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ATDC Radio: Take 5 – The Island Fun Edition

September 1, 2020 by angishields

About Your Host

Jane McCracken returns to ATDC as a Startup Catalyst, having started her career here many years ago. She then moved into venture capital and investment banking both in the United States and Europe before joining an early-stage, medical diagnostics company as chief financial officer. During her time there, she raised $60 million and completed eight international acquisitions. The company was listed on both the London and Oslo stock exchanges.

Jane then worked with two venture-backed companies. She joined the founders of an online travel company as CEO, and took it from startup to the world’s second-largest hotel booking site before Travelocity acquired it. At the request of her venture investors, Jane then joined a computer games developer as CEO and turned around the faltering enterprise before it was sold to a NASDAQ-listed games company.

Most recently, Jane was CEO of an oncology-focused clinical research company, which grew from startup to a multinational firm with $15 million in annual revenue and offices across Europe and the United States. The company was financed through its own cash flow and was sold in early 2012 to a larger clinical research organization.

Jane continues to work with fast growing companies — in interim and full-time positions — as a consultant, board member, and angel investor. In addition, Jane has served on boards for public and private companies, as well as government-related and non-profit organizations. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences, companies, and universities and is an active volunteer in her community. Jane obtained her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and her master’s degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Connect with Jane on LinkedIn.

Lola Ojabowale with Lunch Pail Labs

September 1, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Lola Ojabowale with Lunch Pail Labs

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Lola Ojabowale is the Founder and CEO of Lunch Pail Labs, which is a digital product studio and consultancy. We build products internally and help our clients build web and mobile apps without code.

Lola’s background is in strategy, product, and operations, and she has worked for enterprise and startup companies. She is a native of the Washington D.C area, a graduate of Dartmouth College, and a resident of Atlanta.

Connect with Lola on LinkedIn.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What is “no-code”?
What are some reasons to build something without code?
What are some ways to get started with no-code?
What are some popular no and low code tools?
What are some things to think about when creating an MVP for a product?
What might no-code mean for startups, small businesses, & enterprises?
Why start a company that builds no-code apps for clients?

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.

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High Velocity Radio: Ricke Media CEO Timothy Ricke

August 31, 2020 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

High Velocity Radio: Ricke Media CEO Timothy Ricke

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Timothy Michael Ricke is an award-winning, dynamic public speaker, author, inventor, gemologist-jeweler, Kodak award-winner, architectural designer, business and speaker’s coach.

As a Entrepreneur of the Year and Florida Business person of the year his vast experiences can prove to make a difference in your company’s results. Tim shares his experiences for groups from 20 to 10,000. His topics range from Marketing, entrepreneurism, communications, creative inspiration, developing a stress free work place and total systemization of business.

His seminars include: How to Really, Really Network and Sensory Goals and How to write your own book in 30 days or less. His style and mode of presentation are conversational, humorous, engaging, fun and original. Tim, at times, provides singing! As a classically trained vocalist and musician, he has recorded three albums and provided concerts to charities as an Elvis impersonator for twenty- three years.

As a speaker and trainer for Tony Robbins, he has coached hundreds of speakers. Two of his students have reached Toastmasters World Championship. He has authored 23 books, plus songs and poetry.

Timothy is the 2nd of ten children, raised seven children and is the grandfather to six. As a former Army Ranger, he volunteered at the Veterans Hospitals with Vets going through rehab and board member at 1MillionsCups.com/Orlando at Rollin’s College.

Connect with Timothy on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Real Estate and Agriculture Investment Educator Evie Brooks

August 31, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Real Estate and Agriculture Investment Educator Evie Brooks

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Born and raised in the Atlanta area, Evie Brooks learned the value of money and food at a young age by growing vegetables with siblings in their family garden while others played in the playground. She canned goods in the fifth grade to sell at the local fair (early entrepreneur).

The family currently grows watermelons, corn, okra, tomatoes, butter beans and peppers on her land in the Atlanta area (near Lanier Lake).

Evie is a Real Estate and Agriculture Investment Educator, Former Advanced Trainer for “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, and CEO/Founder of My Panama Vacation Realty, who now specializes in “All Things Panama”, including real estate and sustainable agriculture investments.

With over 24 years of real estate investment experience, she’s educated and guided thousands of investors through the process of locating, evaluating and analyzing transactions for cash flow and ROI (Return On Investment) in 13+ countries and 30+ states in the United States.

Brooks is currently a sought after speaker and trusted source to lead real estate investment webinars, keynotes, and VIP Educational Tours in Panama. During the global pandemic, Brooks continues to close deals every week, primarily due to the soaring demand for organic smart farming investments

Connect with Evie on LinkedIn and follow My Panama Vacation Realty on Facebook.

About Our Sponsor

Follow OnPay on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

High Velocity Radio: Jeff Thomas with Archetype Wealth Partners

August 31, 2020 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

High Velocity Radio: Jeff Thomas with Archetype Wealth Partners

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Jeff Thomas is the Founder/CEO of Archetype Wealth Partners and author of Trading Up: Moving from Success to Significance on Wall Street. He is passionate about helping clients connect their money with their purpose. His mission is to assemble a team of like-minded advisors who share common values and collaborate to help as many clients as possible thrive across generations.

Jeff started out a sole proprietor in the wealth management business in 1995. He quickly noticed the advantages of working as a team to serve clients. During his first 10 years, he led a team, with his head down, that built financial plans and investment strategies for clients.

In 2007, he woke up and realized that he did not want to have his epitaph read, “Here lies Jeff. He made rich people richer.” Jeff was inspired to go deeper in the planning process with clients. By putting clients’ narrative before their numbers, Jeff was able to help them uncover their families’ values and connect their resources to those values.

This focus led Jeff to new heights as a financial advisor. In 2008, he was named to Morgan Stanley’s Chairman’s Club (top 2% of Advisors). From 2009 to 2013, Barron’s magazine recognized him as “One of Texas’ Top Financial Advisors”. In 2013, the Financial Times named Jeff to their inaugural list of “America’s Top 400 Advisors”. Jeff Thomas is a five-year Five Star Wealth Manager award winner (2012-2016). Jeff is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Texas and a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA).

After 25 years of working for the biggest names on Wall Street, Jeff and his team concluded that they could only pursue their vision by starting their own firm. So, in April of 2017, they opened Archetype Wealth Partners, LLC to provide a next-generation, conflict-free platform where advisors and clients can flourish.

Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn and follow Archetype Wealth Partners on Facebook.

BRX Pro Tip: Try Outcome Management for Your Next Hire

August 31, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Try Outcome Management for Your Next Hire

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BRX Pro Tip: Try Outcome Management for Your Next Hire

Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to BRX Pro Tip. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s talk about recruitment and selection. Let’s talk about the hiring process. Your idea is, you know, maybe try outcome management for your next hire.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:15] Right. Instead of kind of going down a checklist of specific skills you think a person would need in order to accomplish the goal you’re trying to achieve, why don’t you just focus on the goal and then tell the person, “Look, by the end of the year, I want an increase of this amount in sales.” Or, “I need you to be booking this many guests for the house show every week.” Put the outcome you want to achieve first and not the how to do it part and see if this gets you a better fit in terms of the talent it takes to accomplish that.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:46] And then, when you do it this way and you focus in on the end and what you want the end to look like, then it’s easy to hold them accountable. Are we on track to hit that sales goal? Are we really having that many people in the studio every episode? So, when you focus on the end, it helps you kind of be clear on what you want accomplished. And then, don’t worry so much about how they get the job done. Just focus on them getting the job done.

Stone Payton: [00:01:15] Well, and I like the idea. I heard this from an early mentor of mine and I believe it’s really paid great dividends for me personally and for us as an organization, we have a tendency to pay a great deal more attention to what people do than what they say.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:29] Amen to that.

HW&W E23: Tish Times, Networking & Sales Training

August 29, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

HW&W E23: Tish Times, Networking & Sales Training

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Tish Times, Networking & Sales Expert
Tish Times Networking & Sales Training
1300 S. Watson Rd. Suite A114
Buckeye, AZ 85326
915-261-5518
tish@tishtimes.com
www.tishtimes.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter |

Tish Times is the founder of Tish Times Networking and Sales Training. Tish is a certified networker, Community Builder, and Franchise Owner for Network in Action in Phoenix, AZ. For over 10 years, Tish has been teaching small business owners, solo entrepreneurs, and sales professionals to increase income with unparalleled sales and networking strategies. Tish empowers sales professionals to create revenue-generating business connections, follow-up effectively, stay top-of-mind, shorten the sales cycle, and close sales with ease.

Tish’s books include Networking is Not a One-Night Stand – A Guide for Building Lasting Business Relationships, The Unstoppable Confidence Networking Playbook, and 10 Super Simple Networking Steps for Career Success and most recently, The Networking and Sales Planner.

Tish is the founder of the Unstoppable Confidence Sales Academy, a business school that teaches a systematic, sincere, and effective approach to networking and sales to produce lucrative bottom-line results.

About the Host

Karen M. Fisher
Senior Loan Officer
NMLS ID# 180167 – AZ MLO Lic# 0911886

Summit Funding, Inc.
5151 E. Broadway Blvd., Ste. 700
Tucson, AZ 85711
Branch NMLS ID# 1464335 – Summit Funding, Inc NMLS ID#3199
AZ Lic# 0925837 – Equal Housing Opportunity

(520) 447-2279 Direct Phone
Karen.Fisher@SummitFunding.net
www.OurNeighborsOurHeroes.com

As a Senior Loan Officer, I originate residential home loans (1-4 Units) for purchase or refinance transactions for owner-occupied, second homes or investment properties. I am licensed in the State of Arizona; however, I can connect you to great mortgage loan officers anywhere in the United States or Canada. I have been a loan officer for just over 20 years. In the prior 17 years, I was a Realtor, an Associate Broker, Branch Manager, and Designated Broker. My beloved husband Scott and I have been married for over 37 years, we have an awesome daughter Allison who is engaged to her Gonzaga University sweetheart, Enrique. I love to read, travel, hike, golf, camp, entrepreneurial ideas, inventions, animals and children. My key to success is to focus on excellence, not perfection and being growth-minded.

Small Business Fuel: J. Alexander Atwood with Georgia Department of Administrative Services

August 29, 2020 by angishields

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Atlanta Business Radio

Small Business Fuel: J. Alexander Atwood with Georgia Department of Administrative Services

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Commissioner J. Alexander Atwood has had a long and distinguished career in the law, business, military and government service.

On March 1, 2019, Commissioner Atwood was appointed by Governor Brian P. Kemp to lead the Georgia Department of Administrative Services, overseeing the numerous state operations and functions of the Department, which include State Purchasing, Human Resources Administration, Fleet Management, Surplus Property and Risk Management.

Prior to assuming his role with the Department of Administrative Services, Commissioner Atwood served in the judiciary, and was elected for three terms to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he served in numerous leadership and committee roles. He spent his early professional career as a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent in federal law enforcement, serving throughout the United States and overseas.

In addition to a distinguished judicial and legislative career, Commissioner Atwood served for 34 years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in Ground, Aviation and Intelligence billets, retiring at the rank of full Colonel.

Following his retirement from federal service, Commissioner Atwood was one of the founding partners of the business litigation law firm Atwood Choate, PC., and also worked as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for a 700-member security corporation providing security services to numerous government agencies across the United States as well as the National Football League.

Commissioner Atwood holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, a Master of Arts in International Relations, a Juris Doctorate in Law (Cum Laude), and is currently pursuing an LLM at Georgia State University concentrating on the U.S. Constitution and the history of law. He is a past member of the legal honor fraternity Sigma Delta Kappa and was elected a Fellow of the Lawyer’s Foundation of Georgia. Only 4% of Georgia attorneys have been elected as Fellows.

Commissioner Atwood is the proud father of three children and three grandchildren. He has been married for 32 happy years to Cynthia Atwood. The Atwood’s reside in Atlanta and St. Simons Island, Georgia.

About Your Hosts

Paul Wilson, Area Director with SBDC, has extensive industry experience that spans leadership roles in supply chain management, procurement, marketing, supplier diversity, and small business development. His expertise includes strategic analysis, operational planning, leadership development, contract writing, video marketing, video production, training and curriculum development.

Having worked with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and educational institutions, Paul brings a diverse wealth of knowledge, perspective, and skills to the small business community.

Connect with Paul on LinkedIn and follow SBDC on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.

Telisha Farrow Jackson, Georgia Department of Administrative Services – The State Purchasing Division (SPD) oversees the procurement functions for the State of Georgia and manages all policies related to procurement. SPD negotiates Statewide Contracts and provides technical assistance to State Entities in conducting and evaluating entity-specific competitive bids. We also provide electronic sourcing tools that allow procurement professionals to post and award their own competitive bids.

SPD manages and monitors use of State purchasing cards, procurement tools that allow State employees to obtain goods and services quickly and efficiently. SPD also offers training, including a certification program, to provide procurement professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to perform their job duties within the legal and policy constraints of the State of Georgia.

Connect with Telisha on LinkedIn.