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Business Momentum Group: Barry and Diane Ogle.

August 15, 2012 by angishields

BRX National

Business Momentum Group: Barry and Diane Ogle.

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BARRY OGLE, with 20 years plus executive experience is a seasoned professional in the area of organizational and executive development. At BMG, he providesleadership development, performance driver intelligence, change management, executive coaching, hospitality training, and more. Recent clients include a major hospitality service provider, a national sports merchandise company, and mega-churches. He earned a B.S. Degree in Business and Master of Arts degrees’ in Counseling and Education. He has spoken at global executive conferences including but not limited to the Linkage GILD (Global Institute of Leadership Development).

His tenured business career includes hospitality giants such as Marriott, Walt Disney World, and Wyndham Worldwide, as well as banking institutions First USA and Chase Paymentech. Prior to BMG, he served as VP Leadership Enrichment & Hospitality Training for Wyndham where he was responsible for developing 1,400 leaders and providing operational and customer service training for approximately 6,000 employees at 150 global resorts and contact centers. With years of experience honing his skills as an expert in corporate leadership development, he’s adept at building a pipeline of successful leaders and engaging all levels of employees for greater productivity.

Recently, Barry served on the Advisory Board of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce and chaired the Chamber Ministry Business Alliance (CMBA), a sub-group with over 80 member organizations. CMBA’s mission is to Unite Ministries and Businesses to Build, Equip and Serve Together.

In 1996 Dianne founded Business Momentum Group. With 20 years plus of solid business expertise, Dianne’s experience has ranged from growing and small to mid size businesses to working with Fortune 500 companies. Her accomplishments range from creating, launching and growing a 501c3 professional CEO peer group organization with chapters in Dallas and Houston to building healthy growth for other non profits. Dianne’s infectious passion motivates in assisting companies grow and develop their organizations from the inside out.

Dianne loves to come alongside leaders infusing her expertise to help them fulfill their visions as well as their personal and professional aspirations. As an executive coach, she has helped her clients soar to new heights.

In 2011, Dianne launched a C-Level Women’s Executive group in Orlando, Florida called Areté-Executive Women of Influence.

Penny Morriss and Ellen Roberson with Watson Penland, Gary Kneller with CareMinders Home Care, Andy Macke with Comcast Cable Communications, and Bill Jones and Steve Bachman with CollectorDash

August 13, 2012 by angishields

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Penny Morriss/Watson Penland

Penny Morriss, Co-Founder of Watson Penland, is the Owner of Concierge Services of Atlanta, a company she founded in 1997 that provides specialized services to Class A office buildings, private clubs, luxury condominiums, and private individuals. Penny began working for Prentiss Properties in 1988 as Atlanta’s first corporate concierge for One Atlantic Center in Midtown. From 1994 to 1997, Morriss worked for the Washington, DC-based Intercontinental Concierge Corporation as the General Manager of their Atlanta office. Penny spearheaded the founding of Watson Penland when she saw the need for an Atlanta company to cater to the city’s thriving cosmopolitan lifestyle and burgeoning film and television industry.

Ellen Roberson/Watson Penland

Ellen Watson Roberson, Â Co-Founder ofÂ Watson Penland, founded Pace Travel of Atlanta in 1985 and over the span of twenty-five years has led a global travel agency catering to both corporate and leisure travelers as well as Atlanta’s entertainment industry including Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios. Pace Travel was consistently recognized for over a decade as one of Atlanta’s top twenty travel agencies and top female-owned firms. Ellen is a member of the International Airline Travel Agent Network. Ellen collaborated with Penny Morriss to form Watson Penland in an effort to merge their vast expertise in the travel and service industries. She now divides her time between the Atlanta and Los Angeles Watson Penland offices.

Gary Kneller/CareMinders Home Care

A few years ago Gary, in his mid-50s today, received some shocking news — he had stage three Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Â The diagnosis initially was overwhelming — he had a hard time handling the uncertainty of cancer.Â But, as Gary has done in his life many, many times personally and professionally, he saw opportunity where many would see doom.Â Gary witnessed firsthand how the level of care in a lot of facilities didn’t meet the needs of patients. It was a motivating factor for him to launch CareMinders Home Care.Â In fact, he designed CareMinders to deliver care at home at a quality level that goes beyond what he ever received at a healthcare facility — by a landslide. He’s actually said that CareMinders honors those like him that have survived the rigors of cancer treatment.

Now Gary is taking his mission beyond the Atlanta market – into all U.S. markets. He’s already led CareMinders into franchising, opening in 15 states.Â Gary’s personal experience has resulted in a home care concept that offers more medical and non-medical services than any other franchise out there — his personal experience is a big reason why.Â A serial entrepreneur in every sense, Gary had previously owned a television station, a financial planning business and has other endeavors under his belt as well. But, the launch of CareMinders just a few years ago served as a practice in patience, persistence and perseverance.Â His successful triumph over cancer has given Gary a new lease on life — personally he’s now getting married and he is pouring all the energy he can into CareMinders.

Andy Macke/Comcast Cable Communications

As Vice President of Government and Community Affairs for Comcastâ€™s Big South Region, Andy Macke develops strategic relationships with government officials and community leaders to support Comcastâ€™s business goals and strengthen the community. He is directly responsible for Comcastâ€™s regulatory compliance, operations support and community investment in the 32 counties around the city of Atlanta. Andy is also responsible for overseeing Comcastâ€™s community investment strategy including Comcast Cares Day and United Way, among others.

Andy currently serves on the executive committee of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce as Immediate Past Chairman. He also serves as a board member of the Cable Television Association of Georgia (CTAG) and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. In the past, Andy has been recognized by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce with the â€œChet Wells Awardâ€ for his outstanding leadership, and he was honored as the â€œBoard Member of the Yearâ€ by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for his work with the Education Committee.

Andy began his career in cable with AT&T Broadband and has worked for the Georgia Municipal Association as a Franchise Coordinator advising cities and counties on franchise related matters. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Policy from Georgia Tech.

Bill Jones/CollectorDash

Bill, Founder and CEO of CollectorDash, has a twenty-plus year track record of value creation. HeÂ has built two businesses from a very early stage through maturity. Bill was most recently President of Air2Web, Inc., a leading mobile marketing software-as-service business. With top enterprise and network operators as customers, Air2Web delivered over a billion text messages to consumers each year.

Prior to Air2Web, Bill was Director of Product Management for all of Nokiaâ€™s enterprise software. Bill was one of the top two executives leading Intellisyncâ€™s sale to Nokia. At Intellisync, he was the VP of Products running a varied portfolio of mobile software products sold to enterprise, carrier and consumer segments.

Prior to Synchrologic/Intellisync/Nokia, Bill ran global product management and user interface design for Lotus/IBMâ€™s suite of desktop applications. He was a pioneer in Windows applications at Samna.

Steve Bachman/CollectorDash

Steve Bachman, Vice President of Strategy at CollectorDash, is a proven executive with more than 30 years of experience building and growing startup and fast growth software and tech companies while creating shareholder value. His experience spans software, cloud based solutions, financial technology, e-commerce, mobile solutions, and information security.

Bachman was Founder & CEO of Automated Design Systems (sold to McAfee), President of Marshal Software Americas (sold to NetIQ), Founder & Director of Glue Communications (sold to Xcelerate), and Advisor & VP of Sales to c360 (sold to CDC Software). Steve is currently a Founder & Director of UK-based Image Analyzer and Director of AuditMyBooks.

Bachman is also the past President and Director of the Southeast Software Association, Founder and past Director of the Technology Association of Georgia, and currently a Founder and Director of both the Wireless Technology Forum and the Executive Sales & Marketing Association.

Taking Career Coaching Out of the Boardroom

August 13, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Taking Career Coaching Out of the Boardroom

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Hallie Crawford, Founder and Certified Coach | Create Your Career Path

Taking Career Coaching Out of the Boardroom

Career coaching has typically been a perk of being a CEO or executive at an organization. With the economic downturn and the resulting need for every professional to actively manage their career, coaching has become even more important for professionals, inside and outside of the boardroom. Hallie Crawford, Founder of Create Your Career Path and Certified Coach, discusses how professionals at any level can leverage coaching to their advantage to further their career, define their next career direction and enhance their work performance. She will give you 3 ways you can best leverage a career coach as well as other career resources to protect your best investment-your career.

Hallie is a certified coach, speaker and author from Atlanta whose coaching company, Create Your Career Path, helps people identify their ideal career path, navigate their career transition and nurture their careers. She is living her passion. Her team of coaches work with people of all ages, have clients worldwide, and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals. She’s been coaching for over 10 years, and has undergrad and graduate degrees from Vanderbilt and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has served on the Board of the Georgia Coach Association, and is regularly featured as a career expert in the media including CNN, Fox Business News, the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo HotJobs, Forbes.com and Entrepreneur Magazine.

4042286434 | hallie@halliecrawford.com | www.halliecrawford.com | @halliecrawford

Launching a Successful Job Search Campaign in Today’s Tough Economy

August 13, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Launching a Successful Job Search Campaign in Today's Tough Economy

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Wanda Kiser, President/CEO | Elite Resume Writing Services, Inc.

Launching a Successful Job Search Campaign in Today’s Tough Economy

Let’s face it, finding employment in today’s job market is tough. For every opening or requisition, there are countless candidates competing to gain the attention of hiring managers and recruiters. This topic will cover effective tips and strategies to assist job seekers in positioning themselves for success and how to outshine the competition.

Wanda is a Certified Professional Career Coach and a multi-credentialed Resume Writer with more than 12 years of experience and a proven track record of success in career coaching and in crafting stellar resumes. Wanda is client-oriented, flexible, and focused. She is passionate about helping others realize their career potential. Committed to providing outstanding customer service and support, Wanda takes pride in ranking among the very best in equipping career seekers with the skills and strategies necessary to win in today’s tough job market.

Prior to founding Elite Resume Writing Services, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, Wanda had been a top Operations and Training Development Professional in a major Fortune 500 corporation for over 21 years. This gave her the knowledge and perspective needed to coach graduating seniors, entry-level employees, career changers, professional managers, and senior executives alike.

Leveraging exceptional communication, organization, presentation, comprehensive research, and client relationship management skills, Wanda assists clients with everything from job search strategies, to creating winning resumes, improving interviewing skills, and negotiating fair and equitable compensation packages.

As a highly articulate and effective communicator, Wanda works well with individuals on all levels. Acknowledged as a resource person and key contributor to numerous organizations, she has consistently achieved the highest possible ratings for organizing and facilitating highly effective coaching and development sessions.

Credentials include:

Master of Business Administration in Advanced Leadership (MBA)

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management (BBA)

Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC)

Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP)

Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)

Academy Certified Resume Writer (ACRW)

Career Thought Leader Workshop Facilitator

Contributing Author to numerous Expert Resume Publications

Ezine Articles Expert Author

Certified Six-Sigma Greenbelt

877.314.8872 | wanda@eliteresumewriting.com | www.eliteresumewriting.com | @Wanda_Kiser

Adam Gajadharsingh, The Nook on Piedmont Park

August 9, 2012 by angishields

Southern Hospitality

Adam Gajadharsingh, The Nook on Piedmont Park

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This week on Southern Hospitality, Dana and Elizabeth chat with

Adam Gajadharsingh from

The Nook, on Piedmont Park

www.thenookatlanta.com

1144 Piedmont Avenue, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309

404-745-9222

about a great menu of high quality unique food and the awesome patio and awesome lunch specials during the week ($5 Nook Nooner daily lunch special). The Nook, on Piedmont Park is a great place to unwind after work, meet for drinks after playing in the park or to enjoy a lazy brunch on the weekends.

Adam shares how he and his partners took the Nook on Piedmont Park from vision to reality as the neighborhood tavern right across from Piedmont Park. Bar food at a new level of creativity and YUM and an atmosphere enjoyed by business suits and park goers alike. Midtown loves The Nook.

Millennials at Work, What’s a Company to do?

August 9, 2012 by angishields

Good Morning Atlanta

Millennials at Work, What's a Company to do?

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This is week on Good Morning Atlanta Millennial Behavior Expert, Ryan Jenkins, along with Robbie Reese, Founder of Global Lead and Sandra Quince, Global Employee Network Program Manager for Bank of America join Dana and Elizabeth in the studio to talk about intergenerational workforce dynamics and how companies and employees are meeting the challenge.

ryanjenkins, millennialbehaviorexpert explains why today’s generational landscape than years past and how it effects organizations. Ryan explains strategies he is helping companies to implement that unify culture across generations and tap into the knowledge capital and individual skills of talent assets.

www.ryan-jenkins.com

Sandra Quince, the Global Employee Network Program Manager for Bank of America, discusses the launch BofA’s iGEN (inter-Generational Employee Network) as a way to leverage the strengths of employees across generations www.bankofamerica.com

Robbie Reese, Founder of Global Lead, shared how their program creates powerful life changing experiences for college students that help ground them in a sense of who they truly are and awareness of what matters to them in the world. They bring that maturity to the workplace and are looking for companies and career paths that emulate their values and what they want to http://www.globalleadprogram.org/

Hear about how companies are addressing generational diversity and how to uniquely engage Millennials in the business.

August 14 – Virtual Book Tours, Press Releases and Capturing Attention

August 9, 2012 by angishields

Write Here Write Now

August 14 - Virtual Book Tours, Press Releases and Capturing Attention

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Sandy Beckwith has experience on both sides of the book promotion fence. She conducted winning publicity campaigns for her own books, as well as successfully promoted books for her clients. She uses workshops and one-on-one coaching to help individuals and organizations learn how to generate their own publicity. Find out more at www.buildbookbuzz.com.

Sandra is the author of two publicity books – Streetwise Complete Publicity Plans: How to Create Publicity That Will Spark Media Exposure and Excitement, a how-to guide for small business owners like freelance writers, and Publicity for Nonprofits: Generating Media Exposure That Leads to Awareness, Growth, and Contributions, a step-by-step manual for nonprofit organizations. She is also the author of WHY CAN’T A MAN BE MORE LIKE A WOMAN? and has ghostwritten several nonfiction books.

Permanent guest host Vanessa Lowry talks with Sandra about virtual book tours, tips for creating and distributing press releases and how to capture the attention of the media and your target reader.

Post a question for Sandra or leave a comment of what you found helpful from her interview.

Mike Coffee, CEO | Commetrex Corporation

August 8, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Mike Coffee, CEO | Commetrex Corporation

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Mike Coffee, CEO | Commetrex Corporation

Real-Time Fax & the Global IP Telecom network

There is talk at the highest levels of telecom of when to unplug today’s public switched telecom network (PSTN)for the final move to an all-IP global network. But that cannot happen unless and until the vast installed base of fax terminals can continue to reliably send and receive fax in real time as is done today. And, after extensive testing by the SIP Forum, an association, primarily, of equipment vendors, and the i3 Forum, comprised of nearly 40 of the world’s largest telecom carriers, fax-over-IP (FoIP) in international calls is not reliable enough to support the coming transition.

Today, we are talking with Mike Coffee, CEO of Commetrex Corporation Alpharetta, GA, a supplier of FoIP technologies to the industry and the co-chair of the SIP Forum’s FoIP Task Group, about what is being done to make FoIP ready for the coming PSTN-to-IP transition.

770-407-6021 | mcoffee@commetrex.com | www.commetrex.com | @commetrex

Todd Emerson, Bob Freeman, Katie Belew, and Eydie Koonin from Harry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perimeter Office

August 8, 2012 by angishields

Real Estate Atlanta

Todd Emerson, Bob Freeman, Katie Belew, and Eydie Koonin from Harry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perimeter Office

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Todd Emerson/Harry Norman, Realtors

Todd Emerson is Vice President and Managing Broker for Harry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perimeter Office and the Blue Ridge, GA Office and currently manages over 90 Sales Associates. Todd joined Harry Norman, Realtors in 1998 and was a Top Producing Sales Associate for 7 years including Rookie of the Year in 1998 and Agent of the Year in 2001. In 2005, Todd switched gears and became a Managing Broker at Harry Norman’s Buckhead Office, and eventually moved to the Atlanta Perimeter Office in September 2008. In 2009, Todd also assumed Managing Broker responsibilities for Harry Norman’s Blue Ridge Office. In addition, Todd is actively involved with the Atlanta Board of Realtors and currently serves on the Board as a Vice President and also chairs the Governmental and Community Affairs Committee.

Joining Todd are three Top Producing Sales Associates from Harry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perimeter Office: Katie Belew, Bob Freeman and Eydie Koonin. All three have vast experience in the Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Brookhaven, North Fulton and East Cobb market areas.

Bob Freeman/Harry Norman, Realtors

Prior to beginning a career in real estate in 2007, Bob Freeman had a successful career with a number of small businesses in the technology field, working to develop and implement document management solutions for a variety of customers ranging from small law firms to Fortune 100 companies.

After 13 years in the technology field Bob decided he was ready for new challenges. Little did he know, but launching his career in real estate in March, 2007 could not have been a more challenging time. Not only did Bob have to surmount the normal obstacles one faces when launching any business; in addition, he had to deal on a daily basis with the changing realities of a housing market that were unlike anything our country has experienced since World War II.

A changing real estate market demands changes in the way real estate is marketed. Bob has been able to leverage his technology background by integrating the latest technology tools to meet the expectations of both his clients and consumers.

Overcoming those challenges, in five short years Bob has established a successful track record in the industry and is well positioned to help his clients successfully navigate the current real estate market.

Katie Belew/Harry Norman, Realtors

Katie Belew joined Harry Norman in 2004. Prior to working in real estate, Katie worked for 15 years in corporate and commercial banking. She has received several awards over her real estate career. These include, Rookie of the Year in 2004, Top Agent Perimeter Office 2005 – 2011, # 6 Agent Company Wide 2011, and # 6 Team Atlanta Board of Realtors 2011. She attributes her success to serving her clients in a consultant role with a long-term perspective for their real estate investments and focusing on a referral based business.

Eydie Koonin/Harry Norman, Realtors

Eydie Koonin entered the Real Estate Sales arena in April 2008 during what we now know was one of the worst real estate years in recent history. During the previous 20 years, Eydie was a professional volunteer for many non-profit agencies around Atlanta. Having a strong referral base in place enabled Eydie to become a top agent in a few short years.

Last year she grossed over $6M in sales and has already surpassed the $10M mark this year. Eydie has been married for 27 years and has two grown children.