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Atlanta World Showcase and Governor's International Awards

October 23, 2012 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Atlanta World Showcase and Governor's International Awards

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Today’s studio guests were recently featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle for the Atlanta World Showcase and Governor’s International Awards.

Emily Moerdomo Fu /Capital Investment International, Inc.

Winner – Individual of the Year

Emily Moerdomo Fu is the CEO and Founder of Capital Investment International, Inc. Emily is responsible for the overall strategic direction, growth and management of the team. In addition to fostering strategic growth, she serves as a mentor for The CII staff. Emily’s knowledge and experience of the ever-changing climate of the Global market enables her to guide the team towards the best possible client service available. Her goal is to provide the highest level of business and real estate services internationally with the utmost integrity, reliability, and professionalism.

Wilson Faure/Advanced Global Partners

Finalist – New Company of the Year

Wilson Faure is President of Advanced Global Partners (AGP). He is a global business executive having worked and lived in Brazil, Germany and the United States. Wilson has built a successful business career working in a variety of industries, functions and cultural settings. He has a unique career experience including business owner, Managing Director, Relationship Manager, Business Developer, Consultant and Program Manager allowing him to clearly understand all aspects of business. He is fluent in Portuguese and English and has a good conversational level in German and Spanish. He is recognized for his strong leadership skills and his ability to drive performance through workforce engagement and relationship building skills.

Wilson earned an electrical engineering degree with a specialization in software business in Brazil. He also earned an Executive MBA degree from the University of Georgia. He founded the Operational Excellence Society Chapter in Atlanta and is Volunteer at PMI Scholarship foundation.

Wilson lives in Woodstock, Georgia with his wife and two daughters.

Edward Brown/Burr & Forman

Ed Brown is Vice-Chair of Burr & Forman LLP’s Business section and a Partner in the firm’s Corporate law practice group focusing on taxation and estate planning. He has over twenty-four years of experience in franchise law, mergers and acquisitions and personal planning, specifically with federal estate and gift taxation. Ed represents venture capital companies and investors in funding early-stage and start-up companies and also represents both buyers and sellers in the purchase or sale of businesses, through tax-free mergers, stock purchase arrangements, and asset acquisitions. Ed can be reached at ed.brown@burr.com.

Dr. Sally Jamara with Traversa Consulting discusses assessing innovation

October 22, 2012 by angishields

Performance Difference Radio

Dr. Sally Jamara with Traversa Consulting discusses assessing innovation

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Dr. Sally Jamara is a partner and the Leadership Practices Leader in the Atlanta office of Traversa Consulting. She has been consulting and leading major organizational change in global organizations for over twenty five years. Sally is retained to assess and consult with CEOs, senior executive team members and high potential leaders. She has extensive experience in supporting hiring to meet the culture of the organization. She works with executives as a trusted advisor to align their teams to support the efficient and effective delivery of the corporate strategy. Sally provides the road map to make executive development and organization change successful for both the organization and the individual. After listening to clients’ struggling to building a culture for innovation, she developed a validated and unique assessment series that focuses on bringing awareness and specific development tools for innovation to individuals, teams and organizations.

Dr. Jamara has been consulting with companies across many industries for over 11 years. Previously, Sally was Senior Vice President of America’s Human Resources for Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc. In addition to her significant Human Resources experience, she has been Vice President of Customer Service and Sales, managing the P&L and overseeing client development. Sally has been the recipient of numerous executive leadership awards including: Executive Committee Award, Outstanding Teamwork Award and multiple Top Performer Awards in a number of different companies.

Dr. Jamara is an avid reader, active in 4 book clubs. She enjoys biking, Broadway shows, the Symphony, attending sporting events, cooking and many other fun activities. She is also on a few active boards and committees.

You can contact Dr. Jamara via email at sjamara@traversaconsulting.com or by phone at 770-642-0135.

Serenbe Afternoon in the Country: Stacy Zeigler with Les Dames dâ€™Escoffier, Michael Wall with Georgia Organics, Marie Nygren with The Farmhouse Restaurant and Sue Anne Morgan with ideaLand

October 22, 2012 by angishields

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Stacy Zeigler/Les Dames d’Escoffier

Stacy Zeigler is the Chapter President of Les Dames dâ€™Escoffier International (LDEI) Atlanta. Â LDEI is a worldwide society of women dedicated to creating a culture in the community that fosters excellence and promotes the achievement of women in culinary professions through educational and charitable activities. Atlanta Dames include chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, retailers, event planners, cookbook authors, food journalists and historians, winemakers and wine industry professionals, food publicists, culinary educators and hospitality executives. Atlanta was founded in 1996 and is one of the 28 International Chapters.

Michael Wall/Georgia Organics

Michael Wall, a seventh-generation Georgian, has been the communication director atGeorgia Organics since December 2008. He has previously served in public relations as the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia State University. Before that, he worked as a reporter for Creative Loafing, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Virgin Islands Daily News, and the Morgan County Citizen. Heâ€™s won awards from the Society for Professional Journalists and the American City Business Journals for business and environmental reporting.

Les Dames dâ€™Escoffier and Georgia Organics have been partners in what is called the â€œgood food movementâ€ for more than a decade. Les Damesâ€™ support has been vital in the work Georgia Organics undertakes to increase the number of organic farmers, the number of consumers eating organic, local food, and the number of children participating in farm to school programs.

Marie Nygren/The Farmhouse Restaurant

Marie Nygren is the Owner and Head Chef ofÂ The Farmhouse Restaurant. Â The Farmhouse, located in the Inn at Serenbe, has received much critical acclaim, including a glowing review in theÂ New York Times, for its farm-to-table approachâ€”serving beloved recipes made with farm-fresh organic ingredients grown just steps away. Marie, who founded Serenbe with her husband Steve, and operated it with the family as a bed-and-breakfast before the community developed, returns to her kitchen in the historic home as proprietress to guide the art of southern cuisine utilizing local products.

Sue Anne Morgan/ideaLand

Sue Anne Morgan is with ideaLand, producer of Serenbe Afternoon in the Country. Â The elite Afternoon in the Country event is in its 12th year as a much-anticipated fall food and wine tasting fundraiser. It includes inspired tastings by 85 of the area’s renowned culinary artists, paired with local farmers, and joined by top winemakers and brewers under festive big-top tents with live music, the famous cake raffle, huge silent auction and children’s activities. Proceeds benefit Georgia Organics, Wholesome Wave and the scholarship fund for women in the culinary, beverage and hospitality arts. The event is hosted by Atlanta Les Dames dâ€™Escoffier International and is held at Serenbe.

Darryl Edwards with FocalPoint Coaching and Jerrund Wilkerson with Level 10 Consulting

October 22, 2012 by angishields

BRX National

Darryl Edwards with FocalPoint Coaching and Jerrund Wilkerson with Level 10 Consulting

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Darryl Edwards/FocalPoint Coaching

Darryl Edwards is a Certified Business Performance Coach with FocalPoint Coaching. With over 30 years of corporate sales and marketing, engineering and management experience, Darryl has led business units for Fortune 50 conglomerates. While in sales, Darryl managed a unit that averaged an annual growth of 18% per year. Now Darryl uses his experience to instruct the owners and salespeople at small and medium size businesses. He is actively involved in community affairs including Fayette Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Community Food Bank, and Worktec Business Advisory Council. Darryl performed an accelerated free fall skydive from 14,000 feet. An avid high-end audio/video enthusiast, Darryl enjoys running, golf and music.

Jerrund Wilkerson/Level 10 Consulting

Jerrund Wilkerson, R.Ph., MBA is President & CEO of Atlanta-based Level 10 Consulting, LLC. Level 10 is a consultancy that focuses on Performance Management. As a strategic consultant, executive coach and speaker, Jerrund helps organizations increase profits by aligning leadership’s goals and results with performance execution up and down the organization.

Prior to Level 10 Consulting, Jerrund was Director of Sales at Watson Pharma, where he led key initiatives such as Sales Force Effectiveness, Leadership Development and Innovation efforts.

Jerrund began his corporate career starting in sales with Merck & Co., Inc. with positions of increasing responsibilities. Additionally, Jerrund’s book – “What Sales Leaders Do!” was published in 2010 and has been an inspiration to many.

Hosts Dana Barrett and Elizabeth Gordon focus on Art in Atlanta

October 20, 2012 by angishields

Good Morning Atlanta

Hosts Dana Barrett and Elizabeth Gordon focus on Art in Atlanta

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Camille Russell Love, Director of City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Denise Jackson of Emerging Art Scene join hosts Elizabeth Gordon and Dana Barrett to talk about art events around Atlanta including Elevate Art 2012 and the Castleberry Hill Art Stroll.

Increase Your Credit Scores |Obtain Business Visability | Leverage LinkedIn

October 20, 2012 by angishields

The Good, The Bad, and The Reality

Increase Your Credit Scores |Obtain Business Visability | Leverage LinkedIn

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Anngie Jenkins

Credit Score Queen™

678-802-9230

Anngie@AnngieJenkins.com

www.AnngieJenkins.com

Anngie Jenkins does NOT perform credit repair services which include writing and sending dispute letters. Instead, she teaches credit strategy. Applying credit strategies to her credit profile is how she rebuilt her own credit, increased her personal credit scores to 781, was approved for $30K in personal credit and approved for over $90K in business credit AFTER a foreclosure and Chapter 7 bankruptcy as a result of a job loss. Today she trains and coaches small business owners; solopreneurs and entrepreneurs on what actions will increase (and/or decrease) their credit scores–specifically, why, how and when to apply credit strategies to quickly experience increased credit scores so they get approved for business credit to grow their business.

Dixie Speck

President & CEO

Solterra Landscape

404-787-4949

dixie@solterralandscape.com

For Dixie Speck, president of Solterra Landscape Inc., plants and landscaping aren’t just a business, but an obsession. Her passion led her to leave a career in the engineering field, move to Atlanta, receive training in landscape design and horticulture, and start a landscaping business.

Ms. Speck’s career background includes creating and managing Customer Support and Training organizations. She and her organization received multiple awards and recognition for providing service above and beyond expectations. This background is evident from the reputation that Solterra has gained for delighting their customers both in creating beautiful, distinctive landscapes and providing excellent maintenance service. Solterra customers know that they can request special services and it will always be accommodated.

Ms. Speck currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Urban Ag Council of Georgia and is very active in the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and the Buckhead Business Association. In addition she has been selected into the next Class for Leadership Sandy Springs.

Ms. Speck has provided classes on landscape design for Emory University’s Continuing Education Program, and is regularly asked to speak at Garden Clubs and other industry events. She has appeared as a guest designer for several episodes of HGTV’s Landscape Solutions, for Good Day Atlanta, and several radio programs. She is also an expert resource for Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine.

www.solterralandscape.com | twitter.com/dixiespeck | linkedin.com/dixiespeck

Dahlys Hamilton

Founder/ CEO

Metro Atlanta Business Network

770-870-9401

dahlys@metroabn.com

In February 2010, thought leader, Dahlys Hamilton, Founder/ CEO, along with her daughter, Janelle Hamilton, Managing Partner, decided to leverage their Linkedin connections by providing a forum for Linkedin members in Atlanta, Georgia, to meet, network, form strategic alliances, and stay abreast of technology and business-related topics. As they presented the idea to their friends and business associates, the idea rapidly gained popularity.

Dahlys’ expertise includes B2B matchmaking and networking. She has a proven record of connecting individuals and corporations creating strategic alliances that are profitable for both parties.

www.metroabn.com | http://twitter.com/metroabn | www.linkedin.com/in/dahlys

Ortez Gude with Corvado and Michael Cadger with Monocle Health Data

October 19, 2012 by angishields

Disruptive Business

Ortez Gude with Corvado and Michael Cadger with Monocle Health Data

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Ortez Gude/Corvado

A Georgia native, Ortez Gude has served as Corvado’s chairman and CEO of Corvado since 2007. In this role he chairs the board of directors and is responsible for managing the company’s development, formulating and executing long-term strategies; and directing relationships with customers, employees, partners, investors and other stakeholders.

Prior to Corvado, Ortez served as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Strategy & Development for GMG, a leading Atlanta-based construction consulting firm. During his service GMG was named the 6th fastest growing private company in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and was awarded prominent projects including the internationally recognized Center for Civil and Human Rights, a noise abatement contract for the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International, and Metropolitan Atalnta Rapid Transit Authority among others.

Prior to GMG, Ortez was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Haskell Company, one of America’s leading Design-Build companies. At Haskell, he led a business-technology transformation that resulted in Haskell being named the construction industry’s most highly performing and innovative company in the US.

Prior to The Haskell Company, Ortez served in various technology leadership roles for Skanska AB, a $17 Billion Fortune Global 500 construction services firm. Ortez’s roles included Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer for Beers Skanska, and General Manager of Skanska IT Solutions’ Hub Operation for North and South America. During his tenure, Ortez led Skanska to the top ranks of Information Week’s list of most innovative companies five consecutive years.

Ortez has been a featured speaker at business and technology conferences around the world.

Michael Cadger/Monocle Health Data

Mike Cadger is the Founder and CEO of Monocle Health Data. Mike’s executive leadership includes roles as a PWC Partner as well as CEO/CFO of insurers and health systems. Throughout his career, he’s been a healthcare innovator including developing the first hospital rate placement/product line profitability software, the first Centers of Excellence networks, the first custom PPO networks for large employers and now the first comprehensive, truly independent healthcare price and quality transparency solution. He served many Fortune 500 companies and is a noted leader in developing innovative products that ultimately become industry-leading standards.

Mike holds a BS with Honors in Finance from the University of Tennessee and an MBA in Health Care Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He served as Vice-Chair of the Grady Health Foundation and on the Finance and Development Committees during the recent turnaround of the Henry W. Grady Health System. He is also active in healthcare IT work force economic development initiatives for the state of Georgia and is the Chair of the Public Policy Subcommittee, Bioscience Leadership Council at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Today’s show is brought to you by Minerva Planning Group.

Funding Your Vision

October 17, 2012 by angishields

The Good, The Bad, and The Reality

Funding Your Vision

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Quinetha Frasier, MBA

Funding Strategist

Strategic Funding Group

Ask Me About Grants

Quinteha talks about funding your vision with grants from Corporate Foundations and Federal sources.

Effective Transitions – Roger Kurth on Making Senior Moves Easier

October 17, 2012 by angishields

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Effective Transitions - Roger Kurth on Making Senior Moves Easier

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Roger Kurth is not only an Atlanta native, but a rare Atlantan who never left! After graduating from Georgia State University, earning a degree in Personnel Management, Roger embarked on a career in sales. Holding a number of varied positions, Roger has sold everything from nails to luggage to machinery. As the economy turned, Roger decided to take matters into his own hands, starting a business that allowed him to take his part time passion for helping people, and making it his vocation.

As Roger researched the market, he noticed there was a particular area in the senior services industry that was under-served: He discovered a lot of anxiety and trepidation around the transition from a long-established home environment to a more suitable environment for an individual that may no longer be safe staying at home, nor able to maintain their own home. Furthermore, he realized that most families had no idea how to go about preparing for a move like this – from the physical details like packing and moving, to the emotional details of parting with possessions.

In 2009, Roger founded Senior Transition Services. Senior Transition Services was founded to provide honest, caring, compassionate, reliable relocation and estate services to seniors and their loved ones during difficult times. While they, of course, handle the details of planning, packing, moving, unpacking and estate distribution, Roger also provides counseling to families in terms of how to emotionally and socially prepare for the move, how to select which items will move, and how to retain memories of those things that cannot be moved. For more information, check out Roger’s website at www.seniortransitionservices.com, or call him directly at (678) 758-7929.

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.