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Steve Aleksandrowicz, Medicare and Other Red Tape

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Medicare
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Medicare

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 651)

Steve Aleksandrowicz, Insurance Broker from Medicare and Other Red Tape, returned to the show to chat again with host John Ray about Medicare insurance. They discussed what Medicare is and when to sign up for it, the complexities and choices of plans, how Steve developed a passion for this work, how he takes care of his clients, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta

Steve Aleksandrowicz, Insurance Broker, Medicare and Other Red Tape

Steve Aleksandrowicz,  Insurance Broker, Medicare and Other Red Tape, LLC

Steve Aleksandrowicz is an insurance broker for the Bonnie Dobbs Agency. They specialize in Medicare health insurance products. Steve is celebrating his twelfth year in the business.

He resides in Cumming Georgia with his wife Julie, son Stephen, and daughter Heather.

Website | Email Steve

 

 

  • Let’s start with the basics: what is Medicare?
  • What’s the sign-up process?
  • What are the variables to choosing additional coverage?
  • Steve’s passion for this work
  • How much do you charge?

 

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

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.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

Titania Jordan, Bark Technologies

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Bark Technologies

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 648)

Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer at Bark Technologies, joined host John Ray to discuss the Bark App, which helps parent monitor children’s online activity, and the new Bark phone, introduced in December 2022, to further help parents with their children’s technology. Tatania also talked about how Bark helps notify parents when they detect a potential crisis in their child, how trends in mental health issues in children correlate with social media exposure, the problems with iPhones, TikTok, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Bark’s affordable, award-winning dashboard proactively monitors text messages, YouTube, emails, and 30+ different social networks for potential safety concerns, so busy parents can save time and gain peace of mind.

Technology changes by the second, leaving parents feeling like their children’s digital world is out of their control. But it’s not.

Bark is an accurate, efficient and robust tool for helping parents keep their children safe online.

With sophisticated technologies that go well beyond simple keyword matching or requiring parents to monitor all of their children’s online activities, Bark alerts parents only when there is a credible threat – be it sexting, cyberbullying, Internet predators or even suicidal thoughts.

These alerts, combined with research-based recommendations for addressing the issue head-on, put more power in parents’ hands to address digital dangers. Plus, because Bark is unobtrusive, it helps parents build trust and truly partner with their children for online safety.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer, Bark Technologies

Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer, Bark Technologies

Titania Jordan is the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer of Bark Technologies, an online safety company that helps keep kids safe online and in real life.

A renowned thought leader on digital parenting, Titania has contributed to pieces in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Huffington Post, Fox Business, Daily Mail, USA Today, Vogue, and more. Her first book, Parenting in a Tech World, was published in 2020 and quickly became a bestseller on Amazon. Titania was also featured in the 2020 documentary Childhood 2.0. She also frequently appears as a subject matter expert on nationally broadcasted programs such as the TODAY Show, Steve Harvey, The Doctors, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Fox News, Sirius XM Radio, and CNBC.

In 2017, Titania founded a Facebook group where parents could come together and get advice on raising kids in the digital age, share stories, and learn the latest news about social media. It now has more than 180,000 members and is growing rapidly.

One of her favorite childhood memories is her dad asking her to “figure out this new computer thing” (i.e., read the Microsoft Windows 3.0 user manual) in the early ‘90s and later teaching him to navigate the wild west of the early internet that would eventually turn into the online world we know today.

When she’s not busy trying to make the world a safer place for kids, Titania enjoys painting with her son.

For the latest news regarding parenting in a tech world, you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and yes, TikTok as well. For a link to Titania’s recent media appearances, visit Bark in the News.

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  • What’s the latest news in Bark? You’ve entered the cell phone space?
  • What are some of the current trends parents should be concerned about with their kids online?
  • Talk to me about TikTok…what are they doing to make their app safer?
  • Can you share some resources for families?
  • Spring break is coming up…should there be different rules for kids and social media?
  • What do you see more of around this time of year?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

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.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Jennifer Paradis, Signatures Apparel

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Signatures Apparel
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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Jennifer Paradis, Signatures Apparel
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Signatures Apparel

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 645)

Owner and CEO of Signatures Apparel, Jennifer Paradis sat down with host John Ray LIVE at SOAHR 2023. Jennifer shared the many services Signatures offers small and large companies in branded apparel and policing brand consistency. She and John talked about customizing apparel to reflect the role of the employee, the importance of quality, and more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Jennifer Paradis, CEO and Owner, Signatures Apparel

Signatures Apparel’s model is unique. They stands squarely in the void between expensive rental uniform programs and the traditional purchased apparel approach—both of which have become expensive and cumbersome for ordering, distributing and managing. The Signatures Apparel Program delivers the best of both worlds: The convenience of a rental uniform program but the cost efficiency of annual purchasing and the value of ownership—complete with no long-term contracts, no minimum order requirements and the largest selection in the industry.

Since 1992, Signatures has established a competitive position in the corporate apparel and company logo embroidering industry. However, since Jennifer purchased the company in early 2016, she has transformed the company’s processes, culture and focus on service, quickly emerging as an industry leader. In doing so, Jennifer and her team have changed how corporate apparel programs function, and challenged the status-quo model that—for decades—kept the burden of apparel management on the client.

As a Certified Woman Owned Business, Jennifer and her team are eager to serve you!

Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Jennifer’s LinkedIn

 

 

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • Signatures’ work
  • Their work policing the brands and logos for their clients
  • Their services for larger companies
  • Specialized services and designs
  • The textile manufacturing industry in the US
  • Secrets to Signatures’ success
  • How they serve small companies

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman
Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, and constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

Company website | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper, GLUED Global Consulting

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GLUED
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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper, GLUED Global Consulting
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GLUED

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 636)

Co-founders of GLUED Global Consulting Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper joined host John Ray to chat about their work supporting business success through healthy habits, how they teach those habits, their collaboration with SHRM-Atlanta, and more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

A mindfulness-based approach focusing on the secret ingredient to business success, the human element.  GLUED promotes behavior change through better daily health and the art of compounding habits.

Wellness programs are typically a “self-led approach”. They focus on your employees taking a “life-coach approach” centering on personal development through Mindfulness, Mindset and Movement (The M3 Method).

The goal is to dial-in productivity and create a culture of health & happiness.

That’s why the M3 Method focuses on these problems

  • Reducing Stress & Burnout

  • Increase Retention

  • Improve Overall Employee Health

Progress Equals Happiness

When one feels they are progressing, they will show up in all aspects of their life better, especially at work.

When they are happy, you are happy.

Employees that attribute this to the company they work for are loyal.

Website | LinkedIn | YouTube

Corey Jacobs, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Corey Jacobs, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Corey Jacobs is a passionate, charismatic individual who attacks everything with intensity and curiosity due to his organic ability to relate with people. He is an avid learner who has immersed himself in personal development teaching the power of compounding habits through morning routines, yoga, breathwork, nutrition, mindset, and meditation. Through his decade of business development, consulting, and sales experience in the healthcare, medical device, and staffing industries, he has proven exceptionally proficient at understanding the challenges his clients face and coming up with creative mindfulness strategies. Corey is a leader who has built and managed a team of high performers. He is an avid fitness expert who early in his wellness career provided fitness programs for employees of CNN and Turner.

Corey graduated with a Business Degree from the University of West Georgia. He is also a certified yoga instructor and meditation teacher.

Corey is an evangelist for creating a healthy lifestyle through philosophical education, wellness & spiritual travel adventures, physical movement, breathwork, healthy cooking, and deep meaningful connections. His personal mantra is Life is to Grow, to Inspire, and to Play. This was the launching pad for the M3 Method of Mindfulness, Movement, & Mindset.

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Duston Harper, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Duston Harper, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Duston Harper is a thriving sales leader who attributes his success to his lifestyle of productivity. He is an empathetic leader and avid learner. He embodies that principle of a lifetime student believing in investing in oneself through coaches, mentors, masterminds, and experts within their relative field.  After graduating from The University of Georgia, he quickly grew into a sales leader earning multiple accolades in the power tool, medical device, and healthcare staffing industries.

Duston’s passion for helping nursing and healthcare leadership to find a work-life balance has been his primary focus, however recently turning that focus towards all organizations in need of a positive influence, a healthy mindset, and help with their people. He has an ability to understand the stressors and frustrations of the employee workforce, dedicating himself to making lives easier, safer, and solving problems. He equates his success to a flexible discipline of productivity hacks and daily routines.

Outside of work, Duston enjoys being active, the outdoors, yoga, and loves his morning routine. His weekends are for watching the Georgia Bulldogs, family, travel, and his real estate investments.

Hear more from Duston on one of his most recent guest podcast appearances discussing Growth Mindset & Nurse Wellness.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • GLUED Global Consulting
  • Work Life Harmony
  • Investing in your employees
  • The Wellness committee at SHRM-Atlanta
  • Mindfulness, meditation, and intention

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman
Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, and constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

Company website | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Adam Bowling, Brown & Brown Insurance

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Brown & Brown
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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Adam Bowling, Brown & Brown Insurance
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Adam Bowling

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 633)

At his second SOAHR conference, and the first for his employer Brown & Brown, Inc., Employee Benefits Consultant Adam Bowling joined host John Ray to share Brown & Brown’s work, what distinguishes them in the marketplace, and more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Brown & Brown, Inc.

Adam Bowling, Employee Benefits Consultant, Brown & Brown, Inc.

Brown & Brown, Inc. is the fifth largest independent insurance brokerage in the nation. We provide risk management solutions to help protect what our customers value most. Our four business segments, Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services, offer insurance products and services to businesses, corporations, governmental institutions, professional organizations, trade associations, families, and individuals.

The Brown & Brown culture is built on integrity, innovation, superior capabilities, and discipline. We look at insurance differently and use our experience, carrier relationships, and principled customer focus to deliver superior service and solutions.

With more than 80 years of proven success, Brown & Brown is one of the industry’s most powerful and influential leaders.

Website | LinkedIn| Facebook | Adam Bowling LinkedIn

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • About Brown & Brown
  • The value of surveying your workforce
  • What differentiates Brown & Brown
  • Brown & Brown’s presence at SOAHR 2023

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman
Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

Company website | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Rob Dubin, Motivational Speaker

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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Rob Dubin, Motivational Speaker
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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Rob Dubin, Motivational Speaker

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 632)

Motivational Speaker Rob Dubin joined North Fulton Business Radio host John Ray LIVE at the Business RadioX® remote at SOAHR 2023. Rob talked about his work as a motivational speaker, teaching happiness, the science of happiness, how investing in your employee’s happiness helps combat quiet quitting, and much more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Rob Dubin, Motivational Speaker

Rob Dubin has studied and mastered the art and science of human happiness.

He was an award-winning filmmaker who traveled the world making TV programs and commercials for Fortune 500 companies.  He is also a serial entrepreneur who created multiple 7 figure businesses.  At the age of 42 Rob and his wife retired, sold their home, moved onto a 40’ sailboat, and spent the next 17 years sailing around the world studying human happiness and fulfillment.

Today Rob gives back by teaching courses in employee happiness which increase engagement, reduce resignations, and combats quiet quitting. Rob combines lessons learned while sailing around the world with the science of human happiness to deliver sound strategies audience members can implement immediately to better relate to their teams and become happier people themselves.

He has been married to Dee, his business and life partner for 40 years.  When not motivating others Rob spends his time skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, and flying his gyroplane near his home in the Rocky Mountains.

Whether speaking on stage with Tony Robbins to an audience of thousands or conducting intimate executive training, Rob connects with audiences. Your audience is sure to find inspiration and transformation in his unique programs.

Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • Rob’s work as a motivational speaker and in teaching happiness
  • The Science of Happiness
  • How investing in your employee’s happiness helps combat quite quitting

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman
Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, and constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

Company website | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Teela Jackson, Talent Connections

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Talent Connections
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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Teela Jackson, Talent Connections
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Talent Connections

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 630)

Teela Jackson, VP of Talent Delivery at Talent Connections, was in the booth with John Ray at SOAHR 2023. Teela is not only a veteran of HR but a fixture at SHRM-Atlanta. She and John chatted about what makes a great HR leader, the value of SHRM-Atlanta, her experience in the organization, and much more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Talent Connections

First named HR Connections & Consulting, early projects took root at McKesson, Earthlink/Mindspring, and other emerging companies. Early on, clients started asking for help finding contract recruiters. Ever since, the firm has become well known for helping companies secure top talent acquisition and other HR talent on a contract basis. As that network grew, large companies started to take notice and the firm built an impressive clientele that included The Coca-Cola Company, Habitat for Humanity, Microsoft, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and others. In 2004, a new name, Talent Connections took hold reflecting its key focus and representative of a growing progressive firm. With an abundance of top HR talent in its network, Talent Connections has become the premiere HR-niche search firm in Atlanta, Georgia, the Southeast and beyond.

A mainstay of Talent Connections is the extensive leadership in the HR profession locally and nationally through the years. Tom Darrow and Teela Jackson have both served as President and on the Board of SHRM-Atlanta. Tom has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tom has also served nationally on the SHRM Foundation Board including as Board Chair, and is the Inaugural Board President for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP). Teela serves as a District Director for SHRM Georgia State Council.

In addition to leadership in the Human Resources profession, Talent Connections is dedicated to community service through many volunteer activities. The Talent Connections team has served on Boards for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, the Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the Brian Jordan Foundation (retired MLB & NFL player) and the Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership. During 2019, to celebrate their 20th Anniversary, Talent Connections, along with clients and contractors is serving one non-profit a month to give back to the Atlanta community. Click here to learn more

Website | LinkedIn| Facebook

Teela Jackson, Vice President, Talent Delivery, Talent Connections

Teela Jackson is a relational connector who is passionate about Talent and the role people play in an organization’s success. She is the Vice President, HR Search with recruitment solutions firm, Talent Connections, LLC. She leads the HR search practice and partners with the organizations to engage and recruit top Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professionals.

Teela often serves as an Emcee, Moderator, Panelist & Global Speaker on various Talent related topics. She is a member the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and volunteers with the SHRM Georgia State Council. Teela became the first African-American female President of SHRM-Atlanta in 2014 and is a lifetime member. She has been awarded the SHRM-Atlanta Presidential Leadership Award and she is the Founder of SHRM-Atlanta’s Rising Leaders Community. Teela also plays a key role in designing, teaching, coaching and professional development programs in HR Strategy, and talent acquisition, development, and retention.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • About Talent Connections
  • Teela’s involvement with SHRM-Atlanta
  • How Talent Connections serves its clients

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman
Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

Company website | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

DePriest Waddy, Maria Walden-Sullivan, and Scott Jordan, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia

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DePriest Waddy, Maria Walden-Sullivan, and Scott Jordan, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia
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DePriest Waddy, Maria Walden-Sullivan, and Scott Jordan, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia
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DePriest Waddy, Maria Walden-Sullivan, and Scott Jordan, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 629)

On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, DePriest Waddy, Maria Walden-Sullivan, and Scott Jordan of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia, joined host John Ray to discuss the work of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia. They described a donor-advised fund and how these funds allow individuals to develop a charitable legacy, how the Foundation makes charitable giving easier and more organized, its work with local non-profits, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

At the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, everything they do centers around one purpose – improving our world through the power of philanthropy.

On a fundamental level, they do that through managing funds held in trust, donated by individuals, organizations, and businesses. Most funds are donor-advised funds, similar to savings accounts. These funds are pooled for investment purposes and their income is used to make grants for a wide variety of charitable purposes.

But the Foundation’s goals expand far beyond managing funds. They desire to strengthen the communities they serve in Gwinnett, Northeast Georgia, and beyond by providing leadership, addressing community needs, and assisting individuals and organizations with their charitable giving.

Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram

DePriest Waddy, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia
DePriest has a long history of leadership in the nonprofit sector. He has served almost 30 years in leadership roles at various nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies, including the American Hospital Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity, and, most recently, Families First.

Before joining the Community Foundation in June 2022, DePriest was CEO of Families First, a 131-year-old nonprofit serving at-risk children and families throughout Georgia, the United States, and abroad.

DePriest received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from The University of Alabama and his MBA from Kennesaw State University. He is a Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2015 alumnus, as well as a Leadership Birmingham Class of 2019 alumnus and Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022. He has been named to the Atlanta 500 in 2021 and 2022, Atlanta Magazine’s annual list of the area’s most powerful leaders. He was also awarded the Georgia Titan 100 in 2022. He and his wife, Carol, have one married daughter and two granddaughters.

DePriest’s dream for the Community Foundation: “Continuing to help meet the increasing needs resulting from complex family problems.”

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Maria Walden-Sullivan, Director of Development, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia

Caring for her community is at the heart of everything Maria does. She was born in the oldest city in America (St. Augustine) and has been a proud Atlantan for the past 25 years. Maria is passionate about making a difference in her own backyard and inspiring others to do the same.

As our Director of Development, Maria is leading the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia into a whole new territory. Through her role, we are now able to expand into and impact North Fulton and Forsyth. She has a passion for nonprofits and is highly skilled in donor relations, major gifts, volunteer management, grant writing, and capital campaign management.

Maria is a trainer and facilitator for leadership development, strategic planning, and capacity building. With almost a decade of experience at the world’s most trusted leadership company, Franklin Covey, Maria has been certified in over a dozen leadership courses. She has also served as an ad-hoc faculty member for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits since 2019.

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Scott Jordan, Board of Director, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia

In 1999, Scott was accepted into the SunTrust Bank (now Truist) Management Associate Program. Upon graduation, he served in various roles including Financial Services Representative and Account Executive. He transitioned to BB&T (now Truist) in 2001 and served as a Financial Center Manager and Business Banker.

Scott was recruited by Accenture in 2004 as part of a new team focused on Bank Mergers & Acquisitions. He returned to BB&T (now Truist) in 2005 and spent the next 16 years in various business development and leadership roles including Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, Market President – of North Metro Atlanta, Market President – of Central Atlanta, and Market President – of Northeast Metro Atlanta.

Currently, he is leading the newly created North Metro Atlanta Banking/Financial Services Division for Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Scott currently serves on the Boards of Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, North Fulton Community Charities, Forsyth Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Forsyth. Furthermore, he is a graduate of Leadership North Fulton, Leadership Gwinnett, Leadership Forsyth, and Leadership Atlanta.

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LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Robin Stenzel, Chief People Officer, Sparq, and 2023 Board Chair, SHRM-Atlanta

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 628)

Robin Stenzel, Chief People Officer at Sparq and SHRM-Atlanta’s 2023 Board Chair, joined North Fulton Business Radio host John Ray LIVE at the Business RadioX® remote at SOAHR 2023. Robin discussed Sparq, remote work at Sparq and how culture is built and maintained, the success of the SOAHR 2023 conference, what’s in store for SHRM-Atlanta members for the rest of 2023, and more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

SHRM-Atlanta is one of the largest chapters of SHRM and shares its purpose of elevating the HR profession. As a leader in the Atlanta metro business community, SHRM-Atlanta strives to be the premier resource for those working in and supporting the human resource function. SHRM-Atlanta’s predominant goal is to be the voice of HR in metro Atlanta and be the first contact for those seeking information and solutions.

This will be achieved through the growth and diversity of members, education, and delivery of content, and by strengthening partnerships with organizations that share its vision.

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Robin Stenzel, Chief People Officer, Sparq and Board Chair, SHRM-Atlanta

Robin is Chief People Officer at Sparq and the Board Chair for SHRM-Atlanta.

Backed by Bain Capital Double Impact, Sparq is the leading U.S.-based digital engineering consultancy for building, deploying and supporting digital applications, products and experiences. Sparq assembles trusted software engineering teams that collaboratively solve challenges with creativity and rigor. Their experts know how to work together—with each other and with clients—generating momentum, velocity and success.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • About Sparq
  • Who works with Sparq
  • Advantages of being fully remote
  • Creating culture while being remote
  • Cohort and Community
  • Sparq’s areas of focus
  • SHRM-Atlanta

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

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Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

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