Sindy Marvin/Pre-Paid Legal Services
Pre-Paid Legal Services, a 50 year old company, makes equal access to the justice system a reality not just a phrase. The company protects and empowers over 4 1/2 million lives and over 150,000 small businesses with legal and/or identity theft services. Their members have access to a dedicated network of provider law firms and private investigators throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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The Legally Savvy book and the Legally Savvy Movement were established by Attorney Zarinah Nadir to disrupt everyday perceptions of lawyers and help the rest of us feel more confident, empowered, and less stressed while navigating the legalities of love, life, and business.
Zarinah Nadir is an award-winning American lawyer, educator, social justice advocate, entrepreneur and visionary. Also known as the “legal translator,” she has a rare ability to make the law plain and accessible for everyday people. Over this last decade she has been laser-focused on bringing about access to justice to historically disenfranchised individuals, artists, families, communities, emerging entrepreneurs, and seasoned business owners in the United States and Canada to know their rights in areas from civil rights, juvenile law, family law, criminal justice, immigration, and corporate law.
Zarinah founded the Legally Savvy Movement to disrupt everyday perceptions of lawyers and help people feel more confident, empowered and less stressed while navigating the legalities of love, life, and business. Additionally, she works alongside progressive socially-conscious go-getters to build the largest human rights organizations on the planet bringing affordable access to attorneys to the masses – an essential key to social justice.
Raised in Phoenix to celebrate multiculturalism by woke parents from New York, language is one of her favorite tools for cultural understanding. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Arizona State University and after the tragic events of September 11th, was inspired to learn law as her next language. Graduating with a Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU, shortly following her graduation she was appointed as its first African American Muslim woman Director of Admissions. Zarinah is currently adjunct faculty at the University of Dubuque teaching courses in criminal justice and sociology.
She is a highly sought-after speaker and guest on national podcasts. Having contributed to the community since her teens, Zarinah is an Arizona fixture being featured in multiple city of Tempe History Museum exhibits, most recently Tempe’s 150 Sesquicentennial Celebration. On a personal note, Zarinah loves being born in Queens but raised in Arizona, loves learning languages, and Zumba!
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Dr. Aneesah Nadir & Associates‘ motto is “Building bridges to a just home, community and society”. It’s mission is to build bridges by providing education and advocacy for mental health, wellness and peace of mind among individuals, families and communities.
The Before the Nikah Institute is a division of Dr Aneesah Nadir & Associates which provides relationship education and skills for singles, newlyweds, and divorced people.
Dr. Aneesah Nadir is the CEO and President of Dr. Aneesah Nadir and Associates, LLC. She is a social worker, family life educator and relationship life coach. With over 42 years experience as a social worker and a prevention specialist, she is passionate about teaching her Before the Nikah Marriage Preparation Course students how to prevent marriage and relationship problems and to live a loving, compassionate, fulfilling and peaceful life.
Dr. Aneesah has a Doctor of Philosophy of Social Work Degree from Arizona State University, where she taught for 17 years. Thousands of junior college and university level students of diverse backgrounds have studied the profession of social work and have been mentored by her.
Dr. Nadir combines her love of teaching, social work, and her concern for the state of marriages, families, and communities. Her Before the Nikah Marriage Preparation Course enables her to teach about a subject she loves while making a difference. Her new book titled, Before the Nikah: Proven Principles to Help Single Muslims Choose Wisely and Build Strong Marriages provides an opportunity to expand her reach and help her readers benefit from the lessons she has learned and shared with students over the past 20 years.
As a Co-Founder and the President of the nonprofit Islamic Social Services Association, Inc., Dr Nadir initiated and coordinated the community based Healthy Marriage Initiative and National Muslim Marriage Week which has led to the growing Healthy Muslim Marriage Movement in the U.S.A and Canada.
For her years of community service and pioneering work in the field of social work and Muslim Mental Health, Dr. Aneesah received numerous awards. In May 2021 Dr. Nadir was recognized as the 2021 Businesswoman of the Year by the Tempe, Arizona Chamber of Commerce for her work in the field of business and entrepreneurship!
On a personal note, Dr. Nadir and her husband Karim have been married for 40 years. Together they have four adult children, an amazing daughter in law and three grandchildren. Dr. Aneesah loves spending time with her family. She also enjoys mentoring young people, as well as up and coming professionals.
On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes interviews a panel of local entrepreneurs from across DeKalb County. Eric Teusink joins the show from the firm of Williams Teusink to discuss doing real estate law in Decatur. Michael Shields talks about bringing his military experience into the travel industry. Carol Fisher checks in to share the work she’s doing for small businesses at Workplace Partners, while her business partner Bob Wehner explains how LegalShield is helping to serve the needs of many of those companies.
Eric Teusink/Williams Teusink LLC
Eric is an experienced commercial, corporate, and real estate attorney whose practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate formation, corporate governance, commercial litigation and transactions, non-profit law, real estate agreements, real estate litigation, foreclosure, title disputes, real estate tax, real estate tort, business tort, and community association law. Eric serves as corporate counsel for several entrepreneurial companies. Eric has successfully represented business owners, entrepreneurs, developers, and real estate professionals in both state and federal court. In addition to representing clients in court, Eric is skilled in crafting shareholder agreements, property ownership agreements, operating agreements, property management agreements, leases, purchase and sale agreements, promissory notes, and security deeds.
Eric graduated cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law where he served as Vice President of the Moot Court Board and was a barrister in the Bleckley Inn of Court. Prior to attending law school Eric graduated with degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of Georgia. Eric is the Past-President of the East Atlanta Business Association, the Co-Chair of the Run Before You Crawl 5K, a member of the 2011 LEAD Atlanta Class, a member of the Urban Land Institute’s 2013 Center for Leadership Class, and serves on both the Georgia State College of Law Alumni Board and the Development Board of the UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program.
Eric resides in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta with his wife and son. In his spare time he enjoys running, playing tennis, collecting records and vintage books, reading, supporting UGA athletics, and tailgating before every UGA home football game.
Michael Shields/Surge 365 Travel
Michael Shields of MJ Shields Associates of Atlanta, GA is originally from New York City. He is retired military 24 years (4 years U. S. Marines and 20 U. S. Navy). He served in Vietnam in 1968 as a machine gunner and retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1992. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from St. Leo College in 1995 in Business Management and worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 17 years in Atlanta and also retired from. His wife Jacquelyn (a native Atlantian) and family presently live in the Stone Mountain area of Georgia and have been married for 26 years, she is also employed with the Federal Government.
Michael and Jacquelyn are travel professionals with Surge 365 and have been in the travel industry for over nine years. Surge 365 is a brand new company that has a 110 percent guarantee on giving you the ability to become a VIP private member to have the lowest prices on any vacationing anywhere around the world! This membership also comes with a concierge service! This is the newest travel technology! If you love to vacation and travel but you’re just tired of the high cost to do so, then come find out why membership really does have its privileges!
Carol Fisher/Workplace Partners
Carol W. Fisher, L.C.S.W. (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) is a founder and CEO/President of Workplace Partners.
Carol works with Workplace Partner’s Office Coordinator and a network of approximately 30 counselors and training and organizational development professionals to provide services to our client employers and employees.
Workplace Partners LLC was established as Georgia Behavioral Care, Inc. (G.B.C.) in 1995 as a network of counselors and psychotherapists to provide Employee Assistance and Managed Care services.
Early on their provider network focused on sub-contracting to deliver localized services for national and regional Employee Assistance and Managed Care Companies. In our work with these nationally recognized companies, WPP has had an opportunity to work with over 250 employer organizations, many of which are Fortune 1000 companies.
WPP adopted the best practices of these national and regional EAPs and adapted these to smaller more locally based companies to provide full service Employee Assistance Programs.
In 2000, Workplace Partners began providing a full service Employee Assistance and Work/Life program for a local health care system covering over 9,000 lives.
Workplace Partners has also designed and provided extensive training, drug free work place, critical incident follow-up, and organizational development services on a direct contract basis to a number of other businesses in Georgia since that time.
Bob Wehner/LegalShield
Bob is a partner in Workplace Partners as well as serving as the Senior Director and Independent Associate for LegalShield. He is responsible for ensuring that businesses, their employees, families and individuals are provided total access and total freedom enabling each person to speak to an attorney or specialized consultant about their trivial and traumatic matters without worrying about high hourly costs. Bob holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Augusta State University and a Master of Science in Industrial Management, concentration in Finance from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He spent over 30 years in corporate banking before joining LegalShield in 2004.
Bob currently serves on the Boards for the National Association of Nonprofits and the National Association of Women Owned Small Businesses.
Nanette Freiman/LegalShield
Nanette Freiman assists business owners and families across the U.S. with LegalShield Identity Theft and Legal Plan coverage. As a former business owner, Nanette understands the value of having affordable legal access on a daily basis for business and personal needs. For ten years she has built a client base in a wide range of industries across the U.S. Nanette welcomes your phone call or e-mail so she can answer your questions. Contact Nanette at 770-393-8290 or nsfreiman@bellsouth.net.
LegalShield. Worry less. Live more.
Doug Ireland/Freeland Painting & Construction
Freeland Painting & Construction is a residential and commercial painting, roofing, siding and gutter company. They service the northern arc of the metro Atlanta area for residential business and the entire metro Atlanta region for commercial business.
Beginning his career on the residential side of the industry, Doug Ireland spent many years learning how to manage labor, materials, and money in residential rehab projects. Founding Freeland Property Group, Doug began by purchasing distressed properties and converting them into beautiful homes. Starting with demolition and moving on through plumbing, drywall, electrical, cabinets, and flooring he was able to transform the properties into quick sales in the residential market.
As a second step in his career, Doug began building new residential homes from the ground up, selling them with his wife Keri by his side as his real estate broker and partner. As time progressed, Doug eventually began managing major rehab work on large scale apartment renovations throughout the southeast from Mississippi to North Carolina and even Ohio.
All this experience finally culminated in the creation of Freeland Painting & Construction in early 2009. As the end of the decade drew near and with the collapse of the housing market, Doug realized there was a need for quality roofing and painting in the residential sector as many people began fixing up their homes and staying in them rather than moving and buying newer homes.
For more information, contact Doug at 770-265-0880.
Marie Fratoni, Reinvent Yourself Seminars
Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.
Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.
A popular speaker for associations, conventions, and conferences she infuses these programs with proven success strategies, infectious enthusiasm, and bold, powerful direction.
A community leader, Ms. Fratoni makes a difference! She was a Founder of the Women’s Success Network, a senior consultant with the Employers Association, The Atlanta Coaching Alliance, and currently leads The Women’s Professional Development Group. Her strong community involvement in charitable causes and organizations placed her into the Who’s Who of Women in Business, and the Who’s Who of International Business.
She has worked with individuals and corporations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.
Marie is the Principal and Owner of Reinvent Yourself Seminars, and trains and coaches people to create happy careers and businesses that are successful, fulfilling, and profitable.
Marie’s promise for the world is: “All people celebrate their full human potential, generating worlds of abundance and joy!”
For more information, contact Marie at 770-480-6839 or mfratoni@bellsouth.net.
Kathryne Pusch/ConsultKAP, Inc.
Kathryne Pusch, President of ConsultKAP, Inc., is a seasoned professional consultant and broker. Kathryne began her career consulting for a large international consulting firm in 1979. Since then, she has worked successfully within the framework of large corporations, and small enterprise, across a broad range of industries, private and public sector.
Kathryne has owned and managed two small businesses herself, in addition to her successful business enhancement, transitions, and brokerage practice. Her consulting work focuses primarily on preparing businesses for a successful sale, and exit and transition planning for owners. ConsultKAP intermediary services focus on helping individuals and companies who want to sell or acquire a business to do so with the greatest likelihood of success, as defined by the achievement of their unique objectives.
Kathryne is the 2003 past-President of GABB, the Georgia Association of Business Brokers, and has been active on Board and leadership positions in GABB since 1998. She has extensive formal education, including a BS in Marketing and Marketing Research and an MBA. Kathryne continues her education and certifications in many fields related to commercial real estate, business operations, business planning, negotiations, and business transfers as part of her passion for lifelong professional development.
Kathryne is a licensed Real Estate Broker, a frequent public speaker, and a published author.
Allison Havill Todd/AHT Interiors
Allison Havill Todd is the President and Director of Design of Allison Havill Todd Interiors (AHT Interiors) which is an established interior design firm with more than 15 years of experience designing fine interiors for the home and office. Her work has been featured numerous times in both local and national publications.
In addition to her demanding business, Allison is the creator & founder of Designing Dreams, a philanthropic community initiative dedicated to providing beautiful interior environments for those in physical, financial or emotional crisis. Allison donates her time and creative energy supporting this mission and continues to provide a charitable room makeover valued at $20,000 or more each year to a deserving recipient.
On a personal level, Allison volunteers her time visiting assisted living homes and other facilities with one of her trained therapy dogs as part of Forsyth County’s Humane Hearts program. She is an avid supporter of both the Forsyth County Humane Society as well as Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta where she adopted both of her beloved dogs.
Allison is also a recent graduate of Leadership Forsyth, a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the community as a whole by enhancing and educating individual and collective leadership potential. She has committed to serve on the board of this organization and is a class coordinator for the 2013 program.
Keith Ivey/LegalShield
Keith Ivey is with LegalShield. Although he has lived in Louisville, Los Angeles and on cruise ships, Keith calls Atlanta home. He is a father, a father-in-law and a grandfather. He has been a business owner for most of his adult life.
