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Meghan McAfee with Flo2s, Dave Basarab with Mobile Business Academy, Steve Wadley with Click Media, and Elizabeth Kunetz with BC Advisors

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Meghan McAfee / Flo2s Linkedin Facebook TwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Meghan left her massage practice in Alpharetta to join the FLO2S team, and we are delighted to have her on board. She is trained in numerous modalities and has over a decade of experience in bodywork. Besides being a licensed massage therapist, Meghan is certified in the Barbara Brennan method of energy work, is a certified neuromuscular therapist, and is proficient at deep tissue, hot stone, lymphatic drainage, myofascial release, reflexology, lomi lomi and sports massage. Her preference is to combine these modalities, creating an individualized treatment tailored to suit the unique needs of each client. Meghan’s deep interest in the healing arts and a holistic lifestyle stretches far beyond the massage table to include yoga, meditation, nutrition and beyond. Catch her in the right mood, and you may even get her to read your tarot cards. She believes that healing begins within, and that the best way she can affect change, growth and healing in the world at large is to help each of her clients to achieve their personal optimized level of health. Her passion for and enjoyment in her work is evident through her touch.

Meghan is honored to be a part of FLO2S, and is delighted to expand the healing potential of her massages and bodywork with the numerous benefits of infrared sauna therapy and floatation therapy. We urge you to design your own day of healing with a combination of our creative offerings.

Dave Basarab / Mobile Business Academy Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Dave Basarab has founded multiple consulting firms, including Dave Basarab Consulting and V.A.L.E. Consulting and LLC. Basarab has worked as chief learning officer and head of training and development for Fortune 100 companies like Motorola, Pitney Bowes, NCR and Ingersoll Rand. He has worked with clients like AT&T, The Cheesecake Factory, Ameriprise Financial, and many more. Basarab earned the Chief Learning Officer Innovator of the Year Award and helped Pitney Bowes earn a spot on the Training Magazine’s Top 100 Companies list. Basarab has developed many groundbreaking training and evaluation techniques and continues to do so with his new Mobile Business Academy. For more information, please visit www.mobilebizacademy.com.

Steve Wadley / Click Media Linkedin Facebook 

Steve has been an owner/CEO of three full service internet ad agencies from 1999 til 2013. Now retired from active employment, Steve is an consults for Click Media.

Elizabeth Kunetz / BC Advisors

In her current role, Elizabeth Kunetz is responsible for managing all phases of the engagements and works closely with the client and other staff to move the transaction through to closing.

Throughout her career, Elizabeth has managed deals ranging from $8 million to $70 million across a variety of industries. Responsibilities included identifying potential acquisition targets, initiating contact with potential sellers, performing business valuations, and providing assistance with due diligence investigations. In addition, she assisted with the placement of private capital, structuring valuations of business.

Elizabeth is Chartered Financial Analyst, a member of the Junior League of Cobb/Marietta and the Duke University Alumni Society. Shes graduated with a BA in Economics and English from Duke University. She received her MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Fuqua School of Business in 1988.

 

 

 

 

Chris Burnett with Midtown Bank and Trust, Robbie Hart and Jason Tanenbaum with C4 Belts, and Ronald Dod with Grey Umbrella Marketing

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Chris Burnett / Midtown Bank & Trust

Chris Burnett is a native Atlantan and has been in community banking in metro Atlanta for 34 years, serving as CEO of three previous community banks. In 2013, he joined Midtown Bank & Trust to launch a new division, the Bank of Sandy Springs, of which he serves as Division President. Mr. Burnett is a former director of the Georgia Banker’s Association and is active in his community, serving on the Boards of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, the Sandy Springs Economic Development Advisory Committee and the Board of Trustees of Holy Innocents Episcopal School.

Robbie Hart & Jason Tanenbaum / C4 Belts Twitter Facebook

www.c4belts.com

Ronald Dod / Grey Umbrella Marketing Linkedin TwitterFacebook

Ronald Dod is the founder and CEO of Grey Umbrella Marketing. Hailing from Tallahassee Florida he is a Florida State University graduate and loves competing with the brightest minds in the marketing industry. Outside of formulating marketing plans to help his clients achieve world domination he enjoys watching sports, traveling, walking his golden non-retriever named Patriot, and trying to make each day the best he has ever had.

Special Edition: TiE Atlanta

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Anand Thaker / NeoMarketing Solutions Linkedin Twitter

Dinesh Raturi / GTS, Inc.

Established in 1998, GTS, Inc. specializes in the deployment of Point of Sales Systems at Mega Retailers in USA and is a leading organization in its field of Activity.

Paul Lopez / Element Funding

Dr. Lopez is co-managing principal of Element Funding, a mortgage lending company offering residential mortgages with branches in GA and FL. Paul serves on the Boards of MUST Ministries and for Action Ministries which are non- profits organizations addressing the needs of the poor in north Georgia. He is also the co-chair of a new initiative called TYE University, co-sponsored by TiE Atlanta and the Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

 

 

 

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

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Lisa LaRoque/Georgia CIO Leadership Association Twitter

First part of career spent in marketing for LOB application software companies; Moved into business development for technology service providers over the last nine years, most recently having worked for Intellinet, a management consulting and technology solutions firm.

Jay Ferro/American Cancer Society

Jay is currently Chief Information Officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS), a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer Society has more than 900 local offices nationwide and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Jay is responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the Global Information Technology organization.

Prior to joining ACS in 2012, Jay served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group), most recently as VP and CIO for AIG Aerospace, a leading global aerospace insurer. At AIG, Jay implemented numerous improvements that have delivered substantial value to the organization while managing significant organizational change in a turbulent market environment. In addition to his role as AVP of Information Technology with AIG Personal Lines, Jay was selected as CFO for Operations and Systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT Finance and Governance Standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.

Jay continues to be a thought leader in the Information Technology arena and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist, both in Atlanta and Nationwide. In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

His commitment and dedication to community involvement is evidenced by the time and energy he contributes. In 2007, he founded the non-profit group, Priscilla’s Promise, in honor of his late wife, which raises funds for cervical cancer education and research, and currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2011 he was elected to the Board of Directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community, and in 2013 was named Board Chair.

Jay earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Jay continues to be involved with his alma mater, both as a mentor for young alumni and as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the Terry College of Business.

Jay lives in the Metro Atlanta Area with his 3 sons: Trey, Connor and Alex.

Special Edition: Oracle Applications Users Group

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Marci Nessing and Marianna Miller/OAUG

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) is the world’s largest education, networking and advocacy forum for Oracle Applications users.

Thousands of Oracle Applications users around the world connect through the OAUG. They know that OAUG involvement equips them to:

  • improve efficiency
  • enhance problem solving
  • spark innovation

The OAUG is committed to enhancing members’ return on investment on Oracle Applications by providing:

  • an extensive global knowledgebase of information and solutions
  • outstanding education and professional development
  • unique networking opportunities
  • established channels for communicating and advocating to Oracle

UPCOMING EVENT:  Collaborate 14 — OAUG Radio broadcasting live from the beautiful Venetian and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Sharon Goldmacher with Communications 21, Madeline L. Reamy with Earthshare of Georgia, and Dave Basarab with Mobile Business Academy

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Sharon Goldmacher/Communications 21 Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Sharon L. Goldmacher is a veteran in the marketing public relations industry. She develops integrated, results-oriented marketing PR and interactive campaigns for clients in industries from consumer products and real estate to food/beverage, sports and technology.

Competitive by nature, she created communications 21 in 1992, at the naive age of 28 and within the first two years, she won the DeKalb Chamber’s Stargazer award for “Small Business Start-Up of the Year” and the Young Advertising Professional Award presented by the Atlanta Ad Club, and in 21 years the company has garnered almost 70 awards.

Sharon speaks on marketing PR and interactive strategies across the country at various organizations such as the Association of Public Gardens, the American Marketing Association’s Annual Summit, the Exhibit Design and Producers Association, NewComm (Society for New Communications Research conference), MBA Conclave Curriculum and Teaching Conference, PRSA chapters in Washington, D.C., and Florida and more.

She currently volunteers on a number of industry and community boards, including the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, the American Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter, Leadership Buckhead and The Blue Horse Association. She also has held volunteer positions with the Green Chamber of the South, Literacy Volunteers of America and Hands On Atlanta. In 2013, Sharon was the executive director of the Atlanta Local Organizing Committee for the planning and execution of the 2013 NCAA® Men’s Final Four®.

While a love-hate relationship, golf is her current passion, and her favorite golf saying is “fairway-play is for sissies.”

Madeline L. Reamy/Earthshare of Georgia Facebook Twitter

I have lived in Atlanta for my entire working career, since 1978. My undergraduate education includes two years in art school in Philadelphia, then two years at college in France where I completed my BFA in art and art history. I then returned to the USA and pursued graduate school at Syracuse University (full scholarship) where I received a Masters of Fine Arts in Museology (MUSEUM studies). For fourteen years I worked in museums in Atlanta, mostly in Director of Education positions, but it was my position at Chattahoochee Nature Center as Director of Education from 1992-98 that convinced me of my lifetime dedication to the environmental field. From there, I continued to work in environmental education for Keep Sandy Springs North Fulton Beautiful (1998- 2006) until I became the Executive Director of EarthShare of Georgia in March 2006.

Dave Basarab/Mobile Business Academy Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Dave Basarab has founded multiple consulting firms, including Dave Basarab Consulting and V.A.L.E. Consulting and LLC. Basarab has worked as chief learning officer and head of training and development for Fortune 100 companies like Motorola, Pitney Bowes, NCR and Ingersoll Rand. He has worked with clients like AT&T, The Cheesecake Factory, Ameriprise Financial, and many more. Basarab earned the Chief Learning Officer Innovator of the Year Award and helped Pitney Bowes earn a spot on the Training Magazine’s Top 100 Companies list. Basarab has developed many groundbreaking training and evaluation techniques and continues to do so with his new Mobile Business Academy. For more information, please visit www.mobilebizacademy.com.

Nelson Mills with Columbia Property Trust, Dr. Dan Whitenack with OccupationProfessor, and Bob Littell with NetWeaving

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Nelson Mills/Columbia Property Trust

Nelson Mills has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Property Trust since 2010, having served as an independent member of the board from 2007 until that time. Responsible for the company’s overall strategy, capital transactions and operations, he led the company in the establishment of an internal management team, a substantial repositioning of the portfolio, enhanced and expanded access to more efficient capital resources, and the development of a comprehensive strategic plan and growth strategy for the future.

Mr. Mills has 27 years of experience in the real estate investment and financial services industries. Prior to joining Columbia, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Williams Realty Advisors and as Chief Financial Officer with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments (US). He began his career in the financial industry as a partner with KPMG LLP, specializing in tax and transaction advisory services for the real estate industry.

Dr. Dan Whitenack/OccupationProfessor Facebook Twitter

An industrial psychologist with more than 20 years of experience and expertise, Dr. Dan Whitenack, Ph.D, has made a career out of careers. Having personally tested and evaluated over 15,000 candidates for various companies across different industries, Dr. Whitenack is the ultimate job match-maker.

A Georgia native, Dr. Whitenack attended Emory University for his B.A., and then ventured northwest to attend the University of Nebraska to complete his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Psychology. There, he was awarded the Presidential Fellowship as the University’s Outstanding Graduate Student.

Following graduation, Dr. Whitenack returned to Georgia to become licensed and worked as a staff manager industrial psychologist at BellSouth for five years. In 1992, he left BellSouth to work for a small, boutique psychology firm (now called Consulting Psychology Group), where he soon became a managing partner and then owner just several years later.

Having conducted career assessments on thousands of candidates and coached hundreds more as part of management development activities, Dr. Whitenack started to see an alarming trend: Choosing one job path after high school or college and sticking with it for the rest of a career is becoming a rarity. He wanted to help individuals plan early for a fulfilling line of work and avoid this mid-life career crossroads. In 2013, Dr. Whitenack founded OccupationProfessor, an innovative, web-based tool to help people of all ages identify their best occupational matches based on their ability and interest. He is devoted to helping individuals discover their perfect career path and ultimately launching them into a rewarding, fulfilling field.

Dr. Whitenack is currently a member of the American Psychological Association, Division of Vocational Psychology, Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Division of Consulting Psychology, National Career Development Association and MENSA. He enjoys tennis and lives in the Gwinnett County area with his wife, Kerri Whitenack, and three children.

Bob Littell/NetWeaving Linkedin

Bob Littell, better known as, Chief NetWeaver, spent over forty years in the financial services industry. He was Marketing VP for two insurance companies before he went out on his own. First owning and running an insurance brokerage firm; then as an independent consultant. But Bob’s real passion these days is spreading the word about a concept he came up with over a decade ago called, NetWeaving, which is now known globally as the “business” version of Pay It Forward.

Bob is the immediate past President of the Pay It Forward Foundation, created by Catherine Ryan Hydre, author of the book on which the movie was based.

Kris Maher with One Ring Networks, Lee Farabaugh with PointClear Solutions, and Sarah Lodato with The Iron Yard

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Kris Maher/One Ring Networks Linkedin Twitter

With over a decade of industry experience, Kris Maher is the trailblazer behind One Ring Networks and its responsive, customer-focused culture. Maher heads the field and channel sales company-wide and leads sales teams for all of One Ring Networks fiber and fixed wireless customers in Atlanta, Dallas and Fort Worth. He is a member of the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood Initiative and loves spending his time outside of the office with his family and dog, Ivy. When Kris isn’t helping businesses stay connected, he can be found enjoying the great outdoors skiing, golfing, and searching for the next great golfer to help bring home the win at the annual customer golf tournament.

Kris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Marketing from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.

Lee Farabaugh/PointClear Solutions Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Lee Farabaugh is a senior user experience research and design expert, having worked in user experience in healthcare for the past 8 years. She has worked on projects in a variety of healthcare domains, from public health and life sciences to consumer- and provider-facing healthcare applications. As Chief Experience Office at PointClear Solutions, she currently leads the User Experience, Clinical Insight, Business Analysis, and Project Management teams.

Before becoming a founding partner of PointClear in 2006, she was a usability engineer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. Lee is a member of the adjunct faculty of University of Alabama’s School of Health Professions, teaching Masters level students in the Health Informatics program about user experience in healthcare information technology. She also serves on the HIMSS EHR Usability Task Force.

Lee holds a Master of Health Informatics from University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master of Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech, and a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University.

Sarah Lodato/The Iron Yard Linkedin Facebook Twitter

The Iron Yard exists to create exceptional value for people and their ideas through code education, startup accelerators and coworking spaces.

Through our broad, deep and growing network of teachers, programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, investors, employers and coworking spaces, we have developed a thriving community where serendipity happens en masse.

We are people-centric.

We put our students, teams, investors and supporters first in all of our decision making. Our success is entirely dependent on their success.

Our challenge is immense.

The world has huge problems that need to be solved, many of which technology is perfectly suited to address. Companies around the globe are answering this call, but anyone with boots on the ground can feel the acute shortage of talent needed to rise to the occasion. That gap is widening right now, and over the next decade the shortfall will affect industries, economies, businesses and individuals as they fight to add value in a digital world.

The Iron Yard is a solution at that juncture of supply, demand, business and a broken education system.

We are committed to training the highest-quality developers and startups in the world, both in skill and in character. Our mission is to find people who want to pursue the craft and life-long adventure of technology, teach them the tools of the trade, and then release them into the world with the drive and capability to make a difference. We believe that passionate, talented people who love what they do will create great families, jobs, companies and solutions to the world’s problems.

 

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