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Dr. Bill Lampton, “The Biz Communication Guy,” Championship Communication

June 18, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Dr. Bill Lampton, "The Biz Communication Guy," Championship Communication

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Dr. Bill Lampton, “The Biz Communication Guy,” Championship Communication (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 245)

Dr. Bill Lampton speaks with host John Ray on developing a crisis communication plan, why listening is so important in effective communications, how to be a great podcast guest, and more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Dr. Bill Lampton, “The Biz Communication Guy,” Championship Communication

Bill Lampton, Ph.D., known as the “Biz Communication Guy,” taught Speech Communication at the University of Georgia, then spent two decades in management at the vice presidential level. In 1997, he became a professional speaker, communication consultant and coach, helping leaders and corporations with management, sales, customer service, crisis communication, video production and presentation skills. His top-tier client list includes the Ritz-Carlton Cancun, Missouri Bar, University of Georgia Athletic Association, Environmental Protection Agency and Gillette.

His company, Championship Communication, operates from Gainesville, Georgia.

Dr. Lampton is also co-host of “North Georgia Business Radio,” produced in the North Georgia studio of Business RadioX®.

Points of Contact for Dr. Bill Lampton:

Company website

LinkedIn URL: http://linkedin.com/in/billlampton

Facebook URL: http://facebook.com/billlampton

Twitter URL: http://twitter.com/doclampton

Instagram URL: http://instagram/drbill70

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 908267, Gainesville, GA 30501-0920

Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show

Dealing with stage fright
Words to use in dealing with clients, and words to avoid
The importance of having a crisis communication plan
How to craft a crisis communication plan
Communications on video conferencing and digitally
Why listening is a powerful communication tool, yet also neglected
The “stages of listening”
How to be a great guest on a Business RadioX® show or another podcast

North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

John Daly, John Daly TV and Undercover Jetsetter

June 16, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

John Daly, John Daly TV and Undercover Jetsetter

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John Daly, John Daly TV and Undercover Jetsetter (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 243)

Longtime television host John Daly of John Daly TV and Undercover Jetsetter joins host John Ray to discuss his work as a storyteller for businesses, creating great video with an iPhone, how his experience in news led to the creation of “Informed Not Inflamed.” The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

John Daly, TV Host and Producer

John Daly is your storyteller. Sure, he is an internationally known TV Host, news anchor, author, and spokesperson, but he says he plays sidekick to great stories; he is Ed McMahon to your Johnny Carson. He is well-known as a pioneer in reality TV, hosted the first all video news magazine, Real TV, and now co-hosting a show he co-created, Undercover Jetsetter about travel, food, wine, and golf, all shot and produced off an iPhone. His news background led him to write a book about the media and media bias. John works with a variety of collaborators to help clients find the right marketing mix. He is helping a number of start-ups find funding and partnerships. His observations on today’s politics and economy led to a number of predictions about the shale oil boom and the election of Donald Trump in 2016 14 months before the election.

You can find out more at John’s website or reach him by phone at 702-339-1314.

Joe Farach, The Alternative Board – Northeast Georgia

June 9, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Joe Farach, The Alternative Board - Northeast Georgia

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Joe Farach, The Alternative Board – Northeast Georgia (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 240)

Joe Farach joins us the show to discuss the value of business owner advisory boards and how they help business owners make better decisions, provide accountability, and give much needed support. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Joe Farach, Owner and CEO, The Alternative Board – Northeast Georgia

TAB’s Business Owner Advisory Board Meetings put the power of collective wisdom, accountability, drive, creativity, and clarity of advice in your hands to align your business vision with your personal vision. Meet with your business owner advisory board to share business expertise, solve challenges, and start helping each other seize new opportunities today. With your TAB Business Owner Advisory Board, you will create an actionable strategic plan and be held accountable to achieving your goals – all under the guidance of a qualified board facilitator. Are you ready for your own business owner advisory board, a sounding board of like-minded, driven and experienced entrepreneurs? Get ready to achieve your goals: join a TAB Business Owner Advisory Board for small business solutions.

Joe Farach is the owner and CEO of The Alternative Board (TAB) Georgia Northeast, encompassing Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Athens, and the surrounding communities. Joe brings over 30 years’ experience to TAB in P&L , strategy formulation, business development, market expansion, operational improvement and leadership development. He has broad and diverse experience working with both in large global Fortune 500 companies, and smaller, privately-owned businesses.

You can connect with Joe on LinkedIn, on his website, or by calling 470-485-7437.

Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

June 8, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

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Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 239)

Bonnie Mauldin of The Mauldin Group joined the show to discuss marketing in a Covid-19 environment, starting a successful advertising program, developing and nurturing leads, and much more. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

Bonnie Mauldin is the Founder and CEO of The Mauldin Group.

The Mauldin Group is a professional web design and digital marketing agency, that specializes in branding and lead generation for small business. The goal of The Mauldin Group is to offer small to mid-sized corporations creative, results-driven, lead generation and branding solutions.

Since its founding, The Mauldin Group has continued to grow, establishing itself as not just a leader in the Atlanta market but as an international company. Through Bonnie’s revolutionary internet marketing practices and savvy networking skills, TMG has grown to a team of twelve.

Bonnie was named a Business Person of Excellence by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce in 2019. The Mauldin Group is the proud recipient of the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Business of The Year Award, Best of Atlanta by the AJC, and ranked as one of the Top 10 SEO Agencies in Atlanta by Expertise.com.

To find out more on The Mauldin Group, go to their website or call 678-846-2306.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Overview of the Mauldin Group
Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment
The difference between marketing and advertising
Crucial steps in connecting with a new lead
Enhancing the connection with new leads
Starting an advertising program
Planning an advertising program
What to do if an advertising program is not producing enough leads

Neeti Dewan, Global Platinum AdvantEdge

May 27, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Neeti Dewan, Global Platinum AdvantEdge

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Neeti Dewan, Global Platinum AdvantEdge (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 238)

Neeti Dewan joined the show to discuss her work as an outside CFO and business advisor, and also how she helps business owners themselves as an “Executive Yogi.” The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Neeti Dewan, CEO, Global Platinum AdvantEdge

Neeti Dewan, The Executive Yogi, is the author of the innovative and revolutionary business book, From Executive to Yogi in Sixty Seconds. The book has been hailed by one top executive “as the tool Corporate America has been waiting for to help motivate and retain its best employees”, while another has said that her book “teaches executives how to lead with passion and engagement towards profitability. ” Her next book will be out later this year, entitled High Level Leadership, Low Level Stress – How to win in business without losing your mind.

A community leader, Ms. Dewan is the Chair of the Atlanta Women on Boards 2020, serves on the Board at Harvard University, Kennedy School (WLB), and has served on the Board of the National Association of Women Business Owners as CFO. She was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Woman Making A Difference”, and by the National Diversity Council as “Most Influential and Powerful Women” in Pennsylvania and Atlanta. As the CEO of her own consulting firm, she received the “Small Business Accountant Advocate of the Year Award.”

A world-renowned efficiency, productivity, and work-life balance expert, who has worked for over two decades inside some of the nation’s top corporations like PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ryan, and Aramark Corporation, Ms. Dewan is widely regarded as a top performer in a highly demanding profession.

Global Platinum AdvantEdge, LLC

With over 30 years of experience, Global Platinum AdvantEdge offers CFO, Accounting, and Tax Services and Business Transformation.

Visit their website or email Neeti for more information.

Jeff Lovejoy, Action Coach, and David McDonough, Modern Image

May 20, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Jeff Lovejoy, Action Coach, and David McDonough, Modern Image

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Jeff Lovejoy, Action Coach and David McDonough, Modern Image (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 237)

Business coach Jeff Lovejoy joins the show to discuss issues businesses are facing in the pandemic, and David McDonough talks document and photo scanning. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Jeff Lovejoy, Action Coach

As one of Atlanta’s leading business coaches, Jeff teach business owners how to run the kind of business they want and deserve. He gets them working ON the business —focusing on marketing, finance, leadership, service delivery—rather than working solely IN their business. And along the way, we achieve dramatic results.

In small and medium size businesses, strategy is frequently lacking but is a cornerstone to success. If you don’t have a strategy or don’t have a strategy that is working, call Jeff. You’ll start with a business growth plan that will be customized with the strategies and techniques that will get you started on what’s needed to launch you towards your vision.

These are the kinds of transformations Jeff’s clients achieve:

–Significant increase in your take-home income from your business, achieved by getting you to spend more time focused ON your business

–Dramatic increase in efficiency, achieved by installing processes that result in your business running more efficiently and smoothly

–Superior team, achieved by building an empowered team to help you achieve your goals

–Make better use of your time, achieved by developing plans, setting goals and holding you accountable

You can visit Jeff’s website, email him directly, or call 404-444-1836.

David McDonough, Modern Image

Modern Image is a local document and photo scanning company. They convert files, photos and media to digital format for compliance policies, easier sharing, enhanced security, or just to get it out of the way! No job is too big or too small and all work is done in-house, locally.

The owner, David McDonough is a native of New Orleans and had a business and family there, during Hurricane Katrina. Having seen the devastation that results from losing business records, personal papers and photos – can be overwhelming. Many businesses closed due to lost records – many people’s entire personal photo collection was lost – as was David’s family. They also offer photo organizing workshops, bootcamps and 1-1 work.

Email David for a DIY guide on how to get started, or visit the Modern Image website.

Julian Reid, The Entrepreneur’s Source

May 15, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Julian Reid, The Entrepreneur's Source

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Julian Reid, The Entrepreneur’s Source (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 235)

Julian Reid, The Entrepreneur’s Source, joined the show to discuss how he helps individuals assess whether business ownership through a franchise is right for them. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Julian Reid, Career Ownership Coach, The Entrepreneur’s Source

Take Ownership of Your Career One Proven Path to Entrepreneurship: Franchising! Julian Reid is an Award-winning Career Ownership Coach – and franchise owner – with The Entrepreneur’s Source.

WHAT is Julian’s Mission? “To help professionals assess their career possibilities and dreams – specializing in their exploration of business ownership and franchise opportunities”.

HOW Julian Helps Career Professionals: The process Julian follows is a *no cost* coaching approach, which takes his clients on a journey of self-discovery. The tools used are assessments, education, coaching, and access to hundreds of franchise business possibilities in dozens of industries. The net result: His clients arrive at a “point-of-clarity”, and then confidently embark on their next career venture with excitement – and a high probability of success!

The WHY behind Julian’s work: Because if you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take ownership of your career destiny, be self-sufficient, and run your own business – without having to “invent” it, then you owe it to yourself to explore what’s possible! Many professionals feel like they’re stuck in a subservient job of “trading time for money”, and just know there’s a better way to make a living. Others are downsized, frustrated, entrepreneurial, or recently retired and don’t know WHERE to start looking for viable alternative career options. Julian helps his clients chart a course from “Your Career 1.0” to “Your Career 2.0”.

A strategic and tactical thinking leader, with engineering and organization management credentials, Julian is well acquainted with the strategies required for small business start-ups and franchise operations. Mail Boxes Etc. (now The UPS Store) business development, operations, and marketing was Julian’s first experience with franchising – over 20 years ago. Since then, he’s also helped small business owners with their critical needs for improved cash flow and funding for growth; in addition to his 7 years as a Career Ownership Coach.

Julian holds a BChE degree from Georgia Tech. He and his wife Lynn have 4 grown children and live in Canton, GA. He enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, college football, and spending time with friends and family. Julian also serves in several volunteer leadership roles at Woodstock City Church, an Atlanta area campus of North Point Ministries. For more information:    Schedule a ~15 minute phone meeting at jreid.YouCanBook.me , or  send a LinkedIn connection request. Julian can be reached at (770) 521-0698  or visit his website.

The Entrepreneur’s Source (“TES”) is the premier franchise coaching organization, dedicated to empowering potential entrepreneurs toward achieving their personal and professional goals through self-employment. For 35 years, TES has provided tens of thousands of people with the tools, answers, and opportunities they needed to improve their lives. Today, over 140 Career Ownership Coach franchisees comprise TES, which is recognized as the industry leader in franchise education, coaching, and the knowledge of franchise opportunities across North America.

Steve Fisher, B2B CFO

May 14, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Steve Fisher, B2B CFO

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Steve Fisher, B2B CFO (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 234)

“I like to help business owners fall in love with their business again.” That’s Steve Fisher, B2B CFO, talking about how he installs systems and procedures which give business owners much more control over their business and peace of mind. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Steve Fisher, Partner, B2BCFO

Steve Fisher helps owners of privately-held businesses manage, grow and eventually transition from their companies. He worked for several decades as the CFO for a nationwide financial services company and guided it from start up to over $90 million in annual revenue before successfully executing the company’s sale. He now offers that expertise and skill to business owners who are ready for a more strategic approach to growing and managing their companies.

Steve has an extensive background in financial and service industries, franchise business models, business integration and managing explosive growth. Steve holds a bachelor of science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech. He has held a Series 27, Series 7, and Series 63 license.

Find out more about Steve at his website or by email. His Cumming, GA office number is 404-931-4430.

Alpharetta Tech Talk: Samay Kohli, GreyOrange

May 13, 2020 by John Ray

Alpharetta Tech Talk

Alpharetta Tech Talk: Samay Kohli, GreyOrange

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“Alpharetta Tech Talk,” Episode 16: Samay Kohli, GreyOrange

GreyOrange uniquely combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to shape the fulfillment industry and help their customers respond to “Amazon customer experience” expectations. CEO Samay Kohli joined host John Ray to discuss this and much more in a fascinating interview. “Alpharetta Tech Talk” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

GreyOrange

Three technologies are fundamentally changing the nature of how things work: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics. GreyOrange combines all three to shape the future of the fulfillment industry in real time.

GreyOrange is the only company that integrates software and robots built together specifically to improve order fulfillment throughput, scale, accuracy and economics. Ranger robots are developed in concert with GreyMatter software and use machine learning to adjust decisions and behavior based on real-time observations. Additionally, maximum-life engineering ensures every Ranger robot delivers ‘last and learn’ value. Communication among the robots and the GreyMatter central system incorporates that learning so the entire system continues to get smarter. The GreyMatter Command Center gives fulfillment personnel on the warehouse floor insights into the movement of inventory, performance levels of people and robot teams, order fulfillment rates, Service Level Agreement rates and other relevant information.

GreyOrange is a global company headquartered in the United States with additional core operations in Singapore, Germany, Japan and India. The company has more than 70 installations of its solutions around the world.

Samay Kohli, CEO

While still an engineering student at India’s Birla Institute of Tech and Science (BITS Pilani), Samay Kohli began attracting attention as an innovator in robotics as the founder and leader of a team of students who invented a humanoid robot, AcYut, at the institute’s Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems.

As the team successfully competed in various global robotics competitions, Samay and fellow teammate Akash Gupta decided to join together to channel their passion for robotics, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning into a company focused on “a problem big enough to be worth solving.”

After interviewing leaders from several different industries, Samay and Akash were struck by the lack of modernization they saw in fulfillment operations. They found the core challenges perfectly suited for solving by robotics, AI software and machine learning: thousands of decision variables shaped in real time, the ‘it depends’ nature of optimal decisions, the need to operate quickly but also at the right cost, and the challenge of attracting and retaining high-performing workers. They founded GreyOrange in 2011 to solve these challenges.

Today, Samay Kohli, GreyOrange Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Akash Gupta, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, are changing the face – and pace – of fulfillment. GreyOrange has evolved from the right idea to a global force of innovators defining “what’s next” in eCommerce and omnichannel fulfillment, working in partnership with leading retailers and third-party logistics providers worldwide.

What Samay and Akash understood that others didn’t is that tacking robots onto software built for earlier times improves fulfillment performance some…but not nearly enough. After all, those robots are simply hardware appendages limited by the capabilities of the software systems to which they interface.

Instead, GreyOrange delivers a fundamentally new Fulfillment Operating System: One driven by an AI-enabled software brain called GreyMatter that integrates robots rather than merely interfacing to them. Robots leverage GreyMatter software built into their core to communicate with other robots and with the central system, creating continuous feedback between the algorithms in the software brain and the real-time operations on the floor. In this way, prescribed operations are continuously informed by alternate real-time options to ensure GreyMatter’s always-solving intelligence calculates each “best decision” moment to moment.

In recognition of his achievements, Samay has been named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, MIT Technology Review’s Top 35 Innovators Under 35, and Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list. He is a frequent speaker at logistics, fulfillment and robotics industry events.

Find out more at their website, or call (470) 223-2260.

About “Alpharetta Tech Talk”

“Alpharetta Tech Talk” is the radio show/podcast home of the burgeoning technology sector in Alpharetta and the surrounding GA 400 and North Fulton area. We feature key technology players from a dynamic region of over 900 technology companies. “Alpharetta Tech Talk” comes to you from from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Past episodes of “Alpharetta Tech Talk” can be found at alpharettatechtalk.com.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with approximately $12.9 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you.