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Atlanta Business Radio’s Home Services Special

September 16, 2009 by admin

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This morning we had our Home Services special.

We opened the show with Ron Francoeur, CAPS with Cornerstone Building Accents. They are remodeling experts for accessibility and independent living. His website is www.cornerstonebuildingaccents.com

Next we had Lou Avarado founder of Handy Husband. His firm was founded in 1994 and has helped thousands of people with minor home repairs. His website is www.handyhusband.com

Next we had on Gary Robertson, owner of Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts. Gary explained the importance of hiring a professional insured and certified arborist. He can be found online at www.yellowribbontree.com

Next Erik Anderson owner of Nite Time Decor by A Green Lawn came on. He explained how lighting can dramatically change the crub appeal of your home and improve the entertaining possibilities in your backyard. His website is www.agreenlawn.com

Next up Larry Fried with ServPro came on and shared how his firm helped the Fox theatre out when they suffered from fire and smoke damages a few years ago. His website is www.servproofchambleedunwoody.com

And we closed the show with Tim Eloshway owner of Protect Painters. Tim explained why latex paint is the way to go and how important staining your deck is to make it look great and last longer. His website is www.protectpainters.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Jenny Schmitt: “Social Media Is Not Free,” and John Cloonan: Building Your Online Community . . . Offline

September 14, 2009 by admin

CloudSpark founder Jenny Schmitt explains “Social Media is not Free,” and shares practical advice on leveraging tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others to reach the right market the right way.

Realize LLc’s John Cloonan describes how and why “offline” strategies play such a vital role in building your “online” community, and reveals specific methods his firm is using to help clients accelerate success in both arenas.

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Atlanta Business Radio’s Senior Resources Special

September 2, 2009 by admin

Please click play to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

This morning we had our Atlanta Senior Resources special.

We opened the show with Cheryl Mann, President of Atlanta Home Care Partners (pictured with her husband and partner Lewis). Cheryl talked about the challenges of hiring the right caregiver. To learn more about her firm please go to www.atlantahomecarepartners.com. She also mentioned the group www.atlantaseniorresourcesteam.com that she belongs to that comprises several other experts in senior services.

Next Metta Johnson explained how she offers comprehensive geriatric care management through her agency. Being a Registered Nurse has helped her help her clients solve a lot of today’s aging issues. To get Metta on your team contact her through her website www.mettajohnson.com

Next Annemarie Schwarzkopf explained her role as an Eldercare Advisor. Her free service helps families navigate the maze of agencies and service providers a family needs to deal with in a time of crisis. To learn more please go to her website www.aplaceformom.com

Next Dennis Lippy, president of DK Lippy Construction came on to talk about how to modify your home to make it safer and more accessible as you age. His construction company can advise you on the best solutions to renovate your bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen while keeping your home’s personality. His website is www.dklippy.com

Next Jason Conn from HLM Mortgage explained reverse mortgages and how to determine if it is the right choice for seniors. To learn more please go to www.hlmmortgage.com

Next Angie Rehkop a Certified Financial Planner Professional with National Financial Services Group explained the benefits of working with a financial planner. To learn more go to her website www.nationalfinancialservicesgroup.com

Next Victoria Collier with the Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L Collier PC came on to explain Elder Law. Victoria explained the benefits of working with a specialist like herself when it comes to long term planning. She also explained the challenges of getting government benefits like Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Support. Please go to her website www.elderlawgeorgia.com for more information.

Next Patricia Ann Bowen with Get Ready For Tomorrow told us all about her downsizing, relocation and liquidation services. When you are de-cluttering a residence for resale Patricia is who you should call. Check out her website www.getreadyfortomorrow.com

Next Robert Ragsdale CEO of Health Benefit Plans came on to share the importance of working with an expert in Insurance Programs for Seniors. Since there are so many choices in healthcare, having an advocate that specializes in seniors is the way to go. Please go to his website www.healthbenefitplansllc.com to learn more.

We closed the show with Sunny Aasgaard, publisher of the Senior Resources Directory. Sunny’s annual publications are the most complete and accurate resource for seniors, their families and their caregivers. She has directories that cover 12 metro counties in and around Atlanta. Please go to her website www.seniorresourcesdirectory.com to learn how you can becomes a sponsor or how to get your copy.

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

9/1/09 – Riding Resource + Interviews from the Pam Slim Event

September 1, 2009 by admin

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Erik Jacobs of Riding Resource who we met at the Pam Slim event a few weeks ago. Riding Resource is a website that enables equestrians to search for all things riding related or as their website says,

“Riding Resource is the only fully-searchable online database of riding stables and tack stores that lets you find exactly what you’re looking for. Founded in 2007 as a way to help riders connect with local facilities, Riding Resource is unique in that our visitors can fine-tune their searches with specific criteria in regards to location and services offered.”

Ainsley Hyman (who could not join us this time) and Erik built the site due not only to their love of riding but also because they saw that such a service was lacking within the riding community. Many of the over 13,000 database entries were painstakingly researched and added by hand by Ainsley herself. It is through their dedication and hard work that Riding Resource has become THE place for finding everything from stables, breeders, vets and beyond.

A big thanks to Erik for joining us and we’ll have him (and Ainsley!) back in a few months to check up on them and see how things are going.

For the second part of our show, we did a few interviews at the Pam Slim event. Again, that was a great event so definitely check out what people had to say if you weren’t able to attend. We hope Pam will make it back to Atlanta sometime soon!

Atlanta Business Radio Non-Profit Groups Special

August 26, 2009 by admin

Please click PLAY to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

This morning we had our not for profit special. We opened the show with Bruce Patterson founder of the Save A Smile Foundation. Bruce is a long time Atlanta entrepreneur who has switched gears from being a business owner to being a volunteer in his own foundation. Founded in 2008, Save A Smile engages in a wide range of activities in the community in an effort to not only raise awareness about cleft lip and cleft palate defects, but to raise funds in an effort to eradicate this birth defect. To learn more about how this organization helps children in America who suffer from these defects please go to www.saveasmilefoundation.org

Next up we had on Gregg Orloff, Director of CancerQuest. Gregg is an Emory professor who created this website to help cancer sufferers and their families deal with the disease. CancerQuest works to save lives by empowering and educating the world’s population through a centralized resource for reliable, current and comprehensible information about the biology and treatment of cancer. His group is also a recipient of a Google Grant. To learn more please go to www.cancerquest.org

We closed the show with another Google Grants recipient Mary Dykes with the Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation which fosters, funds, institutes, underwrites, and in other ways promotes wildlife conservation research, education, and wildlife resource protection and development with particular attention on threatened species and their habitats in Africa and North America. . Mary shared some amazing stories about her organization is making a tremendous impact in the lives of animals and people in Africa and throughout the world. To learn more please go to www.owens-foundation.org

If you are involved with not for profit organization you might want to learn more about Google Grants for your group at www.google.com/grants

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Martin Tilson: The Legal Profession Is Changing . . . Fast !

August 24, 2009 by admin

Attorney Martin Tilson describes exactly how and why the legal profession is changing, the global trends driving this transformation, and offers practical advice for all professional service providers striving to meet their market more effectively.

We tapped Tilsonâ€™s specialized expertise in the technology sector to learn more about the unique challenges of securing private equity and venture capital in todayâ€™s market, and asked him to share his perspective on the shifting dynamics in specific industries ranging from entertainment to healthcare.

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8/18/09: Steve Tingiris of Enthusem.com talks about turning the sales funnel “upside-down” and Justin Daniels + Ted Schwartz give great tips for landing office space

August 21, 2009 by admin

We had a great show this week! First though, we’d like to thank our good friend Stephanie Lloyd for stepping up and guest-co-hosting while our regular Stephanie (Frost) was off.

Our first guest of the morning was Steve Tingiris of an innovative startup enthusem.com which allows users to create, personalize and send customized printed greeting cards to their contacts. The enthusem.com tools even provide the means for users to provide an online attachment for each printed greeting card and track the number of times it’s accessed. But the most remarkable thing about what Enthusem does isn’t in the tools themselves, it’s in how they can be incoporated into an effective selling strategy.

Steve talked about how the traditional model of a “sales funnel”, where businesses market to a large market segment and then filter down to the prospects most interested, is an outdated approach to small business marketing. He instead recommends turning the funnel “upside-down” by focusing energy on a very few targeted outstanding prospects. We definitely recommend checking out enthusem.com and all you Twitter geeks out there should check out the innovative social media applications of their program.

We also spoke to our lawyer friend Justin Daniels and commercial realtor Ted Schwartz about how to negotiate your office lease. Ted quickly dispelled the myth, by the way, that bad market + real estate surplus = practically free office/retail space. He also gave us some great insight on what to look for in a landlord.

What may be most memorable from our discussion though was Justin’s analogy comparing a commercial lease to an octopus with it’s tentacles perpetually reaching for your wallet. There is obviously a lot of detail there that many business owners aren’t going to be able to easily navigate without an eye for fine print. So, until octopus-proof pants are readily available on the mass market, Justin recommends consulting with a lawyer before entering into a long-term lease with a landlord.

Feel free to email Justin or Ted with any questions!

Atlanta Business Radio Go Green Eco-Friendly Business Special

August 19, 2009 by admin

Please click on the PLAY button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

This morning we had our Go Green Special featuring some of Atlanta’s most Eco-friendly companies. We opened the show with Charles Cone with SoEnSo Energy which has been a provider of commercial and residential renewable energy products since 2004. Charles explained the benefits of using renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Solar energy is highly efficient and can significantly reduce your energy costs over time. To learn more please go to his website www.soenso.com

Next up we had on Eric Taub with The Verus Carbon Neutral Partnership.Eric is a master of carbon emission management strategies – balancing risks against opportunity. He is an expert at identifying and capitalizing on what our new green economy holds and how to position organizations for success. Eric shared some of the creative ways he is helping companies lower their carbon footprint. To learn more please go to www.verus-co2.com

Next Dale Ledbetter Spray Foam LLC came on to discuss the energy saving you can get by having him spray foam in your attic and in your walls. He said his product can lower an attic’s temperature from around 150 to in the 80s. To learn more please go to www.sprayfoamllc.com

Next Travis Hussing with EcoShredding shared how he helps businesses destroy sensitive documents in an eco-friendly manner. Everyone knows the importance of shredding sensitive documents but did you know that you can do the shredding in an environmentally way? To learn more about Travis’ mobile document destruction business please go to his website www.ecoshredding.com

Next blogger and small business sustainability expert, Jeff Hix came on to explain the benefits of going green with your office supplies. His company Indoff offer green and sustainable business products for your home and office. Check out Jeff’s must read blog at http://greenpages.indoff.com or go to his website www.indoff.com

We closed the show with Sandra Cummins Director of SoutheastGreen.com a comprehensive website and resource directory for people looking for ways to save energy, save money and conserve natural resources. Sandra explained that the goal of Southeast Green is to promote a sustainable economy by linking the business professionals and consumers to the resources and services available in the Southeast green industry. Please go to www.southeastgreen.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

8/11/09 LinkedIn and Networking with Sean Nelson and Scott Dunn

August 17, 2009 by admin

Every time we talk with Sean Nelson, we learn something new about LinkedIn. As the author of three books on LinkedIn, Sean really understands the ins and outs of this business networking site. And, it’s clear that a lot of people really don’t take advantage of everything it has to offer. Sean broke down some of the ways LinkedIn can be used more effectively. He says that there are four sections you need to familiarize with:

People
Jobs
Answers
Groups

He says that while you may be connected to 500 or 1,000 peple directly, features such as Groups can connect you with hundred of thousands of people depending on which ones you belong to.

The next thing he said is to make sure that your profile is 100% complete and that it is publicly searchable. But, even with a 100% complete profile, that’s just the minimum. Starting to interact with the LinkedIn community via Answers or Groups is really where you will get the most out of using LinkedIn. Make sure you have a clear photo on your profile and that there are no typos or grammar errors.

Finally, he said that it’s important to be clear about why you are on LinkedIn. While most people will say they are there to network or learn, he said that LinkedIn should be used to make money. If you are clear that you are on there to increase your business but do it in such a way that is professional, then LinkedIn can be a great business tool for you.

His free advice was to connect, be active, be trustworthy and continue to explore how to use LinkedIn to build your business.

Next up we spoke to Scott Dunn who runs SONARconnects which helps local businesses use social media to build communities and enhance their brands. SONARconnects is a full-service agency in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Both Sean and Scott had some great tips for using social networking tools to build your customer base and brand. Thanks to both of them for joining us.