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Joan Guillory and Jennifer Cooper with GSquared Group

July 3, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Joan Guillory and Jennifer Cooper with GSquared Group

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On this CEO Exclusive we welcome guests Joan Guillory and Jennifer Mitchell with GSquared Group about what’s happening in the IT industry and what mid-market CEOs need to be watching out for.

GSquared Group is a woman-owned boutique technology services company in the Atlanta area. Founded in 2010, they are a premier provider of IT talent search, management consulting, and software development services.

Beginning her 25 years in the technology consulting services field in 1993 – Joan Guillory decided to go out on her own, launching GSquared Group as a boutique IT Staffing, Recruiting and Management Consulting company in July 2010.

Joan’s primary expertise and talent has been around growing and managing client relationships at all levels. She considers herself a “connector” and has been creating connections in the Atlanta area since her arrival. Those connections, combined with her intense sense of loyalty and integrity, created the foundation for GSquared Group as the local Technical Recruiting and Staffing firm it is today.

GSquared Group is now a thriving business in the Technology Services industry and Joan considers her entire team as her family; but it is truly a family business as both of her daughters chose to work for GSquared Group.

GSquared Group is a certified Woman Owned Entity and has been the recipient of the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies award and was also recognized as a 2016 Business of Excellence by the City of Alpharetta.

Connect with Joan on LinkedIn.

Jennifer Mitchell is the Managing Partner for GSquared Group. She holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia and has an extensive background in sales, marketing, recruiting and business development.

She has a passion for nurturing IT talent and when she’s not in the office enjoys entertaining friends and family and spending time with her two young boys.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn.

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Dominique Maddox with We Sell Restaurants Inc. and Myra Cisse with Government Contractors Association

July 2, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Dominique Maddox with We Sell Restaurants Inc. and Myra Cisse with Government Contractors Association

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Dominique Maddox with We Sell Restaurants Inc. is a licensed Georgia real estate agent and graduate of Morehouse College which he attended on a football scholarship. He brings that same competitive spirit and energy to the field of restaurant brokerage. Dominique received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management from Morehouse College. He has worked in mortgage financing, real estate, business to business sales, and Restaurant Brokerage Sales. Dominique was named the recipient of the Georgia Association of Business Broker “Rookie of the Year” award from the organization for 2011. Dominique was also elected as a Director to the Georgia Association of Business Brokers for 2012. Dominique received the 2017 Million Dollar Sales Club award from the Georgia Association of Business Brokers. Dominique has earned the Certified Restaurant Broker designation and is currently enrolled in the Certified Franchise Executives Program endorsed by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE).

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Myra Cisse, MBA, is the President of Government Contractors Association (GCA), GA Chapter and author of the e-book The “Certified” Business Advantage: The Edge You Need When Selling B2B and B2G. Through GCA and in her own business, Certification Consultants, Myra has assisted women, minority and veteran business owners across the country gain certifications that have resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of corporate and government contracts for those businesses. On the path to corporate and government contracts, Myra is that “first” step. Myra spent the last 6 years of her 20+ year banking career assisting business owners and she has closed millions of dollars of SBA loans. She partnered with Government Contractors Association in 2015 and combines decades of industry experience and her SBA experience to help her certified clients to learn what they need to become successful government contractors. Government Contractors Association is a National membership organization with a mission to Educate | Facilitate |Advocate for small businesses. GCA currently has chapters in GA and FL. In 2018, GCA will be opening additional chapters in Washington State and Ohio. We provide solutions for our members and the business community in general to learn what they need to become successful government contractors. The Georgia chapter hosts weekly information sessions about government contracting in the Metro Atlanta area.

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Tucson Business Radio – Tucson Means Business Ep 2

July 2, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio - Tucson Means Business Ep 2

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Our illustrious guests on Tucson Means Business Ep 2:

Jeff Murtaugh

CEO & Designated Broker

Tucson Realty Executives, Tucson Elite

520 907-3606

jmurtaugh@realtyexaz.com

linkedin.com/in/jeff-murtaugh-84250314

realtyexecutivestucson.com

youtube.com/user/RealtyExecsTucson

facebook.com/RealtyExecutivesTucson

Jeff Murtaugh has more than 37 years in commercial, residential, investment, management, brokerage, development, entitlement, stabilization, lease up and disposition of all sectors of real estate.

Jeff is a partner of Kinetic Companies and is the President and CEO of Realty Executives Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, Green Valley, and Tubac, Arizona. As one of Kinetic Companies operating assets, the Realty Executives Company includes over 1,000 agent/brokers in 16 offices generating more than $2.7 billion in annual sales.

As a “Top 25 Real Estate Company in the US” according to Real Trends rankings) Jeff manages the day to day affiliate company holdings such as title, mortgage, and many other associated asset services for the Realy Executive franchises.

His extensive brokerage career spans nearly four decades while building over 1,300 production and spec custom homes throughout the southwestern United States.

Josh Grubaugh

Owner

Poppy Yard Solutions

520-310-9891

www.poppyyards.com

Facebook

Instagram

Weeds are one of the biggest hassles in Arizona. The constant headache of the ever-popping weeds will become a thing of the past when you choose POPPY to spray your property.

Creating a sterile soil where weeds will not grow is the goal. We use a pre-emergent product that prevents weeds from growing. A pre-emergent application twice a year will keep your yard pristine and weed-free all year long. We also provide an application that eliminates existing weeds.

In addition to preventing and eliminating weeds, we offer a variety of landscaping services. Here are just a few:

Yard Maintenance
Tree Trimming
Brush Removal
Irrigation (new/repairs on existing)
Planting
Sod/Turf
Overseeding
Rocks/Gravel (all sizes)
Pavers

We’ll keep your property perfectly manicured with a maintenance program designed just for you. We’ll beautify your yard monthly, quarterly, or whatever suits your needs.

POPPY pays special attention to the details of every project to ensure the complete satisfaction of each customer. Our goal is to enhance the appearance of your home or business, so you can keep your weekends.

Ron Petri

Owner

Ron P. Enterprises

rowenpetri@gmail.com

520 999-1113

ronpenterprises.weebly.com

We’re a locally owned and operated company with over 20 years of industry experience. We value honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of home improvement services that are customizable to each individual project.

Our mission is simple: we want to become your first resource for home repairs, renovation projects and preventive maintenance to aid in the effort to protect the value of your home— likely your biggest investment asset. We offer a very personalized service that is cheaper than most of our competitors’ rates & at the same time delivering first class workmanship backed by my own personal guarantee.

In earning your lasting trust, we will repeatedly deliver our skilled workmanship using our high-quality tools and a perfectionist’s eye for detail. We will release you from the many repair and maintenance burdens of home ownership while freeing you for the greater enjoyments of life.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building a lasting relationship with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

Tucson Business Radio- Tucson Means Business Ep.1

July 2, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio- Tucson Means Business Ep.1

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Tucson Means Business Episode 1 Guests:

Mitch Pisik

Executive Coach and Business Consultant
631-943-5275
mitch@pisik.consulting
Linkedin.com/in/mitchpisik
Twitter: @mitchpisik

Mitch has worked as an Executive Coach, Business Consultant, Keynote Speaker and Facilitator for the past twenty years; doing so in a full-time practice since 2016.

He leverages the award-winning successes of turning-around and substantially growing four diverse Private-Equity portfolio businesses as CEO (in New York, Texas, and Arizona) over fifteen years; and previously for seventeen years as a Senior Executive in strategy, business development, operations, finance, mergers and acquisitions, consulting, and finance at several of the world’s largest global companies – including Kraft, Newell-Rubbermaid, Novartis, and KPMG.

He has conducted business in over three dozen countries.

He is and has been, an active Board Member of numerous public, private, and not-for-profit organizations – including the Tucson Metro Chamber.

He also teaches the Strategic Leadership course at the University of Arizona.

A partial list of recent awards includes:

In 2016 winning the “Innovation in the Workplace” Award from the Society of Human Resource Management.

Finalist for the Copper Cactus “Business Leader of the Year” Award in 2016 and 2015.

In 2014 winning the Copper Cactus Award for the “Best Place to work in Southern Arizona”.

Bob Dytko

Stewart Title & Trust of Tucson
CIO, VP of Commercial
Development and Special Operations.
520-668-6697

linkedin.com/in/bob-dytko-4a1b805

Twitter: @bdytko

Bob provides today’s and yesterdays information about our industry here in Pima County along with other counties in Southern Arizona. His position is to be informed to answer your questions about our area. He has all the information you need at his fingertips. He will also share with you where to find the information to help you with your endeavor. He provides this service for his clients, potential clients, and his own employees as well.

His position VP of Social Media/Marketing Education Liaisons was created to provide you with the quality service and peace of mind, you deserve in the hassle-free, safe and secure escrow and title experience. The position does not stop after the closing of escrow but to maintain communication and excellent service for your future business endeavor.

Bob’s position has been amazing for him. He has not been happier in his life doing what he loves and that is reaching out and helping everyone he can be successful in life.

Bert Williams

Williams and Associates

logoeditems.com

Family owned since 1977 and celebrating their 41st anniversary this year.

Williams & Associates was founded in 1977, by Bert Williams, working in a small home office (the kitchen table) and has grown to include 3 locations: Tucson, AZ, Tempe, AZ and Lahaina, HI.

Williams and Associates is a multi-award winning Promotional Products company.

They have won the industry’s top award, the Gold Pyramid, three times.

Especially noteworthy is that last year they were named “National Family Business of the Year” by the

22,000-member Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI). Despite these rare accolades, owners Bert and Anne

Williams are most especially proud that their average salesperson has been with them for 29 years.

On a local level, Bert recently was named the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce “2018 Legacy Member.”

With offices in Tucson, Phoenix, and Hawaii, they serve more than 3,000 national and international clients and are ranked in the top 1 percent in sales in the U.S.

“Marketing Solutions Through Promotional Products.”

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 16

June 29, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 16

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Supply Chain Now Radio brought to you by APICS Atlanta and TalentStream.

Scott Luton serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream and is a member of the ownership group. 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 has held a variety of leadership roles with organizations, with significant experience in the manufacturing and professional services sectors. Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta and was also named to the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional credential. As a Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott also volunteers as Co-Chair of the Business Pillar for VETLANTA, and maintains active membership in the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance & CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable. He founded Supply Chain Now Radio in 2017. Follow TalentStream on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Connect with Scott on Twitter.

Page Siplon is the CEO of Team One Logistics.

Chris Barnes is the President & Executive Director of APICS Atlanta.

Thought Leader Radio featuring Annette Shimada with Kickstart Consulting

June 29, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Annette Shimada with Kickstart Consulting

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Annette Shimada has spent more than two decades helping young technology companies thrive in an ever-noisier media market. She’s worked both the PR agency and corp comm (corporate communications) side of the desk in the heart of Silicon Valley. One of their clients is part of the Atlanta Area tech scene – Quantum Spatial! Her firm, Kickstart Consulting — named well before “Kickstarter” crowd sourcing was a thing — includes an “only senior” team coming from the strongest names in technology and PR brands. Whether listeners are technology focused or not, there is good ‘take away’ from this conversation for anyone in the early stages of launching a new venture! Today Annette lives in Santa Barbara CA with her husband, dog, and whichever of her 2 kids happens to be home at the time.

Connect with Annette on Twitter.

Thought Leader Radio featuring Margot Brandenberg with My Strong Home

June 29, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Margot Brandenberg with My Strong Home

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Margot Bradenberg with My Strong Home is founder of MSH & brings 15+ years of experience in mission-driven business and non-traditional finance. She was formerly Senior Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation, serves as Board Chair of a Community Development Finance Institution in Brooklyn and is co-author of the book The Power of Impact Investing. She is based in New York City.

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Pensacola Business Radio: Spot Light Edition: José Ramón Arroyo, Ph.D., P.E.

June 28, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spot Light Edition: José Ramón Arroyo, Ph.D., P.E.

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Professor
Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Office SA-209
Mayagüez, PR 00680
(787) 832-4040, Ext. 3789
E-Mail: jose.arroyo5@upr.edu

Professional Affiliations

Technical and Professional Associations:
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Conference of Building Officials
Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute
Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1999.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1995.
B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1992.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Arroyo, J. and Suárez L., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layers Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions,” Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures II, Wessex Institute of Technology, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 1999.
Arroyo, J. and Suárez L., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layers Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”. Paper presented in the Second International Symposium on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures 99 (ERES 99), University of Catania, Italy, June 15-17, 1999.
Suárez, L. and Arroyo, J., “Applications of the Volterra Series to the Analysis of Nonlinear Layered Soil Deposits,” invited paper presented in the 1999 ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, on June 27-30, 1999.
J.R. Arroyo, “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions in the Frequency Domain”, FoPER ’99, RUM, October 1999.
J.R. Arroyo, “Brief History, Structural Details And Actual Conditions Of Historic Bridges Built In The 19th Century In Puerto Rico”, paper presented in the Preserving the Historic Road in America Conference, sponsored by the National Park Service, Morristown, New Jersey, April 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Brief History, Structural Details And Actual Conditions Of Historic Bridges Built In The 19th Century In Puerto Rico”, Proceeding of the Preserving the Historic Road in America Conference, sponsored by the National Park Service, Morristown, New Jersey, April 2000.
Arroyo, J., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions in the Frequency Domain,” paper presented and published in the Proceedings of the EM2000 Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”, Proceedings of the European Congress on Computational Methods (ECCOMAS 2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 2000.
Arroyo, J., “Response of a Single Horizontal Soil Layer Using the Volterra Series in the Frequency Domain,” International Journal of Computational Engineering Science (IJCES), Vol 1, No. 2 (2000) 235-255, Imperial College Press.
J.R. Arroyo, “New Methodology to Calculate the Seismic Response of a Stratified Soil Deposit”, DIMENSION, Revista del Colegio de Ingenieros de Puerto Rico, Año 14,Vol. 4, 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Effects of Damping Matrix in the Response of Structures with Added Viscous Dampers”, Paper submitted for publication on the Third International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures (ERES 2001), Malaga, Spain, September 2001.
Suárez, L.E., and Arroyo, J. R., “Seismic Analysis of Soils Deposits with Moderate Nonlinear Behavior Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”, XXI Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (SECTAM XXI), Orlando, Florida, 2002.
Suárez, L. E., and Arroyo, J. R., “Application of the Volterra Series in the Frequency Domain for the Seismic Analysis of Nonlinear Soil Deposits”, VI Congreso Internacional Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, CIMENICS 2002, Caracas, Venezuela, 2002.
Arroyo, J. R., Ebeling, R., and Barker, B., “Analysis of Full-Scale, Low-Velocity, Controlled Barge Impact Experiments at Robert C. Byrd Lock, December 1998, Using the Impulse and Linear Momentum Principle for a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Barge Flotilla Model”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2002.
Arroyo, J. R., and Ebeling, R., “A Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces Based on Ultimate Strength of the Lashings between Barges”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2004.
Arroyo, J. R., and Ebeling, R., “Barge Train Maximum Impact Forces using Limit States for the Lashings between Barges”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2005.
Arroyo, J., “Mitigation of Seismic Hazard of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections”, Final Report, FEMA – HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM – 1372 – DR – PR – RESEARCH PROJECT – PR – 0006, 2005.
Arroyo J.R. and Ebeling R., “Glancing-Blow Impact Forces by a Barge Train on a Lock Approach Wall”, Vol. 12, No. 2, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, June 2006.
Arroyo J.R. and Vazquez D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part I – Vulnerability Analysis”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 20, Vol. 3, 2006.
Arroyo, J.R. and Vázquez, D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part II – Connection Analysis”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 21, Vol 2, 2007.
Arroyo, J.R. and Vázquez, D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part III – Retrofitting Techniques”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 22, Vol. 2, 2008.
Arroyo, J.R., “Mitigation of Landslide Hazard Based on Parametric Analysis”, Final Report, FINAL REPORT, FEMA – HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM 1552 – DR – PR – Research Project – PR – 00030, 2008.

Synergistic Activities

Principal Investigator of the research project “Improved Structural Analysis of Buildings With Added Dampers”. This research project is sponsored by FEMA with duration of two years. The project began in October 2000.
U.S. Army Summer Faculty Research and Engineering (SFRE) Program of the Army Research Office, summer 2000. During ten weeks I worked with Dr. Robert Hall, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Division of the Engineering Research and Development Center of the USA Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The research was related to the development of a soil-structure interaction model of dams subjected to dynamic loads.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, summer 2001. During ten weeks I worked with Dr. Robert Ebeling, ITL-ERDC in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The research was related to the development a numerical method for computing barge impact forces.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Research into a Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, December 2001 to September 2002.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Mitigation of Seismic Hazard on Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-Rigid Connections between a New and Existing Level”. This research project is sponsored by FEMA with duration of two years.
Principal Investigator of the research project “A Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces Based on Ultimate Strength of the Lashings between Barges”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, 2003-2004.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Barge Train Maximum Impact Forces using Limit States for the Lashings between Barges”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, 2004-2005.
Chair of a technical session in the EM2000, Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineering, May 2000, held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Reviewer of technical papers for the 79th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Recent Advances in the Numerical Modeling of Layered Media, sponsored by the A2K05 Committee on Modeling Techniques in Geomechanics and the A2B05 Committee on Strength and Deformation Characteristic of Pavement Sections, Washington, DC, January, 2000.

Thought Leader Radio featuring Karen Rzepecki with reCAP Mason Jars

June 28, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Karen Rzepecki with reCAP Mason Jars

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Karen Rzepecki created reCAP Mason Jars as a way to reduce waste and make Mason jars more useful. Listening to customers and meeting other entrepreneurs inspired her to create the Mason Jars Makerplace, a community and marketplace as resourceful as the Mason jar!

Follow reCAP Mason Jars on Facebook and Twitter.