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Office Evolution, a co-working space franchise that provides executive suites, flexible office spaces and virtual offices to independent professionals and small business owners nationwide, is proud to announce its newest location opening in Dunwoody, Georgia — the second of five planned for the greater Atlanta area. Office Evolution co-owner and area director Andy Bean opened his first location in Alpharetta earlier this year and is eager to get this second space up-and-running. The nearly 7,000-square-foot center, located minutes away from the Perimeter Mall at 56 Perimeter Center E, Suite 150 in Dunwoody, is near numerous restaurants and hotels and is easily accessible to I-285 and Georgia 400. The first floor center, part of a six-story mixed-use building, will offer small businesses and entrepreneurs professional on-demand office space with 24/7 access to all of Office Evolution’s locations nationwide. Members can choose from several packages including hourly, daily, month-to-month and long-term rentals. These packages include mailing and telephone answering services as well as free on-site parking. The first floor center offers 24 private furnished offices, a community kitchen and a co-working business lounge with seating for dozens of people. The space also has two conference rooms available that can accommodate between six and sixteen people. While the soft opening is slated for Friday, September 7, 2018, a grand opening event will follow on November 14, 2018. “The small business community in the Atlanta region is thriving, and we’re thrilled to be able to support its continued growth,” said Bean. “While our first location in Alpharetta has only been open for a few months, it’s already running at 50 percent capacity. This is a true testament of the need for shared office spaces for budding entrepreneurs in the market. We’re excited to stem off of the success we’ve seen so far with this opening in Dunwoody.” Long before opening an Office Evolution, Andy started working in construction at the young age of 14. After working years in the industry, he wanted to switch gears and enter the corporate world. He moved to Georgia to pursue a sales position in the insurance industry. While Andy enjoyed helping his customers, business ownership was something that always remained in the back of his mind. Eventually, his curiosity in entrepreneurship and helping small business owners take their company to new heights is what led him to Office Evolution. “Office Evolution gives Andy the best of both worlds,” said Mark Hemmeter, Founder and CEO of Office Evolution. “He is taking his background in sales to sell the concept of office sharing and also gets to have a hand in the construction process as he continues to expand the footprint of Office Evolution throughout Atlanta.” Hemmeter’s vision for Office Evolution is to provide entrepreneurs with a highly professional co-working space that offers flexible solutions, monthly memberships and all-inclusive pricing. The brand’s expansion in Atlanta is reflective of the demand for a model like Office Evolution’s. By offering conference rooms as well as private and shared office spaces, professionals can connect with peers or have an all-inclusive area to call their own. This variety has helped Office Evolution position itself as the industry’s leading provider of co-working space for small business owners and independent professionals throughout Fulton and Dekalb Counties. Founded in 2003, the brand has continued to grow and develop successfully in both new and existing markets thanks to the resounding positive response from customers. Office Evolution currently has more than 51 locations open in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The company also recently signed on to open new locations in Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Office Evolution is a Colorado-based national shared office franchisor offering co-working spaces, virtual office services and fully furnished offices and suites. The Company built and successfully operated seven business centers across the Colorado Front Range before beginning to franchise in 2012. The company now has 51 open locations, 31 under development and another 58 under franchise agreements to be developed. Please visit www.officeevolution.com for more company information. For more information on Office Evolution’s franchising opportunities, visit www.officeevolutionfranchise.com or call 877.475.6300.
Joey Kline is a tenant rep broker with JLL. As an Atlanta native, he has a deep passion for promoting the economic growth and continued competitiveness of communities in and around Atlanta, as well as the Southeast as a whole. Joey has completed transactions in every major submarket of metro Atlanta, and works primarily with start-ups, advertising/marketing agencies, and technology companies. Joey holds a MBA from Emory University, and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a founder, board member, and the treasurer of Advance Atlanta, and also sits on the Selection Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth’s Fast 40 event. In addition, he has been chosen to participate in the prestigious LEAD Atlanta program.
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There are two things that you will discover the minute you start working with Patricia Romboletti. One, she has an unwavering commitment to coaching you into not just any job—but the right job for you. And second, her background in corporate leadership and retained executive search, and her style, which is best described as a “real straight shooter,” will give you the exact roadmap that you need—no guessing—no missteps—no more sending your resume into a big black hole—just a clear path forward to your next, right job. Patricia book “Bulletproof Your Career: Secure your financial future and do fulfilling work that you love…for LIFE” will debut on October 9, 2018. She has served as a career strategist and Master-level coach for senior executives for Execunet, the leading career resource site. She is also a Master Class webinar creator and leader for Execunet. In this role, she has provided insightful coaching for senior executives from Fortune 100 to family-owned/closely held companies in every discipline. Patricia also has a private career coaching practice for senior executives and has coached hundreds of executives. She leverages her prior corporate career in both middle market and large corporations, and her 17-years of experience in retained executive search to bring real-world, practical advice and direction that enables senior level executives to take control of their career and accelerate their move to not just any job—but the right job. Her coaching gets rid of the frustration, gives her clients a “behind the curtain” view of the hiring process and provides practical, step-by-step guidance to fast-track her clients to the job they want. Patricia’s early career included over 15 years of sales and marketing leadership in family-owned businesses. Then, during her corporate career, Patricia held a number of executive sales leadership positions and she created and led the Pharmaceutical Services Division for Western Union Corporation, a startup division within this 150-year-old company. Patricia is a graduate of the 2007 class of Leadership California, a network of accomplished women, dedicated to advancing the leadership role women play in impacting business, social and public policy. Patricia was nominated for the Orange County Business Journal Outstanding Woman of the Year award and has served as a speaker, board member, and seminar instructor for numerous corporate, professional and community organizations.
Dan Rosenfelt with Third Rail Studios and Michael Hahn with Capstone South Properties
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On this CEO Exclusive we continue our series of discussions on the growing entertainment industry in Georgia with Third Rail Studios President, Dan Rosenfelt and Michael Hahn, President of Capstone South.
Third Rail Studios is Georgia’s newest purpose built film and television production studio. The facility includes 60,000 SF of sound stages, 27,500 SF of production office space and over 70,000 SF of mill/flex space. Third Rail Studios can provide up to 30 Gigabits of fiber optic bandwidth for high speed data transfer. World class customer service, technology, and ease of use for productions are the defining traits of Third Rail Studios.
Dan Rosenfelt is President of Third Rail Studios.
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Michael Hahn is an experienced real estate development executive with a history of driving large, complex and mixed-use real estate projects. As the president and founder of Capstone South Properties, he has executed the first vertical redevelopment project, Third Rail Studios, at the former General Motors assembly plant in Doraville, Georgia, now known as Assembly. The 140,000-square-foot production facility is a full-service, state-of-the-art film and television studio located north of Buckhead. Currently, Michael is continuing multiple development projects at the Assembly development including retail, office and apartments.
Michael began his real estate career in downtown Los Angeles, California, where he oversaw the development and restoration of large abandoned and historic properties into mixed residential and retail spaces. Hahn also led the development of multiple luxury residential properties in Hollywood and Beverly Hills, California. He attended Boston University in Massachusetts and holds a law degree from American University in the District of Columbia.
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Tuesdays with Corey Episode 12
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Diana Murphy, Executive Wellness Coach, supports busy executives and sales leaders in taking care of their health and overall wellness. Clients experience less stress, more confidence, and an ease around food and exercise they had not realized was possible. She understands the challenges of time and stress and provides beautiful tools to get clients back on track. With enthusiasm and insight, Diana presents an individualized strategy just for you. Diana creates a comfortable, non judgmental relationship where her clients can process their personal challenges. Working together as a team, you’ll develop your health in a way that is in alignment with your goals and integrity. Listen to her new podcast Wellness for Top Performers!
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.
Tucson Business Radio – Ep3 – Weeding Out Business
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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!
Just a year into this career path, Josh took full advantage of an opportunity to help build the Golf Club at Dove Mountain, former home of the PGA Tour’s WGC Accenture Match-Play Championship. This amazing 6-year experience gave him the drive to advance on to The Views Golf Club at Oro Valley, where he became the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent. This was a game changer for Josh as his growing passion for and knowledge of turfgrass management further solidified that this was his calling.
With his skills and experience, Josh advanced onward to Tucson Country Club as the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent. Within two years he accepted the position of Golf Course Superintendent at Forty Niner Country Club. Shortly after joining the Forty Niner family, Josh and Brandy married and within a year were proud parents of their first child, Tripp Joshua Grubaugh. Things were getting real!
Josh had a very successful tenure at Forty Niner Country Club. His extensive knowledge and attention to detail allowed him to complete many in-depth landscape and irrigation projects, which improved the operation of the course. Some have even said he brought it back from the dead! Josh will tell you, he is only as good as his team. His hard work, respect for others and willingness to think outside of the box were, and continue to be, essential to his success. In early 2018, Josh knew there was something bigger for him and his growing family. With the support and encouragement of his wife, Brandy, he decided to take his knowledge, skills, and passion in another direction. This led to the launch of Poppy Yard Solutions. The company was named after his daughter, Poppy Louise.
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I am the owner and publisher of Tucson Real Producers. Our family moved to Tucson from New Orleans, La over 33 years ago. We love the small town/city Tucson has to offer. My husband John & I have made memories for families by capturing their baby or child’s hand and foot impressions which are bronzed and made to last a lifetime. Patty-cakes of Tucson has been the heartbeat business of our family for many years.
How did I come to be a part of the Realtor community? I started by providing high quality, guaranteed for life closing gifts that agents can be proud to give their clients and that also help to brand their business for life. I continue to offer these amazing gifts to agents that what to be remembered. Do you see a theme? I care about the long term.
So, for Tucson Real Producers, we have created a platform for the top 500 agents in the Tucson area to make connections and build relationships. We do this through a monthly publication that is about Tucson realtors and for them. We also have events for this exclusive group quarterly to celebrate those who have been featured and give agents a chance to talk to other agents who understand their type of business. As we strive to partner the best with the best great agents and quality businesses have an opportunity to work together for the long term.
Joe Guith with McAlister’s Deli and Kris Vaughn with GeorgiaForward
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With over 20 years of experience in food service, consumer products and retail, Joe Guith was promoted to the role of President of McAlister’s Deli® in April 2018. Previously, Guith served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Cinnabon, Inc. for four years, driving significant results through strong performance management, application of process-driven improvements and building collaborative, high performing teams. Prior to joining FOCUS Brands, Guith worked in general management and strategy with Coca-Cola and Yum! Brands in domestic and international markets. This background has fostered a passion for growing iconic brands that deliver superior experiences and value for guests and franchisees. Guith is originally from Michigan and has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan. He currently lives in Atlanta with his wife and two children.
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Since August of 2015 Kris Vaughn has served as the Executive Director of GeorgiaForward, a statewide nonprofit working to strengthen communities, unite our State and create a talent pipeline within Georgia. Under her leadership GeorgiaForward has expanded its Young Gamechangers program, and resumed its annual Forums that convene statewide thought leaders to discuss the future of Georgia. Prior to joining GeorgiaForward, Kris served Senior Executive Assistant of Strategic Planning at the Macon Water Authority, an award-winning water and sewer utility in Macon, Georgia. For five and half years before that she was the Director of Place for NewTown Macon as a leading member of the development team transforming downtown Macon. Kris is an active volunteer with the Junior League of Macon and the Macon Rotary Club. Kris is a 2008 graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady School of Journalism. She is a 2010 graduate of Leadership Macon as well as the Georgia Academy of Regional Economic and Leadership Development, a 2015 graduate of the Middle Georgia Regional Leadership Champions, and a graduate of the 2017 Class of Leadership Georgia. Kris is married to Forsyth attorney Ben Vaughn and they live in Monroe County with their daughter Hattie and two dogs, Chunk and Gunner. They are active members of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon.
BRX Studio Partners Office Hours Episode 1
Mike Popowski with Dagger
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This story is brought to you by Merlin Auto Group. Follow the Merlin Auto Group on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Mike Popowski is the CEO of Dagger. Mike drives Dagger’s vision, culture and growth. He brings over 17 years of digital, social and brand-building experience. A proven client service and team leader, Mike has had success building campaigns for the world’s biggest brands across a variety of industries. Mike joined Dagger from TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, where he led the global repositioning for GSK’s global smoker’s health business, Nicoderm CQ (US). Mike was previously SVP, Client Partner at Moxie (formerly Engauge), where he architected the agency’s first content marketing practices for Cisco Systems, UPS and Wells Fargo. He was an early pioneer of social marketing as a consultant for AARP from 2008 to 2011, and implemented early digital content practices for AARP’s renowned Travel Ambassador, Peter Greenberg, and Health Ambassador, Martina Navratilova. Mike’s previous stints include AOL and SureClick, an Inc. 5000 digital agency based in Washington, D.C. Mike’s a native Vermonter so he really enjoys winters in Atlanta.
Culinary Atlanta featuring Jeff Moses with 404 Vodka
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Jeff Moses has been developing craft beer, wine and spirits for more than two and a half decades, including cult hits Bogart’s Gin and Graffiti Wine. He has lived all over the world – and in cities with famously magnetic culture like San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles – but makes his home in Atlanta in part because of the incredible hospitality and irresistible culinary and nightlife elements. That welcoming character also inspired 404 Vodka – “Spirit of the ATL” – because Moses identified an opportunity for a craft alcohol made in Atlanta for savvy Atlanta drinkers ready for a premium spirit at an accessible price. Hence 404 Vodka – 6-times distilled, hand-bottled, gluten-free and impressively smooth – was born.
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