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Harvey Hillyer of Dermani Medspa and Brook Franklin of Lashout Cosmetics

July 21, 2015 by angishields

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Harvey Hillyer of Dermani Medspa and Brook Franklin of Lashout Cosmetics

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Harvey Hillyer / Dermani Medspa

Harvey Hillyer started BenchMark Physical Therapy 20 years ago, a company with which he is still active involved. Since that time he has started and sold a homecare agency and a durable medical equipment company. About 2 years ago he helped his wife, Allison Hillyer, leverage her knowledge and skills as a Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Esthetician to start Dermani Medspa.

Brook Franklin, Licensed Esthetician, has been a key member of the Dermani Medspa team since the beginning. Brook started Lashout Cosmetics and Dermani Medspa now works with Brook and her product line.

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Brook Franklin / Lashout Cosmetics

Brook Franklin, a Licensed Esthetician and Makeup artist originally from Northridge, California has always had a passion for the “Glitz & Glam” Lifestyle. She attended The School of Performing Arts in Studio City, California at the age of 7 and began studying modern dance, song interpretation, modeling, and acting, where she grew to love all aspects of the entertainment industry. In 1994 her mother decided to move the family to Atlanta, GA where she has resided ever since, making it her second home. As a young teen, Brook was the go to girl for all the newest makeup trends among her peers. After high school she worked in a few corporate positions and finally found her way back to the beauty industry when she accepted the Retail Team Leader position at “The Aveda Institute” in Buckhead and gained over 8 years experience working there and at other Aveda concept Salons and Spas throughout the city of Atlanta. She developed a passion for makeup and skincare and saw a void in the beauty industry and at that time she enrolled and completed the skincare program at the International School of Skin and Nail care in January, 2007 and has been licensed by the state of Georgia since 2008.

Working at some of the top spas in Atlanta, Brook has also been certified in Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion, Cellulite Reduction, Micro-current (ultra tighten and tone), L.E.D. Treatments, Laser Hair Removal, IPL Treatments, as well as been trained by the top eyelash extension company, Extreme Lashes, and she is always seeking the newest and highest quality services to provide to her clients, which is one of the most important things to her. After learning about the importance of healthy skin, Brook sought out ways to incorporate a makeup line that embodies the same values and concepts.

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Todd Gray with Grady Health System and Dr. Alita Anderson with Eubio Medical Communications

July 21, 2015 by angishields

Let's Talk Small Business

Todd Gray with Grady Health System and Dr. Alita Anderson with Eubio Medical Communications

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How will opportunities in Georgia be affected by the changing landscape of healthcare? This question concerns practically every small business across the country. In this edition, we are joined by the Director of Supplier Diversity from one of the top medical institutions in the nation—Mr. Todd Gray, of Grady— and by an MBE that is capitalizing on a burgeoning field in healthcare/pharma— Alita Anderson, MD of Eubio Medical, a medical communications firm.

The opportunities, according to Grady, are great. In the next two years alone, Grady plans on creating 132 jobs, and Gray expects the minority inclusion on that to be 30%– an exceptional number for any organization. Grady plans on doing this through several initiatives, including a GMSDC partnership and through expanding the list of services and products that it will pull from (marketing, IT, untraditional suppliers, GOPs, etc.). His dialogue teems with advice such as:

Remember Healthcare is NOT fee-driven, but all about quality outcome
Think about strategic partnerships before setting your sights on a large bid
2^nd tier does not mean 2^nd class
And consider how supplier rationalization factors in

On the other side of the field of medical/healthcare, meet Alita Anderson, MD. Alita found a need and turned it into an opportunity for her small business, Eubio Medical. In the growing field of healthcare, there are so many moving parts that the need for a clear voice is essential, and an overarching, clear vision is imperative. That’s where Alita comes in. Her firm, comprised of a virtual “A-Team” of professionals in scientific backgrounds, come in and facilitate a conversation with stakeholders about the product or service to reveal what is important about the data and she then comes up with “credible and compelling” communication surrounding that item or service. Once she gleans and crystalizes that information, she provides training to the professionals that need it, so that everyone in the system is up to speed on the critical facts.

Overall, through the lens of a supplier diversity professional from a large organization, and an entrepreneur who created a successful firm out of the need she saw as an opportunity, we learn that there are real, and concrete opportunities on the horizon in healthcare—we just have to go out and look for them.

Todd Gray / Grady Health System

Alita Anderson, MD / Eubio Medical Communications

Alita Anderson, MD is Principal of Eubio Medical Communications, a team of physicians, scientists, writers and designers that inspires clients to communicate medical and scientific information both credibly and compellingly. A graduate of Spelman College and Yale University School of Medicine Alita combines her passion for science, her love of the written word and her desire to positively impact other’s lives in her leadership of Eubio.

Georgia Association of Paralegals

July 21, 2015 by angishields

BRX National

Georgia Association of Paralegals

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group — M Cox, C Bynum, A Caruso, S Henry, S Corley, & E Rowell

Georgia Association of Paralegals Website

Suzette M. Corley w/ United Parcel Service, Inc. & President of GAP

Ms. Corley is the Global Privacy Paralegal for United Parcel Service, Inc. She works closely with the Global Privacy Officer at UPS. Ms. Corley works on a wide range of projects from privacy impact assessments, training, global awareness campaigns and data breach response plans to following all new trends in the regulations and laws. Prior to working as the Global Privacy Paralegal, Ms. Corley was the Corporate Governance and Securities Paralegal for the U.S. and Americas Region of UPS. She was responsible for managing all of the corporate governance activities for the U.S. entity and Latin American entity portfolio. Prior to joining UPS in mid-2008, she was a Corporate Paralegal and Trademark Paralegal with Alston & Bird L.L.P. She has a B.S. degree from Shorter University in Business Management and A.A.S. degree from Middlesex County College in Legal Studies. Ms. Corley has 27 years of paralegal experience in various practice areas ranging from corporate to real estate to IP and lots in-between. She is a member of the Georgia Association of Paralegals. She has served as the past Director of CLE, Vice President and is currently serving in the role as President for the Georgia Association of Paralegals.

Sabrina D. Henry w/ Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP. & Vice President of GAP

Sabrina D. Henry is a Senior Immigration Specialist at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP. She possesses over 15 years of experience as a paralegal with a specialization in immigration law. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York. In addition, she participated in a student-exchange program at the University of Ghana at Legon, where she studied Women’s Involvement in Economic Development. She is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology.

Sabrina currently serves as Vice President of the Georgia Association of Paralegals, Inc. (“GAP”) and the Primary Georgia Representative for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (“NFPA”). She has served on GAP’s Board since 2011. She is also an instructor in the Paralegal Program at the College of Professional and Continuing Education at Kennesaw State University, where she facilitates the Fundamentals of Immigration Law for Paralegals. She also speaks at seminars and conferences on the paralegal’s role in immigration law, the paralegal profession, and leadership. Sabrina is an incessant educator as she enjoys sharing her knowledge with others and imparting her love, interest, and fascination with immigration law.

Prior to her paralegal career, Sabrina was a High School Business Technology Teacher with the New York City Board of Education and was very much involved in incorporating technology throughout the core curriculum. Sabrina is happily married and has two young sons.

Cynthia Bynum w/ DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office & Bar Liaison of GAP

Cynthia Bynum is a Senior Paralegal in the Public Integrity Unit for the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office and is the principal owner of CJB Management, LLC and serves as its Executive Director. As such she supports and provides service solutions that enhance the success of business leaders and the people they serve. Cynthia holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management from Fordham University’s Executive MBA Program, graduated cum laude having earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration and Business Information Systems from DeVry University. She is also a graduate of Emory’s Paralegal Studies Program. Cynthia has held several leadership positions within the legal community and in these roles she has contributed to the expansion of continuing legal education programs, leadership forums and other professional events that empower members of local and regional paralegal associations and employees of businesses that provide legal services. She is an active member of the Georgia Association of Paralegals and serves as its Bar Liaison. Her goal is to provide substantive resources and expertise for continuous advancement of the paralegal profession.

Angela Caruso w/ Morgan & Morgan, Atlanta PLLC

Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, P.A, one of the largest plaintiff’s firms in the nation, Angela gained seven (7) years of professional legal experience working for Claimants/Plaintiffs with Worker’s Compensation and personal injury claims by supporting their attorneys. She is an active member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association as a Paralegal Affiliate (GTLA), American Association for Justice (AAJ) as a Paralegal Affiliate, Georgia Association of Paralegals (GAP) and the National Federation of Paralegal Association (NFPA). Angela was recently nominated for Paralegal of the Year by the AAJ and awarded Paralegal of the Day on June 10^th, 2015 during GAP’s annual Paralegal Week.

Her legal career began when she took a temp position at a Worker’s Compensation firm while waiting for a youth ministry job to open in the Atlanta Catholic Archdiocese. She has a BA degree from Belmont Abbey College and working towards a MTS at Spring Hill College. The firm needed help with their new Case Management Software and light legal assistant duties. The firm shared office space with another firm and she was able to work part-time for both firms before securing a full time position and training as a paralegal.

She has extensive experience in all aspects of Worker’s Compensation law and enjoys sharing this knowledge by training and mentoring other paralegals. Angela has benefited from her relationship with her mentor Patty Dietz-Selke and wants to share that experience with others. Patty inspired her to help student paralegals statewide through GAP roundtable events and serving on paralegal studies school boards.

Angela hopes to continue to help Morgan & Morgan grow their Columbus, Georgia office. She appreciates the support and encouragement she receives from her attorney, Robert L. Hendrix, III, to take on leadership opportunities and strive for excellence. Angela currently serves as a chair for GAP’s Columbus chapter and wants to continue in her efforts to reach and encourage other paralegals in the Columbus area. Her most recent goal is to become an R.P.

Originally, Angela joined GAP to have something on her bio for credibility. But then one night she needed to file a document in ICMS that was due by midnight, and she needed help. Due to the late hour, she could not call any of her co-workers for help. She went to the GAP Facebook page and posted a request for help. In less than five minutes, she had a call from a GAP member that walked her through the process. That inspired her to get involved. She started attending GAPpy Hour events and speaking at Roundtables. Patty Dietz-Selke and Sabrina Henry encouraged her to stay involved in GAP and to take leadership positions. Janet Williams has also encouraged her to study for the PACE and become a registered paralegal. It is the leadership of these women that inspire Angela to become a better paralegal for herself and others.

Angela comes from a large Italian family and enjoys spending time with her nieces, nephews and godchildren. Angela describes her family as “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” meets the “Soprano’s” without the guns and tons of cannoli.

C. Melody Cox w/ Webb, Tanner, Powell & Wilson & Director of Membership for GAP

Melody Cox works with Robert Jackson Wilson at Webb, Tanner, Powell & Wilson, LLP in Gwinnett County. She assists in commercial litigation, real estate, eminent domain, municipal law, creditor’s rights bankruptcy, personal injury and other areas of law. She enjoys legal research, drafting, document review, and client intake. She began her legal career as a receptionist in a boutique insurance defense firm in Seattle, Washington. She was promoted to assistant and then paralegal after earning her certificate from Edmonds Community College. She has continued to broaden her experience in various areas of law and business since moving to Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2007. She has most recently taken over some firm management duties. Her favorite aspect of working in the legal field is helping others who find themselves in difficult situations.

This is Melody’s first year serving as Director of Membership for GAP. She is looking forward to sharing the benefits of GAP membership with paralegals working in all areas of law and all settings. Melody has also enjoyed her membership with NFPA and recently contributed an article on eminent domain to The Paralegal Reporter, NFPA’s quarterly magazine.

Georgia Association of Paralegals

The Georgia Association of Paralegals endeavors to advance the paralegal profession and the expertise of its members through:

Networking
Continuing education opportunities and
Strong relationships with Business Partners

Who We Are

GAP’s purposes remain the same as when first formulated over 40 years ago:

to enhance the role of paralegals in the legal profession;
to improve the working conditions of paralegals;
and to maintain a continuing relationship with bar associations throughout the state.

Position Statements

On September 14, 2010, the Georgia Association of Paralegals’ Board of Directors approved GAP’s Paralegal Standards Committee’s recommendations and adopted position statements with respect to GAP’s Definition of a Paralegal; GAP’s Position on Regulation; GAP’s Position on Short-term Educational Programs; and, GAP’s Minimum Standards & Qualification Standards for Paralegals in the State of Georgia.

It is the intent of the Georgia Association of Paralegals’ Board of Directors in adopting these position statements that they serve as a guide to Paralegals seeking positions or holding Paralegal positions in Georgia. It is also the intent of the Georgia Association of Paralegals’ Board of Directors in adopting these Minimum Standards & Qualifications that they serve as a guide for Georgia attorneys, corporations, governmental entities, and all other entities who utilize the services of Paralegals. GAP’s Position Statements.

History

In 1973, a group of Atlanta area paralegals joined together to form the Atlanta Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. Their objective was to provide support for persons entering this new field, and to promote the profession to the legal community. They also wanted to create a forum for contributing to the discussions and decisions of both state and local bar associations regarding training and utilization of paralegals by attorneys. “Paralegalism” soon extended across the state, and it became apparent that people outside Atlanta needed a voice as well. Membership was expanded to include all legal assistants in Georgia. In January, 1976, AALA became GALA – Georgia Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. In 1997, GALA became GAP – Georgia Association of Paralegals, Inc.

GAP Website

Cobb County Edition: Mark Wallace Maguire and Ronnika Ann

July 21, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Cobb County Edition: Mark Wallace Maguire and Ronnika Ann

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Mark Wallace Maguire/ Cobb Life Magazine

Mark Wallace Maguire is an award-winning columnist, writer and editor who serves as director of Cobb Life, Cobb Business Journal and Cherokee Life. Maguire has won more than a dozen awards for his work, including several first place awards, from organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia Associated Press and Georgia Sportswriters Association

Maguire volunteers with many organizations including The Joseph Sams School, Upward Sports, KSU College of the Arts Flourish Awards and Berry College Alumni Association. A collection of his columns and other non-fiction writings called, “Letters from Red Clay Country” is slated for publication this fall. You can read more about him at markwallacemaguire.com. He is also on linkedin, facebook, twitter and Pinterest.

Cobb Life magazine was launched in 2005 by the Marietta Daily Journal to fill a niche in Cobb’s growing lifestyle market. The magazine has experienced massive growth the last decade, growing in frequency and size. It is currently published 10 ten times a year. Each issue reaches more than 30,000 homes and businesses throughout Cobb. It covers all things life and style in Cobb including food and dining, fitness, home and décor, travel and the interesting and unique people who make Cobb home. Past residents profiled in our magazine include Celebrity Chef Alton Brown, Atlanta’s own theatre star and director Kenny Leon, Atlanta Hawks Al Horford, FIFA player of the century Michelle Akers and members of the Zach Brown Band and Third Day. You can follow Cobb Life on facebook and at www.cobblifemagazine.com. You can order a copy by calling 770-795-5000 or emailing circulation@cobblifemagazine.com

Ronnika Ann/ Ingeneus PR

Multi-Entrepreneur, PR Consultant, Public Speaker, Writer & Philanthropist;

Ronnika Ann, is the leader and visionary of inGENEus Public Relations & Co.; she spearheads strategic campaigns and develops goals for each department. Her roles include delegating company objectives to each corresponding department, and managing corporate policy compliance as outlined by the company’s guidelines.

Also known as a public speaker and philanthropist for her surrounding communities, Ronnika has her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and is an Active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.

Ben Minor, Children’s Restoration Network

July 20, 2015 by angishields

Pro Advocate Radio

Ben Minor, Children's Restoration Network

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Ben Minor, Children’s Restoration Network

Ben Minor is the Development Director at Children’s Restoration Network, a nonprofit organization that provides supportive services to help homeless children and homeless mothers across 20 Metro-Atlanta counties each year.

Ben has been working with Children’s Restoration Network for the past seven years, where he helps to manage some of the organization’s fundraising efforts as well as several of their educational programs, so he joined us on Pro Advocate Radio to share about CRN and the work they’re doing to help homeless kids be prepared for the start of the new school year.

Please visit the CRN website to learn more about upcoming events and campaigns to serve more of Georgia’s homeless children and single parents in need.

August 1st was “Stuff the Bus” day and WSB, Kroger and other businesses set up locations for us to drop off school bags and supplies. It was an incredible day of exciting community support and lots of smiles all around, especially when these kids received their new stuffed bags – so please check out the photos on the CRN or WSB Facebook pages!

Visit the website for more details on upcoming events and to learn how you can contribute now and on an ongoing basis to make a difference for the thousands of homeless children in our area.

We love this photo of WSB’s Sophia Choi stuffing the bus for Children’s Restoration Network, and what better way to engage talent in this mission than by featuring the work of legendary cartoonist Mike Luckovich!

The crew at WSB in Atlanta created a whirlwind of exciting news and social media posts, so please follow & share @WSBTV and @WSBradio

Please listen and share this broadcast with family, friends and across your social media networks!

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Deb Beacham/My Advocate Center

Founder, Executive Director

My Advocate Center is building and offering solutions needed in each community, in each state in the U.S.A. and beyond. We are about improving family stability and seeing that the needs of children are met.

When families, especially single parents and children, become homeless it turns into a daily struggle to cover even their most basic needs so we are glad to feature Children’s Restoration Network and support their drive for school supplies, clothing and backpacks to help fill these voids for homeless children. As we grow and expand, we are engaging more organizations that work to prevent homelessness as well as to serve urgent and current needs in our communities.

Our work includes serving military and veteran families and children, as they often fall onto hard times during and after service, but our veterans are also a part of the solution. Positions are being created to put as many veterans and veteran family members to work as possible.

Our Professional Spotlight #onPAR serves the mission of uplifting families and children who are caught in conflict, whether it is before the breakup of a relationship, during divorce or child custody disputes, or after a legal battle when recovery and peace are needed.

Bold moves are being made to help parents understand how to better transition through & out of conflict, meaning we help reduce stress for children, and preserve family time & resources for their benefit.

Professionals who are like-minded are encouraged to connect and become a part of our Resource Directory. Please visit the Counsel for Change group page here on LinkedIn to learn more about our discussions. Our advisory panel reviews professionals to ensure certain standards are met. If you are focused on upholding ethics rules, professional duty, and are committed to helping children receive the best that both parents have to offer, let us know.

Our investigations, initiatives & strategies are also well suited to supporting government agencies in making necessary improvements to programs & services. It is important that these changes are made to better serve parents & children; but it is also possible to yield a positive economic return for each community & state.

MAC’s purpose in contributing to agencies & other organizations is to improve the divorce/child custody process in a way that leaves our communities stronger & better able to support the needs of children. We now have opportunities to lessen the impact of family violence, addiction & other dysfunction, while putting our financial resources to better use.

Connect | Inform | Empower

When it comes to guiding public policy to improve the process, and to helping parents navigate through high-conflict custody cases, no other collection of experts and resources is better positioned to give you clear and actionable insight.

MyAdvocateCenter.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin (Deb) @DebBeachamATL

The Owners’ Manual launches on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:30am EST!

July 18, 2015 by angishields

Join us for the inaugural episode of The Owners’ Manual on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:30am Eastern.

The Owners’ Manual will promote small business owners and franchise owners. We will get to understand how a business works, from an owner/franchisee’s point of view. We will hear about the struggles, as well as the highlights of owning a business.

GA SB 158 – Top Docs Radio

July 18, 2015 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

GA SB 158 - Top Docs Radio

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GA SB 158

This week we continue our monthly series with Medical Association of Georgia. I hosted MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald J. Palmisano, Jr., and Cindy Zeldin, Executive Director for Georgians for a Healthy Future. We talked about the challenges Georgians face regarding the lack of information available to them about how inclusive health plans are regarding what physicians, hospitals, etc., are included in the plans.

Donald talked about how on the healthcare exchanges, patients must review every plan one at a time, checking the physician directories for each one to see if the physician(s) they need are there. In many cases, this means going through as many as 30-80 unique plans.

This is complicated by the fact that in many cases, the listed physician directories are incorrect, or change frequently, leading patients to make their choices based on outdated/inaccurate information.

In the Georgia legislature, the senate is considering SB 158, aimed at addressing the issue of transparency in the health insurance space so patients and physicians can make sense out of this important part of how we access healthcare today.

Cindy joined Donald to talk about how Georgians for a Healthy Future has been advocating on behalf of the state’s citizens to help them get signed up for the newly-available health plans on the exchange. She shared how last year, over 500,000 people gained access to new health plans.

We discussed the need for these patients to get educated about how to

Special Guestsplan for the financial obligations they will face regarding co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles, etc. Folks need to learn what each of these are and have a plan for how to handle them. One such strategy is having a health savings account, which allows them to pay for their healthcare costs with pre-tax dollars out of an account that will grow over time.

We also talked about how important it is for physicians and citizens to engage with their state legislators to talk about how these issues affect them in their daily lives. SB 158 is still in the early stages, with decisions being made on it coming next spring.

Special Guests:

Donald Palmisano, CEO, Executive Director of Medical Association of Georgia

JD Law, Loyola School of Law
Board of Directors, Physician Advocacy Institute
Medical Payment Subcommitte Member, State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Treasurer, Board of Directors, Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine
Former Director, Government Relations/General Counsel/Director, GAMPAC

Cindy Zeldin, Executive Director, Georgians for a Healthy Future

Master of Arts, Public Policy with focus on Women’s Studies, The George Washington University
Master of Public Health, Public Policy, Emory University
Previous Principal Management Analyst, Healthcare Div., Dept. of Audits, State of Georgia
Former Senior Program Associate, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation

Alii Healthcare

July 18, 2015 by angishields

Health Connect South

Alii Healthcare

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Alii Healthcare

On this week’s show we hosted experts from the telehealth platform, Alii Healthcare. Dr. Sylvan Waller, Founder/CEO of Alii Healthcare, Dr. Reginald Nesbitt, Christie Sherman, RN, and Alii client, Jennifer Smith joined us to talk about how the technology solution works. They have created a mobile app called, “Bond”, which uses a mobile device’s camera to allow a patient to engage face-to-face with an ER physician to determine best course of action with minor, but time-sensitive complaints.

Sylvan shared how today, the average wait time for patients to be seen by a doctor from time of request for appointment is as much as 18 days. We also talked about the fact that it is not uncommon for less acute complaints such as respiratory infections, minor cuts, sprains, etc, to wait in an ER for 2-4 hours (or more).

Having been an ER physician for a number of years, he saw first hand how these patients can become dissatisfied with their experience due to the fact that they’ve had to wait so long before being seen. He felt there must be a better way.

He and his partners set out to take advantage of telehealth technology to create an application that uses a mobile device’s camera to allow a patient to request to speak with a physician, and within seconds or a few minutes at most, they can “Facetime” with a qualified ER physician. Using the mobile device’s camera, the doctor can view a patient’s throat, swollen ankle, minor cut, etc. From there he/she can make recommendations for medical prescriptions or treatments, or recommend the patient is seen in an urgent care or ER.

The team brought with them, Alii Healthcare client, Jennifer Smith. She talked about her experiences using the Bond app to get diagnosis and prescriptions for minor injuries suffered while running and a respiratory infection.

Jennifer talked about how intuitive the application’s interface is and how quickly she was able to speak directly with a physician without having to leave her home.

Special guests:

Dr. Sylvan Waller, MD, CEO/Founder of Alii Healthcare

Doctor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Residency, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Former Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Previous Entrepreneur-in-Residence, ATDC

Dr. Reginald Nesbitt, MD, President, Bond House

Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas, Galvaston
Residency, ER, University of Chicago Hospitals
Board Certified, Emergency Medicine

Christie Sherman, RN, Director of Physician Engagement, Alii Healthcare

RN Diploma, George Brown College
BSN, University of Phoenix
MSN, Nursing Science, University of Phoenix
Previous VP of Client Operations, Schumacher Group

Jennifer Smith, Alii Healthcare client

Juris Doctor, Georgia State University College of Law
Previous Director of Reimbursement, Resurgens Orthopedics
Senior Associate, Ken David & Associates LLP

DeKalb Business Today “Lunch Hour” – July 17, 2015

July 18, 2015 by angishields

Dekalb Business Radio

DeKalb Business Today "Lunch Hour" - July 17, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes welcomes a panel of female entrepreneurs who in a short time have already made their mark on DeKalb County. Hear insights from Keline Bornelus with Farmers Insurance, Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre of Intown Doula and Monica Selden from Selden Enterprises.

Keline Bornelus/Principal Agent & Owner of Bornelus Insurance Agency

The companies comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies make up one of the country’s largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses and provide a wide range of other insurance and financial services products.

Farmers is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange) owned by their policyholders, and together with their subsidiaries and affiliates comprise the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, in their capacity as attorneys-in-fact, provide administrative and management services to the Farmers Exchanges.

Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre/Owner of Intown Doula

Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre is a South Carolina native who moved to Atlanta in 2011 to be with her husband and stepson. Margaret holds a BFA from St. Andrews University in North Carolina and has a background in counseling. In 2012, she decided to become a doula, and in early 2015, opened Atlanta’s premier doula agency. Margaret enjoys running, spending time with her family and three dogs, and is looking forward to participating in the Junior League of DeKalb this year.

Monica Selden/President & CEO of Selden Enterprises

Selden Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in commercial finance and specializes in oil and gas financing. They are a dynamic financial institution with a focus on the future. Their innovative business loans are designed to meet individual needs in various types of lending today and tomorrow. Instead of offering a cookie-cutter approach to financial challenges, they offer real solutions for businesses in today’s changing marketplace.