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Ryan Ortlep with Abbott’s Bar & Grill

June 15, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Ryan Ortlep with Abbott's Bar & Grill

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Ryan C. Ortlep/Abbotts Bar & Grill

Abbott’s Bar and Grill is the definition of a neighborhood bar and grill. Established in 2003, it has become a favorite in John’s Creek ever since. American Casual dinning with live entertainment. They are a “great destination without the journey.”

Abbott’s is only minutes away from Duluth, Suwanee, Alpharetta, and Cumming, and only five miles from either GA 400 or I-85. Visit and become one of their many regulars.

Abbott’s offers a wide variety of options including a beer-battered burger, house-made caramelized pecans in salads, seafood, steaks, sandwiches, fresh-made soups, and an array of appetizers. Abbott’s Bar offers live entertainment events Tuesday through Saturday. They hope to see you soon!

Caleb Stevens, co-author of “Collegiate”

June 14, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Beyond The Cupola

Caleb Stevens, co-author of "Collegiate"

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“Beyond the Cupola” allows invited customers, community, and team members of Oconee State Bank to have an opportunity to share their stories of success and inspiration, and/or how the Remarkable culture of Oconee State Bank has inspired them to mark lives in their own right.

Caleb Stevens/Collegiate

Caleb Stevens is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia where he studied Business Management and Personal & Organizational Leadership. During college, Caleb started a podcast show for the business school, helped launch a faith & work conference, and was the student commencement speaker at graduation. He currently lives in Atlanta and blogs at calebstevens.com.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Michael Horwitz with The CBA Group (Part 2)

June 14, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Michael Horwitz with The CBA Group (Part 2)

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Michael Horwitz/CBA Group

With Michael Horwitz and The CBA Group, you are represented by outstanding, experienced and knowledgeable professionals who will provide you with sound financial, strategic and tactical advice to best achieve a successful transaction. The CBA Group has been helping business owners for over 17 years. The CBA Group brokers have over 175 years of collective business experiences.

Michael’s business experiences include senior management roles in Fortune 500 corporations to leadership positions with venture capital-backed high tech start-ups. Michael also brings small business knowledge through his seven years of owning and operating an independent bicycle shop in Alpharetta, where he has lived and worked for the past 22 years.

Joe Allen with the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District

June 13, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Joe Allen with the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District

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Joe Allen/Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District

The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) is a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements, and economic development initiatives. The CID is leading the effort to expedite mobility, quality of life, and economic improvement strategies for the benefit of businesses, employees and visitors to Gwinnett’s central business district. Through partnerships with Gwinnett County Government, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, the State of Georgia and others, the CID has a proven track record of improvements.

Tom Martin with Proactive Payroll and Ben Huard with GO

June 12, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Tom Martin with Proactive Payroll and Ben Huard with GO

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Tom Martin/Proactive Payroll

Proactive Payroll is a small business payroll service for employers with 1 to 100 employees. Tom Martin has been a CPA for over 40 years. He uses that experience to help small business in many ways. Proactive does not sell insurance, bookkeeping, retirement or tax services, but is extremely knowledgeable in all those areas. Proactive helps their clients by referring them to the best providers in the payroll ancillary businesses with total independence. Proactive Payroll also focuses on referring clients to each other. At Proactive, they provide clients with their cell phone number so you can reach them when you need to.

Ben Huard/GO

GO is a group of entrepreneur-minded creative individuals who have joined forces to become an award-winning full-service marketing and communications agency with offices in Hartford, CT and Atlanta, GA. Since 2004, they’ve believed that their client’s goals come first – not their services. It’s easy to create cookie-cutter marketing solutions that fit every client. But GO are not ones to take the easy road. Instead, they approach each client open and fresh, building unique strategies based on your intended outcomes. And yes, they have all the internal marketing and communications capabilities to do so. But so do a lot of agencies. What makes GO different is their ability to use those capabilities – creatively, efficiently, successfully.

LEADER DIALOGUE: Performance Excellence in the Age of Consumerism with Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center

June 8, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: Performance Excellence in the Age of Consumerism with Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center

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Ben sawyer, Dr. Charles Peck, Jennifer Strahan

Performance Excellence in the Age of Consumerism is the topic on “Leader Dialogue” with guest Dr. Charles Peck, the President/CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.

Healthcare is transitioning from volume to value within the Age of Consumerism. This represents a seismic change for healthcare strategy and operations.

On this “Leader Dialogue” radio show, hosts Ben Sawyer and Jennifer Strahan discuss with Dr. Peck the history of consumerism and the evolving impact on health system performance. Listeners will enjoy a spirited exchange on the evolving healthcare value equation, the challenges faced by consumers and providers, and what will be required for health systems to remain competitive.

Dr. Peck shares practical insights on the approach Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center has taken to effectively position their health system as a preferred provider for consumers.

Give a listen. You will not be disappointed!

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.

CLICK HERE to watch the video of this show.

T.L. Lewis with Baby Al’s Chicago Dog

June 8, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

T.L. Lewis with Baby Al's Chicago Dog

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T.L. Lewis/Baby Al’s Chicago Dog

As a proud Chicago native and owner of Baby Al’s Chicago Dog, T.L. Lewis provides an authentic taste of Chicago using Vienna Beef Hot Dogs and Polish Sausages on an S. Rosen steamed bun. Their Italian Beef Sandwich is homemade using a recipe he learned while working at “The End of the Line” now famously known as “Terry’s Place” on the westside of ChiTown for close to 15 years of his life, and served on Turano bread. Come taste and smell Maxwell Street, Comiskey Park, Wrigley Field, The United Center and any of the many great beef stands throughout Chicagoland. Baby Al’s is also available for private catering events. Let Baby Al’s brighten up your next event!

Damien Godfrey with Lydia’s Place

June 7, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Beyond The Cupola

Damien Godfrey with Lydia's Place

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Damien Godfrey/Lydia’s Place

Lydia’s Place serves young adults from ages 14 to 26 who have experienced foster care or homelessness. Built on Christian principles, they seek to demonstrate God’s love by providing basic needs during the transition to independent living.

Lydia’s Place is currently working to fund an on-campus apartment at the University of Georgia to be used for emergency housing. Students in need of housing will be given a place to stay for up to two weeks while a more permanent housing plan is being established.

Their next step is to build or renovate a larger facility in order to provide housing to needful students from UGA as well as surrounding schools such as Athens Technical College, Piedmont College and University of North Georgia.

Vecus Miller & Theresa Hayes with Waffle House and Lowell Smoker with Dynamic Media Consultants

June 7, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Vecus Miller & Theresa Hayes with Waffle House and Lowell Smoker with Dynamic Media Consultants

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Steven Julian, Lowell Smoker, Vecus Miller, Theresa Hayes, Mike Sammond

Vecus Miller & Theresa Hayes/Waffle House

Waffle House was founded in 1955 in Avondale Estates, GA. by neighbors Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner. They both passed away last year. While not being involved in the day-to-day operations, they both were still very present throughout their lives. Waffle House grew from that one restaurant to 1,900 in 25 states. Waffle House also has a very unique culture which they celebrate. From being open 24/7/365, to their unique “Call-in” system, to how they deliver a great experience, Waffle House feels their culture is what puts them above the competition.

Lowell Smoker/Dynamic Media Consultants

Dynamic Media Consultants is a group of marketing professionals with over 20 years of experience committed to helping local SMB’s understand how to navigate through and prosper in the ever-changing Internet marketing space. They combine analytics, expertise, and specialized knowledge to assist the business owner in analyzing their digital footprint, or what the search engines and others see. Using specialized tools, an assessment is given of what their competitive strengths and weaknesses are compared to others in their marketplace. Dynamic Media Consultants then help them put systems in place to either capitalize on their strengths or repair the weakness. Sometimes it is as simple as repairing their on-line reputation. DMC’s systems then monitor the various campaigns or actions. This allows them – along with the business owner – to measure the results and where to focus their efforts.

The end result? Their business will be found when others search for their service or product, their phones will ring regularly, and their business will grow again. If their offer or service is in demand, the growth can be explosive and quick.