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Andrew Traub, A&S Culinary Concepts

April 10, 2020 by John Ray

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Andrew Traub, A&S Culinary Concepts

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A&S Culinary Concepts, Andrew Traub, Chef & Owner (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 214)

Because of “shelter in place” directives, Johns Creek-based culinary studio A&S Culinary Concepts pivoted to offering oven ready gourmet dinners delivered curbside. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

A&S Culinary Concepts

A&S Culinary Concepts is a culinary studio, offering cooking classes for private groups or open classes on line, team building for businesses and corporations, and provide corporate catering. They are a culinary partner with the Big Green Egg, so A&S offers many different type of Big Green Egg classes from grilling to all day boot camps. A&S are farm to table and deal with local vendors as much as possible. Most of their food is made on premises from scratch from mayonnaise to ice cream and pickles. They have a pastry chef on premise, so all of their pastries are made from scratch. Their menus are guidelines, they like to work with the customer to personalize what they want, this way you also know everything is made fresh for you. They invite anyone to come and see the studio at any time.

Due to the recent troubles the world over, they have had to adapt to continue to provide delicious food, now available for curbside delivery from Monday through Friday. This is a temporary business adaptation as they look forward to the day that they can once again serve our treasured corporate clients. So get it while you can!

Each oven-ready meal will feed 4-6 people with an entrée, salad, and your choice of two side dishes. Rolls & delicious cornbread and fabulous desserts are available as add-ons.

Pricing is on each day’s menu. Simple heating instructions will be sent with your order confirmation.

A&S Culinary is located at 9945 Jones Bridge Road, Suite 303; Johns Creek, GA 30022.

For more information, go to their website (https://asculinaryconcepts.com/) or call 678-336-9196.

Andrew Traub, Chef and Owner

When Andrew Traub was 15, his mother requested he go out and find a job. So he went down the block to the local Italian steakhouse and asked if they needed help. Luckily they did, and he was hooked into the world of food and beverage. That experience cemented his desire to become a chef and led him to choose a culinary school in the Catskill Mountains of New York for his college education. Andrew gained invaluable experience working in the enormous kitchens in the Catskill resort hotels while earning his degree. Recruited right out of school by Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Andrew was asked to be a member of the opening management team of the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square. After moving his way up the culinary ladder and winning several culinary awards along the way, from culinary shows to corporate events, he left Marriott.

Andrew partnered with his college friend and opened Love at First Bite Catering in Manhattan. Clients included Radio City Music Hall, the Luxembourg Consulate, the Pace Collection and Fordham University. After selling Love at First Bite, Andrew and his wife, Sue, followed a dream and traveled around the United States for six months, sampling the cuisines of the various regions of our great country along the way.

Upon returning to New York after their travels, Andrew was offered a position as Executive Chef at a corporate catering company in Manhattan. Ten months later, Marriott came calling again and Andrew was offered a position as Executive Sous Chef at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. He accepted the position at the Marquis, which was the host hotel for the 1996 Olympic Headquarters.

After three years, Andrew was offered the opportunity to become Executive Chef of the Memphis Marriott Downtown Hotel and Convention Center. After a couple of years, Atlanta once again beckoned, and his next promotion was the position of Executive Chef of the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Andrew was at Evergreen for 14 years. During that period, he served on several Advisory Boards, notably Avendra (the purchasing company for Marriott, Hyatt and several other hotel companies); Lakeview High School in DeKalb County; and Grayson Technical Culinary Arts Program. The board position he is most honored to hold for thirteen years is on the Advisory Board of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and he is proud to continue to serve.

With his extensive professional contacts–many who have become friends–and his knowledge of the local culinary scene, he is ready to share his experience with you through his food studio, A&S Culinary Concepts.

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.

Heather Rogers, Simply Organized

April 9, 2020 by John Ray

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Heather Rogers, Simply Organized

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Heather Rogers, Simply Organized (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 213)

Simply Organized Owner Heather Rogers tackles a problem most of us seem to have: owning too much “stuff” and trying to keep it all organized. Heather discusses how she and her team help give people the peace of organization, and can do so even virtually in this era of social distance. She also discusses her company’s packing and unpacking services. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Heather Rogers, Owner of Simply Organized

Simply Organized was founded to help people simplify their lives. Their typical client usually feels overwhelmed in their home or office, or wants more time in their day and less stress in their lives.

They specialize in helping people who work from home, anyone who is getting their home ready to sell, needs packing or unpacking help and in time and routine management coaching. We serve the Atlanta metro area, including Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, North DeKalb, Forsyth, North Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall.

The Simply Organized team has the training and skills to help you organize everything from your hectic schedule, family, home and office in all metro Atlanta areas. We only hire experienced professional organizers so you can be certain anyone from Simply Organized knows how to de-clutter, sort, pack, unpack, pre-stage and help with spatial planning.

Heather Rogers is a professional organizer, owner of Simply Organized and author of A Simplified Life: How to Achieve Order and Calm So You Can Reclaim Time, Energy, & Control. A Georgia native, Heather has worked in the insurance and financial services industries, as well as in customer service and sales. She has a passion for helping people and a keen sense of spatial planning and organizing. Ironically, she earned a bachelor’s degree in risk management from the University of Georgia. (Isn’t being disorganized one of the greatest risks in life?) She is the President of the Georgia chapter of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) and frequently speaks to groups about the benefits of time management and the costs of disorganization.

Visit Simply Organized on their website or Facebook, or call Heather directly at 404-825-2105.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

organizing homes and business
certified professional organizer
National Association of Professional Organizers, or NAPO
Heather’s service as President of the Georgia Chapter of NAPO
packing and unpacking services

Jim Fuhs, Fuhsion Marketing

April 6, 2020 by John Ray

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Jim Fuhs, Fuhsion Marketing

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“North Fulton Business Radio,” Episode 210: Jim Fuhs, Fuhsion Marketing

Fuhsion Marketing’s Jim Fuhs offers digital marketing recommendations for businesses, bringing an empathetic tone to marketing, how his use of live streaming helps his clients pivot during today’s business turmoil, and much more. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray. While we are under “shelter in place” directives, the show is produced virtually from North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Jim Fuhs, Fuhsion Marketing

Jim Fuhs is President of Fuhsion Marketing of Marietta, GA. Jim is a retired Marine Lt. Col, turned digital marketing consultant, speaker and live streamer with over 30 years of business and social media experience. His business serves several diverse clients including small business, nonprofits, higher education, and local non-governmental and governmental organizations. His business designs and maintains Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn business pages, and provides related marketing services such as print, graphic design, and small business startup packages through collaboration partners. Fuhsion Marketing is also a Google My Business Agency.

Jim is co-host of the Tim and Jim Show that live streams weekly on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. He is also launching a podcast called Launch Your Live to help people and businesses launch their own live stream shows.

Jim attributes the growth of his social media business to establishing relationships and referrals from his business network. Jim has been an attendee and volunteer at Social Media Marketing World and continues to grow his knowledge and connections in the marketing space to help his clients be the best they can be. Jim strives to help small businesses find their tribe in the social media jungle.

Jim fuses Marine Corps Leadership with Marketing. His 20 plus years of highly successful leadership experience as a Marine Corps Officer lets him bring that to bear in the ever changing world of Marketing and Technology.

Marines learn to adapt and overcome, he brings this mindset to your business to help you achieve victories in the boardroom and in the marketplace.

He uses the Marine Corps 5 paragraph order process (SMEAC) to do this which consists of the following:

✅ Situation – What is your problem that we need to solve
✅ Mission – What are your goals, vision, and destination for your business
✅ Execution – What are the strategic and tactical plans we need to implement for success
✅ Administration & Logistics – What are the resources consisting of people, programs, and funding to support execution
✅ Command & Signal – Who are the key people that need to communicate and make decisions and take actions to move the plan forward

He earned a B.S. in Business from Old Dominion University with concentrations in Management and Finance and a Masters of Science in Acquisition and Program Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

Jim has a passion for helping others and believes in the BNI motto of Givers Gain. He is very active in the community and working to help veterans. He is a member of American Legion Post 29 in Marietta, GA. You can find out more about Jim at http://fuhsionmarketing.com/about.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Jim’s service in the Marine Corps
digital marketing
social media management
relationship building
empathy in marketing
live streaming

Paul Knowlton, Ubercounsel

March 30, 2020 by John Ray

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Paul Knowlton, Ubercounsel

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“North Fulton Business Radio,” Episode 205: Paul Knowlton, Ubercounsel

Paul Knowlton, Ubercounsel, joins “North Fulton Business Radio” to discuss how he combines his legal expertise with his pastoral care and counseling experience to better serve his clients, the spirituality of business ownership, and much more. It’s a fascinating, thought provoking discussion. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio based in Alpharetta.

Paul Knowlton, Ubercounsel: The Firm of Paul Knowlton, J.D., M.Div.

Ubercounsel, the Law Firm of Paul Knowlton, J.D., M.Div., is more than a law firm. It’s an extension of the founder as a person; a highly trusted and skilled attorney-counselor whose counsel and action are fueled by compassion. Other firms have vision statements, Ubercounsel has a soul.

Drawing from the unique combination of the founder’s legal, business, and pastoral counseling successes, the firm presently offers six categories of services:

First Step: Evaluating and crafting your action plan
Family Care: Protecting your personal and financial objectives
Business Law & Consulting: Legal and executive experience helping you succeed
Conflict & Dispute Resolution: Skilled assistance getting to your best resolution
Pastoral Care & Counseling: A holistic posture to helping you see and go deeper
Professional Development & Coaching: Supporting your growth on the journey

About Paul Knowlton:

Prior to law school Paul’s corporate roles include being a construction superintendent with Ryland Homes and a forensic engineer with Georgia Pacific. During law school he clerked for and joined an intellectual property boutique, also becoming a patent attorney, that was soon acquired by Kilpatrick Stockton. At Kilpatrick and later at his first firm, he built a successful intellectual property prosecution and litigation track record. Paul initiated, co-founded and was the managing member of a successful IP boutique and then later the director of another. After successfully serving as the CEO of a large human services agency, he most recently launched his second firm Ubercounsel and received an appointment at Mercer University.

In addition to being licensed in GA and the 11th Circuit, a registered patent attorney, a Henning trained mediator and arbitrator, a Martindale Hubbell Distinguished attorney, and Georgia Trend Legal Elite, in 2014 he earned his Master of Divinity with a concentration in pastoral care and counseling. An active leader of the State Bar of Georgia’s Attorney Wellness and Lawyer Assistance Program committees, he offers solutions to the stresses of professional life.

What is Paul’s back story, and particularly why does he have a passion for family care, pastoral counseling, and professional development?

The son of an immigrant Hispanic mother and federally convicted father, Paul was placed in foster care as were all his siblings. From a very early age he has the lived experience of the relentless stresses, anxieties, and fears that push so many of us to irreconcilable despair.

Turning inwardly as a young adult to develop the skills to recover, redirect, and wildly prosper after a brutal beginning, he is an attorney-counselor who is authentically and creditably a friend on the journey.

You can find out more at the Ubercounsel website, or call 404-245-0957.

North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link.

John Ray, North Fulton Business RadioX® and host of “North Fulton Business Radio” and “Alpharetta Tech Talk”

March 21, 2020 by John Ray

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John Ray, North Fulton Business RadioX® and host of "North Fulton Business Radio" and "Alpharetta Tech Talk"

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Show Transcript

Hello, everyone, I’m John Ray. I’m the owner of the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio and host of “North Fulton Business Radio” and “Alpharetta Tech Talk.” I just wanted to give you an update on what’s happening with us here in North Fulton. I’ve spoken with all the hosts of our various shows and they agree with me that there is important work for us to do right now in the current environment we find ourselves in. We need to be sharing the stories of the courageous and tireless work that business owners and entrepreneurs are doing. And we need to share advice and help and encouragement and inspiration and do so in the way that Business RadioX® has always done, giving folks a forum to tell their stories without interruption and unfiltered, and allow our listeners to hear the warmth and passion in their voice when they do that. So you’ll be hearing from us, and as we capture these stories, it’s just our “new normal,” if you will, that’s a little bit different.

A couple of days ago, we decided that from a safety point of view, we needed to relocate the studio out of Renasant Bank and operate virtually. And since that time, Renasant, like quite a few other banks has announced appointment only access to their branches for bank customers. Their drive-ins, by the way, continue to be open for business. We’ve got a couple more shows to post that were done prior to relocating, but from here on, we’ll be doing virtual interviews with our guest. We’ve already done several, which we’ll be posting soon. So we will continue to fulfill the mission that my other Business RadioX studio partners and I are committed to, and that is serving as the voice of business in our community. So stay in touch with us. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. Let us hear from you. Comment if you like what we’re doing. You know, friends, hope is not false optimism. Hope does not discount challenges. Hope is clear-eyed realism, I think, mixed with the knowledge that opportunities to pivot and to grow present themselves in challenging times. So stay hopeful, be engaged, encourage each other and be safe. God bless you.

North Fulton Business Radio” is normally broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link.

Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

March 20, 2020 by John Ray

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Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

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“How Should My Marketing Plan Change Now?” – An Interview with Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

Tina McKenna of McKenna Media Group discusses marketing strategy overall and how the needs and ways to connect are changing in the current disruptive business climate created by the coronavirus pandemic. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

Tina McKenna is the Principal and Owner of McKenna Media Group.

McKenna Media Group specializes in marketing and advertising strategies for small and medium-size businesses.

They not only design your marketing plan and strategy but can implement it too.

The marketing and media landscape is ever-changing, let McKenna Media be your guide. They do the research, planning, negotiating, implementation AND analysis so you can focus on operations and keeping your customers
coming back.

When you don’t know where to start or what’s working and what isn’t, it’s time to call McKenna Media.

Visit their website or call 404-232-0794.

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

March 16, 2020 by John Ray

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Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 201: Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

Charlie Brown, CEO of the recently opened Loyal Trust Bank, joins this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio.” Charlie discusses his bank’s mission and target customers, how technology helps a newly-formed bank like his serve clients better, and the impact he sees from the coronavirus. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

Charlie Brown is the President and CEO of Loyal Trust Bank. “Comfortable” and “easier” are words some customers are using to describe doing business with the bank due to its multi-cultural approach to banking.

This is also due in large part because the headquarters is local, opening November 15, 2019 after the Founding Directors discovered a need for just such a bank. This location for a headquarters means the policy and decision makers, including the board and executives are close to the customers or know them personally as well as active in the community. This availability and local focus allows leadership in the bank to consider the communities to financial needs and respond accordingly.

Secondly, Loyal Trust Bank is the only bank headquartered in Johns Creek, GA, the organization holds the distinction of being a truly multi-cultural community bank as evidenced by its board of directors and staffing. Again, this allows anyone from multiple cultures to do business with the bank and work with a banking professional that understands their language and culture. Specifically, the bank has a focus as a start on the Asian American community as well as the business community from all cultures.

Location: 11675 Medlock Bridge Rd., Johns Creek, GA 30097. You can learn more by visiting their website or by calling 678-783-8018.

Founding Directors include:

Rose Jarboe, Chairwoman, CEO of WePartner
Charlie Brown, CEO of Loyal Trust Bank
Bill Abernathy, owner of Abernathy Bank Consulting and former regional OCC Bank Examiner
Julin Gu, Founder and President of China US Technology Innovation Center, Johns Creek, Georgia
John Lewis Jr., Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP as well as former Private Bank of Buckhead Board Member
Edward Oh, Founder and CEO of Pac Tell Group dba US Fibers
James Park, CEO and owner of Sun’s Transfer Co., Inc.
Bo Shen, Founder and Managing Partner of Fenbushi Capital
Dr. Dong Wang, CEO/Neurologist, Georgia Neuro-diagnostic & Treatment Center

Charlie Brown, CEO:

Charles Brown is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Loyal Trust Bank and has over 20 years of community bank chief executive officer experience in the position having built, bought and sold multiple banks over his career of 30 plus years in the industry. Mr. Brown most recently started Insignia Bank in 2006 (Sarasota, Florida) and served as its founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until its sale in 2017, where Mr. Brown was able to achieve record returns. He was honored to be appointed by Chairman Sheila Bair of the FDIC to be one of only 13 bankers to represent his region on the FDIC Community Bank Advisory Board in Washington, D.C. for a period of over five years while serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Insignia Bank. Additionally, he served for over six years as one of two bankers to represent his state with the American Bankers Association in D.C. on its Community Bank Advisory Board.

Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

March 11, 2020 by John Ray

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Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 200: Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Erin Zwigart, Founder and Owner of Georgia Crafted, shares the story of her company’s beginnings and growth, her promotion and sale of Georgia-produced specialty food and other products, how they meet unique corporate gift needs, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

Erin Zwigart is the Founder and CEO of Georgia Crafted. Georgia Crafted is the premier one-stop shop for Georgia-made products. The Georgia Crafted Peaches curate products by local makers and farmers from all over our State and package them into amazing gift boxes! You can choose between pre-curated gift boxes or you can “Build Your Own” gift box by choosing between 250 products.

If you are ever in need of a gift, whether it’s for a friend/family member or your clients, the team at Georgia Crafted will always work within your budget and timeframe!

Georgia Crafted makes gift giving easy and fun, all while helping to support the local Georgia economy!

For more information visit Georgia Crafted on their website, or call Erin at 404-931-6647.

Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting

February 25, 2020 by John Ray

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Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 198: Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting, Inc.

On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Soumaya Khalifa, President and Founder of Khalifa Consulting, Inc. discusses her firm’s work in cultural and diversity training for businesses and executives, why diversity matters, her work as a leader in the Atlanta Muslim community, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting, Inc.

Soumaya Khalifa founded Khalifa Consulting, a strategic intercultural and leadership consulting firm, in 2007. Her career spans more than 25 years in human resources, management, business management and ownership, non-profit and entrepreneurship. Khalifa Consulting specializes in helping executives and organizations succeed when doing business across cultures by providing them the most relevant, practical and up to date cross cultural coaching and training. In addition, Khalifa Consulting offers training and coaching on global virtual teams. Soumaya and team apply this work to a broad range of clients, from large established national and global organizations to startups.

Prior to founding Khalifa Consulting, Soumaya served in several leadership roles in U.S.-based Fortune 100 companies in human resources, leadership development and diversity and inclusion. An alumnus of the University of Houston and Georgia State University, Soumaya is a board member of the Society of Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) and the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (AIB). She is also an adjunct professor at Emory University Center for Continuing Education and at the Federal Executive Institute. Soumaya is the author of Diversophy Egypt and has contributed to several publications.

For more information visit the Khalfia Consulting website, or call 678-523-5080.