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ATDC Radio: Tamara Lucas with Bamboo Services

August 22, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Tamara Lucas with Bamboo Services

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Bamboo Services was created in 2018 in the community of Oakhurst in Decatur, GA.

Tamara Vrooman Lucas is a busy, entrepreneurial single mom of two school-age boys. Amanda Farahany is an attorney who owns her own successful law firm and has started several successful technology-based businesses.

An idea conceived by a busy mom on a budget and a female employment attorney with no extra time, they saw the opportunity to use technology to connect the hyper-local gig economy with their time-starved neighbors to help them complete errands and their day-to-day task list while combining affordability, convenience, and trust.

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ATDC Radio: Danielle Claffey with Kuck Baxter Immigration and Danielle Major with Smart Convos

August 22, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Danielle Claffey with Kuck Baxter Immigration and Danielle Major with Smart Convos

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Danielle Claffey is a Partner with Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC and practices in all areas of U.S. immigration and nationality law. She has more than 12 years of experience in business immigration matters including employment-based visa petitions, investor petitions, family based immigration, affirmative asylum, nonimmigrant visas, consular processing and federal court litigation.

Ms. Claffey is also highly experienced in deportation, cancellation of removal and asylum proceedings before the immigration courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Danielle Major, CEO of Conversational Marketing Startup company Smart Convos, is a creative tech-loving executive with a desire to break communications barriers between businesses and consumers through new technology. She enjoys using her strong communication skills , creative chaos, and ingenuity to help build innovative ideas and relationships with others.

Danielle has a background in web design and marketing. She has a deep passion for helping others succeed, is always positive and loves meeting new people for great conversation.

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ATDC Radio: Nakia Melecio with iDesign and Conrad Cornell and Drew Williams with Press Sports

August 22, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Nakia Melecio with iDesign and Conrad Cornell and Drew Williams with Press Sports

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Nakia Melecio, Founder of iDesign Innovation Project, is a serial entrepreneur and an executive with over 20 years of experience in founding, operating, and growing successful companies. He has successfully started and grown businesses both nationally, as well as internationally; in countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Africa.

Nakia’s current passion is inspiring and helping entrepreneurs and startups out of universities. His objective is to identify great entrepreneurs with love for taking a risk, aligning strategy, and executing on their ideas.

Nakia is an active member and mentor of the technology community and a frequent contributor to numerous business organizations like SCORE Association, a resource partner to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). He currently mentors for the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) and the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). He has been intimately involved with many new emerging growth technologies, companies with the government, and corporate innovation.

He shares in the thought leadership community through speaking at conferences, publishing works and engaging the community as a business advisor, business mentor, deep tech/deep science mentor, and startup coach.

Mr. Melecio has a master’s degree in Education, Teaching, and Learning, and Educational Technology, bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science and he also has a Doctor of Psychology, Educational Psychology, Educational Leadership.

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Conrad Cornell and Drew Williams realized there wasn’t a single athlete from any level around the world that had a publicly accessible profile with highlights from their entire career dating back to the multi-sport middle school and high school days. They are currently solving this problem for many of the top young athletes in the United States with Press Sports.

Drew Williams is 24 years old and was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Growing up, he attended The Lovett School. Drew was a big fan of sports, playing multiple sports growing up like baseball, football and basketball. Drew attended and studied Marketing and Corporate Relations at the University of Mississippi and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Conrad and Drew have known each other since the age of 4 and always ran small businesses growing up. When they were in elementary school, they would make bats out of bamboo and duct tape wallets for people in the neighborhood.

In high school, Drew and Conrad attended rival schools and actually decided to start a car wash business at the age of 16 called “DC Carwash”. They knew at a young age they would want to start something together. Once in college, Conrad and Drew discussed multiple ideas, but decided on a business that would allow athletes to upload and share their sports highlights to a fan base that actually wanted to see them, while also having an easily accessible, mobile profile to hold these highlights.

Drew and Conrad decided to pursue this dream, and began looking for an accelerator program. They looked at ATV, WeWorks, and ATDC. At the end of the day, they chose ATDC, not only because of the great reviews and success ATDC brings to start ups, but also because they were big Georgia Tech fans growing up. They used to attend football games together, watching Calvin Johnson and Reggie Ball play.

Drew and Conrad look forward to the success of Press Sports and are working everyday to bring their vision to a reality.

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BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good Guest

August 22, 2019 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good Guest

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BRX Pro Tip: How to Be a Good Guest Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:01] And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, let’s talk about — let’s share some some tips for being a good guest on the Business RadioX network or, I suppose, on any show.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:15] I think one of the key components of a good guest or key attributes is the ability to tell a story. When you have stories to tell that illustrate your expertise and success stories of clients, that’s where stuff really comes alive. That’s where you really have an opportunity to do something memorable. And then, you’ll be able to create content that you’ll be able to use again, and again, and again.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:39] So I would start thinking about stories, kind of crafting stories that really illustrate how well you do what you do and why you’re so unique in the marketplace. And don’t be afraid to be a little vulnerable and tell kind of the good, the bad, the ugly of things because it makes you more like a human being. A lot of — people are tired of this slick, “I got everything figured out. Just trust me and hand over your lunch money.” Nobody wants to kind of do business that way anymore. They understand that things are hard. There’s some times that you make a mistake. They care more about how you fix the mistake rather than knowing that everything’s going to work perfect every single time.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:20] So, act like a normal human being, tell good stories, don’t be afraid to be vulnerable, and don’t forget to give out your contact information and best ways to reach you. And make sure that on those pages that you do have stuff that they can kind of learn more and take next steps to do a business with you.

Stone Payton: [00:01:38] And I would say with specific respect to the Business RadioX network, and there are other radio shows out there that are this way, come prepared to have an authentic, just genuine conversation. I know when I was first introduced to the Business RadioX network, and I had my very first interview here, I came in, you know, arm for bear, right? Because I’d been on those other radio shows where you had those quick little quips, and in and out, and talking points. So, at least, for the Business RadioX Network interviews, just come in ready to be a real person and have a genuine conversation.

Lee Kantor: [00:02:11] Right. Don’t be afraid to talk about your why. Don’t be afraid to share information, tips, and tricks, and tactics. That’s all good stuff. But the bottom line is just be a normal person that isn’t too polished and isn’t too slick. People want to know the real you.

Customer Experience Radio Welcomes: Todd Brown and Ben Lawder with Equifax

August 21, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Customer Experience Radio Welcomes: Todd Brown and Ben Lawder with Equifax

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Aren’t we all really in the customer experience business? During the 20+ years in residential real estate and corporate relocation, the #1 cornerstone of Jill’s business has always been the experience she and her team delivers. Little did she know that this strategy that would become a leading best practice for the world’s greatest businesses to survive in the future. This inspired Jill to interview big business as well as top CX professionals who are leveraging strategies to deliver a superior customer experience, and to share their stories with the business community at large. Join Jill every third Wednesday at 10AM at CXRadio.online.

With over twenty years’ experience, Todd Brown has served in a number of corporate marketing leadership roles and is currently serving as VP, Global Marketing Initiatives where he and his team champion customer-centric and integrated marketing strategies across the Equifax enterprise. Todd has also served as Strategic Initiatives Leader for Equifax Solutions Marketing and was the company’s first VOC Leader providing customer insights leadership through Customer Experience Strategy & Measurement, Executive Listening Programs and all other primary VOC.

Previously, Todd has served as Director, Marketing Research with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and with the consumer insights team at InterContinental Hotels Group where he was responsible for the insights generated for the hotel company’s Holiday Inn brand family.

Outside of work, Todd is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Red Cross of Georgia and providing strategic marketing leadership for the Atlanta Corporate Volunteer Council.

Todd is a graduate of Bowling Green State University.

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Ben Lawder currently serves as Vice President of Customer Experience & Insights at Equifax where he oversees market research, CX, and customer insights globally for the company. Reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer, Ben and his team oversee ongoing CX strategy and measurement efforts, win/loss and top client programs, client advisory boards, customer segmentation, brand research, and ad-hoc insights across all four business units.

Ben has worked in a variety of corporate, academic, and consulting roles related to customer experience and market insights over the past 15+ years. Prior to joining Equifax in November 2016, Ben owned and managed Insights Advisory Group, a boutique consultancy in this space. He held a variety of market insights leadership roles at ADP and has has also consulted for more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies.

Ben has an MBA from Emory University and a BS in Business Management from Georgia Tech.

About Your Host

Jill Heineck is a leading authority on corporate relocations, and is highly sought after for her real estate industry acumen and business insights. As a published author, frequent panelist and keynote speaker, Jill shares her experience and perceptions with people from around the globe.

Jill is a founding partner of Keller Williams Southeast, established in 1999, and the founder and managing partner of Heineck & Co. Her real estate practice specializes in corporate relocations, individual relocations, luxury residential, and commercial properties. Jill’s analytical approach to problem-solving, along with her expert negotiation skills and sophisticated marketing, deliver superior results to her clients. Her winning strategies and tenacious client advocacy have earned her a reputation for excellence among Atlanta’s top producers.

While Jill has received many accolades throughout her career, she is most gratified by the personal testimonials and referrals she receives from her clients. Jill’s unwavering commitment to the customer experience, and her focus on the unique needs of each client, serve as the foundation of her success.

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Monique Daigneault with MD Consulting and Cheryl Packham with Codobe

August 21, 2019 by angishields

Coaching Executives and Rethinking Coworking

Valley Business Radio

Monique Daigneault with MD Consulting and Cheryl Packham with Codobe

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Monique Daigneault

Monique Daigneault, founder of MD Consulting, is an executive coach for senior leaders who want to fast track their career by becoming more influential. A seasoned Human Resource professional with over three decades of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Monique is known for her directive, yet collaborative, approach to leader development. She has the unique ability to build immediate trust and quickly get leaders into alignment with their true values and desired direction.

Monique has developed an enhanced intuition based on years of corporate lessons learned and, coupled with her strong listening skills, guides leaders to solve their core pain points, be more influential, and have a higher impact in their organizations. Leaders benefit from practical and behavioral changes that are sustainable and measurable.

Monique coaches senior leaders who want to become more influential so that they can lead by example and have a higher impact on their team and within their organization. She is committed to working with those who are technically superior but desperately need to improve their soft skills. Monique’s approach helps C-suite leaders align first with themselves then with their organization and team while also improving health and work life balance.

As a lifelong learner Monique has achieved seven industry specific certifications, a Bachelor of Science in Management, and a Master of Science in Industrial / Organizational Psychology. She is the graduate of an ICF recognized coach training program and an Accredited Senior Coach. Monique is a contributing author to the Random House best seller, Ophelia’s Mom. The depth and breadth of Monique’s knowledge gives her a unique perspective into the development needs of senior leaders.

Monique is originally from Michigan and now resides in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. She has two adult daughters and four grandchildren. As a former competitive bodybuilder Monique enjoys weightlifting, hiking, yoga, and Pilates. She has accomplished nine tandem skydiving jumps across the United States. Monique is committed to paying it forward and, as such, volunteers for two months each year in Europe where she teaches Business English to foreign business executives.

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Cheryl Packham

Cheryl Packham is the founder of Codobe, a smart, get-work-done space. Founded on the premise that nontraditional workers should have more options then working from coffee shops or commuting downtown to a coworking space, Codobe believes in offering a technology driven yet minimalistic space to enhance productivity. To do this they find innovative ways to solve problems to keep prices low and value high.

Codobe is the first of its kind in the Phoenix Valley offering a tech driven and automated customer experience. Codobe is fully automated, allowing guests to book space, submit payment, and open the door all from their smartphone. The technology platform that Codobe uses also offers flexible and remote work opportunities for the Codobe team.

Codobe’s mission is hidden in its name which stands for “Connected, we’ll do more and be inspired.” The space exists to make sure that everyone has access to professional space and internet connection needed for online education or remote work opportunities. Codobe is also deeply rooted in the spirit of entrepreneurship and offers accessible infrastructure for small business and entrepreneurs.

Cheryl is also a real estate investor and automation enthusiast. Her objective in life is to pursue her passions and inspire others to do the same. She enjoys helping people and finding creative solutions where everyone wins. She believes that good relationships with people have more value than money in the bank. As an Army Veteran in the Iraq war and a mother of a preemie, Cheryl understands how to adapt quickly to challenging situations.

Cheryl started Codobe in 2018 after coming back from invisible wounds from her deployment to Iraq. She spent several years prior, working on personal and professional development while staying at home and raising her daughter. Cheryl grew up in Wyoming and graduated in 2016 from the University of Wyoming with her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Cheryl lives in Surprise, Arizona with her husband, daughter and husky dog. She also has four bonus kids, 3 kids-in-law and several grandchildren. Cheryl adores her family and enjoys the flexibility that she has achieved with her work/life integration.

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BRX Pro Tip: How Smart Listeners Use the BRX Search Bar to Grow Their Business

August 21, 2019 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: How Smart Listeners Use the BRX Search Bar to Grow Their Business

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BRX Pro Tip: How Smart Listeners Use the BRX Search Bar to Grow Their Business Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:01] And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you, Lee, talk a little bit about how we’ve discovered smart listeners out there in the marketplace are using the search bar on the Business RadioX website to actually grow their business.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:17] Yeah. This is one of those things where it’s hiding in plain sight. On the Business RadioX website, we have a search bar. And in that search bar, you can search for people’s names. So, that’s a great thing to do. If you have a list of prospects that you’re calling on, and you just want to hear them talk, and hear what they sound like, you could just, instead of Googling them on the internet, Google them on our website, and then you can listen to interviews. A lot of people – movers and shakers in this city – have been on a variety of shows. You can hear their interviews. You can hear them kind of articulate what’s important to them, what things they like in business, what things they don’t like. You can really get good intel just by doing that.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:56] Another thing to do, especially if you’re new to the marketplace, and you don’t know who to call on, is search by topic. So, if you’re interested in Fintech firms, or CPAs, or whatever, craft brewers, you can just throw that into the search bar, and you’re going to find a bunch of people doing that kind of work. And they may be the people that are doing that kind of work, or they might be the service providers that are doing work for those type of people. So, you don’t know who you’re going to find when you do that.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:21] And, again, you’re going to hear them talk about their industry and talk about what they do in very authentic, conversational way. This is going to be long form. You’re not going to get an eight-minute interview. This is going to be 10, 15, 20 minutes of them talking about what they do and why they do it. So, you’re going to get really good information that you can, then, reach back out to them and say, “Hey, I heard from Business RadioX, and you talked about this as being a challenge. Hey, my company does this. We might be able to help you.” So, it’ll show that you did your homework. It will show that you really paid attention to things that are important to them. And now, you have an elegant way to reach out to them that’s going to stand out from every other salesperson that calls on them.

Spark Stories Episode 9

August 20, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Spark Stories Episode 9

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Corey Elias has climbed the Corporate ladder and the view never got much better. He spent many years as a top Sales rep, then a Manager and then a Director and working hard to make companies successful.

During this time Corey started a company investing in real estate to help diversify his income. Years later Corey and his wife took further control of their own destinies by purchasing a business. They made the leap and took over ownership of the North Georgia School of Ballet in Atlanta, GA. Corey’s wife’s childhood dream had become a reality and they worked tirelessly to make the studio a success.

In just 2 years they experienced 212% growth and created an amazing family of dancers. These experiences, coupled with a degree in marketing, a masters in finance and a long successful career in sales and sales management fuel Corey’s passion for helping others find the franchise that is a perfect fit for their lifestyle and financial goals.

Corey works nationwide and has lived and worked throughout the country, so he understands many of the nuances and challenges of urban and rural markets. Learn more about his trailblazing process for finding you the perfect franchise here.

Corey is married to his amazing wife Bethany and they have a beautiful daughter named Abilene. In his free time Corey can be found on the tennis court, mentoring the Sandy Springs youth, traveling the world or at the dance studio pretending he has moves.

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About Your Host

Clarissa Sparks is a brand strategist, experienced facilitaor, and founder of the She Sparks Agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She is passionate about leveraging her experience across a wide range of industries to help multi-passionate entrepreneurs, emerging leaders, and corporations design innovative, sustainable business models and strategies. Clarissa turns ideas into visual and tangible experiences, and always brings a new perspective to the table – inspiring others to make an impact. She is the author of This Little Light of Mine, A Guided Journal of Purpose, Passion and Shine and co-author of Business & Career for the Christian Woman.

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The UnAmerican Dream Author Carlos Hidalgo and Normanie Ricks with Achieve Vision Center

August 20, 2019 by angishields

The UnAmerican Dream Author Carlos Hidalgo and Normanie Ricks with Achieve Occupational Therapy Solutions

Atlanta Business Radio

The UnAmerican Dream Author Carlos Hidalgo and Normanie Ricks with Achieve Vision Center

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Carlos Hidalgo, Author of The UnAmerican Dream, is a 25-year business veteran who has held various corporate roles, started his own entrepreneurial ventures and served in non-profits. Hidalgo co-founded his first company in 2005 leading it to two consecutive Inc. 5000 Awards before departing and launching his second company VisumCx.

In addition to his current role as CEO at VisumCx, Hidalgo also serves as a managing partner in a health care platform start-up and serves on the board on a tech start-up in addition to writing often on the intersection of business and personal success.

Carlos and his wife Susanne have four grown children and live in Colorado Springs, CO.

Connect with Carlos on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow The UnAmerican Dream on Facebook.

Normanie Ricks is the owner and operator of Achieve Vision Center which is a service of Achieve Occupational Therapy Solutions, Inc. Normanie and her team treat conditions that are most prevalent in children with Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome, Autism, ADHD and Developmental Disabilities.

These children may have problems reading and copying from the board, have double-vision, have dyslexia, have constant headaches, erases excessively, skips lines or words when reading, knows the material/information but scores poorly on standardized tests.

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