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LEADER DIALOGUE: Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan – Deep Dive

August 23, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan - Deep Dive

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Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan joins hosts Ben, Jennifer, Lisa and Duffie for a “deep dive” discussion about leadership, government, education, healthcare, technology and more on “Leader Dialogue”.

Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan

A former professional baseball player and successful entrepreneur, Geoff Duncan was elected Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor in November of 2018. Geoff’s faith inspired him to a life of leadership and prompted his upstart run for political office. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012. During his time in office he authored several important pieces of legislation. These include HB 749 – The Cargo Theft Act, HB152 – Michael’s Law, and most recently SB258 – the Rural Hospital Tax Credit.

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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.

MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Art Wood with the Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank

August 22, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

MARKETING MATTERS WITH RYAN SAUERS: Art Wood with the Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank

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Art Wood/Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank

Art Wood is not your typical mortgage guy…

With a passion for people and for making things happen, Art takes the mortgage process from what could be scary, overwhelming and intimidating, to a seamless and rewarding experience.

Art wants to be your mortgage guy, and not just the guy that worked on your mortgage. “I believe in getting to know each and every client as family, sorting through available options, and finding the right mortgage fit.”

Art loves to make people happy and he will go out of the way to make that happen. He has been in the mortgage business since 2005, and is currently Branch Manager of Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank, N.A., in downtown Tucker, GA.

Art grew up in Tucker, attended Erskine College in South Carolina, and lives in nearby Stone Mountain with his wife Karen and their two young children, Trace and McKenna.

He is the founder of Fuse Networking at Smoke Rise, an active member of the Lilburn Business Association, the Tucker Business Association, and a board member at Smoke Rise Country Club.

Art is also very involved with the community. He leads Sunday worship at Tucker First United Methodist Church (Table 153), and organizes a quarterly event, “Pints and Praise,” to benefit NG3, an organization focused in developing character and providing spiritual growth for high school athletes.

Additionally, Art is one of the main organizers of two acclaimed community events, Taste of Tucker and Tucker’s Chili Cook Off, both benefiting local charities.

It’s all that he does that makes Art Wood who he is: family guy, community guy, and definitely…not your typical mortgage guy.

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 discussing 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, which is rapidly changing, multi-generational. and noisy in nature.

Episode 59: The One Thing You Need to Know About Finding Your Voice – Josh Cary

August 21, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Business Infrastructure

Episode 59: The One Thing You Need to Know About Finding Your Voice - Josh Cary

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Be careful about the labels you put on yourself,” warns Josh Cary, “Because people are willing to validate them.” A hard, but valuable lesson he learned after spending 40 years in hiding. In this episode, Josh, a former actor turned podcaster and business coach, explains the moment he realized he was hiding his power and ability as a leader. Tune in to learn the specific people, processes, and tools he leveraged to reclaim his power and why he says it’s imperative you do the same as you lead your company through growth spurts.

Special Guest: Josh Cary, Founder & CEO – The Josh Cary Company, LLC

Location: Brick, New Jersey USA

Show Notes:

Hidden Entrepreneur: Josh’s podcast.
Insight Timer: a free meditation app.
Toastmasters: an international public speaking and leadership organization.

Raymer Sale of E2E Benefits Services

August 21, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Raymer Sale of E2E Benefits Services

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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.

Allan Duncan with Dempsey Lord Smith and Randall Veugeler & Phil Farrell with StillFire Brewing

August 20, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Allan Duncan with Dempsey Lord Smith and Randall Veugeler & Phil Farrell with StillFire Brewing

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Allan Duncan, Randall Veugeler, Phil Farrell

Allan Duncan/Dempsey Lord Smith

Dempsey Lord Smith is an independent wealth management and retirement planning firm. As a Registered Investment Advisor, Dempsey Lord Smith is dedicated to offering you objective financial advice, access to a wide array of investment products, and the highest levels of personal service. Their goal is to form a long-term partnership with you, always acting in your best interest. With more than 100 years of combined experience in financial planning, their management team utilizes sophisticated portfolio modeling technologies to help you reach your financial goals.

Randall Veugeler & Phil Farrell/StillFire Brewing

The creators of the Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest and Suwanee Magazine are excited to bring StillFire Brewing to the City of Suwanee. Born from a love for community and a love of killer beer, StillFire’s 20-barrel brewery and taproom will find its home near Suwanee Town Center Park.

LEADER DIALOGUE: Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan

August 16, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan

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Duffie Dixon, Jennifer Strahan, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, Ben Sawyer, Lisa Counsell

Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan joins Ben, Jennifer, Lisa and Duffie to discuss leadership, education, healthcare, technology and more on “Leader Dialogue”.

Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan

About SOAR Vision Group

About the Baldrige Foundation

Atlanta Knights 25 Year Anniversary – 1994 Turner Cup Champions

August 16, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Atlanta Knights 25 Year Anniversary - 1994 Turner Cup Champions

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From this excerpt from “Gwinnett Business Radio” on Business RadioX, Craig Jenkins shares the news about a 25 Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Knights 1994 Turner Cup Championship and plans for a reunion on the weekend of October 18-19, 2019.

About the Atlanta Knights

The Atlanta Knights were a minor league hockey franchise that played at the Omni Coliseum from 1992 through 1996. The arrival of the Knights marked the return of pro hockey to Atlanta for the first time since 1980, when the NHL’s Atlanta Flames departed for Calgary. The Knights served as the top farm club to the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. In 1994, the Knights won the International Hockey League (IHL) championship, the Turner Cup.

2019 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Turner Cup championship team. Fans are encouraged to join former Knights’ players, coaches and staff in a 25-year celebration and reunion at the Atlanta Gladiators home game on Saturday, October 19.

Players scheduled to attend include Stan Drulia (Captain), Chris LiPuma, Colin Miller, Jason Ruff, Cory Cross, Jeff Buchanan, Shawn Rivers, Christian Campeau, Brent Gretzky, Jeff Madill, J.C. Bergeron, Jim Cummins and others. Coaches Gene Ubriaco and John Paris are also scheduled to attend.

In addition to the Atlanta Gladiators game, other weekend festivities are being planned. For more information and updates, visit the Atlanta Knights Facebook page.

Brian Fitch with the Carbon Thread Agency

August 15, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

ePresence

Brian Fitch with the Carbon Thread Agency

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Brian Fitch/Carbon Thread Agency

Carbon Thread is a boutique digital and creative agency comprised of professionals bringing years of digital strategy experience. They have executed specialized digital marketing campaigns for businesses and personalities that have left their mark on a variety of areas. Each campaign Carbon Thread executes is designed to boost their client’s creative efforts across the digital space.

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: Skot Waldron with Skotwaldron.com, Allen Read with M3, and Steve Phillips with Northwest Exterminating

August 15, 2019 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Skot Waldron with Skotwaldron.com, Allen Read with M3, and Steve Phillips with Northwest Exterminating

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Skot Waldron, Allen Read, Steve Phillips, Al Simon

Skot Waldron/Skotwaldron.com

For the past 18 years, Skot Waldron’s work for clients such as J.P. Morgan Chase, CDC, Georgia Tech, Royal Caribbean, Sesame Workshop, Chiquita, and The Coca-Cola Company has included national and international branding campaigns as well as positioning, naming, corporate identity development, video, web, print, trade show, digital marketing, and event design, and communication development.

His focus is on small businesses and entrepreneurs, and how he can use his extensive experience and a proven process to help them clarify their positioning, develop a clear brand strategy, and build a “brand first” mentality in everything they do.

In addition to running his own agency, Skot has been teaching branding and design at the Portfolio Center. Skot has also traveled to different cities in the U.S. to conduct communication workshops, and speaks about how the value of branding pertains to us as individuals, families, and businesses.

Allen Read/M3

Built by hoteliers, exclusively for hoteliers, M3 is a powerful cloud-based financial platform and services company serving the hospitality industry that drives cost savings, revenue enhancement and business insight. After 20 years in business without increasing prices, M3 has added customers and properties every single month and is expected to add the 6,000th property using one or more of M3’s solutions before the end of this year (2019). Used by management groups and hotels of all sizes, the platform works seamlessly with other key systems and tools in the hospitality industry and offers robust accounting and financial analysis across entire portfolios with optional operations and time management features. M3’s professional services team provides on-demand support for hotels of any size by offering a full range of customized accounting solutions to scale with a hotel’s needs. Privately held and employee owned, M3 also includes a proprietary hotel benchmarking index that combines data from thousands of properties into a single accessible data set to compare hotel financial performance.

Steve Phillips/Northwest Exterminating

Northwest Exterminating was founded in 1951 by L.A. and Emma Lene Phillips. The company was founded on the values of honesty, integrity, and excellence, and it is now in its 3rd generation of the Phillips’ family leadership. Northwest Exterminating has grown to include over 600 teammates in 27 service centers across five states, with a focus on providing green solutions for pests, termites, lawns, mosquitoes, wildlife, and insulation. Their goal is to create healthier living and working environments while keeping to their “Customers for Life” motto. Northwest Exterminating has been recognized as one of the AJC’s Top Workplaces for 7 consecutive years.