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Brooke Lucas – Georgia Department of Labor

November 11, 2013 by angishields

Growth Matters

Brooke Lucas - Georgia Department of Labor

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Brooke Lucas, the Chief of Staff for State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler

Brooke Lucas joined the Georgia Department of Labor in January of 2011 as Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Solutions. She was hired by then newly elected Labor Commissioner Mark Butler to lead the process of improving the Labor Department’s contributions and connectivity to Georgia’s economic development efforts.

In January of 2012, Brooke was promoted to Chief of Staff. In addition to managing oversight of daily operations at the Department, Brooke also serves as liaison between the Commissioner’s office, the Georgia General Assembly, the Governor’s Office, 47 Labor Department Career Centers, multiple state agencies and private industry on labor and workforce issues.

In the fall of 2012, SWAT (Special Workforce Assistance Team) was created to identify workforce system improvement opportunities across Georgia. SWAT is a grassroots approach to full employment in Georgia’s most threatened communities – economically depressed areas with high unemployment rates. SWAT works with communities to raise awareness of economic realities, develop and employ effective response strategies, and gain support for Georgia Department of Labor and its workforce partners.

In the spring of 2013, the Business Services Unit was created to strengthen GDOL labor exchange activities through an innovative combination of new computer efficiencies and personal attention from specialized front-line staff. This combination ensures GDOL labor exchange is a smoothly functioning job matching system, making connections between the business community’s varied workforce needs and fully trained job-seekers with skillsets that match those needs. By proactively working with workforce partners to help job-seekers build those specific skill sets, Georgia’s businesses will continue to keep pace with emerging technologies and successfully compete in our global economy.

A native of Metro Atlanta, Brooke is a graduate of Mercer University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts. Brooke is currently enrolled at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in Atlanta. She is scheduled to receive her MBA in May of 2014.

Special Edition: Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

November 11, 2013 by angishields

High Velocity Radio

Special Edition: Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce interviews Elekta, which moved its headquarters for the Americas to Dunwoody last year, and recently opened up a state-of-the-art training facility at the Terraces office development. Elekta is a pioneer in the medical device field, manufacturing radiation therapy and radiosurgery solutions to improve, prolong and save the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases.

Mark Symons and Jamie Crawford/ElektaÂ Â Â

Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer andÂ brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems forÂ radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across theÂ spectrum of cancer care.

Since its foundation in 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Professor Lars Leksell, the inventor of radiosurgery, ElektaÂ has been a pioneer in the use of radiation therapy and radiosurgery to improve, prolong and save the lives of peopleÂ with cancer and other serious diseases. Today, Elektaâ€™s advanced technologies are used in 6,000 hospitalsÂ worldwide.

Patients are at the center of everything we do. We collaborate closely with doctors to create the tools they need toÂ treat patients more effectively, precisely and efficiently. Today, our professional health-care customers treat nearly 1Â million patients every year. We have been at the forefront of medical science and technology over the last fourÂ decades and pioneered many of the leading cancer-care innovations used in radiation therapy and neurosurgeryÂ today.

The corporate headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic ExchangeÂ under the ticker EKTAb. Elekta has 3,600 employees worldwide.

Kennesaw State University The Center for Accountable Leaders

November 11, 2013 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Kennesaw State University The Center for Accountable Leaders

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Kennesaw State University’s The Center for Accountable Leaders (TCAL) is committed to recording the life experiences of men and women who have lived lives of integrity while contributing to the success of their organizations and communities.

Their goals are to videograph and digitally archive the life-memoirs of 500 proven leaders from all walks of life and to make their memoirs available through the internet for all to enjoy and to learn.

Victoria Campbell

Leader: Robert “Bob” Ratliff

Bio: Victoria is a senior at Kennesaw State University and will graduate with a degree in Organizational Communication, with a certificate in leadership in May. She works for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Kennesaw State University. Victoria is from Alpharetta, GA, love the outdoors and Georgia football!

Victoria Gable

Leader: James “Jim” Copeland

Bio: Victoria’s major is Integrative Studies with focuses in GWST and Leadership. She is set to graduate Spring 2014. She currently works for a home health company, Guardian. Victoria’s hope is to stay with this company but to get promotions. Her future goal is she wants to utilize her major and the experience that she has learned from Guardian and open a non-profit for children with auto immune diseases (one day). Lastly, Victoria is also considering getting her masters but is still unsure what her area of focus would be.

Betsy Marshall

Leader: Rick Richardson

Bio: Betsy Marshall is a senior at Kennesaw State University majoring in Integrative Studies in the areas of Management and Communication. She is also earning her certificate in the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program. She is currently interning at Sixthman with the SPARK – PR, Sales, and Marketing team. She is currently employed at Jim Ellis Volkswagen of Kennesaw and Marietta working Special Ops. She also works with Live Nation at various shows around Atlanta.

Leader: Tom Bell

Leader: Arthur Blank

Leader: Bob Artemenko

Business Radio Interviews: This Week At Business RadioX® Sandy Springs November 4 – 8, 2013 – Business RadioX

November 8, 2013 by angishields

This Week At Business RadioX® Sandy Springs

November 4 – 8, 2013

Featuring Business Radio Interviews with Executives and Entrepreneurs from our Sandy Springs Studio

Trade Show Radio

Trade Show Radio Spotlights Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the CIO of the Year Awards

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: TiE Atlanta

Roz Lemieux with Attentive.ly, and Mike McCarthy and Mark Fonseca with Pragmetrix

Learning Insights

Alvin Miles with KSU Coles College of Business and J. Patrick Bewley with Big Cloud Analytics

Meeting Pros Radio

Matt Coggin with DBA Barbecue, Kimberly Wright with Breathless Moments, Jenn and Adam Linke with The Decisive Moment, and Violaine Giogene with Andre’ Winfrye Events

The Doctors Roundtable

An Overview of Male Infertility

Business Radio Interviews: This Week At Business RadioX® Sandy Springs November 4 – 8, 2013

November 8, 2013 by angishields

This Week At Business RadioX® Sandy Springs

November 4 – 8, 2013

Featuring Business Radio Interviews with Executives and Entrepreneurs from our Sandy Springs Studio

Trade Show Radio

Trade Show Radio Spotlights Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the CIO of the Year Awards

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: TiE Atlanta

Roz Lemieux with Attentive.ly, and Mike McCarthy and Mark Fonseca with Pragmetrix

Learning Insights

Alvin Miles with KSU Coles College of Business and J. Patrick Bewley with Big Cloud Analytics

Meeting Pros Radio

Matt Coggin with DBA Barbecue, Kimberly Wright with Breathless Moments, Jenn and Adam Linke with The Decisive Moment, and Violaine Giogene with Andre’ Winfrye Events

The Doctors Roundtable

An Overview of Male Infertility

Roz Lemieux with Attentive.ly, and Mike McCarthy and Mark Fonseca with Pragmetrix

November 7, 2013 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Roz Lemieux with Attentive.ly, and Mike McCarthy and Mark Fonseca with Pragmetrix

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Roz Lemieux/Attentive.ly

Roz Lemieux is CEO at Attentive.ly and co-founding Partner at its sister company, Fission. Roz served as the Executive Director of the New Organizing Institute (NOI) – the premiere training institute for tech-enabled grassroots organizers. NOI grads serve in the White House, are New Media Directors of several federal agencies, lead the digital teams at a number of major national nonprofits, and played a major role in Obama’s 2008 victory. Roz was a core member of the MoveOn.org team through the 2004 and 2006 election cycles – serving as a coordinator between their organizing and technical teams. Prior to joining MoveOn, she operated an independent consulting business, conducting online campaigns for progressive candidates and causes. She got her start in online advocacy in 1999, serving as the Feminist Majority Foundation’s web team director.

Roz has spoken at dozens of conferences about the power of technology and social media for empowering individuals and groups to make positive change in the world. She has won several awards for her work, including the 2009 Women’s Information Network “Young Women of Achievement” award and recognition from Planned Parenthood for the Feminist Majority’s trailblazing online campaign in support of women and girls in Afghanistan (2003). Roz brings a background in PHP/MySQL, .NET/MSSQL, Ruby on Rails, and HTML/CSS/JS, as well as 10 years of technology training experience to bear in her current role as CEO.

Mike McCarthy and Mark Fonseca/Pragmetrix

An Overview of Male Infertility

November 7, 2013 by angishields

The Doctors Roundtable

An Overview of Male Infertility

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The male role in contraception has been thought of as relatively simple, when in fact, it is actually quite complicated. The Mayo Clinic estimates that 15% of couples are infertile (frequent , unprotected sex of childbearing age with no pregnancy in one year). Research estimates show that 7.5-10% of all males of reproductive age are infertile. Male infertility is a major cause of no conception in 50% of childless couples. Male infertility can be defined as abnormalities in sperm production, maturity or delivery that impedes the establishment of pregnancy.

The male reproductive cycle involves testosterone secretion that is the common link between the pituitary gland and the testes. To achieve a pregnancy from the male component the following is needed: 1) healthy sperm 2) enough sperm is carried to the semen 3) the sperm is correctly shaped for motility and 4) no ejaculation problems. Causes for male infertility include varioceles (swelling of veins that drain the testes-42%), obstruction, infection, chromosome abnormalities, hormone imbalances, tumors, ejaculation problems, anti-sperm antibodies, sperm duct defects, some chronic diseases, environmental causes (exposures) and lifestyle causes (weight, stress, smoking and drug use). Male infertility evaluation often includes a semen analysis, an extensive medical history, a physical exam, lab testing and ultrasound examination.

Treatment of male infertility usually focuses on correction of the underlying problem or using treatments to help with the infertility. Possible treatments include: surgery, medications and assisted reproductive technologies such as sperm retrieval, sperm donation and cryopreservation. The process of identifying and treating male infertility can be stressful for the individual and couple. Costs can be high and this treatment is typically not covered by health insurance. The outcome is often unknown for some time period and stress can be high. There are many coping strategies and support groups for psychosocial support.

In this segment, Dr. Michael Witt, a board certified urologist and male infertility specialist (one of the few in the southeast) will discuss the a general overview of male infertility. Listeners can visit: www.rba-online.com and www.resolve.org for more information.

Dr. Michael Witt

MD obtained from Oregon Health Science University
Completed residency in urology at Boston University Hospital
Fellowship in male infertility completed at Baylor College of Medicine in TX
Board-certified in urology
Featured on CNN, The Learning Channel, named one of Atlanta’s Top Doctors
Now in private practice at Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta

Alvin Miles with KSU Coles College of Business and J. Patrick Bewley with Big Cloud Analytics

November 6, 2013 by angishields

Learning Insights

Alvin Miles with KSU Coles College of Business and J. Patrick Bewley with Big Cloud Analytics

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Alvin Miles/KSU Coles College of Business

Alvin joined the faculty at Kennesaw State University in 2009. He currently serves as the Director of the Award-winning Executive MBA Program and as a Lecturer of Management in the Coles College of Business. His teaching & research is focused in the areas of Team Effectiveness & Organizational Performance. He teaches “Introduction to Teaming”, “Introduction to Team Constitutions”, and “High Performance Teams / Leadership.” Alvin is currently a doctoral student at the Coles School of Business.

Alvin retired in early 2009 after a 30-year career with BellSouth and AT&T. His rich corporate background encompassed a series of diverse strategic and tactical roles. These roles included Project Management, Network Operations Management, and Product Development.

Alvin resides in the North Henry county suburb of SE Metro Atlanta with his wife; Toni Miles RN, and daughters Alicia, Alexandria and Amanda.

J.Patrick Bewley/Big Cloud Analytics

J Patrick Bewley is a career entrepreneur in the field of marketing and data sciences with extensive experience globally, as well as running P&L’s in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Currently, Bewley serves as an investor and advisor to several early stage companies, and is the Chairman and CEO of Atlanta based data sciences company, Big Cloud Analytics. Prior to BCA, JP was the CEO of Bridgevine, Inc., a technology company, where he grew both revenues and profits by more than fifty percent. Under his leadership, Bridgevine received its six consecutive ranking as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.

JP is a proud father of two boys, ages seven and four, and makes his residence in the mountains of Northern Georgia. He and the boys enjoy canoeing, zip lining, four-wheeling, trail running and just about anything that involves the three of them together in the outdoors. JP is an active member in both his local community as well as in the state of Georgia. He is a Crimson Elite member of the Harvard Club of Georgia, and a member of the Harvard Club of New York. Bewley was raised in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas and is from a family with strong military ties. Additionally, he competes in several ultra-marathon trail races each year.

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Matt Coggin with DBA Barbecue, Kimberly Wright with Breathless Moments, Jenn and Adam Linke with The Decisive Moment, and Violaine Giogene with Andre’ Winfrye Events

November 6, 2013 by angishields

Meeting Pros Radio

Matt Coggin with DBA Barbecue, Kimberly Wright with Breathless Moments, Jenn and Adam Linke with The Decisive Moment, and Violaine Giogene with Andre' Winfrye Events

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Matt Coggin/D.B.A. Barbecue

Matt Coggin, owner, barbecue pit master, and familiar face in the dining room at D.B.A. Barbecue, has worked for over 15 years in many of Virginia Highland and Inman Park’s popular neighborhood restaurants. A graduate of the University of Florida, Matt majored in advertising, but knew early on his passion was for the restaurant business. After graduating from college, Matt spent time in the dining rooms and kitchens of Harvest, La Tavola, Wisteria, Sala and Kevin Rathbun Steak, learning the different aspects of the business. In June of 2009, Matt followed his dream and opened the doors of D.B.A. Barbecue on the corner of North Highland Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Serving award-winning barbecue, D.B.A. Barbecue is a favorite local haunt offering an expansive barbecue menu with comfort food and creative options alike, a southern-inspired cocktail menu, expansive beer offerings, and weekly events.

With the primary goal of serving up the best authentic hickory smoked barbecue in Atlanta, D.B.A. is a favorite local haunt in the heart of the Virginia-Highland neighborhood. D.B.A. offers an expansive barbecue menu with comfort food and eclectic options alike, this lunch, dinner and social destination has also become known for its distinctly southern cocktail menu and weekly offerings. Open for lunch, dinner and catering seven days a week, D.B.A. Barbecue is located at 1190 N. Highland Avenue NE Suite B Atlanta, Georgia 30306.

Kimberly Wright/Breathless Moments LLC

Kimberly Wright is a multi-passionate natural leader, a pioneering renaissance lady, prolific speaker, ardent philanthropist, passionate entrepreneur, avid blogger and community advocate who auspiciously pursues success, happiness and peace for herself and others. Known for her saying and belief “If I cannot help you I promise not to harm you…” Kimberly is known for bringing a state of sunshine, joy, calm and peace to each individual she meets whether for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Raised to reach for the stars and reared in the belief “Service is the rent we pay for living…” being service oriented simply comes naturally to her. At the core of Kimberly’s values is her passion for empowering single mothers and their children.

Kimberly is the Founder, CEO & President of JonAshton PR, Breathless Moments Interior Design & Event Planning, Breathless Moments Travel and Keystrokes By Kimberly.

JonAshton PR is a boutique agency specializing in Branding, Marketing & Social Media Management for small business owners building their brands and rebranding their brands www.JonAshtonPR.com

Breathless Moments Interior Design & Event Planning is a boutique agency of Interior Design, Corporate Events, Social Celebrations and Conferences. www.BreathlessMomentsLLC.com.

Breathless Moments Travel is a designer travel agency specializing in BREATHLESS Destination Weddings, Honeymoons, Anniversaries and Generational Vacations. Fairy Godmother service just for you! www.BreathlessMomentsTravel.com

Keystrokes By Kimberly is a Lifestyle Synergy blog which focuses on how to live a positive lifestyle. www.KeystrokesByKimberly.com.

Jenn and Adam Linke/The Decisive Moment and The Atlanta Wedding Loft

Adam’s passion for photography didn’t start behind the camera. He spent years training & working as an actor spending much of his time on the other side of the lens. It is Adam’s passion for storytelling and ability to recognize and capture emotion that sets him apart as a photographer. Adam has been honing his craft for over a decade photographing weddings with The Decisive Moment, major theatrical events and magazine assignments. Jenn is the studio director and fearless leader of both The Decisive Moment Wedding Photojournalism and The Atlanta Wedding Loft. Jenn’s passion for business stems from a love of people, an overactive imagination and a deep appreciation of capturing life’s fleeting moments.

Adam and Jenn have a keen understanding of the necessity of capturing life’s moments – they are the parents of two adorable little boys and one NEW little girl!

Violaine Diogene/Andre’ Winfrye Events

Recently named Jezebel Magazine’s Best Wedding Planner 2013, Violaine Diogene is known as one of Atlanta’s most prominent Wedding Planners. With a degree in Marine Biology and Biotechnology, believe it or not Violaine will tell you that she always knew she would somehow end up in the hospitality industry. Right after college she accepted a job at Bertuccis in Boston MA as an Event Manager and it was a done deal! Since that first “official” position, Violaine held positions as the Banquet Manager for Sheraton Hotel, Director of Sales for a private catering and planning company in Boston, a Catering Sales Manager/Wedding Planner for Hilton, Marriott as well Westin Hotels.

In 2009 after separating from Hilton, Andre’ Winfrye Events was born! Her work has been featured in many bridal publications such as Grace Ormond Magazine, The Knot, Modern Luxury, Ritz Carlton Weddings, and various others. Violaine has spent years procuring and working with not only Atlanta’s most elite and capable vendors, but throughout the United States and abroad.