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Samantha McElhaney, CenterState Bank, and Bruce Petty, Today’s Chaplain

August 13, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Samantha McElhaney, CenterState Bank, and Bruce Petty, Today's Chaplain

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**John Ray, Samantha McElhaney, Bruce Petty**

“North Fulton Business Radio,” Episode 154: Samantha McElhaney, CenterState Bank, and Bruce Petty, Today’s Chaplain

Two fantastic business leaders, one paying it forward to her banking clients, another serving spiritual and emotional needs in the workplace, on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio.” Join host John Ray as he speaks with Samantha McElhaney, CenterState Bank, and Bruce Petty, Today’s Chaplain.

Samantha McElhaney, CenterState Bank

Samantha McElhaney (“Sam”) is a Vice President, Commerical Banking, working in the Metro Atlanta area with CenterState Bank (formerly First Landmark Bank). She refers to herself as a financial advocate and community partner for small business owners. With 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Sam prides herself on placing her client’s needs first, gaining their trust and becoming a more important part of their overall team.

With over $16 billion in assets, CenterState Bank Corporation (parent of the former First Landmark Bank) provides traditional retail, commercial, mortgage, wealth management and SBA services throughout its Florida, Georgia and Alabama branch network and customer relationships in neighboring states. The Bank also has a national footprint, serving clients coast to coast through its correspondent banking division. For more details, go to https://www.centerstatebank.com/.

Bruce Petty, Today’s Chaplain

Today’s Chaplain is a Corporate Chaplain Agency based in Cumming whose mission is to care for a company’s most important asset, their employees. They seek to make a real difference in employee lives, work and relationships. The company was founded by Bruce Petty in October 2015 and currently serves clients in Forsyth and Gwinnett Counties. Bruce has been serving others for nearly 50 years, first as a Pastor and now a Corporate Chaplain. He graduated high school and went on to surprise his teachers by earning a Bachelors Degree from Lincoln Christian University, a Masters degree from The Graduate School at Kentucky Christian University and his PhD from Louisiana Baptist University. He loves a good double cheeseburger and doing fun activities with his wife Linda. Occasionally he wastes time and money playing golf.

To get in touch with Bruce, call (770) 557-5798. You find out more on Today’s Chaplain on their website.

“North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with approximately $12.9 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Sonja Smith, Fotopia, and Sallie Boyles, Write Lady Inc.

May 22, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Sonja Smith, Fotopia, and Sallie Boyles, Write Lady Inc.

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**Host John Ray, Sallie Boyles of Write Lady, Inc., and Sonja Smith of Fotopia**

Sonja Smith, Fotopia

Sonja Smith is the Director of Sales, North America, for Fotopia. At Fotopia, they design easy to use software application exclusively for SharePoint and Office 365 that enhance its features and functionalities. With the Fotopia Viewer application, you can scan, view, edit, annotate, and redact data on documents from within SharePoint allowing you to collaborate with internal and external teams securely.

Fotopia also solves transactional content management challenges. Fotopia Capture will allow you to scan 50,000 pages a day of transactional data, such as invoices, employee files, and finance directly to SharePoint. With Fotopia Discovery, the Search and Retrieve application provides access to your data in the blink of an eye so you can find the right document, at the right time, to make the right decisions.

If you’d like more information, you can reach Sonja at (404) 806-7496 or go to www.fotopiatech.com.

Sallie Boyles, Write Lady Inc.

Combining her marketing experience and writing talent, Sallie Wolper Boyles launched Write Lady Inc. in 2003. Based in Atlanta, Write Lady provides freelance ghostwriting, copy writing, journalism and editing services to a wide assortment of clients—aspiring authors, creative and PR agencies, website developers, publishers, business and nonprofit executives, professionals and entrepreneurs—wherever they happen to be.

You can read her blog, learn more about her services, and contact Write Lady Inc. via www.writelady.com or connect with Sallie Boyles through LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallieboyles/.

Stephanie Sokenis, SmallBiz Ally

April 30, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Stephanie Sokenis, SmallBiz Ally

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Stephanie Sokenis, SmallBiz Ally

Stephanie Sokenis is the Founder and Owner of SmallBiz Ally. Specializing in assisting new businesses with starting properly, and existing businesses with proactive strategies for remarkable growth, SmallBiz Ally is a small businesses new best friend.

As Accredited Small Business Consultants, their services are reliable and effective, and with the experience of hundreds of consultations, their efforts are always focused on providing a customized strategic road map for clients to meet their objectives and reach their goals.

Dedicated to demonstrating the highest levels of professional integrity, while understanding both the needs and budget of a small business, SmallBiz Ally works to help meet one without exceeding the other.

Whether you are already up and running and unsure what to do next or considering a launch of a new business and feeling overwhelmed, take advantage of a complimentary call to discuss how SmallBiz Ally can help!

For further information, go to https://www.smallbizally.com/ or call (678) 822-3959. For their event calendar, go to https://www.smallbizally.com/events.

Clark Savage, Clayton CameraCraft Photography

April 23, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Clark Savage, Clayton CameraCraft Photography

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Clark Savage, Clayton CameraCraft Photography

Clark Savage is a photographer, author and arts advocate. Since 1994, he has owned and operated Clayton CameraCraft Photography in Alpharetta, specializing in corporate and family photography. His photography career spans 30 years and includes creating portraits of presidents, music, and sports stars. Clark is Co-President of Arts Alpharetta, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing Alpharetta as a cultural arts destination for artists and their work and strategic local partnerships with a variety of arts organizations. Arts Alpharetta operates in the newly opened Alpharetta Arts Center. Clark is also author of the forthcoming book The Kenyan Rhino Rider’s Club. Clark was born in Berkeley, CA and has lived in Georgia for 25 years.

For more information or to contact Clark, go to www.atlantaphotographer.com.

Jason Moccia, OneSpring LLC

April 9, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Jason Moccia, OneSpring LLC

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**Jason Moccia, CEO of OneSpring LLC, and John Ray, Host of “North Fulton Business Radio”**

Jason Moccia, OneSpring LLC

Jason Moccia has over 20 years of experience in the digital strategy and software fields and is the founder and CEO of OneSpring LLC. Jason has worked with numerous Fortune 1000 companies and Federal Agencies including but not limited to Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Ernst & Young, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SAIC, Florida Power & Light, InterContinental Hotels, Deloitte, Veteran Affairs (VA) and SunTrust.

OneSpring is an Alpharetta-based experience design firm focused on helping companies and government agencies understand how design thinking can solve their most complex problems. Their team is well versed in Human-Centered Design and Customer Experience which they utilize to streamline the way in which software is designed, validated, and launched to market.

“North Fulton Business Radio”

Each week, host John Ray interviews the area’s top business leaders, spotlighting companies and entrepreneurs from across the region. Tune in each week, live at 11:30 EST, to hear the live broadcast. An archive of past shows can be found here.

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

March 26, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred's Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

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**Gary Zermuehlen, Cara Becker, Mike Becker**

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA

**Cara and Mike Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA**

Mike and Cara Becker are the Owners of Fred’s Beds in Cumming, GA. Fred’s Beds offers deals to dream about; high-end name-brand mattresses at close-out prices. Fred’s Beds sources its mattresses through a nationwide network of discounted closeouts, factory over-runs, liquidations, mix & match, and lightly distressed models. In addition to mattresses we also carry headboards, frames, pillows, sheets, protectors, and comforters – everything you need for a great night’s sleep! Whether it’s a lower priced queen bed for the guest room, a mid-level full size for the kids, or a super high end king mattress for your master bedroom, Fred’s Beds’ experienced and friendly staff will guide you to your very own deal to dream about!

For more information on Fred’s Beds, go to their website, give them a call at 770-999-9576, or visit them at:

Fred’s Beds Mattress Clearance Center
6280 GA Highway 400 North
Cumming GA, 30028

Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

Gary Zermuehlen is Senior Sales Consultant with Dale Carnegie Training. Dale Carnegie is a world-wide training organization that helps people take command of their jobs and change their lives. They have been around for over 105 years and have had over 8 million people take their courses. What makes their training unique is they not only train people but transform them in a positive way. The Dale Carnegie Courses all evolved from the book Dale Carnegie wrote in 1936 called How to Win Friends and Influence People. Over 30 million copies have been published and it still is one of the top ten selling books of all time next to the Bible. Their courses take those principles in the book and put them into a lab like environment where people get to learn and practice those principles and skills. To contact Gary, send an email to gary.zermuehlen@dalecarnegie.com.

David Maradiaga, Maradiaga Media, and John Mitchell and Randy Hasslinger, Slingshot Product Development Group

March 12, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

David Maradiaga, Maradiaga Media, and John Mitchell and Randy Hasslinger, Slingshot Product Development Group

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**John Ray, David Maradiaga, John Mitchell, and Randy Hasslinger**

David Maradiaga, Maradiaga Media

David Maradiaga is the CEO of Maradiaga Media. Maradiaga Media is a video production and marketing agency that helps business owners express their passion and mission, all while reaching more clients. From wedding videos to television commercials, Maradiaga Media has the experience and expertise to deliver your story to the masses. Visit MaradiagaMedia.com for more information.

John Mitchell and Randy Hasslinger, Slingshot Product Development Group

**Randy Hasslinger and John Mitchell, Slingshot Product Development Group**

John Mitchell is Chairman of the Board and Randy Hasslinger is Vice President, Business Development with Slingshot Product Development Group. Slingshot Product Development Group, founded in 2001, develops new products for customers in consumer, medical, military/security, and industrial markets. It is driven by the knowledge that new products are the life blood of companies, large or small, and that clients will lead their markets with innovative solutions that meet their customer’s needs. From napkin sketch to manufacturing, Slingshot applies a comprehensive and seasoned set of skills for impactful results through each phase of development. For further information, go to http://www.slingshotpdg.com/.

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

December 18, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

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John Ray, Alicia Butler Pierre, Evaz Fanaian, and Jalil Fanaian

Alicia Butler Pierre/Equilibria, Inc.

Alicia Butler Pierre is the founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., an operations management consulting firm. Here she formulated a methodology for business infrastructure in fast-growing small businesses. Alicia has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Tulane University and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She blends scientific, business and mathematical principles to solve complex operational problems enabling her to bring a unique perspective to her clients and her audience on the Business Infrastructure podcast. Combined, there are over a quarter of a million views of her content on SlideShare.net alone. She is the author of Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success, which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release.

Evaz and Jalil Fanaian/Dark POS

Dark POS specializes in point of sale (POS) technologies, specifically in vertical markets such as dry cleaners, restaurants, and hospitality businesses. POS software should never be a one-size fits all solution; every industry has specific requirements of their Point of Sale software. For this reason Dark POS has built its reputation on creating POS software that is targeted to specific industries so they can better meet the needs of those clients.

Tonia Morris with ToniaMorrisSpeaks.com and Vanessa Lowry of VanessaLowry.com

December 11, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Tonia Morris with ToniaMorrisSpeaks.com and Vanessa Lowry of VanessaLowry.com

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Mike Sammond, Tonia Morris, and Vanessa Lowry

Tonia Morris/ToniaMorrisSpeaks.com and Simply HR & More

Simply HR & More is a consultant company that focus on helping organizations and individuals’ transition from where they are to where they want to be. This is done by providing consultant services, coaching and training. Simply HR & More has help several organization with cultural transformation, embracing a multi generations workforce and improving productivity and customer satisfaction. Simply HR & More provides multi generation training that focus on generation inclusiveness, communication, leadership and much more. To learn more about training provided, visit simplyhrandmore.com; to learn more about Tonia’s speaking engagements and her books, visit ToniaMorrisSpeaks.com.

Vanessa Lowry/VanessaLowry.com

Vanessa Lowry teams up with mindful entrepreneurs and marketing departments of small to medium size businesses to differentiate their brand through distinctive graphics, compelling copy, and unique strategies for promoting their products and services. To that end, she has assisted more than 100 business professionals in publishing their own book or coauthoring one of her topic-specific, collaborative book projects. Visit VanessaLowry.com or Connect4Leverage.com to learn more and see examples of her work.