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Tucson Business Radio: Weeding Out Business Ep 9

April 7, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio: Weeding Out Business Ep 9

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Robert Zuniga

Mosquito Squad of Tucson-Owner
Phone:(520)488-8566
Email:zuniga@mosquitosquad.com
Tucson, Arizona

My wife and I are both from Tucson. We have been married for 12years and have four boys. Christian 10, Zachary 6, and identical twins Preston and Paxton who are 4. The major reason we got into mosquito control is that my oldest is allergic to mosquitoes.WOB Host and Owner

Poppy Yard Solutions

Josh Grubaugh is a Tucson native with 12 years of experience in the agriculture industry. His passion for the game of golf and the desire to spend as much time as possible on the course led to the start of his career. In 2006, Josh began working at Oro Valley Country Club. There, he acquired the basics of landscape and turf management. He also earned his Arizona Pesticide Applicator license. He quickly realized that not only did he have a knack for keeping vegetation alive in Arizona heat, he was also really loving the work that went into it!

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 68

April 6, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 68

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“Custom metal fabrication, Kaolin production & Leadership”
#ManufacturingMinute series on SCNR
Sponsored by the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance
Learn more: Www.GeorgiaManufacturingAlliance.com

Holly Gotfredson serves as President of American Metalcraft, Inc. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a BA in Art History, spending the first part of her career in the creative world – working at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and then moving onto a marketing and advertising professional path for the next decade. Holly entered the world of manufacturing and was amazed at the artistry and effort that goes into each piece, each project. She says “I feel like this gives me a unique perspective in merging the architect’s vision for a project with the nuts and bolts of bringing it into production.” Holly purchased American Metalcraft, Inc. from her family in 2017 and says she is honored to carry on the legacy that her father in law started in 1986.

American Metalcraft’s rain screen and metal panel systems, custom sunshades, infill, perforated and shadowbox panels, brake metal and column covers grace local landscapes such as Buckhead Atlanta, 14th Street Bridge, The SunTrust Building, 55 Allen Plaza, The Pleasant Hill Bridge – as well as the national landscapes such as the Newseum in DC, The National Marine Corp Museum in Quantico, Virginia, The Research Center at the University of Idaho and the Fort Bliss Hospital in El Paso, Texas – just to name a few.  With AMI’s thirty–three years of experience and work nationwide, clients trust American Metalcraft and Holly is honored to be part of its story.

Holly hastwo daughters- her oldest was adopted from Latvia at 13 – she’s now 24, just completed five years in the military as a MPO and is now serving in the National Guard. Her youngest is a competitive swimmer and artist. When she’s not working she loves spending time with her family, playing and composing music and traveling. Connect with Holly Gotfredson on LinkedIn and learn more about American Metalcraft, Inc here: http://americanmetalcraft.com/

Jason Maxwell is the Vice President of Operations at KaMin LLC. Maxwell joined KaMin LLC (formerly J.M. Huber Corporation) in 2003, and has served in a variety of roles including Plant and Product Manager. Mr. Maxwell has over 20 years of industry experience and has previously held manufacturing management and engineering positions at Owens Corning Fiberglass, Alcatel and Transitions Optical.

He also currently serves on a number of boards ranging from the FAMU/FSU Engineering Advisory Board, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Mining Foundation, and Georgia Mining Association.

Mr. Maxwell earned his M.B.A. from Georgia College and State University in 2009 and his B.S. in chemical engineering from Florida State University in 1999. Connect with Jason Maxwell on LinkedIn and learn more about KaMin LLC here: https://www.kaminllc.com

Jason Moss is Founder and CEO of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA). The organization is the fastest growing community of industry professionals in the state. Since 2008, GMA has provided the premier platform for manufacturing leaders to form strategic alliances, share best business practices, and make profitable business connections.

GMA now has six chapters across the state that are facilitated by volunteer chapter directors. The organization’s staff and Chapter Directors work together to identify quality manufacturers, coordinate plant tours, and provide educational workshops in their regions.

Each month GMA provides at least 5 plant tours where others can learn best business practices from their peers.Connect with Jason Moss on LinkedIn and learn more about the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance here: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/

Scott W. Luton is the founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine.

Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta, was recently named a 2019 Pro to Know in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Executive. He served on the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee and currently serves as Chair of the 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards Planning Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential.

As a Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott also volunteers on the Business Pillar for VETLANTA, and maintains active membership in the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance & CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable. Connect with Scott Luton on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter at @ScottWLuton. Learn more about TalentStream, a leading recruiting & staffing firm that helps companies find top talent in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain space, by visiting their website here: www.talentstreamstaffing.com

Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode
APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here
Veteran Scholarship Opportunity for SCM Certifications: click here
2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards: https://youtu.be/z8QCs8lgyMM?t=1
eCommerce Operations Summit: https://www.operationssummit.com/
MRO Americas: https://mroamericas.aviationweek.com/en/home.html
Velocity 2019 Conference: https://velocity-conference.com/
AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit
Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19
EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here
Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us

Spark Stories Episode 7

April 5, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Spark Stories Episode 7

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Grady Caldwell is originally from Albany, Georgia and attended Albany State University on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a degree in education. He has always had a passion for helping people. One of his favorite quotes that he lives by is from Muhammad Ali, “Your service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

Grady spent 17 years in public school education where he served in various roles from a teacher to a head basketball coach, to assistant principal and high school principal. In fact, he was on the career path to retire as an educator. However, one single conversation changed the entire trajectory of his passion and his purpose. On May 27, 2018, his parents called for a family meeting with Grady and his sisters. During the course of this meeting, his mother expressed to them that she had been diagnosed with dementia. Three questions immediately came to Grady’s mind, the first was how can a beautiful 68-year-old woman who had an illustrious career working in financial aid all of sudden be diagnosed with dementia? Second, who is going to take care of her as the stages of dementia worsen? Lastly, how are they going to pay for this?

Grady as well as his siblings were extremely busy with their careers and raising their own families and he knew how difficult it is to find quality help. His answers to these questions led him to the bright idea of starting Perennial Angels Homecare as a means to provide quality, in-home care at a cost that is affordable.

Connect with Grady on LinkedIn and follow Perennial Angels on Facebook.

With over two decades of experience in hair design, Alicia Igess is an accomplished and award winning hairstylist committed to her craft and the cultivation of new techniques. As the owner and founder of Urban Tangles – a hair and makeover studio focusing on makeovers, she along with her team have experienced tremendous success in building an exclusive “referral-only” clientele consisting of many of the who’s who of Atlanta.

Alicia is a makeup artist but her first love is hair. She describes makeup artistry as an instant gratification and hair styling as a delayed gratification if you are waiting on a bad haircut to grow out or refuse to embrace hair extensions. She has been voted Best of Atlanta for hair coloring as well as hair extensions.

When Alicia isn’t seeing clients in her studio, she freelances under The Greenroom Agency and educates other stylists and salon owners on perfecting their skill level as well as best business practices in the industry. Alicia is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, INC.

Connect with Alicia on Twitter and Facebook.

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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Senior Level Executive Barry Madel

April 5, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Senior Level Executive Barry Madel

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Barry Madel is a senior level executive with a unique blend of having led both small ($10MM) to mid-sized ($250MM) businesses for public and private-equity organizations. Barry has led numerous turnarounds, started his own business and also managed corporate reorganizations–and each time increased the profitability of businesses.

A significant part of his career has been in manufacturing businesses (in the flexible packaging and plastics industries) where he worked to grow top line revenue while managing price/volume/mix, increasing variable cost productivity and reducing period costs. He has extensive experience selling to “big box” home center retail stores, C-Suite executives and small business owners and most recently led a pament processing business managing their 200% growth.

Barry possesses solid six sigma knowledge and has also implemented lean principles in his current turnaround business to improve throughput while reducing overall employee headcount. He manages from a simple framework of core values and employee expectations and drives results through constant reinforcement of these and holding employees accountable. He is a genuine and likeable leader respected for his honesty and integrity.

Connect with Barry on LinkedIn.

Tucson Business Radio, LLC.

April 4, 2019 by angishields

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I was a bit skeptical at first, so I asked for a guarantee. I wanted at least a return of investment. I took a leap of faith and gave it a try with the podcast game plan. We sat down and put together a 1-year strategy of who all my guests would be and what the shows would be about. I basically got to target and handpick my future customers, and it worked. I landed my biggest client that now gives me half my income.

Hosting my own show gave me a foot in the door to so many business opportunities. I can now cold call companies and speak to presidents, CEOs, and Board members within minutes because the gatekeepers send you to the top when you say your “calling from the tech talk show”. If you follow the plan, you will get results. – Aaron Maus, host of Tucson Tech Talk

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Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 67

April 4, 2019 by angishields

Supply Chain Now

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 67

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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 67
“Profiles in Supply Chain Leadership: Blake Mathies”

Blake Mathies, SCOR-P, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, LSSGB is the Vice President of Operations for Boston Incorporated. Blake graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1995 and obtained his Master of Public Administration from Troy University in 1999. He has over 23 years of Supply Chain, logistics and transportation experience in multiple industries, both public and private.

Blake has managed supply chain for the US Air Force, Navy and Army, NASA, Department of State and Department of Interior. He has also managed and operated supply chains for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Woods Equipment Company and Vanderlande. Connect with Blake Mathies on LinkedIn and learn more about Boston Incorporated here: https://www.furnitureappliancemart.com/

NFTC Talks Soccer and Hockey in Tucson: NFTC Ep 5

April 3, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

NFTC Talks Soccer and Hockey in Tucson: NFTC Ep 5

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Jon Pearlman
FC Tucson
jonathan@fctucson.com
520-440-3855
Website: https://www.fctucson.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn |

FC Tucson announced that former FC Tucson head coach Jon Pearlman has been named the Director of Soccer Operations. Pearlman will oversee day-to-day operations of the club as well as help run operations of the Mobile Mini Sun Cup in Tucson. Pearlman was most recently head coach of the Oklahoma City Energy FC U23s, an amateur club in USL League Two (formerly the Premier Developmental League). Prior to 2018, he was the head coach for then-PDL side FC Tucson and compiled a 9-2-3record en route to a division title. Pearlman’s ties to FC Tucson go all the way back to its founding as a PDL franchise. Pearlman acted as a general manager, technical director, and co-owner of the club.

Bob Hoffman
Tucson Roadrunners
bob.hoffman@tucsonroadrunners.com
(520) 777-6674
Website: http://www.tucsonroadrunners.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin |

Bob Hoffman joined the Tucson Roadrunners in August of 2016and soon thereafter, was elevated to Team President. He brings a wealth of sports business and marketing experience to his leadership role with the franchise.

The Northeast Ohio native (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) has spent the past two decades working within the sports industry including with several hockey clubs. Hoffman served as the Executive Vice President of the Quad City Mallards (ECHL) during the 2015-16season and has previously worked in the American Hockey League with both the Utah Grizzlies and Louisville Panthers.

From 2007 through 2014, Hoffman worked at the League level serving as the Director of Operations for the Central Hockey League (CHL). While there, he oversaw all-league and team operations including sales, marketing, communications, advertising, and game operations.

Hoffman has earned several honors during his career including recognition as one of Utah’s top 50 marketing executives (Deseret News) and as the CHL’s Communications Executive of the Year. He also prides himself as being a “community servant” as he volunteers a good deal of his time to non-profit organizations.

Luchie Javelosa, Sports Sales Manager
Visit Tucson Sports
115 N. Church Ave. Ste 200 Tucson, AZ 85701
www.visittucson.org/sports
SOCIAL MEDIA: Linkedin | Visit Tucson Sports Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @tucsonsports

A graduate of the University of Arizona, Luchie obtained her degree in Marketing from the Eller College of Management with a minor in Psychology in May 2013. She is currently the Sports Sales Manager at Visit Tucson, the city’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB). Luchie joined Visit Tucson in July 2015, starting out as the Sales & Conventions, Services, and Sports Admin Assistant. Over the past few years, while gaining more experience in the tourism industry, she has taken advantage of the opportunities within Visit Tucson to fully transition over to the Sports Department.

Prior to joining Visit Tucson, Luchie worked for Enterprise Holdings where she participated in their Management Trainee Program. She was promoted to her first Assistant Management position in less than a year of being with the company and was on the fast track to excel and keep moving up. During her time at Enterprise, Luchie gained valuable sales and customer service experience which has contributed to her success at Visit Tucson.

In her current role, Luchie is responsible for marketing the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and Southern AZ as a premier sporting destination. Some of Visit Tucson Sports’ top accounts include local, national and international organizations such as Fort Lowell Shootout, Cactus Classic Volleyball, Tucson Invitational Games, MLS Pre-Season (FC Tucson), USA Rugby, USA Shooting, Professional Korean & Mexican Baseball teams, just to name a few. Luchie’s primary focus is to work with a variety of sporting events/organizers and local venues, while keeping existing relationships, to bring events and sports-related meetings to Tucson.

About Your Hosts

Tucson Metro Chamber
465 W. St. Mary’s Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-792-1212

Amber Smith is the president and CEO of the Tucson Metro Chamber. In her role, she leads the Tucson Metro Chamber in implementing the goals and visions of the Chamber’s Board of Directors to champion an environment where business thrives and the Tucson community prospers. Focusing on growing business through workforce development, talent attraction, and public policy, the Tucson Metro Chamber is a strong community partner focused on making Tucson the ideal destination for business success. Amber’s goal is to lower the amount of poverty in Tucson by growing businesses.

Government relations professional by trade, Amber’s strength is building relationships between the public and private sector while identifying ways to collaborate and partner to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Amber began her career working for Senator McCain where she became adept at retaining professionalism and decorum while navigating difficult and controversial policy matters.

Amber represented the real estate and land use industry on policy matters first as a lobbyist for homebuilders and developers and then for Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA). MPA’s foundation is creating balanced land use policies that stimulate economic development and reasonably preserves our natural environment. Amber has continued that philosophy of finding common ground through her work at the Tucson Metro Chamber.

A Texas native, Amber moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona and graduated with a degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration from Eller College. Married to a second-generation Tucsonan, Amber’s husband Robert is a Tucson Fire Department Captain, who also owns a small business. Amber and Robert have three young sons, 11 goats, four dogs, three donkeys, and some chickens and they enjoy the quiet life on their small ranch.

Connect with Amber on LinkedIn.

Tucson Metro Chamber
465 W. St. Mary’s Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-792-1212

A native Tucsonan, Michael Guymon’s twenty-one-year professional career has primarily centered on political strategy, business development and advocacy, and organizational management. As Vice President for the Tucson Metro Chamber, Michael is responsible for developing and implementing the Chamber’s local public policy and workforce development/attraction programs and initiatives.

Michael’s previous positions include Vice President of Regional Partnerships for Sun Corridor Inc.; Executive Director of Metropolitan Pima Alliance; Chief-of-Staff to Tucson City Council Member Fred Ronstadt; Asst. Vice President for Governmental Affairs for the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce; and political consultant to The Bridges, a 360-acre mixed-use, infill development that will include Tech Parks Arizona, GEICO’s regional headquarters, housing, and a 111-acre commercial development.

Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona.

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn

Ask the Gals Ep 5: April Locchead and Rhonda Peoples

April 2, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Ask the Gals Ep 5: April Locchead and Rhonda Peoples

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GUESTS:

BIO APRIL LOCHHEAD

April Locchead, Owner, Roadrunner Auto Glass, and Window Tint
Office Phone: 520-722-5699
Email: lochhead20@yahoo.com
www.roadrunnerautoglass.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn |

April Lochhead was born and raised in Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Floria and the University of South Florida. April moved to Arizona in 1996 after meeting her husband, Ed. They have 3 teenage boys…on attends the University of Arizona, one is an HS senior and one an HS Freshman.

April owns Roadrunner Auto Glass and Window Tint. A company born in 2005. Roadrunner repairs and replaces all auto glass and motorhome glass. The company specializes in commercial and residential window film helping with security, heat reduction and glare reduction.

The Lochhead family is close and enjoy camping, hiking, surfing, and paddle boarding together.

BIO RHONDA PEOPLES

Founder: International Leadership Mentoring
Rbystry.acndirect.Com
Rbystry.services4u.com
Rbystry.acnibo.com
Rhondabystry@gmail.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn |

22 years in the Automotive Industry as a salesperson then went into finance and became corporate finance director of a 7 franchise dealership. Ran a blog and “Ask Rhonda” segments to educate buyers. Attained many different people skills, certificates, licenses and attended many sales, financial and customer oriented classes. Created new departments and helped in the development of new innovative ideas for customer experiences in the car buying process.

Own and partnered with husband, a club basketball team for over 20 years. Through the art of basketball, children learn life skills, love skills, and business skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. Once they reach high school, they are showcased throughout the country in front of college coaches for scholarships into college. The placement into colleges has been 85% or higher over the last 20 years.

Owner of International Leadership Mentoring, for women, that works with women and their leadership skills. Women have hired Rhonda so that they can become better leaders at their work, home and in their community. Rhonda partnered with Don Zavis sales training and now has created a new sales training curriculum for those tired of the same training that has been used for years.

Rhonda’s biggest success is her marriage to Darrell Peoples and her blended family of 4 children, 4 dogs, and a horse. She serves on the board of directors of The Haven, which is a residential recovery environment that supports treatment for women and encourages family involvement. She has a passion for life and her purpose is to serve to enlighten and empower people to see the greatness they have within themselves.

About Your Hosts

Too Busy Gals
(520) 990-2107

Jessica Badowski is the owner and founder of Tucson based Too Busy Gals. Too Busy Gals was established in 2008 in Ohio and moved to Arizona in 2011. It was established as a business to the business service provider after multiple requests for assistance with social media, branding, and marketing from peer business owners. After 20+ years in non-profit management and anti-poverty social work, Jessica decided to break out and start her own business. In 2008, it became quickly apparent the need for high-quality education and coaching social media services was exploding. After 3 years working with national partners in marketing and social media, Too Busy Gals began developing its own roster of clients. Current clientele ranges from a local manufacturing company, land developer, Moroccan artisan e-commerce business, to NYT Bestselling author, and non-profit serving breast cancer survivors.

Too Busy Gals is very active in the local Tucson business community. Currently, Legacy Partners of Local First Arizona, strategic partners with Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Marana Chamber of Commerce, and Vail Chamber of Commerce. Charity and volunteer work has been a passion of Jessica’s and is a central part of Too Busy Gals business model. Currently, Too Busy Gals is part of 100+Women Who Care Tucson, eWomen Network Foundation sponsor, and partner with Big Hearts, Helping Hands Arizona Secret Santa program.

Lisa Benson joined Too Busy Gals in October 2017. Her role is community outreach and connecting local businesses to the training and coaching services Too Busy Gals offers. With a background in event planning, marketing, and advertising research, and extensive marketing experience in networking environments, she ensures Too Busy Gals meets the needs of the Tucson business community. As an active 4-H mom and owner of dogs, birds, rabbits, chickens, pigeons, quail and recently a cat, she is an avid animal enthusiast.

Follow Too Busy Gals on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Cannon Carr with CornerCap Investment Counsel

April 2, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Cannon Carr with CornerCap Investment Counsel

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Cannon Carr is CornerCap Investment Counsel’s Chief Investment Officer. He leads the firm’s investment committee and oversees the firm’s investment strategies and process, stock and asset class research, and portfolio management. He also co-manages the three CornerCap mutual funds (Small Cap Value, Large Cap Value, and Balanced).

He joined CornerCap in June 2007, after being a client for over seven years. Prior to joining CornerCap, Cannon was a senior equity analyst at CIBC World Markets (formerly Oppenheimer), covering IT business services (2006-07), wireless services (2001-05), and emerging telecom (1998-05).

Cannon has provided commentary on CNBC, CNN, Lou Dobbs MoneyLine, and Bloomberg News. He has also been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Fortune, among other publications. He was rated a five-star analyst by Zachs Research in 2006. Cannon has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Princeton University in Political Economy.

Public service is important to Cannon. He heads the investment committee for the Wesleyan College endowment, serves on the Advisory Board for the Center for Ethics at Emory University, is a Board member with the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation, is an officer at the Atlanta Rotary Club, and serves as Chair of the Georgia Tennis Foundation, among other nonprofit endeavors.

Follow CornerCap on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.