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ATDC Radio: Cloe Guidry with Hire Ground

January 23, 2020 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Cloe Guidry with Hire Ground

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Cloe Guidry is the Founder and CEO of Hire Ground. Hire Ground helps companies better manage their existing suppliers, strategically source diverse suppliers, track and measure economic impact and ensures supplier training and development aligns with 21st century enterprise needs.

With a B.A. in Economics from Agnes Scott College and M.B.A. from Georgia State University, Cloe is passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to accelerate the transition to an equitable and sustainable economy. Prior to starting Hire Ground, Cloe served as Principal and SVP in two global brokerage firms, and has spent over 16 years successfully helping clients solve complex problems around risk, human capital, and supply chain inclusion.

Cloe continues to maintain an investment interest in EPIC. Cloe has a passion for helping small and middle-market businesses build successful teams, identify new opportunities for growth and develop a culture of continuous improvement, learning and development. Cloe is involved heavily with the Atlanta Women’s Foundation, serves on the Board of Advisors for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and serves as a Pipeline Partners for the Center for Workforce Innovation through the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP).

Cloe lives in Atlanta with her husband and four children. She enjoys reading, design thinking, and exploring new ways to solve old problems.

How to Connect with Cloe

Website: https://hireground.io/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cloeguidry/

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What is Hire Ground?
What made Ashley decide to start Hire Ground?
What has been her biggest challenge?
What does Hire Ground’s ideal client look like?
What diversity means to Ashley

ATDC Radio: Ashley Messer with Transitiv

January 23, 2020 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Ashley Messer with Transitiv

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Ashley Messer is the Founder and co-CEO of Transitiv. He is responsible for all day-to-day operations and technology. Previously, he built the foundational software and data science teams for a venture backed startup which exited for $125MM. Ashley is known for his leadership and analytics skills.

Outside of work, Ashley enjoys spending time with his family, long walks on the beach, skiing and is a frequent contributor to Open Source machine learning & statistics projects.

How to Connect with Ashley

Website: https://transitiv.io/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenashleymesser/

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What challenges face marketers today?
What is unique about franchise businesses when it comes to marketing?
Why is connecting customer data across platforms and using it for marketing so difficult?
What is a customer data platform?

BRX Pro Tip: Asking for Help

January 23, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Asking for Help

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BRX Pro Tip: Asking for Help Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:01] And we are back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, a discipline of all top performers, they are willing to ask for help. Let’s talk about that discipline in the context of this thing of ours.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:19] Yeah. This is one of the really big benefits of being affiliated with Business RadioX and being a studio partner, you have access to an incredible network of people that are doing the actual activity that a lot of people dream of doing. They’re being successful doing radio and podcasting in a world where most of the people that are involved in that industry are struggling. So, you have access to people that all they do is think about ways to serve clients, to serve their community, and make money in this platform.

Stone Payton: [00:00:49] So, we are available to help at any time. Email, phone, mail, any way you want to get information from us, please ask us. We’re trying to deliver as much thought leadership and content around this topic as possible. And guess what? All of your guests in the markets that you serve are also available to you. They’ll happily take your call and you can ask them for advice when you have specific challenges that are happening in your studio, in your business.

Stone Payton: [00:01:17] I know there’s been many times when we had a question, a legal question, a PR question, a marketing question, and somebody was in the studio and we sat down with them. We’re like, “Hey, how would you handle this? How would you help somebody get through this thing?” And they’re happy to help you. There is help available because you’re affiliated with Business RadioX that it would be difficult for other people to kind of have the same access to the same level of expertise that you do that’s at your disposal. So, if you are having a challenge or you’re having a problem, you don’t have to struggle. There’s people there that want to help that are available to help, all you have to do is ask.

Stone Payton: [00:01:53] Well, I got to say, second, perhaps, only to providing a meaningful interview for a guest, one of the best ways in the world to make a friend, ask for help.

Lee Kantor: [00:02:04] Amen.

A Healthy Atlanta: Felicia and Drexele Jones with Natural Epiphany Salon, Ca’Landra Blockman with This is HEALing and Lana Norman with Product of the Kingdom

January 21, 2020 by angishields

Velocity Radio

A Healthy Atlanta: Felicia and Drexele Jones with Natural Epiphany Salon, Ca'Landra Blockman with This is HEALing and Lana Norman with Product of the Kingdom

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Natural Epiphany Salon is a unique, family-owned wellness business managed by owners Felicia and Drexele Jones. Both Felicia and Drexele bring a wealth of professional experience spanning 30 years combined to the wellness industry, as well as 20 plus years in corporate professional roles in engineering, sales, and marketing.

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Ca’Landra Blockman is a 35 year old native of El Dorado, Arkansas. She acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Savannah State University and her Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling from Argosy University (Atlanta) and a certification in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Ca’Landra has 11.5 years of mental health experience. She served 8 years as a therapist and 4 years as the Director of Outpatient Services at Peachford Behavioral Hospital. She began her entrepreneurial journey as the proud co-owner of the therapy practice “This is HEALing, LLLP’ in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a counselor at Life University.

In her free time, she enjoys drawing, painting, reading, spending time with family and friends and practicing self-care.

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Evangelist Lana K Norman has been in Georgia since 1998. Bronx, New York lived in Passaic, NJ and raised in Aurora, Colorado. Been under service hood to do unto the Lord since 1968. Being raised in church and on jr. Usher and choir for children at age 6. As she became older she answered the call as independent servant unto God at age 18.

Lana is an ordained minister, ordained Evangelist, an Author of Christian books and love novels, gospel writer and singer, praise dancer with flags, Associate degree in Church administration a Bachelor’s degree in biblical studies a master’s degree in evangelism and Theology. She was also in the medical field for 35 years as a certified nurse’s aide, certified phlebotomist, certified medical assistant, and certified medication tech.

A strong desire and goal is to help men and women from jail be sheltered in a rooming house, have a food pantry, the soup kitchen five days weekly, teach as they eat and offer salvation to everyone so they can see the effect of the power of prayer and hearing God’s word, understand what salvation really means and repentance having an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God and who defeated Satan and knowing that the Holy Spirit is the greatest teacher her journey continues…

Connect with Lana on Instagram.

About Your Host

Normanie Ricks is a decorated former officer of the United States Navy. She has an authentic compassion for cultivating long-term relationships based on trust and value. She has spent her career serving the healthcare sector as a Rehabilitation Clinic Manager and Occupational Therapy Clinician. Beyond those titles, she serves as an influential part of the community, dedicating her time as a mentor, volunteer, and patient advocate.

Identifying a need for more community health programs, Normanie obtained a certification in Non-Profit Management from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, and a Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). To date, her most notable career accomplishments are leading and managing operations of the Wounded Warrior Program at the United States Naval Hospital in San Diego; creating and developing an Occupational Therapy Neonatal Intensive Care Program; serving as a key member in Navy Medicine’s first study on targeted muscle re-Innervation and nerve transfers for amputees; and participating in vision research for soldiers who have sustained traumatic brain injuries during conflicts.

Along with her endeavors, Normanie is an advocate for children with disabilities, both in the United States and abroad. Traveling globally, she has serviced youth communities in Japan, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Zambia. She was recognized by The American Red Cross for assistance in fundraising events that contributed to over $110,000 raised for humanitarian relief. As a global mentor, she continues to volunteer her time and knowledge to teaching Occupational Therapy to students attending various universities.

Currently, Normanie is the owner and operator of Achieve Occupational Therapy Solutions, Inc. where she provides rehabilitation to individuals who are affected with neurological deficits that alters their vision and limits their ability to perform well in school, work, and life in general. Continuing to serve her community in every aspect, she also serves on the board of the East Cobb Lions Club, which provides free vision screenings for the school systems in Georgia.

Normanie’s dedication to learning is no surprise, as she has always been a scholar. She was a member of the Beta Club, The High School National Honor’s Society, and graduated in the top 5 percent of her class. She accomplished all of this while also being a student-athlete. Talk about an amazing woman! As a well-recognized track athlete, Normanie was named Track Woman of the Year by the Atlanta Track Club, won two state championships and set several school and state records. She frequently medaled at the Junior Olympics. However, her successes did not stop there, in college, she was also inducted into the National Honor’s Society, was named the Coca Cola Dean’s Scholar, Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities, and Conference USA student-athlete of the month. In graduate school, she served on the executive board of the Student Government Association; was recognized for Excellence in her Evidence-Based Practice Thesis; and served as the Commencement Speaker for the Occupational Therapy Graduating Class of in 2012.

Normanie has always held a passion for education and healthcare. Her past accomplishments in academics and sports are what led her to fulfill her passion in serving her community in every way. As the host of “A Healthy Atlanta,” Normanie will continue to display her dedication by sharing knowledge, and finding innovative ways and connections to serve communities domestically and globally.

Velocity Small Business Radio: Chidiebere Kalu with Looklive and Latoya Chandler with A Sweet Taste

January 21, 2020 by angishields

Velocity Radio

Velocity Small Business Radio: Chidiebere Kalu with Looklive and Latoya Chandler with A Sweet Taste

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Chidiebere Kalu is the Founder & CEO of Looklive Inc. A graduate of Morehouse College, with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and a minor in math, Kalu is a tech developer with experience in building consumer platforms.

Kalu’s interest in entrepreneurship grew his Junior year in college and he since has become an integral innovator of new ideas and products that people utilize daily. His former experience at the Naval Academy and classified work with the Department of Defense prepared him to have his first YCombinator funded startup straight out of college.

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Chef Latoya Chandler began her journey in the kitchen at age 14 as a grill cook. Her love for cooking transformed into a passion that eventually lead to the creation of A SWEET TASTE LLC. This allowed her to express her creativity with her tasty desserts. Her greatest gratification is to see the sweet satisfaction that comes from the smiling faces of tantalized taste buds!

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About the Show

Velocity Small Business Radio features small businesses from across the U.S. through the Velocity Small Business Network. As an Atlanta based show, we target entrepreneurs in the southeast but more specifically focus on businesses within the greater Metro-Atlanta community.

The Velocity Small Business Radio Show is hosted by International Speaker & Small Business Expert J.R. McNair.

BRX Pro Tip: Client Turnover

January 21, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Client Turnover

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BRX Pro Tip: Client Turnover Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:02] Welcome back to BRX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor, Stone Payton here with you. Lee, let’s talk a little bit about client turnover. Predicting it, managing it, embracing it, I don’t know what the right verb is, but let’s talk about client turnover.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:17] Sure. Client turnover is a part of business. That’s just the way it is over time. You know, you kind of outgrow each other some of the time. Sometimes, you have clients for many, many years. You want to keep as many as you can, the ones you want, as long as you possibly can. And here are some things you can do to keep clients longer, things we like to do in here. One is to check in with them. You know, don’t just assume everything’s going good because they keep showing up for every episode.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:45] Check in, have a meeting, a debrief, make sure that things are going the way that they’re supposed to go. And then, try to nip some of the frustration in the bud, if you can. Another thing that’s really important to kind of limit turnover is to hold your clients accountable for their guest selection. If they’re bringing in their friends or their relatives or people who aren’t going to do business with them, then you got to hold them accountable and say, “What’s going on here?” You know, when we started, we said these people were on my dream list. Where are they? How come they’re not coming in here? Are you asking them if they’re not coming in or you’re not even asking them?”.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:23] And a lot of times, they’re not even asking them. And if you have to help them, you might have to intervene a little bit and then, get some of those people in there for them. But you have to really make sure that the right people are coming in the room because if the right people aren’t going to come in the room, then our platform is not going to work for them. Another thing you can do to keep a client is just appreciate them, give them recognition.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:46] We talked about this in a previous tip. You know, have a press release written that they’ve just done 20 episodes. Give them an award. Give them a trophy. You know, do something special to let them know that you appreciate them and you care. Put their picture on the wall. Do something that holds them up and celebrates their success. Another thing you can do that I think is so important that everybody should be doing regularly is make connections for your clients.

Lee Kantor: [00:02:12] Connect them with people you’re meeting in the studio. You’re getting to meet a real diverse crowd, share some of that connections back with your sponsors. Get them in front of people they would never get in front of. So, you can’t do that too much in my book. Introducing them to good guests is a great way to appreciate them and to really help them be successful, so they stick with you and you won’t have to deal with client turnover.

Velocity Small Business Radio: Donald Variste with DV Productions

January 21, 2020 by angishields

Velocity Radio

Velocity Small Business Radio: Donald Variste with DV Productions

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Donald Variste, Founder and CEO of DV Productions, entered the world at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. He grew up in the culture-filled streets of Little Haiti. At the age of thirteen, a strong desire to model emerged. Pressing forward, Donald made his dream to model a reality. Announcing his presence and sense of style to the city was not a walk in the park. Fortunately, he was given an opportunity through the Jeff Anderson Modeling Agency doing runway, print work and commercials. While modeling was his endeavor,

Donald was and still is an avid believer in pursuing higher education. Education is imperative not only for himself but also for his parents. Because of this, modeling came to a halt after they realized how much time away from school it required. Although modeling was put on the back burner his tenacious spirit drove him to accomplish more than he could ever imagine.

Connect with Donald on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About the Show

The Velocity Small Business Radio Show is hosted by International Speaker & Small Business Expert J.R. McNair.

Lisa Blaurock with 5Strands Allergy Test, Giovanni Paul with my CBD Organics and Burges Jokhi with The Burgess Hotel

January 20, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Lisa Blaurock with 5Strands Allergy Test, Giovanni Paul with my CBD Organics and Burges Jokhi with The Burgess Hotel

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Lisa Blaurock, President and Founder of 5Strands Affordable Testing, is simply a mom on a mission who became frustrated with the system and desired to find a better way.

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my CBD Organics was founded by Giovanni Paul and two of his childhood friends, all of whom are serial entrepreneurs. Paul and his friends wanted to create a CBD wellness and beauty products company from the highest quality hemp, so they embarked on a journey around the US, personally meeting with CBD farmers who shared their ideas.

Once the best growers were found, they embarked on a search for a manufacturer who could create premiere CBD products from their non-GMO, pesticide and chemical free CBD. And the last step was creating the storefronts for their luxury CBD products to be introduced to the masses. They launched my CBD Organics, a national CBD franchise, featuring luxury CBD products, sold only in my CBD Organics stores or on their website, exclusively.

Follow my CBD Organics on Twitter.

Burges Jokhi, Owner, The Burgess Hotel.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode

What is Blue-Green Algae and why is it a problem today
Is Blue-Green Algae more prevalent in some places than others?
What is CBD oil and how does it compare to medical marijuana?
Why CBD is so popular
Why my CBD Organics is franchising their stores
The Burgess Hotel background
The inspiration for The Burgess Hotel

BRX Pro Tip: Documenting Success

January 20, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Documenting Success

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BRX Pro Tip: Documenting Success Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:02] Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s talk a little bit about the discipline of consistently documenting success.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:13] Yeah. This is so, so important, especially when you’re starting out in your studio or starting out with your show. The more that you can document your client’s success, the easier it will be to get your next client. So, be sure you’re always asking for testimonials or you’re always capturing success stories or case studies about how a client is using the platform. Well, don’t keep this stuff a secret. Share it with everyone. A testimonial from one of us is a testimonial that can be used by each of us.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:43] A way to capture testimonials from your guest or your clients are do some sort of a video conference, video contest where that give away some restaurant gift card or something to somebody, to people that are out there telling them success stories or how beneficial it was to be on Business RadioX or how many clients they got from being part of Business RadioX or how they leveraged their interview to get something or funding or whatever they got out of being part of the Business RadioX community. But do not keep this stuff a secret. Please share it with all of us because we all benefit by anybody’s testimonial.