On March 4, 2014, Trade Show Radio was live at the AT&T Midtown Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia for the GMSDC Annual Meeting and Ribbon Cutting.
The GMSDC family gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of 2013, relocation to their new office space and plans to “Innovate, Ignite & Transform” small business development in 2014.
Danita Harn/Harn and Associates Back Office Solutions
Danita Harn, founder and CEO of Harn and Associates has many years of experience in business across various market verticals from the gaming industry to SaaS and HRIS technology. Harn has an extensive portfolio of hands-on experience and expertise in both ongoing operations management and rapid corporate growth. Harn served in executive positions tasked with financial turn-around tactics within a complex professional employer organization and a gaming casino.
She was also the owner of 3 small companies simultaneously. During Harn’s career, she implemented a variety of processes, procedures and work flow maximization methodologies to improve profit margins and effectively grow the book of business, including assessing and improving the implementation of training, mitigating risk, service modeling, and performance management tools.
Harn has held executive positions in the fields of operations and human resources, including Paychex, Inc. and Harley-Davidson franchises. Historically, Harn has owned and managed businesses and possesses over 15 years of hands-on experience in building the proven business practices that help companies position themselves to grown and/or sell.
Danita created programs for customer service organizations that won a national award out of 1800 other companies. Harn has been featured in customer service magazines and in various business based commercials and articles.
Harn has shown pride in her community by serving on various hometown boards such as the Board of Taxation, the Todd Burks Foundation, Fire Department Boards and continues to practice altruism through local charities.
Alex Muñoz/Consulting Solutions Results
Alex is an Atlanta native. Owner and Principal of CSR, LLC he graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s degree in Management. He went on to receive a Master’s degree in Information Systems from The George Washington University. After a 15-year career in manufacturing and financial services, Alex broadened his experience by working in diverse industries ranging from health information management to the non-profit sector. He was instrumental in the turn-around of a public company which recently sold for $300MM.
Alex has served as a mentor in the Catholic Charities Leadership Program as well as the Georgia Tech Mentor Jackets program. He is President of the Georgia Tech Intown Alumni Network and an event sponsor for the George Washington University Alumni Association Atlanta Club. He currently serves on the board of the Nobis Center, a non-profit organization that provides job training and employment for people with disabilities. He was instrumental in the foundation of NobisWorks (f/ka Recycletronics), an e-waste recycling business that provides employment for disabled veterans and funds training programs while reducing e-waste in landfills.
He and his wife María are active members of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta and are the parents of five children ranging in age from adolescent to young adult. His business specialties include: Excellence in turnarounds, start-ups, and the integration of acquired organizations. Taking on both long as well as short term assignments, able to examine, diagnose, and recommend solutions; differentiator is that Alex IMPLEMENTS solutions in order to achieve desired results.
Bob Ingram/Fulton Communications
Bob Ingram has been providing Atlanta-area businesses with solutions for their telecommunications needs since 1984. His firm, Fulton Communications, is #1409 the Inc.5000 for 2013. Based in Roswell, they are Mitel’s and Vertical’s number one partner in North America.
Andrew Snyder/NOODLEit
Andrew Snyder is President & CEO of NOODLEit, Inc. an Atlanta based Oracle Consulting firm. NOODLEit specializes in consulting on Oracle Software which is used by several local Atlanta businesses to run their back office systems such as accounting, procurement, HR, customer relationship management and manufacturing. Oracle makes the software and NOODLEit helps companies maximize the value of their software investment.
Andrew Snyder, founder of NOODLEit, launched the business in Atlanta over 10 years ago. Mr. Snyder has over 15 years of Oracle consulting experience and helped several area companies with their Oracle consulting resource needs. He has completed Software Selection, Business Process Re-Engineering, Process Improvement and Software Assessment projects. Mr. Snyder’s past clients include industry leaders in energy, local government, transportation, logistics, healthcare insurance, medical equipment, restaurant service, telecommunications and bedding and furniture manufacturing industries.
Mr. Snyder’s professional career began in the consulting organization of Computer Associates and he went on to hone his skills as part of Arthur Andersen’s Oracle practice. He is an Ohio licensed Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Atlanta OAUG Coordinator. Mr. Snyder earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with majors in Accountancy and Finance from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.
Micki Taylor/International Staffing Partners
INTERNATIONAL STAFFING has partner services for 50 States and 45 Countries where Micki Taylor, Senior Partner, was most recently responsible for a McKinsey & Co. start-up as an HR Consultant/Project Manager for the #1 Consulting Firm in the World for a special project recruiting and staffing Temps, World Traveler Consultants, Managers and Engineers. Her life’s work has been as an HR Consultant specializing in recruiting, staffing, payroll, on-boarding, project funding, benefits, worker’s compensation, tax compliance, staff augmentation, PEO, Employer of Record, Direct Hire, Temp and Contract. Micki provides a full suite of human resources for Fortune 10-1,000 companies with more than 25 years of experience where she completely understands the direct impact of hiring exemplary employees for a corporation’s image.
Her background provides a wealth of knowledge of best practices for staffing and recruiting Top talent where she has a complete understanding of the needs of both the employer and the employees that enable her to identify synergistic situations that benefit both parties.
Expertise is in recruiting and staffing for C-suite, Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Office Administration, Accounting, Finance, IT, Telecommunications, Engineering, Healthcare Management and Recent College graduates.
Industries are in accounting, finance, admin, software, IT, engineering, manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, food & beverage, hospitality, human resources, legal services,
marketing/advertising and healthcare.
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Louis Agudo
Louis Agudo is affectionately regarded as “Mr. Positive”. He believes “the glass is always half full” and “the journey is the destination”. Louis states we should always be growing, learning and investing in ourselves. Refreshing our mind, body and spirit to take us to the places and successes we were always meant to have.
Louis Agudo is a speaker, educator, motivator and coach for many small business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals. Louis conveys his passion in teaching people how to live a life that is full of opportunity through his philosophy of credibility, discipline and gratitude. He truly believes in Zig Ziglar’s philosophy, “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough people get what they want”
Louis is President and CEO of It’s A Great Day For Business, Inc and with his business partner Randall Phillips, he has effectively garnered the respect and admiration to all he encounters with his positive attitude and spirit.
He is also owner of Open Door Insurance Group specializing in Life and Health coverages for all but specifically the 50 year old and over market and especially Medicare.
Whether one on one coaching or speaking in front of a packed auditorium, Louis’s engaging style envelops the audience in a spirit of trust and an attitude of anything is possible.
Yasmine Jandali/Starwood Business Group 
Yasmine began her business career in the 1990’s working for one of the largest investment banking firms in the country. Helping clients succeed in their own businesses gave Yasmine the drive to build and sell her own company. She is a business owner, entrepreneur and business intermediary who brings more than 10 years of experience to the task of structuring winning deals for the sellers and buyers of businesses.
She is an experienced business owner who founded her own chain of upscale tanning salons and played a key role in making the company a success. Under her leadership, the company consistently grew revenues and profits, and built a dedicated customer base which resulted in a profitable sale to a private investor in North Carolina. Prior to her success in the service industry, Yasmine held numerous positions in the financial service industry such as Wachovia Securities where she specialized in Currency Risk Management and Foreign Currency Exchange; managing the currency needs of Wachovia’s Latin American bank market.
In addition to well-honed business skills, Yasmine brings a strong educational background to the task of transferring businesses. She has pursued post graduate studies in Business Administration at the University of North Carolina, and holds a B.A. in Marketing from Queens University. She speaks Spanish, French and Arabic and is well versed in international business issues. Her focus on detail and in-depth understanding of the essential workings of small and large businesses provide both buyers and sellers confidence that transactions will run smoothly.
Yasmine and her team at Starwood Business Group have successfully and confidentially facilitated the sale of hundreds of businesses in the Metro Atlanta area and are ready to help you!
David Weisser/Creative Impressions
David Weisser is the owner of Creative Impressions, a design and fabrication firm that specializes in wayfinding signage and environmental graphics.
Kent Hill/Kent’s Country CookiesÂ
As a former All-Pro NFL football player who loves to eat and recognizes the value that quality food sharing experiences have in building of relationships, Kent created an entity to help people build personal, professional and business relationships through sharing the finest quality, best tasting, all natural gourmet cookies available anywhere. Relationships are the lifeblood for creating success in life and business. What better way to enhance relationships than sharing unforgettably delicious cookies?
Matthew Schuler- 9 Bakery and Lounge
Established in 2013, 9 strives to provide an enjoyable relaxing atmosphere. In the morning they create a cafe ambiance providing doughnuts, coffee, and homemade pastries. Once nightfall hits, 9 transforms our cafe into a tapas bar and lounge, where they provide you with great drinks and delicious food in a comfortable setting. Always featuring jazz and blues music, 9 is sure you will have an enjoyable visit!
Jason Arnold- Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Jason Arnold is entering his inaugural USL PRO season with the Wilmington Hammerheads as General Manager of the club. Arnold comes to Wilmington following his role as Executive Director of USL Youth Leagues in Tampa, FL. A three-time NCAA College Cup Final Four participant with the University of Maryland, Arnold joined USL in 2010 as USL PRO and MISL Director of Operations and was named Senior Director of USL Youth Leagues in March 2012. Arnold graduated from University of Maryland in 2004 with his BA.
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Corey Heim- DryCase
Corey settled in Wilmington, North Carolina in 2002 to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In May of 2006 he graduated Magna Cum Laude with both a B.A in Spanish and B.S in International Business. He also spent 6 months studying and traveling in Spain in a joint program through the Universidad de Cantabria in Santander. He was also awarded the Mary McDuffie Walker Scholarship as well as the Stephen and Kathleen Kelbley Scholarship for being and outstanding scholar. After graduation Corey started working for Dry Corp, LLC working on expanding the company and helping launch new product lines.
In 2007 Corey was promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Dry Corp, LLC a niche medical distribution company that sells four unique types of waterproof body protection for wound care, casts, bandages, prosthesis, PICC lines and Ostomy. Dry Corp’s products are sold in over 32 countries. He directly handles all international business development, in addition to his duties as Chief Operating Officer of the company.
In the summer of 2009 Corey co-founded DryCASE, a spin off of the Dry Corp Company. The DryCASE is a waterproof case for phones, cameras and MP3 players that works on a patented vacuum seal technology. He helped take the DryCASE from the idea phase to product design, sourcing, manufacturing and on to marketing and distribution. After only 3 years on the market DryCASE products are distributed all over the world and the brand is recognized atop the outdoor/ consumer electronic markets.
Corey currently resides at Wrightsville Beach. When he’s not working or traveling he enjoys a variety of outdoor and water related activities including surfing, mountain biking, free diving and paddle boarding.
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Embassy National Bank presents On the Money, hosted by Joe Moss, President of Embassy National Bank. Join us for the inaugural episode on Wednesday, March 12th, at 3:00pm Eastern.
On the Money will focus on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. On the Money will also introduce you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.
In this issue of On The Air, we feature the following:
Upcoming Networking Mixer, Band of Coders show Atlanta Technology Leaders, ASTD, The HoneyBaked Ham Corporation, and much, much more…
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Sander Biehn Interviews Van Baird with Relational Equity
Justin Tomczak with State Farm Insurance
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Atlanta International Special Events Society
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Louie Bernstein with Izenda and Mike Slawson with Lumense
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Al Edwards and Marcus Reese, Co-Founders – Corporate Environmental Risk Management
Trade Show Radio spotlights Booth 61 with Ricky Steele who was broadcasting live as Atlanta area executives gathered for an invitation-only networking event hosted by the Atlanta CEO Council at the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead on Monday, March 3, 2014.
The Atlanta CEO Council Executive Receptions are regular networking events held exclusively for invited executives. For more than 10 years, the Council Receptions are the one place to see the decision makers from growing technology companies, active investors and industry insiders.
During this event, Host Ricky Steele spoke with some of Atlanta’s top executives.
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