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LEADER DIALOGUE: Transformation Requires Innovation – Deep Dive with Roger Spoelman

November 6, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Transformation Requires Innovation – Deep Dive with Roger Spoelman

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In part 2 of the Innovation discussion Ben and Duffie are joined by Roger Spoelman SVP, Strategic and Operational Integration, Trinity health, CEO Mercy Health, and interim CEO Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. (Roger is Ben’s executive coach). In part 1 of this 2-part Innovation series, Roger can be seen in the Mercy Health video explaining why all great transformations have necessitated innovation. Under his leadership, the Innovation Hub was born as a renaissance zone for Trinity Health, and the Innovative Primary Clinic was born based upon the innovation thinking and application of human centered design by the Innovation Hub team.

In part 2 we pick up where we left off discussing how success is truly on the far side of failure. Roger shares how the innovation process encourages people to think outside of the box to achieve break-throughs. How appropriately messy the process can be, and how it is essential to any organization positioning themselves for the future.

Listen in to learn…

What true innovation looks like
Further information about setting up ‘innovation zones’ and why they are necessary to support and protect outside-the-box thinking
How the average leader can become transformational if given the freedom and support to innovate, and look at the problem through an entirely different human systems lens

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.

Anita Davis with Business2Banker Connection and Melanie Brown with Seacoast Commerce Bank

November 6, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Anita Davis with Business2Banker Connection and Melanie Brown with Seacoast Commerce Bank

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Anita Davis/Business2Banker Connection

Business2Banker Connection is a funding strategy consulting firm. They Educate | Rehabilitate | Navigate & Matchmake clients into safe funding solutions with safe partners. Using twenty plus years in banking and lending experience the firm knows the Inside Scoop on Funding options and resources.

Anita Davis has said too many companies are declined for Access to Capital because they simply don’t understand how to properly position themselves for a funding solution. The second reasons they are not successful is they don’t realize that every source has different risk criteria. There needs to be a match between the customer and the source.

Melanie Brown/Seacoast Commerce Bank

Seacoast Commerce Bank is a $1 Billion-dollar boutique National SBA lending institution out of San Diego CA. The company is currently #15 out of 3,000 participating SBA lending banks in the US funding over $276 million as of FYE 2017 and is on track to exceed that amount in 2018. They have loan officers in multiple states across the country and Melanie Brown is the first hire east of the Mississippi River, having joined the bank in September 2018.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Keys to the Right Business Technology (Part 1 of 3)

November 2, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Keys to the Right Business Technology (Part 1 of 3)

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David Wilkins with Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

David Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Dave Wilkins has over 30 years experience working for companies such as E&Y, Whitridge Associates, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM in business and technology management and consulting. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Business Unit Manager for the Business Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Originally from Michigan, he has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan, and he has been a resident of Gwinnett County, GA for over 20 years. In his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and government, among others.

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 @strategic_radio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

Shut Up and Eat! – Marc Bell with Tavern 53

November 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Shut Up and Eat! - Marc Bell with Tavern 53

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Marc Bell/Tavern 53

More than just restaurant. Tavern 53 is a Destination! Offering great good, entertainment, and incredible friendly service! The best small music venue with food worthy of Paula Dean! Tavern 53’s culinary staff is specialized in fine dining, southern style dishes, and is lead by a 20+ year Soul Food Chef, that is eager to excite your pallet!

Dr. Alan Miller with Dunwoody Internal Medicine and Dr. Angela Wright with Peach Blossom Dental

November 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dr. Alan Miller with Dunwoody Internal Medicine and Dr. Angela Wright with Peach Blossom Dental

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Dr. Alan Miller/Dunwoody Internal Medicine

Dunwoody Internal Medicine is a private practice member of the Emory Healthcare Network. Established in 2011, the Emory Healthcare Network joins together Emory-employed and private practice physicians in communities throughout metro Atlanta and the state, in collaboration with Emory Healthcare, into a single comprehensive care management system.

Dr. Angela Wright/Peach Blossom Dental

Peach Blossom Dental is a family dental practice located in Tucker, Georgia. They specialize in creating a relationship with their patients and making them feel like family. In their office, they focus on your dental health and all patients receive personalized dental care.

LEADER DIALOGUE: Transformation Requires Innovation – Mercy Health Case Study

October 31, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Transformation Requires Innovation - Mercy Health Case Study

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In part 1 of the Innovation discussion, hosts Ben Sawyer and Jennifer Strahan introduce the Mercy Health innovation case study (introductory video included). All great transformations have necessitated innovation. For example, Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything.” And, he was fired from his first two jobs for being “non-productive.” Clearly his teachers and employers did not understand the process of innovation. As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”

Success is on the far side of failure. How can we avoid, like Edison’s teachers and employers, the potential of sacrificing innovative break-throughs due to productivity and/or budget constraints?

Listen in to learn…

Why innovation is essential for transformation
How the Mercy Health team applied human centered design innovation to transform Primary Care practice, improving patient and provider satisfaction, quality, and productivity as a result
Why “innovation zones” are necessary to support and protect thinking outside the box
How servant leaders support innovation and workforce empowerment
How innovation can be the difference between success and failure

About SOAR Vision Group

About the Baldrige Foundation

Live Well – Episode 4 (October 31, 2018)

October 31, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Live Well - Episode 4 (October 31, 2018)

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Welcome to the 4th episode of “Live Well”. Follow the journey of Mike and Tracy as they continue their trek to better health with the help of two experts: Health and wellness coach Stephanie Wolfe and personal trainer DeWitte Thompson.

Stephanie Wolfe/The Whole Food Health Coach

Stephanie Wolfe is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, which is the highest level of training available to health coaches and is a coveted partnership with physicians and medical practitioners. She works with clients individually or as a group through a step by step process using advanced coaching methods, offering her clients full access to resources and tools to support them throughout their health journey. As a two-time cancer survivor (now 18 years clean) she knows about body systems and the nutrition that fuels them. She calls herself a “preventionist” because it is her believe that prevention is a stronger goal than finding a cure or treatment for diseases that are robbing us from our health and happiness.

DeWitte Thompson/Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants

DeWitte Thompson is a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and owner of Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants, Inc. DeWitte has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 12 years working with sports teams, corporate groups, and individuals helping them to achieve their health and fitness goals. He started Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants, Inc. four years ago when he realized the need for personalized and convenient training that gets results.

Jennifer Sherer with the Georgia State University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Christy Tyldesley with CoZzzy Comfy

October 30, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Jennifer Sherer with the Georgia State University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and Christy Tyldesley with CoZzzy Comfy

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John Ray, Jennifer Sherer, Christy Tyldesley

Jennifer Sherer/Georgia State University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) at Georgia State University develops leaders who possess the knowledge, skills and confidence to develop, scale and deliver products, services and solutions for the benefit of themselves, their communities and global society. The Institute brings real-world concepts and experiences to those passionate about creating their own businesses and social ventures, working for a startup or bringing entrepreneurial skills to an existing organization. Through experiential coursework and a variety of co-curricular activities, students from all backgrounds learn how to address problems with creative solutions and confidently apply innovative approaches to their work regardless of their field of study.

Christy Tyldesley/CoZzzy Comfy

Founder Christy Tyldesley started the company in 2008. CoZzzy Comfy is a full-service fundraising management organization that provides support and logistics for groups large and small. As a mother of three adopted children, the organization was especially focused on families and children involved in adoption and foster care. Over the past 10 years, the business has evolved, resulting in their groups raising over ONE MILLION dollars for schools, athletic organizations and various groups. As experts in this industry, CoZzzy Comfy is poised to continue to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Bob & Lyn Turknett and Tino Mantella with Turknett Leadership Group

October 25, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Bob & Lyn Turknett and Tino Mantella with Turknett Leadership Group

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Steven Julian, Bob Turknett, Tino Mantella, Lyn Turknett, Ashley Mengwasser

Lyn & Bob Turknett/Turknett Leadership Group

Turknett Leadership Group‘s expertise is Leadership. They are Atlanta’s premiere resource for Executive Coaching, Leadership Talent Assessment, Executive Team Development, Cultural Assessment, Executive Selection, and more. Through an approach grounded in science and guided by the Leadership Character Model, they help organizations hire the best people, identifying and developing high potentials, and creating an ethical culture.

TLG is a boutique consulting firm focused on providing personalized guidance and support to their clients. Their professional staff brings both depth and breadth to their clients by combining expertise in the behavioral sciences with practical business and executive management experience.

Tino Mantella/Turknett Leadership Group

Tino J. Mantella became the President and CEO of Turknett Leadership Group on October 29, 2018. TLG is one of the nations top leadership development companies, driven by its proprietary Leadership Character Model and grounded in science. TLG has supported hundreds of CEO’s and their teams over the last 32 years.

Mantella brings over 30 years of leading some of the nation’s largest and most distinguished not-for-profit including the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, the National Arthritis Foundation, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Leader, innovator and versatile are three descriptors that collectively provide a framework for Tino’s career. He has supervised a team of over 4,500 employees during his years at the Chicago YMCA Programs ranged from gang intervention to foster care to being the largest provider of SRO’s (Single Room Occupancy Housing) in the state of Illinois. The YMCA and Mantella, during his tenure, were one of the first not-for-profits ever recognized for the prestigious George Land award for Innovation. At the Arthritis Foundation, during Mantella’s tenure, the organization disseminated over $50 million dollars to help find cures for debilitating diseases. And, at TAG (Technology Association of Georgia), over the 12 years Mantella was at the helm, the organization grew from less than 500 members to over 36,000, becoming the largest organization of its kind in North America.

In January of 2017, Tino was appointed President and CEO of Tier4 Advisors. This for-profit company helps senior leaders optimize decisions around their IT expenditures. In 2018, Tier4 was recognized as an Inc. 1,000 company for the first time in its history. Tino will remain a partner at Tier4 and equity owner.

Mantella resides in John’s Creek, Georgia with his wife Deborah.