Al Simon/Sandler Training by Simon Inc.
Sandler Training is an international training and consulting organization. Sandler utilizes distinctive, non-traditional sales and management methodologies, supported by continual reinforcement through ongoing training and individual coaching sessions. Typically, clients engage with Sandler Training to fatten their opportunity pipeline, close a higher percentage of opportunities, and close deals without discounting.
Dr. Alan Miller/Dunwoody Internal Medicine
Dunwoody Internal Medicine is a private practice member of the Emory Healthcare Network. Established in 2011, the Emory Healthcare Network joins together Emory-employed and private practice physicians in communities throughout metro Atlanta and the state, in collaboration with Emory Healthcare, into a single comprehensive care management system.
Dr. Angela Wright/Peach Blossom Dental
Peach Blossom Dental is a family dental practice located in Tucker, Georgia. They specialize in creating a relationship with their patients and making them feel like family. In their office, they focus on your dental health and all patients receive personalized dental care.
Neal Weaver/School of Rock
School of Rock Buford is a performance-based music instruction program. Students learn how to perform in a group setting with their peers through both one on one lessons and group rehearsal sessions. Then they perform in public. These aren’t the stuffy recitals you remember from your youth. These are full on rock and roll shows. Depending on the student’s age, School of Rock can take them from zero to onstage playing rock and roll in six months or less.
Keith Ivey/Keith Ivey & Associates
Through Keith Ivey & Associates, Keith connects you with people, places and things that matter. Keith’s purpose is to enhance the personal and professional lives of those he meets by making them aware of valuable resources.
Brett DeLoach/Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
Sonesta Hotels is excited to announce its first dual-branded property, bolstering the brand’s position within the Atlanta market as well as the industry as it continues to adapt to meet the needs of today’s diverse traveler. The existing Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta has been dramatically enhanced with the addition of a new Sonesta ES Suites, the company’s signature extended stay hotel brand. The two properties will operate harmoniously under one roof, while delivering two distinctive Sonesta experiences that can accommodate visitors regardless of their length of stay and purpose of visit.
Karlos Walkes/Team XiQ
XiQ is a tech startup that has created the Stinger. It’s a smart device that replaces the conventional ignition on most non-automotive vehicles and machines. The Stinger works with a mobile app to introduce a new level of keyless vehicle security, activation and engagement.
Sanjay Parekh/Prototype Prime
Prototype Prime is an incubator that focuses on early stage software and hardware technology startups. Their 12,500-square-feet offers open, collaborative workspaces, a podcast room, event space, and design & development lab. Funded by the City of Peachtree Corners and in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology’s ATDC, Prototype Prime’s mission is to provide teams with the support they need to launch and scale.
Gabrielle Jewell/Sourced
Sourced. began with a very clear vision: Be the reason their clients have more time. Time for your kids. Time to perfect your big presentation. Time to kick up your feet and watch a movie. Time to think. You have a lot to do, and it’s hard to find the time to do it all. This is why they exist. Sourced. is here to make it easier for you to achieve your individual goals and spend time how you want to, all while taking the pressure off. Take your life back, focus on the important things, and delegate the rest to Sourced.
Vecus Miller & Theresa Hayes/Waffle House
Waffle House was founded in 1955 in Avondale Estates, GA. by neighbors Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner. They both passed away last year. While not being involved in the day-to-day operations, they both were still very present throughout their lives. Waffle House grew from that one restaurant to 1,900 in 25 states. Waffle House also has a very unique culture which they celebrate. From being open 24/7/365, to their unique “Call-in” system, to how they deliver a great experience, Waffle House feels their culture is what puts them above the competition.
Lowell Smoker/Dynamic Media Consultants
Dynamic Media Consultants is a group of marketing professionals with over 20 years of experience committed to helping local SMB’s understand how to navigate through and prosper in the ever-changing Internet marketing space. They combine analytics, expertise, and specialized knowledge to assist the business owner in analyzing their digital footprint, or what the search engines and others see. Using specialized tools, an assessment is given of what their competitive strengths and weaknesses are compared to others in their marketplace. Dynamic Media Consultants then help them put systems in place to either capitalize on their strengths or repair the weakness. Sometimes it is as simple as repairing their on-line reputation. DMC’s systems then monitor the various campaigns or actions. This allows them – along with the business owner – to measure the results and where to focus their efforts.
The end result? Their business will be found when others search for their service or product, their phones will ring regularly, and their business will grow again. If their offer or service is in demand, the growth can be explosive and quick.
Shantell Wilson/Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development
The Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development is rolling out its new business outreach initiative titled Coffee and Conversation with your County Government. The program was established to strengthen the relationships between county officials and the many businesses that help to drive the local economy. This business outreach initiative provides business owners and start-ups and entrepreneurs with an avenue to have meaningful conversations with county officials regarding business advancement and how their county government can play a proactive role. It is their goal to better understand the short and long term needs and goals of Gwinnett businesses so they can continue to provide the quality of customer service that creates and fosters a thriving business environment.
Danielle Cheung/Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 46 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 4,600 retail financial centers, 15,900 ATMs, and award-winning online banking with approximately 34 million active accounts and nearly 22 million mobile active users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking, and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Rick Strawn/Paradigm Security Services
Over 150 years in law enforcement, private security and administrative services have created a company that is experienced in the field of security. Paradigm Security Services provide their employees with the best equipment, a supportive work place, and current industry knowledge, while providing clients with a safe and secure environment. Paradigm’s goal is to provide clients with trained professionals that will provide not only a safe and secure environment, but enhance the image that the client company wishes to present to its customer and to the public.
Rick Strawn is a veteran of 25 years in law enforcement and the owner of Paradigm Security Services. Paradigm is a “boots-on-the-ground” security solutions provider in all venues requiring physical protection personnel. Paradigm also provides consulting on security options and needs, marked patrol services, and training in both personal security and commercial employee training. The company’s Mission is “Superior Security through Superior Training”. Having their own onsite training academy and employing their own state certified trainer, Paradigm provides security officer training, firearms training, and outside training in security related matters.
Laura Faught/ACG Solutions
ACG Solutions serves all industries with a complete portfolio of information technology, security and telecommunications solutions for powering the intelligent building.
As a single-source supplier of solutions that protect, connect and manage business infrastructures and operations, ACG Solutions offers a wide range of products and consulting services, including a turnkey architectural blueprint for the Intelligent Building that incorporates the very latest technology to meet each client’s desired function and vision.
The company also recently introduced Synchronized Orchestrated Response (SOR), a combination of networked, integrated technologies designed to save lives, protect property damage and reduce liability exposure. Created for businesses and campus administrators alike, SOR features surveillance, lockdown and alert notification solutions that provide law enforcement and other first responders with real-time situational awareness intelligence and other critical location and visual information to coordinate a fast, informed and effective response.
Briana Carson/Crave Pie Studio
In 2010, after being laid off from a corporate job of 20 years, Briana decided to go to culinary school. She entered school with a passion for savory cooking and a complete disdain for baking. Briana dreaded taking Baking 101. She forged ahead though, and for the practical final exam she had to bake an apple pie from scratch. As fate would have it, that was a pivotal experience. Briana became entirely enchanted with all things pie!
Crave Pie Studio is an artisan pie bakery specializing in individual sized pies that are baked daily with creatively combined seasonal ingredients.
