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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits – Top Docs Radio

August 15, 2015 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Top Docs Radio

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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

The phrase medical malpractice causes most people’s pulse to quicken. For a physician being named in a medical malpractice case is one of the worst events in their life. This week we discussed medical malpractice in Georgia and how physicians can avoid it.

For the past 23 years, Dan has specialized in representing physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice lawsuits. As one of the founding partners in the Atlanta law firm of Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC, he has represented defendants in more than 90 jury trials.

Dan has defended and successfully tried cases for every specialty of medicine and numerous hospitals throughout Georgia. His trial record would be a proud career for any defense lawyer and is remarkable because Dan has tried and won this many cases before turning 50. Many of those cases have been against the best plaintiffs’ attorneys in the state. Dan is also a regular contributor to MAG’s quarterly Journal.

Huff shared what malpractice is, and why he chose this area of focus for his legal career. He offered some advice on how healthcare practitioners can avoid a malpractice lawsuit. We discussed his professional advice for how to handle conversations with patient and/or family after a sentinel event has occurred. And we talked about how health professionals need to handle patient records and what to do if served with a lawsuit.

Dan explained how defendants in a suit should behave during the proceedings of the case to reduce the likelihood a jury will rule against them.

Special Guest:

Dan Huff, JD, and co-founder, Huff, Powell, and Bailey

DeKalb Business Today – August 14, 2015

August 14, 2015 by angishields

Dekalb Business Radio

DeKalb Business Today - August 14, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes explores the legal profession from two very different angles. Family law attorney Mindy Pillow joins the show to discuss her Decatur practice. From the other side of the bench, Judge Angela Brown talks about the challenges that come with wielding a gavel. Also, Cartridge World owner Ashish Gupta explains how his company is helping other businesses to increase productivity and save on their bottom line.

Mindy Pillow/Law Office of Melinda C. Pillow, LLC

Melinda (Mindy) Pillow is an attorney exclusively practicing in the areas of Domestic Relations and Family Law in the greater Atlanta metro area. Mindy represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, legal separation, paternity, legitimization, child custody, adoption and prenuptial agreements.

Mindy practices in all of the metro Atlanta area courts.

Mindy is active in her community and is a past president of the Junior League of DeKalb County. She currently serves as President of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers Foundation. She is a member of the board of directors for the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section, DeKalb History Center, Metropolitan Counseling Services, and the Mary Gay House Board of Trustees. She is a 2011 graduate of Leadership DeKalb.

Mindy also coaches mock trial at the DeKalb School of the Arts. Mindy and her husband, Kenny, a teacher live with their two children in the Winnona Park neighborhood in Decatur.

Angela Brown/DeKalb County Judge

Ashish Gupta/Owner, Cartridge World

Ashish Gupta has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Ash’s early career was as an IT consultant at Sapient before becoming an Operational Leader and General Manager at Brambles. Both those roles taught Ash the importance of surrounding yourself with people who are focused on delivering the highest level of quality and service for their customers. After 15 years in the corporate world where Ash was constantly traveling, he wanted to focus on an opportunity that allowed him to get involved with the local community. That is when he bought Cartridge World of Decatur.

Cartridge World provides consumers and businesses cost effective, environmentally sustainable printing solutions. They sell printer cartridges for about 30 percent less than the retail price, recycle used cartridges and electronics, and provide shredding and printing services – all with a 100% guarantee. For businesses, they even deliver the cartridges for free!

WIT Special Episode

August 13, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Tech Leaders

WIT Special Episode

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Sandy Welfare / WIT

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

Robert Poole / Emory Continuing Education

Valarie Mackey / The Coca-Cola Company

Valarie W. Mackey, IT Global Performance Leader, The Coca-Cola Company is a Director level professional with 15+ years’ experience focused on strategic planning and execution. She effectively leads and manages global team members and is committed to ensuring employees are well-rounded professionals and enjoy their career growth. At The Coca-Cola Company she has responsibility for creating and executing strategies to improve Information Technology, employee and organizational performance. She brings leadership, educational, and career development opportunities to the organization and makes employees aware of external development opportunities. Valarie has overarching accountability for technology solutions for the business functions of Human Resources, Public Affairs, Sustainability, and Facilities. She is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with STEM organizations and educational institutions to promote community outreach and enhance the talent pipeline of the Coca-Cola IT organization. Employee Engagement and Communication also falls under her responsibility. Prior to The Coca-Cola Company, Valarie was a consultant for Ernst & Young. Valarie serves as a Board member and is an advocate for several nonprofit organizations. She holds an Industrial Engineering Degree from North Carolina A&T State University.

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk with bbr Marketing and David Klanac with Trustfuel

August 13, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk with bbr Marketing and David Klanac with Trustfuel

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Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk / bbr Marketing

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

She is excited about the publication of her first book earlier this year, Take Your Marketing Online! Proven Ways to Grow Your Firm in the Digital Age. She was recognized in 2012 and 2013 as one of AccountingToday’s Top 100 Most Influential People and is in great demand as a consultant, speaker and leader at various industry events. She is a founding member of the Atlanta Independent Women’s Network and is the Atlanta chapter president of the Association for Accounting Marketing. She is also a regular contributor to a variety of websites, including Social Media Today, Accounting Today and other industry-related publications and has been quoted in Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, CPA Practice Advisor, and others. She was recently invited to join the CPA Consultants’ Alliance and is excited about being a part of this influential group.

David Klanac / Trustfuel

David has made a career in local Atlanta tech businesses. He led tech entrepreneur David Cummings’ first company, Hannon Hill, for several years and most recently headed up the European expansion for another one of Cummings’ portfolio successes, Pardot, in London before returning stateside to found Trustfuel.

Cobb County Edition: Dr. Brittany Valmond of Chiropractic Specialists and Alix Moore of Blue Equinox

August 13, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Cobb County Edition: Dr. Brittany Valmond of Chiropractic Specialists and Alix Moore of Blue Equinox

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Dr. Brittany Valmond/ Chiropractic Specialists

Dr. Brittany Valmond was born on the tropical island of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. In high school she became fascinated with biology, specifically the anatomy and physiology of the body. After graduating from high school, she decided to pursue her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. Upon completing two years of her studies at the University of the Virgin Islands, she decided to embark on her journey of becoming a Chiropractor after developing a growing passion for holistic healthcare. Dr. Brittany transferred to Life University in Marietta, Georgia to finish up her undergraduate studies and then matriculated into the chiropractic program. Four years later, she graduated Cum Laude with her Doctorate of Chiropractic degree. Today she is part of the Chiropractic Specialists team of Smyrna, GA and she loves serving others with her hands, heart, and voice. Dr. Brittany lives by this motto: Once there is life, there is hope!

-Company Information:

Chiropractic Specialists

1154 Concord Rd SE

Smyrna, GA 30080

Phone: 678.852.2770

Alix Moore/ Blue Equinox

Blue Equinox is a Nashville-based nationwide collaborative IT and communication services consulting firm with a growing customer base here in Atlanta. Our customers rely on Blue Equinox to provide consultation around leveraging cloud, managed IT services, and network services that best solve their business needs. With our own master agency and carrier, we are able to deliver custom-tailored solutions to businesses needing to streamline their telecommunications services and products. Our proven industry leaders conduct extensive research analysis, keeping in mind your business goals and budget, to present you with multiple options for a consolidated solution to best support your business.

Company website: blueequinox.com

Contact info: 678-842-3063, alixm@blueequinox.com

Food and Beverage Radio 08-12-15 Hosted by: Rich Casanova with Guests: Chris Poelma with NCR Corporation, Fred Castellucci with Castellucci Hospitality Group, Jay Bandy with Goliath Consulting Group – Buckhead Business Radio

August 12, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Food and Beverage Radio 08-12-15 Hosted by: Rich Casanova with Guests: Chris Poelma with NCR Corporation, Fred Castellucci with Castellucci Hospitality Group, Jay Bandy with Goliath Consulting Group - Buckhead Business Radio

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Chris Poelma/NCR Corporation

President & GM of Small Business

From mobile software founder to CTO of Microsofts Operator Channel, Chris Poelma has spent nearly three decades developing innovative, high-growth businesses in the technology industry.

In April 2015, Chris joined NCR Corporation as President and General Manager of NCR Small Business. Chris oversees a very talented and ambitious team to drive business model innovation targeted at small business owners. NCR Silver, a cloud-based POS platform, is NCR Small Business newest solution designed to help small merchants manage and grow their businesses. Chris is accelerating the pace and execution of strategic partnerships, marketing, sales, and engineering to establish NCR Silver as the premier technology partner for small businesses.

Prior to joining NCR Small Business, Chris founded QwikCart®, an innovative mobile software company which provides businesses and consumers access to powerful retailing, transportation and entertainment solutions. Before QwikCart, Chris co-founded, served as CTO, and assisted in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with USInternetworking, now AT&T Enterprise Application Services. He has led five startup software companies to successful liquidity events as CEO including ControlPath, Comprehensive Software Systems (CSS), and Magellan Network. Additionally Chris has worked as an executive within industry notables Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and EDS. Over the course of his career, Chris has closed over $70 Million in private equity.

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Federico “Fred” Castellucci/Castellucci Hospitality Group

President

A graduate of the Hospitality School at Cornell University, Federico Castellucci has worked in the restaurant business his entire life. During his tenure at Cornell, Federico helped create and develop the original Sugo in Roswell. He grew the concept to four locations including three franchises. After graduating in 2007, Federico took over a failed franchise location that is currently Sugo in Johns Creek, Ga. Federico worked tirelessly to re-establish the brand, and within a year and a half the restaurant had become the most successful restaurant his family had ever owned in Georgia.

Building on that success, Federico created a new restaurant concept from scratch in downtown Decatur called The Iberian Pig. A modern Spanish restaurant with a strong focus on imported Spanish cured meats, fresh local produce, creative tapas dishes, wines of the region and classic cocktails, The Iberian Pig has been a hit from opening night in late 2009.

Following the success of The Iberian Pig, Federico embarked on two more projects in 2011 and 2014. Located on Roswell Road near I-285, Double Zero Napoletana opened in May 2011, bringing the regional cuisine of Campania in Southern Italy to Sandy Springs, Ga. The menu features handmade pasta, traditional Neapolitan pizza, handmade pastries and gelato, as well as contemporary takes on classic Southern Italian dishes. In November 2014, Federico opened Cooks & Soldiers, a Basque-inspired concept located in West Midtown, featuring traditional pintxos, raciones, asador and desserts influenced by the signature cooking methods of the region.

Federico currently serves as president of Castellucci Hospitality Group, the management company that he created in 2010, which includes Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Double Zero Napoletana and Cooks & Soldiers.

Jay Bandy/Goliath Consulting Group

President

Jay Bandy has thirty years of experience in the restaurant business including leadership roles at McDonald’s, RTM and Blimpie. Jay started Goliath Consulting Group in 2009 with several McDonald’s executives. the company’s clients include international and regional chains as well as independent restaurants. Locally, Jay is working with the Mrs. Winner’s, Cheeseburger Bobby’s brands and a new start-up at Ponce City Market.

www.GoliathConsulting.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

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The “H-Word” Doesn’t Have to be as Scary as We Make It

August 12, 2015 by angishields

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The "H-Word" Doesn't Have to be as Scary as We Make It

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Listen as Denise Lukow, RN Administrator and new Community Relations Manager, Josefina Bates, discuss with MaryJo, Sam and Lee, what sets Aberdeen Place Hospice apart and why the “H-word” need not be scary but bring comfort, dignity and peace to a very difficult, but inevitable part of life.

Aberdeen Place Hospice opened in January of 2014 and as they enter into the second half of their second year, they are more convinced than ever that Hospice can ease the journey to end of life like nothing else… Their social workers, nurses and CNA’s help with paperwork , end of life decisions, give spiritual support and of course support the physical comfort of their patients as well as the emotional peace of their families and communities. They want people to know that Hospice is a federal and state benefit that anyone is entitled to! If you are unsure that your loved one would qualify for hospice care, give Aberdeen Place a call at 678-878-3440 and one of their nurses or licensed social workers will come do a free assessment.

At Aberdeen Place Hospice we are large enough to be professional and small enough to operate like a family. They serve 23 metro Atlanta Counties within a 20 to 25 mile radius.

Don’t make the end of life journey alone….Call Aberdeen Place Hospice at 678-878-3440 or Josefina at 404-900-4306 or find them on line at www.aphospice.com

Thanks to Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for more than 23 years.

Tom O’Brien and James Ross of Axion BioSystems, Inc.

August 11, 2015 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Tom O'Brien and James Ross of Axion BioSystems, Inc.

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Tom O’Brien / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Tom O’Brien is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Axion BioSystems in Atlanta, GA, maker of life science instrumentation and medical diagnostic equipment. Since co-founding the company in 2008, he has led a team that has introduced two new products into the life science market. Prior to Axion, Tom was at Intermagnetics (NASDAQ:IMGC) where he held the roles of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and President, Invivo Medical Devices. He was instrumental in the sale of Intermagnetics to Philips Medical Systems in November 2006.

Tom began his career at General Electric and has held various senior executive positions in both public and private companies, in the US and abroad. He serves on the Axion BioSystems board of directors, the Georgio Bio board of directors, and as a Georgia Research Alliance Industry Fellow. Tom has also served on the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering and the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Advisory Boards. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with highest honor from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Jim Ross / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Jim Ross was previously a product development engineer for Advanced Micro Devices and the co-founder of Nanogrip Technologies, maker of micro-scale devices used to manipulate MEMs components. He has over 7 years experience in MEMS fabrication, analog circuit design, and neural interfacing technology. During his tenure at the Microelectronics Research Center and the Laboratory for Neuroengineering, he was instrumental in producing over a dozen critically enabling technologies for the manipulation and sensing of neural tissue (many of which are patent pending).

Dr. Ross received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech.