Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, with IMS Experts

January 12, 2019 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, with IMS Experts

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From Left To Right

Heather Neese/Human Resources Director
Teresa Barber/Director of Strategic Communications
James Crane/Chief Relationship Officer
Bill Wein/CEO (not pictured)
IMS ExpertServices

Heather Neese
Heather Neese is an established HR professional having worked in the field for over a decade as a Classification and Compensation Analyst, as well as in management. Heather earned her Master’s in Human Resources Management from Troy University and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). As HR Director at IMS ExpertServices, Heather’s main focus is in building and maintaining an engaged and agile workforce.
Teresa Barber
Teresa is a strategic advisor and consultant trusted by clients across boardrooms, town hall meetings, and in the field. Ms. Barber understands and deploys best practices in branding, market strategy, issues management, business development, communications, and strategic planning. She helps clients excel toward critical goals and work collaboratively across disparate perspectives. She has a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, stakeholder engagement, STEM, economic development, and community strategy.

Teresa has helped hundreds of non-profit, Fortune 500 corporate, and public sector leaders diagnose branding, strategic, and community growth problems. She is an expert in navigating difficult and complex issues and crises and has been recognized as a national STEM expert. She provides coaching, facilitation, and consulting for clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to large government agencies, economic and workforce development systems, and non-profits. She has launched and announced regional efforts through social media, built conversation with international press, and created project management tools to anticipate trends, messages, and competitive stories in the sphere of public discourse.

Teresa is a former broadcast announcer and current member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Institute of Management Accountants. She has logged hundreds of volunteer and mentorship hours in public schools and is the inaugural board chairman for STEM Story. She holds a Specialization in Executive Data Science from Johns Hopkins University, Certification in Conflict Management from the University of California at Irvine, a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Thomas Edison State University, and is pursuing an M.B.A. in Innovation through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She judged the Best Commitment to Education Program 2013 Corporate Citizenship Awards for the U.S. Chamber Foundation and is a NASA Social alumnus
James Crane
James is a corporate executive with a background as an attorney advising corporate clients and their law firms regarding litigation and compliance matters, especially focused on the integration of technology into the process. He is interested in developing business synergy with strategic partners and building networks of high performing organizations and talented individuals. Experienced and proven results in directing people, managing projects and creating success.

Bill Wein/CEO (not pictured)

Bill Wein has over 25 years experience in building organizations providing human capital solutions.

As co-founder and principal, he has helped build three very successful Executive Search and Consulting firms: Media Management Resources, Inc., Intelligent Management Solutions, Inc. and IMS Expert Services. Through these firms, Bill has built teams within some of the most successful companies in the world to include Philips Broadband, Time Warner, Comcast, AT&T, Sprint, Motorola, and Cox Communications. Previously, he held Sales & Marketing roles in two prestigious telecommunications firms: U.S. West and Jones Intercable.

As CEO of IMS Expert Services, Bill leads a team that plays a key role in assisting top attorneys involved in high-stakes litigation attract and retain expert witnesses and consultants.

ExpertServices

IMS ExpertServices is a consultative expert services firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the reputations of our clients. We support the world’s most influential attorneys and clients through rigorous research and expert recruiting, strategic expert alignment, and administrative services that position clients for success on high stakes commercial matters. As the pioneer in the industry, IMS ExpertServices has cultivated relationships with premier subject matter experts across every industry and discipline, with the credentials, experience, and disposition to engage on high stakes Biglaw matters. We have developed proprietary research methods and industry connections, which also allow us to identify solutions and subject matter expertise for our clients handling matters with the most unique specifications.

OUR EXPERT WITNESS SEARCH SERVICES

IMS ExpertServices works with three distinct groups of individuals.

Law Firms: We locate and deliver high quality experts to testify in complex business litigation. Learn more about the services we provide to law firm attorneys.

Corporate Counsel: We provide consultants to assist with regulatory issues, intellectual property valuation, and a range of other corporate projects. Read more about the services we provide to corporate counsel.

Experts: We place highly qualified experts on major corporate cases. Learn more about the advantages of being an expert through IMS ExpertServices on the expert services page.

We handle all back-office services including contracts, billing, and collections.

To view examples of the types of experts with whom we have developed a relationship, you can browse by category or keyword. This is not an exhaustive list. It’s likely that you will not find the expert for which you are looking – good thing our core competency is search.

Please call us at 877-838-8464 to begin the search for the precise expert you need

Spark Stories Episode 1

January 11, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Spark Stories Episode 1

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Dr. Iyabo Ojikutu is a board certified pediatrician, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. She has been practicing pediatrics for 26 years, since the age of 22, and currently owns, and runs her practice in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with er two daughters. She has been teaching and mentoring medical students for 13 years, and serving a low income, and poorly advantaged community in Georgia where her practice is located. Dr Ojikutu is also an author. Her first book is titled Permanent Happiness, which she Indie published in May 2017. Her writing began in December 2015, after her dear father passed. She wrote another book behind this one, which is not yet published, and is currently writing her third. Dr Ojikutu also writes a blog-The Peace Place Blog, which can be found on her website www.driyabo.com.

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Jamie Bennett is the Founder & CEO at The Lifestyle Group. Jamie is in the people business. She serves her clients in three capacities as a LifeStyle Strategist, HR Consultant and a Certified Life Coach. Her mission is to help her busy clients create strategies that help them delegate more effectively in their personal lives, operate effective HR practices in their business and/or move forward on the things they really want to accomplish. Jamie started her career with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York after receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga. She moved on to Lehman Brothers where she developed her problem solving and organizational skills. After obtaining her Master of Business Administration Degree from CUNY-Baruch College, The Zicklin School of Business, she gained valuable operations and process improvement experience working for a financial services non-profit. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Jamie now resides in Atlanta, Ga. She is an avid reader of business biographies and fiction, a mentor to several young professionals, as well as an active volunteer at her son’s school.

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Melanie D Ivey is the Founder at Beautifully Made. Her purpose is to awaken inner greatness and illuminate the power and passion that lies within. Melanie believes that inspiration, empowerment, and introspection are tools that help us unlock our purpose. She is excited about helping women reach their best selves so in turn they can love, serve, and empower others to do the same. As a certified Personal Development and Executive Coach (lovingly nicknamed “The Success Architect”), Melanie is passionate about helping women find and fulfill their life’s purpose with confidence, tenacity, and authenticity.

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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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Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode Kyle Cease Coming to Pensacola with Kathy Summerlin from the Saenger Theatre

January 11, 2019 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode Kyle Cease Coming to Pensacola with Kathy Summerlin from the Saenger Theatre

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Monday, March 25, 2019
6:00 PM

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99.00 Pit Rows 1 – 4 / Orchestra Rows A – G
49.00 Orchestra Rows H – X / Balcony Rows A – M
29.00 Orchestra Rows Y – DD / Balcony Rows N – V
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Exclusive Meet and Greet Event: Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet Kyle Cease, take photos, and recieve a fabulous swag bag for only $40.00 per-person! Meet and greet reception tickets are available as an add-on with the purchase of show tickets at any price level. Ticket quantities are limited, so don’t delay and purchase your tickets today! The meet and greet reception will begin 1 hour prior to the start of the show. NOTE: All attendees MUST purchase a ticket to the show and the meet and greet reception in order to attend this event.

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* Student tickets are available for $19.00 at the Saenger Theatre Box Office with proper ID

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Comedian and transformational speaker, Kyle Cease, is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, igniting sold-out audiences at his Evolving Out Loud events with his unique blend of comedy and personal evolution.

With two #1 Comedy Central specials to his credit, he has been a guest speaker at thousands of colleges, summits, and Fortune 500 conferences, including Agape International, GATE, Revelations, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, Sedona World Wisdom Days, and the Longevity Now Conference.

In addition to leading his own live events, he has spoken with renowned teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Michael Beckwith, and Marianne Williamson. In 2009, he earned a #1 ranking on Comedy Central’s Stand-up Showdown. He has made more than 100 different TV and movie appearances, including 10 Things I Hate About You, Not Another Teen Movie, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Chelsea Lately, The Martin Short Show, Comics Unleashed, and numerous VH1 shows.

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Tucson Business Radio Empower U Episode 3

January 9, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio Empower U Episode 3

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Keller Williams of Southern Arizona
1745 E River Rd #245
Tucson, AZ 85718
520-631-4638
donna@reedtucson.com

Donna Reed was born and raised in a tiny town of 500 people in NW Ohio. The only girl with 3 brothers. she was lucky enough to go through 8 grades with the same 25 or so “kids” and then in 9th grade we joined the “city kids” at the big school in Fremont, Ohio. In the 1970’s that meant going from about 25 kids to almost 600! Donna got good grades, graduated high in her class and had tons of friends. Her parents were married until her mother’s death in 1995.

After high school, Donna joined Up with People and during the US Bicentennial, she traveled all across the US and down into Mexico. For a kid who loved languages, people and travel, it was a perfect fit. After her second year of working and traveling through Europe, Donna started college at the University of Arizona. It was there that she met her husband Gilbert. They married in 1980 and moved back to Ohio to be near Donna’s family. While in Ohio, Donna had 3 sons, finished her degree in business at the University of Toledo, and lived in the same small town where she grew up. She started her career working in admissions for a technical college. For the next 20 years, while her jobs changed, they always centered around sales and/or management.

In 2000, Donna and her family moved back to her husband’s hometown of Tucson. In 2005 she began her career in Real Estate and have been doing it ever since. Donna is currently at Keller Williams Southern Arizona representing both buyers and sellers in residential Real Estate, and has been in the top 20% of the company for the past 10 years. She loves working with people and has a passion specifically for helping those who might need someone to help with French! Donna has been on KWSA’s Agent Leadership Council for all but 3 of the past 10 years and enjoys working with their Culture Committee.

Donna is active in her church, St Mark’s United Methodist, as a praise team member in contemporary worship.She recently served as the head of the Staff Parish Relations committee, as well as President of the Campus Christian Center. This year, she hopes to work with the Inn Project, helping immigrants coming to the US through Tucson on their way to their new homes here in the United States.

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About Your Host

The Hopman Group, LLC
3561 E. Sunrise Drive
#131
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 326-1625

As a financial advisor with more than 20 years of experience, Pam Hopman, Founder and President of The Hopman Group, LLC, creates and grows wealth for her clients throughout the United States. On the personal financial planning side, she had created The Money Profile, a financial behavior analysis tool. With it and her planning process called “The Natural Financial Solution”, she creates conscious personalized financial solutions for every personality.

For businesses, she has a process called Take Flight that addresses the financial missteps made by a business that can, if not addressed and corrected, kill a business. She says “My team and I can’t help ourselves when we see something that can be made better, we have to speak.”

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Tuesdays with Corey Episode 15

January 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 15

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Yelena Epova is the partner-in-charge of the international tax services at Aprio. She specializes in advising domestic and international companies on international tax issues and tax planning strategies regarding inbound and outbound operations. She also assists clients with domestic tax issues by providing tax planning and compliance services.

As a Russian speaking CPA in the state of Georgia, Yelena is an active participant in both the local and international business community. She is an active member in many professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she participated in the Leadership Development Program. She also sits on the board of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce. Yelena is former chair of the board of the Georgia Council for International Visitors and chair of the 2013 Consular Ball. She is a graduate of the 2011 Leadership Atlanta program and received the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2011 Global Impact Award for Service Providers on behalf of Aprio. She is currently a member of Morison KSi’s North American board. Previously, she was an active member of Baker Tilly International, where she chaired the North American International Tax Committee for six consecutive years. Yelena has written for numerous publications on various international tax issues. She is also a frequent speaker at many international and domestic seminars including those pertaining to businesses entering the U.S. market.

Prior to moving to Atlanta, Yelena received her Master’s Degree in Engineering from the Technological College of Leningrad. Upon her arrival in the United States, she continued her education in Accountancy at Georgia State University. Yelena has received the Golden Key Award for the highest score on the CPA exam in Georgia and the Elijah Watt Sells Award for being in the top 100 scores on the CPA exam in the nation.Yelena was selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the city’s “up and comers” for 2006. Each year, the paper selects and presents awards to 40 business professionals under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their communities and are leaders in their companies. Most recently, Yelena was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of 15 “Women Who Mean Business” in Atlanta and served as a judge for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s Metro Export Challenge. Yelena has also been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as one of the 55 most influential foreign-born Atlantans. Learn more about Yelena Epova at https://www.aprio.com/people/yelena-epova/

Corey Rieck is the President and Founder of The Long Term Care Planning Group, a firm that specializes in delivering Long Term Care education and coverage to companies, high net worth individuals and large organizations. Since 2001, Corey has devoted his career to Long Term Care as a result of multiple personal experiences. A neutral provider of Long Term Care Solutions since 2001, Corey brings a unique and comprehensive consultative perspective to this issue. Since 2003, part of his commitment to the Long Term Care Industry includes his having trained over 3,500 advisors from San Francisco to Wall Street on how to properly position Long Term Care to clients through the CLTC organization. Additionally, he has authored dozens of published industry articles on Long Term Care and has assisted many of the nation’s leading LTC carriers on operational and educational matters.

Sean Dineen with Iron Age Office

January 8, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Sean Dineen with Iron Age Office

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Despite the fact that he moved to the States from Manchester in 2014, Sean Dineen has experienced few setbacks in achieving the American dream. Following his graduation from Sheffield Hallam University with a B.A in graphic design in 2013, Dineen took a leap of faith by moving to Georgia to begin a career coaching youth soccer. After three months of coaching, Dineen’s career trajectory completely shifted when he found himself temporarily living with Michael Stephens, owner of Southern Machine and Fabrication Company. After becoming fast friends, Stephens discovered Dineen’s aptitude for design, providing him the resources to produce small-scale office furniture orders from 300 square feet of space in his manufacturing office. From there, Iron Age Office took off and Dineen’s career skyrocketed along with it, leading him to become one of the youngest CEOs in Georgia and expanding the company from that small space to an over 20,000 square foot warehouse in 2018. Although the company has seen rapid expansion since its humble beginning, Dineen’s entrepreneurial spirit remains the same. He is constantly searching for innovative ways to improve Iron Age Office, from detailed product design updates to ensuring employees are consistently equipped for success. His approachable management style is recognized throughout the office, and he credits his talented team of craftsmen for much of the company’s success. While Dineen’s career path may be unconventional, it is not far-fetched considering his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for quality design. In his spare time, he still enjoys playing soccer whenever possible, sketching new product ideas and spending quality time with his wife, Frankie.

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Junko’s Health, Wealth, and Happiness Hour Episode 9

January 8, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Junko's Health, Wealth, and Happiness Hour Episode 9

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Junko’s Health, Wealth, and Happiness Hour is brought to you by Fujiyama Wealth Management.

Elizabeth Herrington is the Executive Vice President at Angel Companions. She is in her 11th year with the agency and oversees the day to day operations.

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Patricia Fortune Ammari is an elder law attorney with a practice based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, GA. She began her practice as a litigator in the Atlanta office of an international law firm. In 2012, she founded The Ammari Firm, LLC where she assists seniors with long-term care planning, especially Medicaid planning. She also practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, guardianship, and special needs planning. She is a long-time regular volunteer at the Georgia Senior Legal Hotline providing clients with advice about Qualified Income Trusts in order to qualify for Nursing Home Medicaid. She also assists Cobb County Legal Aid as a probate clinic volunteer. Patricia has served as the President of the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Elder Law Section of the Cobb County Bar Association. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. In 2018, Patricia was appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to serve on the State Disciplinary Board.

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Paul Root Wolpe and Ed Queen with Emory Center for Ethics

January 8, 2019 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Paul Root Wolpe and Ed Queen with Emory Center for Ethics

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On this week’s CEO Exclusive we talk with Paul Root Wolpe and Ed Queen with Emory Center for Ethics about trends in ethics that mid-market CEOs should know about.

An international leader in the exploration of ethics, the Emory Center for Ethics is dedicated to exploring how ethical issues underlie the decisions that shape our minds, lives, and society. To do so, scholars from across the university gather at the Center to collaborate and study. The Center also hosts public programs, partners and consults with private and public community organizations, and teaches students at every level of university life. The Center is committed to asking tough questions and developing strategies to help enable people and organizations put ethics into practice.

Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond Schinazi Distinguished Research Professor of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Biological Behavior, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe served for 15 years as the first Senior Bioethicist for NASA. Dr. Wolpe is the President of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors, the past President of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, a Fellow of the Hastings Center, and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the country’s oldest medical society. Dr. Wolpe was named one of Trust Across America’s “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.”

Edward Queen directs the D. Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership at Emory University’s Center for Ethics and also serves as Director of Pedagogy for the Emory Integrity Project.

Queen’s work focuses on applied and professional ethics and the development and implementation of ethics programs in businesses, nonprofits, and governmental agencies. As a teacher, his goal is the formation of ethically informed and publicly engaged citizens. Queen has advised numerous organizations on management and ethical issues including the Pew Charitable Trusts, Belk, AECOM, Ethisphere, Voya, CertusHoldings, Coca Cola, USAID, SunTrust, the Southeastern Council of Foundations, DeKalb County, and Atlanta Public Schools.

In 2012 Queen received the Laura Jones Hardman Award for Excellence in Service to the Emory Community, given to those who serve “as role-models to students and others by offering an unselfish, time-consuming, and appreciable service to the university community.” Additionally, Emory University’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter has recognized him three times as a professor “who has encouraged and helped students to excel, and who exemplifies intellectual rigor and enthusiasm for scholarly pursuits.”

Connect with Paul on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow Emory Center for Ethics on Facebook and Twitter.

Let’s Recap 2018

January 1, 2019 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Let’s Recap 2018

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On this CEO Exclusive, we look back on what we’ve learned from interviewing 50 purpose driven, culture-centric CEOs in 2018 and discuss what 2019 may hold.