Frank Fenello with UHY Advisors, Jason Walker with Deputy, Mike Popowski with Dagger and Charlie Whitfield with Whitty Apps

June 1, 2016 by alexgshifflet

Atlanta Business Radio

Frank Fenello with UHY Advisors, Jason Walker with Deputy, Mike Popowski with Dagger and Charlie Whitfield with Whitty Apps

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Frank Fenello / UHY Advisors

Managing Director

Frank Fenello is managing director of the UHY Atlanta office, and leads the national management consulting practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in management and professional consulting in the finance, audit and accounting professional services industries.

UHY Advisors, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest professional services firms in the U.S., delivering financial, tax and business consulting services to companies ranging from mid-sized to the Fortune 500. The firm’s innovative Management & Technology Consulting practice provides a one-stop solution for a company’s financial and operational functions, with a full suite of services to transform a company’s performance and profitability.

Jason Walker / Deputy

President, Americas

I’m a dreamer of “the way things can be,” and have a passion for finding simple and elegant solutions to complex problems by utilizing innovative technology.

A thought leader within the SaaS and retail industries, I’ve worked with some of the biggest brands you know, including Home Depot, HP, Best Buy, Target, Apple, and Nokia. With over 20 years of experience, my team has driven sales quotas exceeding $10 billion, reduced turnover by 54% and increased top line revenues by over 300% YoY through leading large scale business transformational efforts throughout North America. Behind it all was a focus on delivering phenomenal customer experiences.

Currently, I serve as President, Americas of Deputy, a leading cloud technology equally loved by managers and employees who want to take charge of work and life in the hourly economy. In this role, I lead Deputy’s North and South America service areas, overseeing marketing, business development, strategic partnerships and customer experience, to ensure Deputy can spread its awesome workforce management solution with the entire world.

When I’m not helping businesses transform the experience of hourly employment for the 21st century, you can find me somewhere in the outdoors fishing, biking and hiking or asking someone “why” for the hundred-bajillionth time.

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Mike Popowski / Dagger

CEO

Mike took the helm at Dagger last year to drive the companys vision, culture and growth. He brings 15 years of digital, social and brand-building experience. A proven client service and team leader, Mikes had success in building campaigns and activations for the worlds biggest brands across a variety of industries. Since joining Dagger, the agency has created work for some of the worlds biggest brands, including: Interface, Aflac, Carters and Mizuno.

Mike joined Dagger from TBWAChiatDay New York, where he led the global repositioning for GSKs global smokers health business, Nicoderm CQ (US). For GSK, TBWA deployed TV and digital content assets through a centralized model that disseminates content to Australia, UK, Brazil and Europe.

Mike was previously SVP, Client Partner at Moxie, where he architected the agencys early content marketing practices for Cisco Systems, UPS and Wells Fargo. He led a fast-growing, interdisciplinary team of over 40 FTE account directors, account managers, project managers, social media strategists and community managers, creative, producers analysts and technologists.

He was one of the early pioneers of social marketing as a consultant for AARP from 2008 to 2011, and implemented early digital content practices for AARPs renowned Travel Ambassador, Peter Greenberg, and Health Ambassador, Martina Navratilova. Mikes previous stints include AOL and SureClick, an Inc. 5000 digital agency based in Washington, D.C.

Mikes a native Vermonter and now resides in Atlanta.

Charlie Whitfield / Whitty Apps

CEO

Charlie Whitfield is the CEO of Whitty Apps LLC, a SBA certified 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WBE, Woman Owned and Operated Company. We are an emerging Software Engineering & Integration Company, specializing in mobile and device technology. We provide architecture, design, development, and project management expertise for our clients. Our innovative mobile software solutions focus on solving unique challenges, productivity, customer experience, and marketing strategies that have an impact on your success. Charlie’s leadership skills honed in the military and corporate world enabled her to develop a business model and entrepreneurial vision that encourages and fosters leadership skills focused on empowering other Veterans and Woman business owners to continue to make meaningful contributions to our nations defense as well as local communities.

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Papa Samb with IT Secure Solutions

May 27, 2016 by ryanredhawk

Atlanta Business Radio

Papa Samb with IT Secure Solutions

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Papa Samb / It Secure Solutions

Founder & CEO

Immigrant from Senegal, graduated at ASA College(Brooklyn, NY) in Network Administration and Security.

Worked for various Organizations as a Consultant and formed IT Secure Solutions in 3 different States( NY, NJ, and the recent GA location).

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors Features Timothy J. Jones

May 26, 2016 by ryanredhawk

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta's Most Trusted Advisors Features Timothy J. Jones

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed.

Timothy J Jones and Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Timothy J. Jones / The Timothy Jones Companies

CEO & Founder

TJ is an expert leadership speaker, coach, and consultant with a new book to be launched in September. He began his professional life as a teacher, then spent 20 years in the biopharmaceutical industry leading sales teams and as head of Training and Leadership Development. With practical wisdom learned in the trenches, TJ helps individuals, teams, and companies enhance their engagement and effectiveness. He delivers highly interactive and transformative learning experiences. He is President/Owner of the Timothy Jones Companies. LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyjjones1

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing

President

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

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Dave Norton Creator of InContextNow conference in Atlanta

May 25, 2016 by ryanredhawk

Atlanta Business Radio

Dave Norton Creator of InContextNow conference in Atlanta

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David Norton, PhD is founder and principal of Stone Mantel, which has guided hundreds of brand leaders in creating meaningful brand experiences. Norton founded the Digital Collaborative in 2013 to help companies collaborate in conducting research about consumers and the impact of digital in their lives. He is the author of the new book DIGITAL CONTEXT 2.0: Seven Lessons In Business Strategy, Consumer Behavior And The Internet Of Things. Norton is also the person behind InContextNow: The Conference On The Internet Of Things For Marketers, Business Strategists And Research Leaders which is taking place in Atlanta on June 2 & 3, 2016.

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Small Business Matters 2016 Conference

May 24, 2016 by alexgshifflet

4th Annual Small Business Matters Conference of 2016

May 20, 2016

Hyatt Villa Christina

The SBM conference is a nonprofit event. All proceeds benefit Real LEDGE, an organization devoted to the development of the next generation of entrepreneurs.

www.RealLEDGE.org

Special thanks to Tim Fulton for inviting Business Radiox.

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Joe Garley / Cindy Miller Communications

Bill McDermott / McDermott Financial Solutions

Tim Morrison / Write Choice

Caitlin Smith / Wellcentive

Adrian J. Cronje /Balentine

JohnBellman / Vistage

Cal Morgan / President of the Atlanta Human Society

Garrett Jacobs and Colton Moore / Winner of the KSU top 100 competition

Jeff Cunningham / Seyfarth Shaw

Mary Parker / All In One Security

BB Webb / Owner of The Carl House & Author of Build Your Business

Matthew Stamper / CEO & Founder of iBuy

John Lee / John Lee Books

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JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, Kevin Geraghty with Revenue Research and Thad Oviatt with ParkENT Cycles

May 23, 2016 by ryanredhawk

Atlanta Business Radio

JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, Kevin Geraghty with Revenue Research and Thad Oviatt with ParkENT Cycles

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Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson, Kevin Geraghty, JoAnn Holmes and Thad Oviatt

JoAnn Holmes, Esq. / HOLMES@LAW, LLC

Attorney and Founder

JoAnn Jo Holmes is the founder of HOLMES@LAW, LLC(www.holmesatlaw.com), where her practice focus is Business Law & Contracts, Trademark & Copyright, Software & Tech. She works with a broad array of clients, including professional service providers, consultants, software and creative content developers, and manufacturers. Having practiced law for nearly 17 years, her goal is to live the firms slogan Your Business Ally™.

A graduate of Stanford University and Emory School of Law, her career began in the Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) practice group of Troutman Sanders, a prominent Atlanta based law firm. There, she successfully represented a gamut of diverse clients, from startups to multi-billion dollar companies like Chick-fil-A, Microsoft and WalMart.

Moving in-house, Jo served on business management and legal teams in senior leadership roles for both public and private manufacturing companies. For more than a decade, she was the go-to lawyer for her business units with presence in North and South America, Europe, Africa and the Pacific Rim. She has overseen IP portfolios in more than 130 countries, is well accomplished in negotiating sophisticated domestic and international commercial contracts, and in resolving high dollar disputes.

Jo has spoken extensively about business law, technology, and intellectual property. Currently, she writes the business law section for the Gwinnett Citizen newspaper, and speaks for SCORE, a longstanding resource partner of the Small Business Administration. Likewise, Jo volunteers with Leadership Gwinnett, Discovery High Schools Entrepreneurship Academy, the SE Gwinnett Coop food pantry, and the Stanford Alumni Association.

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Kevin Geraghty / Revenue Research, Inc.

President

Kevin is responsible for the creation of $3 billion in documented corporate value. He has built successful analytic departments and profitable business models for Fortune 500 clients. Kevin received the Edelman Laureate Award in 1996 and 2016 for outstanding Operations Research practice and received the DM News Martech Award for Data Science in 2015. He is the author of machine learning patents for Dynamic Pricing and Paid Search marketing.

Thad Oviatt / ParkENT Cycles

Founder & CEO

ParkENT Cycles just wants to HUG your bicycle and keep it safe. We produce an electronic bike rack. The rack is a bicycle locking system built into a custom bike rack. To use the rack a person just needs to push their bike into the rack, activate it with the paired phone app (or key card, or attached kiosk), and the bike rack locks up the bicycle. The electronic bike rack locks the wheel and frame of the bicycle. The rack is safer than any other bicycle lock on the market.

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Myra Cisse with Government Contractors Association and Adam Rosenkoetter with Sol Design

May 20, 2016 by ryanredhawk

Atlanta Business Radio

Myra Cisse with Government Contractors Association and Adam Rosenkoetter with Sol Design

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Myra Cisse / Government Contractors Association

VP Service Delivery

Myra Cisse, MBA, is the owner of Certification Consultants, a partner at the Government Contractors Association (GCA). Myra majored in finance at the University of South Carolina and worked in the banking industry for more than 20 years. In August 2010, she obtained her MBA from Georgia State University with a concentration in project management. She spent the last six years of her banking career working exclusively with business owners.

As a former banker, Myra has in-depth knowledge of the banking industry in general, and the SBA in particular, having closed millions of dollars of SBA loans. In 2011, she combined her decades of industry experience, many years of SBA experience, and her education to provide a much-needed service to business owners.

GCA’s mission is to Educate Facilitate and Advocate for its members. Our organization provides tools to educate women, minority and veteran business owners across the country navigate the government contracting maze. In her role as VP of Service Delivery, Myra is responsible for assisting members with certifications for their business and also acts as membership director.

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Adam Rosenkoetter / Sol Design

Co-founder & Technical Director

In 2001, entrepreneur Adam Rosenkoetter co-founded Sol Design, a successful branding and marketing consultancy based in Atlanta. Since then, hes built the company from ground up, now advising an impressive roster of clientele. As Co-Founder and Technical Director, Adam is Sol Designs clients digital guide. Whether he recommends a custom CMS, a marketing automation tool or an internet marketing strategy, he keeps the business objective in mind and the best technology in the forefront. When Adam is not working, hes off running, biking, being a yogi or enjoying time with his lovely wife and two young daughters at home in Decatur.

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Business RadioX Previews Small Biz Conference – Business RadioX

May 19, 2016 by rhondachale

SANDY SPRINGS, GA–(Marketwired – May 19, 2016) – Hundreds of small business leaders from across the Metro Atlanta area will descend on the Hyatt Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina this Friday May 20 for the Small Business Matters 2016 Conference. Small Business Matters President Tim Fulton previewed the event with host Ryan McPherson on Atlanta Business Radio.

Fulton describes the Small Business Matters conference as an exclusive, TED-like venue for growth-minded small business operators to gain new ideas and insights that they can apply to their own strategic thinking. The conference will feature world-class speakers, facilitators and sponsors.

The conference promises to “exceed the expectations of participants,” Fulton says, “by providing an exceptional experience of growth, connecting and fun.”

Fulton tells Atlanta Business Radio he got the idea to start the Small Business Matters conference after many years as a small business coach, consultant, counselor and professor.

The conference is in its fourth year, but maintains its original objective: enhancing the lives of small business owners by dedicating a day to new ideas, reflection, collaboration and fun.

To learn more about the Small Business Matters 2016 Conference, listen to the full interview on Atlanta Business Radio.

About Atlanta Business Radio:

Each week, LIVE from the Business RadioX® studio in Sandy Springs, Ryan McPherson interviews Atlanta, Georgia’s top businessmen and businesswomen to learn what makes them the best at what they do. Podcasts are also available at Atlanta Business Radio.

About Business RadioX®:

Business RadioX® interviews dozens of innovative entrepreneurs and successful leaders each week. Its mission is to help local businesses Get the Word Out about the important work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. With a pro-business slant and a long-form interview format, guests don’t have to worry about being ambushed or talking in “sound bites.” Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://lee-kantor-project.sprod02.rmkr.net.