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Bill Gallagher of Systems Evolution, Inc.

August 18, 2015 by angishields

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Bill Gallagher of Systems Evolution, Inc.

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Bill Gallagher / Systems Evolution, Inc.

Bill Gallagher is the CEO for Systems Evolution, Incorporated, a business and technology consulting firm. He has over 18 years of experience in the Business and Technology Consulting Industry serving Fortune 1000 clients. He has extensive experience working in large consultancies such as Arthur Andersen and KPMG, as well as smaller boutique consulting firms. During his ten year tenure at Systems Evolution, Bill has served as a Consultant, Managing Director, and now CEO.

Prior to embarking on a career in Consulting, Bill served in the United States Marine Corps. After his service in the Marines, Bill became a decorated law enforcement officer. He finished up his law enforcement career with the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command during the 1996 Olympics.

Bill holds a degree from the University of Georgia in Management Information Systems. He resides in Atlanta, GA near Lake Lanier with his wife of 20 years and three boys. Bill is heavily involved with his boys’ sports and enjoys spending time on the lake with his family.

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Spotlight on Tier II Supplier Diversity

August 18, 2015 by angishields

Let's Talk Small Business

Spotlight on Tier II Supplier Diversity

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Ralph Moore / Ralph G. Moore & Associates

Ralph G. Moore, CPA, is president of Ralph G. Moore & Associates (RGMA) and is recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought-leaders in the area of supplier diversity and minority business development. A former accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co., Mr. Moore was Vice President of Chicago Community Ventures, a Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Company (MESBIC) and Controller for Parker House Sausage Company before establishing RGMA in 1979.

Mr. Moore has been the lead trainer for the National Minority Supplier Development Council for over 20 years. During that period Mr. Moore has conducted over 100 seminars for the National office as well as 22 of the Regional Councils which has resulted in RGMA having trained more supplier diversity professionals than any other firm worldwide. Companies and institutions such as Walmart, The Walt Disney Company, the University of Chicago, Major League Baseball and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors have engaged the services of RGMA.

Mr. Moore is the author of the RGMA Five Levels of Supplier Diversity which has been embraced as the gold standard for benchmarking supplier diversity initiatives. His global assignments include conducting seminars in South Africa, France, United Kingdom and Canada. Mr. Moore is also a member of the Procter and Gamble and Macy’s Supplier Diversity Advisory Councils.

Mr. Moore has received numerous awards and recognitions during his distinguished career including the Ron Brown Award from the Chicago Minority Business Development Council and the prestigious National Minority Supplier Development Council Leadership Award which is the organization’s highest honor awarded to a CEO of a minority business enterprise. In recognition of a lifetime of contributions to minority business development, Mr. Moore was inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame at the University of Washington in April of this year.

Karmetria Burton / Delta Air Lines

Karmetria Dunham Burton is general manager, supplier diversity for Delta Air Lines. In this position she is responsible for developing a Supplier Diversity program while enhancing the processes to assist the company to achieve its vision of being an industry leader of making minority and women owned business (MWBEs) a natural and integral part of the way the company does business. Karmetria has worked in strategic sourcing at Xerox and AT&T. Before Delta, Karmetria was supplier diversity manager for IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group).

Karmetria was the 2005 recipient of the Trailblazer Award presented by the Black Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs organization and is a Who’s Who of Black Atlanta in 2010. She is a contributing writer for MBE magazine that focuses on minority business development.

Karmetria holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Southern University-Baton Rouge, La., and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. Mrs. Burton has instructed business, procurement and diversity related courses at Kennesaw State University as well as Shorter College, Strayer University, Georgia State University and Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.

Karen Fortune with IAG Forensics and Valuation, Aaron Beam, Terrance Ross with RITA-TECH, INC – Buckhead Business Radio

August 18, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Karen Fortune with IAG Forensics and Valuation, Aaron Beam, Terrance Ross with RITA-TECH, INC - Buckhead Business Radio

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Karen Fortune/IAG Forensics & Valuation

Partner

Karen serves as a Partner in IAG Forensics forensic accounting and litigation services practice. She has over twenty years experience, comprised of both public and private practice, having spent several years in public accounting and serving as a CFO for a biotechnology firm. She possesses extensive experience in financial reporting, auditing of both public and private companies, addressing complex accounting issues, evaluating and designing internal controls, and performing corporate investigations.

She assists attorneys on cases involving complex commercial damages, corporate internal investigations, funds tracing, fraud and alter ego analyses and securities litigation. Additionally, she specializes in matters involving complex financial analyses, M&A disputes and the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Karen has qualified and testified as an expert witness in federal and state courts and has provided assistance to attorneys on several aspects of a case from the complaint stage through trial. She has also testified in both civil and criminal proceedings.

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Aaron Beam

Corporate, Business and Educational Speaker

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Terrance Ross/RITA-TECH, INC

President and CEO

President and CEO of RITA TECH and Chairman of RITA Software. RITA-TECH, INC “Where Nonprofits Come to Grow” is a social engineering software company that specializes in working with nonprofit organizations using enterprise ideas to address social problems, create sustainability, and promote social responsibility. RITA TECH’s mission is to teach nonprofit organizations how to sustain themselves financially, through social enterprise activities rather than relying solely on grants and donations. Since there are no shareholders in a nonprofit organization, the revenue from the business related activities are completely re-invested in the work of the organization thereby teaching nonprofit organizations how to use a business solution to solve a social problem. Terrance has earned many certificates and awards recognizing his outstanding contributions toward improving the lives in his community. These awards include: Outstanding Young Men in America, Top Ten Outstanding Young Alabamians, Georgia Trend Magazine 2004 Top 40 under 40, Who’s Who of Black Atlanta. Terrance has trained hundreds of small businesses worldwide and was featured in Rolling Out Magazine for his unique way of inspiring entrepreneurs to start a business. Terrance has also contributed his talents to writing two books: If You Don’t Like Your Harvest, Change Your Seed and the RITA Social Engineering Model “the act of using social enterprise activities to address social problems while promoting social responsibility”. Terrance the “Dean of Nonprofits” as he is commonly known, has created a number of business initiatives for entrepreneurs and nonprofit founders ready to go to the next level which includes: RITA 2.0 Software, The RITA Social Engineering Model, Georgia Business Institute, National Association of Social Engineering (NAOSE), and National Association of Micro Business Owners (NAMBO) just to name a few. Availability Terrance Ross is available as a motivational speaker and to conduct business workshops and seminars.

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Eslami Law and Lyle & Levine

August 18, 2015 by angishields

BRX National

Eslami Law and Lyle & Levine

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Dawn Levine w/ Lyle & Levine, LLC

Dawn R. Levine had several life-changing experiences that led her to a passionate focus on Estate Planning and Probate. She services the full economic spectrum from basic Wills to complex tax planning and charitable giving. She finds it especially rewarding to assist with charitable giving and families with young children. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to business formation and succession and the special estate planning needs of foreign nationals. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her son and husband, gardening and DIY home projects.

Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship and Corporate Transactions

Law School: Emory University School of Law

Undergraduate: Washington State University, cum laude

Community Involvement:

Treasurer, Solo/Small Firm Section, Cobb County Bar Association;
Secretary, Cobb County Bar Association;
Member, Marietta Kiwanis;
Member, Marietta Business Association;
Member, Leadership Cobb Alumni Association;
Secretary/Treasurer, Business Law and Litigation Section, Cobb County Bar Association;
Member, Advisory Board, First Landmark Bank;
Member, Georgia Bar;

Community Service:

Cobb Justice Foundation, Pro Bono;
Georgia Legal Services, Pro Bono;
Center for Family Resources, volunteer, donor;
Cobb County Master Gardener, volunteer.

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Sara Eslami w/ Law Office of Sara Eslami

As I tried to seek help for my situations in the past, I found a lot of roadblocks like bad information or not enough information. I didn’t like the feeling of being helpless, so I started educating others & myself along the way.

I discovered my passion & calling in life is to help others, by putting myself in their shoes. I take my time to listen & engage you, not just skim the surface of your situation to come back with a generic reply. I simply treat you how I wanted to be treated when I was the one in need of help.

Nobody is perfect & because of that I’m here to offer my help to you.

At the Law Office of Sara Eslami, my goals include helping clients understand the legal system and obtain favorable outcomes for their cases. If you’re searching for a lawyer in the Atlanta area, please give me a call today.

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Innovative Health Technology

August 17, 2015 by angishields

Health Connect South

Innovative Health Technology

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Bailey Ernstes, Jake Kazlow, and Jim Sullivan talk innovative health technologies

Innovative Health Technology

On this episode of Health Connect South Radio we featured two Atlanta companies developing innovative health technology. We hosted Monitor Med Solutions and HealPros to learn about the respective problems their solutions solve.

Monitor Med Solutions was founded by several Georgia Tech students to create a device that would use bluetooth technology to give hydrocephalus patients real-time monitoring data regarding their intracranial pressure via their mobile devices. Bailey Ernstes and Jake Kazlow, two of the co-founders, joined us to talk about their project.

As Bailey shared, as many as 1:500 babies are born with hydrocephalus, an abnormally-high intracranial pressure caused by a disruption in the normal flow of cerebral spinal fluid. These patients require that a shunt be implanted that will facilitate modulation of the intracranial pressure and prevent the numerous neurological problems and even death that can occur when pressure rises or falls beyond certain limits.

The challenge for these patients and their families is that the shunt technology itself has not evolved much since its inception. And, the shunts fail at a rate of roughly 40% of the time, typically due to occlusion. In most cases, the only way the patients discover there is a problem is when they begin to show symptoms of increased pressure.

Monitor Med Solutions, an Atlanta-based start-up has developed a device that interfaces with the intracranial shunt and contains a bluetooth transmitter. This enables the user to get pressure readings via an app on their mobile device, potentially allowing them to seek care before neurologic symptoms occur and/or preventing unnecessary ER admissions to seek care.

Jim Sullivan is CEO of HealPros. This company saw a need for closing the gap in preventive care for patients with diabetes. The diabetic population is at risk for blindness due to retinal damage that is caused by chronically-elevated glucose levels. It can take years of asymptomatic progression of the retinal damage for visual changes to occur. Because of this, many patients do not bother to seek out the recommended annual exams that could identify problematic changes early enough to do something about it.

HealPros utilizes teleimaging capabilities coupled with on-site technologists who can do exams in a physician’s office or even a patient’s home. The company partners with health plans and physician offices to coordinate visits with patients and conduct the necessary eye exam.

They then communicate results to patient, doctor, and health plan company and can help facilitate getting access to appropriate advanced care if an abnormality is found.

Special Guests

Bailey Ernstes, CEO of Monitor Med Solutions

BS Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
National Merit Scholar
Campoamor Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient
Previous Research Assistant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jake Kaslow, Co-founder and CTO of Monitor Med Solutions

BS Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Jim Sullivan, CEO of HealPros

BA, MA, Economics & Finance, State University of New York at Binghamton
Business Professionals Course, Linguistics and Business Philosophy, The Aji Network
Former Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Previous Owner, Medical Imaging Specialists

Sonja Heck of Spot-On Consulting

August 17, 2015 by angishields

The Owners' Manual

Sonja Heck of Spot-On Consulting

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Sonja Heck/ Spot-On Consulting

I am so lucky that I get to do the job I love – helping people at all stages/levels find their ideal jobs. I have helped hundreds of people secure more meaningful employment. I have worked for 20 years in the corporate world, hold MS and MBA degrees, speak 3 languages, and have travelled to over 35 countries. I also dropped out of high school in the 10^th grade so I know how hard it is to overcome a less-than-stellar past. I would be honored to help your listeners uncover new ways to find their first job, provide advice if they have faced/facing a job layoff after decades of employment, restart their careers after being a caretaker/stay-at-home parent, or change careers altogether.

My website: http://spotonresumes.com/

My LinkedIn profile/reviews: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjaheck

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Renee' Franc of Renee' Franc Event Design & Studio

August 16, 2015 by angishields

Business Babies and Beauty

Renee' Franc of Renee' Franc Event Design & Studio

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Renee’ Franc/ Renee’ Franc Event Design & Studio

Renee’ Franc is the Master Stylist behind the Renee’ Franc brand. Having been in the business for over tens years Renee’ refuses to accept the normal.

Renee’ Franc is know for her unparalleled expertise in high-style entertaining. Renee’ Franc ‘s cutting edge style has become one of the hottest styles in ultramodern event styling and design.

As an arbiter of taste she is always determined to allow her passion for excellence and her gift for custom desingning to take vision and transform each of her events into a high-style experience. Cohesive creativity is precedence; all Renee’ Franc designs, plans and key element of an event are conceptualized in-house. Allowing for unmatched quality and ensures the design stays cohesive, putting a Renee’ Franc event in a category of its own.

Self-funded Health Plans

August 15, 2015 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

Self-funded Health Plans

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Self-funded Health Plans

On this episode of Midtown Business Radio I featured two Atlanta area companies that help business from a couple of directions. John Mamon, CEO of mPoweredIT, came by to talk about their outsourced IT solution. He introduced us to Brian Keen, President/CEO of Health Cooperative Strategies.

mPowered IT is an IT support services provider focused on delivering the entire IT value chain to small and medium medical practices and businesses. Offerings include fixed fee IT support, cloud services, backup and disaster recovery, and managed network security.

John shared how he came to starting his service company that enables medical practices and small to mid-sized businesses focus on their core functions rather than spending unproductive time trying to maintain and manage their IT hardware, software, and infrastructure.

We talked about the fact that for most small- to mid-sized businesses it makes sense to outsource the IT management function in order to maximize reliability of vital IT elements, their security, and compliance, while at the same time, spending less than would be required if they were to hire a skilled expert themselves.

Brian talked about how Health Cooperative Strategies collaborates with associations, chambers of commerce, and other large groups such as GPO’s to create self-funded health plans. In this way, these organizations are able to offer large-group-type health plans that in some cases, equals the benefits and member expense as a 10,000+ employee company.

We talked about how, before the ACA, health plans were able to offer discounted rates to organizations such as these for insuring large, mostly-healthy groups for inclusion in the plan. The recent level of implementation of the ACA changed that, making it impossible for companies participating in exchanges to offer such a discounted, minimal-risk group plan.

Health Cooperative Strategies fills that void. They are able to work with these organizations who seek to provide such benefits to help them create a self-funded plan and/or to combine with other similar groups to forge an even-larger group that helps them offer outstanding benefits for a comparatively low rate.

Special Guests

John Mamon, CEO/Founder, mPoweredIT

Associates Degree, Information Technology, Bryant and Stratton College
Previous VP, Professional Services, BMC Solutions
Former Executive VP, CDI Managed Services

Brian Keen, President/CEO, Health Cooperative Strategies

Georgia Business Radio August 14th Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Leslie Deets with Concealed Carrie, Patrick Kullmann with Medovex – Buckhead Business Radio

August 15, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Georgia Business Radio August 14th Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Leslie Deets with Concealed Carrie, Patrick Kullmann with Medovex - Buckhead Business Radio

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Georgia Business Radio Interviewing Industry Leaders Throughout Georgia

Pro Business Talk Radio! Interviews are in Studio!

Leslie Deets/Concealed Carrie

Founder/CEO

“To become more familiar and comfortable with firearms, I attended a ladies’ defensive handgun class, and later a concealed carry class. In both cases, I was struck by the women who came to class wearing holsters strapped to their bodies or toting less desirable military-style concealed carry bags that were far from feminine. So, being the self-proclaimed fashionista I am, I studied the current trends in women’s high-end handbags and concluded that demand would be high for a concealed carry option that offered the utmost in both style and quality of material.”

With function and fashion in mind, Concealed Carrie developed and designed the entire collection of handbags with practical features that include a separate concealed carry compartment that securely conceals the handgun in a safe yet accessible manner. Removable and adjustable holsters are included and allows users to adapt to their personal preference and directional draw. Several styles also offer a cross-body solution with the use of a removable and adjustable shoulder strap. All of the concealed carry purses include a Concealed Carrie key chain and distinctive fashion tassel.

While all that function is essential, what has already made the Concealed Carrie line so immediately popular with women is our attention to fashion and detail. The rich, all-leather styles of the Classic Carrie line include Ostrich Print and Smooth Computer Carry Alls, fashion-forward Crocodile Print Leather Hobo, Smooth Leather totes, versatile Classic Clutch, Crossbody Compacts, Compacts to “grab and go,” and our most popular, Aged Brown and Aged Black Leather Satchels. The new Casual Carrie line includes a contemporary Color Block Satchel, Spice and Turquoise Crossbody Compacts and Mustard Compact Carrie.

Concealed Carrie will continue to introduce new styles and colors for their valued customers and plans to design new lines of products in the near future. “Why should women be forced to compromise fashion for function?”

There is a new girl in town and with the introduction of Concealed Carrie, the market for women’s firearms accessories and concealed carry options will never be the same!

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Patrick Kullmann/Medovex

President/COO

Mr. Kullmann served as senior director at Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) in their $2.3 billion Cardiovascular Division. In addition, he has served in marketing, market development and sales leadership positions at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) Baxter (NYSE:BAX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and four start-up medical device companies – two of which had successful liquidity events with a combined valuation of $220M.

He is also the author of the book “The Inventor’s Guide for Medical Technology” that is listed on Amazon.

Mr. Kullmann has been a featured speaker and presenter globally on topics related to medical technology innovation.