Kerensa Wing/Collins Hill High School
Kerensa Wing of Collins Hill High School has been recognized as the 2020 National Principal of the Year. The mission of Collins Hill High School is to pursue excellence in academic knowledge, skills, and behavior by providing meaningful and diverse learning opportunities for preparing our students to meet the challenges of the future as lifelong learners and responsible citizens.
Hosts Craig Frankel and Robert Port discuss what charitable advisors need to know in 2020 with special guests Michael Van Cise and Kathryn Hecker of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on this month’s episode of “Wealth Matters”.
Michael Van Cise & Kathryn Hecker/Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Michael Van Cise and Kathryn Hecker are partners at Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta, where they focus their practice on wealth transfer planning for ultra high net worth clients, business succession planning, international estate planning, and charitable planning. Both are members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and are included in the Chambers High Net Worth guide. Kathryn and Michael also work on a broad array of issues pertaining to the needs of tax-exempt entities.
Michael, a graduate of Mercer University and the University of Georgia School of Law,
is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for trusts and estates law. Michael recently participated in the Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute, a collaboration between the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, and United Way. Michael is a past-president of the alumni council of Darlington School. Michael currently serves on the Code Revision Committee of the Fiduciary Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
Kathryn graduated from Yale University and Emory Law School. A member of the firm’s Tax Exempt and Charitable Organizations Practice and the Executive Committee of the Nonprofit Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, she is actively involved in several civic and nonprofit organizations, including among others, the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, the Georgia Planned Giving Council, and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.
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About Gaslowitz Frankel:
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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Heather Riggs/Atlanta Legal Marketing
Atlanta Legal Marketing was founded in 2013. Since then, they have grown to be the premier online destination for legal consumers and one of the leading providers of lawyer marketing online. Their 9 million monthly visitors count on Atlanta Legal Marketing to deliver in-depth information on a wide variety of legal topics and practice issues. In addition, the Atlanta Legal Marketing Lawyer Directory is the industry’s most comprehensive online listing of lawyers, law firms and legal service providers.
Attorneys and law firms across the nation choose Atlanta Legal Marketing for their marketing expertise to grow their business. They do this by putting the best minds in the business behind their law firm websites, social media, content marketing, online advertising and myriad of other legal marketing services. Their extensive collection of lawyer marketing resources and thought leadership helps to keep their attorney clients up to speed on the issues and technologies that can affect their businesses today and in the future.
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.
Tim Garrett/Atlanta Area Mens Senior Baseball League (AAMSBL)
The Men’s Senior Baseball League (MSBL) and Men’s Adult Baseball League (MABL) is the premier amateur baseball league for adults 18 years of age and older. Founded in 1988, it is the fastest-growing adult baseball organization in the country. The league has 325 local affiliates with 3,200 teams and 45,000 members who play organized amateur baseball in local leagues, including the Atlanta Area Men’s Senior Baseball League (AAMSBL). There are also 30 regional tournaments and six national tournaments.
Josh Neal/Life Time
Life Time champions a healthy and happy life for its members across 150 destinations in 40 major markets in the U.S. and Canada. As the premier healthy lifestyle brand, Life Time delivers an unmatched athletic resort experience and provides a comprehensive healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment experience that goes well beyond fitness to encompass the entire spectrum of daily life for individuals, couples and families of all ages. More information about Life Time is available at www.lifetime.life.
John Loud/Loud Security Systems
Founded in 1995, LOUD Security Systems is one of Atlanta’s leading security companies, providing sales, installation, service and monitoring of residential and commercial security systems — such as intrusion and fire alarm, access control, video surveillance, and automation. A quarter of a century later, LOUD Security now staffs over 50 employees, and has been recognized for its growth and positive impact in the surrounding communities. LOUD ranks as a Top 10 Security Company by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and has been named one of the nation’s Top 100 security companies by SDM magazine, as well as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplace. Are you ready to GET LOUD? Call 678-GET-LOUD.
Emma Reynolds-Middleton/Soft Skills Zone
At Soft Skills Zone, they spend their time investing in people to close the soft skills gap. They have over 20 years of experience teaching courses in professionalism, team work and collaboration, communication, DISC personality profiles, critical thinking, leadership, and other interpersonal skills.
Their modules meet the needs of the multi-generational workforce, and they offer:
• In-person instructor-led soft skills training and workshops.
• Remote online, self-paced courses accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anytime, anywhere. Online modules are available for all ages.
• Online DISC personality assessments for adults, teens, and youth; in English with some versions in Spanish and French.
• Digital badges and a Certificate of Completion for courses complete.
• A soft skills assessment in English and Spanish for learners to earn a basic Soft Skills Mastery Credential.
• Workforce development consulting services.
Scott Ritzheimer/Eight Figure Focus
The business world has been moving faster and faster. In an environment of constant and relentless change, those businesses who are the clearest are the businesses who will win. Having worked in small business for over a decade and having helped start over 10,000 organizations, Scott Ritzheimer has worked hard to find the best tools and frameworks to help brands to create clarity in their marketing, businesses to create clarity in their strategy, and leaders to create clarity for their teams. If you and your team are struggling to get clear on exactly what you need to do next to grow your business the fastest, we can help you find your Eight Figure Focus!
Raymer Sale/E2E Benefits Services
Payroll, employee benefits and healthcare are complicated, expensive and time- consuming. E2E Benefits Services partners with clients to offer appropriate and affordable solutions to help them comply with complex federal laws, rules and regulations. Plus, their secure, 24/7 web-based technology is easy to use and convenient.
E2E offers a 360° approach for employers to increase efficiency and reduce costs associated with payroll administration, human resources support and employee benefits programs. Plans and processes along with the technology are explained by their team of experts for everyone’s education and support.
On this episode of “Strategic Insights Radio”, host Jennifer Rusz discusses the importance of properly branding (or re-branding) your business or organization.
Jennifer Rusz/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp
Jennifer Rusz has a long career working for both corporations and as an entrepreneur. Rusz began her career, in the 90’s in market intelligence, business operations and management for companies such as Mid America Research/Fact in Focus, Lucent Technologies, Kyocera Wireless, ARS/ Current Analysis and Websense Software Solutions before starting her first company in 2004. She has since been a business consultant and now Founder and CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp is an award-winning full service business consulting firm with three divisions, which include business consulting, marketing consulting and strategic technology consulting. For more information about Jennifer Rusz or Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, visit www.sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com or call (470) 202-8659.
About “Strategic Insights Radio”:
“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.
Cars talking to cars. Cars talking to traffic signals. The future is now. Connected Vehicle Technology has arrived.
The Infrastructure Automotive Technology Laboratory (iATL) is the first facility in the world where automakers and transportation infrastructure manufacturers can imagine, create and test technology and applications for connected vehicles to communicate with traffic signals and other smart roadside traffic control equipment.
The iATL is a private-sector led and funded initiative designed to help accelerate the deployment of connected vehicle technology by bringing together the various industry sectors to create applications that improve safety on the nation’s roadways.
Another unique feature of the iATL is that automakers can test safety applications in real-world conditions in the streets of Alpharetta which operates the first large-scale deployment of connected vehicle infrastructure technology.
State and regional representatives, along with industry leaders, attended the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting in Alpharetta, GA on January 10, 2020. As part of the “TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan” series, Business RadioX was on site to interview many of the featured speakers and panelists.
Shailen Bhatt/President & CEO at Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Jim Misener/Senior Director of Product Management at Qualcomm
Tim Milligan/City of Marietta Fire Chief
Mike Dudgeon/Director of Policy at Office of Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan
Bill Bruton/City of Marietta City Manager
Keith Sanders/City of Sandy Springs Fire Chief
Kerry Armstrong/Chairman of Atlanta Regional Commission and North Fulton CID
Bryan Mulligan/President of Applied Information
Winter Horbal/Temple, Inc.
Sharon O’Connor/Still Waters International Academy
Established in 2007, Still Waters International Academy is a private school located in Norcross, GA and servicing the greater Atlanta metro area. Their day care and preschool programs educate children from 6 months of age through 4 years old, while their elementary and middle school, after-school and music programs service children in grades pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
The student body and staff represent over 15 countries, making the school a true reflection of people around the world. Through their comprehensive academic programs, they offer a safe and fun learning environment where teachers focus on educating the whole child: spiritually, academically and socially.
Sparrow Marcioni/Cat Rangers
Cat Rangers is saving the lives of cats and kittens one paw at a time. They are the “special forces” of cat rescue and all of their kitty’s recover at their center in Buford, GA while they wait to find their forever homes. Visitors are welcome!
Robert Bexley/Bexley & DeLoach, LLC
Bexley & DeLoach is a boutique firm operated by Managing 
Partners Robert S. Bexley and Jennifer L. DeLoach. Robert and Jennifer are Gwinnett natives who specialize in providing affordable legal consultation and representation to individuals and families, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations. The firm will help you develop your company, address all of your nonprofit and small business legal issues, and provide you with ongoing legal representation as your corporate attorney.
