Roop Singh with Intuit Factory, Chad White with Union Diamond

May 29, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Roop Singh with Intuit Factory, Chad White with Union Diamond

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Roop Singh is the founder of Intuit Factory, a Blockchain business strategy consulting firm. He’s an advisor to Airbase network, a drone, and blockchain trust platform startup. He’s also co-founder of a stealth startup in the blockchain space. As a public speaker, he helps audiences understand the potential, impact and risks, as we evolve into a blockchain driven world. Prior to delving into the Blockchain space, he was a business transformation leader with 15 years of experience driving change at the intersection of business and technology. As a techno-strategist, he practiced in business process transformation, business architecture, customer experience management, aligning strategy and operational process excellence. His experience included companies like IHG, AT&T, Home Depot, SecureWorks, Cox Enterprises and a few startups. As a trainer and a coach, Roop has designed and delivered seminars & workshops for conferences, Fortune 100 and Global 2000 clients. Roop has Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering from India. He received Masters of Science (M.S.) in Computer Information Systems, from J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. He also severed there as an Adjunct in the Computer Information Systems department. He is Certified Process Professional (CPP)-Master, Outside-In Customer Experience Management from BP Group. He also holds Advanced-Business certificate in Business Process Management from Objects Management Group (OMG). He has a certificate from Harvard HBX. He has research experience in artificial intelligence with publications in various conferences and journals on combining approaches in Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Ontology Management & Semantics. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) in 2008- 2010 and also served as the co-chair of its Trade committee. He was also invited to be on the TiE Atlanta’s Executive Team, was instrumental in establishing and leading a TMT (Telecom, Media, and Technologies) Special Interest Group. He also served on the advisory board of Process Excellence Network (PEX).

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Chad White is the owner of Union Diamond which was founded on September 11th, 2001 and originally started as a Wholesale Diamond Merchant selling to jewelers all across the USA and abroad. Relationships formed with diamond and jewelry manufacturers worldwide over the past decade have helped them quickly evolve into today’s direct to consumer powerhouse utilizing our Website and Flagship Showroom that opened in 2002 . Since the humble beginnings Union Diamond has gained worldwide attention and a global marketplace by offering beautiful certified diamonds along with top-notch customer service, a vast selection of settings, competitive prices and stunning custom creations. Their artisans can create beautiful, one of a kind custom designs like no other. Thousands of people worldwide have made their most important purchases with Union Diamond and they continue to keep coming back to them year after year.

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Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride

May 29, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride

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On this CEO Exclusive, we talk with Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride about confronting the issues surrounding the Amazonization of retail, the disruption of different parts of the supply chain and how to compete in this new online world.

Started in 2009, Peach State Pride stems from a love of Georgia’s history, heritage, and people. Founder Derek Chitwood grew up working in his grandfather’s peach orchard every summer as a boy. Born and raised in Canon, Georgia, his upbringing cultivated his love of Southern culture. After studying history at Georgia College in historic Milledgeville, Chitwood moved to Athens where he started Peach State Pride. Today he resides in Watkinsville with his beautiful wife Kari Beth. Peach State Pride is headquartered just outside of Athens in Historic Downtown Watkinsville, and the line is currently available in over 100 stores across the Southeast. Kari and Derek also own Empire South, in Watkinsville, Athens, and Virginia-Highland (Atlanta), and V.F. Chitwood’s, in Lavonia, GA.

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Pensacola Business Radio-Memorial Day 2018 Spotlight Episode-Guns To Hammers

May 28, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-Memorial Day 2018 Spotlight Episode-Guns To Hammers

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OUR MISSION

Guns To Hammers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides our wounded veterans with Americans With Disabilities (ADA)-compliant remodeling and renovation services, making their homes easily accessible, helping them live independent and manageable lives.

After founding H-Towne & Around Remodelers, Inc., a successful remodeling company in Houston, Texas, founder, JR Smith, decided to redirect his time, money and energy toward this mission. As a former U.S. Marine, coupled with some guilt that he was able to leave the USMC unhurt and able-bodied (unlike many), JR feels he has a huge sense of responsibility to his wounded brothers and sisters who are now living at home — many of them in need of various home improvements.

Your donation will help make this happen, sponsoring veterans across the United States, transforming homes — opening doors and possibilities — to our veterans who need it most. Many of our veterans made huge sacrifices to protect our freedoms — it’s our responsibility to ensure they are never left behind. Donate, today.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

May 26, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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The work of Women in Technology has an incredible impact.

Since 1992, Women in Technology has had a mission dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in Georgia’s technology community. Through the WIT COMMUNITY, WIT also educates and encourages girls and young women to pursue careers in STEAM.

The following story was made possible by Transwestern. To learn more about Transwestern, you can follow them on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Francesca Slaughter is the Director of Global Infrastructure Ops at GE Digital. GE Digital is the leading software company for the Industrial Internet, reimagining industry’s infrastructure by connecting software, apps and analytics to industrial businesses. Powered by Predix, GE Digital creates software to design, build, operate, and manage the entire asset lifecycle—enabling industrial businesses to operate faster, smarter and more efficiently. They are working with more than 10,000 software engineers across several of their business divisions to ensure that their customers in all sectors can tap into the power of the Industrial Internet. Their approach is built around a common software platform, agile development and shared services. By combining the nimbleness of a Silicon Valley startup with the strong pedigree of GE’s global expertise, GE Digital stands alone.

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Matt Reiner with Wela, Rhonda Caudell with Endless Legacy

May 26, 2018 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Matt Reiner with Wela, Rhonda Caudell with Endless Legacy

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Matt Reiner is CEO and co-founder of Wela, a personal finance software company that combines access to robo advisors and human advisors to change the way financial advice is delivered. Matt is also the author of the upcoming book, “Ready to be Rich: Smart Financial Advice for People on the Way Up.” The book offers a new approach for those who are all but left behind in today’s financial services world: a holistic financial app named Benjamin. Built with an understanding of advanced behavioral economic theories and designed to help positively change financial behaviors in a completely manageable way, Benjamin can help you move from renting your finances to owning your finances, so that you control your finances, instead of letting your finances control you.

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The following story is brought to you by The Ammari Firm, LLC. To learn more about The Ammari Firm, LLC you can follow them along on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Rhonda Caudell RN, CCM, The Aging Parent Expert, at Endless Legacy, struggled helping her aging parents utilizing the same planning process that worked well with her senior clients in her care management consulting practice. Ultimately, she discovered the transformational breakthrough of what must change for an aging parent and adult child cooperative partnership to work well. Over time her Dad developed Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia requiring her care for 8 years. She also helps other adults of parents with dementia to know how to thrive and connect with their parent, not just survive. Those adults find community with others and support at Dementia Distress Relief & Facebook closed group: Answers for Adults of Parents with Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

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Nathan Feather with PrimeRevenue, Benjamin Rudolph with Relevance Advisors, Mike Cosentino with Big Peach Running Co.

May 26, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Nathan Feather with PrimeRevenue, Benjamin Rudolph with Relevance Advisors, Mike Cosentino with Big Peach Running Co.

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Nathan Feather is the Chief Financial Officer of PrimeRevenue, the leading provider of working capital financial technology solutions. Since joining PrimeRevenue in January 2006, Mr. Feather has successfully ushered us from our very early days as a visionary startup, through the financial crisis to today’s position as a thriving mid-sized leader in the cloud-enabled supply chain finance marketplace. He was instrumental in recapitalizing the company with an $80M investment led by BBH Capital Partners in 2015. Prior to PrimeRevenue, he was in financial management roles at Ariba, Freemarkets and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Nathan holds a BS in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.

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Benjamin Rudolph is the President & CEO of Relevance Advisors, an interactive advertising agency based in Atlanta which specializes in search engine marketing. Benjamin spent four years at Comcast, where he managed the search partnership with Google for Comcast Interactive Media. Now he leverages his media and search experience to help clients maximize the value from their websites, both in terms of traffic and revenue. He is Past President and Co-Founder of the SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) Atlanta Working Group. He is a volunteer for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (OCRFA) where he started the Ovarian Cycle Tampa event. Benjamin is a Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and he received his MBA in Marketing from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

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Although he did not start running until he moved to Atlanta in 1994, Mike Cosentino has since become one of the nation’s leading experts on the sport. From training programs, injury prevention and how to get started successfully, to equipment reviews, endurance racing and the business of Sporting Goods, Mike Cosentino is known for his candid commentary and all-inclusive approach to helping more persons get on the roads, tracks, trails and treadmills – – under their own power – – than ever before. He’s also helped numerous businesses, independent retailers and entrepreneurs in the ever-important retail disciplines of associative marketing, brand building, procurement and category management and has been a featured speaker at some of the most notable gatherings and meetings in the industry. Through hard work and sensible training, Mike Cosentino has realized success at some of the world’s most notable running events, including a personal best at the Boston Marathon, achievement of the coveted Silver Buckle at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and a sub-12:00 hour finish at IronMan Florida. As a veteran of over 100 marathons and ultramarathons, he has won races at every distance from 5k (3.1 miles) to 50k (31 miles) and is one of only the five (5) persons to ever complete the 100-Mile Pinhoti Trail Challenge in less than 20 hours. In 2004, Mike Cosentino founded Big Peach Running Co. (BPRC). With eight (8) stores throughout the Atlanta-area, more than 100 employees, annual revenues of $10MM and over 200 annual event partnerships, BPRC is currently the largest specialty fitness retailer in Georgia.The organization has been repeatedly recognized nationally as a Top 50 Specialty-Run Retailer (Sporting Goods Intelligence) and “Best Place To Shop” (Running Times); it is also a regular in the “Best Of Atlanta” awards given by local publications. The award-winning “3-Step Fit Process” implemented by BPRC has been featured everywhere from the pages of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to elite athlete blogs and has helped patrons of every age, body type and athletic background incorporate an enjoyable running and/or walking routine into their fitness regimens and everyday lives. In 2009, Mike Cosentino and his wife, Inge, founded Big Peach Outreach, Inc. (BPO), as a way to more fully connect the unique access they have to sporting goods equipment to those who are less fortunate. To date, BPO has donated more than 250,000 pairs of used running shoes around the world to homeless shelters, domestic and international missions and natural disaster relief efforts. The program also provides free equipment for student-athletes participating in underprivileged cross-country and track & field programs. Prior to founding BPRC and BPO, Mike Cosentino was employed by the Atlanta Braves National League Baseball Club, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Co.

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ATDC Startup Showcase 2018

May 25, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

ATDC Startup Showcase 2018

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Business RadioX® would like to thank the following businesses and leaders for sharing their success stories with us ON AIR at the ATDC Startup Showcase 2018. Catch all of the radio replays here:

Adam Dolinko / NextJuris

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Brian Dally / GroundFloor

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Chris Downing / Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

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Jennifer Bonnett / ATDC Georgia Tech

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Jeff Schmidt / Authomate

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Landon Bennet / Ad Reform

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Matthew Ledom / Eletype

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Ned Hill / Square 1 Bank

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Phillip Naples / Layr

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Sid Mookerji / ATDC Georgia Tech

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Pensacola Business Radio; Starfish Project and Good Foundations, inc.

May 25, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio; Starfish Project and Good Foundations, inc.

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Keith Branch

GREAT HOMES START WITH

GOOD FOUNDATIONS

From initial concept through final delivery, Good Foundations, Inc. works with you to produce beautiful, functional home plans that address your custom home wants and needs. We’ve created a “one-stop shop” environment to produce custom floor plans based upon your vision and local requirements to get your project permitted. This holistic approach to creating home designs eliminates common communication gaps that can cause project delays, construction errors and feature omissions. Good Foundations, Inc. provides multiple touch points throughout the process of designing your home to ensure you have the information you need to make critical decisions about your new home plans.

Our experienced team composes original floor plan solutions designed around your lifestyle. The professional custom home designers at Good Foundations, Inc. live and work in the Pensacola area and create original blueprints and construction documents for our communities. We explain the process of designing modern house plans that meet construction and permitting requirements in Northwest Florida. Our team provides answers to your questions and concerns about building a custom home, proactively addressing design, engineering, and permitting issues before they become problems. Give us a call when you’re ready to start talking about designing your dream home.

Mission

Improving the lives of special needs children and their families by integrating the highest quality knowledge, services, and technology.

About Us

We are parents, therapists, and community members dedicated to providing advanced treatment and family resources to improve the lives of special needs children in our area. Our vision is to provide funding for expanded services, including occupational, behavior, physical, and speech therapies, as well as audiology related services and resources. We currently provide parent education and support in addition to providing opportunities for families to connect during fun seasonal events. These resources are available to a myriad of children and families with a wide variety of exceptional needs.

OUR DIRECTORS

Brandi Hook, Emily Homan, Kerry Anne Shultz, Katreena Berletich, Erica Kinnebrew, Rebecca Pullum

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, Stacy Martino with Relationship Development

May 25, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, Stacy Martino with Relationship Development

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STACEY MARTINO has proven that it only takes ONE partner to transform a relationship…ANY relationship!
Stacey, and her husband Paul are on a mission to empower people to get the Unshakable Love and Unleashed Passion they want in their relationship…even if their partner REFUSES to change!
Stacey and Paul, are the founders of RelationshipDevelopment.org and creators of RelationshipU®. Through their revolutionary Relationship Development® methodology, they are changing the way relationship is done!
Today, through their strategic coaching, online programs and sold-out live events, Stacey and Paul have helped save thousands of marriages around the world (by working with only one spouse)
Stacey and Paul have awakened people to see that the old broken paradigm of demand-relationship no longer works in today’s world.
Through the elevated strategies of the Relationship Development paradigm, real people are reclaiming their happiness and creating transformations, even in relationships that looked hopeless.
Hope has been found. And it’s called, Relationship Development.
Trained and certified by Tony Robbins, Stacey is a certified marriage educator, divorce preventionist and strategic interventionist. As a six time best-selling author, Stacey is a sought-after relationship expert, and is the Relationship Expert for Aspire Magazine.
After over 20 years together, raising two amazing children, spreading their mission around the world and running a charity feeding families, Paul and Stacey Martino live in their unshakable love and unleashed passion every day.