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Financial Planning in Today’s Unpredictable World

August 26, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Financial Planning in Today's Unpredictable World

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Joseph Sillitto/Page, Scranton, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C.

Joseph Sillitto’s practice Page, Scranton, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C. focuses primarily on probate and administration of estates; fiduciary representation; guardianships and powers of attorney; prenuptial agreements; asset transfer; tax implications and planning. Mr. Sillitto is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and is an officer in the Section on Fiduciary Law. He is also the Vice President of the Columbus Bar Association.

After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Mr. Sillitto attended Georgia State University, where he obtained his Juris Doctor, cum laude.

Christopher Shoukry/Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James

Christopher Shoukry of Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James, is a Financial Advisor for individuals, families, and institutions, providing tailored and comprehensive wealth management solutions. Christopher joined Alex. Brown in 2016 after spending 6 years as a Private Wealth Advisor with Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he worked for GenSpring Family Offices, the multi-family office wealth management group of SunTrust Bank.

“I enjoy being a connector of people and ideas, and relish moments when clients eventually view me as their ‘go-to’ person,” says Shoukry. “Serving as a sounding board for clients regarding personal wealth is always rewarding, but serving as a sounding board for clients not regarding personal wealth is even more rewarding. It serves as validation that they not only place trust in my professional advice towards their finances, but also towards other aspects of their lives.”

Christopher received his MBA from the University of Georgia, a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®) designations.

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Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.

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U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

August 26, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

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U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

Dr. Kandiss Taylor is a lifelong resident of Appling County, GA. She is a 3-time graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education; a Master’s in School Counseling; and a specialist in School Counseling. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.

Dr. Taylor currently serves as the Student Services Coordinator for the Appling County Board of Education. She began her career in public education 17 years ago as a 3rd grade teacher. She has served as a school counselor for over a decade.

Dr Taylor was the county representative for Dr. Ben Carson’s Presidential Campaign and was inspired by his speech at her PhD commencement that charged graduates to get involved in government to protect the Constitution. Kandiss wants term limits and fair tax.

Community Leaders in Business

August 26, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Business Made Simple

Community Leaders in Business

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Chase Hodges, Bill Rogers, Chrystal Mansour, Tim Mansour

Successful business entrepreneurs Tim and Chrystal Mansour share their 50 years of combined business experience on “Business Made Simple” to motivate others and turn dreams into reality!

The couple shares their business experiences, challenges, and passions for success. “Business Made Simple” offers tips and strategies on how to build a business from scratch, how to manage and overcome obstacles, how to manage working with family and friends, and much more. Hear lessons learned along the way, and the importance & power of positive thinking!

Chase Hodges/GGC Tennis Coach

The first head coach in school history, Chase Hodges has established a tennis dynasty at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). In his seven-year stay at GGC, his men’s and women’s teams have captured 11 national championships, and he has been named national coach of the year 11 times by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and on 7 occasions by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

A decorated coach at all levels of collegiate tennis, Hodges delivered GGC its first-ever national title in any sport with both the men’s and women’s 2014 NAIA National Championship titles. He was able to repeat the feat with the men in 2015 guiding it to the crown while the women finished as the national runner-up. In 2016, the men’s tennis team completed a three-peat as NAIA national champions while the women’s team collected its second national title in three years of postseason eligibility. Hodges guided the men’s and women’s tennis programs to two more national titles in 2017 as the men’s team picked up its fourth consecutive title while the women’s squad repeated as champions to pick up its third NAIA title in four seasons. GGC continued its dominance in 2018 and 2019 by sweeping the NAIA national championships.

Bill Rogers/Georgia Gwinnett College

Dr. William Rogers is the Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education at Georgia Gwinnett College. He has more than two decades of experience in higher education having held positions as a faculty member, Director of Athletics, Director of Wellness, Recreation, Intramurals and Outdoor Adventures, and Associate Dean of Students for Wellness.

Rogers continues to hold a faculty appointment and teaches in the School of Science and Technology. His scholarly activities include co-developing a certificate program for “wellness champions” for the International Association of Wellness and Health Promotion as well as having served on the editorial review board for the Center for Disease Control: Preventing Chronic Disease. He serves on the Georgia Board of Regents academic advisory committee for health and physical education and has chaired numerous committees on the spectrum of wellness and health promotion. He has been an invited presenter on the state, regional and national level on topics related to employee and student wellness.

As a scholar-athlete himself, Rogers earned the highest academic honor of Phi Beta Kappa and was the national coach of the year twice in the sport of tennis. Rogers has been identified as a Georgia Board of Regents Executive Leadership Institute scholar, recognized as an expert by HealthLead’s US Healthiest Campus Accreditation Program, and recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives H.R. 809 for his contributions to intercollegiate athletics. Rogers has been inducted into both the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Tennis Hall of Fame and Brenau University’s Hall of Fame.

Tim & Chrystal Mansour/Mansour International

Building and operating over ten businesses within 30 years, all these businesses started from zero. Tim was fortunate to sell all of them over a period of time for a total of $10.8 million dollars.

Working successfully with thousands of employees, members, customers and family, Tim received several business accolades such as:

Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Georgia Business Man of the Year”
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce “Gwinnett Business Man of the Year”
Board member, Leadership Gwinnett “Glance Program”
Georgia Trend Magazine “Georgia’s Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40”
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce “Jerry Barbee Small Business Person of the Year” Finalist
Gwinnett Magazine readers voted Fitness International “Best in Gwinnett” Fitness Center for seven years in a row
Member of Leadership Gwinnett
Member of Golden Key Society Alumni of UWA 2017
President, American Heart Association Gwinnett

Together, Tim and Chrystal have over 50 plus years of business experience in the Health & Fitness industry through education, coaching and living a healthy way of life. Key elements of this program are motivating people to pursue and achieve their dreams & goals in business, building/managing relationships, health & fitness, as well as helping others manage and overcoming obstacle while remaining focused, persistent and positive.

Mansour International is Tim and Chrystal’s current business, which allows them to enjoy motivating others in business, investing in real estate, flipping houses, and living a healthy way of life!

Ralph Amos with Code Conspirators

August 20, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

ePresence

Ralph Amos with Code Conspirators

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Ralph Amos/Code Conspirators

Code Conspirators is a results-oriented web development agency. They help organizations like yours improve ROI from their digital marketing efforts by increasing top of funnel leads, optimizing conversion, automating business processes and integrating business systems. The professionals at CC have been satisfying digital needs of their clients since 2004, providing expertise in web design, custom application development, and analytics. Everything they do meets a direct need for a specific client, and specifically addresses their requests. You won’t find a one-size-fits-all approach at Code Conspirators!

Mark Galvin/ePresence

ePresence provides personal branding services for individuals, executives and entrepreneurs. They leverage social media on an individual level since that is where the audience is most engaged. Mark Galvin, CEO and Founder of ePresence, is a personal social media expert with 29 years of business management and hotel industry experience including stops with Marriott, Hyatt, Omni and IHG.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Lauren Gall and Melanie Ammerman of VaVa Virtual Assistants

August 20, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Lauren Gall and Melanie Ammerman of VaVa Virtual Assistants

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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 with Metro Wheels & Accessories and Rick Crain with Breakthrough Business Solutions

August 20, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Tim Gowens with Metro Wheels & Accessories and Rick Crain with Breakthrough Business Solutions

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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.

It’s Time to Get Healthy (Part 2 of 3)

August 19, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

It's Time to Get Healthy (Part 2 of 3)

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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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Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman David Post

August 19, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman David Post

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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.

Let’s Start the Conversation: A Discussion on Race and Equality

August 18, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Let's Start the Conversation: A Discussion on Race and Equality

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Sam Crenshaw, James (JD) McClure, Monica Pearson, Brian Jordan and Bernie Mullin

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.