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Meet Your Market with Shark Branding and Team Fenom – Featuring Expert Guests: Phillip Boykin, Antonia Newman and Charlotte Newman

April 30, 2012 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Meet Your Market with Shark Branding and Team Fenom - Featuring Expert Guests: Phillip Boykin, Antonia Newman and Charlotte Newman

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Today we explored how to capitalize on existing markets and create new ones with Expert Guests fromÂ Shark Branding and Team Fenom . . .

Phillip Boykin / Shark Branding

Phillip Boykin is the Creative Director for Shark Branding, a New York based advertising and marketingÂ firm founded by Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and one of the stars of the hit ABC entrepreneurial realityÂ show, Shark Tank.

Antonia Newman / Team Fenom

Dissatisfied with the coverage of women’s sports, two sisters, Charlotte and Antonia Newman, founded Team Fenom, with a singular goal, to create the most recognizable brand in women’s sports.

Team Fenom is an online community connecting fans and a destination for women’s sports news and fitness information. They derived the name Fenom from combining female and phenomenal. Team Fenom is an expression of the global community of individuals who support women’s sports.

Antonia Newman is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer ofÂ Team Fenom. She graduated with honors from Florida Southern College, earning a B.S. and MBA. HerÂ athletic achievements include being a two-time Kodak/WBCA All-America honorable mention, holdingÂ school records in rebounds and blocked shots, and leading her team to four seasons of post-season play.Â Antonia also played professional basketball in Europe, served on the Euro-American Womenâ€™s CouncilÂ Executive Global Advisory Board and was selected to develop a sports program to mentor Greek youth. Â Antonia has over five years of sports management experience.

She worked in Basketball DevelopmentÂ with the Atlanta Hawks and in Marketing and Fan Development with the Hawks & Thrashers. Given herÂ devotion to athletics and passion for womenâ€™s sports, Antonia has volunteered her services with FloridaÂ Southern Collegeâ€™s womenâ€™s basketball program, the Atlanta Beat of Womenâ€™s Professional Soccer, theÂ WNBAâ€™s Atlanta Dream and the defunct Atlanta Glory of the American Basketball League (ABL).

Charlotte Newman / Team Fenom

CharlotteNewman is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Team Fenom. She is an entrepreneur with a penchant for communication. Charlotte holdsÂ a B.A. from Wellesley College andÂ graduated from Harvard Business School (HBS). She is fascinated by digital media and has started two blogs, one aÂ summary of the best stories in tech and digital. At HBS, she co-wrote a case on ProPublica, the first online newsÂ organization to win the Pulitzer Prize. Charlotteâ€™s interest in digital media grew from communications experienceÂ as an advisor to two U.S. Congressmen, Chris Murphy and David Scott.

As the co-founder of Team Fenom,Â Charlotte draws on extensive experience writing opinion editorials, speeches, and policy statements on Capitol Hill.Â She sits on the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta. In her spare time, Charlotte is an avid runnerÂ and huge sports fan. She formerly played basketball and ran track.

Dekalb Chamber of Commerce President Leonardo McClarty, Strategy Magazine’s Mavian Arocha-Rowe and Attorney Dennis Zakas

April 30, 2012 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Dekalb Chamber of Commerce President Leonardo McClarty, Strategy Magazine's Mavian Arocha-Rowe and Attorney Dennis Zakas

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Leonardo McClarty/Dekalb Chamber of Commerce

Leonardo McClarty is the President/CEO of the Dekalb Chamber of Commerce . A career Economic and Business Development professional, McClarty is astute at dealing with various community, small business, and political challenges. His experiences include business recruitment, community redevelopment, planning, public policy analysis, and small business development. Responsible for the day to day operations of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, McClarty interacts daily with civic leaders, education professionals, business leaders, and elected officials to make sure that DeKalb County is the premier place to do business in Metro Atlanta. Since his arrival in September 2004, this Atlanta native has more than doubled the DeKalb Chamber’s membership, increased its annual operating budget, and increased its status in the Atlanta business community.

Prior to taking the helm of the DeKalb Chamber, McClarty served as Economic Development Director for the City of Roswell and was a Senior Project Manager in DeKalb County’s Office of Economic Development. McClarty has also worked for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and Georgia Institute for Community Business Development.

McClarty holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Furman University. He is certified by the National Development Council as an Economic Development Finance Professional and has a certificate in non-profit management from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Organizational Management program. McClarty is the past Chairman of the United Way in DeKalb Campaign and sits on the Grady Health System Board of Visitors. He is also sits on the boards of the DeKalb Workforce Investment Board (WIB), DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau, Communities in Schools of Atlanta, CDC Federal Credit Union, and participates in various ad hoc committees and councils. He is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Atlanta and a 2008 graduate of Leadership DeKalb. In 2008, he was named one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s Top 40 under 40.

Mavian Arocha-Rowe/Strategy Magazine

Mavian Arocha-Rowe is the Editor-in-Chief at Strategy Magazine. She is also the Senior Editor at The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism, Senior Editor for Field Media, LLC, and a Freelance Writer/Editor and Spanish Educator.

Mavian promoted Strategy Magazine’s launch of an additional magazine that will be entirely in Spanish. It will be out this May and the cover will feature CNN en Espanol’s fashion expert.

Dennis Zakas/Zakas & Leonard, Group Office Buys

Dennis Zakas is a partner with the law firm of Zakas & Leonard. He focuses his law practice on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, joint ventures and complex commercial transactions. While most of his clients are in the technology and medical device industries, he has significant experience in telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, logistics and real estate. During his career, Zakas has played a major role in transactions exceeding $100 billion. His unique perspective results from representing a wide range of clients – from Fortune 50 to early stage – in a wide variety of industries, in a broad range of transactions. On many occasions Zakas has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, as well as a Mergers & Acquisitions Super Lawyer.

Zakas is also the Chair and CEO of Group Office Buys, LLC, an online provider of over 40,000 office supply, janitorial/sanitary and breakroom products and is the primary inventor named in two patent applications covering a number of Internet business processes.

Dennis Zakas is a member of the Board of Directors of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). In 2005 he was named TAG Volunteer of the Year for his role in founding and chairing the Georgia Technology Summit. He also founded TAG’s Top 40/10 Innovative Companies Award and continues to chair the Top 40/10 Committee. Additionally, Zakas writes the Technology Leadership blog for the Saporta Report, as well as is the Georgia Co-chair of the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF).

Small Business Education Series: HR/Insurance/Communications

April 30, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Small Business Education Series: HR/Insurance/Communications

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Barry Flink, Executive Vice President & Partner | FlexHR, Inc.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Human Resources

Barry is Executive Vice President and Partner of FlexHR, Inc. in North Atlanta. As one of the

Southeast’s leading consulting organizations, FlexHR specializes in managing change, human

capital issues and providing executive level human resource leadership to small and medium sized

organizations.

404 252 3779 | bflink@flexhr.com | www.flexhr.com

Dan Merkel | Southern States Insurance

Insurance Made Easy

We keep it simple and respect the fact that our clients don’t engage in insurance issues every day like we do. We are highly educated in insurance so we know what we are doing and we can present it in a way

you can understand it.

678-715-0415 | dmerkel@southernstatesinsurance.com | Southernstatesinsurance.com

Maggie Anderson | Communications Expert

A marketing communications expert and a coach, Maggie Anderson works with entrepreneurs to transform the way their companies are perceived in

the marketplace. Change the perception and everything changes. She refines and aligns your branding and messaging so your ideal prospects can find you.

Maggie has more than 20 years’ experience producing marketing communications for high level executives, professionals and entrepreneurs. She recently published Do You Stand Out Enough? Much more than a book, it is a step-by-step guide for experts with exercises to refine your vision and lay the foundation for a powerful marketing strategy.

404-842-1958 | ma@maggieanderson.com } www.maggieanderson.com

SGI Manages Big Data for the Entertainment Industry

April 29, 2012 by angishields

ShowBiz Atlanta

SGI Manages Big Data for the Entertainment Industry

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When we think of movies, television and sports, we rarely think about the intense amount of data involved and the intricate systems required to access that data efficiently. Well, here at ShowBiz Atlanta, we’re all about digging beneath the surface to see what’s really going on. To that end, we invited SGI to come in and chat about what they do!

SGI has a long history in the Media and Entertainment industry, from its early days of being the first platform to make possible the breakthrough 25 years ago for digital effects for such movies as Jurassic Park and Terminator, to today where SGI technology is used for managing the vast volumes of digital content generated by film, television and the gaming industry.

Mark Anderson, who works for SGI locally here in Atlanta along with Floyd Christofferson who called in from California, joined me recently to talk about how SGI provides the technology that is used for the digital mastering of virtually every major Hollywood film today.

They explained that SGI is used by such companies as Technicolor, Deluxe and many others around the world. In addition, the same data storage management technologies that are used to manage the world’s weather data, enable advanced genome sequencing and to provide tactical support for US armed forces is also used to manage the massive digital content archives for companies like the NBA and National Geographic.

As a leader in technical computing, SGI remains at the forefront of big data management, and at the core of the entertainment industry’s ability to create and manage the extreme volumes of digital content that part of our daily lives.

When we think of movies, television and sports, we rarely think about the intense amount of data involved and the intricate systems required to access that data efficiently. Get some insight into this incredibly important aspect of the biz!

Don’t miss “Friends” Silent Auction – April 26 at Delmar Gardens – 6PM to 8:30PM

April 26, 2012 by angishields

Eugeria

Don't miss "Friends" Silent Auction - April 26 at Delmar Gardens - 6PM to 8:30PM

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The Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services (Friends) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer-run organization dedicated to raising funds to privately support or supplement select senior programs in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Gwinnett County has the second largest senior population in the state. Past (Jennifer Thilo, Executive Director of Delmar Gardens), Present (Brad Culp, Owner of Griswold Special Care) and Future (John Winters, Founder of Cornerstone Financial Partners) Friends Board Presidents got together to discuss the upcoming 10^th Annual Silent Auction, benefiting Gwinnett County Senior Services.

This year’s event is themed “Going for the Gold for Seniors”, and will be held next Thursday, April 26 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm at Delmar Gardens, 3100 Club Drive in Lawrenceville. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 at the door. There is still time to either sponsor the event, or donate an item for the auction. To donate, please call (770) 923-3100. We look forward to “world record-breaking” attendance at this gold medal event!

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

David Duley Says I Can Fix America and You Can Too!

April 26, 2012 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

David Duley Says I Can Fix America and You Can Too!

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David Duley/I Can Media, LLC

David Duley, the founder and CEO of I Can Media, LLC, is originally from Flint, Michigan but he has called Atlanta his home since arriving to attend school at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business. He has since started and been apart of multiple entrepreneurial adventures. Some of those include The Handyman Network, Inc., Triad Ventures, LLC, and PEARL Protected.

David’s latest project is I Can Media, LLC. On December 31, 2011 the self published book titled “I Can Fix America : 52 common sense ways YOU can make the United States great again” arrived online and in bookstores across America. David hopes his book I Can Fix America in conjunction with his website of the same name will help empower Americans with simple tool and ideas that can help restore America for generations to come. Since the release of the book, David has appeared on numerous national talk radio and TV shows.

David was appointed by City Council to serve on the Board of Ethics for the City of East Point, GA in 2009 and recently rolled off the Board of Directors for Jerusalem House in Atlanta Georgia which houses over 50% of permanent housing for the homeless living with HIV/AIDS in the Atlanta metropolitan area. He is also a member of the board of directors for High Road Craft Ice Cream, one of the nation’s leading innovators in the ultra premium ice-cream market.

David is also co-owner of a successful restaurant in midtown Atlanta called The Nook, on Piedmont Park. The Nook’s patio was ranked #2 by Creative Loafing magazine Atlanta. In addition to a nice patio, The Nook has brought to market many innovative dishes that have reached acclaim such at Totchos™ (tater tot nachos) and the Shrimp and Grit Stuffed Burger, winner of the 2010 Atlanta battle of the burgers.

Health Care Consumerism Radio Broadcasts Live from the 2012 IHC Forum East – Business RadioX

April 26, 2012 by angishields

On Thursday and Friday April 12th and 13th, the Healthcare Consumerism Radio show on Atlanta Business RadioX™ played an integral role in the IHC Forum East Conference held at the Cobb Galleria.

The live broadcast took place throughout the course of the two-day event put on by The Institute for Healthcare Consumerism, which was founded by Doug Field and Ron Bachman. The comprehensive interviews featured event attendees, speakers, sponsors, employers and solution providers who each spoke about their involvement in the healthcare industry and why healthcare consumerism is so critical.

To read the press release in its entirety, click here.

To listen to the interviews from the event, click here.

Cell Phone Series: Zagg invisibleSHIELD and Bob Knows Phones

April 26, 2012 by angishields

Renegade Radio

Cell Phone Series: Zagg invisibleSHIELD and Bob Knows Phones

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Kevin Binette and Harrison Funk, Owners | ZAGG invisibleSHIELD®

Start Small – Think Big

Starting a business in today’s economy is risky to some, but there is no better time to start your own

business for those who are interested in pursuing financial freedom. Many never even get started

in business ownership because of doubt, fear or lack of motivation. ZAGG invisibleSHIELD business

owners, Kevin Binette and Harrison Funk talk about their experience getting started in the retail business

opportunity and share some of their experiences, philosophies and strategies along the way.

www.facebook.com/zaggdiscovermills | www.facebook.com/zaggcumberlandmall

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Joel Quinn, Managing Partner | Bob Knows Phones

Bob is Smart. He Can Help.

Bob Knows Phones™is a local company that can fix your cracked screen, dry up that water damage, and

do a dozen other cell phone repairs.

Stop by and let us put in a new, original part on your phone. Drop off your smart phone at lunch — and

pick up on the way home, all fixed-up and shiny again. You’ll be surprised by what we can do at Bob

Knows Phones.

A cracked screen on your smart phone is annoying; an iPhone or Droid with water damage is a

paperweight. But have you ever called your cell phone company for a replacement? “Pay full price, or get

a price break but extend your contract” — that’s what you’ll hear.

There is a better, smarter way. Right here in Atlanta. We currently have two locations to serve you. Call us now in Atlanta (678-298-3191) or Conyers (678-374-7387 (or email) to ask a question, or get a free estimate. We are here 7 days a week.

“What’s it cost?”

A lot less than what you’ll pay at AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile! At Bob Knows Phones, you can

expect to save up to 80% over what those guys charge. And we guarantee our work.

2221 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta | 678-298-3191 | Joel.quinn@bobknowsphones.com | @bobknowsphones

Real Estate Connections ATL Special with Peter Pasternack, David McEachern, Matt Dickason, and Kelly Kirchner

April 25, 2012 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Real Estate Connections ATL Special with Peter Pasternack, David McEachern, Matt Dickason, and Kelly Kirchner

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Our Real Estate Connections ATL special today was co-hosted by Peter Pasternack. Peter is in charge of the largest real estate networking event in town that is held every month. The Real Estate Connections event for this month will be on Thursday, May 3, and it will be held at Aja, a modern Asian kitchen, located in the Alliance Center on Lenox Road. The event will be held from 6-9pm and has a 20 dollar admission fee. Real Estate ATL’s Mission is to facilitate a positive atmosphere where real estate professionals and real estate related industries can join forces to network and share ideas and strategies.

The three guests we have on today are a few of the sponsors for this may’s event.

Peter Pasternack/Foundation Designs

Peter Pasternack, from Foundation Designs, is one of our hosts and is also one of the stars of Flip This House, on one of television’s most recognized real estate investment and home renovation. His company designs, builds, and renovates residential and commercial property.

David McEachern/Keller Williams Realty Chattahoochee North

David McEachern is a realtor with Keller Williams Realty Chattahoochee North. He is in the top 15 ranking of agents in his office and sits on the Agency Leadership Council which helps direct policy for their market center. This month his group was featured at Real Estate Connections.

Matt Dickason/Dickason Law Group

Matthew A. Dickason is Dickason Law Group‘s founder and Managing Attorney. In 2003, he received his J.D. from The Walter F. George Law School at Mercer University in Macon, GA. A member of the Georgia Bar, he created Matthew A. Dickason, P.C in 2007 to focus on residential, commercial and small business loan closings. As Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Screen Company, a family manufacturing company based in Sullivan, Ohio, Matt draws on his experience to advise small to medium sized companies in all facets of business and corporate law.

Kelly Kirchner/USA Mortgage

Kelly is a Branch Manager along with Kim Ordono at USA Mortgage. Kim and Kelly have worked together for the past 6+ years and have grown to love working as a team. Whether it is a refinance to help save money monthly or saving on costs for a first time home buyer, Kim and Kelly always strive to give their customers the best deal the market can offer.