Lauren Gall & Melanie Ammerman/VaVa Virtual Assistants
VaVa Virtual Assistants provides remote administrative and marketing solutions to growth-oriented business owners. They build long-term relationships with their clients, offering efficient, expert-level assistance at a fraction of the cost of employing in-person staff. They take the necessary daily back-office duties off their clients’ plates so they can focus on revenue generating tasks that grow their businesses.
Tim Gowens/Metro Wheels & Accessories
Metro Wheels and Accessories is Atlanta’s premier wheel repair and replacement company. They also specialize in vehicle personalization such as custom wheels and accessory add-ons.
Rick Crain/Breakthrough Business Solutions
Breakthrough Business Solutions is Atlanta’s award-winning Business Coaching & Consulting Team for fast-growth businesses. For the past 14 consecutive years, they have been successful in serving the Atlanta business community. They work with business owners to overcome or eliminate the challenges that stand between where they are and where they want to be upon exiting their business, increasing the valuation beyond what they could have achieved on their own.
Let Leta take you on a journey of faith, life, travel, and interior design. Take your life out of the status quo and into 2020! Status Life with Leta is brought to you by Status Home Design, and by the Law Office of Derek M. Hays at 404-777-HURT.
On this episode, Leta continues a deep dive into the secrets to healthy eating and healthy living, with returning guest Crystal Ledwith, a nurse practitioner and women’s health expert.
Leta Brooks/Status Home Design
Status Home Design is a 12.000 sq ft retail store located in the Kohls Plaza of Hamilton Mill at 2240 Hamilton Creek Pkwy, Dacula, Georgia. They have 70 different merchants inside the store selling furniture and home goods of various styles. Their Status Carpenters can rehab, refinish, or repaint almost anything. This fantastic team of carpenters also custom builds tables, bookcases, cabinets, and barn doors. Status Design Studio, Inc., their award winning full-service interior design firm is also located inside the store. Their designers, provide exemplary service for all your home and business needs. Status Home Design’s knowledge of the latest trends and access to an abundance of manufacturers for furniture and all home decor items, sets them apart from the rest. Last, but certainly not least, they have an in-house seamstress and upholstery workshop.
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David Post/Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman
As a sworn police offficer for 48 years (recently retired), and a successful security consultant, David Post knows that safety is everyone’s #1 concern. As chairman, he wants to support public safety officers and keep Gwinnett County the safest place for all.
David has 51 years of experience working with businesses (from small local merchants to Fortune 500 companies) to improve their security, morale, and productivity. As chairman, he will support local businesses, both new and existing, to grow Gwinnett County’s economy.
Just 30 years ago, Gwinnett Place Mall was the go-to place to shop. Today, much of its retail space is empty. As chairman, he will do everything in his power to revitalize economically depressed areas in the community.
Moderator Monica Kaufman Pearson leads a panel discussion featuring honest, positive, respectful, open-minded and productive dialogue about current events, inequality and racism, and how to work together to achieve a more harmonic community. The panel includes former Atlanta sports star Brian Jordan; former Atlanta Spirit President/CEO Bernie Mullin; Atlanta radio and TV sportscaster Sam Crenshaw; and Gwinnett County Deputy Police Chief James (JD) McClure.
Brian Jordan/Former Atlanta Braves & Atlanta Falcons Star
As a professional athlete most known for building a multi-sport legacy, Brian Jordan is clearly a man of many talents. Sports enthusiasts have long been aware of his athletic skills, as he has been an All-Star player with the Atlanta Braves and an All-Pro selection with the Atlanta Falcons.
While being a two-sport athlete is uncommon in professional sports, Jordan has contributed more to Atlanta than just home runs and bone-jarring tackles. He is also an Emmy award-winning sports analyst for FOX Sports South. As a lead analyst for the Atlanta Braves, he is in the homes of millions of sports lovers every week.
In 1998, he founded the Brian Jordan Foundation, which helps children strive to reach their full potential. The mission of his non-profit organization is to provide useful information, resources,
and tools to help and support young people and their families. The foundation’s educational
program awards scholarships to deserving young people.
Bernie Mullin/The Aspire Group
Dr. Bernie Mullin is Founder & Chairman of The Aspire Group. The Aspire Group works with many partners to maximize organizational effectiveness, grow revenues and attendance. Under Bernie’s guidance, the firm has rapidly grown into a company that generates over $200 million annually in revenue and has served 200+ brands and properties across 11 countries and three continents in 17 different sports.
Bernie is an internationally-acclaimed management and marketing consultant and speaker, who along with Dr. Bill Sutton and Dr. Steve Hardy wrote the book, entitled “Sport Marketing.” Bernie has over 30 years of experience as a chief executive or senior director in iconic and highly visible organizations in professional sports, collegiate athletics, and entertainment venue operation at the highest level.
Prior to The Aspire Group, Dr. Mullin was the President/CEO of the Atlanta Hawks (NBA), Atlanta Thrashers (NHL), and Philips Arena (2004-2008); the SVP of Marketing and Team Business Operations for the National Basketball Association (2000-2004); the Vice Chancellor of Athletics at the University of Denver (1995-1999); President/General Manager of the Utah Grizzlies (International Hockey League, 1993-1995); SVP of Business with the Colorado Rockies (MLB, 1991-1993); and SVP of Business Operations with the Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB, 1986-1990).
San Crenshaw/TV Anchor & Sports Reporter
Sam Crenshaw is a veteran Sports Reporter and television Sports Anchor. The Weekend Morning Host on Atlanta’s Sports Radio 92.9 The Game, Sam is also a correspondent for City of Atlanta TV (ATL 26) and Spokesperson for the Sports Image Georgia Sports Marketing Group. Crenshaw is a member of the broadcast crew for high school sports on GPB and play-by-play voice for Georgia State basketball on ESPN3. Sam is known in the Atlanta community for his knowledge of local athletes and teams as well as his passion for playing tennis.
A Birmingham, AL native, Sam worked at WXIA-TV from September of 1998 until August of 2014. Sam came to 11Alive from WFMY-TV, Gannett’s CBS affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina where he served as sports anchor/reporter for 7 years .
James (JD) McClure/Gwinnett County Police Department
Deputy Chief McClure began his career as a police officer with the Gwinnett County Police Department in September 1996 as a member of the 36th Police Academy. Promoted to Lieutenant in September 2009, he served as Commander of the Criminal Investigations Division, Watch Commander in the Criminal Investigations Section, and as the Commander of the Office of Professional Standards.
Appointed to Major in September 2016, he served as the Central Precinct Commander and as the department’s Chief of Staff. Deputy Chief McClure was a dedicated member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team for over a decade, retiring as the Tactical Team Leader. He obtained an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice and is a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Monica Kaufman Pearson/Moderator
Monica Kaufman Pearson is the first woman and first minority to anchor the daily evening news in Atlanta, GA where she worked for 37 years at the leading station, WSB-TV. She has won over 33 Southern Regional and local Emmy Awards for reporting, anchoring and her Closeups celebrity interview show. When she retired, she was honored on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by the bipartisan delegation of the State of Georgia for her years of service on and off the air to improve the lives of the citizens of Georgia.
Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.
This series is presented by C-A-B Incorporated. Since 1982, C-A-B Incorporated has been a pre-eminent leader in manufacturing and global sourcing of precision machined iron and steel products serving infrastructure, hydraulics, automotive, rail, and a variety of other industries. As a woman-owned company, C-A-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” series, bringing focus to the many incredible women in our community making things happen.
Njeri Boss/Waffle House
Waffle House® restaurants have offered the unbeatable combination of good food with outstanding service since 1955. This combination has made it a beloved icon of the South for the past 65 years. Waffle House restaurants provide a unique dining experience where regular customers are greeted by name and enjoy social interaction with their servers and other customers. All food is prepared fresh, cooked to order and served on real china in a kitchen that is out front and in full view.
Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Waffle House operates nearly 2,000 restaurants company and franchisee owned, with 90% company-owned. Each restaurant is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Waffle House holds the title as the world’s leading server of waffles, omelets, T-bone steaks and more.
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Tracy Cousineau/Real Estate Expert Advisors
Real Estate Expert Advisors are Certified Home Selling & Buying Advisors, Certified Negotiators and Certified Luxury Marketing Experts with a proven repeatable system backed by market research to get their home sellers up to 18% MORE equity than the traditional agent! Not to mention their exclusive Buyers Advantage Program & VIP Client Experience.
Todd Price/Perimeter Roofing
Perimeter Roofing is not just another roofing company. They are roof repair and replacement experts, working extremely hard to deliver the highest quality. They are located in Buford, GA and have been delivering quality roofing for last 20 years.
Perimeter Roofing is a company that has a standing commitment to the community and the people in the community. They believe in higher education and training to ensure that all of their customers and employees get the best.
When it comes to your home, you need a company that is fully insured and certified before you let anyone put your hard-earned home at risk. At Perimeter Roofing, they have the experts and trained roofing techs with years of experience in the roofing business. They are fully insured to work on any size project, no matter how big or small.
Jane Bishop/Take the Next Step
Jane Bishop, is CEO of Take the Next Step which emerged out of her passion to help others “go for their It.” She helps small business owners and entrepreneurs strengthen and align with their inner core for success by using her coaching and training skills. When you work with Jane you will experience accomplishing your “it” and be a greater influence to those around you. Jane uses her E4U system to help clients get to the core faster to create and execute a plan for effectiveness. Jane is also a professional speaker and published author. Curious? Reach out and book a complimentary session and see where that leads.
Ryan Sauers/President of Sauers Consulting Strategies
Ryan T. Sauers has spent 25 years leading and/or consulting with visual communications and marketing related organizations. Ryan is President/Owner of the consulting firm, Sauers Consulting Strategies; Our Town Gwinnett Magazine (2 monthly magazines); and its parent company End Resultz Media.
Key areas of focus of the consulting firm include: sales training, marketing strategy, personal branding, leadership development, and organizational change.
Sauers is a frequent national speaker and columnist. He has been recognized as one of the top 80 CMO’s in the world and achieved the top designation of Certified Marketing Executive through Sales and Marketing Executives International.
Sauers is an adjunct university professor teaching leadership, marketing, and communication courses to current and aspiring leaders. Ryan is a Certified Myers Briggs, DiSC, and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.
Ryan is working on his Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership and is host of the radio show Marketing Matters. Sauers is author of the best-selling books Everyone is in Sales and Would You Buy from You? More info at: RyanSauers.com or OurTownGwinnett.com.
Show Overview
Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers is a radio show presented by Air Filter Sales and Service. The show discusses topics as they relate to marketing, communications, sales, customer service, leadership and more. Host Ryan Sauers, a best-selling author and national speaker, discusses how these topics play a role in every aspect of our lives. Each episode shares tangible nuggets of information that listeners can easily understand and apply to their everyday life, whether personal or business. The show challenges listeners’ current state of thinking so they can grow to new heights and see new opportunities in business or life: which is rapidly changing, multi-generational, and noisy in nature.
Mike Maloney & Jamie Hamilton/Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett
For more than 30 years, Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett (SNS) has been educating and empowering children and young adults in Gwinnett, DeKalb, Newton, and surrounding counties who need a dedicated and flexible school setting to maximize their potential. They nurture and challenge each student at their own level while instilling a positive self-image and love for learning that will last a lifetime. With a unique individualized education and behavior model, cross category and severity grouping, parent driven planning, and a dedicated team of educates, they have created the premier special needs educational experience in the region.
John Garner/OneDigital Health and Benefits
The OneDigital Vibe starts with a passion for what they do, and the tremendous respect they share for each person who works at OneDigital. They want their customers to have great experiences, so they surround themselves with the most talented and committed team members they can to make sure that happens every day. They thrive on meeting new challenges and exceeding expectations at every opportunity, and it’s this “can do” spirit that has fueled their growth and earned them recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing private firms every year since the honor’s inception in 2007.
Alton Grose/Southern Standard Roofing & Exteriors
Southern Standard Roofing & Exteriors is a full-service roofing company that specializes in storm damage, roof repairs and exterior restoration. Southern Standard is customer service driven while proving the highest level of workmanship.
Walil Archer/Downtown Hott Radio
Walil Archer is a photojournalist and DJ with Downtown Hott Radio. His company specializes in weddings, events, fashion shows, baby showers, family portraits, candid photos, black & white photos, proms, portraits, sports, and more. Walil is also the host of “The Real RAPP Radio Show”, a talk and music show on Downtown Hott Radio every Saturday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
