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Silver Lining in the Cloud

March 5, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Silver Lining in the Cloud is an open forum show that highlights and promotes many of Atlanta’s top businesses and business leaders. The show airs live every Wednesday at 10:00am EST and is hosted by Nikole Smith-Toptas, the marketing manager of CDI
Managed Services.

Silver Lining in the Cloud interviews C-level individuals and influencers to learn what makes them the best at what they do. Guests often hone in on what is the “silver lining” that their business offers to the community, how they are making a difference,
and how they celebrate their success.

Tune in to pick up tips on dynamic new and innovative concepts that make these businesses successful in today’s business world.

Celebrate Technology Innovation Month with CDI in March 2019!

2020 Partnership Gwinnett Movers & Makers Awards with Robert Packett of Amazon

March 5, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

2020 Partnership Gwinnett Movers & Makers Awards with Robert Packett of Amazon

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Partnership Gwinnett hosted the 2020 Movers & Makers Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards on March 5, 2020 at the Infinite Energy Forum. The Keynote Speaker was Robert Packett, the Southeastern Regional Director of Operations with Amazon.

Amazon is building it’s first robotics fulfillment center in Georgia, scheduled to open in late 2020. The $238 million facility straddles the Gwinnett-DeKalb County lines and spans the length of 12 football fields. Once the facility is fully operational, more than 1,000 employees will work alongside robots packing and shipping products. Additionally, workers will be hired for finance, information technology and other jobs.

Robert spoke about the new facility and more in this exclusive interview with Business RadioX.

Robert Packett/Amazon

As the Southeastern Regional Director of Operations at Amazon, Robert Packett leads a team of more than 16,000 professionals who are the heart and soul of Amazon operations. Robert is a seven year veteran of Amazon fulfillment, leading multiple business units from reverse logistics, online fulfillment, Kindle, and Amazon Robotics.

Robert’s passion is people and process. In his own words, “Investment in our people leads to delighted customers.” Before Amazon, Robert honorably served as an Operations Director and Logistician with the Defense Intelligence Agency and the United States Air Force.

Robert grew up all over the U.S. but calls Louisville, KY his hometown where he graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisville. He currently lives in Tampa with his family and is very engaged in the community.

About Movers & Makers Awards

The Movers & Makers Awards is the annual recognition of exceptional Gwinnett-based manufacturers and supply chain companies. Through the Movers & Makers awards, Partnership Gwinnett seeks to honor outstanding small, medium, and large manufacturers in Gwinnett, as well as innovators in supply chain management, and will extend the opportunity for local businesses to nominate the community’s MVP (Most Valuable Provider).

About Partnership Gwinnett

Partnership Gwinnett is a public-private initiative dedicated to bringing new jobs and capital investment to Gwinnett County, GA. Since 2007, Partnership Gwinnett has worked with its local partners to attract and retain jobs, cultivate capital investment, support educational institutions, foster workforce development, and contribute to the exceptional quality of life found in Gwinnett. Every day, a team of dedicated professionals work to drive the mission of Partnership Gwinnett to strengthen the economic vitality of the community.

Interior Designer vs. Interior Decorator (Part 2) and Atlanta Artist Lynne McDonald

March 4, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Interior Designer vs. Interior Decorator (Part 2) and Atlanta Artist Lynne McDonald

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Lynne McDonald, Leta Brooks and Derek Hays

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 today’s episode, Leta continues to explain the differences between an Interior Designer and an Interior Decorator, and local Atlanta artist Lynne McDonald joins Leta in the studio to discuss her artwork and charitable support.

Lynne McDonald/Lynne McDonald’s Gallery

Lynne McDonald is an award winning, juried artist. She grew up in California, but moved to Atlanta from Montreal, Canada and started painting full-time in 2012. Since then, her skills have evolved and now you can find her work in galleries, stores, hotels, offices and private collections internationally. Her inspiration comes from nature and her travels. She considers herself curious and thinks of each painting as an experiment. “I prefer painting in abstracts, because I like the participation of the observer. It always amazes me what other people see in my work. I learn just as much about them as they do me.”

Lynne became a Type 1 Diabetic as a teenager and has been on insulin for 30 years now. The cruel irony is that she’s developed Retinopathy that affects her vision. She describes it as having little blind spots that make it difficult to see an entire piece. She also has difficulty seeing in low lights so she requires flood lights in her studio and has problems seeing colors properly. Because of her struggles she mentors children with Type 1 Diabetes. “Being a role model for these kids inspires me to take good care of myself. They are watching me and my attitude shapes how they see themselves.”

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.

Contact Leta at lbrooks@statushomedesign.com

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Marina Sampanes Peed, Aeroh Davis and Lindsay Ferreira with Mosaic Georgia

March 4, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Marina Sampanes Peed, Aeroh Davis and Lindsay Ferreira with Mosaic Georgia

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Aerah Davis, Marina Sampanes Peed, Rick Strawn and Lindsay Ferreira

Marina Sampanes Peed, Aeroh Davis & Lindsay Ferreira/Mosaic Georgia

Founded in 1986 as the Gwinnett Rape Crisis to provide support to victims through a crisis line and accompaniment through forensic medical exams (aka, “rape kit” exam), Mosaic Georgia is a “dual services” center with specialized services for children, teens, and adults. They provide free, confidential support and services to victims and survivors of rape, sexual assault, and child sexual molestation and abuse. They work with survivors of all genders regardless of when the violence occurred and whether they choose to report. Support to children and their non-offending caregivers are offered with care. For support or information, call anytime 24/7 to (866) 900-6019.

Broadcasting Live from the 2020 Run The Reagan Road Race

March 3, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Run the Reagan is an annual community event featuring a Half-Marathon, 5K and 10K road race down Ronald Reagan Parkway in Gwinnett County. In addition, the event features a 1K fun run. All proceeds, other than those necessary to produce the event, are donated to charitable organizations. The 2020 designated recipients were The Brookwood Schools Foundation, The Lilburn Cooperative Ministry, and The Southeast Gwinnett Coopertative Ministry.

The 26th Annual Run the Reagan was held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 and Business RadioX was broadcasting live from the event, interviewing runners, race officials, sponsors, vendors and school officials. The broadcast was hosted by Mike Sammond of Gwinnett Business RadioX and Ryan Sauers of Our Town Gwinnett Magazine. Below are some of the excerpts from the day’s events.

Segment 1 (24:56): Introduction to Run the Reagan and interviews with Trent Lind (CEO of Eastside Medical Center), Kristin Moore (Burn Boot Camp of Snellville) and Ron Weber (Chairman for Run the Reagan, Inc.).

Segment 2 (15:09): Interviews with Bo Ford (Principal of Brookwood HS) and Shane Orr (Principal of Central Gwinnett HS).

Segment 3 (5:59): Interview with Francine Oglesby (Right at Home In-Home Care).

Segment 4 (38:43): Interviews with Danny Klinect (Soccer Coach at Parkview HS), Charles Norton (Parkview Cluster Foundation), Sharon Foster (Lilburn Co-Op), Stacy Garguilo (School of Rock Snellville), Dave Emanuel (Mayor Pro Tem of Snellville), and Tim Simmons (Snellville Police Alumni Association).

LEADER DIALOGUE: The Value of the “QUEST for Performance Excellence” Conference – Deep Dive

February 28, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: The Value of the "QUEST for Performance Excellence" Conference - Deep Dive

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Kay Kendall, CEO, BaldrigeCoach

Kay Kendall is the CEO and principal in BaldrigeCoach, a consulting firm that has worked with 23 Baldrige Award recipients, 38 top-level State Award recipients, and 18 Gold Award recipients for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award.

Kay spent more than 20 years as a quality executive leading large-scale change initiatives across diverse industries – aerospace, semiconductor automation equipment, computers and storage devices, and pharmaceuticals. She completed a five-year assignment as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

From 2002 through 2005, Kay served on the Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program after serving as an Examiner and Senior Examiner for the Program for six years. She continues to serve as a Master Examiner for the program.

About SOAR Vision Group

The SOAR Vision Group mission is to: Align People with Purpose to Achieve Exceptional Results. SOAR provides best practice strategy execution, business process optimization services, and a structured organizational development approach for organizations to effectively implement the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For more information, contact SOAR Vision Group at (888) 294-3303 or visit soarvisiongroup.com.

About the Baldrige Foundation

The mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is presented annually by the United States President to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation at (202) 559-9195 or visit baldrigefoundation.org.

Dr. Jann Joseph of Georgia Gwinnett College and Jerrí Hewett Miller of Wealth Horizon

February 28, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Dr. Jann Joseph of Georgia Gwinnett College and Jerrí Hewett Miller of Wealth Horizon

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Jerri Hewett Miller, Dr. Jann Joseph, Amanda Pearch

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.

Dr. Jann Joseph/Georgia Gwinnett College

Dr. Jann Joseph, the President of Georgia Gwinnett College, has spent her career working to increase educational opportunities and student success. Joseph was born in Trinidad, West Indies, as the youngest of five siblings. Although neither parent completed elementary school, they valued the power of education to transform lives for generations. Joseph’s gratitude for her parents’ encouragement and sacrifices to give her an education inspired her to
pay it forward by serving in higher education.

Joseph graduated from the University of the West Indies – St. Augustine with a bachelor’s of science in
agriculture in 1984 and a master’s of philosophy in plant science in 1989. She taught with the Ministry of
Education for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago from 1990 to 1992. In 1998, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction in science education. While there, she held various teaching and research positions. Her first full-time faculty appointment was at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, where she advanced through the ranks to professor in the Department of Biology – Science Education and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She continued to expand her administrative and programmatic experiences, first as dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She later served as executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, Division of Student Engagement and Success and then as interim chancellor at Indiana University – South Bend. In 2019, Joseph was named President of Georgia Gwinnett College.

Her professional affiliations include service as president representative for IN-ACE Women’s Network,
campus representative for the IU Academic Leadership Council, the Center for Regional Campus
Excellence and the Higher Learning Commission, board member of Indiana Campus Compact, and
executive board member of the Michigan Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. She has also
served as chair of the Michigan Council of Deans of Colleges of Education and the Content Advisory
Committee of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification – Integrated Science. She has been a member
of the MI-ACE Women of Color Committee, the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Committee on
Associate/Assistant Deans and the Detroit Schools Higher Education Consortium.

Joseph’s civic engagement has included serving on the boards of Healthlinc, the South Bend Regional
Chamber of Commerce and the St. Joseph County Historical Society, and as president of the South Bend
Chapter of The Links Inc. She was a member of the Ypsilanti 20-Club Town and Gown group and has
volunteered with Dress for Success and the American Heart Association, among other organizations.

Jerri Hewett Miller/Wealth Horizon

Jerrí Hewett Miller is the founder and principal of Wealth Horizon. After building a foundation in the life and disability insurance arena, Jerrí has pursued her true passion since 1994 – wealth management and comprehensive financial planning for families and business owners.

She earned her Certified Financial Planner designation and founded Wealth Horizon in July of 1998. Jerrí holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina. Lifelong learning is also a priority as she also holds the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) designation as well as the Certified Financial Divorce Practitioner (CFDA) and Behavioral Financial Advisor (BFA) designations.

Jerrí is the recipient of multiple national awards, including the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award from 2014 to 2019. She was also named a winner of the Women’s Choice Award for Financial Advisors in 2018.

Deeply committed to her community, Jerri serves on the Board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, the advisory board of Gwinnett Leadership Organization of Women, as well as other service positions in the community. In 2015 she was awarded the Gwinnett Chamber’s top honors – “Woman Owned Small Business” Pinnacle Award and “Overall Small Business” Pinnacle Award.

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MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Brenda Bean and Irene Stovall of Parrot Productions & Fancy Feathers and Peppur Lewis and Stacey Donald of The Mansions at Gwinnett Park

February 27, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Brenda Bean and Irene Stovall of Parrot Productions & Fancy Feathers and Peppur Lewis and Stacey Donald of The Mansions at Gwinnett Park

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Jane Bishop, Brenda Bean, Irene Stovall, Peppur Lewis, Stacey Donald, Ryan Sauers

Brenda Bean & Irene Stovall/Parrot Productions & Fancy Feathers

Fancy Feathers is a specialized pet store for pet birds from parakeets to parrots, from canaries to cockatoos, from lories to toucans. Parrot Productions provides hands on educational entertainment with exotic endangered tame performing parrots from all over the world. Brenda and Jack Bean are co-owners of the businesses.

Peppur Lewis & Stacey Donald/The Mansions at Gwinnett Park

The Mansions at Gwinnett Park Assisted Living and Memory Care community opened in February 2020. The Mansions at Gwinnett Park is a brand new beautiful community with large apartments and lots of common areas. But, most importantly, they have built a team of the best of the best including an Executive Chef from Chateau Elan.

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 Athens Orthopedic Clinic and The Heart of What Matters. The show discusses topics as they relate to marketing, communications, sales, 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.

Adam Jennings of Coretelligent and Kate StClair of Convene

February 27, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Adam Jennings of Coretelligent and Kate StClair of Convene

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Adam Jennings/Coretelligent

Coretelligent has become one of the nation’s leading providers of Managed and Co-Managed IT, cybersecurity and private cloud services for a simple reason: They deliver a superior experience to their clients, whether you need a complete outsourced IT solution or a trusted partner to complement your IT team.

Certain industries have IT requirements and compliance needs that demand specialized expertise. At Coretelligent, they have years of experience solving complex challenges for key industry sectors. Their deep knowledge enables them to deliver industry-specific managed IT solutions that anticipate and address your real-world business needs. They deliver services to over 300 clients nationally in key vertical markets with deep expertise in financial services, life sciences, legal, professional services and technology.

Kate StClair/Convene

Convene is a national leadership development firm committed to connect, equip and inspire Christian CEO’s and business owners to grow their businesses to industry-leading performance, with Kingdom impact beyond Sunday.