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FOCO Talks Tourism

April 24, 2024 by Amanda Pearch

FoCo Talks

FOCO Talks Tourism

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Stacey Gross Director of Tourism & James McCoy President and CEO, Forsyth Chamber of Commerce

Since the inception of the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce in 1954, the purpose has remained the same; increase prosperity and promote and better community life for all. Our organization continues to be the leader in economic development, advocacy on issues of interest to business and engaging business leaders to ensure the long term economic health of our community.

Forsyth County is a hidden gem nestled at the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains. Visit and become fully immersed in our community where small-town charm meets big city buzz. With so many adventures for all ages to enjoy, visit and experience why Forsyth County is the fastest growing county in the state of Georgia. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast looking to explore beautiful hiking, biking, and nature trails, ready to relax on the shores of Lake Lanier, or eager to get a taste of the award-winning brews from Cherry Street Brewpub & Taproom; FoCo has unlimited adventures to discover.

Cumming and Forsyth County, Georgia are consistently ranked among the most desirable communities in the nation. World class schools, nationally recognized parks, over 200 miles of lake shore line, the lowest property taxes in the region and a vibrant business community are the primary factors that earn the community accolades year after year.

Visit www.discoverfoco.com to learn more.

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All Things Johns Creek, with Chris Cannon, Director of Economic Development, and Stacey Gross, Johns Creek CVB

April 30, 2021 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

All Things Johns Creek, with Chris Cannon, Director of Economic Development, and Stacey Gross, Johns Creek CVB

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All Things Johns Creek, with Chris Cannon, Director of Economic Development, and Stacey Gross, Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau (GNFCC 400 Insider, Episode 62)

Stacey Gross and Chris Cannon joined host Kali Boatright to share the city’s vibrant qualities which attract new business and residents, exciting developments such as the Town Center Master Plan, and much more. The GNFCC 400 Insider is presented by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Chris Cannon, Director of Economic Development, City of Johns Creek

Johns Creek has become the 10th largest city in Georgia through well-planned growth. Not the biggest city in the state, but tactically one of the most inviting, 2016 marked the tenth anniversary of incorporation and cityhood. In such a short span, the city has continued to strengthen its foundation and reputation with its exceptional and highly ranked school system, highly acclaimed medical facilities and a large, diverse international population. Public Safety delivers the highest level of quality service to more than 80,000 residents and nearly 2,000 businesses.

Johns Creek is meeting its mission of being an exceptional city, not only in Georgia but in the entire country.

City website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Chris Cannon LinkedIn

Stacey Gross, Executive Director, Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau

**Stacey Gross, Executive Dir., Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau**

The Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau (JCCVB) is the official destination marketing organization of Johns Creek, Georgia. Their mission is to serve as an economic catalyst by marketing the city as a destination for business and leisure travel.

The JCCVB is a501(c)(6) nonprofit, enacted on January 22, 2008 by Resolution 2008-01-05 by the Mayor and Council to promote tourism in the city.

Check-out 2020 JCCVB Tourism Fact Sheet for more information about how JCCVB is funded and how tourism is economic development for Johns Creek.

The JCCVB is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised fully of volunteers who work or live in Johns Creek and have expertise in hospitality, arts, marketing and business.

Company website | Stacey Gross LinkedIn

About GNFCC and “The GNFCC 400 Insider”

“The GNFCC 400 Insider” is presented by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) and is hosted by Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC. The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of over 1400 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals. Their service area includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell and Sandy Springs. GNFCC is the leading voice on economic development, business growth and quality of life issues in North Fulton County.

The GNFCC promotes the interests of our members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. They provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live.

For more information on GNFCC and its North Fulton County service area, follow this link or call (770) 993-8806. For more information on other GNFCC events such as this North Fulton Mayors Appreciation Lunch, follow this link.

For the complete show archive of “The GNFCC 400 Insider,” go to GNFCC400Insider.com. “The GNFCC 400 Insider” is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (June 27, 2013)

June 27, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (June 27, 2013)

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Pam Estabrooke, Stacey Gross, Jeanne’ Smith, Theresa Conklin, Ayauna Barron, Melissa Cammack

Melissa Cammack/Nicholas Greene Agency Nationwide Insurance

The Nicholas Greene Agency is a full-service insurance agency. The agency is much more than a property and casualty insurance company. In addition to auto and home insurance, they write commercial insurance and provide a wide array of financial services. In addition, the agency is On Your Side certified!

Ayauna Barron/Once Upon A Fairy Tale

Once Upon a Fairy Tale is a princess makeover and royal tea party palace for girls. Allow them to make your little princess’s fairy tale dream come true! Whether your princess is being treated to an individual makeover session or celebrating her birthday with friends, her magical experience with them will be one to remember.

They specialize in individual princess makeovers and photo shoots, birthday parties/tea parties, mommy & daughter dress up and tea time, daddy & daughter tea time, craft events and fairy tale dress-up play

Pam Estabrooke/ProTect Painters of Central Gwinnett

ProTect Painters of Central Gwinnett is a residential and commercial painting company. They have over ten years of service in Gwinnett county. They offer most wood repair, whole house siding replacement, window repair & replacement, garage & basement floors, decks and many other painted surfaces.

Hosted by women business owners and featuring other women business owners and executives, LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success is hosted by Theresa Conklin with Pinnacle Custom Signs, Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel and Jeanne’ Smith with Ultra Touch Cleaning.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (June 20, 2013)

June 20, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (June 20, 2013)

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Michelle Anderson, Amy Fitzpatrick, Theresa Conklin, Stacey Gross, Jeanne’ Smith, Marie Fratoni

Michelle Anderson/DateNightATL

Are you stuck in the same tired routine and so overworked that you can’t find time or energy to plan a special night with the one you love? It’s your anniversary… her birthday… his big promotion… or you just want an evening out. Where do you start?

That’s where DateNightATL comes in! They specialize in tailoring an evening (or two) for you. They make it simple: You pick the date, they’ll plan the night. DateNightATL plans date nights and special occasions for busy couples.

Amy Fitzpatrick/Gulf Coast Grill

Gulf Coast Grill is a family friendly restaurant with a beach feel serving up great fresh seafood, oysters shucked to order, drinks and music. They have a full bar, kids play area and live music on the weekends.

Marie Fratoni/Get Clients Everywhere

Get Clients Everywhere is a comprehensive, innovative and fun coaching program that helps shy business owners become confident, savvy, and systematically find clients, make money and be successful.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (May 23, 2013)

May 23, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (May 23, 2013)

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Kristen Hansen, Jeanne’ Smith, Theresa Conklin, Durenda Wood, Stacey Gross, Noel Howell, Marie Fratoni

Noel Howard & Kristen Hansen/Jasmine Jones

Jasmine Jones, LLC is an intimate apparel company with a passion to see every woman discover her beauty and strength. They believe lingerie builds confidence that ignites a healthy love life. They would love for marriages to be renewed and refreshed through this inspiration. Book a party and enjoy a night with the girls that is filled with laughter, fun and encouragement!

Durenda Wood/Computer Construction Company

Durenda Wood, owner of Computer Construction Company, specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is the art of manipulating code and text on a web page to show up in the search engines. Their obsession is Google where over 85% carries all internet searches. Computer Construction Company has been successfully providing search engine optimization to business websites since 2001. No matter who you hire to optimize your website, please make sure they show up in the search engines themselves. For years they have continued to beat their own competition, so just think what they can do to yours! Computer Construction Company provides WordPress website design as well as maintenance updates for companies.

Marie Fratoni/Get Clients Everywhere

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success is hosted by Jeanne’ Smith (Ultra Touch Cleaning), Stacey Gross (Favorite Place Travel) and Theresa Conklin (Pinnacle Custom Signs). Highlighting women business owners and the companies they run, Lucrative Ladies gives a ”voice” to the women leaders in our business community.

Chris Reese with Cirrus Business Group, Greg Allen with A&C Consulting Group and Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel

May 16, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Chris Reese with Cirrus Business Group, Greg Allen with A&C Consulting Group and Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel

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Chris Reese/Cirrus Business Group

Cirrus Business Group was formed to help organizations create true shareholder value and be great places to work. They do this through creating clarity, alignment, effective teams, and effective systems. They have assembled a team with a passion for delivering tangible results that create a true financial return for the organization. They call their process “Business Optimization.”

Chris Reese has over 18 years of successful experience in organization development and operations. He is passionate about developing management teams to build great organizations. Prior to entering consulting, Chris was Founder, President, and CEO of i3 Voice & Data, Inc., a wholesale telecommunications provider with over 20 carrier and cable company clients in the USA and United Kingdom operating from 2004 to late 2008. Before i3, Chris served in various roles as President and VP of Operations for companies, brought in by investors to turn around companies through better efficiency and departmental cooperation. Chris is a recipient of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mathematics and Science Award and has been published in the Wall Street Journal as a State Advisor for the Small Business Advisory Council. He is also a sought after keynote speaker on leadership and management.

Greg Allen/A&C Consulting Group

A&C Consulting Group is an Independent Accountant providing full service bookkeeping for small and medium businesses using QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quantum and other Intuit & Sage products.

Greg Allen completed his education at Merrimack College, the number two school for accounting education in New England during the mid 80’s. Greg began his career as an accounts payable clerk advancing with each new position to Controller/CFO. He has worked for various companies in different industries such as banking, government, manufacturing, distribution, computer information technology and software firms. In 2001, Greg started A&C Consulting Group where they apply the real world knowledge they have gained working in the business arena and use that to help your company grow. Since then, the company has helped small & medium businesses get control of their finances and streamline procedures.

Stacey Gross/Favorite Place Travel

Favorite Place Travel was birthed out of a passion for living and a passion for seeing how other people live. When we travel, whether to a foreign country, a theme park, or even just across state borders, we are exposed to many different people, people different than those we see everyday. We can learn from those people, what to do and, in some cases, what not to do.

At Favorite Place Travel, they love to go to different places, but they also appreciate the familiarity of visiting the same location, like visiting an old friend. They love to experience places in a way that is different than the typical tourist. Why take a bus tour through Paris when you can hop on a bike and ride your way through town? Why stay in a hotel in New York City when you can rent an apartment for a few days and live like the locals live?

Favorite Place Travel wants to help you experience your favorite places around the globe! They can take the stress out of planning that trip to Disney World, Caribbean cruise or vacation to Europe, so contact them with your list of Places to See, and they’ll turn that dream vacation into a reality!

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (Debut Show/April 25)

April 25, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (Debut Show/April 25)

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LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success is hosted by Jeanne’ Smith (Ultra Touch Cleaning), Stacey Gross (Favorite Place Travel), Theresa Conklin (Pinnacle Custom Signs) and Erica Wimberly (EW Services). Highlighting women business owners and the companies they run, Lucrative Ladies gives a ”voice” to the women leaders in our business community.

The show hosts and their guests from the first show

Jessica Knight/Clickaroo Websites

Clickaroo Websites is an Atlanta web design company which provides all the services needed in one place for a successful website and online marketing campaign. Their company’s outstanding reputation in the web design industry and years of knowledge in online and social marketing makes them a standout solution for your company. From web design, hosting, ecommerce, SEO, SEM and social media coaching, they offer everything in one place.

Dr. Lauren Millman/Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center

Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center specializes in providing a unique and specialized form of chiropractic to help naturally heal those suffering from pain or dysfunction. The unique approach that Dr. Millman utilizes naturally and effectively restores the body back to a balanced position so that the body can heal and live as it was intended. Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center operates under the foundation that unless you correct the underlying problem (spinal imbalance), no pill, potion or lotion can make you better. When you can effectively correct the underlying dysfunction, your body can heal. Their spinal care procedure effectively and uniquely evaluates the state of your whole frame, which in turn effects your overall health. Your structure dictates your body’s function, and their practitioners understand how to effectively evaluate structure to optimize your body’s function.

Belinda Harris/Rocket Science HR

Rocket Science HR was created to assist people with resume and interviewing skills. Their motto is “It’s not rocket science; It’s Rocket Science HR”. Belinda Harris, the CEO/Owner, has been in the HR field for the past 10 years. She has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Development and she is a certified SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resource). Rocket Science HR offers many services such as resume review, resume writing and interview coaching. They also provide many seminars that include resume, interviewing and follow up sessions. Your resume gets you the interview, your interview skills land you the job. Let them help you at Rocket Science HR.

Lori Manns/Quality Media Consultant Group

Quality Media Consultant Group is a consultancy firm specializing in providing media strategies that work to give you more visibility, more clients and make you more money. They develop and implement marketing plans and advertising programs that have impact and provide measurable results.

David Lawler with Law Offices of David M. Lawler, Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel and Paul Feyereisen with Southern Home Inspections Plus

March 5, 2013 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

David Lawler with Law Offices of David M. Lawler, Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel and Paul Feyereisen with Southern Home Inspections Plus

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David Lawler/Law Offices of David M. Lawler

The Law Offices of David M. Lawler is a general practice law firm which handles a wide range of practice areas, including Adoptions, Auto Accidents, Business Formations & Transactions, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Family Law, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Real Estate and Wills/Estate Planning.

If you’re being sued and don’t know what to do, don’t fuss, scream or holler… call David Lawler!

David Lawler is a graduate of Washburn University Law School in Topeka, Kansas. Working at other firms from 1999 to 2003, he opened his sole practice in July of that year. He has a general practice with a focus on residential real estate closings, family law and estate planning. He is married and has two children. In additional to being an attorney, David is an avid musician.

Stacey Gross/Favorite Place Travel

Paul Feyereisen/Southern Home Inspections Plus

Southern Home Inspections Plus provides home inspections for home owners and potential home buyers. Their inspections focus on all systems and components found in every home and give their clients a thorough evaluation of the current condition of the property being inspected. They cover Gwinnett County and 14 other counties in the greater Atlanta area. Their goal is to provide clients with the information to make an objective decision on whether to buy or sell the property. Southern Home Inspections Plus delivers a computer generated report with pictures by the following day.

You can reach Paul Feyereisen at 404-245-6682 or sohoinsplus@gmail.com.