Lee Thomas Putters prides ourselves on creating a one-of-a-kind golf putter from rare, exotic, and historical woods. Our artisans will help you co-create a functional work of art, using the finest materials available, that you will be proud of.
Learn more on http://leethomasputters.com/
We sat down with Kelly Regal, EVP of Turner Broadcasting System to discuss what it takes to succeed in corporate careers as well as hear her personal story. Listen in on what it takes to climb the corporate ladder, to make a great career transition, and to be both successful and fulfilled in the work you do. Here’s more background on Kelly Regal.
Kelly Regal is Executive Vice President of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). Her leadership portfolio includes the company’s programming and sales research; public relations, corporate communications and philanthropy; human resources; and media strategy and buying functions. In addition, she directs wide-ranging strategic and operating initiatives bridging Turner’s global news; entertainment; animation, young adult & kids; and sports networks and businesses. Regal is based in Atlanta and reports to Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of TBS, Inc.
Regal joined the company in 1996 as employment counsel, overseeing employment litigation and related matters including contracts, policy development and consistent enforcement of day-to-day employment policies. She was promoted to senior counsel in January 1998, with subsequent promotions leading to her being named executive vice president in March 2003.
Prior to joining TBS, Inc., Regal was an attorney with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Boston College and a juris doctor degree from Boston College Law School. Regal is a member of the national board of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and the Georgia Bar Association.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
Al Yougel, Executive Director of Keep Peachtree City Beautiful talks about living in Peachtree City- a community known for commuting by golf cart. As a twenty year resident he is invested in keeping it a great place to be and shares their environmental strategies and outlook.
Al Yougel, Executive Director of Keep Peachtree City Beautiful, is a strong believer of The Golden Rule: Treat people the way you want to be treated. Get along with other people by treating them like a customer. Make them feel important and appreciated. Listen to what they have to say and don’t let emotions get in the way.
Eugeria! Radio is excited to welcome back Dan Bourland and John Cowan. You may remember them from our February 17th show, but since then, they have developed an hour long presentation targeted at seniors who have questions about what to do about their home. Combining targeted market research and years of experience, they are helping seniors make educated decisions on a regular basis. Welcome back Dan and John!
Dan Bourland and John Cowan are both Texans! Dan was born and raised in Lubbock, attended Texas Tech, and has lived in the Dallas area for 30 years. John is from Houston, graduating from the University of Houston Business school in 1973. Interestingly, both Dan and John had different careers before deciding to move into real estate. Dan started his career in the Office Products business, and John in the Wholesale Materials business. John had a second career in Outpatient Imaging. Today, Dan and John are Realtors with Coldwell Banker Apex Realty. Both have the designation “Senior Real Estate Specialist” (SRES). The SRES designation is a certification demonstrating that these two gentlemen have made a commitment to serve the unique requirements of seniors in real estate. In addition to the purchase/sale of real estate, Dan and John also provide seniors with other options, including leasing and reverse mortgages. Dan can be reached at (469) 878-6391, or via email at dan@danbourland.com. Visit him on the web at www.danbourland.com. John can be reachedc at (972) 231-0363, or via email at john.cowan@coldwellbanker.com. John’s website is www.jgowanproperties.com.
While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Mike Bolla and some of his classmates became acutely aware of the need to protect our country’s freedoms as a result of Iranian hostage crisis, and enlisted in the Army. Consequently Mike has a special place in his heart for veterans, their families, and the unique challenges many of them face. After selling a successful trust business, Mike decided 10 years ago to give back to these veterans. At that time, he assisted his father in applying and qualifying for Aid and Attendance benefits – a process that took him 14 months, and a great deal of frustration. Coincidentally, a local pastor asked him to help a couple of parishioners through the process. As a result, Mike spent a good bit of time evaluating the process, and streamlining an approach to assist veterans navigate it. A year ago, Mike decided to expand the reach of his efforts by creating Heritage LifePath to provide a broader array of services to veterans. Recently, Mike invited registered nurse Nancy Votta to join him in his work. Mike is thrilled to be able to provide these services free of charge to the veteran. If you would like more information, or would like to speak directly with Mike, please send him an email at info@heritagelifepath.org, or call (678) 602-9559, or visit their website at www.heritagelifepath.org.
We also 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 nearly 20 years.
Goran Zeljko joined Pete Canalichio on November 9, 2011 for our weekly BrandMoney radio show. On the show, Goran spoke about the tremendous progress Licensing New Europe has made over the past 3 years. Goran and his brother, Zeljko, launched Licensing New Europe in 2009. This International Licensing & Merchandising Show & Conference was established to be the platform and hub for the licensing industry in what is known as the New Europeanregion. This region consists of Eastern, Central, South Europe, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States, a region consisting of 35 countries and 400 million people. Pete was privileged to speak at the Licensing New Europe 2010 conference in Zagreb, Croatia, last November.
The highlight of the BrandMoney radio show was hearing about the upcoming Licensing New Europe conference being held March 14 – 16, 2012 in Moscow. With Russia growing at a 25% compound annual rate many Fortune 100 companies including Coca-Cola are investing heavily in the Russian market. Moreover, the conference was strategically scheduled to with coincide with the Toy and Stationery conferences. This will provide tremendous synergy as both conferences rely heavily on brand licensing.
If you are planning to invest in the Russian market you won’t want to miss this show.
For those interested in learning more about brand strategy or brand licensing consulting, check us out www.theblakeproject.com. To learn more about brand extension tools that can help your business click here.
What a great show, tune in to hear Claudia “Havi” Goffan of Target Latino, an industry leading Marketing firm, describe how “Word of Mouth” marketing is revolutionizing the world of marketing and Sales. She also offers a few insights that you can immediately leverage on improving your brand both on-line and through Word-of-mouth with. Claudia also goes on to share the wonderful story of how Target Latino started in response to supporting an under represented population. She also has a blog that regularly offers marketing insights that will differentiate how you sell.
And Peter Doyle of Story Board Life Photography shares how what he does transcends “being a photographer” to being a Legacy preservation expert. Tune in to hear how his award winning work and approach to capturing the key events of your life impact how he positions and sells his services. And you can gain insight on how Peter generates value for his clients even before they choose to work with him by giving insights on how to choose a photographer.
All in all it is a great show with lots of wonderful insights and sharing that you will gain a kernel of Selling value from. Happy Selling and remember Everyone is in Sales.
We sat down today with CEO’s Genevieve Bos and Judy Willis who, in addition to being serial entrepreneurs and CEO’s of their companies, also are serial power networkers. Hear their advice and wisdom on how to transform your business with a powerful network and how to be powerful in growing your own business.
Genevieve Bos is CEO and Global Connector of People and Ideas at IdeaString. An accomplished entrepreneur, she has started and sold multiple venture-backed and privately held corporations in the technology and media sectors. Genevieve has been featured sharing her success and start-up secrets in Forbes, CBS Good Morning, NBC, CNBC, WE TV and CNN. Genevieve is also known for launching and successfully running then selling the publishing lifestyle brand PINK (www.littlepinkbook.com), created exclusively for today’s professional woman that has been described as “Fortune Meets Oprah.” Genevieve’s newest venture, www.IdeaString.com is is a place where people come together to connect, collaborate and create valuable world-changing ideas. A cloud-based service, it harnesses the thinking power of groups, then manages, promotes and evaluates the best ideas for innovation and business process optimization. With her celebrated international business background and various board, executive and business interests, Genevieve is a sought after speaker for organizations like Cisco, Dell, Morgan Stanley, GE, Ernst & Young, The Home Depot, KPMG, The Coca- Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Harvard University, and many more. She is also a regular guest lecturer Emory University’s MBA program.
Judy Willis is the President & CEO of Judy Willis Marketing, LLC. Pulling from both sides of her brain, Judy has the ability to quickly analyze complex business situations and determine the best course of action to meet and exceed client goals and expectations. Having been a pre‐med student with a minor in fine arts undergraduate, and having earned her MBA in Marketing, Judy has been combining the art and science of marketing for over 27 years. During her career, Judy has successfully identified and solved strategic internal and customer-facing marketing challenges for hundreds of companies, including UPS, LexisNexis, IHG, Procter & Gamble, GTE, SITA, IBM, Disney, Square D/Schneider Electric, NCR, TSYS, Merck, Delphi, Per‐Se Technologies, Georgia‐Pacific, Cox Enterprises, Fujitsu, Johnson & Johnson, and United Healthcare. She has a proven track record in the areas of strategic marketing, integrated communications, social media, market research, sales support, direct marketing, business consulting, finance, and business management experience with entrepreneurial businesses, advertising agencies and design firms, as well as large Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to starting her second company, Judy Willis Marketing, LLC, Judy headed up Porter Novelli’s Consumer Practice for the Atlanta office. Porter Novelli (PN) is a global public relations firm that is part of the publically-traded Omnicom family of companies. While with PN, Judy led all new business development, business operations, P&L, market research, client services, talent management and support for the practice. Judy also directed and managed the PN Atlanta Digital & Social Media Group, and served as the Interim Chief Marketing Officer for one of Porter Novelli’s Fortune 500 clients, Asbury Automotive Group.
Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Judy was the Chief Marketing Officer of Merge Agency. Prior to joining Merge, Judy was President, CEO and Co‐Founder of Bright Impact, Inc., a strategic branding firm that specialized in business‐to‐business marketing for companies in technology, health care, manufacturing and professional services. Judy has also held a series of high‐level marketing, advertising and consulting positions with several notable companies, such as Foote, Cone and Belding (Vicom/FCB) and LexisNexis.
Judy has been on the Board of the Georgia Executive Women’s Network (GEWN) and served as Board President in 2006. Judy is also very active in the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and has served as a Judge for the Emory Goizueta Business School Marketing Strategy Competition. Judy earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology/Pre‐Med from Mt. Holyoke College, and her Master’s in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Connecticut.
Steve O’Day, the partner in charge of the Environmental Law and the Sustainability Practices at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, tells us to pursue our passion. That way, you enjoywhat you do and the results would showcase the best of your abilities.
