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Bill Bland with Choate Construction, Chris Lamm with A-LIGN Consulting, and Casey Robinson with Envision Office Solutions

April 17, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Bill Bland with Choate Construction, Chris Lamm with A-LIGN Consulting, and Casey Robinson with Envision Office Solutions

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John Ray, Bill Bland, Chris Lamm, Casey Robinson

Bill Bland/Choate Construction

Choate Construction Company is one of the largest general contractors in the Southeast specializing in Preconstruction, Design-Build, LEED Programming / Implementation, and Construction Management services for multiple market sectors. Choate is a 100% employee-owned company and proud to hold an 85% rate of repeat clients. Due to financial strength and depth of expertise Choate’s annual volume has continued to grow, topping $1.2 billion in 2017. Additionally, Choate has received many notable distinctions including being named the 2017 Southeast Contractor of the Year by ENR magazine. Choate’s employees are members of various professional and personal organizations with a strong backbone of charitable involvement. Choate is continually recognized as one of the top corporate fundraisers for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation having raised over $3 million to date.

Chris Lamm/A-LIGN Consulting

A-LIGN was founded in 2009 with the corporate headquarters located in Tampa, FL. A-LIGN provides data security consulting and professional services, including SOC Attestation, PCI Compliance, HIPAA/HITRUST Assessments, ISO Certification Services, FISMA Certification, FEDRAMP Authorization, NIST 800-171 Assessments, GPDR Assessment Services, EU-US Privacy Shield Services, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Assessments, Penetration Testing Services, and Social Engineering Services. A-LIGN employs approximately 150 professionals throughout the United States. A-LIGN provides industry leading advisory services with a customer-service focus.

Casey Robinson/Envision Office Solutions

Envision Office Solutions is a small commercial office furniture business going on 30 years this year. The company was established in 1988 as a scratch and dent office furniture company. Over the years they have established strong lasting relationships with clients that value the small business aspect but understand that Envision can grow with them as they grow. Envision Office Solutions can help you with your office furniture needs large or small. They handle the process from the “Envision” or design, all the way up to the install of finished product. They specialize in businesses from two employees to over 200. How can Envision help your office?

Ralph Pasquariello with Snellings Walters, Mike Sims with Vinings Bank, and Tony De Feria with tdeferiamedia inc.

April 10, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Ralph Pasquariello with Snellings Walters, Mike Sims with Vinings Bank, and Tony De Feria with tdeferiamedia inc.

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John Ray, Mike Sims, Ralph Pasquariello, Tony De Feria

Ralph Pasquariello/Snellings Walters

Ralph Pasquariello of Snellings Walters is dedicated to many things and Cyber/Data/Network Liability Insurance is one of them. For the past five years, Ralph has been hosting, moderating and speaking at dozens of conferences on Cyber Liability & Data Breach Risk Management. Ralph is the committee Chairman for the Tech Forum’s annual Cyber Symposium, an advisor to the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and also a member of various organizations including the GNFCC, Technology Association of Georgia, Tech Forum, and several special interest groups. Snellings Walters is also a member of Globix International, providing clients with international liability coverage and representation.

Ralph Graduated from Villanova University and is active in the Atlanta alumni chapter. In the evenings he coaches high school football and he is very active in his community.

Mike Sims/Vinings Bank

Founded in July 2007, Vinings Bank is your locally owned community bank and very proud to be a part of the community that they serve. They are now, and will continue to be, a relationship-based company whose philosophy is based on traditional principles. It is important that they serve as a focal point of knowing, understanding, and responding to the needs of their clients. Vinings Bank regards their customers as neighbors and partners as it gives them a great sense of pride to help customers grow their business, finance personal needs, and achieve their financial goals. Vinings Bank was established to offer something unique by combining community-based banking expertise with services to create an environment that encourages both growth and prosperity. They offer a full range of financial products and services from specialized deposit solutions for both personal and business checking, sophisticated lending options which include customized loan products, and robust cash management services, along with the tools to help businesses compete and grow successfully.

Tony De Feria/tdeferiamedia inc.

Tony De Feria with tdeferiamedia inc. grew up in the newspaper business working in a variety of roles that were initially creative and eventually led him to running marketing and business units. He spent 17 years working for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and before that, the Baltimore Sun, where he installed that paper’s first computer graphics network. After leaving in 2007, he consulted for area community newspapers and was able to grow his business dramatically by finding a niche in state and local government. His company does work in English and Spanish (Tony is a native speaker) and has provided branding services to the State of Georgia’s Human Services division, Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Fulton County, and most recently DeKalb County Board of Health.

Stephanie Taylor with Atlanta Divorce Law Group and Deanna Dickinson with Reich Dental Center

March 27, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Stephanie Taylor with Atlanta Divorce Law Group and Deanna Dickinson with Reich Dental Center

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Stephanie Taylor, John Ray, Deanna Dickinson

Stephanie Taylor/Atlanta Divorce Law Group

Atlanta Divorce Law Group is the home of the Happily Ever After Divorce®. The motto Happily Ever After Divorce signifies their mission to remove the stigma of divorce so people no longer have to feel guilt and shame about making a positive and healthy change in their lives. When you are stuck in a dysfunctional relationship, divorce can be a positive change that can allow a family to restructure to a more functional, happy unit.

Kids will always see mom and dad as family, and divorce can allow families to heal and find a structure that works, rather than remaining stuck in an unhealthy cycle that doesn’t serve anyone, most of all the kids.

Deanna Dickinson/Reich Dental Center

Reich Dental Center has been serving the Smyrna community since 1984 and recently opened a new location in the Roswell area. Reich Dental provides their patients with up-to-date care in a kind and comfortable environment with dedication and constant continuing education and a personal commitment to excellence.

Greg Eldridge with Home Helpers of Alpharetta, Will Nobles with Vector Choice Technology Solutions, and Jon Wittenberg with Minuteman Press Sandy Springs

March 21, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Greg Eldridge with Home Helpers of Alpharetta, Will Nobles with Vector Choice Technology Solutions, and Jon Wittenberg with Minuteman Press Sandy Springs

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John Ray, Will Nobles, Greg Eldridge, Jon Wittenberg

Greg Eldridge/Home Helpers of Alpharetta

Home Helpers of Alpharetta provides award-winning personalized home care that nurtures the youthful spirit in each of their senior clients. Serving communities in the north Atlanta metro area, Home Helpers hires only heart-motivated caregivers and carefully matches them to each client. This thoughtful selection enables each client to achieve and maintain their highest possible level of independence while continuing to live at home. Services can include all client’s personal care needs as well as a large variety of companionship activities. Home Helpers can provide care from six hours a day to live-in or 24/7. For a free consultation, call 770-681-0323.

Will Nobles/Vector Choice Technology Solutions

Vector Choice is a Technology Service Provider designed to fit each customer’s unique needs. Will Nobles, the Founder and CEO, is an expert in the area of helping small to medium business owners dramatically improve employee productivity and lower operating costs. He helps business owners gain incredible peace of mind by eliminating costly, frustrating and time consuming problems that most businesses have with technology. Vector Choice provides outsourced IT services, hosting services, technology project services, and cyber security services.

Jon Wittenberg/Minuteman Press Sandy Springs

Minuteman Press Sandy Springs is a local, full-service, professional design and printing company. Their mission is to make a company’s or person’s image the very best it can be. They do this through offering a wide variety of quality product options and providing a first-rate customer experience. Minuteman Press Sandy Springs stands behind what they sell with a customer satisfaction guarantee. They carefully review artwork and make recommendations for improvement, or if preferred, they provide professional design for their customers. One-stop shopping makes them an excellent resource for not only conventional printing, but also posters, signage and promotional products. Plus, they offer free delivery within six miles. Minuteman Press Sandy Springs loves to have visitors, so come by for a fresh baked cookie, a warm greeting, and see how they make a difference at Minuteman Press Sandy Springs!

Monique Russell with Clear Communication Solutions, Jeff Lovejoy with ActionCOACH, and Christian Gruita with Pixel Metaphors

February 27, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Monique Russell with Clear Communication Solutions, Jeff Lovejoy with ActionCOACH, and Christian Gruita with Pixel Metaphors

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Mike Sammond, Monique Russell, Jeff Lovejoy, Christian Gruita

Monique Russell/Clear Communication Solutions

Clear Communication Solutions is a 100% woman-owned business providing trusted quality communications consultation through professional teaching, training, coaching and live events. Clear Communication Solutions helps leaders improve the lines of communication within teams, improve productivity and apply practical tools to boost the quality of professional and personal relationships.

Jeff Lovejoy/ActionCOACH

Jeff Lovejoy works with local business owners to build the business they desire and deserve. He guides owners to significantly improved and more profitable businesses with a proven and systemized “game plan” for their company. Jeff assists owners in developing their vision for the business; evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their business; creating a business plan with quantitative goals to take their business to the next level; dramatically increasing profits; building the owner’s leadership skills; and choosing strategies to implement and practical actions to achieve their goals.

He holds owners accountable to ensure that they perform every step necessary to achieve not only the profitability they desire, but to also give them more leisure time.

Christian Gruita/Pixel Metaphors

It’s 2018, so let’s advertise like it’s 2018. Social media is where all the attention is. Let’s not be romantic about what worked yesterday or about the world that’s disappearing. Pixel Metaphors is passionate about marketing. They take the time to understand your needs and they have a deep understanding of the platforms. Pixel Metaphors will ask all the questions about the project, input all the data, make the adjustments necessary and give you the feedback in order to ensure the success of the campaign.

Ron Wilder with 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton, Jessica Light with JJ Social Light, and Douglas Bochat with Homestead Hospice

February 20, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Ron Wilder with 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton, Jessica Light with JJ Social Light, and Douglas Bochat with Homestead Hospice

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John Ray, Ron Wilder, Jessica Light, Douglas Bochat

Ron Wilder/1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton

At 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, their mission is simple – provide the ultimate customer experience. Each one of their team members is passionate about what they do and it shows in the quality of their work. Their services go beyond water damage restoration to include mold remediation, professional carpet cleaning, fire/smoke restoration, sewage cleanup, and much more.

Jessica Light/JJ Social Light

Jessica Light of JJ Social Light fell into her industry by accident and it turned out to be the right one. Today, it’s impossible to define herself and not take into account her social media obsession. It’s who she is. Working on and managing multiple websites has helped her gain a great wealth of knowledge related to online marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, social media strategies, website optimization and so on.

She wants to be able to share what she has learned in a way that you can easily understand and put into practice; from building your online business, defining your social media goals, to optimizing and marketing your website. First and foremost, she wants to help fellow entrepreneurs make their first step into the world of online businesses and guide you through.

Douglas Bochat/Homestead Hospice

Homestead Hospice is a premier provider of hospice services headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Arizona. CEO Mallie Sharafat opened Homestead Hospice in 2006 after experiencing hospice care with a loved one. Mallie wanted a better experience, one that addresses all the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. Homestead Hospice provides coordinated individualized plans of care for over 1100 patients daily, offers counseling and spiritual support for the family, and clinical care for comfort and quality of life. Homestead has over 200 volunteers that support patients and care givers daily. Homestead Hospice is certified by Medicare, Medicaid and in Arizona accredited by The Joint Commission. Please contact Homestead Hospice at 10888 Crabapple Road, Roswell, GA or (678) 966-0077.

Ed Fortier with Strategic Stewardship, Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant, and Rand Cabus with Mojo Vinyl Records

February 6, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Ed Fortier with Strategic Stewardship, Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant, and Rand Cabus with Mojo Vinyl Records

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John Ray, Kevin McDonough, Rand Cabus, Ed Fortier

Ed Fortier/Strategic Stewardship

Complexity and volatility in today’s financial and business environment dictate a collaborative planning approach. Strategic Stewardship integrates their knowledge with specialists in legal, accounting, banking, trusts, benefits, retirement, and related fields for their clients. Their national reach through PartnersFinancial, a national community of industry-leading, independent life insurance and financial professionals, and NFP gives them access to institutional resources without sacrificing responsive personal service. For more than 25 years, the organization has supported its members as they build insurance industry knowledge and expertise. In the process, PartnersFinancial members created a powerful culture of ideas sharing and collaboration – all for the benefit of their claims.

Kevin McDonough/Miles Hansford & Tallant

Attorney Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant has worked with businesses for the past 15 years. In this role, Kevin has been involved in all parts of a business life – from starting a company, to helping draft contracts, to protecting a company involved in litigation, to participating in the sale or wind down of a business. Across these issues, Kevin focuses on bringing strategic, practical concepts to solve legal and business problems. As a continuation of his business focused law practice, Kevin is civically involved working to help businesses as well. He is chairman elect of the Cumming Forsyth Chamber of Commerce.

Rand Cabus/Mojo Vinyl Records

Mojo Vinyl Records is an independent record store established in 2011 in historic Roswell, GA. The store buys and sells new and used records. They also sell Audio-Technica, Music Hall and Pioneer turntables, art and miscellaneous cool stuff. Mojo Vinyl Records celebrates Record Store Day every year since 2012. Their motto is “Listen Naked” since vinyl is the natural sound. Come by, hang out and listen to some good music. Buy something too.

Rose Burton with HomeStretch, Brian Mould with Better Office Systems, and Dave Moorman with DynaSis

January 30, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Rose Burton with HomeStretch, Brian Mould with Better Office Systems, and Dave Moorman with DynaSis

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John Ray, Rose Burton, Brian Mould, Dave Moorman

Rose Burton/HomeStretch

HomeStretch is a non-profit agency located in Roswell which guides homeless families toward permanent housing and lasting stability. For 25 years, HomeStretch has transformed hundreds of working homeless families in four key areas: housing, finances, employment and family strength. Through the support of social workers and volunteers, HomeStretch provides LifeSkills education, mentoring and supportive housing to the adults and children. The average program length is 12 to 24 months.

In 2018, HomeStretch will celebrate 25 years of serving at-risk and homeless families in north metro Atlanta. HomeStretch averages 81% success rate for graduate families meaning they remain stably housed for more than one year and are assets in the community.

Brian Mould/Better Office Systems

Better Office Systems was formed in 2006 by Brian Mould and Joseph Zamora. Brian and Joseph have a combined industry experience of over 55 years. They have successfully owned, managed, and grown companies with as many as 300 employees and up to $55 million in revenue. BOS is a unique Single Source provider for all their customer’s office product needs. Better Office Systems wants customers to focus on growing their business while BOS focuses on reducing their office costs and increasing their productivity. BOS has the best array of products, at the best price, supported by the best people.

Dave Moorman/DynaSis

Founded in 1992, DynaSis is an IT Service solution provider for small to mid-sized businesses. Their core competencies include Managed IT Support, Cloud Solutions, Cyber Security, Secure Data Backups, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Their goal is to deliver “Profitability through Technology” for their client’s organizations. They do this by implementing business technology solutions utilizing three core technologies: Availability, Security and Mobility (ASM). Their secure technology stack or cloud solution is built on ASM and delivers on the four most important business outcomes every company should expect: lowering overall cost, increasing productivity, minimizing corporate risk, and driving future growth. By enhancing their client’s technical capability and delivering on the four business outcomes, they systematically deliver profitability through technology.

Bruce Wing with Strategic Wealth, Renee Barnes with ComplyTrain, and Andrew Walker with Brady Ware & Company

January 16, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Bruce Wing with Strategic Wealth, Renee Barnes with ComplyTrain, and Andrew Walker with Brady Ware & Company

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John Ray, Andrew Walker, Renee Barnes, Bruce Wing, Geoff Smith

Bruce Wing/Strategic Wealth

Strategic Wealth is a fee-based financial planning and business consulting firm located in Alpharetta. While there are a lot of financial planning firms in and around Atlanta, what differentiates Strategic Wealth from its competitors are three things: an unique, values-driven process that they employ when working with individuals & businesses; a focus on improving cash flow and reducing expenses and taxes; and helping people and businesses become their own bank.

Renee Barnes/ComplyTrain

Renee Barnes is a software entrepreneur and founder of ComplyTrain. Renee has over 20 years experience in corporate HR and IT training. She has developed programs for Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Visa, Western Digital, Warner Brothers, AOL, Lockheed Martin, Neustar, and many more. As an entrepreneur, Renee has watched her fellow founders and colleagues navigate the waters of HR lawsuits and EEOC fines, and she decided to use her experience and passion for building solutions to help solve the issue. She realized that small businesses and startups are most vulnerable for HR lawsuits because they usually lack the legal team or HR resources to build a solid compliance program. As a result, Renee founded ComplyTrain, a complete HR compliance software for startups and small businesses.

Andrew Walker/Brady Ware & Company

Developing a successful financial strategy for your business, your family, and yourself has become more difficult then ever. The economy is creating challenges across industries. Tax and health care laws change daily, and regulatory oversight grows increasingly intense. Brady Ware is a public accounting firm with more then 150 industry experts ready to help you conquer your accounting and financial needs. They are here to help you understand how your business is operating today, creating a roadmap for where you want to go tomorrow. Businesses need more than a casual relationship with an accountant. Brady Ware combines unparalleled tax, audit, and advisory expertise with industry-specific knowledge. They work with you collaboratively and efficiently to create custom solutions that fit your needs.