Andrew Osterday with Local Industries, Sean Henry with STORD, and Stephen Wegner with Knock

November 8, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Andrew Osterday with Local Industries, Sean Henry with STORD, and Stephen Wegner with Knock

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This special episode of Atlanta Business Radio was made possible by JLL.

Andrew Osterday began his career as a freelance designer and developer in the up-and-coming Atlanta agency scene, where he crafted campaigns for brands like the Atlanta Braves, The Home Depot, Delta, and Porsche, before moving to Coca-Cola’s Global group where he lead Cannes award-winning digital creative for Coke Zero and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He founded Local Industries, a change marketing consultancy, in 2015 where he helps some of the world’s biggest brands transform. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, two kids, and golden retriever.

Sean Henry is Founder and CEO of STORD, an integrated warehousing & logistics network helping companies distribute products globally. While attending the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Scheller College of Business, Sean worked in Lean Management and Supply Chain Optimization at Hühoco Group, a german-based manufacturer. Following this experience, Sean Founded STORD in 2016 with Jacob Boudreau. Since then, they have grown their team out of Atlanta, raised roughly $2.75M to-date, and partnered with incredible global brands. Sean and STORD have been featured in the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, in INC.com as one of the Global Top 50 Emerging Entrepreneurs of 2017, and America’s Top 30 Emerging Startups of 2017.

Stephen Wegner with Knock was recently co-founder & Head of Business Development at AdQuick. Before that he was an engagement manager for McKinsey & Company for 3 years streamlining operations for high tech clients. He has an MBA and a B.S. in Systems Engineering from UVA.

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.

Don Moreland with Solarize Atlanta & Trey Gibbs with Hannah Solar, and Nicole Stanton & Shannon Worthy with Stanton & Worthy, LLC

November 7, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Don Moreland with Solarize Atlanta & Trey Gibbs with Hannah Solar, and Nicole Stanton & Shannon Worthy with Stanton & Worthy, LLC

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Don Moreland began working in the solar industry in 2011 developing distributed generation and utility scale solar PV projects. Don has developed 5+ MWs of solar facilities for TVA and Georgia Power solar programs as well as commercial and residential applications providing development services including site selection; financial modeling; program and incentive compliance; permitting; and contract drafting and negotiation. Don is founder of Solar CrowdSource, an innovative turn-key platform to facilitate the rapid deployment of Solarize and peer-to-peer crowdfunding campaigns including campaign structuring, stakeholder collaboration, RFP drafting and facilitation, web design, graphic design, CRM, automated marketing and education services. Solar CrowdSource is accelerating the growth and reducing the soft costs of solar by facilitating over 1MW of distributed solar since 2016 including over half of all residential solar in Georgia. Don is a proud to serve as Chair of the Georgia Solar Energy Association, member of the Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association, and a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

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Trey Gibbs has 18 years of corporate responsibility, corporate sustainability, and environmental compliance work experience gained from the hospitality, manufacturing, pulp and paper packaging, renewable energy, consumer product goods, not-for-profit, petroleum, and land development industries. Gibbs has assisted multiple consultancies to create sustainability product offerings, developing new business, writing winning proposals, and managing the implementation of large-scale sustainability projects. He has expertise with the identification, quantification, and mitigation of corporate environmental impacts, the establishment of sustainability data tracking systems, and the creation of key performance metrics for assessment and reporting of environmental performance.

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Shannon Worthy and Nicole Stanton are managing partners of Stanton & Worthy, LLC, also managing partners of The Cochran Firm Bkr, LLP. Both partners reside in Atlanta, Georgia with their spouses and are extremely active in the community. Stanton & Worthy was formed by Managing Partners Shannon Worthy and Nicole Stanton at the end of 2016, when then Managing Attorney for the Cochran Firm bankruptcy division, Shannon Worthy, was offered the firm from the managing partners. She then asked Ms. Stanton if she wanted to partner with her, and they started Stanton & Worthy, LLC. From there, they continued to embark on a path that focused on integrity, quality, education, and providing a great service in the areas of consumer law to their clientele. They still manage The Cochran Firm bankruptcy clientele, while also shining light and providing legal services to clients at Stanton & Worthy.

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Pensacola Business Radio–Poker Run, US Military Vets MC, CROSSBONES Chapter

November 7, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio--Poker Run, US Military Vets MC, CROSSBONES Chapter

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Andrew G Kelleher (Hagrid)

2nd Annual Communities Caring at Christmas Poker Run

Public

· Hosted by US Military Vets MC, Crossbones, Pensacola, Florida

The U.S. Military Vets MC, Crossbones Chapter, is hosting their 2nd Annual Communities Caring at Christmas Poker Run, (sponsored by Whiskey Runners Saloon) on Saturday, November 17, 2018. Majority proceeds from this event go towards supporting Communities Caring at Christmas.

Rob Chen and Scott Allen with Brightlink

November 6, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Rob Chen and Scott Allen with Brightlink

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On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Rob Chen and Scott Allen with Brightlink about trends in technology and communication.

Founded in 2009, Brightlink is a leading communications platform and technology company that delivers voice, messaging, analytics and cloud-based solutions. Our industry-leading CPaaS platform, technology solutions and network services are used by companies ranging from small to mid-sized businesses to the largest enterprises and communication service providers around the globe.

Rob Chen serves as CEO and Board Member for Brightlink. Rob has a strong track record that includes more than 20 years of executive leadership and general management experience across several industries.

Prior to Brightlink, Rob was the Chief Marketing Officer of CEB (now Gartner), where he had global responsibility for the company’s strategic marketing efforts and played a key role in launching CEB’s talent management business. Before CEB, Rob was a Senior Vice President at First Data, where he transformed and implemented go-to-market strategies for numerous product innovations leading up to its IPO.

During his career, Rob held a number of executive roles with Visa Inc. before and after its IPO, including Head of Global Client Strategy, Head of Commercial and Processing Marketing, and VP of Small Business Marketing. He has also served in senior management roles in several leading technology companies in Silicon Valley, including Siebel Systems (now Oracle), Edge Dynamics (a venture-funded startup), and Salesforce.com.

Rob holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of California at Berkeley.

Scott Allen is the Chief Operating Officer and has been with Brightlink since 2011. Scott is responsible for commercial operations that comprise numerous key facets of the organization including its customer portfolio, core network platform and administration. Scott oversees a range of functions from implementation and product delivery to customer service, supply chain, human resources, and legal & regulatory affairs. He also spearheads the execution of strategic initiatives and corporate development activities.

Prior to his appointment as the COO in 2016, Scott was the CFO of Brightlink overseeing finance, accounting and treasury functions. During this time, he led two successful recapitalizations of the company along with the successful purchase of certain regulated entities that are now integrated into Brightlink.

Scott serves as the Secretary to the Board of Directors and provides operational guidance to the Board regarding the development of corporate policies and establishing governance related best practices.

Prior to joining Brightlink, Scott was a consulting actuary with a global risk management firm for 17 years specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Scott has deep expertise in both strategic and private equity transactions with key areas of focus in restructuring, executive compensation programs and valuation of complex contingent liabilities.

Scott has a BS in Statistics from the University of Rochester.

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HW&W E2: SpaLife, BANKCODE & Tierra Antigua

November 5, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

HW&W E2: SpaLife, BANKCODE & Tierra Antigua

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SpaLife
619-980-0429
diane@dianehalfman.com

As a highly successful author, celebrity speaker and creator of the Diane Halfman Academy, Diane Halfman has 24 years of experience in this work. Diane is an expert in helping people live the Spalife, by showing them how they can live in their ultimate personal spaces; physically, emotionally and spiritually. She is passionate about connecting and collaborating with others. Helping to eliminate paper clutter is just the tip of the iceberg. The ripple effects are huge!

Having achieved a Master’s Degree in Human Resources, with an emphasis in Structure and Systems, she is an expert in moving people from overwhelm to get it done, helping clients achieve a life rich in Happiness, Health & Wealth. By partnering with Diane, you’ll simply watch clutter, confusion and frustration evaporate.

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BANKCODE
619-980-0429
kerry@theaudiencewhisperer.com

Kerry Mensior is the consummate First Responder. A US Navy Submarine Service veteran, former Firefighter, current EMT and Police Sergeant, Kerry’s entire adult life has been spent in public service. Kerry is also an international speaker, author and sought after Communication Mastery trainer.

Kerry will help you, the same way he has helped thousands of people, learn how to communicate in ways that will make your life much easier, less stressful and give you the tools to have influence with the people that matter most in your life. His Communication Mastery and Public Speaking courses show you how to package your message, use voice, body & movement and how to effectively use the Power of Story to grow your business. Remember that elite speaking equals elite performance.

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Tierra Antigua Realty
216 E. Congress St.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-406-0206

As a longtime Tucsonan, Carolyn Minor became a real estate broker to help people in finding their home, creating community and investing in this wonderful city. She specializes in energy efficient and historic homes as well as urban infill/redevelopment.

Carolyn began her career in real estate as a partner in a renovation company where she managed condominium conversion projects, including acquisition, scheduling, budgets, billing, payroll and reporting. After becoming a licensed real estate agent in 2006, she was almost immediately working in one of the toughest real estate markets in history.

Carolyn honed her skills working for one of the leading REO sales teams in Arizona and earned her designation as a Certified Distressed Property Expert, representing buyers and sellers in foreclosures and short sale transactions.The Tucson market has recovered now, and the stronger market allows her greater expression of creativity in matching clients to the property that works for their lifestyle. Carolyln’s experience taught her to negotiate effectively and accurately determine a property’s market value, skills that are still invaluable in any market.

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About Your Host

Karen Fisher

Summit Funding, Inc.
210 E Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Branch NMLS ID# 1165964
(520) 447-2279 Direct Phone

Karen.Fisher@summitfunding.net

Jonathan Dalton with Thrive and Sanjay Toure with Curry College

November 2, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Jonathan Dalton with Thrive and Sanjay Toure with Curry College

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Jonathan Dalton, CEO and Co-founder of THRIVE, helps clients achieve business objectives and redefine markets through user-centered products and strategic brand design. He’s expert at helping organizations see what people will want in the future and helping development teams manage the change to meet those needs. Jonathan speaks regularly around the globe on people-centered consumer research and innovation, and he brings a rare balance of design sensibility and strategic thinking to development programs—deciphering user needs and desires and connecting brand with product strategy. Jonathan’s career has spanned a number of continents and design disciplines. He worked for the Electrolux Group in Europe before joining internationally renowned ZIBA Design in the United States, where he led strategy, research and product development programs. Before forming THRIVE, Jonathan was the Regional Director for Philips Design’s Consulting Practice in North America. He honed his innovation skills, leading engagements across multiple industries for clients such as AT&T, KitchenAid, GM, Motorola, SC Johnson, Medtronic, DeWalt, Coca-Cola, Intel and more. Jonathan graduated with 1st Class honors in Design for Industry from the University of Northumbria in England.

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Sanjay Toure is an aspiring broadcast reporter with much passion for news. She recently graduated from college in Boston with a broadcast communications degree. Sanjay has now relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue her career. With much experience in script writing, filming, and reporting, she strives to land a position within a newsroom setting.

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Pensacola Business Radio: Foo Foo Fest 2018 in Full Effect, Guests, Maria Goldberg

November 2, 2018 by angishields

BRX National

Pensacola Business Radio: Foo Foo Fest 2018 in Full Effect, Guests, Maria Goldberg

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Foo Foo Fest events – www.FooFooFest.com

5^th Annual Foo Foo Festival Arrives in Pensacola, Florida November 1-12

The “Festival City of the South” Offers 12-Day Arts & Culture Celebration

Pensacola, Fla. – When the modern performance arts have the backdrop of America’s oldest settlement, one of the South’s most charming coastal cities is magically transformed into a delightful, sensory feast. The nonprofit organization, Art, Culture, and Entertainment, Inc. (ACE), presents this sensory event when the 5^th Annual Foo Foo Festival occurs November 1-12, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. The 12-day Foo Foo Fest celebrates culturally creative happenings, events and moments and invites visitors to “Vacation Artfully” in Pensacola for nearly two weeks.

Pensacola, known as the “Festival City of the South,” is the only city on the stretch of the Gulf Coast from Mobile, Ala. to Tampa, Fla. that boasts having the “big five,” an opera, ballet, symphony, theatre and museum. Foo Foo Festival’s roster of events celebrates art, music, dance, opera, theatre and cuisine with programming from 30 grant recipients, throughout the city of Pensacola for nearly two weeks. The 2018 ACE grant recipients will host individual experiences specific to their craft throughout the festival. Strategically positioned in and around some of Pensacola’s most popular and longer-running events, the Foo Foo Fest encourages cultural tourists to make Pensacola an arts destination and enjoy other events those two weeks including The Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show, Pensacola Eggfest, the 34th Annual Frank Brown Songwriters Festival and the 14th Annual Pensacola Marathon.

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Foo Foo Fest, this year’s 2018 event features a special, large-scale interactive picture mural created from thousands of images of festival-goers. This Foo Foo Festival Picture Mosaic allows visitors to become “part of the art,” actually leaving personal, creative marks on a permanent historical art collage in downtown Pensacola, thus further emphasizing the wider community’s interconnectivity.

“Pensacola, Fla. has established a stellar reputation for its unique, diverse cultural arts offerings,” said David Bear, trustee emeritus for Art, Culture, and Entertainment, Inc. “So, it’s only natural we bring not only a variety of opera, ballet, symphony, theatre and museum culture to visitors and residents, but so many other diverse offerings of high artistic, cultural caliber during the 5^th annual Foo Foo Fest.”

2018 Foo Foo Festival Highlights include:

CUBED Luminous: Outdoor Digital Arts Festival – a four day and night outdoor digital art festival consisting of a 12 foot by 18 foot LED cube and 16 laser projectors projecting on four eight foot by eight foot cubes located at UWF Historic Trust’s Museum Plaza in downtown Pensacola.

On Air with Doc Severinsen with the Pensacola Civic Band – The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson band leader and trumpeter, Doc Severinsen will perform a concert with the Pensacola Civic Band at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. Doc will be joined by trumpeter Cathy Leach in a program featuring several selections from his musical repertoire of jazz and television tunes. In addition, the Pensacola Civic Band will perform many familiar television theme songs from the Fifties until today in a rollicking concert that you won’t want to miss.

First City Arts Center and Pensacola State College present Women of Fire – Women artists have faced gender bias throughout history and their work has often been undervalued, stereotyping to particular media, such as fiber arts. Women of Fire presents a collaborative event including a diverse group of six female artists including a blacksmith, glassblowers, ceramic artists and a flame worker.

See the Music, Hear the Dance – Pensacola Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and Ballet Pensacola will join forces for a performance combining breathtaking dance with live instrumental music. Featuring Ballet Pensacola’s dancers joined onstage by a septet of PSO musicians, See the Music, Hear the Dance includes landmark Impressionist works from renowned French composers, including Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro. Carrying the French tradition forward is Golden Fish Under the Arched Bridge by a living American composer, Michael Senturia.

The African American Heritage Society, Inc. – “STORYTELLER’S CIRCLE: The Gullah Experience with Aunt Pearlie Sue.” Unique to the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and the Sea Islands around Pensacola, the Gullah people are a distinctive group of African Americans who live in small farming and fishing units. Story telling offers rich history from this tightly knit community that has survived slavery, the civil war and the emergence of modern American culture.

Pensacola LGBTQ Film Festival – Stamped is a film festival featuring awarding-winning New York City Broadway performers Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina. Better known as the Skivvies, the comedy-pop duo strips down not only their musical arrangements, but to their skivvies. They perform distinctive mashups and eccentric originals on cello, ukulele, guitar, and a surprising array of bizarre, under-used instruments in a part Weird Al-parody / part sexy burlesque.

Sunday’s Child, the UNITY project – an interactive, public, larger-than-life art structure celebrates our cultural uniqueness and strengthens our ties to each other. The project consists of posts, each with identifiers such as, “I’m a parent; I’m a Veteran; I speak English as a second language; I identify as LGBTQ.” Participants tie colorful ribbons to those posts that reflect their identities. Ribbons intertwine together to create a web of interconnectedness, visually showing the connectivity and diversity that builds a strong, vibrant community.

Truth for Youth, Inc. – Two events by Back On The Blocks include “Motown Madness Music Medley: an evening of sangin’, dancin’, and eatin’- THE SOULFUL WAY!” and “Street Beats, Bands & Bar-B-Que: an afternoon of steppin’, beatin’, and eatin’- THE SOULFUL WAY!”

In addition to the arts, downtown Pensacola offers historic walking tours, a large farmer’s market, quaint shops, food trucks, brewery tours and daily running clubs. Hosting the Foo Foo Festival in the fall offers big fun and a hefty dose of Southern sophistication delivered to boost tourism and travel during the “off season” with its unique slate of events.

For more information about the 2018 Pensacola Foo Foo Festival visit www.FooFooFest.com or follow Foo Foo Festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Art, Culture, Entertainment, Inc. (ACE)

ACE is a nonprofit organization that receives Federal, State of Florida, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, corporate, foundation and personal funds. ACE disperses these funds through an equitable granting process to nonprofit arts, culture and entertainment organizations throughout Escambia County, Fla., and promotes Escambia County as an arts and cultural destination through the annual Foo Foo Festival and other marketing efforts. For more information about ACE, visit www.acepensacola.org.

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Aron Levine with Bank of America, Burunda Prince with Boomtown Accelerator and Clarissa J. Sparks with The She Sparks Agency

October 31, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Aron Levine with Bank of America, Burunda Prince with Boomtown Accelerator and Clarissa J. Sparks with The She Sparks Agency

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Aron Levine leads a team of more than 40,000 employees responsible for helping with the financial needs of Bank of America‘s Consumer Banking and Merrill Edge® investment clients. Aron and his leadership team are focused on ensuring the organization provides an industry-leading client experience, including building and developing talent to effectively deliver solutions based on clients’ priorities and helping to drive responsible growth through effective risk management. The team, located across approximately 4,500 Bank of America financial centers and call centers Footnote *, offers clients insight on a wide range of financial products and services designed to support their banking, lending, small business and investment planning needs. In addition, Aron leads the management and delivery of Merrill Edge®, which helps clients pursue their financial goals by seamlessly providing access to the investment insights of Merrill Lynch and the banking convenience of Bank of America. Merrill Edge enables clients to view and manage their banking and investment accounts with a single sign on through advanced online and mobile platforms. Clients can also connect with licensed Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisors™, either in select financial center locations or over the phone.

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Burunda Prince is the managing director of The Farm, which is a corporate start-up accelerator that is part of Comcast NBCUniversal and housed at The Battery Atlanta. It focuses on providing early-stage startups with the resources, access, expertise, and advice they need to succeed. The Farm’s twelve-week, twice-yearly program provides a customized curriculum, company-building guidance, industry mentorship, and a network of startup ecosystem supporters.

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Clarissa J. Sparks is a brand strategist, experienced facilitator, 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. She 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 The Invisible Brand: A Guide to Making the Invisible Visible – How to Create A Strong Brand, This Little Light of Mine, A Guided Journal of Purpose, Passion and Shine and co-author of Business & Career for the Christian Woman. Clarissa has been featured as a ‘Side-Hustler’ by Essence Magazine, a ‘Achiever’ by Huffington Post, ‘Rising Star’ by VoyageAtl, and 2017 1st place winner of the ‘Innovate Her” SBA competition.

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Dr. Janet Cox with Synapse

October 30, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Dr. Janet Cox with Synapse

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On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Dr. Janet Cox with Synapse about the growing issue of addiction.

Synapse, LLC was established in 2015 in response to both the national drug crisis facing our youth and the need to bridge research-based technology into the clinical practice of substance use treatment. Having worked in the field of recovery with over 75 years of combined experience, the evolving science of addiction could no longer be ignored. There is a great need to reduce the gap that exists between brain research in the 21st century and the impact these findings can have on treatment delivery. Very few treatment centers in our country are adopting technological, research-based interventions and facilitating their use into front-line clinical settings. In response to this vacuum, we developed The Synapse System to empower adolescents and adults to make informed choices in their lives; reduce drug use, misuse and addiction; and improve their overall well-being.

Dr. Janet Cox, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the founder of the Intensive Outpatient Program, Synapse, LLC. With over 28 years of experience in treating Substance Use Disorders, Dr. Cox is one of the leading pioneers in the country responsible for developing an innovative, non-residential treatment and rehabilitation program focused on improving brain health. Her Professional and Executive Rehab Program (PERP) applies a patented set of evidence-based and evidence-informed treatment modalities to address substance use and co-occurring disorders. The program was designed for those looking for a high level of privacy, discretion and convenience to maintain their professional and personal responsibilities while providing the most up-to-date treatments available to address addiction as a brain disease. Being the first IOP of its kind nationally, Synapse is setting a new bar for 21st century addiction treatment. Acquiring a fit and healthy brain is perhaps the new Holy Grail for recovery.