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Cobb County Edition: Postfilm Design Company

July 14, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Cobb County Edition: Postfilm Design Company

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Elizabeth Atkins & Jared Hague/ Postfilm Design Co

Postfilm is a boutique full service digital and branding studio based in Atlanta, GA, and serves clients worldwide. We work exclusively with businesses that have a strong desire to engage their customers in innovative and meaningful ways. Our main focus is to help businesses express their value through strong brand messaging, brand visual design, and digital experiences that reach, excite, and engage audiences. Our range of brand and digital services touches everything from full business brand development to individual product launches. By becoming a part of our client’s team, we take the guess work out of the science of branding and deliver streamlined permanent solutions that foster growth.

Website: http://postfilmdesign.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/postfilm/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/postfilmdesign

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/postfilmdesign

Increasing Productivity Series: IT Solutions for Attorneys

July 14, 2015 by angishields

BRX National

Increasing Productivity Series: IT Solutions for Attorneys

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GroupPic — Alisa Michael, Brent Bridges, Mike Russell & Emily Rowell (Host)

Our new “Attorney Help” series kicks off with IT experts who talk about IT solutions to help increase productivity for law firms.

Mike Russell, ETS Solutions

Mike Russell is a technology entrepreneur with over 13 years of experience in the IT industry. Mike is the President and Founder of ETS Solutions, your trusted technology advisor. Mike took his experience managing companies and law firms and formed Elite Telecom Services in 2002, rebranding his company to ETS Solutions in 2014 to include Cloud Services. Mike and his team consult with businesses about their technology configuration and assess any pain points (cost, relocation, phone hardware, bandwidth needs). ETS provides multiple solution options so companies can make the ideal business decision. The ETS team then provides ongoing customer service for the length of the service contract. Mike has had much success and been recognized for many accomplishments over the years, including the Channel Partners 360 Award in 2013. Mike has a B.S. Degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA in Accounting & Finance degree from Kennesaw State University.

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Alisa Michael, Network 1 Consulting/IT Support

Alisa Michael works with Network 1 Consulting as a client manager for their law firm clients. She brings over 17 years experience in the legal arena and is proactive in managing clients’ needs and expectations with an outcome of client satisfaction and retention. Our mission is to help our clients achieve greatness through technology.

Network 1 Consulting is a 17-year-old, IT Support company in Atlanta, GA. We become – or augment – the IT department for law firms and medical practices. Our IT experts can fix computers – but what our clients really value are the industry-specific best practices we bring to their firms. This is especially important with technology, along with regulations and cyber threats, changing so rapidly. We take a proactive approach to helping our clients use technology to gain and keep their competitive advantage.

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Brent Bridges, Bloom Sugarman

Brent Bridges has served as Executive Director of Bloom Sugarman since 2009. He enjoys wearing the many hats that life at a boutique firm requires and is committed to the legal administration profession. He is an active member of the Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators, where he is serving his second year on the Board as Director of Membership.

An Alabama native, Brent moved to Atlanta shortly after college and worked in predominantly marketing related roles for most of this career before landing in legal. During a decade-long stint in San Francisco, he started his own marketing consulting and design firm, which continues to thrive today.

Outside of work, Brent spends as much time as he can with family and friends, traveling, catching a movie or show at the theater, or helping out with the youth at his church.

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Georgia Business Radio July 10th Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Tricia Whitlock with Hypepotamus, Blake Nations with Over 50 Job Board.com, Harold Alexander with Alexander Software, Inc. – Buckhead Business Radio

July 13, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Georgia Business Radio July 10th Host Ryan "Redhawk" McPherson: Guests Tricia Whitlock with Hypepotamus, Blake Nations with Over 50 Job Board.com, Harold Alexander with Alexander Software, Inc. - Buckhead Business Radio

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Tricia Whitlock/Hypepotamus

Editor In Chief

Tricia Whitlock is the Editor of Hypepotamus, THE publication for Atlanta’s thriving startup scene. She grew up in Atlanta, is a two time Georgia State grad, and ran her own small business during her college years. Now she writes about the movers and shakers in our local tech ecosystem. You can check her out on the Atlanta Tech Edge on Sundays and hustling around Midtown every day of the week.

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Blake Nations/Over 50 Job Board.com

CEO

Blake is a professional recruiter with more than 25 years of experience recruiting for professionals ranging from physicians and more. Not long ago, he found himself out of work and with limited prospects due to his age. Finding employment after age fifty became a challenge, despite his deep experience.

He recently joined the internet start-up Over 50 Job Board.com to lead the organization and provide guidance on how the company can best serve Baby Boomers as they continue to seek gainful employment.

Just prior to joining Over 50 Job Board, Blake was compelled to take a retail job in order to keep busy.

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Harold Alexander/Alexander Software, Inc.

Founder

Alexander Software, inc is producer of TimeCUE the online time clock that allow employees to clock in and out from their smart phone. With TimeCUE an employer can enter in addresses and after their employee downloads the app, that employee can only clock in and out from the addresses entered in by the employer. Their time can then be uploaded to your payroll software to process paychecks

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From Behind the Mic: Job Creation in DeKalb

July 13, 2015 by angishields

DeKalb Business Radio is two weeks old and, I’m glad to say, much less fussy than your typical newborn. We have already hosted business leaders from the restaurant, health and tech industries and are looking forward to more this Friday from the marketing, automotive and higher education worlds.

One theme that has stuck with me over the past couple weeks: jobs. As we have long known – and have had reinforced over the past decade – our economy runs best when people are working. Fortunately in DeKalb County, local businesses are growing, expanding and in need of more workers.

Just from this past Friday we had three businesses come into our studio saying they need good people and they need them now.

AF Packaging and The Greater Good Barbecue are just two of the companies hiring right now in DeKalb County.

Scott Sutton, Marketing Director for American Fiber Packaging, says his company is looking to hire for three positions in their Tucker factory. Amanda Arnet joined us from Earth Fare, a retailer who created dozens of new jobs with their Emory Point location and is looking for more help as they plan a new store in Cumming. Similarly, Don Cobbs of The Greater Good Barbecue is hiring staff for a third area location. These waiters, cooks and hostesses are not having to wait until the restaurant opens this fall, they are being hired and trained right now in The Greater Good’s Tucker and Roswell Road locations.

Add to that the fact that holiday shopping season will be here before we know it. Retailers all across Metro Atlanta are already setting the wheels in motion to hire thousands or seasonal employees to help handle the Christmas rush.

As we forge ahead in the weeks and months to come, we at DeKalb Business Radio really hope to highlight the importance of businesses in the local economy and shine a spotlight on some of the good things they are doing. If you know of a business doing work within DeKalb County, let us know! Tweet us @dekalbradiox, leave a message on our Facebook page or go the old-fashioned route and email us at mholmes@businessradiox.com.

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Host Matt Holmes shines a spotlight on the good work business are doing in DeKalb County on DeKalb Business Radio. Catch his shows LIVE each Friday at 10 am and noon. Each show is available for download as a free podcast.

Judy Jae' Nash of Foot Kandy

July 10, 2015 by angishields

Business Babies and Beauty

Judy Jae' Nash of Foot Kandy

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Judy Jae’ Nash/ Foot Kandy

In 2013, Judy Jae’ Nash launched Foot Kandy Gel Inserts. “The Trendy Gel Inserts” are a non prescription-gel insert for shoes, designed to help relieve painful pressure at the ball of foot. Jae like many other women have Calluses, and in order for her to protect her feet against callus and other foot disorders, she set out on a mission to Transform Heels into a Comfortable Stylish Place For Your Feet. Since 2013 Jae Nash has added more products to the Foot Kandy Brand, calling it the Trendy Foot Care Brand. Proceeds from Foot Kandy benefit Widows, like Jae, and Children.

Pain Management – Top Docs Radio

July 10, 2015 by angishields

Physicians Spine and Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia

Top Docs Radio

Pain Management - Top Docs Radio

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Pain Management

This week I sat down with 3 of the physicians from The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia, Dr. Randy Rizor, Dr. John Porter, and Dr. Charlie MacNeill. Since 1995, The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia has provided innovative, effective, and comprehensive treatment of pain with special emphasis on spinal pain and care of the injured worker.

The practice has offices and surgery centers at convenient locations around the Atlanta metro area in Sandy Springs, Marietta, and Rome, as well as an office in Calhoun. Their eight physicians have all earned additional qualifications in pain management, the only pain management certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

We talked about a number of the advances in technology and technique such as Tenex TX and Platelet Rich Plasma that allow these pain specialists to more effectively reduce or in some cases, eliminate pain for their patients. This gives their patients the ability to rehabilitate and return to levels of activity and function at or near pre-injury levels. The physicians shared how they had previously been practicing anesthesiologists who were frequently called upon to help relieve intractable pain for their patients, ultimately inspiring them to launch a stand alone practice aimed at helping pain patients.

The doctors explained the difference between simply medicating patients with opioid medications versus recognized pain interventions coupled with rehabilitation measures to achieve pain relief and return of quality of life. This approach helps avoid the pitfalls of using opioid meds, particularly when they would be taken over an extended period of time. The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia operate under the philosophy of: Diagnose, Treat, Rehabilitate.

Special Guests:

Dr. Charlie MacNeill, MD Co-founder of The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia

Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine
Residency in Anesthesiology at Emory and Grady Hospitals
Board certified in Anesthesiology and Sub-specialty board certified in Pain Medicine
Awarded two Bronze Stars during his tour as a Vietnamese linguist and cryptographer

Dr. Randy Rizor, MD Co-founder of The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia

Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Toledo School of Medicine
Residency in Anesthesiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology
Sub-specialty certification in Pain Management from the American Board of Anesthesiology

Dr. John Porter, MD Co-founder of The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia

Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency in anesthesiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Fellowship in cardiac anesthesia at Emory University Medical School
Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and received Sub-specialty Certification in Pain Management from the American Board of Anesthesiology

The Art of Recovery

July 10, 2015 by angishields

Eugeria

The Art of Recovery

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Dr. Alan Wang graduated from the University of Kentucky, and did his medical training at Emory. After 15 years working in the hospital setting, Dr. Wang became associated with Salude to “reform transitional care within the outpatient environment”. Salude is unlike any outpatient recovery center in the country, in that its “100% dedicated to recovery services”; there is no long term care practiced. Every patient must meet specific criteria and be able to participate in at least 3 hours of intense therapy per day, 7 days per week. Ninety-eight percent of Salude’s patients return home within an average of three weeks as a result of this regiment. “The recovery environment plays an equally important part in a patients recovery”, shared Wang. “I truly believe that the recovery is an art in which the care environment plays a pivotal role in the recovery process.”

Salude, which opened in June of 2014, is a state of the art, 46,600 square-foot facility. It offers a serene, private setting paired with a clinical and customer-service experience not generally found in health care facilities. With 64 upscale, private rooms and bathrooms; a 3,000 square-foot rehab area; 24/7 room service; on-site chef-prepared cuisine; wooded outdoor space with walking paths; fully equipped wireless technology; and award winning art displays and sculptures, “It’s more like a luxury hotel,” Wang explains. “How can we help our patients have a near perfect experience when it comes to details? Because we believe that’s part of the recovery process.” Surprisingly all of this is provided at greater cost efficiencies than inpatient care.

If you or a loved one is in need of a recovery program, check out Saludes – Art of Recovery at www.Salude.com or call 404-964-7594.

We want to thank 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.

DeKalb Business Today “Power Lunch” – July 10, 2015

July 9, 2015 by angishields

Dekalb Business Radio

DeKalb Business Today "Power Lunch" - July 10, 2015

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We turn our focus to the local food and drink industry in the first edition of the DeKalb Business Today “Power Lunch”. Restaurateurs from Souper Jenny and The Greater Good Barbecue are joined by representatives from Wahoo! Wine & Provisions and American Fiber Packaging to look at all aspects of the DeKalb food and drink industry.

Scott Sutton/American Fiber Packaging Marketing Director

Scott Sutton is a co-founder and Director of Marketing at American Fiber Packaging. He holds a BFA from SCAD and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.

Ski Peterson/Wahoo! Wine & Provisions Co-owner

Ski Peterson is co-owner – with wife Pam Ledbetter – of Wahoo! Wine & Provisions. He has been in the food and beverage industry since he was a teen. Working in the restaurant industry taught him a great deal about providing great guest service and, along the way, sparked his interest in wine. Now, with Wahoo! Wine & Provisions he has been able to turn these passions into a wonderful new business. He is now able to do his favorite things about the restaurant business: talk about wine and food with his guests.

Keith Yaeger/Souper Jenny General Manager

Keith Yaeger is General Manager of all four Souper Jenny locations in the Atlanta Metro Area. He joined the company in January 2014 and has helped open three locations – Decatur, Brookhaven and Westside. He now helps oversee operations of all locations.

Don Cobbs/The Greater Good Barbecue Owner

Opened in July of 2012, The Greater Good Barbecue is a full service restaurant specializing in barbecue with an emphasis on Southern home cooking. They make all of their items from scratch and are constantly striving each and every day to cook the best food possible. They offer a full service dining experience with a friendly waitstaff to show you down home Southern hospitality, an ever-expanding beer list, live music from time to time as well a banquet room for groups from 15-100. It’s all for The Greater Good.

Marietta Business Association Edition: REACH GA Scholarship

July 9, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Marietta Business Association Edition: REACH GA Scholarship

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REACH GA Scholarship Program (part of Complete College Georgia Initiative) is a needs-based mentorship and scholarship program designed to encourage and support students, starting in middle school, and position themselves for success in college. Students are provided with the academic, social, and financial support needed to graduate from high school, access college, achieve post-secondary success, and be prepared for the 21st Century workforce.

David McDonough, President Modern Image Atlanta, Education Chair, Marietta Business Association

Helping organize Silent Auction and other fundraisers to raise fund for 2015 REACH scholarships. Owns Modern Image Atlanta, a Local document and photograph scanning business.

Dr. Dayton Hibbs, Associate Superintendent Marietta City Schools

Dr. Dayton Hibbs brings classroom experience as an elementary grades teacher in Florida, eight years direct administrative experience at the elementary, middle and high school level, as well as expertise in the areas of start-up charter school administration, educational technology, and curriculum development. He joined Marietta City Schools in 2005 as an assistant principal at Marietta High School. In 2006, Hibbs became Principal of Marietta Center for Advanced Academics (MCAA). After two years at MCAA, he was named Principal at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) where he successfully served for 3 years. He then served for one year as Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Technology, and Assessment before being named Associate Superintendent in 2012.

A graduate from Seton Hall University, Hibbs earned a Doctorate in Education at that institution. He also holds a Master of Science in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University, and he completed a certificate program in Educational Leadership and Supervision with an Emphasis in Curriculum Development at Florida Atlantic University where he initially earned his Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education.

Brad Bryant, VP REACH GA Scholarship Program

Brad Bryant served on the DeKalb County, Georgia Board of Education for 12 years, including 7 years as Chairman. Brad was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Board of Education in 2003 and served in that role until his 2010 appointment by Governor Perdue to fill the unexpired term of State School Superintendent Kathy Cox. Brad continued his service with the Georgia Department of Education as General Counsel and Executive Director of the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Brad currently is Vice President for REACH, Georgia Student Finance Authority. Brad has expertise in school governance and leadership. He is a Past President of Georgia School Boards Association and the National Association of State Boards of Education. A graduate of Presbyterian College, University of Georgia, and Mercer Law School, Brad clerked for Judge Wilbur D. Owens, U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He currently is a member of Georgia’s Education Reform Commission and serves as chair of Metro Atlanta’s Ready by 21 Leadership Council, organized the United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA) to provide an aligned and seamless educational and youth development support system for UWGA’s 700,000 students. He is a member of the Decatur Rotary Club.

Sara Neely, Business Development Consultant, REACH GA Scholarship Program

Sara Neeley has had a 30 year career in building business/school partnerships. She grew the DeKalb School System’s Partners in Education to over 700 active partners before starting the DeKalb County Public Schools Foundation and becoming their Executive Director.

Additionally, Sara spent 2 years as the Executive Director of the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools in Bloomington, Indiana. Her foundation work involved facilitating capital campaigns, board development and endowment management.

For the past two years, she has worked as the Business Development consultant for the REACH GA Scholarship program.

Prior to her work with school system, she had 10 successful years as a national sales representative. She holds a B.S from Indiana University.