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Chris and Mark LeDoux with Crafty Apes

November 27, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Chris and Mark LeDoux with Crafty Apes

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On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Chris and Mark LeDoux with Crafty Apes about trends in the visual effects industry.

Crafty Apes is a full service visual effects company based in Culver City, CA. Launched in July 2011, the company was founded by three visual effects veterans with more than 20 years of combined experience: Jason Sanford, Chris LeDoux, and Tim LeDoux.

Beginning as a modest 2D compositing company for TV and film, Crafty Apes has grown to include a talented roster of artists and an experienced management team that offers high-end compositing services and stunning CG effects for TV, film, and commercials. Crafty Apes’ work can be seen in such projects as “La La Land,” “Hidden Figures,” “Dr. Strange,” “Stranger Things 2,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “The Hate You Give” and many more.

Chris LeDoux is a co-founder of Crafty Apes. Growing up in Kodiak, Alaska as the oldest of four brothers, Chris understands the importance of hard work and collaboration. In 2004, LeDoux pulled up stakes in Kodiak and moved to Los Angeles — arguably the center of the visual effects (VFX) universe — to begin his career as a VFX artist. LeDoux started his career as a junior compositor, working his way up to VFX supervisor with such companies as CafeFX, R!OT, and Scanline VFX. His tireless work ethic, and clever solutions to riddles on set, have led him to garner more than 100 VFX credits on films including “Sin City,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Spiderman 3,” “X-Men,” “Wolverine,” “2012” and “Super 8” among others.

In 2011 LeDoux launched Crafty Apes VFX with Tim LeDoux and Jason Sanford in Los Angeles — the company’s home base. Crafty Apes’ success continued to flourish as LeDoux helped grow and lead its expansion into the Atlanta market. He currently heads Crafty Apes-Atlanta, while also overseeing the company’s newest expansion to New York. To date, the company’s credits include “La La Land,” “Hidden Figures,” “Dr. Strange,” “Stranger Things 2” and “Captain America: Civil War,” among hundreds of others. His brother, Mark LeDoux, is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Crafty Apes.

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Brodie Schroeder with Kaladan Marketing and Amy Jones with MedEdge Marketing

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Brodie Schroeder with Kaladan Marketing and Amy Jones with MedEdge Marketing

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Brodie Schroeder is the Founder & CEO of Kaladan Marketing, an Inbound Marketing Agency based in Atlanta, GA. Kaladan Marketing helps its clients attract new customers online. By using a combination of tools and strategies including search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) campaign management, email automation, content marketing, landing page design and much more, Kaladan Marketing creates a personalized journey each prospect will take on their path to becoming a customer for your business.

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Amy Jones with Med Edge Marketing.

John Catalano with InfoTycoon and Dana Neiger and Veronica Jenkins with Hive

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

John Catalano with InfoTycoon and Dana Neiger and Veronica Jenkins with Hive

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John Catalano is the Vice President of Operations at InfoTycoon, which is the multifamily leader in inspections and asset management solutions. Designed for the full asset management lifecycle, our powerful platform is now used by nearly 40 percent of the NMHC Top 50 including 4 of the 5 largest managers. InfoTycoon is the only software company to receive industry awards from both NMHC and MFE. We maintain an unwavering commitment to serve our clients and provide the industry’s best inspection and asset management solutions.

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Dana Neiger is the Co-Founder / Head of Organizational Development at HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm. She has recruiting experience that covers a wide range of industries such as accounting and finance, construction, engineering, light industrial and warehousing, sales and marketing, with a specialty in legal recruiting. Her human resources consulting background includes, training, payroll, sponsorship, HRIS, networking, social media and branding. Dana is a graduate of the private women’s college, Agnes Scott, located in Decatur, Georgia. She returns to campus multiple times a year to support their Summit program by volunteering for HR panels, LinkedIn seminars, interview preparation and other human resources related needs. Outside of work, Dana enjoys spending time outdoors at sporting and live music events with her loving husband Dustin, their son Deagan and dog, Gustav.

Veronica Jenkins is the Co-founder / Head of Global Talent at HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm, LLC. Veronica’s background canvases recruiting in the Financial, Information Technology, Hospitality, Supply Chain Management & Light Industrial and Telecommunications industries, with specialties in IT and Hospitality. Her human resources background includes social media recruiting, networking, creating of employee diversity blueprints as well as process development. Veronica is a graduate of DeVry University and Johnson & Wales University. She is passionate about sustainable business practices as well as various community service projects focusing on workforce preparedness and reentry, dressing for success and resume writing. Outside of work, Veronica is a certified chef who enjoys cooking for friends and family. She also fancies traveling with her partner Erika and spending time with her dog, Maxwell.

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Andre Osborn with Alex Lexington

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Andre Osborn with Alex Lexington

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Andre Osborn, broker at Alex Lexington, is responsible for management over the purchase and processing of Alex Lexington formally Atlanta Gold and Silver as a premier dealer of coins and bullion ( gold, and silver), diamonds, and precious metals (gold, silver, and platinum). Also including, personal and Business Investment asset consulting for precious metals, blockchain option investing with Vaultchain Gold and the purchase of gold and silver bullion and coins, diamonds, silver flatware, gold and silver watches, and gold, silver and platinum in jewelry or any other shape or form.

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Mike Cohn with Berkley Development

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Mike Cohn with Berkley Development

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The founder of Berkley Development (which he named after his daughter in 2016), Mike Cohn personally works on every project we undertake. He’s a hands-on, heads-up leader whose characteristically “active sense of calm” has become a hallmark of how we do business—high-energy, high-capacity, high-confidence, but never high-strung or high-pressure.

A co-founder of Lennar Commercial (a Miami, FL-based subsidiary of Lennar Corporation, which sold to a private equity firm in 2015), former Executive VP at Cousins Properties in Atlanta, and Senior Managing Director at Faison & Associates, Mike’s career has spanned more than 15 million square feet of projects—including nationwide platforms of retail, office and mixed-use properties stretching from California to Florida and Maine, and valued well in excess of $2B.

He holds a BBA with high distinction in Accounting and Finance from Emory University as well as a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Florida College of Law.

When he’s not collaborating with our partners, he serves as a member of several non-profit boards—including the University of Florida Real Estate Advisory Board, ULI Commercial and Retail Development Product Council (Gold), and the ICSC and GA Bar members. He’s also a regular guest lecturer at the Goizuetta School of Business (Emory), the Warrington College of Business (University of Florida) and the Kenan-Flagler School of Business (University of North Carolina).

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Dexter Caffey with Smart Eye Technology and Katrina Julia with FIT Life Creation

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Dexter Caffey with Smart Eye Technology and Katrina Julia with FIT Life Creation

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Smart Eye Technology was founded in January 2018 by Dexter Caffey. Through his firm, Caffey Investment Group, Mr. Caffey has spent the past 20 years working with major publicly traded U.S. companies. During this time, he helped institutional clients access financial platforms to hedge their portfolio risk and to reduce cost.

While on a business trip to Israel in the fall of 2017, Mr. Caffey was speaking with a cybersecurity professional and noticed he could see every application on the phone of that individual. He thought to himself, “What if we could create software for documents and devices that use ‘continuous identification’ that will shut off for any unauthorized ‘iris’ or ‘face’ viewing that document or screen?” Mr. Caffey immediately connected with an Israeli biometrics technology firm for the creation of this software.

Dexter Caffey founded an Alternative Investment firm in 1998 at the age of 25 and responsible for bringing major publicly traded companies to the firm. He founded Smart Eye Technology in January 2018 and built key strategic relationships with decision makers in corporate America.

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Katrina Julia is the CEO and Creator at FIT Life Creation. Katrina Julia is a Lifestyle Entrepreneur + Creator + CEO of FIT Life Creation of FIT Life Creation (all in one lifestyle brand with health + wealth + biz in 1) She transformed her own health (weight loss of >55 lbs, money (CPA generating others 7-9 figures while own money was once in chaos), and experience of >8 industries with >3000+% ROI results. Bio + Media www.fitlifecreation.com/creator FIT Life Creation integrates experiences (blog to podcast to challenges to courses online to live events to retreats) with the tips + TOOLS+ TECH hands on to help people HANDS ON to create what they love too! We also integrate with features + influencers + fundraising!

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Kyle Waide with Atlanta Community Food Bank, Chris Seabrook with Country Financial and JD Morning & Matt Townley with Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Kyle Waide with Atlanta Community Food Bank, Chris Seabrook with Country Financial and JD Morning & Matt Townley with Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

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Christopher Seabrook has worked in the financial services profession since 2011. He joined COUNTRY Financial as a financial representative in 2013. As a financial representative, Chris and his team provide auto, home, life and business insurance. He specializes in retirement and retirement income planning and hold a professional designation as a Retirement Income Certified Professional. Chris is an activity community member serving on the advisory council and facilitating the Count on Your Future financial literacy program for Warrick Dunn Charities. Additionally, he is president of the Stonecrest Chamber of Commerce, buddy/ volunteer for Kate’s Club, Millennial Advisory Board member for The American College of Financial Services, Power team member of the Media Imaging Ministry at Berean Christian Church and a distinguished member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Chris has been married to his wife, Montice, since 1998. They have two beautiful daughters, London and Layla. In addition to the numerous awards that Chris has won working with COUNTRY, he has been featured on Atlanta Plugged In, and quoted in Forbes.

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JD Morning, General Manager at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, is a results-driven multi-unit restaurant management professional with demonstrated success in operations, workforce development and business management. Recognized for leading teams and accomplishing corporate vision through creating accountability, coaching, and developing management leaders. Effective team builder adept at establishing a strategic vision, championing the corporate culture and gaining buy-in from all levels of the organization to achieve success. Creates a collaborative and high quality work environment by building effective relationships and requiring high levels of accountability

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Matt Townley is the Executive Chef at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse.

As President and CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Kyle Waide oversees the distribution of nearly 70 million pounds of food and grocery products each year through a network of 600 local and regional partner nonprofit organizations that feed those in need across 29 Georgia counties. Prior to being named CEO in June of 2015, Waide served for three years as the Food Bank’s Vice President of Partner Operations, leading the organization to record-breaking years of food distribution to the hungry. Through Waide’s collaborative efforts to improve distribution best practices, the Food Bank dramatically increased the nutritional quality of its product offerings, including fresh produce. Currently the Food Bank distributes more than 14 million pounds of produce each year. Prior to joining the Food Bank, Waide held several management roles at The Home Depot Inc. in disaster relief, corporate responsibility, community affairs and store operations. He also previously served as part of the management team that created and launched Charity Navigator, the nation’s premier charity evaluation service. Waide is a graduate of Harvard University and serves as the Chair of the Southeast Regional Cooperative, the Vice Chair of the Georgia Food Bank Association and is a member of the Ending Hunger Advisory Committee and the Policy, Education and Advocacy Committee for Feeding America. In our local community, Waide is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2015, the Rotary Club of Atlanta, the Community Advisory Board for The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc., the Super Bowl LIII Host Committee Advisory Board and the Committee For A Better Atlanta. Waide resides in Decatur with his wife, Christina, and their three children.

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CTWJ E3: Beauty Pageants, Business Owner, and Medicine

November 21, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

CTWJ E3: Beauty Pageants, Business Owner, and Medicine

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Natasha Johnson
Heels with Heart
Phone#: 520-904-6326
tashacassandrajohnson@gmail.com

I began competing in pageants at the age of 12 as a hobby, but it quickly grew into a much bigger purpose. The pageant system, unlike the silly Toddlers and Tiaras concept, helps promote confidence, stage presence, awareness of culture and life and open my world to many new lifelong friends. The pageant systems in which I participated, involved young girls and women of every background, culture, size, shape and culture, to develop skills that will grow and develop them into amazing young adults and set the foundation for their educational and career futures.

The focus is on developing the inside of a person.  The outside is just incidental.  True beauty is felt, not seen.

My mom, Pam Henley Johnson Knox, owned and operated a woman-owned business for over 35 years, employing up to 45 people. Her focus was to help individuals with life challenges, those plagued by alcohol and drug abuse, criminal activities, behavioral issues, to get on their feet so they became contributors to society, not victims.

Together, we are working to ensure our organization, Heels with Heart, can be a bridge for young women into a fuller and more productive life. We offer pageant coaching, makeup and wardrobe advise and are directing a state-wide pageant in December in Tempe for ages 4-24.  

Volunteering and helping others are a big part of what we do in the pageant systems and promote in our business.  You can never truly know where some else has walked until you spend some time working with those less fortunate or individuals with life challenges.  In small ways, like blessing bags where we give the homeless food, supplies and small gifts to serving meals at shelters, supporting other nonprofits, walking or running for a cause, all of these events help me to see the world from a broader perspective, not just from my point of view.

Dr. Casey Boysel
Desert Physiatry
Musculoskeletal Medicine
2560 E. Fort Lowell
Tucson AZ  85716
(520) 795-6412

As an osteopathic physiatrist, I am often asked “What is that?”  Despite my cryptic job title, I feel fortunate to have found a career about which I am passionate.   The next question I get is how I got into the field.   After graduating with a degree in Biology from University of Colorado, Boulder, I secured a job in sales, but I felt like something was missing.  I returned to school, and at the age of 30 I began my journey in medicine.  When researching my options, I found Osteopathic Medicine’s philosophy and holistic approach to be a perfect fit.  I graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001 and went on to specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or “Physiatry” (pronounced fizz-eye-uh-tree). Physiatry is a medical specialty that is not as well known.  However, after doing several medical school rotations in the field, I realized how important the field of rehabilitation medicine was in helping people regain mobility and function following an illness or injury.  I moved to Chicago where I did my Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.  

In 2006, I moved to Tucson, which I found to be a wonderful community that I wanted to contribute to.  I worked as a physiatrist in the inpatient rehabilitation hospital setting for a number of years where I treated patients with stroke, orthopedic injuries, brain injury and spinal cord injury.  In January of 2018, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take over an outpatient physiatry practice for a very talented local physiatrist who was retiring.  Her philosophy and treatment style were unique and quite similar to mine.  We both felt “the stars aligned” just so.

Brian Latta
Owner of Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler
7101 E 22nd St
Tucson, AZ 85710
520-722-5117
Chuyskolb@gmail.com

Brian moved to Tucson in 1992 from Southern California to open the first Chuy’s with two partners in June of 1992.

Our first location was at Wilmot and Speedway which became quite successful relatively swiftly, so I set down roots. I bought out one of my partners in 1995 and took over his interest in our 22nd and Kolb where I have been ever since. He went on to open the Jerry Bob’s restaurants here locally.

I met my wife Diane in May of 1994 and we married three years later. She too has a background in the service industry, which is important as she understands much of what I go through. 

I started in the industry back in the early 80’s as a server working my way through college in  Northern California. After leaving California to attend college at the University of Houston, I joined the management team of Jeremiah’s Prime Rib and Seafood Restaurants who were seeking qualified personnel. While working for Jeremiah’s, I transferred from Houston, to Huntington Beach, CA. to Reno, NV. and then Palm Springs, CA. Along my journey, I worked with one of the originators of Chuy’s and he eventually asked if I cared to come on board which I did in the summer of ’89.

Caitlyn Kramer
2018 National American Miss Arizona -
Founder of Project Happiness Arizona
projecthappinessarizona@gmail.com

I’m 20 years old and a Junior at the University of Arizona. I’m originally from Douglas, AZ and moved to Tucson for school. I’m currently the 2018 National American Miss Arizona. I have started my own organization called Project Happiness which promotes happiness through student leadership, community service, and volunteerism.

My goal is to help students identify a need in their community and give them the tools and resources they need in order to develop and execute a plan to help their community through a service project. Personally, Project Happiness puts on a back to school drive. Last school year 1,000 supplies were donated to schools in Douglas AZ. This year project happiness donated more supplies. We collected and donated 2,802 school supplies, backpacks, and reading books to all 5 elementary schools in the Douglas Unified School District and to the Douglas Public Library.

I also take a passion to be a motivational speaker, and plan on speaking at serval school assemblies about project happiness and have the students participate in a service project themselves.

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