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Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

May 10, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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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 STEAM.

Jenn Graham is on a mission to design a more inclusive world. An activist, designer and civic tech entrepreneur, Jenn Graham is the Founder and CEO of Civic Dinners, bringing diverse voices together over food for conversations that matter.

Since starting Civic Dinners as a social experiment in Atlanta, Jenn has built a global team and a digital platform that has already enabled over 1,000 dinners around the world, and has a goal of inviting a million people to the table by 2021. Her clients range from the Atlanta Regional Commission to Facebook, including beloved organizations such as The King Center, Sierra Club, and Teach for America.

Jenn has a 15-year track record in creating meaningful experiences that have sparked significant change in communities around the world. She combines her design-thinking background with her personal passion for community engagement to help communities build empathy, raise awareness, understanding, and collective action around critical issues from racial equity, to transit, affordable housing and more.

Jenn’s work has been recognized by President Obama, and has received numerous awards for creative community engagement spanning from the American Planning Association to the Public Relations Society of America. Currently, Jenn is a 2019 Center for Civic Innovation Fellow and Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Entrepreneur. She is also a new mother and resides with her husband and young 9-month old in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Penny Collins joins WIT from First Data Corporation, where she served as Chief Technology Control Officer, Global Lead for Disaster Recovery Application Development, and Head of Global Cyber Security and Controls PMO. In addition to leading the company’s technology compliance and controls, she was also the global leader for First Data’s Women’s Leadership Council, and a solid champion for the organization’s support of WIT as a strategic partner.

Prior to First Data, Penny spent time as a business owner and entrepreneur, was Chief Process and Usability Officer for British Telecom (BT), and has spent her career leading global technology teams. She was awarded Women in Payments’ award for Education in 2019 and is an active member of the Atlanta non-profit community.

Connect with Penny on LinkedIn and follow WIT on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

TMBS Ep 5, Luke Martin CEO Bellhops, Shares Moving Tips

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMBS Ep 5, Luke Martin CEO Bellhops, Shares Moving Tips

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LUKE MARKLIN, CEO of Bellhops is an EXPERT and SHARES TIPS ON EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PREPARE FOR A MOVE because quite frankly, moving can be very stressful. Go to www.GetBellhops.com

LUKE MARKLIN, CEO of Bellhops says, “Americans are on the move. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, people in the U.S relocate, on average, about a dozen times during the course of their lives”. Whether you’re moving across the country or to the other side of town, it can be a daunting task – and not particularly pleasant – especially if you don’t have your act together.

Luke also shed light on recent data showing what cities are experiencing the greatest influx of people, and why. If you’re one of the more than 35 million Americans who’ll be moving to new digs this year, this is news you can use.

Declutter your home (donate or sell the stuff you don’t need). Be strategic about your moving date (weekdays can be less expensive and avoid the first and last weekend of the month as those days tend to be busiest).

Copy and secure important documents and place them in a folder for easy access

SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

Millions of Americans are planning a move this year. Where are they going?
Moving can be a stressful experience. What are your top tips to make it go more smoothly?
What kind of a check-list should you make before a move?
What other resources are available to ensure it all goes according to plan?
Where can viewers go for more information?

MORE ABOUT LUKE MARKLIN:

Luke Marklin is the Chief Executive Officer of Bellhops, America’s fastest-growing moving company dedicated to revolutionizing the traditionally low-quality moving industry through outstanding efficiency and customer care. He is a passionate leader dedicated to utilizing technology to build great businesses, better customer experiences, and high performing teams. Previously, he was a General Manager at Uber overseeing the operational success of the Southeast markets. Before Uber, he held positions in strategic planning at Emerson Electric Company and in project management at Barton Malow Company. Luke received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s in construction engineering management from Purdue University.

Matt Bramblett with GSU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Lexie Newhouse and Qazi Haq with papAR

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Matt Bramblett with GSU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Lexie Newhouse and Qazi Haq with papAR

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Matt Bramblett’s 30-year career in business development and finance spans several industries and has included roles at a variety of businesses, both large and small. Matt spent a decade in commercial banking, helping build small businesses with sales up to $20MM. After returning to graduate school at Ga Tech for “retooling and rebranding”, he joined EGT, a media technology startup at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center. As one of the company’s first hires, he led business development, resulting in the introduction of the first software-based video encoder for cable television networks. Matt’s entrepreneurial experiences also include ventures in commercial building services, advertising, real estate sales and management, and mobile application development.

Matt is completing his 3rd year as an instructor for GSU’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and enjoys sharing his experiences with aspiring entrepreneurs. Matt continues to consult with startups and small businesses and is a volunteer mentor at The Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech and at The Farm -Atlanta, a Comcast-backed accelerator. He is active in his community, serving in various roles in Scouting, Band Boosters and the Tri -PTC Triathlon Club.

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Lexie Newhouse is a rising senior in the Media Entrepreneurship program at Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute. Through working for GSU’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) and Invest Atlanta’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship office, she is committed to connecting students with entrepreneurial opportunities across Atlanta. Lexie’s latest venture, papAR, is bringing books off the page into the real world through augmented reality.

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Qazi Haq is a rising Senior in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business pursuing the Honors Track in Finance with a double major in Accounting. Qazi was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh and moved to the United States during the summer of 2016.

While he was finishing up 11th Grade, he had the opportunity to intern with the largest startup incubator in Bangladesh. His experience and involvement, with the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization at Georgia State University, invoked a passion inside him for innovation that led to him pursuing his most recent venture, papAR, with his co-founder and fellow guest Lexie Newhouse.

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Marilyn Santiago with GSU Robinson College of Business, Regina Mixon Bates with National Black MBA Association and Chaz Jenkins with Welcome to the Wall

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Marilyn Santiago with GSU Robinson College of Business, Regina Mixon Bates with National Black MBA Association and Chaz Jenkins with Welcome to the Wall

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Marilyn Santiago grew up in Western New York and lived in Boston, Massachusetts before coming to Atlanta. She has been in the relationship building business since she can remember . Her motto in life is twofold “Make a Difference in Someone’s Life Every Day” and “Be Great to Yourself” and without a doubt, she lives by these words!

Marilyn is an inclusive, action oriented leader. She is currently the Director of the Robinson Graduate Career Advancement with services over approximately 1,400 graduate students. She connects employers with students; provides career coaching along with her team of coaches, prepares students for employer opportunities and offers professional development events ito enhance the graduate student career success.

Marilyn’s background includes 15+ years of in-depth human resources experience in multiple divisions and multiple sites for fortune 500 companies like GE and Honeywell in leadership roles. Marilyn is also Six Sigma Greenbelt certified, Strength Finders Certified and has LEAN manufacturing experience.

Marilyn has been assisting job seekers, as a Job Seeker Resource Coach, for many years throughout Metro-Atlanta and is the former Society of Human Resource Management – Atlanta Co-Chairperson of Career Connections or HR Helping HR for several years.

Connect with Marilyn on LinkedIn and follow GSU on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Regina Mixon Bates is the CEO of The Physician Practice 5.0.5. Group, a healthcare consulting and educational firm. Through Regina’s leadership the company has helped healthcare providers across the country streamline their business processes, improve practice operations and keep current with the ever-changing state and federal compliance guidelines. Leading a team of award-winning professionals who provide extensive quantitative analysis that generates comprehensive reports to help identify the practice problem areas, as well as opportunities for expansion.

She is the host of Fix My Practice TV and the author of her new book Against the Odds – A Story of Assurance, Strength, Love and Hope. Often called upon during a crisis, Regina known as “MS SOS” to her clients has long been in high demand across the country for her unique style of working one-on-one with physicians, their staff and as a nationally recognized healthcare speaker on topics related to Compliance and Practice Management, and in 2001 the company was one of a few firms authorized as an IRO (Independent Review Organization) to work with practices under a government compliance mandate. She was the first African American to be named chair person for a national conference geared toward certified medical professionals.

Prior to starting the Atlanta based company she graced the runways of Ebony Fashion Fair and internationally for top designers in Milan and Paris. Once she made the shift from the catwalk to healthcare she held key positions in the healthcare arena at top healthcare organizations and firms. In 2010 she worked with the Obama administration on the passing of Healthcare reform and in August of 2012 both the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia recognized Regina and her company for helping providers to excel in their professions.

She is active in the business community with a membership in the National Association of Professional Women, A Board Member for The Stewart Foundation, Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development for the National Black MBA Association-Atlanta Chapter, and has served as one of the spokesperson the American Heart Association “Go Red For Women” 2009- 2014 and as an Executive Business Advisory Board Member for Chase Bank. In 2015, the city of Atlanta by proclamation recognized her for organizing a reunion of former Ebony Fashion models to Atlanta for a weekend of give back to the youth of the city.

Connect with Regina on LinkedIn and follow ATLBMBA on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Chaz Jenkins is an IT professional and lives a double life as a comedy writer and content creator. Chaz hosts Table Reads and posts the audio on YouTube.

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Dr. Isabelle Monlouis with Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Chante Knox and Dia Davis with DelivHer

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Dr. Isabelle Monlouis with Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Chante Knox and Dia Davis with DelivHer

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As the Associate Director of the H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship, at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, Dr. Isabelle Monlouis is entrusted to define and execute a strategic vision to amplify initiatives for inclusive entrepreneurship so that students from all backgrounds can successfully innovate and create value for themselves, and their communities.

In teaching, Dr. Monlouis shares practical insights gathered from 15+ years of experience designing and delivering high-impact leadership development and corporate innovation consulting programs on 3 continents. Current and past clients include General Electric, McDonald’s, Kraft Foods, GlaxoSmithKline, DirectTV, and lnterTek. Current research interests involve entrepreneurial leadership and organizational learning.

An entrepreneur at heart, Dr. Monlouis is committed to using industry best practices to develop entrepreneurship programs that scale for impact. Students say that root causes of Isabelle’s success as a coach and mentor include authenticity, humor, partnership, flexibility, tenacity and … straight talk. That’s may explain why when she is not at Georgia State University, Dr. Monlouis is most likely to be found meditating aboard the planes taking her from customer engagement to customer engagement.

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Chante Knox, Founder and CEO of the DelivHer, is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Georgia State University and she currently works for a popular radio station in Atlanta, GA. Knox began experimenting with different absorbent materials for menstrual cups over four years ago, when she determined she wanted such a product for herself. She found what she needed in medical-grade sponge material used for deep-wound surgeries.

She developed a long lasting, disposable menstrual cup which has the same absorbent properties as traditional tampons and sanitary napkins. The product received a patent in 2018.

Dia Davis, COO of DelivHer, is currently pursuing a dual bachelor’s degree in Managerial Science and Business Economics at Georgia State University maintaining a 3.0 GPA. She currently works at NCR as a Customer Project Manager for North America Banks.

Her years of experience in FinTech inspired her to be an entrepreneur while she started taking Dr. Monlouis’ ENI course. Dr. Monlouis connected Dia to Chante and they quickly became partners.

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Andy Goldstrom with GSU ENI and Savannah Samples with Angel Assistance

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Andy Goldstrom with GSU ENI and Savannah Samples with Angel Assistance

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Andy Goldstrom grows companies profitably and does it fast. He is a sought-after business partner, speaker, writer and growth expert. He is Managing Partner of a boutique consulting firm, Midcourse Advisors that focuses on the real estate services industry.

In his 30’s, he built a multi-million dollar division from scratch that generated 30%+ margins. In his early 40’s, he took over an existing business that required leadership to scale the company and grew the top line from $?OM to $100M and profit from $10M to $17M in 3 years.

Based on their fast growth, these businesses were both designated as Inc. 500 companies, the fastest growing privately help companies nationwide, and subsequently sold to Fortune 500 companies at high multiples. In his late 40’s, he became a Global Director at a major investment bank, where he industrialized work processes across 70 countries, resulting in $12M in annual savings.

As a Part-Time Instructor at Georgia State, Andy enjoys sharing his experiences starting and growing companies with his students. He seeks to inspire students in today’s rapidly changing business environment and learn from them as well.

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Savannah Samples, CEO of Angel Assistance, is dog mom to Gunner the Pitbull Staffordshire mix and a community advocate.

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Tech of the Town: Eric Miller with PADT, Jan Janick with Benchmark

May 9, 2019 by angishields

The Growth in Electronics Manufacturing in Arizona

Valley Business Radio

Tech of the Town: Eric Miller with PADT, Jan Janick with Benchmark

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Eric Miller, PADT

Eric Miller is Co-Owner and Principal at Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies, better known as PADT, where he is involved in providing tools and services to companies who design and manufacture physical products. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and has lived in Arizona since 1986. He started his career focusing on the application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) to simulate turbine engine components. Over the years he became recognized as an expert user of the ANSYS software tool and in the development of custom software to automate the product simulation and design process.

As a co-founder of PADT in 1994, Eric was able to also pursue his interests in IT, graphic design, additive manufacturing, database programming, and small business management. As both PADT and the use of advanced engineering tools grew, Eric became exposed to dozens of different industries and developed his broad understanding of the application of technology for product development and manufacturing.

After over three decades in the industry, Eric is often called upon to write and speak on simulation, design, and 3D Printing as well as on startups and the high-tech sector. His involvement in the startup community includes angel investing as well as mentoring and serving on steering, screening, and advisory boards of a variety of technical organizations and institutions.

Connect with Eric Miller on LinkedIn and follow PADT on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Jan Janick, Benchmark

Jan Janick is the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Global Engineering at Benchmark.
Jan’s extensive, customer-focused career covers more than 30 years of leading high-performance multicultural technology development teams at industry-leading computing systems companies. His ability to make decisions quickly and inspire teams to move at the speed of technology make him a valued contributor to the Benchmark executive team, where he leads technology development insights and innovations.

Prior to joining the Benchmark team in 2015, Jan served as an executive leader at both IBM and Lenovo, where he led the development and delivery of a number of key products, including IBM’s x86-based servers and PureFlex systems. During his tenure at IBM, he established the IBM Taiwan Systems and Technology Lab, growing the group to 300 engineers while leading 650 engineers across four U.S. locations as well as others in Taiwan and China. He also led the IT team for the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy, and led the development, production and program management of IBM’s significant acquisition of Texas Memory System.

Jan earned both his Bachelor and Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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TMB E10: Richard A. Rose, Dan Gibson, Devon Brown

May 9, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMB E10: Richard A. Rose, Dan Gibson, Devon Brown

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Guests

Richard A. Rose
President / CEO, Film Creations, Ltd.
4349 E. 5^th Street
Tucson, Arizona, 85711
Email: rarose@filmcreations.com
Phone: (520) 624-4444 o / 520 850-5333 cell

Rick was born in NYC and grew up in suburban New York. Following graduation from the University of Denver’s Film program, he was invited to join the prestigious Director’s Guild of America in L.A.

Although this represented a tremendous opportunity, it required working in a highly structured Union environment, Rick reluctantly declined the offer, and in Summer of 1976, headed towards Tucson, where he had previously filmed the Tucson Rodeo for NBC.

Within a short period of time, Rick was appointed by Mayor Lew Murphy as Vice-Chairman of the Tucson Film Commission under Old Tucson Studios founder Bob Shelton, and he remains the youngest member ever appointed to the Commission.

Rick’s film and television credits literally fill three pages (with really small type), and the list keeps getting longer.

Highlights include: ‘The Global Arena,’ a film on the Lake Placid Olympic Games; ‘How Strong is the Wind,’ a documentary the definitive documentary work on the Wright Brothers; and ‘The Human Experiment,’ the story of the visionary Biosphere 2 project.

He’s also worked on shows like; ‘Three Amigos,’ ‘The Law at Rendado,’ ‘The Cellar,’ ‘The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper,’ ‘The Young Riders,’ ‘Desperado,’ ‘Portrait of America,’ ‘Little House on the Prairie’, ‘Highway to Heaven’, as well as literally hundreds of commercials, marketing, and video productions.

In 2011, Rick was chosen as the Advertising Federation’s ‘Advertising Person of the Year’, in 2014 he was given the AAF Silver Medal, and in 2016 he was inducted into the Advertising Federation’s Hall of Fame.

Rick is an avid golfer, a private pilot, a Rotarian, DM50 member and a Chairman’s Circle Member at the Chamber of Commerce. He has been married for 25 years to Elizabeth, an accomplished Interior Designer, and has two sons and a stepson; Paul, who is taking a leadership role in growing the Company, Derek, who is an executive with Aerospecialties in Boise, Idaho, and Tristan who is an accomplished chef and aspiring writer.

Dan Gibson
Director of Communications, Visit Tucson
115 N. Church #200
Tucson, AZ, 85701
Email: dgibson@visittucson.org
Phone: (520) 770-2133

Dan Gibson is the director of communications for Visit Tucson, primarily overseeing domestic, culinary and local media efforts. Previously, he was the editor of the Tucson Weekly, a music journalist for Apple Music, Gawker and elsewhere,  the manager of a bakery, a graphic designer for publications including California Tomato Grower and Mini-Storage Messenger, and a three-time game show contestant. His trivia team can be found on Instagram at @sparklemotioninformationclub.

Devon Brown
Branch Manager at Western Bank
3002 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ, 85719
devon.brown@greatwesternbank.com
520.325.1135
greatwesternbank.com
LinkedIn

Local graduate from Rincon/University High School lettering in football and track & field. Accepted a football scholarship to Arizona Western College but more recently receiving a degree from Grand Canyon University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Previously working in Sports Medicine, transition into banking as a teller in the beginning. Held positions such as Lead Teller, Personal Banker, Assistant Manager, and Bank Manager.

With the love and support from my wife and 2 kids I have come to understand that success comes from practice, adapting, and repetition. Being a former athlete, a team dynamic comes easy. Strong relationships that have longevity are the foundation to the development of the next generation.

Great Western Bank (NYSE:GWB) is a regional financial services company focused on business and agribusiness banking.

Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, our banking model seeks to balance the best of being a “big enough & small enough” bank, providing capabilities typical of a much larger bank, with a customer-focused culture usually associated with smaller banks.

We rank as the 6th largest US farm lender (as of June 30, 2018) with more than 170 banking branches across nine states.

Our Mission

We strive to Make Life Great in each of our communities by forming strategic partnerships with charitable organizations and addressing defined community needs.

Forty-Niner Golf & CC – Tucson’s Hidden Jewel

CEO Exclusive Broadcasting Live from the Conscious Capitalism 2019 Conference with Tom Gardner

May 9, 2019 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

CEO Exclusive Broadcasting Live from the Conscious Capitalism 2019 Conference with Tom Gardner

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CEO Exclusive was live at the Conscious Capitalism 2019 Annual Conference in Phoenix! Listen to our interview with The Motley Fool CEO, Tom Gardner below!

Tom Gardner is the CEO of The Motley Fool. A frequently sought-after advisor, commentator and educator, Tom Gardner co-founded The Motley Fool, along with his brother David, in 1993. Today, The Motley Fool is a worldwide investment and personal finance advisory services company offering superior ideas and solutions to millions of individuals seeking to better their financial lives.

Gardner is the lead analyst and director of the market-beating Motley Fool Hidden Gems™ investment newsletter service. He and his brother, David, have co-authored several best-selling books, including The Motley Fool Investment Guide, The Motley Fool You Have More Than You Think and The Motley Fool Personal Finance Workbook. They also oversee The Motley Fool’s nationally syndicated newspaper column and are co-advisors of the market-beating investment newsletter service Motley Fool Stock Advisor™.

Tom Gardner graduated with an honors degree in English and Creative Writing from Brown University in 1990 and received an honorary PhD in Humane Letters from Strayer University in 2000. He has testified before the United States Senate, calling for greater transparency in the financial services industry. Often in demand as a public speaker, Tom Gardner has addressed consumer and corporate audiences, including Fortune 500 companies from such industries as financial services, banking and real estate.

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