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Women on Fire

June 21, 2017 by angishields

Phoenix Business Radio

Women on Fire

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Foxfire Events Founder, Heather Rausch introduces us to her Women on Fire Series with Keynote Speaker, Traci Bogan and Joann Holland, President and CEO with Women of Scottsdale, Central Phoenix Women and East Valley Women. The first event, Women on Fire: Nourishing Spirit, Mind & Body is also in collaboration with Honor Health, Women of Scottsdale, Green Living Magazine, and The Center for Intuitive Development. With yoga session provided by The Foundry Founder, Nicole Deacon. Listen in as these high achievers share their personal experience about the importance of self care and why they’ve rallied together to bring this fabulous day to you.

Foxfire Founder, Heather Rausch can’t remember a time when she wasn’t involved in event creation, planning, management, sales or marketing. She is extremely creative, professional, enthusiastic and LOVES what she does. She has a magnetic personality that draws people to her – people enjoy being in her space, which makes her a GREAT hostess & magical connector! She has a big heart and is genuinely interested in helping people become more successful. Being well connected, she knows “who” you need to know and loves making those connections. Her Foxy Women & Wine and Women on Fire events are a huge success because of her passion to collaborate and ability to bring the most dynamic people together.

Whether it’s business networking, educational or inspirational conferences, corporate team building/workshops or social events, you can count on Heather to bring the “fun factor” and a unique perspective that has proven to be very successful.

Heather’s professionalism, attention to detail, strong work ethic and playfulness make her really easy to work with. Her positive attitude and outlook is infectious. She makes the entire process of event planning & management, fun & stress free. She has a true passion for what she does and you can tell that from the moment you meet her. Heather’s secret to success is really listening to what her clients are looking for. Always keeping the client’s end goal & personal style in mind while infusing her creativity and sometimes pushing the envelope just a little bit, making the event exciting, fun and the “talk of the town” but always in a good way!

Learn more about Foxfire Events on their website, and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

Sarah Freeman with NHSD

June 21, 2017 by angishields

Phoenix Business Radio

Sarah Freeman with NHSD

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Sarah Freeman, Owner of Network Hardware Supply Distribution (NHSD), partners with clients to offer network infrastructure solutions that are tailored to their desires as well as their needs. Between the refurbished hardware options, buyback program, repair services, vendor liaisons, and their own line of compatible optical transceivers, NHSD clients have the flexibility to choose how to design their networks to fit the long term vision of their company.

Freeman has over 12 years of experience in the IT wholesale industry. She started in New York, working for a server/storage reseller. Her role was to develop the refurbished networking hardware product line. By 2012, she had gained enough industry knowledge to pursue an ownership role and partnered with Network Hardware Supply (est. 2007) in Arizona. The following year, she made the big move from small town Western New York to the main warehouse location in Tucson. From there, she was able to develop and streamline processes, creating greater efficiency in all areas of the daily operations. By the start of 2016, the other partners had decided to pursue other interests, leaving her with the opportunity to advance. Seizing the opportunity, she launched NHSD in June 2016 while successfully maintaining business continuity throughout the transition. She spent the first year revitalizing the infrastructure while creating a growth plan that has her on track to double her earnings in her second year. She is currently working on another growth plan to up-level again in year three. Her vision is to create a fun, positive atmosphere where she can help her employees and clients can create their own success while growing as individuals.

Freeman is serving her third year as an officer on the Board of Directors for UNEDA (you-need-a), an international trade association for IT hardware brokers. She is involved with the Women in Technology group at Pima Community College and is developing an internship program, offering hands on experience for future network engineers. She enjoys giving back to the community and plans to use her success to help young women gain interest in pursuing IT related careers. To learn more about NHSD, visit their website and follow them on Facebook.

Gina and John Ore with Passion for Patients

June 21, 2017 by angishields

Phoenix Business Radio

Gina and John Ore with Passion for Patients

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If you take a look at on-line or Healthgrade reviews, most patients say they “love their doctor – but can’t stand the front/back office staff”. Passion for Patients™ is an on-site, interactive training program for front and back office staff that focuses on interpersonal and communication skills.

A lot of physicians and practice administrators complain about high staff turnover, tension or bickering among employees, finding and retaining the best talent for the team. Practices that have completed the Passion for Patients™ training have found their teams to be more collaborative, communicative, and effective. People want to work there! And patients have a better experience!

Gina Ore, Founder and CEO with Passion for Patients™, has spent her career leading grassroots, established and start-up non-profit foundations to the next level of success. Along with her personal experiences and a Masters Degree in Innovative Leadership, she has enjoyed more than 25 years of relationship engagement and successful fundraising. Ore has worked closely with and developed deep connections with medical professionals, generous donors, and dedicated volunteers who have supported healthcare, human services, and medical research. She has worked in the largest physician-owned practice in Arizona and participated in health system acquistions.

Ore has been very involved in the healthcare associations including the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy, Arizona Women in Healthcare, and Hon Kachina Council. She has also served in leadership roles in the Rotary Club of Sun City West, The West Valley Symphony, Art Museum of the West Valley, and the Sun Cities Area Minsterial Association. To find out more about Gina and Passion for Patients visit her website, and follow her on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Mike Nilan and Craig Ramsey with TreeZero and Paula Munger with NAA

June 21, 2017 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Mike Nilan and Craig Ramsey with TreeZero and Paula Munger with NAA

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Mike Nilan is Co-Founder and CEO of TreeZero, an Atlanta-based sustainable solutions company that markets, supplies and distributes agro-fiber paper and other environmentally responsible products for Fortune 2000 companies, colleges and universities, government agencies and consumers with a passion for sustainability.

TreeZero’s flagship product TreeZero paper is the only premium, 100 percent tree free, carbon neutral paper made from sugarcane waste fiber. It is completely recyclable within existing recycling systems and compostable. According to Ricoh, TreeZero paper delivers excellent print quality when compared to regular recycled paper. TreeZero paper is available at major office supply distributors such as Office Depot/Office Max®, Ricoh Canada, Staples®, Veritiv™, Artlite and W.B. Mason, online at Amazon and in-store at FedEx® Office.

Prior to founding TreeZero, Nilan was the CEO of an international sourcing company, The MarketSource, which focused on consumer goods for companies like Pepsi and Tropicana for eight years. Prior to The MarketSource’s success, Nilan served as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of One Coast Network, the largest wholesale gift and home accessory company in North America. To learn more about TreeZero, visit their website, and follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Craig Ramsey was appointed President of TreeZero in 2016, assuming leadership of the company’s entire value chain. Prior to joining TreeZero, Ramsey spent over 30 years with Accenture where he was a member of the North America leadership team and headed the Atlanta office – one of the largest Accenture offices in the world during the last ten years of his tenure with Accenture. From there, he oversaw business development and client service for the company’s southeastern region and was a leader in market growth, corporate citizenship and community involvement.

Craig has a Bachelor of Science (finance and risk management) and MBA from Florida State University. He has lived in Atlanta since 1982 with his wife and their four children. To learn more about TreeZero, visit their website, and follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Paula Munger is Director of Industry Research and Analysis at the National Apartment Association. In Paula’s role at NAA she has established an active NAA research program, to include leading research efforts on topics of importance to the industry and the association, implementing and managing specific research projects, and providing insight in government and other relevant data impacting apartments.

Paula has previous experience at Cushman & Wakefield, The Federal Reserve and is a graduate of New York College at Buffalo. Find out more about NAA on their website, and connect with them on Twitter and Facebook. You can also connect with Paula on LinkedIn.

Kimm Lincoln and Brian Easter with Nebo Agency

June 20, 2017 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Kimm Lincoln and Brian Easter with Nebo Agency

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As President of Nebo Agency, Kimm Lincoln helps to create and guide Nebo’s business strategy and helps the team to achieve their goals. She has been working in the the digital field for her entire career; a career which was launched after taking a Social Media Marketing role back in the days of Friendster. She is a Georgia Tech graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Management.

During her time at Nebo, she has led many award-winning projects, mentored young talent toward leadership roles, and played an active role in the digital community, previously volunteering as the Co-VP of Marketing for SEMPO Atlanta, the Communications Chair for AMA Atlanta, and the Director of Marketing for SuperNova South. She was recently recognized as AMA Atlanta’s Agency Marketer of the Year and AiMA’s Interactive Marketer of the Year. You can learn more about Nebo on their website and connect with them on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Kimm on LinkedIn and Twitter.

As Co-Founder of Nebo Agency, Brian Easter brings international experience to his role, along with a proven track record of helping organizations reach their digital marketing objectives. Under his leadership, Nebo has enjoyed 12 straight years of growth, has never laid a single employee off, and has won over 100 digital awards in the past two years.

Brian is known for being a fierce advocate for the end user, a vocal and avid supporter of animal welfare, and writing and speaking about weighty and controversial subjects. An energetic and passionate speaker, Brian has presented at AMA, SuperNova South, PRSSA, iMedia, AIMA, the Inc. 5000 Speaker Series, and many other industry events. He has also been published in publications such as Ad Age, iMedia, Mobile Marketer, and Social Media Today.

Brian is an Appalachian State University alumnus with 15+ years of experience in digital marketing. In the beginning stages of his career (or about a millennium in internet time), he even wrote code in primitive coding languages like ASP and Visual Basic, as well as helping organizations optimize for pre-Google, archaic and dinosaur-like platforms, such as Alta Vista and Lycos. You can learn more about Nebo on their website and connect with them on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Brian on LinkedIn and Twitter.

CareSource

June 20, 2017 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

CareSource

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Tanya Mack and Jason Bearden

CareSource

Beginning, July 1 st , CareSource, an Ohio based Care Management Organization (CMO) will expand into the
Georgia market and begin serving a portion of Georgia’s 1 million Medicaid consumers and become the
state’s 4 th CMO. They will share an over $4B agreement over the next 6 years with GA’s other CMO
providers. The company is the second largest CMO in the US.

They are unique already as they are the only GA CMO that is non-profit, their top leader is a woman and they are poised to bring some innovative
programs to the Georgia market. Listen in as we welcome top Caresource leaders to Georgia and hear about their plans.

Amy Tully with Onelife Fitness and David Martin with VeinInnovations

June 19, 2017 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Amy Tully with Onelife Fitness and David Martin with VeinInnovations

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Amy Tully is the Marketing Director of Onelife Fitness, the Atlanta region’s fastest-growing fitness brand. She also serves as Social Media Director for US Fitness Holdings, the parent company of Onelife Fitness. You can find out more about Onelife Fitness on their website, and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

David A. Martin, RN is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of VeinInnovations in Atlanta. Since 2002, VeinInnovations has provided advanced, high quality in-office therapies for venous insufficiency; the root cause of varicose veins. VI has multiple locations in the Metro area.

David received his nursing degree from DeKalb Community College (now a part of GA State University) in 1980. Subsequent to a long and varied clinical career, which included working in Intensive Care Units, Emergency Departments, and a twelve-year stint as a clinical first-assistant for cardiac and thoracic surgeons, he now devotes his energies to running VeinInnovations. He has founded several other companies over the years including a non-profit tissue bank, which specialized in the procurement of human vascular tissue, a large first-assistant surgical practice, and a new medical device company.

David has long been a strong believer in, and supporter of, community-based healthcare delivery, and has served on the Board of Visiting Nurse Health System (VNHS) since 2011. In late 2016, David was nominated for, and accepted, the board chair position with VNHS.

He has lived in Atlanta since 1969, and currently resides in Druid Hills with his wife, Beth Finnerty. To find out more about David and VeinInnovations, visit their website. You can also follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Special Episode: Justin’s Policy Update

June 19, 2017 by angishields

Special Episode: Justin’s Policy Update show. Tune in to hear him talk about best practices and strategies to thrive in Healthcare today.

Culinary Atlanta Series Featuring Seth Gragg with Thrasher Coffee, Steve and Cyndi Weinbaum with We Sell Restaurants and Paul McKeon with Team Building with Taste

June 16, 2017 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Culinary Atlanta Series Featuring Seth Gragg with Thrasher Coffee, Steve and Cyndi Weinbaum with We Sell Restaurants and Paul McKeon with Team Building with Taste

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Seth Gragg is VP of Business Development with Thrasher Coffee Co. and has an extensive background in sales and operational management. Seth has been instrumental in the growth of Thrasher Coffee Co. Learn more on their website, and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

Steve and Cyndi Weinbaum are restaurant brokers with We Sell Restaurants. Steve is a licensed real estate salesperson and Certified Business Broker. He has over 25 years of experience working with retail, dining, and financial industry leaders with a focus on Marketing, Business Analysis, and Relationship Management. The importance of establishing open and honest rapport with all his clients is, and will continue to be, paramount.

Steve has the ability to quickly and accurately review and evaluate financial data. This skill enables him to provide sound valuation feedback and business guidance. He has years of experience negotiating complex business to business contracts. Steve worked with most of the major Casual Dining and Quick Serve Franchise brands to help grow sales and customer engagement.

As a Certified Restaurant Broker, Steve is closing an average of two businesses per month and is skilled in complex lease negotiations.

Cyndi is a licensed Real Estate Agent who has been representing Buyers and Sellers for over a decade. And while her experience has been primarily in the residential market, both resells and new construction, her ability to negotiate complex contracts and perform valuation analysis also serves the commercial real estate and business community.

She is a certified negotiation specialist and has attended many workshops and seminars on sales and marketing and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Club. She has also received instruction and testing leading to designation as a Certified Restaurant Broker.

Cyndi sharpened her negotiating and business analysis skills as a buyer for Macy’s where she collaborated on multifaceted deals in order to maximize return and further developing her ability to quickly and accurately review financial data to evaluate value and drive sales.

As a Restaurant Broker, Cyndi is now working with restaurant owners to accurately value, market and sell their restaurants for maximum value. She is also helping buyers identify the right business opportunity based on their financial goals and objectives. You can follow them both on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Paul McKeon is CEO of Team Building with Taste, a hospitality company he co-founded in 2012. McKeon and his team have merged their love of food with their business experience building and running high performance sales and marketing teams. With custom team building kitchens in Atlanta and Dallas, Team Building with Taste has become the preeminent culinary team building program in the U.S. To learn more about Team Building with Taste, you can visit their website. You can also follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.