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Mr. Appliance is a full service appliance repair company dealing in both residential and commercial applications. We also do all levels of maintenance and installation for commercial refrigeration.

The appliance repair industry is by far the most fragmented in the service industry. The need for the services is very high with extensive repeat clientele. There will always be a need for appliance repair and the competition is primarily Mom & Pop type operations. Growth in this industry as a result of the low competition levels is very high.

Mr. Appliance is highly respected by appliance manufacturers, we are the only franchise company currently in this industry and we are considered to be the leader in the field.

Mr. Appliance places so much value on veteran owners they offer a 25% discount off the franchise fee and for qualified candidates will finance up to 70% of the balance of the franchise fee, freeing up capital assets for new owners to spend on marketing and business development.

Mr. Appliance is part of the Dwyer Group, based in Waco, Texas. Today, the Dwyer Group includes seven service-based franchise organizations: Aire Serve, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Rainbow International and Grounds Guys.

The Dwyer Group believes military veterans and military spouses are attracted to the company’s franchise opportunities because of the support services, the commitment to the company’s mission, vision and Code of Values as well as the established reputation of the management team and the success of the franchise systems. Be sure to watch the Under Cover Boss video featuring Dina Dwyer Owens, CEO and Chairwoman of The Dwyer Group and gain an understanding of the company culture.

The Face Clinic: Summer Skin Care to Facelifts

May 23, 2013 by angishields

The Doctors Roundtable

The Face Clinic: Summer Skin Care to Facelifts

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Summer time is “prime time” for skin care, for seeing and being seen! We closely identify who we are with our faces. Taking care of our face and how we present ourselves in the world through our face is the topic of many discussions and actions. From skin care at any age that can improve our appearance to facelifts that appear to “peel” back the clock, this radio segment will focus on the skin care and appearance improvements that are possible for the face.

Licensed aesthetician Kim Bogash provides tips for a health glow, summer skin care and some noninvasive techniques to freshen the face. Nationally recognized Plastic Surgeon John Connors walks listeners through traditional and new techniques to improve facial appearance – from fillers to facelifts. The first facelift was performed in 1901 in Europe and the procedure shows no sign of slowing down.

Facelifts remain one of the top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures in the US, growing over 5% per year. Half of the recipients are in the 40-55 yr age group and almost 90% are female, although the number of men pursuing this procedure is growing as well. Topics covered in this segment will include skin care, minimally invasive improvements available, facelift myths, new procedures and techniques, and recovery post procedure.

For more information on this topic, listeners are encouraged to visit: www.plasticsurgery.org or www.johnconnorsmd.com.

John P. Connors III, M.D.

Being double board certified in Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Dr. Connors obtained his MD from Georgetown Medical School, conducted his Residency in General Surgery at Dartmouth and received a Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is the only surgeon in Georgia to offer Precision Vision 4D Patient Imaging, thereby revolutionizing consultations. Having been featured on CBS, 11 Alive, and Fox News, Dr. Connors is a regular lecturer at surgical society meetings across the US. He is Founder of Emergence Surgical Gifts, Inc, a non-profit offering free reconstructive surgery to children.

Garth Lyerly and Chris Merkle with RAZUR, Danielle Jackson and Nicole Williams with Little PINK Book, and Mike Bautsch with PomumPro

May 23, 2013 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Garth Lyerly and Chris Merkle with RAZUR, Danielle Jackson and Nicole Williams with Little PINK Book, and Mike Bautsch with PomumPro

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Garth Lyerly and Chris Merkle/RAZUR

Born as a digital agency in 2008, RAZUR advises clients on digital strategy across social, mobile and web channels. By analyzing hundreds of thousands of user events across these channels, RAZUR is able to help clients make better marketing decisions through global insights. Unlike traditional ad agencies or marketing firms, RAZUR not only offers strategy and consulting, but can also design and develop interactive applications in-house.

Danielle Jackson/Little PINK Book

Danielle Jackson serves as the Client Relationships and EventManager of Little PINK Book – America’s #1 digital resource for career women. In this role, she is responsible for managing and nurturing current and future business relationships for the company. She also facilitates and manages all the company’s events.

Nicole Williams/Little PINK Book

Nicole Williams is the Senior Editor at Little PINK Book, America’s leading resource for leading women into a beautiful career and a beautiful life, where she manages content strategy and development and interviews some of the top women in business. She also appears on CBS Atlanta’s Women Working segment regularly.

Mike Bautsch/PomumPro

At PomumPro, their technical staff consists of skilled Apple Certified Technicians who are capable of handling any problem a client may encounter. From the full array of Macintosh computers and iDevices, to server and networks, their consultants can assist clients at every level. Whether in need of repair or regularly scheduled preventive maintenance, PomumPro can keep Macs and iDevices running at optimum speed.

“We Know Stroke” – Gwinnett Medical’s Top Rated Stroke Program!

May 22, 2013 by angishields

Eugeria

"We Know Stroke" - Gwinnett Medical's Top Rated Stroke Program!

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Susan Gaunt knew from an early age that she wanted to be a nurse. She went to work with her mother on day, and from that first visit, her future career was sealed! After graduating from Georgia Baptist as a registered nurse, she took a job with Gwinnett Medical Center, where she’s been working for the last 29 years. Today Susan is a Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist for both the Lawrenceville and Duluth hospitals.

Joining Susan in the studio today is repeat guest Kelly Dunham. Kelly is both a Community Relations Coordinator and a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. She developed a passion for helping others through volunteer work in a nursing home as a youth. Always energetic and athletic, Kelly has a dream job – she get’s paid to play with her patients.

Since May is Stroke Awareness Month, Eugeria! Radio is highlighting leaders in our community that treat and support stroke patients and their families. Gwinnett Medical Center provides a full continuum of stroke care that is nationally accredited. Their hospitals in Lawrenceville and Duluth feature dedicated acute care stroke units as well as stroke rehabilitation programs and services. Additionally, their extensive rehabilitation services begin with physical therapy and occupational therapy, as well as speech pathology services, as soon as the patient is stabilized. Patients needing continued inpatient care may be referred for inpatient rehabilitation at Glancy Rehabilitation Center or to Gwinnett Extended Care Center.

For more information on Gwinnett Medical Center or Glancy Rehabilitation Center, or for information about their Stroke Support Group, contact Susan at sgaunt@gwinnettmedicalcenter.org, or contact Kelly at kdunham@gwinnettmedicalcenter.org.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Carrie Bates Hastings, TechBridge Director of Development discusses 2013 Digital Ball

May 22, 2013 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

Carrie Bates Hastings, TechBridge Director of Development discusses 2013 Digital Ball

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Very special Booth 61 on 5/22/2013:

Carrie Bates Hastings visited to discuss the 2013 Digital Ball. Carrie shared impressive statistics including over 1.2 Million dollars raised on May 11th, 2013. 840+ technologists and over 50 volunteers joined the TechBridge staff to make this tremendous event a great success and the results are nothing short of fantastic. In addition we learned that last year TechBridge donated to organizations that impacted over FIVE Million people. That is mighty high cotton where I come from for sure. Carrie also broke the news that Mr. Jay Ferro, CIO of the American Cancer Society will become the TechBridge Chairman in July of 2013. Jay is an institution in our community and this is great news for TechBridge and our industry.

We also played 8 interviews that were recorded during the opening reception of the 2013 Digital Ball at the Marriott Marquis. Interviews shared during our time together today included Charles Brain Quinn, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch///Walt Carter, CIO of Generation Mortgage///Scott Hall, CEO of HUNTER Technical Resources///Jay Ferro, CIO of the American Cancer Society///Jean Holley, CIO of Brambles///Mike Neumeier, Principle and Co-Founder of Arketi///Carrie Wheeler, CIO of Cbeyond///Becky Blalock, Author and former Global CIO of the Southern Company///and Sandy Hofmann, Gadfly and Community Cheerleader. These interviews are a powerful testimony of the Atlanta technology communities commitment to our brothers and sisters in Atlanta who need a helping hand. Although this is the longest Booth 61 so far at a little over an hour, we still were not able to include additional interviews that are available on the Booth 61/Business RadioX site.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed my time with Carrie. TechBridge is doing tremendous work in our community. You do not have to be a huge company or a wealthy philanthropist to get involved. Their is room in the tent for anyone willing to help. Contact TechBridge to learn more about how you too can help improve a life in our community.

Spotlight on WIT Connect

May 21, 2013 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Spotlight on WIT Connect

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The 19th Annual WIT Connect will be held on June 13, 2013 at the Georgia Aquarium. WIT Connect is a unique, auction-style fundraiser where companies come to network and bid on quality time with Georgia’s top technology executives, mostly from the C-suite. More than $1.8 million has been raised since 2007, and proceeds from the event fund WIT and WIT Foundation programs and initiatives.

Co-chaired by Intercontinental Hotel Group’s CIO Eric Pearson and jobTopia Partner Betsy Robinson, the auction at WIT Connect 2013 will feature meetings with multiple executives from four live auction companies: American Cancer Society, Carter’s, Intercontinental Hotels Group and SunTrust.

Eric Pearson/IHG

Eric Pearson is Chief Information Officer for IHG. In this capacity, he is accountable for all technology systems supporting IHG hotels and corporate offices globally. This includes the development and application of all global systems supporting our day-to-day business of driving top-line revenue.

Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas division of IHG, Eric was accountable for all sales and marketing activities across IHG brands in the regions, including brand marketing, global sales, and revenue management. In addition to his responsibilities, Eric became interim Head of Global Brands in July 2011.

Prior to this, Eric served as Senior Vice President, Distribution Marketing, where he was responsible for overseeing IHG’s worldwide channels including reservation centers, e-commerce, 3rd party intermediaries, global revenue management, and channel marketing. Under his leadership, IHG launched several industry firsts including the Lowest Internet Rate Guarantee, Web language support for 12 languages including Japanese and Chinese with full booking and loyalty program integration. IHG also launched the first wireless services products enabling researching and booking capability on hundreds of mobile devices and platforms.

Betsy Robinson/jobTopia

Betsy Robinson is a Partner at jobTopia and serves as a Director of IT Services. She co-founded the Information Technology staffing division, and is responsible for new business development, building and expanding existing client relationships, recruiting strategy, managing high performing teams, strategic planning, sales support and wearing any hat that needs to be worn in a growing company.

jobTopia is a full service contract staffing and direct hire search firm specializing in Information Technology and Accounting Finance. Because they’ve limited their focus to the Finance & Accounting and Information Technology industries, their professional advisors are deeply familiar with the common challenges people experience. Their expertise allows their clients to spend less time worrying about hiring decisions and more time focused on improving the performance of their team.

Jay Ferro/American Cancer Society

Prior to joining the American Cancer Society in 2012, Jay Ferro 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). 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.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 geographic Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities.

Vicki Hamilton/The Wright Answer

Vicki Hamilton is a Senior IT / Operations Executive with The Wright Answer who comes up with new IT strategies to take care of old workplace problems. An award winning technology executive with over 20 years of senior level experience, Vicki’s strategic, multidisciplinary competencies include conceptualizing, designing and executing innovative technology strategies for high value results ($20M+.)

Recognized three years in a row by CableFAX magazine as one of the “Most Influential Minorities in Cable,” Vicki and has been named to the “Top Women in Cable Technology” and “Most Powerful Women in Cable.” She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program, Foundation Board of Directors for Women In Technology, she is Executive Team Leader for Global Exec Women and is a Growing Leaders Board Member.

Meeting Pros: Kelly Smink with Amusement Masters, Holland Muscio with Balloonacy & Flowers By Holland, Cathy Taylor with Your Event Solution

May 21, 2013 by angishields

Meeting Pros Radio

Meeting Pros: Kelly Smink with Amusement Masters, Holland Muscio with Balloonacy & Flowers By Holland, Cathy Taylor with Your Event Solution

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On this Episode of Meeting Pros :

Kelly Smink with Amusement Masters

At Amusement Masters, our staff is devoted to providing the highest level of customer service. We will work with you to develop a customized program featuring superior gaming equipment for your events. With an emphasis on attracting a crowd, we believe the right games can make a tremendous impact on an event’s success. Our motto is “We provide the fun”, and we create fun safely, efﬁciently and professionally. Mission Statement: “Work hard, have fun and enhance our clients experiences by providing renowned customer service and innovative amusement solutions.” http://www.amusementmasters.com

Holland Muscio with Balloonacy & Flowers By Holland

For almost 30 years Balloonacy has been adding some POP to events all around Atlanta. In 2005 Holland & Sean Muscio bought the company and added a ﬂoral division, Flowers By Holland. Holland has been involved in event planning & production for over 20 years-ever since getting bit by event bug when named Special Events Chair her senior year at Meredith College. Holland was on the festival planning committee for the Peach Bowl (now ChickFilA Bowl) for 5 years- serving as committee co-chair in 2000. After 8 years of planning marketing department events for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra- including the 35th anniversary of Classic Chastain, the introduction of Robert Spano as Music Director and the Memorial Concert for Robert Shaw, Holland decided it was time for a new adventure when the opportunity to purchase Balloonacy presented itself. The award winning design team at Balloonacy & Flowers By Holland are members of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Chamblee Business Association and Junior League of Atlanta.

Cathy Taylor with Your Event Solution

Cathy Taylor, Your Event Solution Founded in 1992, Your Event Solution is one of Nation’s premiere event production, entertainment and design and décor companies. From coast to coast we provide services at any location or venue.

With our customers’ needs as our focus, and attention to detail as our foundation, every event we design is a one of kind creation. No matter the size of your event, our goal is to provide you and your guests with an engaging experience. Our vast selection of in-house inventory allows us to be a cost effective solution for your event.

Proud Members of:

• GA Chapter of MPI

• National Association of Catering Executives

• Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association

• Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau• Buford Business Alliance

• National Association of Casino Party Operators

www.youreventsolution.com

Stephen Fleming, Vice President, Georgia Tech Visits Booth 61

May 20, 2013 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

Stephen Fleming, Vice President, Georgia Tech Visits Booth 61

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Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech Executive Visits Booth 61

May 13th, 2013 the Atlanta CEO Council held it’s most recent gathering. Another All Star crowd of Atlanta and beyond technology superstars visited the Ritz Carlton Buckhead for the best Lamb Chops on Planet Earth. For almost 15 years the Atlanta CEO Council has created an environment where new relationships are created and deals get done. Over 150 technology entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, professional services providers, and other VIP’s gather to do business.

This month’s program began with a presentation by Russ Clark and Matt Sanders from Georgia Tech about the project/research/commercial viability of Magic Window. After the informative presentation, everyone moved into the reception where Booth 61 was able to interview a handful of the guests. There was a lot of energy in the room and I personally wish I could have interviewed twenty more of these fine folks.

Always a pleasure and a privilege to spend time with my friend, Stephen Fleming. I met Stephen in the last 1990’s when he was a Venture Capitalist and I was a starving entrepreneur. Stephen did not invest with me but he always treated me with respect and dignity unlike many of the venture community. Stephen’s impact on our community has been huge both as an investor and as the Vice President of Georgia Tech. One of the nations top incubators is the ATDC and Stephen is expanding the operation across the state.