Veanne Smith with SOLTECH
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Veanne Smith is the Senior Vice President and Founder of SOLTECH – Atlanta’s premier software development and IT staffing firm.
Prior to her 20+years with SOLTECH, Veanne spent 10 years in the technology industry, where she leveraged her software development and project management skills to attain executive leadership responsibilities for a growing technology consulting firm. She is passionate about building mutually beneficial long-term relationships, growing businesses, and helping people achieve their personal life goals via rewarding employment opportunities.
Outside of SOLTECH, Veanne is considered a thought leader in Atlanta’s IT community. Currently, she serves on the Advisory Board for The College of Computing and Software Engineering at Kennesaw State University. In addition, Veanne helped launch the AxIO Advisory Council, is an active member of Vistage, and is the host of Atlanta Business Impact Radio – a podcast that showcases some of Atlanta’s most innovative businesses and technology professionals.
She holds a degree in Computer Science from Illinois State University.
Follow SOLTECH on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- About SOLTECH
- What Custom Software Development is and how it works
- SOLTECH being named one of the Best Places to Work in Atlanta
- SOLTECH’S IT staffing services
- Advice for companies looking to attract top IT talent in a competitive environment
- Advice for scaling up a tech team
About Our Sponsor
OnPay’s
payroll services and HR software give you more time to focus on what’s most important. Rated “Excellent” by PC Magazine, we make it easy to pay employees fast, we automate all payroll taxes, and we even keep all your HR and benefits organized and compliant.
Our award-winning customer service includes an accuracy guarantee, deep integrations with popular accounting software, and we’ll even enter all your employee information for you — whether you have five employees or 500. Take a closer look to see all the ways we can save you time and money in the back office.
TMB E59: Don Zavis, Sales Training Professional
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Don Zavis
WE ARE A DYNAMIC TEAM OF EXPERT SALES TRAINING PROFESSIONALS.
We are a national sales training, international keynote speaking and award-winning sales coaching organization for the Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, and Professional Services Industries. Our practice focuses on educational workshops, private one-on-one sales coaching/training, keynote addresses, group sales training/coaching, webinars, conference calls, recorded materials, Zoom, Skype, social media, and written materials.
Forty-Niner Golf & CC – Tucson’s Hidden Jewel
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The Rome Floyd Chamber Small Business Spotlight – Amy Parrish with PAM Studios and Brent Bell with Darlington School
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TMB E58: Matt Hogg Executive Chef Joseph Erceg
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Matthew Hogg, Executive Chef
Serving Since: 2020
Phone Number: 520.621.5967
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Matthew Hogg is a former resident of Austin, Texas, where he found his calling to cuisine when he was five years old cooking with his dad.
His passion for Culinary Arts continued into high school and his friends where always more than happy to taste test his new menu creations. He says that the greatest compliment a chef can get is the silence a great meal brings, because everyone is too busy eating to talk.
Chef Hogg attended Texas Culinary Academy School of Le Cordon Bleu. After culinary school Matt quickly rose through the ranks and joined the Club Corp family in 2014 as an Executive Sous Chef at the Baylor Club in Waco, Texas.
His impressive skills and ability in the kitchen led to a promotion and relocation to the Plaza Club in San Antonio, Texas in 2017.
Now a Tucson Resident, we are excited to have Chef Hogg join us at the Arizona Sands Club as he brings with him many years of cuisine creativity and what is sure to be a pallet pleasing menu for the members of our club.
Joseph Erceg, Membership Director
Serving Since: 2020
Phone Number: 520.621.7674
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A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a graduate of Iowa State University, Joseph Erceg began his professional career in Tucson at Gates Learjet Corporation, leaving to become a partner in Erceg, Sitton & Bratt Advertising.
For more than thirty years, Joe managed and marketed several ad agencies and worked in account management for local radio, television, and outdoor companies.
As a professional and as a volunteer, he has worked heavily in the event management & sports marketing arenas.
In 2015, Joe adapted his expertise in sales & marketing to association management when he became the director of the Arizona Small Business Association’s Southern Arizona office, then as president/CEO of the Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce.
His love for amateur sports and dedication to our community has been demonstrated as a volunteer for a number of organizations including the Fiesta Bowl, Grand Canyon State Games, NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, El Tour de Tucson, and Pima County Sports Authority.
Joe has been a passionate supporter of the University of Arizona Athletics – a passion shared by his wife, Dalena, who played and coached high school and college basketball.
His adult children, Sean, Alec, and Madi, have loved competing in sports and have been lifelong Wildcat fans! Next to his faith and family, Members at the Arizona Sands Club are Joe’s top priority!
Forty-Niner Golf & CC – Tucson’s Hidden Jewel
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Tom Wells with 10 Point Capital
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Tom Wells is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of 10 Point Capital, an investment firm that helps high growth, founder led brands become dominant national brands.
The firm has more than 75 years of experience in the franchise industry between them, and they have invested in over 40 franchise transactions, have been franchisees for 7 concepts, and have worked for 4 franchisors.
Tom brings over 10 years of private equity experience investing in a variety of industries and branded businesses. He focuses on building strong brands that resonate with customers, believing that is critical to the long-term success of a company. 
Tom is on the franchise team at BIP Capital and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Tropical Smoothie Café and Tin Drum Asian Kitchen.
Prior to joining BIP Capital, he worked for Century Park Capital Partners, a Los Angeles based private equity group focused on the lower middle market. Additionally, Tom previously worked in the San Francisco office of Harris Williams & Co, a leading middle market investment bank.
Follow 10 Point Capital on LinkedIn.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- About 10 Point Capital
- Brands they have worked with
- The role private equity is playing in the restaurant industry
- If now is a good time to consider an equity partner
- What brands should keep in mind when selecting an equity partner
- Strategies 10 Point Capital uses in the investment selection process
About Our Sponsor
OnPay’s payroll services and HR software give you more time to focus on what’s most important. Rated “Excellent” by PC Magazine, we make it easy to pay employees fast, we automate all payroll taxes, and we even keep all your HR and benefits organized and compliant.
Our award-winning customer service includes an accuracy guarantee, deep integrations with popular accounting software, and we’ll even enter all your employee information for you — whether you have five employees or 500. Take a closer look to see all the ways we can save you time and money in the back office.
BRX Pro Tip: Optimize for Convenience
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BRX Pro Tip: Optimize for Convenience
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s talk about optimizing for convenience.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:09] Yeah. In today’s world, your buyer wants more convenience. You’re seeing it more and more in your day-to-day life outside of your business. You want more convenience. You want to order now and it just show up at the door. So, we’re kind of getting bombarded by this convenience in our day-to-day life. So, it’s going to, at some point – and I think that point is now – transfer to your business life as well.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:33] So, you better be thinking about ways to make working with you more convenient. Just like Amazon, Netflix, DoorDash, Robin Hood, Uber, all of these folks are doing making it easier to do business with them. You better be doing the same thing for you. So, the more hassles and problems that you can solve for on behalf of your client, the better. The shorter you can shrink the time it takes to benefit from your service, the better. So, you should be continuing to optimize the convenience you deliver to your clients if you want them to be your client down the road.
American Samoan Surfer Liam Wilson
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Liam Wilson is the first American Samoan Surfer to be a member of the WSL as a QS/Jr. Pros. His goal is to participate in the 2021 Summer Olympics and continue moving up the ranks.
Coached by Jason Shibata, a VOLCOM – Hawaii Surf Team Manager, Liam’s goal has long been to be a member of the ISA with the hopes of one day qualifying for the Olympic Games and continue to represent all Samoans and Polynesians in the Surfing world.
Liam is from Laie, HI and born on Oct. 10, 2002, his father (Joe Wilson) was born in Alao, American Samoa and his mother (Melissa Meyers) was born in Molokai, Hawaii. He is very proud to represent his cultures, Samoan, Hawaiian, and Japanese.
Connect with Liam on Facebook and Instagram.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
About Liam, his parents, and where they’re from
What school’s Liam attended
How Liam got into surfing
His goals in surfing
Qualifying for the Olympics
Why Liam is surfing for American Samoa instead of Hawaii
About Liam’s sponsors and how you can help support his journey by donating via Venmo at LiamWilson@Liam-Wilson-26
Nia Darville with Per Scholas
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Nia Darville was appointed to the position of Per Scholas’ Director of Diverse by Design in January 2021. In her role, she is responsible for providing vision and leadership, fiscal responsibility and sustainability, alliance cultivation, strategic thinking, and event management for Diverse by Design.
Prior to her promotion, Nia served in various capacities in Per Scholas’ training organization bringing innovation and efficiency to each role she held. Nia obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Andrews University and is currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Management at Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.
Connect with Nia on LinkedIn.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- About Nia’s background and how she got involved with Per Scholas
- Diverse by Design
- Nia’s view on the Atlanta job market
- Where Atlanta ranks when it comes to tech job growth and diversity in the workplace
- Why DEI is such a hot topic within the private sector
- The biggest barriers people face when trying to get into the tech industry
- The gap in opportunities for tech roles in certain communities over others and how we can course correct
About Our Sponsor
OnPay’s payroll services and HR software give you more time to focus on what’s most important. Rated “Excellent” by PC Magazine, we make it easy to pay employees fast, we automate all payroll taxes, and we even keep all your HR and benefits organized and compliant.
Our award-winning customer service includes an accuracy guarantee, deep integrations with popular accounting software, and we’ll even enter all your employee information for you — whether you have five employees or 500. Take a closer look to see all the ways we can save you time and money in the back office.
