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Attorney At Law, William Mason and Vanessa Marttinen with American Marketeur

April 4, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

After graduation from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University Law School, William Norton (Bill) Mason began his career in law in 1977 as an Assistant District Attorney in New Hanover and Pender Counties.

During the next four years, he prosecuted many types of cases in the State District and Superior Courts, including Driving While Impaired, Drug Offenses, Property Crimes, Embezzlement, Assaults, Rape and Murder. In 1981, he left the District Attorney’s Office and entered the private practice of law. While in private practice, he represented individuals charged with criminal offenses as well as individuals who were involved in civil litigation.

The criminal defendants he represented were charged with offenses ranging from Driving Offenses, Drug Offenses, Property Crimes, Embezzlement, Assaults, Rape and Murder. Civil cases he handled included divorces cases, contract disputes, property disputes and personal injury and wrongful death cases. In addition, Mr. Mason has prepared Wills and Trusts and assisted individuals with the administration of decedents’ estates.

In 1990, while still in private practice, he was appointed part-time United States Magistrate Judge. In that position, he presided over misdemeanor criminal cases in federal court and detention hearings in federal felony cases. He also issued warrants and search warrants. In 1995, Mr. Mason was appointed full-time United States Magistrate and served in that position until 2003.

In 2003, he was certified as a Superior Court mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Center and later certified as a mediator in federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Since 2003, he has continued in the practice of law and serving as a mediator in state and federal court cases.

Vanessa Marttinen

From 25 years of experience in marketing, business development & sales, the founder of American Marketeur developed a unique process to create successful marketing strategies for any business category or professional practice. Use us to gain control over the success of your marketing with a plan created just for your specific business.

American Marketeur is an independent LLC with the ability to provide completely unbiased consul to our clients. We never take mark ups on media buys in order to maintain our mission. American Marketeur includes a huge network of marketing providers including artists, graphic designers, web developers, mobile app programmers, database managers, social media experts, traditional media experts, printers, public relations professionals, communications gurus & copywriters. When you choose to use American Marketeur to implement your marketing strategy, you get the best solution for your needs.

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Susan Eaton with the Wilmington NC Convention Center and TJ Dunn with Wilmington Fashion Weekend

March 31, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Susan Eaton– The Wilmington NC Convention Center

Susan Eaton has lived in Wilmington for over 4 years and serves as General Manager of the Wilmington Convention Center of behalf of SMG, the world largest private management firm for public assembly facilities. Susan oversees the day to day operations of the Center and the in-house food & beverage operation, along with the outdoor event space. Susan has had a 29 year progressive career in Managing, Marketing, Sales, and Operations in five Convention Centers to include: Rochester, NY, Miami Beach, McCormick Place in Chicago and Knoxville, Tennessee, Wilmington, NC.

Susan’s education includes a B.S. Degree in Business majoring Hotel & Tourism Marketing from the RIT in Rochester, NY and an Associates degree from SUNY New York in Food Administration.

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TJ Dunn– Wilmington Fashion Weekend

Tj is the Executive Director / Founder of Wilmington Fashion Weekend. TJ is a style consultant from Atlanta, GA who regularly contributes to Coast 97.3 and Men, Ink. Magazine. He has helped numerous local boutiques and ateliers with style strategy and guidance. Visit tjdunnsc.com to learn more.

Wilmington Fashion Weekend will begin on April, 3rd 2014. This four day event will highlight emerging designers, local talent, accessory ateliers, and local boutiques. We have a series of special access events lined up including an opening night Cirque Du Soleil Social, a Block Party at Lumina and a host of community-focused events, with fashion at the pulse. We plan on attracting hundreds of visitors to Downtown Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, helping our industry grow and continue to develop.

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Shari Porter and Alexis Hinds with Sea Coast Staffing Inc and Andrew Gray with Tayloe Gray Kristof

March 28, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Alexis Hinds-Sea Coast Staffing Inc

Owner, Alexis Hinds, has been in the staffing industry for over twenty-five years. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Alexis relocated to Wilmington in 2004. She has been networking in the greater Wilmington area for 10 years and has enjoyed building client and candidate relationships locally. Alexis is passionate about recruiting and staffing and is committed to providing the highest level of service to both her candidates and her clients. In her spare time she serves on the Board of Directors of the Good Shepherd House, enjoys spending time at the beach, plays a mean game of tennis and thoroughly enjoys celebrating life with family and friends!

Shari Porter-Sea Coast Staffing Inc

Shari Porter has had a number of careers to date, including human resources, corporate finance, marketing, recruiting and preschool teacher. She and Alexis have been friends and volunteer colleagues for ten years so Shari jumped at the opportunity to work with Sea Coast Staffing. In addition to helping with the day to day operations of the firm, Shari focuses on marketing, social media and outreach programs.

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Andrew Gray- Tayloe Gray Kristof

As Founder and CTO of two real estate data management startups in the late 1990’s, Andrew managed technical teams and oversaw continuous software development. Today, Andrew’s energies are focused primarily on content management systems, email deliverability and software development while continuing to stay current on emerging technology and trends as a contributor to the Greater Wilmington Business Journal. Andrew was Co-Founder of TayloeGray from 2009 until 2013, when the company partnered with The Marketing Agent[c] to become TGK.

TGK evolved from combining forces of two existing agencies, TayloeGray and The Marketing Agent[c]. TayloeGray was founded in 2009 by founders Nathan Tayloe and Andrew Gray. TayloeGray established itself as one of the area’s leading technology and web development firms. The Marketing Agent[c] was founded by Bryan Kristof in 2009 and focused primarily on brand strategy. The two companies began collaborating on client projects from their inception and after dating for three years, they decided to move in together and officially blend operations, forming Tayloe Gray Kristof (TGK).

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Rene Leister with Livin’ Out Loud Magazine

March 27, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Rene Leister- Livin’ Out Loud Magazine

Rene Leister discovered her talent for producing the written word in 2012 while she was having her mid-life crisis. “I have always been able to put my thoughts into coherent sentences but it wasn’t until my major life transition this year that I realized it wasn’t just a jumble of words. I started a blog to help me release my thoughts and feelings, decided to share with friends and family via Facebook and got positive feedback that my posts were entertaining. “Livin’ Out Loud” is my first real writing opportunity and I am so excited about the places we can go.”

Born in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, Rene’ relocated to Wilmington in 1999. Mother of two with three grandkids, Rene’ shares her life with her husband, two dogs and four cats. She has obtained certifications as Professional Coach, Hypnotist and NLP Practitioner. In addition to writing, she enjoys trading forex currencies, ghost hunting, reading, Lifetime Movie Network, yoga and walking meditation.

Her writing style can be described as “humorous introspection”. Major writing influences include Erma Bombeck and Celia Rivenbark. “Like” her Facebook page at ReneLeisterLifeCoach to receive daily tidbits of humor and wisdom. Namaste y’all.

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Allen Quigley with Lawson Gray LLC and The Dixie Grill and Chris George with PNC Bank

March 24, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Allen Quigley

Allen Quigley grew up in Poughkeepsie, NY and attended Duke University. He is a retired US Naval Flight Officer on P3C anti-submarine aircraft. He has over 30 years as a sales and marketing professional experience in metropolitan NYC working in a diverse set of industries, primarily technology related. He has managed direct and indirect sales channels with focus on building strategic partnerships. Allen is also a co-owner of The Dixie Grill restaurant.

Allen currently owns Lawson Gray Consulting, LLC, a business broker and consulting firm. He works with profitable businesses to find qualified buyers in Eastern North Carolina, and innovative sales and marketing executive specializing in creating and executing new sales channels to accelerate revenue growth. Utilizing a “one-to-many” approach, mutually beneficial relationships are created that leverage the existing customer base while uncovering new business relationships. A strong business acumen through vast experience across many industries and disciplines. He is comfortable working from the field sales level up to the board room. The goal is to find new revenue streams where they didn’t exist before. Allen is a member of Rotary International, Wilmington Downtown Inc, and a Pilates instructor at the YMCA.

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Chris George

Chris George, based in Wilmington, N.C., serves as senior vice president and Retail regional manager for PNC Bank, where he oversees consumer banking for more than 15 branches in Wilmington and surrounding areas. With nearly three decades of experience in the banking industry, Chris has served PNC Bank and its predecessors for more than 20 years in various leadership roles across North and South Carolina including Retail, Investments and Commercial Banking. He received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Montana. A long-time Wilmington resident with his wife and three children, he is actively involved in the local community, including leadership roles with the Boys & Girls Club, Boy Scouts, the Chamber of Commerce and other volunteer service projects.

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Jordan Watson with National Speed and Tom Looney

March 21, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Jordan Watson

National Speed is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina and operates state-of-the-art performance shops. They are venture backed, and will be setting the standard for the modern performance shop as they roll out additional locations over in the coming years.

Jordan is passionate about the performance industry. Not only is automotive performance his top priority, he is committed to others who love the automotive performance world. Jordan’s depth of automotive knowledge and understanding creates powerful, confident builds every time that always leave the customer satisfied (and wanting more!).

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Tom Looney

Education:

Mount St. Mary’s University, MD

Basketball Scholarship (’79-82)

Student-Athlete award ‘82

B.S. Business & Finance; (’81) MBA (’83)

Adjunct Faculty, Statistics (’83-’87)

Distinguished Alumni honoree (’92)

Athletic Hall-of-Fame induction (’08)

Brute’ Medal recipient (’12)

Work:

Oracle Corp 1897-1990

Next Inc. 1990-1996

Active Software 1996-2000

NextChannel Partners 2002-2005

Microsoft 2005-2008

Seahawk Innovation 2013-2014

Boards and Advisory Roles in Wilmington NC:

Cape Fear Academy

UNCW School of Business

UNCW Entrepreneurship Center

UNCW Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Coalition

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Robert Erkstam from Self Care Therapy and Michele Kim from the Wilmington Senior Health Center

March 20, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Robert Erkstam is an Occupational Therapist at Self Care Therapy and a certified Lymphedema therapist and life coach. He was born in Sweden and graduated with a bachelors in Science of Occupational Therapy in 1998 then moved to the USA in 2000. He was certified with NBCOT and has been a certified Lymphedema therapist since 2004. He received his LANA certification in 2011 and then in 2014 he became a certified life coach.

Connect with Dr. Erkstam on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and on http://www.selfcare-solutions.com/

Michele Kim

Michele Kim is a Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Nursing Providers in adult health and family health at the Wilmington Senior Health Center.

David Rizzo with NC IDEA and Laura Baverman with Exit Event

March 17, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

David Rizzo- NC IDEA

David serves as the President and CEO of NC IDEA, and is also a Venture Partner with NC IDEA Funds, the organization’s affiliated venture fund. David brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in general management, strategic planning, acquisitions and divestitures and corporate finance and investment within technology-based business environments. In addition, David has established a proven track record of entrepreneurial success. He has keen insight and knowledge of interplay among technology, economics and public policy.

David is recognized nationally as a visionary for technology-led economic development. This passion led him to a position as President and CEO of MCNC, a private, non-profit created to be a catalyst for technology-based economic development throughout North Carolina. David strategically realigned the company into three separate organizations – including the creation and leadership of MCNC Ventures. David also led the company through a restructuring that resulted in the spin-off of MCNC Research & Development Institute (now NC IDEA).

David is actively involved in North Carolina’s technology community and has held numerous leadership positions with civic and professional associations. He currently serves on the boards of NC IDEA, CED (Council for Entrepreneurial Development), STI TechInventures, Affinergy, Strikeiron and Ziptronix. Previously, David served as Chairman of NCTA (North Carolina Technology Association) and on the boards of Chorus Systems, Unitive Technologies, the Kenan Institute’s Center for Entrepreneurship, Intervolve and the Governor’s Board of Science and Technology.  David received a B.A. in Economics from the College of William & Mary. He also studied at the Wharton School’s Financial Services Institute and The Brookings Institute’s Public Policy Issues in the Financial Services Industry.

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Laura Baverman- Exit Event and Capitol Broadcaster

Laura Baverman is the editor of ExitEvent, a two-year-old Triangle-based news site covering early stage startups and entrepreneurs. She’s also a freelance columnist for USA Today, writing the Startups and Entrepreneurs column every two weeks for print and online. Before taking the role at ExitEvent in February 2014, Laura spent more than a year covering entrepreneurship as a freelance journalist for USA Today, Upstart Business Journal and a handful of North Carolina news media. Before that, she spent eight years as a daily business reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, where she initiated its coverage of startups in 2010, and the Cincinnati Business Courier. She’s covered Fortune 500 companies, real estate, technology, retail and sustainability. But startups and small business have been a real passion for Laura, the daughter and granddaughter of entrepreneurs. The Cincinnati native and Miami University of Ohio graduate moved to Raleigh in October 2012 and lives downtown with her husband, Clark, and cat, Monkey.

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Kate Miller with Rountree Losee LLP Law Firm

March 14, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

Primary Areas of Practice:

Admissions:

North Carolina State Bar, 2007
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2013
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2013
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2013

Education:

Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, J.D., 2007
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Full Tuition Scholarship
Radford University, Radford, Virginia, 2003
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000

Representation:

Counseled clients and family through all aspects of all types of criminal cases; including misdemeanors, DWI’s, traffic/driver’s license issues, sex allegations, and death penalty murder cases
Assisted clients through all aspects of domestic and family law matters
Counseled clients through personal injury and worker’s compensation matters