.

Neil Stevens/KeyWorth Bank

KeyWorth Bank is a $400 million dollar community bank headquartered in John’s Creek, GA with locations in East Cobb, Dunwoody, Alpharetta and Duluth. KeyWorth Bank’s main focus is small to medium sized businesses and professionals including physicians and dentists.

Kile Lewis with oXYGen Financial, Paul Kendig with Dinova and Mike Haswell with Storing Treasures

April 1, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Kile Lewis with oXYGen Financial, Paul Kendig with Dinova and Mike Haswell with Storing Treasures

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Mike Sammond, Kile Lewis, Paul Kendig, Mike Haswell, Steven Julian

Kile Lewis/oXYGen Financial

What’s the scoop about oXYGen Financial? “Guitar Hero” is to a financial services firm what a treasure chest full of toys is to a dentist’s chair: it doesn’t change the office operation, but at least it makes you quit yer snivelin’. Face it, kids, we all have to do our financial planning and our income taxes unless we want to get cavities. No, wait. That’s not it. We all have to do taxes lest we end up like Wesley Snipes. The way they see it at oXYGen Financial, you might as well have financial advisors that are not only good at planning your future, but also deliver your experience with a twist of fun… and an oxygen bar in the lobby just in case you need a last-minute happy boost before you get down to business with them.

oXYGen Financial is a full service family office offering financial services for the X and Y generations. Their mission is to help clients breathe easier about life by providing financial advice, wealth management, insurance, group benefits and tax and accounting services. oXYGen Financial also offers coordination of legal services and concierge services. They aren’t your parent’s firm, but oXYGen Financial can help you breathe easier… and it will feel a lot less like having teeth pulled. Take a spin today!

Paul Kendig/Dinova

Dinova brings corporations and restaurants together in a formal business relationship. Their corporations dine at the preferred restaurants that are on the program.

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.

Gwinnett Business Radio

Each week, from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett, our hosts interview Gwinnett County’s top businessmen and businesswomen to learn what makes them the best at what they do.

Does “IQ + EQ + LQ + BQ” = Success for Financial Leaders?

March 5, 2013 by alvinmiles

Global Leader Radio

Does "IQ + EQ + LQ + BQ" = Success for Financial Leaders?

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss the common denominators of success for financial leaders. Mike McCracken joined host Alvin C. Miles to explain leadership through the lens of finance, along with several strategies, tools and tips to help your leadership emerge!

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

“If you have the ability to influence others into action, you are a leader!”
Always empathize with the people you lead.
Under duress, people fall back on their core values.
Knowing your strengths & struggles is valuable to becoming a better leader.
Have you built a team that can survive without you?
Like athletes, leaders must continue to practice .
The best leaders celebrate as a team.

Mike provides great insight to help you understand the dimensions of financial leadership. Add his ideas to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Mike McCracken / Founder, McCracken Alliance LLC

Mike McCracken has been the founder of many companies throughout his career including McCracken Alliance, LLC (MA) which focuses on building business and leadership networks that foster peer-to-peer relationships, provide leverage through knowledge sharing and facilitate access to innovative value added business solutions. Previously, Mike was a founder of Tatum LLC, which became the first National Professional CFO Firm with annual sales of $200 million, and in 2010, merged with a $2.0 billion NYSE registrant.

Earlier Mike formed an internet services provider which sold in the late 90’s for several million dollars. He was also a partner with Ernst & Young LLP in New York, reporting to the Chairman and CEO, after being a Regional Director of Marketing and Strategy for the seven-state SE Region during a reorganization period to introduce a specialized industry focus and merger with Arthur Young which created the largest professional services firm at that time. He served as coordinating partner on the team of professionals that designed the spin-off of Eastman Chemical Company, a $4.0 billion Fortune 500 manufacturer, from Eastman Kodak and was business development advisor to the member firm in Japan. Previously a CPA in four states and CMA, he has served on numerous boards including serving as a founding member of more than 10 university based leadership networks.

Contact Mike: (770) 696-5312, mike.mccracken@mccrackenalliance.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

Mike:

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator

April 7, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator

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On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthly events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

200 Peachtree is a place where memories linger… and are still yet to be made. A beautifully restored, living tribute to glamour, style and the elegance of a bygone era. A destination designed to showcase life’s celebrations, both large and small.

Established as a historical landmark and heralded for its grandeur and magnificence, 200 Peachtree has been known for its innovation and beauty since its beginning. Built in 1927 on a vein of granite from Stone Mountain, the building opened as Davison’s department store and was renovated in the 1980s for Macy’s. Today, 200 Peachtree still serves as an impressive facility that is host to a variety of clients and events. Whether you are planning an intimate gathering or a large social function, we will assist you with every detail to make your event a memorable success.

Situated on Peachtree Street in the heart of downtown Atlanta, affordable 200 Office offers a prime location for conducting business that is both convenient and inexpensive- especially when compared to leased downtown office space.

Adjacent to the Westin Peachtree Plaza, across the street from the Ritz-Carlton and MARTA Peachtree Center and within walking distance to CNN, the World Congress Center and America’s Mart, there is no workspace with better accessibility.

Along with this ideal setting, 200 Office provides a comfortable, state-of-the-art, urban loft venue that is the perfect place to work, meet and network complete with the latest in cutting edge technology in 7,700 square feet of space. Glass-walled private meeting rooms are equipped with flat-screen monitors, teleconferencing pods and full-wall greaseboards.

Built in 1927, the historic Macy’s building is the ideal location for this innovative flex-office space.

Stage2 – The Bridge Between Incubation and the Real World

Business incubators are a relatively new force in developing businesses. In 1980, there were 12 in North America. By the end of 2006, there were more than 1,400. Many incubators are housed in colleges, universities and government agencies, and they help entrepreneurs develop concepts into products.

Business accelerators, such as Stage2, are an even newer phenomenon. Backed by a private / public partnership with its local community, they help new companies commercialize and expand their products and services by building a strong corporate operational infrastructure that is sustainable through every business stage.

The Stage2 Business Accelerator is a 501(c)6 corporation whose mission is to provide business resources to help Georgia based young high-growth-potential companies succeed, which in turn will create jobs, increase the community tax base and improve quality of life. The Stage2 Business Accelerator main goal is to make our community a “live, work, play” environment.

The Stage2 Business Accelerator believes entrepreneurial companies require three areas of organizational support to be successful:

1. Practical and methodical education to help entrepreneurs learn the skills necessary to succeed.

2. An upfront agreed upon “Business Roadmap” of tasks to be learned and completed

3. An outside Advisory Board in appropriate functional areas to support the organization.

We partner with entrepreneurs, community service providers and capital resources to support our companies’ growth and sustainability as viable organizations able to grow and flourish.

Atlanta Business Radio Launches “Inside Safety” Series With Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke

March 24, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Business Radio Launches "Inside Safety" Series With Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke

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On today’s show we launched our “Inside Safety” series, and shined the spotlight on Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke.

Prior to joining Fisher & Phillips, Mr. Foulke served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Named by President George W. Bush to head OSHA, he served from April 2006 to November 2008. During his tenure at OSHA, workplace injury, illness and fatality rates dropped to their lowest levels in recorded history. For more than 30 years, Ed has worked in the labor and employment area, focusing on occupational safety and health issues, workplace violence risk assessment and prevention, whistleblower protection, and accident and fatality prevention.

He also served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, DC, chairing the Commission from March 1990 to February 1994. Ed was named one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” by both EHS Today andOccupational Hazards magazines. He is a member of the Employee Health Safety and Security Special Expertise Panel for the National Society for Human Resource Management and he is “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Thirteen Strategies Every Employer Should Implement To Improve Safety, Reduce OSHA Penalty Exposure, And Improve Company Profits While Protecting Its Reputation/Brand

Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management

Inside PR Special with Vayu Media’s Jennifer Dunphy and Her Client, Bella Bag Owner and Founder, Cassandra Connors

March 17, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Inside PR Special with Vayu Media's Jennifer Dunphy and Her Client, Bella Bag Owner and Founder, Cassandra Connors

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On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Jennifer Dunphy with Atlanta based Online Marketing Agency, Vayu Media and her client Cassandra (Casey) Connors, Owner & Founder of Bella Bag.

Jennifer Dunphy, V.P. of Sales and Marketing, for Atlanta based online marketing agency Vayu Media, has provided her marketing and public relations expertise to the business community since 2005. Jennifer graduated from Georgia State University, where she double majored in Physiology and Kinesiology.

Through her efforts, Vayu Media has seen significant growth year after year. Jennifer has been nominated two years standing as one of the Small Business People of the year, through the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. She is a Google AdWords certified professional, as well as a SEMPO certified Professional.

Jennifer currently focuses primarily on the marketing and public relations efforts for Vayu Media. Vayu Media is a global leader delivering a full range of integrated online marketing solutions, interactive services and high performance websites, for any company looking to be successful. The company’s approach is consultative, and focuses on the long term growth of their clients. Jennifer’s position consists of managing all of Vayu Media’s marketing initiatives, establishing re-seller relationships, and overseeing the company’s sales efforts.

Among her many responsibilities, Jennifer is often engaged to speak at seminars and trainings. She is available to facilitate trainings in the areas of; online marketing & media, sales strategies & business development, brand awareness & marketing to your target audience and marketing that drives ROI.

Most recently, Jennifer has been featured on CBS Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta, TAG Tech Talk Radio, and has been mentioned on Forbes.com . Jennifer has also been a recent expert panelist at Women in The Spotlight, The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Business Boot Camp For Women, and will be a featured expert at the 2011 Digital Summit.

Jennifer can be reached at JDunphy@VayuMedia.com to be booked for speaking engagements and trainings.

You can connect with Jennifer at:

Jennifer Dunphy on LinkedIn

Jennifer Dunphy on Facebook

Jennifer Dunphy on Twitter

Vayu Media – SEO Company on Facebook

Vayu Media – SEO Company on Twitter

Cassandra Connors is the owner and founder of Bella Bag, one of the internet’s largest sites for buying, selling, and trading authentic only handbags and accessories.

With much of her life spent living in New York and London — and a great love of fashion from a young age, Miss Connors began Bella Bag 7 years ago with only a few Gucci Bags and an Ebay account. She now has a team of girls, hundreds of Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Balenciaga, Chanel (and yes Gucci) pieces . . . and a loyal clientele stretching from Atlanta to Tokyo.

You can connect with Cassandra at:

URL: www.Shopbellabag.com

Email: info@shopbellabag.com

Phone: 877-6-BELLABAG

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Bag/83350242863

Twitter: http://twitter.com/shopbellabag

Blog: http://shopbellabag.com/index.php/blog/

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the showOn today’s show we shined the spotlight on Jennifer Dunphy with Atlanta based Online Marketing Agency, Vayu Media and her client Cassandra (Casey) Connors, Owner & Founder of Bella Bag.A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Jason Smith with Liquidware Labs and Their PR Pro, Zenobia Godschalk with Zag Communications

March 10, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Jason Smith with Liquidware Labs and Their PR Pro, Zenobia Godschalk with Zag Communications

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Today we shined the spotlight on Liquidware Labs. Joining us in the studio were VP of Marketing Jason E. Smith and Zenobia Godschalk with their PR firm, ZAG Communications.

Jason was previously with Entrigue Systems which the company acquired in 2009 for its user environment management solution, ProfileUnity. He joined Liquidware Labs with more than 16 years experience in software and technology product marketing and product management, having directly consulted dozens of Windows management and networking companies including Reflex Systems, ISS, RES Software, Opalis Software, Vector Networks, UltraBac Software, ScriptLogic, D&B Software, DCA, divisions of BellSouth, Red Hat Software, and Citrix Systems. A proven technical-minded serial entrepreneur, Jason was also a product marketing consultant and equity holder in Sonic Mobility which was sold to LANDesk/Avocent in 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism with a minor in Psychology from The University of Georgia.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Inside PR Special with Park 75 Executive Chef Robert Gerstenecker, his Public Relations Pro Marsha Middleton, Author / Producer Noelle Adams, Image Branding Expert Nikki Darling, and their Publicist Sherri Walker

March 3, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Inside PR Special with Park 75 Executive Chef Robert Gerstenecker, his Public Relations Pro Marsha Middleton, Author / Producer Noelle Adams, Image Branding Expert Nikki Darling, and their Publicist Sherri Walker

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Today we shined the light on M-Squared Public Relations Prez Marsha Middleton and her client, Executive Chef Robert Gerstenecker. Then we caught up with Sherri Walker of Full Moon PR and chatted with two of her clients, Nikki Darling and Noelle Adams.

We discovered Chef’s passion for all things culinary, his commitment to the first ever Hotel Restaurant Week (4/2 thru 4/9 2011), and a surprising talent for the sacred art of “bee-keeping.”

In our second segment, we dove into the exciting world of Entertainment Marketing and Reality TV. (After some discussion, Stone & Lee were strongly advised to suspend their TV aspirations and stay in Radio.)

And a special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . If you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try to get them on the show.

Business Advisor Elizabeth Gordon interviews Amber Oâ€™Neal, Owner, CafÃ© Physique Fitness & Nutrition & Jacqui Rosshandler founder of Jacquean Products & creator of Eat Whatever on the Chic Perspectives Show

May 12, 2010 by chic perspectives

Chic Perspectives

Business Advisor Elizabeth Gordon interviews Amber Oâ€™Neal, Owner, CafÃ© Physique Fitness & Nutrition & Jacqui Rosshandler founder of Jacquean Products & creator of Eat Whatever on the Chic Perspectives Show

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Elizabeth Gordon & Amber O'Neal

My first guest in the studio with me was Amber Oâ€™Neal.Â Amber is a certified personal trainer & nutrition expert, and the owner of CafÃ© Physique, an Atlanta-based fitness & nutrition business. CafÃ© Physique specializes in mobile personal training, yoga, pilates and nutrition programs designed to meet the healthy lifestyle needs of clients in the privacy and convenience of their homes. With over 8 years of experience, Amber is well-respected by her peers in the health and wellness community.

In addition to speaking to audiences across the nation, she is a freelance fitness and nutrition writer and media expert who has been featured in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Marie Claire, and Heart & Soul. Her television appearances include CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates as well as the NBC Nightly News.

Amber talked about how she started CafÃ© Physique, why she decided to pursue a mobile service model and what the benefits have been and what they do.

She also talked aboutÂ the biggest challenge with the model and well as her biggest challenge as an entrepreneur.

Amber recently launched AmberONeal.com as a personal branding website that promotes her speaking, writing, and one-on-one weight loss coaching services.Â She talked about what led her to that decision to separate her personal brand from the main business.

CafÃ© Physique â€“ Who we are and what we do Amber shared tips and success secrets for what she calls â€œSide-launchingâ€ and talked about how to do so with success.Â She encourages would be entrepreneurs to build a business on the side before leaving the steady income of their day jobs.

She also talked about the necessity of changing your personal lifestyle in order to survive of lower salary when launching a business, the benefits of running a mobile business (bringing the services to the client) – and how to make this challenge to opportunity leap of thinking.

We also discussed Who you are vs. What you do:Â When it is better to separate or combine business and personal brands…and how to create a personality (personal branding) apart from your company.

Find out more about Amber Oâ€™Neal and

www.CafePhysique.com and www.AmberONeal.com

Twitter: CafePhysique

Twitter: Amber_ONeal

My next fabulous guest was Jacqui Rosshandler, owner of Jacquean Products, LLC

and creator of Eat Whatever www.eat-whatever.com

Jacqui talked about her product, how she came up with the idea and how she went from concept to actual product.Â She talked about the science behind how it works and why and how she recognized this unique niche in the marketplace.

Jacqui talked about how she has marketed Eat Whatever, and how sheâ€™s been able to land some pretty great media coverage.

We talked about where Eat Whatever is currently available www.eat-whatever.com

and whatâ€™s next.

Jacqui revealed what the biggest challenge has been and her biggest surprise about being a business owner as well as her own personal growth in the process of building her company.

After 2 years in a business up against multi-national companies she has learned what works, what doesn’t and how to maintain your motivation (and sanity) working for yourself in a market you have little experience in.Â Check out Eat Whatever @ www.eat-whatever.com

You can also find Jacqui here at – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu6xWvpFzSY

Thanks so much to my awesome guests for sharing your inspiring stories.

Until next time… wishing you all Chic Success,

Elizabeth