Join co-hosts Dana Barrett and Elizabeth Gordon for a review of the top business stories of the week. This week Atlanta makes two lists… we have 15 of the Fortune 500 companies AND we are the 7th smuttiest city in the US. Tune in for these stories and more…
SGI Manages Big Data for the Entertainment Industry
When we think of movies, television and sports, we rarely think about the intense amount of data involved and the intricate systems required to access that data efficiently. Well, here at ShowBiz Atlanta, we’re all about digging beneath the surface to see what’s really going on. To that end, we invited SGI to come in and chat about what they do!
SGI has a long history in the Media and Entertainment industry, from its early days of being the first platform to make possible the breakthrough 25 years ago for digital effects for such movies as Jurassic Park and Terminator, to today where SGI technology is used for managing the vast volumes of digital content generated by film, television and the gaming industry.
Mark Anderson, who works for SGI locally here in Atlanta along with Floyd Christofferson who called in from California, joined me recently to talk about how SGI provides the technology that is used for the digital mastering of virtually every major Hollywood film today.
They explained that SGI is used by such companies as Technicolor, Deluxe and many others around the world. In addition, the same data storage management technologies that are used to manage the world’s weather data, enable advanced genome sequencing and to provide tactical support for US armed forces is also used to manage the massive digital content archives for companies like the NBA and National Geographic.
As a leader in technical computing, SGI remains at the forefront of big data management, and at the core of the entertainment industry’s ability to create and manage the extreme volumes of digital content that part of our daily lives.
When we think of movies, television and sports, we rarely think about the intense amount of data involved and the intricate systems required to access that data efficiently. Get some insight into this incredibly important aspect of the biz!
Health Care Consumerism Radio Broadcasts Live from the 2012 IHC Forum East – Business RadioX
On Thursday and Friday April 12th and 13th, the Healthcare Consumerism Radio show on Atlanta Business RadioX™ played an integral role in the IHC Forum East Conference held at the Cobb Galleria.
The live broadcast took place throughout the course of the two-day event put on by The Institute for Healthcare Consumerism, which was founded by Doug Field and Ron Bachman. The comprehensive interviews featured event attendees, speakers, sponsors, employers and solution providers who each spoke about their involvement in the healthcare industry and why healthcare consumerism is so critical.
To read the press release in its entirety, click here.
To listen to the interviews from the event, click here.
ProductionHUB.com Helps People in The Biz Find Work!
Katrina Diamond, the Director of Marketing for ProductionHUB.com took some time out of her busy schedule to talk about finding work both in front of AND behind the scenes, and how ProductionHUB.com can help. The company has been a central focus for film, television and music production companies to find resources including people, services and equipment. They are extremely well known and well loved in cities like LA, New York and Orlando among others and has recently grown tremendously in Atlanta.
We talked about all of the ways both companies and individuals can use ProductionHUB.com and of course how much the industry is growing and changing and the opportunities that are abounding here in town!
C-Suite Exclusives Host Elizabeth Gordon Interviews Kelly Kierans, President of Celtic Testing Experts – Business RadioX
On Thursday February 23rd, Kelly Kierans, President of Celtic Testing Experts joined C-Suite Exclusives Radio host Elizabeth Gordon to talk about the changes in the IT business and specifically in Quality Assurance testing practices that led to the creation of Celtic Testing Experts.
On the show Kelly discussed how she and her husband started and grew the company based on addressing customers desire to have IT testing handled onshore.
Tune into the interview online at the C-Suite Exclusives Radio page for Atlanta Business RadioX™ or read the complete press release on PRWeb!
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Drummer Kirk Sarkisian on Giving Back
Last week Kirk Sarkisian, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer – and current drummer for Grammy winning artist Laura Story, stopped by the studio to talk about an organization he is passionate about. That organization is Wellspring Living. It is a local Atlanta organization whose mission is to confront the issue of childhood sexual abuse and exploitation through advocacy, education and treatment programs for girls and women. Kirk came across the organization with some other members of his church and they knew they had to get involved. So they set out to help raise money for the organization with an annual golf tournament. This year’s tournament is coming up on April 16th, and there is still time to get involved!
For more information on the tournament go to: http://www.wellspringliving.org/events.php?id=27
Of course I made Kirk stroll down memory lane a bit and talk about his music career and the work he and his partners are now doing to help musicians get their music out there with DiscRevolt download cards.
Enjoy the interview!
Dr. Wendy Lynch, co-director for the Center for Consumer Choice in Health Care at the Altarum Institute Interviewed on Health Care Consumerism Radio – Business RadioX
On Friday March 12th, Ron Bachman, co-host of Health Care Consumerism Radio on Atlanta Business RadioX™ was joined in the studio by Dr. Wendy Lynch, PhD., co-director for the Center for Consumer Choice in Health Care at the Altarum Institute to talk about the connection between human and business performance.
Read the detailed press release here, or listen to the in-depth interview here!
Get Connected with Autumn Bailey and Brent Brooks!
If you’re in “the biz” in Atlanta and you haven’t been to Get Connected yet… what are you waiting for?
Autumn Bailey and Brent Brooks dropped by the ShowBiz Atlanta show earlier this month to talk about their careers and why they wanted to give back. Get Connected is all about bringing the Atlanta area entertainment industry people together in a fun and interactive way. Every month is a different theme and every month there are new opportunities for actors, writers, musicians, filmmakers and really anyone who is or wants to be connected with entertainment. Listen to the interview in it’s entirety and of course, it’s not too late to check out the event this month! Get Connected is this Thursday March 29th at the Foundry at Puritan Mill.
Ivan Misner Joins Atlanta Business RadioX™ Host Dr. Tim Morrison This Week on "Write Here, Write Now" – Business RadioX
Dr. Tim Morrison, host of “Write Here, Write Now” on Atlanta Business RadioX™ is especially honored to have Dr. Ivan Misner as the featured guest on the March 20th live broadcast at 10AM EST.
Misner is the founder and Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. BNI has over 6,200 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. He is a New York Times bestselling author who has penned 16 books including his latest #1 bestseller “Business Networking and Sex (not what you think)”. Misner is also a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and is the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Times as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC and The Today Show on NBC.
To read the press release in its entirety, click here.
