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Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 14

June 15, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Supply Chain Now Radio Episode 14

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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.

Kevin Heath, Chief Procurement Officer/SVP with Georgia-Pacific

Beth Melendez, Global Category Director with Georgia-Pacific

Ben Harris, Director/Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion, Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Loren Marc Schmerler with Bottom Line Management, Inc. and Bonnie Daneker with Write Along With You

June 15, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Loren Marc Schmerler with Bottom Line Management, Inc. and Bonnie Daneker with Write Along With You

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Loren Marc Schmerler is President and Founder of Bottom Line Management, Inc., an Atlanta-based business brokerage, M & A and consulting firm. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the prestigious Boston University School of Management and recipient of the Harold C. Case Scholarship for Academic Excellence, he holds a Master of Business Administration degree with Honors from Georgia State University. Prior to entering the business brokerage field, he served as Chief Financial Officer or Controller for several firms ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 subsidiary.

Mr. Schmerler is a certified professional consultant with experience in over 200 industries and types of businesses and has helped thousands of business owners throughout his career. He was a 1998 national business seminar presenter for STAPLES, the world’s largest office products chain. Loren was INC. Magazine’s Cash Flow and Negotiation expert for INC. World EXPOs in 1994 and a speaker for that publication’s “Growing the Company” conference in 1991 and 1992

His workshops and seminars have been offered by more than three dozen colleges, universities, organizations, Chambers of Commerce and municipalities including: Entrepreneur Magazine, BellSouth, IBM, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Manulife Financial, Virginia Power, Ohio Bell, Ameritech, Builder Magazine, International Association for Financial Planning, Small Business Administration, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, City of Atlanta, Dekalb County Board of Education, Private Industry Council of Georgia, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Emory University, Kennesaw State University, University of Georgia, University of Miami, Miami-Dade Community College, Oglethorpe University, and Florida International University.

As the first and only business advice columnist in the early 1990’s for Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club, more than 20 million business owners have read his advice. Mr. Schmerler was broadcast over more than 50 radio stations, and he was selected by the Small Business Administration to conduct “austerity survival” workshops for communities hardest hit by the Persian Gulf War.

Bottom Line Management’s federally registered slogan, “Your Bottom Line Is Our Foremost Concern”, reinforces its constant desire to put the client’s best interests ahead of its own. The firm has saved its clients millions of dollars by showing them how to “work smarter” and use their resources more effectively and efficiently to maximize the value of their businesses when they are ready to implement their exit strategy. Mr. Schmerler is a member of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers(GABB) and International Business Brokers Association(IBBA). The firm also offers a Buyer’s Broker Program to assist qualified buyers in their search for business acquisition opportunities. Mr. Schmerler can co-broker businesses located anywhere in the United States and has sold businesses in Seattle, Tennessee, Minneapolis and Virginia.

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Bonnie Daneker is a Consultant and Owner at Write Along With You. The former CEO of Write Advisors has been working in publishing and advising writers for more than a decade. If you’re a would-be author, you can rely on our seasoned writing professionals to ease you toward the destination of a finished manuscript. You’re not alone with Write Along With You.

Bonnie Daneker holds an MBA from Emory University, and a BA in Journalism from The Ohio State University. She is President-Elect of the National Association of Women Business Owners (Atlanta Chapter) and serves on the Board of the Green Chamber of the South. She is the author of several books including her latest, It’s In There! The Innovation, Dedication and Determination Behind the Birth of Prego Spaghetti Sauce.

The $30 billion marquis product from Campbell’s Soup can be found in kitchens worldwide. Foodies and biography lovers alike will love It’s in There! The book is part memoir and part product history, highlighting the many professionals who contributed to the famous sauce. All proceeds go to fund food technology scholarships at Ohio State University. Available at amazon.com and OhioStatePress.org.

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Aaron Huey with Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center

June 15, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Aaron Huey with Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center

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Aaron Huey has built an incredible life on the remains of his addictions and failures. He has traded his wounds for gifts and his problems for passions. Aaron Huey is an internationally known speaker who has worked alongside tens of thousands of adult participants who were ready to trade their distractions for directions. His international Martial Arts team is responsible for the edgy breakthrough process called “Predicament” used by many top trainers in personal growth. He is currently contracted by Success Resources, to present his “No Holds Barred” approach in Spain, Malaysia, Brazil, S. Africa, India, Japan, New York, and California. He is also a Parent Coach for parents of kids at risk, a teen addiction interventionist, and a very happy husband and father of 2 young adults in college. Aaron is the Founder and President of Fire Mountain Programs, and since 2004 has run kids camps, teen camps and family programming and in 2009, he and his wife Christine opened a treatment center for teens ages 12-17 in Estes Park Colorado that currently has the highest success rate of adolescent recovery in the United States. He is the facilities trainer and leads the powerful parenting event, “Beyond Risk- Parenting Teens that Struggle”.

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Carolyn Pistone with Clear Blue Commercial, Inc.

June 15, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Carolyn Pistone with Clear Blue Commercial, Inc.

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Carolyn Pistone is an accomplished Senior Executive, C-Suite Officer, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, and Board Member with over 25 years of success across commercial real estate, film entertainment, and digital imaging. Leveraging extensive experience in operations management and sustainability, she is a valuable resource for >$5M green technology and other companies looking for gender equity, sustainability, community or social responsibility. Her broad areas of expertise include leadership; business strategy; executive coaching; organizational development; change management; operations management; investors and investments; location intelligence; and land acquisition. In her executive career, Carolyn has held leadership positions at Clear Blue Commercial (Founder, >3 years); Green Key Commercial; CBRE; Pistone Consulting Associates (Founder, >12 years); and Tippett Studio. She has founded a commercial real estate company with strong foundations in the principles of sustainable economies and community-building. As a thought leader in commercial real estate, she has been responsible in her negotiations and transactions for saving >3M gallons of water in her service area. She has delivered a $5M profit on a commercial building sale after <5 years ownership. To be truly sustainable, she will consistently focus on her clients’ bottom line as well as her own. Carolyn earned a B.A. from San Francisco State University; and an M.F.A. in Directing for Theatre, Film, and Television from California Institute of the Arts. She has served on boards and advisory councils, including for Petaluma Community Foundation (Trustee, Board President); Real Estate and Business Social Enterprises Association (REBSEA, Founder); Investing in Communities (IIC, Founder); National Climate Action 2020 Stakeholders Advisory Board; and Sonoma County Alliance. She is a proud Certified REALTOR®, EcoBroker®, and Green Building Professional®. She was recently awarded regional recognition for her business philanthropy.

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Tuesdays with Corey Episode 9

June 13, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 9

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Rachel (Johnston) Eisaman is owner and principle director for Joli Residential. She grew up shadowing her father, a contractor, in his workshop and in and out of houses he was building. It was in these early days that she learned to appreciate the work put behind the walls to make a house a home and developed a keen understanding for the importance of maintaining all elements of a home from foundation to roof and all the systems in between. She moved to Atlanta in 2004 after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Forensic Anthropology and took her interest in homes to a new level by pursuing a degree in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Atlanta. Since its beginning in 2009, Rachel has grown Joli Residential, which now has two divisions: Concierge HOME and Concierge MOVE and has built an amazing team of “headache handlers” to tackle diverse homeowner needs. Her client list includes notable philanthropists, CEOs, and professional athletes.Rachel lives in Summerhill (near Grant Park) with her husband and is dedicated to the Atlanta community. When she is not making life easier for her clients, she is giving back to her community through board positions with ArtsATL, Design Collective, and Golf for the Kids.

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Cheryl Tyler is an organizational development consultant and the founder and president of Define Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm offering a holistic, “systems thinking” approach, helping each client define their own unique vision for success. As a former Vice President of Human Resources and Training in the Hospitality Industry and now as an Organizational Development Consultant, Cheryl partners with clients offering a holistic, “systems thinking” approach, helping each client definetheir own unique vision for success.As lead consultant on a yearlong culture and training initiative for the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, Cheryl partnered with Arthur Blank and his team to ensure that his legacy and vision for core values and service was inculcated into the new stadium. This initiative included needs analysis, design, development, execution, and measurement of service philosophy and culture training for over 7,000 executives, supervisors, team members, and third-party vendors.Cheryl specializes in services such as: Executive Coaching; Culture Transition and Change Management; Succession Planning; Customer-Experience Programs and Initiatives; Communication Skills to include Professional Presence; Facilitation and Presentation Skills; Leadership Development Programs; and Employee Engagement and Performance Management Strategies.Clients represent academia, retail, stadiums and arenas, manufacturing, hospitality, food and beverage, hotel, casino / gaming, rent-to-own, city government, finance, technology, transportation, healthcare, consulting firms, and professional associations.Cheryl has served as Adjunct Faculty for Anne Arundel Community College and Guest Coach / Instructor for both Georgia State University and University of Nevada Las Vegas. Cheryl earned her PHR (Professional in Human Resources) from the Society of Human Resource Management and served as VP of Professional Development for the Las Vegas Chapter of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development). Cheryl is a 20-year member of CHART (Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers).

Katy Galli is a member of the leadership team at the Corporate Business RadioX® studio in Atlanta, and is proud to assist the BRX® team in their pursuit to tell 1 million positive business stories. Katy is an entrepreneur and advocate for the student-athlete. She is the creator, host, and producer of the Keep Moving Forward podcast where she interviews former professional and collegiate athletes about how to make a successful career transition out of the sporting world and into “the real world.” Katy is certified as both a CrossFit-Level 1 trainer and a USA Track and Field coach.

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. (www.ltc-cltc.com) 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.

Cindy Bowden and Justine Okello with Clarkston Community Center

June 12, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Cindy Bowden and Justine Okello with Clarkston Community Center

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On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Cindy Bowden and Justin Okello with the Clarkston Community Center about trends that are happening in the nonprofit sector.

Clarkston Community Center opened its doors in 1994 and we keep growing year over year. Currently, we proudly serve more than 50,000 individuals.

We are a meeting place for both long-term residents and families and individuals that were not born in the U.S. In fact, 43% of Clarkston’s residents are foreign-born and more than half are living in poverty. The CCC provides unique experiences, educational resources, and valuable tools that foster community while celebrating cultural diversity.

Cindy Bowden has been the Executive Director at the Clarkston Community Center for 2 years. Cindy is the past President of the World Craft Council of North America (WCCNA) which is affiliated with UNESCO. She was the Director of the Bright Ring Foundation whose mission is to assist non-profit organizations and artists in becoming sustainable. Cindy has curated exhibitions and coordinated art exchange programs with Universities and museums in Italy, Japan, and Chile, and has worked in the museum and not-for-profit field for thirty-five years.

Justine Okello is from Uganda, East Africa and has a passion for community engagement and development. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Gulu University in Uganda and has worked with non-profit agencies like UNICEF, Human Rights Focus (HURIFO), Save the Children and Acholi Education Initiative (AEI). He is a big fan of contemporary art and loves exploring different cultures.

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Thought Leader Radio featuring Lisa Mares with Artworks Art Studio

June 12, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Lisa Mares with Artworks Art Studio

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Lisa Mares was born in San Antonio, Texas. She has been an advocate for children since age 12, she was the neighborhood mama! After high school, she went to San Antonio College and studied business where she received an A.A.S in Management. She continued her education at St. Mary’s University where she received a B.A. in Philosophy and English. After teaching for three years in a middle school setting, Lisa began a home childcare business in 1987. She was very active in the childcare community and became the founder of Home Grown Kids (1989), a support group for childcare providers and the organization still exists today. In 1990 she became a certified trainer for new childcare providers with SMART START for Teachers and worked as a contractor for the City of San Antonio Childcare Licensing Department as a writer. In 1992 Lisa was asked to become a Nationally Accredited Family Home Childcare Provider. The City of San Antonio paid five childcare providers to evaluate the program and Lisa received accreditation in 1993. It was through the national accreditation program that Artworks Art Studio was founded. The last project for the accreditation program was to create a business that would reach a larger population in San Antonio. Artworks opened in 1996. Lisa and her husband, Steve, have been married for over 30 years and have two daughters. Megan, (age 28), graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2015 and moved to Sweden in the summer of 2015 to begin graduate school in Educational Research at the University of Gothenburg. Marina, (age 24), graduated from nursing school from The University of Texas Health Science Center in May 2017 with a B.S. in Nursing and is employed at University Hospital.

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Thought Leader Radio featuring Jennifer Fortney with Cascade Communications

June 12, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Jennifer Fortney with Cascade Communications

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Jennifer Fortney is President of Cascade Communications, a boutique, virtual PR and marketing communications company in Chicago, and author of “Pitched: A Simple DIY Guide to Public Relations for Small Businesses”. In her 20+ year career, she has worked with top Fortune 500 companies and a wide variety of small businesses and startups across the country, generating millions of media impressions. A Journalism major from The University of Kansas, she has written broadcast news, worked in sports, broadcast marketing and corporate agency, was the PR Instructor at SCORE Chicago/Small Business Administration for 5 years and contributed to NBCChicago.com “Inc. Well” blog, as well as several online blogs and publications.

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Check out Jennifer Fortney’s book, Pitched: A Simple DIY Guide to Public Relations for Small Business

Thought Leader Radio featuring Amber Johns with Jackson Corporate Law

June 12, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Thought Leader Radio featuring Amber Johns with Jackson Corporate Law

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Amber M. Johns is a principal at Jackson Corporate Law and her practice focuses on international business and corporate law. Ms. Johns humble beginning started in the small gold mining town of Grass Valley, located in the Northern foothills of California. As a child, she loved camping and horseback riding. Ms. John’s legal career began in 2004 when she participated in an exchange program at UC Berkeley, where she got her undergraduate degree. The exchange program would take her to Paris, France where she would study international relations and the European Union at Sciences-Po, the most prominent political science institution in France. During her time at Science -Po she became captivated by the debates surrounding the unification of Europe and how the law was the fundamental tool of organization. Combining her love of the French language and culture with a legal career, Ms. Johns envisioned the business prospects of a career path in international law where she could advise French and francophone businesses on international strategies and growth. This vision led Ms. Johns to other international experiences such as interning for the United Nations at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania and studying international law in Venice, Italy. Her pursuit of a practice in international business led her to join Jackson Corporate Law in 2013. Today, Ms. Johns advises small and medium-sized businesses on corporate structuring and international business. However, she specializes in working with businesses who have international offices or who have distribution and trade agreements with foreign companies, particularly in France and West Africa, and she provides corporate legal services for foreign companies doing business in the United States. Ms. Johns is fluent in French, serves on the Boards of the African Global Chamber of Commerce, the AeroStar Avion Institute, and Henry Booth House. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Black Women Lawyers Association, the Cook County Bar Association and she is involved with the French American Chamber of Commerce, the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago and is an Advisor for the African Business Portal. Believing strongly in investing in her community, she is also a college student mentor at the One Million Degrees Program. She is an avid animal lover and adores her two cats – Smokey and Selena and is a serious wine connoisseur who prefers wines from the Cotes du Rhone and Saint-Émilion regions of France. Prior to joining Jackson Corporate Law Offices, Ms. Johns was the Associate In-Counsel for the Woodlawn Community Development Corporation (WCDC). She holds two Bachelors of Arts degrees in French and International Relations from the University of California, Berkeley and she received her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and her Law and Business Certificate from Vanderbilt University Law School. She is currently earning her masters in law (L.L.M.) in Business and Trade Law at the Johns Marshall Law School.

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