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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Project Management 101 (Part One)

November 16, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Project Management 101 (Part One)

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David Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Dave Wilkins has over 30 years experience working for companies such as E&Y, Whitridge Associates, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM in business and technology management and consulting. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Business Unit Manager for the Business Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Originally from Michigan, he has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan, and he has been a resident of Gwinnett County, GA for over 20 years. In his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and government, among others.

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

Senator Brandon Beach with the North Fulton Community Improvement District

November 14, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Senator Brandon Beach with the North Fulton Community Improvement District

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John Ray, Senator Brandon Beach, Mike Sammond

Senator Brandon Beach/North Fulton CID

Senator Brandon Beach is the executive director and one of the founders of the North Fulton Community Improvement District (CID). The group focuses on moving infrastructure projects forward. Under his leadership, the North Fulton CID has invested more than $18 million to help bring more than $91 million in new infrastructure for the district area. Senator Beach is a member of numerous community boards including the Regional Business Coalition, Encore Park for the Arts, and the Historic Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Senator Beach received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Centenary College. He is also a graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute and a former member of the Alpharetta City Council and the Alpharetta Planning and Zoning Commission. He and his wife Shuntel have two children and have lived in Alpharetta for 24 years.

Terence Dowling with COUNTRY Financial, Rob Brant with Local CPAP, and David Smith with Summit Counseling Center

November 7, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Terence Dowling with COUNTRY Financial, Rob Brant with Local CPAP, and David Smith with Summit Counseling Center

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John Ray, Terence Dowling, Rob Brant, David Smith

Terence Dowling/COUNTRY Financial

Terence Dowling has been in the insurance and financial services industry for over 14 years. He has been a financial representative with COUNTRY Financial for over four years. He prides himself on helping his clients establish financial security no matter where they are starting from. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He is the father of two beautiful girls and a husband of seven years. He loves giving back and would do anything for his family and community.

Rob Brant/Local CPAP

Local CPAP is a one-stop shop to diagnose and treat sleep apnea. They offer convenient and comfortable home sleep testing and can refer you to doctors in the area who are board certified in sleep medicine. Once diagnosed, Local CPAP will custom fit your therapy at prices at or below what you will find on the internet, and they’re available seven days a week to provide help after the sale. Local CPAP is “low internet pricing with local service and support”

David Smith/Summit Counseling Center

The Summit Counseling Center is a high impact 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides holistic professional licensed counseling services to people in need throughout North Fulton and beyond incorporating mind, body and spirit in the process. Originally launched in 1990 with one psychologist on the campus of Mount Pisgah UMC, over the years it has become a trusted and treasured community resource that has always answered the call when asked to serve during times of crisis. The Summit has 24 therapists in 12 locations that provided 14,000 clinical hours to 2,382 children, teens and adults in 2016. Their strategic partners include CURE Childhood Cancer, Fulton County, Fulton County Schools, North Point Community Church, United Way, Will To Live Foundation, and many more.

Tim Viens with the Atlanta Havoc Arena Football and Matt Bravo & Stosh Cohen with LCB Golf Concepts

November 2, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Tim Viens with the Atlanta Havoc Arena Football and Matt Bravo & Stosh Cohen with LCB Golf Concepts

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Tim Viens/Atlanta Havoc Arena Football

The Atlanta Havoc are owned by Tim Viens, a driver on the NASCAR Camping World Series as well as the NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series. Tim also runs and is president of several business organizations including the Vermont Bucks, an arena football team located in Burlington, VT. The Bucks were the 2017 Can-Am Indoor Football League Champions and led the league in points as well as attendance. Tim and his wife Cherie reside in Daytona Beach, FL and are now seeking a second home in the Buford area. Tim attended high school at South Burlington in Vermont and college at Glenville State where he was a kicker on the football team. He graduated from the Community College of Vermont. After college he played four years of arena football in Daytona Beach.

Matt Bravo & Stosh Cohen/LCB Golf Concepts

LCB Golf Concepts designs and sells innovative, high quality tailgating games. Putter Pong is currently their flagship product, which combines elements and aspects of golf, beer pong, skee-ball, and cornhole.

Paul Cammisa with InnoVergent and Joanne Sanders with EWISE Communications

November 1, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Paul Cammisa with InnoVergent and Joanne Sanders with EWISE Communications

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Paul Cammisa/InnoVergent

As leading industry experts in cloud-based accounting and financial software, InnoVergent provides customers with consulting, training and implementation services for Oracle/NetSuite, Adaptive Insights and OpenAir. InnoVergent is a trusted advisor to its customers and guarantees an efficient and optimized implementation of the right solution focused on meeting the unique challenges of each company. InnoVergent’s experienced team includes former CPAs, CFOs, accounting experts and six Sigma and software-certified professionals who work to improve efficiencies and streamline operations for its customers, saving organizations time and money.

Joanne Sanders/EWISE Communications

EWISE Communications is a target marketing and communications firm focused on developing programs that elevate brands, sharpen messaging, launch products, pinpoint campaigns, boost awareness, and unlock opportunities with your target audience. They communicate through words and design, activating modern verbal and visual marketing approaches that organize, package, and showcase your brand quickly and effectively. Headquartered in the Atlanta metro area, their strategic location has enabled them to coordinate local, regional, national, and international marketing programs with the personalized attention needed to trigger growth.

Steve Kendrick with SELECTsi Automotive and Dirk Steiner with YXLON

October 26, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Steve Kendrick with SELECTsi Automotive and Dirk Steiner with YXLON

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Steven Julian, Dirk Steiner, Steve Kendrick, Mike Sammond

Steve Kendrick/SELECTsi Automotive

SELECTsi understands that purchasing a vehicle is a big deal, so they decided to make the process more customer focused. Their sales specialists will guide you through the entire process, beginning to end, while sharing their expertise and guidance. By cutting out “customer hand-offs,” SELECTsi Automotive ensures a positive, informative experience for every guest.

Dirk Steiner/YXLON

YXLON International designs and produces radioscopic and CT inspection systems for a broad variety of industrial applications and fields. Whether in the aviation and aerospace, automotive, or electronics industry, their customers are among the largest manufacturers in the world – major enterprises that place their confidence in their outstanding quality. YXLON’s roots go back to the discovery of the X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 and the construction of the first X-ray tube by Carl Heinrich Florenz Müller in Hamburg in 1896.

Thom Coughlin with Insidesign and Andre Wright with The WRIGHT Consult

October 24, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Thom Coughlin with Insidesign and Andre Wright with The WRIGHT Consult

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Thom Coughlin/Insidesign

Insidesign is a full-service design practice that specializes in residential interiors. Insidesign’s team of specialists in interiors, kitchens, baths, flooring and architectural finishes creates highly personalized environments that fit the ways people live today. A resource for homeowners and builders alike, the Insidesign studio showcases inspiring vignettes that blend original design and skillfully crafted wood floors, doors, mouldings, and cabinetry. Insidesign represents architectural wood finishes made by Koetter Woodworking, a specialty manufacturer synonymous with sustainably produced, architectural-quality products for more than 55 years. Whether consulting with the homeowner directly or collaborating with the builder, Insidesign brings lifestyles to life.

Andre Wright/The WRIGHT Consult

The WRIGHT Consult (TWC) is a digital marketing agency located in Atlanta. Their mission is to help organizations leverage the power of digital marketing to increase leads, drive sales and improve market share. At TWC, their commitment is to ensure that the job is performed with the highest degree of professionalism at all times. Their staff includes highly skilled professionals who provide great expertise, along with a professional management team providing exceptional project oversight. TWC is a strong player in the industry in web development and design with effective digital marketing solutions that delivers results, which meets and most often exceeds, their client’s benchmarks.

Garland Williams with Aflac and Elease Dillard with The Student Navigator

October 19, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Garland Williams with Aflac and Elease Dillard with The Student Navigator

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Garland Williams/Aflac

Aflac, a Georgia based company and 126th on the Fortune 500 list, is the nation’s number one provider of voluntary supplementary insurance. When health changes for you or a loved one, it can change everything and potentially put you into a financial hole that you can’t dig out of. Aflac provides a way to provide financial peace of mind should you encounter those unforeseen health challenges.

Colonel (ret) Garland H. Williams, Ph.D, a native of Atlanta, GA, graduated from Auburn University as a Pre-Law/Journalism major and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a company grade officer, Garland served in a variety of command and staff assignments both at Fort Stewart, GA and in Germany. He attended the Duke University Graduate School, attaining his Master of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees in Political Science.

As a field grade officer, his assignments included duty as an Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department at the United States Military Academy and staff officer positions in the 24th Infantry Division in the United States, and Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy. He served as the Battalion Commander for the 16th Armored Engineer Battalion in Giessen, Germany and then served as the Military Advisor for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) in the Pentagon. His Colonel-level commands included Garrison Commander of US Army Garrison – Japan, followed by his appointment as Commandant of the Army Management Staff College until his retirement in 2009. His operational deployments included Kuwait, Egypt, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Albania.

From 2010 to 2017, Garland worked at the University of Phoenix, first as the Associate Regional Vice President for the Military Division, and then as the Dean of Operations for the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences. His last position at the university was the Dean of Academics for the College of Criminal Justice & Security simultaneously serving as the Vice President for Military Relations. He recently moved back home to the Atlanta area and now works as a Small Business Consultant with AFLAC.

Elease Dillard/The Student Navigator

The Student Navigator is a company whose mission is to “make debt-free graduation the status-quo one student at a time.” Founded by Elease Dillard—a debt-free college graduate—it proudly services students and parents nationwide.

Their team consists of hand-selected mentors and experts who have graduated college debt-free, a current debt-free college student, a parent of a debt-free graduate, worked in education, and experienced at winning scholarships and landing internships. They operate 100% online, providing you the ability and convenience to schedule and meet with them from anywhere.

Whether you are a current student, a recent grad pursuing an advanced degree, or a working professional returning back to school, they can help! Schedule your complimentary consultation today.

Months before her high school graduation, Elease made the tough decision to deny the opportunity to pursue playing college basketball and solely pursue academics instead. Considering the last-minute decision to not play college basketball, plus having a younger sibling graduating high school in two years, Elease concluded that she would pay for college herself. However, there was one problem. She had no idea how or where to start.

With that goal in mind, Elease developed a plan of action and was able to graduate college debt-free. She graduated college Cum Laude from Georgia Gwinnett College and currently holds a B.S. in Cell Biology with a concentration in Biotechnology.

Experienced at winning scholarships and landing internships, Elease founded The Student Navigator because she wanted to help ease the stress and frustration that is commonly associated with paying for a degree and pursuing a career. In addition, she wants to encourage students to maximize their educational experience. Elease hopes that her story will inspire others to take action towards living in freedom, passion, and purpose.

Brock Kolls with TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs, Edward Getty with TechConnectHub.com, and Kacie Lett Gordon with 352 Inc.

October 10, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Brock Kolls with TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs, Edward Getty with TechConnectHub.com, and Kacie Lett Gordon with 352 Inc.

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John Ray, Brock Kolls, Kacie Lett Gordon, Edward Getty

Brock Kolls/TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs

Brock Kolls is a serial entrepreneur who develops market-changing technology by identifying and capturing intellectual property around breakthrough innovation. He is a prolific inventor and U.S. Patent Agent. He took a FinTech startup to a successful NASDAQ exit. He was a member of Coca-Cola R&D and started Coca-Cola’s global open innovation program, scouting for technologies worldwide. Now his focus is TechConnectHub.com (TCH), an online innovators community he founded to connect corporates with innovation needs to researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups who have solutions. TechSquare Labs is a TCH innovation hub where he leads a corporate innovation program. He is also a co-founder of Enterprise Innovation, an event series focused on the interface between corporate innovation and the startup community.

Edward Getty/TechConnectHub.com

Dr. Ed Getty has over 28 years of R&D Technology Management & Strategy experience gained over twenty years while creating and managing world-class open/external innovation business models, processes and capabilities for:

– The Procter & Gamble Company: Connect + Develop(SM) Program
– The Coca-Cola Company: External Technology Acquisition Program
– Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Global External Alliance Program
– Mars Incorporated: Global External Innovation Program

Through his external innovation journeys, Dr. Getty has been mentoring and cultivating entrepreneurs and startups in how to work with large enterprises, helping develop mutually beneficial relationship agreements, and coaching the startup community on how to move from prototype to commercial scale.

He is currently Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at TechConnectHub.com where he is working to connect corporate innovation challenges to capabilities and solutions from researchers, entrepreneurs, and startup communities around the world.

Kacie Lett Gordon/352 Inc.

Kacie Lett Gordon is the VP of Client Engagement at 352 Inc., a product development and innovation firm based in Tech Square. 352 works with Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies to ideate, validate and accelerate growth opportunities. She is also the Co-Founder of EnterpriseInnovation.com, and the Atlanta-based Enterprise Entrepreneurship Series. The event series brings together corporate innovation and business leaders to create community around best practices and thought leadership. 352 has helped companies like Cox Automotive, INVISTA, Verizon Telematics and Fifth Third Bank transform their businesses.