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1/14: Alan Urech and Michael Robertson of Stage2 Business Accelerator, discussed the rapid growth of small companies.

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Alan Urech is a Senior Executive with 30 years experience in successfully developing and commercializing companies. He develops businesses by using strong strategic, tactical and operational leadership skills to help them understand and implement appropriate business aspects of a company’s growth. These organizations include HBO & Company where he was part of a team that saw the organization’s expansion from initial start-up to about $350 million dollars in revenue within 12 years. During this period, he was instrumental in developing very successful healthcare product lines which significantly grew the Company’s overall profitability. HBOC was sold in 1998 for US$13.8 billion to McKesson Corporation.

Michael Robertson is an accomplished leader in Human Resources, known for building high performing organizations and transforming cultures to achieve success for employees and customers alike.

During his 16-year tenure at EMS Technologies, Inc., Michael provided strategic oversight and direction as that company grew from 400 to 2,000 employees.  His scope of contributions included employee training and high potential development; corporate communications and public relations; facilities and maintenance operations; safety and environmental health; administration; and security.  Michael was instrumental in shaping the company’s culture and under his direction, EMS was named a “Great Place To Work” and the “Employer of Choice.”

Prior to joining EMS, Michael worked for both large and small high-tech corporations in human resources management.  He is skilled in several areas that are highly relevant to today’s business environment:

http://www.stage2ba.com/

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Shedding the Executive Skin: Bernadette Boas. Raney Real Estate: Ryan Curry. Scheduled to Air on Wednesday, January 19th.

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As President of The Ball of Fire, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, Bernadette Boas is herself “a ball of fire” who compels individuals to discover who they truly are and meant to be, and leverage their real self in their business and in their life.

In the next few months she will add author to her long list of credentials with Shedding the Corporate Bitch; the first of many life topics that she and her media and publishing company address within the Shedding the Bitch™ portfolio from Ball of Fire, Inc.

Shedding the Bitch™ is focused on shifting individuals angst, attitudes, and negative mindsets from Bitch to Rich… whether it is due to a corporate career, an entrepreneurial venture, to divorce, relationships, in-laws, raising kids, chronic illness, bulleying, menopause, and dozens of other subjects that prevent people from realizing the riches in life.

Bernadette is an active networker around Atlanta, as well an avid cyclist, runner and dog park visitor with her four legged best friend Charlie.

Ryan Curry has been involved in multiple facets of the real estate industry, ranging from design and construction to development and brokerage.  Ryan’s background gives him a unique perspective to meet the needs of clients.
Prior to Raney Real Estate, Ryan focused on development and consulting for hotel and mixed-use properties throughout the United States.  Ryan has also worked for several top 20 general contractors and has experience in all phases of project delivery, having put in place more than 2.5 million square feet of work. 
Originally from Boston, Ryan relocated to Atlanta to attend Georgia Institute of Technology where he received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.   Ryan also has a Master of Business Administration with dual concentrations in Finance and Real Estate from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Ryan Curry is an active member of the Atlanta community
• Member of the Honorary Board of Special Olympics Georgia
• Member of the Board of the Atlanta Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
• Active in both Georgia Tech and Emory University Alumni Affairs
He and his wife, Amy, reside in Vinings.

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Tom Fee and Ed Rader, Senior Partners and Founders of Verity Partners, appeared on the Avenue January 07, 2011: Great information and insights on Supply Chain, Verity View work styles for building effective teams, etc.

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Ed Rader is a Senior Partner and founder of the firm specializing in Supply Chain Strategy, and currently serves as the firm’s Secretary/Treasurer. His areas of expertise include vendor management and alliances, strategic sourcing and procurement, demand planning, collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR), logistics strategy, distribution operations improvement, new facility design and implementation, WMS selection and implementation, inventory management, manufacturing strategy, fulfillment and transportation strategy across the Consumer Products and Retail industries.

Mr. Rader is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), a Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a member of the Council of Logistics Management (CLM). He is a frequent speaker and contributor on the subjects of Supply Chain Management and Optimization, eProcurement, eFulfillment and Integrated Change Management. He has published articles in numerous journals and was a contributing editor to the recent book Strategic Supply Chain Alignment.

Mr. Fee is a Senior Partner and founder of the firm. He currently serves as the firm’s Managing Partner and heads the firm’s Health Care practice. He is co-author of several pieces of intellectual property employed by Verity Partners including the VerityView solution and FastTrac change management. Tom’s extensive consulting career includes:

•Strategy: Strategic planning, Scenario-based planning, Master planning, Market/ product alignment

•Operations: Operations design, Organization design, Services deployment, and Facility planning

•Business Process: Business process alignment, design and development

•Information Systems: IS Strategy, Systems Design

•Industries: Healthcare, Public Sector, Retail, Distribution and Service industries.

•Business functions: Organization Strategy, Product design/ pricing, Mergers/ acquisitions, Financial planning, Management controls/ balanced scorecard, Technology innovation, Business unit planning, Organization design, Facility master planning, Operations management, Supply chain management, Human resource initiatives, Team building, Performance management , Customer relationship management and Business improvement initiatives.

http://veritypartnersllc.com/

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