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Randy Kessler w/ Kessler & Solomiany, LLC & more

January 13, 2015 by angishields

BRX National

Randy Kessler w/ Kessler & Solomiany, LLC & more

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groupsit3 — Kathryn Boortz, Robert Miller, Randy Kessler, Terry McGinn, Emily Rowell

Terence O. McGinn, Attorney at Law, LLC

Specialized Legal Fields:

Bankruptcy Law
Wills, Trusts & Estates
All areas of Civil Litigation

Professional development:

1977 – Bachelor of Arts in Business, University of Missouri, Kansas City

2008 – Juris Doctor John Marshall Law School, Atlanta Georgia

2009 ~ 2011 – Joined the Legal Practice of Montlick & Associates, Atlanta, Georgia

2012 – Founded Terence O. McGinn, Attorney At Law, LLC

Memberships:

Georgia Bar Member, June 2009 – Present
Licensed to practice throughout Georgia in State and Superior Courts
Admitted to practice in The Georgia Court of Appeals
Admitted to practice in The Georgia Supreme Court
Admitted to practice in U.S. Federal Court in the Northern District of Georgia
Admitted to practice in U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Georgia

My business experience includes being a C.O.O. for the former Liberty Service Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia, a consumer finance firm that had 300+ offices throughout the U.S.

Past owner and President of Georgia Investment Partnership Company, a debt collection and factoring firm. (Yes, I am a past bill collector who wants to work for you!)

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Randall Kessler, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC.

Founding partner of the 13 lawyer, Atlanta family law firm – KS Family Law.

Practiced family law for over 25 years.

Frequently represents high profile individuals, particularly Athletes and Entertainers.

Former Chair of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, GA Bar and Atlanta Bar.

Authored Family Law books including:

Divorce: Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future (www.divorceprotect.com).

Georgia Library of Family Law Forms.

Has taught the Domestic Relations course at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta since 2005.

Editor of NEXT Magazine, a magazine to help people survive divorce (see it online at www.nextdivorce.com).

Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Review, the official magazine of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of GA.

Media: Often quoted in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, People Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated.

Guest commentator for CNN, HLN, NBC Today Show, ESPN, FoxBusiness.com and others.

LinkedIn “Influencer” with over 135,000 followers.

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Robert Miller, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC.

Robert began his legal career at Kessler & Solomiany as an intern while attending law school. After graduating, Mr. Miller worked for a prestigious family law firm in Atlanta. In 2012 he returned to Kessler & Solomiany, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in matters related to divorce, child support, child custody, legitimation, paternity, adoption and juvenile law.

Robert is extremely active in the Atlanta legal community and is a member of the Young Lawyers Division and Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Prior to law school, Robert graduated from California State University, Fullerton earning his B.A. and M.A. in History, with an emphasis in modern Germany and Holocaust studies. Robert subsequently earned his J.D. from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, where he excelled academically and was an active member in student government. Robert and his wife make their home in Sandy Springs with their sons, Harrison and Dylan.

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Kathryn BoortzBoortz Law LLC

Education

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law

A.B.J., University of Georgia

Selected Honors

AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale- Hubbell (HERE)

“Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Georgia” by the National Trial Lawyers organization (HERE)

“Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Under 40” by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (HERE)

Criminal Law Section Co-Chair for Young Lawyers Division of State Bar of Georgia (2010-12)

2011 Graduate of Leadership Academy for the Young Lawyers Division of State Bar of Georgia

Junior League of Atlanta Political Affairs Committee Chair (2010-12)

Junior League of Atlanta Community Outreach Council (2011-12)

Virginia-Highland Morningside Parent Association Community Outreach Chair (2013-present)

Member of State Bar of Georgia Child Protection and Advocacy Section

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Featured Speaker at Georgia Society of CPA’s Continuing Education Seminar (HERE)

Quoted in 2011 Fulton County Daily Report (HERE)

Featured on 2010 CBS Atlanta Tough Questions Segment

Speaker at 2012 Junior League of Atlanta’s Day at the Capitol: Political Affairs Update

Featured Speaker at 2014 Virginia-Highland Morningside Parent Association Educational Series—“Teens and the Law”

Monthly E-Newsletter “Boortz Law Blast” (Recent Edition)

Summary

Kathryn Boortz is a trial attorney with nearly 10 years of litigation experience in courtrooms across the state of Georgia. She began her legal career in the public sector with the Metro Conflict Defender’s Office in Fulton County and then became an associate attorney at the boutique litigation firm of Conaway and Strickler. In June 2013, Kathryn founded Boortz Law, LLC. Boortz Law was founded so that Kathryn could focus on the areas of law that resonate with her gifts of compassion and creativity as a counselor to her clients, focusing exclusively in the area of criminal and juvenile defense. Always empathetic to the situations her clients are facing, Kathryn has the unique ability to put her clients at ease, while still wearing the hat of a tenacious and aggressive advocate. Kathryn is admitted to practice in all of Georgia’s state and juvenile courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Kathryn lives in Atlanta with her husband, adorable young son and daughter, and energetic yet old mixed lab. She enjoys reading and going to the library with her children, running, and traveling. (FULL BIO)

Kathryn@boortzlaw.com

Mobile:404-234-9195

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Complex Patients – Top Docs Radio

January 11, 2015 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

Complex Patients - Top Docs Radio

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Complex Patients

This week I sat down with our colleague, Dr. Andrew Pugliese, Infectious Disease specialist of Infectious Disease Consultants in Johns Creek. He stopped by to talk about complex patients. He shared how medical studies focus on single illnesses, disqualifying certain age groups and patients with multiple disease states. Dr. Pugliese talked about the fact that in the real world medical office, rare is it that a patient walks in to be treated for a problem who is only dealing with that single disease. More commonly, patients present with obesity, and/or diabetes, heart disease, or any number of other health problems that can affect the way the body responds to a given disease state and treatments for them. Dr. Pugliese shared how these “multi-morbid” (having more than one health issue) patients are very complex and often do not respond to therapies as studies suggest they will. He offered advice for providers to help them be better able to manage patients when they need care for a given problem when other health issues are present. Check out Dr. Pugliese’s blog at http://sinusitisblog.com/.

Special Guest:

Andrew Pugliese, MD, Infectious Disease Consultants

Doctorate in Medicine, St. George University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Infectious Disease, Winthrop University Hospital
Triple Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease
Pioneer in non-surgical treatment of acute and chronic sinusitis
President of Sinus Solutions

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

January 8, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

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Joe Surber / AGL Resources

Joe Surber is the senior vice president and chief information officer for AGL Resources (NYSE:GAS). As chief information officer since 2008, he is responsible for the ongoing enhancement of the company’s technology platform in alignment with business goals. His role extends to leadership of the company’s enterprise portfolio of real estate and facilities.

Mr. Surber serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Technology Authority as an appointee of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. His industry leadership is recognized through his service as the chair of the Technology Advisory Council of the American Gas Association and as a member of the advisory board of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. Mr. Surber is an active member of the Atlanta community where he serves on the board of directors for Midtown Alliance and also supports many other local non-profit organizations. He has twice served as the technology campaign chair of the United Way of Greater Atlanta, where he remains on the cabinet.

Mr. Surber is a member of the 2013 class of Leadership Atlanta and the Multiple Sclerosis Society Leadership Hall of Fame and a graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute. Mr. Surber also has been recognized by Georgia Trend magazine as a “Top 40 Under 40” and as an “Up and Comer” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. He is a recipient of the U.S.B. Award from the United Way of Greater Atlanta for his advocacy and support of the organization.

Jay Ferro / American Cancer Society

Jay is currently Chief Information Officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS), a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer Society has more than 900 local offices nationwide and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Jay is responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the Global Information Technology organization.

Prior to joining ACS in 2012, Jay served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group), most recently as VP and CIO for AIG Aerospace, a leading global aerospace insurer. At AIG, Jay implemented numerous improvements that have delivered substantial value to the organization while managing significant organizational change in a turbulent market environment. In addition to his role as AVP of Information Technology with AIG Personal Lines, Jay was selected as CFO for Operations and Systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT Finance and Governance Standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.

Jay continues to be a thought leader in the Information Technology arena and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist, both in Atlanta and Nationwide. In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

His commitment and dedication to community involvement is evidenced by the time and energy he contributes. In 2007, he founded the non-profit group, Priscilla’s Promise, in honor of his late wife, which raises funds for cervical cancer education and research, and currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2011 he was elected to the Board of Directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community, and in 2013 was named Board Chair.

Jay earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Jay continues to be involved with his alma mater, both as a mentor for young alumni and as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the Terry College of Business.

Jay lives in the Metro Atlanta Area with his 3 sons: Trey, Connor and Alex.

American Cancer Society, GeorgiaCORE, and Kaiser Permanente

January 8, 2015 by angishields

Health Connect South

American Cancer Society, GeorgiaCORE, and Kaiser Permanente

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American Cancer Society, GeorgiaCORE, and Kaiser Permanente

A Note From the Host: Thank you! for listening to our inaugural show with Health Connect South. We are excited to provide a media outlet to supplement the efforts of the organization to move healthcare outcomes forward in our community. We were pleased to bring these experts together for what turned out to be an excellent discussion on efforts to improve outcomes for cancer patients. I was disappointed to learn in post-production that there was a technical problem that created a level of feedback over the recording of the broadcast. We are not satisfied with anything less than excellent sound quality for our content. That said, please forgive the presence of static that found its way into the recording and take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about what these important experts are working to achieve, and what resources would help them achieve larger success sooner. And be sure to tune in next week for what will be a great live show and subsequent podcast (sans technology gremlins). ~CW Hall

According to statistics from cancer.org, cancer is currently the #2 cause of death in the US. We know that cancer occurrence is greatest among persons over 40 years of age. As the proportion of persons over 40 grows more rapidly, cancer will become the #1 cause of death statistically, surpassing heart disease. While these facts are concerning, there are reasons to feel encouraged. Since 1991, the overall death rate due to cancer has decreased by 22%, translating to over 1.5 million lives saved. Recent statistics show this trend is continuing. But we obviously have work to do.

For our first episode Diana Keough of ShareWIK Media Group and I sat down with experts from American Cancer Society, GeorgiaCORE, and Kaiser Permanente to talk about efforts to reduce cancer rates of occurrence and improve outcomes for those who become cancer patients. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld is Deputy Chief Medical Director for American Cancer Society. He shared information about the over-arching goals of American Cancer Society and key areas of focus. We also talked about some areas of need that if bolstered, could advance cancer awareness and outcomes. Dr. Lichtenfeld spoke about the fact that an area that could help improve cancer outcomes is in continued improvements in awareness of (and use of) screening measures, particularly among at-risk women and areas with limited access to care to facilitate earlier detection and intervention.

Nancy Paris shared how GeorgiaCORE is focused on amplifying national efforts with a state-level focus to curb cancer rates and improve outcomes for cancer patients and quality of life for survivors in Georgia. This unique health initiative is a public-private partnership that provides a collecting point for information regarding available care resources for active cancer patients and survivors. The organization also provides a listing of ongoing clinical trials that a patient may be able to participate in to fight their cancer while advancing science for new evidence-based treatment approaches. When the organization began to look into available clinical trials they identified 82. That number has grown to over 650. Nancy said, “The number of trials isn’t the whole measure of their value. But cancer is a multifaceted disease, in fact more than one disease. . .So we have to have a number of trials to reach different types of cancers, different age groups. . .That means a patient may be eligible for a new treatment.” She talked about how GeorgiaCORE supports active research in the state and helps link patients with trials that could potentially help them.

Dr. Bindu Lingam is an oncologist with Southeast Permanente Medical Group who has a passion for clinical research in the field of oncology in addition to providing high quality care to patients. She shared information about Kaiser Permanente, including the fact that they currently care for over 9 million members across the country. Dr. Lingam talked about how physicians guide the care of patients and how health and research data is able to be shared across their network to improve outcomes for all due to a system-wide electronic medical record. She described how the organization is able to facilitate best practices and research efforts across their network by sharing data from locations around the country. “We have a rich network of information to draw from. And we feel like we draw that network here to Georgia and Atlanta to capitalize on that.”

Special Guests:

Dr. Len Licthenfeld, MD, MACP, Deputy Chief Medical Director of American Cancer Society

Doctorate of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society
Board Certified, Oncology
Over 4 decades of involvement in cancer care

Nancy Paris, President of GeorgiaCORE

Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Georgia Health Foundation
Former Vice President, Georgia Cancer Coalition
Former Vice President, Georgia Baptist Health Care System
MS, Health Policy and Administration, Mercer University

Dr. Bindu Lingam, MD, of Southeast Permanente Medical Group

Doctorate of Medicine, Meharry Medical College
Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Recipient, 2014 Community Benefit Award, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Region
Recipient, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award- NIH Training Grant

Ian Malpass of Millennium Mat Company and Sports Licensing Solutions & Mac Cushing of Cushing, Morris, Armbruster & Montgomery LLP

January 7, 2015 by angishields

Founders Club Radio

Ian Malpass of Millennium Mat Company and Sports Licensing Solutions & Mac Cushing of Cushing, Morris, Armbruster & Montgomery LLP

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Ian Malpass / Millenniu m Mat Company / Sports Licensing Solutions

Mac Cushing / Cushing, Morris, Armbruster & Montgomery LLP

Read more about the interview here.

LeeAnn Maxwell with Vixen Vodka and Christian Ross with Village Realty

January 6, 2015 by angishields

Simply Buckhead Radio

LeeAnn Maxwell with Vixen Vodka and Christian Ross with Village Realty

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LeeAnn Maxwell/Vixen Vodka

CEO

Vixen Vodka was conceived after a girls’ trip to St. Simons Island in Georgia. It was an idea that came to fruition after a few slightly dirty martinis and several sun-soaked hours lying by the pool. An idea that took root and took hold of friends who wanted to make a difference in their lives; it was their why not moment. After all, women like to hang out, chill out and drink vodka just like the boys. But research and focus groups showed that no vodka brand currently on the market tapped into targeting women. In fact, it was a boys’ club waiting for a revolution. So they decided to raise their glasses to toast an idea that eventually became Vixen Vodka. This award winning company is poised for national expansion and is the perfect marriage of a sexy flirty brand and the smoothest gluten-free vodka youll ever taste.

LeeAnn spent over 28 years in the financial industry and about as long in a marriage. Once both those chapters were over, she realized she wanted more out of life; to rediscover the woman she used to be and the one she wanted to become. Her varied experiences have contributed to an extremely detail-oriented work ethic along with a very savvy business acumen.

Move Over Gentlemen, this is the Year of the Vixen. When LeeAnn sat down with a business consultant to review her initial business plan, he closed the document, told her how well written it was and then said, Youll never make it. When asked why, he replied, Because its the liquor industry, its all men, and they will eat you up and spit you out. LeeAnn looked right back at him and said in her sweet Southern syrupy way, Sugar, this could be a pair of pantyhose or a tube of lipstick, were creating a brand and we know what women want. Intrigued? Learn how she took a brand from beach to shelf and disrupted a male dominated category along the way.

Christian Ross/Village Realty

VP/ Managing Broker

Christian Ross is the Managing Broker for Village Realty, a full service real estate firm housed in Atlanta Tech Village. She has previously served as the 2014 President of Womens Council of Realtors Atlanta as

the youngest president in the chapters 54 year history and sat on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

Her team specializes in intown Atlanta real estate and global property ownership with a client base that includes Atlantans as well as people across the globe investing in Atlanta and purchasing abroad.

Christian has been featured on HGTVs House Hunters and has provided her real estate expertise for many media outlets including The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Realtor.com and Philly.com.

www.ChristianSoldIt.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Paul McKeon with The Food Movement and Team Building with Taste, Dethra Giles with ExecuPrep – Buckhead Business Radio

January 6, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Paul McKeon with The Food Movement and Team Building with Taste, Dethra Giles with ExecuPrep - Buckhead Business Radio

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Buckhead Business Radio 01-06-15 Group 1 — Dethra Giles and Paul McKeon

Paul McKeon/The Food Movement and Team Building with Taste

Partner

Partner at the Food Movement, a culinary event company. I help manage one of the largest food truck commissaries in Atlanta. 12 food trucks operate from here and go all over the city to events, food truck rallies, festivals, weddings, Bat Mitsvah’s etc. Also, we have a fast growing culinary team building business at our event space. It’s like a “Chopped” or “Iron Chef” competition for companies. It’s called Team Building with Taste (TM) and more than 200 companies from Coke to Home Depot, Apple and Deloitte Consulting have participated.

www.Food-Movement.com | LinkedIn | Facebook

Team Building with Taste | Twitter

Dethra Giles/ExecuPrep

Managing Principal Consultant/Author/Keynote Speaker

Affectionately known as The Entrepreneurs HR Strategist, Dethra U. Giles is a keynote speaker, executive coach and national trainer on leadership, organizational development, conflict resolution and career development. She is also a founding partner and chief consultant with ExecuPrep, LLC a performance management firm focused on Human Resources consulting, training and executive coaching. Dethra has developed customized HR strategies for reputable organizations such as the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency and the Salvation Army and she has served as an adjunct faculty member for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and the Tory Burch Foundation. According to Dethra, every day is another opportunity to make clients more efficient, more effective and more focused so they can be more profitable and more fulfilled.

www.ExecuPrep.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

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Tami McQueen with SalesLoft and Nancy Chorpenning with C-Suite Advisors

January 5, 2015 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tami McQueen with SalesLoft and Nancy Chorpenning with C-Suite Advisors

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Tami McQueen / SalesLoft

As a marketing and communications strategist with over nine years of strategic experience in B2B and B2C markets, Tami joined SalesLoft to scale the marketing team and lead digital, content marketing, and inbound lead generation initiatives across multiple platforms.

Tami delivers branding insights and channels collaborative discussion among internal and external audiences. A champion for guerilla marketing and taking big risks to gain traction in a dynamic market, Tami was named the 2014 B2B Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Marketing Innovator of the Year.

A former NCAA Division 1 collegiate tennis player, Tami believes in the strength of collaboration and exudes passion for career and teammates. Rooted firmly in South African soil where she grew up, Tami now calls Atlanta home, a city she believes holds exponential potential and a distinct flavor of home.

Nancy Chorpenning / C-Suite Advisors

Nancy Chorpenning is Founder & Managing Director of Atlantabased C-Suite Advisors, a business advisory practice. C-Suite Advisors specialty is advising women entrepreneurs whose businesses have emerged successfully from the startup phase and who are growing their firms into profitable, professionally managed businesses prepared for selling in the future.

Nancy also leads peer-mentoring for women business owners, and offers webinars on planning, leadership, and building business value among other business topics. This January, she is starting three programs for Business Owners to support their business growth: CEO School for Women is a year-long business growth program; the Value Builder System is a 1:1 advisor-led process leading to increased business worth; and a hands-on Business Planning Workshop called Vision & Clarity Workshop. Registration for all of these events is on Eventbrite.

From strategic discovery to organization structure and operations, Nancy’s mentoring of business owners is informed by her +20- year tenure as an executive in Professional Information and Education with Fortune 500 companies (such as Time Warner’s Little, Brown & Company, Publishers) as well as high profile startups (WebMD), combined with a superb graduate Marketing education from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Chorpenning participates actively in local and national business organizations. After serving on the Small Business Council for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Nancy served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) for 6 years, including as Chapter President. She was appointed to the NAWBO Presidents Assembly Steering Committee (PASC) in 2012 with responsibility for 18 Southern Tier NAWBO Chapters, inaugurating the Leadership Bootcamp for NAWBO, and in 2014, became its Chair. Additionally, she was elected to the National Board of Directors of NAWBO in 2013 where she presently serves. She was recently added to the Advisory Boards of the international company, “The Sellability Score” and Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) in Atlanta.

Pro Advocate Radio launches on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:30am EST!

January 4, 2015 by angishields

Join us for the inaugural episode of Pro Advocate Radio, sponsored by My Advocate Center and hosted by James O’Brien, on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:30am Eastern!