Amber Jones, co-owner of Kjs Window Cleaning and 5 Star Home Pros in Frisco, Texas shares with us her unique perspective on business and how she integrates videos, tools and a marketing background to help her overcome some of the biggest hurdles in owning a home service business.
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Melissa Sanderson is Vice President, International Affairs with Freeport McMoRan, a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Freeport is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer, the world’s largest producer of molybdenum, and a significant gold producer.
Before joining Freeport, Mel enjoyed an unusually diverse 21-year career as a a Foreign Service Officer in the US Department of State, working on a variety of issues including arms control, anti-narcotics, anti-terrorism, and business promotion (helping US companies abroad). In her first assignment in Mexico, she was involved in attracting US businesses to the then-fledgling maquiladora industry, and she subsequently worked briefly with the US team negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Mel is Co-Chair of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of the Arizona Mexico Commission, the Arizona Council for Economic Education, and the Global Advisory Board of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
To hear more, listen to Mel’s previous appearance on Valley Business Radio in July 2019.
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Jeffrey Garza Walker is Senior Vice President with Cresa, the world’s largest commercial real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents occupiers and specializes in the delivery of fully integrated real estate solutions. Jeffrey focuses on expanding Cresa’s capabilities in global portfolio services through key industrial clients with requirements in Latin America. He also assists companies in Latin America that seek to place operations within North America. With a background as a Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate in North/Latin America of a top tier 4PL logistics company, Jeffrey provides a capable skill set and 15 years of experience in commercial real estate brokerage/development.
Jeffrey currently serves on the ASU MRED Real Estate Council, as well as the MRED and ASU W.P. Carey Business School Mentor Programs. He has previously worked with Habitat for Humanity, the YMCA and served on the Salvation Army Board of Directors. Jeffrey was selected as a presenter on how to facilitate CRE for companies located within Latin America which seek to place operations within North America.
Jeffrey received his Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) degree from Arizona State University in the inaugural year of the program, an MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix, and a BA in Spanish from Montana State University. He is a US Armed Forces Veteran and Phoenix Business Journal 40 under 40 recipient.
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Joshua Rodriguez is Vice President with Cresa. He focuses on expanding the firm’s capabilities in global portfolio services with key industrial clients that have requirements in Latin America, while assisting foreign companies seeking to place operations in North America. Joshua brings over 7 years of experience in advisory services to at-market clients and the Spanish monolingual market.
Joshua currently serves on the ASU MRED Real Estate Council and the ASU MRED Alumni association. In addition, he serves on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s Ambassador program to provide assistance with the organization’s efforts to attract corporations and talent to greater Phoenix. He received a Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) degree from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Grand Canyon University.
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Kevin Hull is Vice President and Team Lead / Manager with the Commercial Banking team for the Arizona market at BMO Harris Bank. He has been with BMO Harris for a total of 17 years: 10 years in Chicago and 7 years in Arizona. During this time, Kevin held various Business Development and Sales Management roles with Metropolitan Banking and Commercial Real Estate. Also, while with BMO Chicago, Kevin formed the Homeowner Association Banking Group. Kevin has been in banking for a total of 29 years. With BMO Arizona, he focuses on acquiring new client relationships with manufacturing, distribution and service companies. He also targets companies who have “cross-border” banking needs as well as international banking needs.
Kevin earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Drake University and attended Dalhousie University’s joint MBA program with BMO’s Institute for Learning in Toronto. In 2015, Kevin earned the “Registered Global Credit Professional” designation from the Association of International Credit and Trade Finance Professionals. Over the years, Kevin has served on boards and committees for various non-profit and trade groups. Currently he is a member with the Global Chamber and serves on the organization’s Advisory Board and served as Chairman of the Events & Programs Committee. Other past positions include becoming a Certified Ambassador with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and a member of the International Leadership Committee for the Council. Kevin volunteers for the non-profit group Canadian’s In Arizona Benefitting Exchange and Education.
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One Sports Nation
started from actively engaged parents that had a vision to deliver a better youth sports experience for their kids and the families in their community.
It has always been our goal to create a youth sports experience that resembled our own childhood youth sports experience. Great memories, and personal physical growth in a community that was kid centric.
So we developed ONE Sports Nation to give our own kids a better youth sports experience. We want to share that same unique approach to youth sports with your kids in your community.
ONE Sports Nation Mission
A Dual Focus: To provide physical development for young student athletes and prepare them for their next level of competition while keeping them excited about an active lifestyle and playing sports.
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Entrepreneur Allie Young is the CEO and Founder of Axis Replay, the first-of-its kind entertainment and event facility for video games and esports. Axis Replay exists to provide gamers and their friends with a fun and social in-person gaming experience that enables them to build stronger connections. She also serves on the board of the Atlanta Esports Alliance, a division of the Atlanta Sports Council dedicated to gaming.
Prior, Young was the CEO and Founder of Alcovy Media where she was responsible for building the sales team, operations, strategic growth, and development. During Young’s tenure at Alcovy Media, she built the company to a $1.5M / year in revenues serving clients like Capitol Records, the US Army, and the Essence Festival along with successful political campaigns for SPLOST, eSPLOST, workforce initiatives, with strong results in event marketing.
An avid video gamer since her 20s, she used her knowledge of the sales and marketing industry along with her passion for gaming to create Axis Replay with the goal to bring gamers together. Allie brings the understanding, leadership, and organization to her role as CEO to ensure the success of Axis Replay. With a knack for building strong relationships and collaboration, she is a visionary with a unique perspective on innovation and thinking outside the box.
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Joey Kline is a Vice President at JLL, specializing in office brokerage and tenant representation. As an Atlanta native, he has a deep passion for promoting the economic growth and continued competitiveness of communities in and around Atlanta, as well as the Southeast as a whole. He has completed transactions in every major submarket of metro Atlanta, and works primarily with start-ups, advertising/marketing agencies, and publicly-traded companies. With a healthy mix of tenacious drive and analytical insights, Joey is a skilled negotiator who advises clients on a myriad of complex real estate matters.
With a strategy and business development background, Joey is first and foremost a pragmatic advisor to his clients. Most recently, he was the Director of Business Development for American Fueling Systems, an Atlanta-based alternative energy company. While at JLL, he has become a member of the Million Dollar Club, and has built a reputation as an expert on the intersection of transit-accessibility and urban real estate. With intimate involvement in site selection and planning/zoning concerns, Joey approaches real estate from the perspective of the end user, and thus possesses a unique lens through which to serve his clients.
Joey holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a founder, board member, and the treasurer of Advance Atlanta, and also sits on the Selection Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth’s Fast 40 event. In addition, he is a member of CoreNet and the Urban Land Institute. Finally, he is part of LEAD Atlanta’s Class of 2019.
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London Balbosa is the founder and CEO of Artehub – an ecommerce art discovery platform for art collectors seeking niche art. London is a recent graduate of Georgia State University’s Honors College and Creative Media Industries Institute, where he received a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, concentrating in Media Innovation, Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship.
In 2018, London had the privilege of interning at Spanx by Sara Blakely as an ecommerce intern where he worked with executives to redesign the company’s social media brand perception and mobile user experience for iOS/Android devices. In the Fall of 2018, London’s curiosity and childhood passion for classic cinema/Black film and television landed him an entertainment internship role at Turner Classic Movies where he gained exposure to media innovation, fandom brand marketing, content strategy and over the top media services.
In addition to his internship accomplishments, London recently completed Atlanta Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottom’s Student2Startups program to support local Atlanta startups using his skills and education in venture creation. London’s aim is to utilize technology to design digital platforms that can connect humanity to niche products and services through storytelling and content.
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Adesuwa Imafidon is a recent graduate from Georgia State University with a Bachelors in Managerial Science and a minor in Entrepreneurship. She is a certified dermatology technician and an entrepreneur. Adesuwa is an active woman within the community and church. As she volunteers with anti-human trafficking organization on numerous actions.
Adesuwa is currently starting has her own unisex natural skincare company, that is on a mission to change the skincare industry. She has participated in many pitch competitions placing 4th in her very first one at Clayton State University and 1st with a team in a class at Georgia State University.
Adesuwa recently participated in the TYE University Business Pitch Competition. She is fond of international business as she took a course abroad in Sweden.
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Dr. William Nichols is the Department Chair and an Associate Professor for the World Languages and Cultures department of Georgia State University. He received his PhD in Spanish from Michigan State University. His primary research interest focuses on exploring the perceptions of Spain’s modern identity through the interrelation between politics, cultural production and capitalism in contemporary peninsular literature and film as well as other forms of cultural expression like music and museum expositions.
He has published on diverse themes like detective fiction, corporate culture, tourism, food, genre, and globalization in such journals as the Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos, Tabla Redonda, The Journal for the Study of Food and Society, and Symposium.
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Dr. Shuai Li is Associate Professor of Chinese and Director of Undergrad Studies at Georgia State University.
Dr. Hakyoon Lee is an Assistant Professor of the Department of World Languages and Cultures at GSU. She is the coordinator of the Korean program.
Dr. Evaristo Doria is the Co-Director of the Minor in International Business at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business – Georgia State University. Prior to join the academia, he worked as a senior corporate executive in the field of strategic marketing and business development in more than 20 countries. He is coauthor of several books published in English and Spanish. Dr. Doria is also a keynote speaker invited by business associations and Universities from around the world.
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Dr. Salomao De Farias is the Co-Director of the Minor in International Business at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business – Georgia State University. He is a professor of Marketing and International Business and holds a Doctor degree from the School of Economics and Business, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He has over two decades of teaching, research, and consulting experience in the field. Prior to joining GSU, he served as a tenured faculty member at the School of Business, Federal University of Pernambuco and taught as visiting faculty, including Breda University (Netherlands), and was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence in the U.S.
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Aneta Wysocki is a student at GSU studying Managerial Sciences and International Business. Anerta is 22 years old and based in Atlanta, GA.
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