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Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk with bbr Marketing and Norbert H. Crabtree with CSP360

March 26, 2014 by kristaberutti

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk/bbr MarketingÂ

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk is the President and Founder of bbr marketing, a firm that provides marketing strategy and services to professional services firms. By having such a narrow market, she has been able to create a name for herself and her company, and was recently named â€œOne to Watchâ€ by AccountingToday on their Top 100 Most Influential People of 2011. She attributes the awareness and growth of her firm to a number of things, one of the most effective has been making connections with others and actively networking among her peers. She is never hesitant to make introductions to colleagues with the hopes that they will eventually work together, refer business to each other or simply enjoy getting to know each other. Sheâ€™s even been known to reach out to her competitors, and has made some lasting friendships and alliances because of this strategy. At the end of the day, she feels the good that can be done by connecting people far outweighs any negative impact. And who doesnâ€™t enjoy meeting someone new?

Norbert H. Crabtree/CSP360

CSP360

David Martin with VeinInnovations

March 26, 2014 by kristaberutti

David Martin / VeinInnovations

David Martin, RN, CRNFA received his degree in Nursing in 1980, and since then has worked primarily in the field of cardiovascular medicine. After 10 years in Intensive Care Units and emergency rooms, he became board certified as a Registered Nurse First Assistant, and went to work with heart and chest surgeons as a first assistant both in the operating room and on the wards. One of his responsibilities was the harvesting of saphenous veins for use as conduit in coronary bypass surgery, and in 1994, he became the first in the State of GA to do this using a scope rather than the traditional open incision method. This method has become the standard of care in GA and is now used in virtually every operating room in the country.

In 2002, David founded VEININNOVATIONS as the first facility of its kind in Atlanta to offer every available technique for the treatment of venous insufficiency and varicose/spider veins. A dozen years later, VeinInnovations is widely regarded as the leader in office-based treatment of venous disease, and operates clinics in Atlanta and Johns Creek.

Nicole Hanks with Pardot

March 26, 2014 by kristaberutti

Nicole Hanks/Pardot

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Nicole Siokis with Mom Corps Atlanta, Mark Molinari with 4th Source, Janelle Jolley with Sidewalk District and Blake Patton with Tech Square Ventures

March 25, 2014 by kristaberutti

Nicole Siokis/Mom Corps

Nicole Siokis owns and operates the Atlanta franchise of Mom Corps, Inc., a WBENC certified, national staffing and career development firm that matches progressive employers with top tier, professional level talent looking for flexible work arrangements. Media outlets such as the TODAY Show, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Forbes have all recognized Mom Corps’ unique approach as a catalyst for changing the traditional workplace. Mom Corps has received awards from Ernst & Young, Working Mother, Inc. 500, the National Worklife Institute, Bulldog 100 Fastest Growing Companies and more.

Nicole began her professional career in the Army’s Signal Corps as an officer supporting United Nations troops during the United States’ presence in Somalia. After a career with the military, she spent nine years at BellSouth Corporation in the positions of Small Business Marketing Director and Director of International Carrier Relations responsible for managing relationships with service providers across the globe.

Nicole earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Clemson University on an Army ROTC scholarship. Currently, Nicole is an active board member for The Tritt Foundation and the Technology Association of Georgia’s Diversity Council. Previously, she served as an Executive Board Member for Dress for Success Atlanta. Nicole has been a featured speaker to several organizations including SHRM, The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Lee Hecht Harrison, The Women’s Mentor Network and Women in Newell (Rubbermaid).

Nicole enjoys being involved with her community, traveling internationally and raising money for organizations such as Susan G. Komen, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Dress for Success and The American Cancer Society. She lives in Marietta, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, with her husband and daughter.

Mark Molinari/4th Source

Mr. Molinari is a co-founder of 4th Source. He was instrumental in establishing 4th Source’s delivery centers across Mexico and now onshore in the U.S. He is involved in company strategy, continuously introducing innovation into 4th Source’s delivery and solutions.

Prior to helping launch 4th Source, Mr. Molinari held key senior management positions with leading software and technology companies. He was vice president of North American professional services for Pegasystems, a leading provider of customer relationship management software for the financial industry. In addition, he was a regional vice president at Oracle Corporation, as well as a senior technology manager with MCI. Mr. Molinari holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Janelle Jolley/Sidewalk District

Janelle Jolley is originally from the DC metro area, and found herself in Atlanta in 2009 when she relocated for graduate school. It was in Atlanta that she serendipitously found herself in the tech world, because she was trying to solve a problem: make local shopping easy and convenient for everyone. It’s been a wild ride, but after more than a year of working on her startup full time, Sidewalk District will we be launching its private beta in February…answering the prayers of consumers everywhere!

Blake Patton/Tech Square Ventures

Blake is a technology entrepreneur and investor with 20 years of experience in startup, venture backed, and publicly traded internet, software, payments, and financial services companies.

Prior to founding Tech Square Ventures, Blake was General Manager of theAdvanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech – recently named by Forbes as one of the “Top 12 Incubators Changing the World”. Before ATDC, he served as President & COO of Interactive Advisory Software; CEO of iKobo; and EVP of iXL, an e-business consulting firm that he joined through the acquisition of Swan Media and was part of the executive team that grew the company from startup to over $300 million in annualized revenue and an IPO. Blake also founded, and later successfully sold, Siteman – one of the first application service provider (ASP) offerings in the online content management space. He started his career as an Associate at SEI Corporation.

Blake currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta CEO Council and Venture Atlanta and is aGeorgia Research Alliance (GRA) Industry Fellow. He earned a Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, where he was Captain of the Swim Team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech College of Engineering’s Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni and previously served on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.

J.D. Crowe with Southeast Mortgage, Brad Christian with Market Force, and Jeff Waller with 7 Mindsets

March 20, 2014 by kristaberutti

J. D. Crowe / President

John David “J.D.” Crowe is the president of Southeast Mortgage of Georgia, Inc., a full- service Atlanta mortgage company. J.D. will also serve as president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, assuming that position later this year. Crowe joined Southeast Mortgage as senior vice president in 2010.

Crowe is responsible for licensed mortgage originator sales while maintaining the company’s top service standards and capital markets operations. As president of Georgia’s largest non-bank lender, Crowe will continue to deliver exceptional mortgage services to Southeast Mortgage’s clients and referral partners.

Prior to assuming the presidency, Crowe has owned his own mortgage operation, originated as a broker and correspondent as well as originated in a national bank and at a direct non-bank lender. Crowe is well versed in direct government-sponsored enterprises and is knowledgeable on all channels of mortgage loan origination.

Crowe, a native of Anderson, SC, is a graduate of Furman University, a former US Army officer and lives in Milton. He is married to Kelli Stewart Crowe and has three boys ages 16, 15 and 11. Crowe is a member of the National Eagle Scout Society, is an active member and volunteer at North Point Community Church and is a volunteer at several non-profit, charitable organizations including The Seed Company, Operation Resolute, Ghana Hope, Meals With A Mission and Global Leadership.

Brad Christian / Managing Director

Brad Christian is Managing Director for Market Force Information, a global market research firm that specializes in customer intelligence. He has acted in a consulting and business development role for the last eight years. He works with firms in the restaurant, supermarket, drug, petro/convenience and retail industries to develop comprehensive measurement programs designed to provide the business intelligence needed to drive increases in customer satisfaction and financial performance. Brad graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in marketing and a minor in economics. He lives in Holly Springs, Georgia with his wife, Susan, and their three children, Aidan, Morgan and Evan.

Jeff Waller / CEO

Jeff is a leading expert on youth achievement. He has dedicated the last decade to studying and understanding the critical elements that define high achievers. Jeff’s work is currently impacting over 50,000 students globally and coauthored The 7 Mindsets to Live Your Ultimate Life. For more information, visit www.7mindsets.com.

Brad Anderson with MapR Technologies, Chad Adam and Ben Walle with Hopintop

March 20, 2014 by kristaberutti

Brad Anderson / MapR Technologies

Brad Anderson is a Solutions Architect with MapR Technologies. Brad has been wrangling data for 20 years, first with data warehouses, and more recently building and using non-relational data systems in the big data space. Previously, he worked on a large-scale video-on- demand platform in Erlang, helped Cloudant build its hosted NoSQL offering based on CouchDB (IBM just acquired Cloudant), and organized the NoSQL East 2009 conference in Atlanta. He has recently worked with Cascading, Storm, Titan, & Solr, and has contributed code to CouchDB & HBase open-source projects. Brad has founded or co-founded four technology companies, including Verdeeco, a smart energy grid company in Atlanta, as well as Heartbyte, a realtime audience participation platform.

Chad Adam and Ben Walle / HopInTop

HopInTop is the go to Atlanta based marketing firm specializing in Search Engine Optimization, Internet Marketing, Web Design, Pay Per Click Adwords, Public Relations, Content Marketing and Social Media, driving revenue to local businesses. With many clients worldwide, HopInTop strives to increase business revenue by matching actionable and attractive Websites with buying traffic through Internet promotion. Branding is a top priority with HopInTop, dedicating valuable time to communicate the goals and objectives, while understanding companies bottom line. HopInTop is performance you can count on.

Simone McKinney with SCANA Energy, Eugenia Johnson with The Garner Circle PR, and Mike Savory with Sage One

March 19, 2014 by kristaberutti

Simone McKinney / Media & Community Relations Manager

Boost visibility and awareness in the Georgia market of SCANA Energy, a leading natural gas marketer. Established the first public relations department for this Fortune 500 subsidiary.

Manage all statewide news media, social media, and corporate community activities. Serve as official media spokesperson; provide planning, counsel, crisis communications, and tactical support for community relations and emerging issues. Write for internal publications.

Eugenia Johnson / PR Director

Eugenia Johnson is a premier publicist and brand architect in the Public Relations landscape. As PR Director for The Garner Circle PR, she’s worked with various celebrities, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle brands including Strength of Nature House of Brands (African Pride, Beautiful Textures, Elasta QP & MegaGrowth hair care brands), MillerCoors, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and more. She’s garnered client placements in top tier media outlets including Essence.com, BlackEnterprise.com Sophisticate’s Black Hair Magazine and LuckyMag.com.

Eugenia is a graduate of the University of West Georgia and serves the community as a mentor for the Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s Girls Who Rule The World organization. She is also a member of the Public Relations Society of America, National Black Public Relations Society, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Eugenia is also a featured speaker at the upcoming Power Plug PR Conference at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, March 29th. For more information, conference schedule and tickets, visit powerplugpr.com.

Mike Savory / Product Manager

Mike Savory is a product manager for Sage, with product strategy responsibility for Sage One in North America, part of Sage’s global cloud solution for start-ups and small businesses. Additionally, he is focused on market research, voice of the customer, and helping to coordinate development with other Sage One global platform teams.

George Ishee with Millionaires by George, Larry Myricks with Corporate Challenge Network, and Dr. Richard Liposky with Dental Specialists of America

March 17, 2014 by kristaberutti

George Ishee /Â OwnerÂ

George Ishee is a sales and marketing expert and helps businesses automate their lead generation. He stumbled upon the idea of Millionairesbygeorge.com and created the system so anybody could follow a simple process and make a million dollars. Visit www.millionairesbygeorge.com for more information.

Larry Myricks /Â Executive DirectorÂ Â Â

Larry Myricks, 4-Time Olympian, 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist, is the Director of theÂ Atlanta Corporate ChallengeÂ and the Corporate Challenge Network.

The Atlanta Corporate Challenge â€“ is 5 weeks and 23 tournaments (sports & games) that make up the largest and most effective teambuilding, company pride and morale boosting event for businesses in the metro Atlanta area. It is â€œWhere Work Comes to Playâ€.

Dr. Richard LiposkyÂ Â Â

Dr. Richard Liposky is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, seasoned businessman, and the president and CEO of Dental Specialists of America (DSA) â€” DSA works to bring outpatient oral/maxillofacial surgery and specialty services into group practices throughout the US to help them increase practice profitability and expanse patient services. Dr. Liposky personally provides surgery services at dental practices here in Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. Liposky is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. After completing a U.S. Air Force medical internship and active duty in Vietnam, he returned to complete a 5-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, PA.

While in private practice, he also provided surgical services to the Freedom Fighters in Central America through the International Medical Core and was a consultant to the U.S. State Department in the People to People program. Dr. Liposky has been active in professional associations, patented medical devices, and developed and implemented new surgical procedures. He is a contributing author of a textbook on facial reconstruction and has authored many professional articles.

With more than 50 years of business experience, Dr. Liposky has had the privilege of coaching new physicians, dentists, and businessmen and women in starting, developing, and growing their businesses or practices. He teaches them to integrate sound business principles with continued personal growth and innovative ideas.

His latest book, Itâ€™s Not What I Know…Itâ€™s How I Learned It, released January 2014, showcases how to start, grow, and stay in business.

Learn more about Dr. Liposky and DSA at: www.createaprofitcenter.com.

ATL Film Talk Features Actor Matt Kabus and Director Justin Wood

March 14, 2014 by kristaberutti

Matt Kabus / Actor & Music Producer

Atlanta-native, Matt Kabus, has been making some noise in both the music, film and tv industries. Now based in LA, he writes and produces music for TV commericals as well as familiar artists and himself. Matt also makes a huge effort to benefit charities such as ALSA, Rally, Unite 4:Good and Ian’s Friend’s Foundation with his musical abilities. He returns to Atlanta from time to time to visit his family, produce Atlanta-based music projects and to also act in the CW’s hit TV show, The Originals, playing the part of Sean O’Connell, the twin brother of Co-Star Cami O’Connell. Keep an eye out for this guy as he’s at it working hard every day and continues to bring remarkable gifts to the world.

Justin Wood / Freelance

Atlanta native, James “Justin” Wood I, graduated in media production from the University of Alabama. Justin has explored all sides of the industry working freelance under multiple titles. He currently works as a videographer for a local production company, and in less than 6 months he has worked on over 30 projects/videos also providing the sound, lights, film and editing services. Another recent project was the Carnival Productions of a TV movie called Turks & Caicos, working as 2nd AC under director sir David Hare. Release date: PBS/BBC2 March 15 in UK. USA is TBD.

Though his main focus is film, Justin is also an aspiring actor with a minor in theater. He was a grip and actor in a Lenovo Ultrabook alternative ending contest last year–winning 3rd place nation wide. He also had a role in a country music video “The Idea of You” by Hope Cassity.

Creative Loafing recently took notice in a music video he directed for his friend, Matt Kabus, an ATL native singer/songwriter. The project made the cut for CL’s Top 16 Short Cut Films. Show your support and VOTE HERE (ends Mar 14th). The winning video will be featured at the Atlanta Film Festival.