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Marketing SuperHeroes Series featuring Matt Heinz with Heinz Marketing Inc.

September 15, 2017 by angishields

Prolific author and nationally recognized, award-winning blogger, Matt Heinz is President and Founder of Heinz Marketing with 20 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations and industries. He is a dynamic speaker, memorable not only for his keen insight and humor, but his actionable and motivating takeaways. Matt’s career focuses on consistently delivering measurable results with greater sales, revenue growth, product success and customer loyalty. He has helped organizations such as Amazon, Seagate, Morgan Stanley, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and many others create predictable, repeatable sales & marketing engines to fuel growth. Matt is a repeat winner of Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers. Matt is living through the renovation of a 105 year old historic farmhouse in Kirkland, Washington with his wife, Beth, three young children, dog, two rabbits, and seven chickens. You can read more from Matt on his blog, follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook, or check out his books on Amazon.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

September 14, 2017 by angishields

Today’s episode of Women In Technology was made possible because of the generosity of Ricky Steele with Steele Technology Partners. Learn how you can help tell a story like this one here.

The work of Women in Technology has an incredible impact.
Since 1992, Women in Technology has had a mission dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in Georgia’s technology community. Through the WIT COMMUNITY, WIT Also educates and encourages girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM.

Tamika Curry Smith is the Head of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at Mercedes-Benz USA, where she is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy.In this role, Tamika’sworkson aligningMercedes-Benz’s internal and external D&I initiatives, with a focus on connecting the company to its employees, customers, dealers, and communityandleveraging D&I to drive business outcomes.

Prior to her role at Mercedes-Benz, Tamika was President of The TCS Group, Inc., a firm that provides human resources and diversity and inclusion (D&I) solutionsto a broad range of clients in a variety of industries.

Tamika started her career with Deloitte & Touche, where she obtained her CPA license and performed accounting and auditing services. She then joined Deloitte Consulting, where she gained experience in both general management and retail consulting on client engagements focused on strategy, operations, supply chain, and process improvement.

Tamika then took on the role of Director of Diversity Programs for Deloitte Consulting, where her responsibilities included leading the design and execution of Deloitte’s diversity strategy in the Americas and coordinating initiatives with senior management.

After Deloitte, Tamika became the Director of Diversity at Target Cororation, where she was responsible for developing and driving the diversity strategy for Target’s corporate headquarters, stores, and distribution centers and leading the organization’s focus on diversity recruitment, retention, awareness, communication, and measurement.

Ms. Curry Smith earned a BBA in Accounting with High Distinction from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. She also obtained an MBA in Organizational Behavior, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management.

Tamika has shared her expertise as a speaker and facilitator for many organizations, such as the Conference Board, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Natural Science Foundation, and the Georgia Diversity Council. In addition, Ms. Curry Smith has been quoted in numerous publications, including the New York Times Magazine, DiversityInc, and Adweek.

Tamika has received various awards, among them AZ Business Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Business, Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, the Peak Achievement Award from INROADS, and the Chairman’s Award from the National Black MBA Association. Ms. Curry Smith is an Aspen Institute Leadership Program alumna, a YMCA racial justice facilitator, a career coach for The Posse Foundation, and a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association. She currently serves on the University of Michigan Ross School of Business Alumni Board of Governors and on the Board of Directors of Grand Canyon Bank (Proposed). She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Teach for America – Kansas City. Connect with Tamika on LinkedIn.

Pat Hurston is WIT’s Resource Development Director. Connect with Pat on LinkedIn and with WIT on Twitter.

Jennifer Dobbs Hill with ArtsBridge Foundation

September 14, 2017 by angishields

Jennifer Dobbs Hill, the Executive Director of ArtsBridge Foundation has a multi-faceted background, due to her belief that one should learn as much as possible and not become stagnant and siloed. She has lots of experience in higher education, nonprofits and fundraising and is extremely interested in nonprofit management, foundation programming and grant-making, and politics. She values being involved in the community, from grassroots level to top leadership and, from conversations with others to professional training to educational courses, pursues every opportunity to learn.

The mission of ArtsBridge Foundation is to educate, inspire and motivate Georgia’s K-12 youth through the arts. ArtsBridge Foundation, the education outreach arm of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is charged with securing financial resources for ArtsBridge, the Foundation’s education and community engagement programs. ArtsBridge provides quality arts education and community engagement programming, designed to inspire creativity and foster the next generation of artists and arts supporters. Since its inception in 2007, ArtsBridge has served over 300,000 students and educators from 57 Georgia counties, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina. ArtsBridge programs include Field Trips to the Cobb Energy Centre for performances by leading local and national arts organizations, The Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards, Master Classes, Educational Arts Experiences, Artists-In-Schools and more.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Daniel Valik with Hanako Consulting

September 13, 2017 by angishields

Daniel Jonathan Valik, CEO of Hanako Consulting LLC, is an industry expert in Cloud Services, Platform as a Service, Unified Communications and Collaborations technologies. He also has a profound know-how and expertise in other areas like IOT, DevOps, Automation and Software Pipeline management solutions, Micro-services, Containerization, Virtualization, Cloud Native Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Hosted PBX and Cloud Telephony, WebRTC, Unified Messaging, Contact Center Solutions and Communications Enabled Business Process design.

Daniel has worked in several different disciplines like Product Marketing, Product Management, Program Management, Evangelist and Strategy Adviser in the industry and has lived and worked in different regions like Europe, South East Asia and the United States. He has a double master degree in Change- and Strategic Management and is an author of several technical and business related books about Cloud Services, Unified Communications, DevOps, Cloud Services and migration, AI and Game Development. Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Biz Radio U Featuring Dr. Elizabeth M. Boyd with Kennesaw State University

September 13, 2017 by angishields

Hosted by Adam Wozniak and Darren Parkinson

Dr. Elizabeth M. Boyd is an Assistant Professor of Management at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University where she serves as the Research Director for the College’s Women’s Leadership Center. She has over 10 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and professor in the area of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Her work spans the topics of gender and diversity in organizations and the challenges people face when attempting to balance multiple life roles and goals. Her recent work explores the so-called ͞leaky pipeline within medicine, law and academia and how factors such as unconscious bias and work-family conflict may impact the underrepresentation of women and other occupational minorities within the workplace.

She is experienced at both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and survey construction and validation. Dr. Boyd has taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels and has supervised dozens of graduate students. She has published many peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior. Her work has been covered by a number of news outlets including Parents Magazine, FastCompany and US News. She has discussed work-life issues on radio and television programs and has presented her work at dozens of professional conferences, both national and international. Her professional consulting work has included the development and implementation of surveys of thousands of employees around the world, the development of training programs and employee manuals/policies, assisting with employee selection and placement issues, and the implementation of organizational development initiatives.

Dr. Boyd received her MA and PhD from Michigan State University in Organizational Psychology. She also received a special certification in College Teaching from Michigan State University. Connect with her on her website.

Jo Kirchner and Steve Clemente with Primrose Schools

September 12, 2017 by angishields

As CEO of Primrose Schools, Jo Kirchner has a lifelong mission to deliver a nurturing environment and a quality early learning foundation to help children become confident adults who love who they are and what they do.

Jo leads strategic direction and external brand leadership efforts for Primrose. She joined the company in 1990 as Vice President and became President and CEO in 1999.

Now, Jo continues to shape the long-term vision of Primrose Schools while partnering with President Steve Clemente, who joined Primrose in 2016, on strategic growth initiatives. Under Jo’s leadership, Primrose has grown from four schools in metro Atlanta to more than 325 schools nationwide.

Jo serves as a member of the Primrose Early Learning Council and oversees the Primrose Schools Board of Directors. She founded the Primrose Children’s Foundation, which provides financial aid to not-for-profit organizations supporting young children.

Under her leadership, Primrose Schools has raised and donated more than $2 million to charities focusing on the needs of children who are at the greatest risk. Most recently, she helped form a long-term partnership with Save the Children, the world’s top independent charity for children in need.

Jo holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Ohio Career College. She lives on a horse farm in Dallas, Ga., with her husband of more than 35 years, Rick. They have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Recognitions and Awards:AdvancED Excellence in Education, 2010; Ernst and Young’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year; Gold Stevie^® Award in the Female Executive of the Year category for Women in Business, 2013; Womenetics POW! Award, 2013; Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired CEO, 2014; NAFE Women of Excellence, Community Service in Education, 2014; ranked # 8 in Franchise Update magazine’s Top 24 Women in Franchising list, 2014.

Steve Clemente joined Primrose as President in May 2016. In his role, he leads internal operations for Primrose School Franchising Company and partners with CEO Jo Kirchner on strategic growth initiatives.

Steve’s entire career has been focused on providing senior leadership and management in multi-unit businesses. Prior to joining the Primrose Schools executive team, Steve served as President of Field & Stream, a subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods. Before that, he spent five years at the Nebraska Book Company, rising from Sr. Vice President in charge of operations to President and CEO.

He began his career as an Executive in Training at Target Stores and enjoyed a 15-year trajectory there, culminating as a Group Vice President in charge of $3.3 billion in operations. He was widely recognized for mentoring high-performance executives, and his team led the company in customer service and financial profitability.

Steve holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Webster University.

Steve resides in the Atlanta suburbs with his wife, Lisa, and two daughters. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Book Company and the Advisory Board for Instaply, Inc.

Connect with Jo and Steve on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Steve Justice and David Nuckolls with Georgia Centers of Innovation

September 11, 2017 by angishields

Steve Justice is the Executive Director of the Georgia Centers of Innovation, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Mr. Justice brings to this role more than 30 years diverse experience in the aerospace and innovation industries with the Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Delta Air Lines, and The Ginn Group. He also founded two Georgia-based aerospace companies.

Prior to assuming the Executive Director position, Mr. Justice was the Director of the Center of Innovation for Aerospace where he was responsible for a wide ranging program to accelerate Georgia aerospace companies’ growth by helping them commercialize new products, services and business models, connecting them with university research and industry expertise as well as other Georgia resources for the aerospace industry.

His private sector experience includes technical leadership of intra-company and inter-company teams including participants from major North American, European, and Asian aerospace organizations. Mr. Justice also has extensive credentials in competitive aircraft evaluation, aircraft design, aircraft interior design, aircraft steady state and dynamic loads analysis, and the development of Information Technology (IT) and Computer-Aided-Engineering (CAE) systems. He participated in the development, certification, and support of several production aircraft including Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and C-130J Hercules as well as the Northrop B-2 “Stealth Bomber” and the Gulfstream G-IV business jet. He has also led various Research & Development programs for a wide range of advanced aircraft and systems for both military and civil applications. He is a former FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) and is currently a Licensed Professional Engineer (Aerospace).

He is a former member of the national Board of Directors of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the AIAA Technical Committees on Structural Dynamics and General Aviation and is a current member of the AIAA Technical Committee on Society and Aerospace Technology. Mr. Justice is a member of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Aerospace Advisory Council and the Georgia Southern University College of Engineering and Information Technology Advisory Council.

In 2006 Mr. Justice was honored with the prestigious Red Dot Design Award by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany for his part in the design of the innovative EOS Airline seat. In addition, he has received numerous other honors including induction in 1996 into the Georgia Institute of Technology “Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni” and the 1994 AIAA Distinguished Service Award. Connect with Steve and the Georgia Centers of Innovation on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

David A. Nuckolls is an experienced marketing communicator currently working for the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Centers of Innovation. The Georgia Centers of Innovation provide the expertise and connections to help Georgia companies and strategic industries solve problems, grow quickly and compete globally. There are six (6) Centers of Innovation across Georgia focusing on the state’s six (6) strategic industries: Aerospace, Agribusiness, Energy, Life Sciences & Information Technology, Logistics, and Manufacturing.

As Marketing & Communications Account Manager, David Nuckolls serves as the lead project manager for all marketing and communications functions. Connect with David and the Georgia Centers of Innovation on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Marketing SuperHeroes Series Featuring Todd Craig with Blue Ridge

September 8, 2017 by angishields

For more than 20 years, Todd Craig has been leading the go-to-market strategies for some of the largest brands in the supply chain and logistics industry. Prior to Blue Ridge, Craig was the Chief Marketing Officer at LogFire and was instrumental in the sale of LogFire to Oracle (September 2016). Following the acquisition, Todd assumed the role of Senior Director of Product Marketing for Oracle’s Logistics and Order Management solutions. His previous supply chain and logistics experience includes working with, or for, companies including Aptean, Manhattan Associates, Logility, Infor, Penske Logistics, Steelwedge and MFG.com. Connect with Todd on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Emerging Enterprise Series Featuring Sig Mosley with Mosley Ventures and Greg Werner with 3Blades

September 6, 2017 by angishields

The Emerging Enterprise Series is brought to you by AppZoro and hosted by Sam Agarwal and Marianna Velozo

Sig Mosley is the Managing Partner of Mosley Ventures, a venture fund investing in early stage technology startups in the Southeast. Widely regarded as “The Godfather of Angel Investing”, a title Sig Mosley earned as President of Imlay Investments, Inc. Since 1990, Sig has been the most prolific Southeast investor in 120 startups with 82 liquidity events. Sig currently is the record holder of the largest Southeast venture deal with the $5.7 billion acquisition of Tradex by Ariba.

From 1968 to 1969 Mr. Mosley was employed by Peat Marwick & Mitchell as a staff accountant. He joined Management Science America, Inc. in 1969 as a staff accountant and served as Secretary/Treasurer from 1972 to 1990, and was Vice President from 1982 to 1991.

Mr. Mosley serves on the board of directors of 16 private companies. In addition, he is a director of The Imlay Foundation, Inc., Techbridge, and Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Southeast. Mr. Mosley is also a director of GATV, the CEO Council, TiE-Atlanta and TAG. He also serves on the advisory board of the ATDC, the investment committee of Gray Ghost DOEN Social Ventures Coöper and on the GRA Venture Fund Board. Mr. Mosley is managing member of Flashpoint Investors, LLC.

Sig was inducted into Georgia Technology Hall of Fame in 2007, received the Lifetime Achievement award from TiE is 2011, and is the 2012 Speaker of the Year award recipient from Emory Pelham Education Foundation. He is also a member of the Invest Georgia Roundtable, a joint venture capital initiative by the House, Senate and private industry leaders

Mr. Mosley received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University in 1968. His hobbies include golfing, coin collecting and reading. Connect with Sig on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Greg Werner is CEO of 3Blades, an open-source data science platform that empowers data scientists, business analysts and decision makers to collaborate and quickly build, visualize and deploy machine and deep learning models. Follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Sam Agarwal is an Innovative Applications Developer. Sam is the founder and CEO of AppZoro Technologies, Inc. – an experienced team of full-stack mobile app developers and web designers. He holds a BS in Computer Science and is working on his Master’s at Georgia Tech. Sam is an Advisor of Mobile App Technology for the Atlanta Tech Village, one of the U.S. leading co-working space entities located in Atlanta, Georgia.

From concept to market-ready digital product, AppZoro is your single-source for everything from complex programming and database development to payment integrations and front-end design. With AppZoro’s in-house team of Agile Coders and Inventive Designers, you’ll get consistent high-quality work at a startup-friendly price.

Sam is also an experienced businessman. In addition to the work he does with AppZoro, he is Vice President of Sara Hospitality – an international, family-owned furniture manufacturer based in India, serving the US hospitality industry. He has been materially involved since he was 18 and is responsible for procurement, marketing, sales, customer service and finance for the business. In this role, he has learned the key elements of “grind” to build a successful startup.

Through Atlanta Tech Village, and as a private consultant, Sam helps business owners develop sound digital strategies that leverage both current and emerging technologies to increase revenues, streamline productivity, attract investors, and nurture customer relationships. Learn more about Sam and AppZoro on their website, and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.