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TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Broadcasting from LIVE @ FSI

April 20, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Broadcasting from LIVE @ FSI

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Business RadioX broadcasting from Live @ FSI

This special edition of “The Tiffany Krumins Show” was a live broadcast from the “LIVE @ FSI” Networking Open House in Austell, GA. Guests included Linda Williamson with FSI (Fulfillment Strategies International), Matt Bravo and Stosh Cohen with PutterPong, and Willie and Saleema Cartwright with Hydratherma Naturals.

TIFFANY KRUMINS

Tiffany Krumins, the first Shark Tank winner, is an Atlanta native and the inventor of Ava the Elephant, a child friendly dispenser that takes the fear out of taking medicine. Called a modern day Mary Poppins, Tiffany has gone from nanny to entrepreneur, and has seen her passion to help children grow into a business that is now known and loved all over the world.

Tiffany’s success story began when she was a nanny to a little boy with Down’s syndrome who was terrified of “medicine time”. To help alleviate his fear, she constructed an animal made of fabric, sponges, a store bought medicine dropper, and a recordable sound chip from a greeting card – and Ava the Elephant was born. Knowing that she would need to find a way to produce her invention, Tiffany began searching the internet and found a casting call on Craigslist that said: “Do you have the next million dollar idea but don’t have the funding to make it happen?” She immediately applied for the casting and was invited to be on the first ever episode of Shark Tank.

Her story has been a roller coaster ride as she went from being on a national TV show and receiving $50,000 to start her company, to learning just months later that she had thyroid cancer. While working from a hospital bed, she struggled through the growing pains of building a business and fighting cancer.

Tiffany’s appearance on Shark Tank and the success following continues to provide countless opportunities for her and her brand. Her story has received unparalleled exposure. Some of her more notable appearances and acknowledgements:

Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications

Ebonie Carzo with Scrumptious Cakery

April 19, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

ePresence

Ebonie Carzo with Scrumptious Cakery

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Ebonie Carzo/Scrumptious Cakery

After working in corporate America for six years, Ebonie Carzo decided that to truly follow her passion of helping start-ups and small businesses become successful, she needed to subject herself to the emotional and physical joys and pains of running a small business. At the age of 29, Ebonie gave up her company car, gas card, health insurance, and steady income to start a social experiment of the entrepreneurial journey.

January 2018 marked Ebonie’s 4-year anniversary of operating Scrumptious Cakery fulltime. Scrumptious Cakery was awarded the “Couple’s Choice Award” as one of the best wedding cake bakeries in Atlanta for 2017 and 2018. She was voted to serve as the youngest Board Member with the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce, and she sits as Madam Chair to the Young Professionals Committee for the chamber. She now has a wealth of knowledge and fire in her that she is sharing with entrepreneurs across the world.

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.

Travis Butler with Butler Properties and Josh Collins with Oconee State Bank

April 19, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Beyond The Cupola

Travis Butler with Butler Properties and Josh Collins with Oconee State Bank

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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.

Travis Butler/Butler Properties & Development

Butler Properties & Development is a full service commercial real estate development and management firm specializing in national retail client services to include turn-key build-to-suits, ground leases, joint ventures, and fee developments. The company has also been successful in numerous multi-family, office, and industrial projects.

The firm also has a successful track record in complicated real estate financial transactions to include arbitrage, asset re-positioning, loan acquisitions, bond debt, tax-free exchanges, and defeasance.

Josh Collins/Oconee State Bank

In the early 1900s, there were banks in all the small towns of Oconee County… Bishop, Bogart, Eastville, Farmington and Watkinsville. When the Depression came along in 1929, all the banks went broke and Oconee County was without a bank for the next 30 years. Farmers and small merchants had to travel to Athens for their banking needs.

In 1958, a group of community leaders recognized the need for a bank in Oconee County and started a process of getting the necessary approval for a state chartered community bank. In 1959, the FDIC approved a community bank and Oconee State Bank opened its doors for business on February 1, 1960 with 3 employees and a small corner office on Main Street in downtown Watkinsville.

Today, Oconee State Bank has 3 full-service financial centers located in Oconee County, GA as well as a website which serves as an “Internet Branch.” The vision of the founders continues today. Oconee State Bank is proud to provide an unparalleled commitment to personalized service, value-added products, and a deep sense of responsibility to the communities they serve.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Talia Holmes of Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar

April 19, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Talia Holmes of Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar

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Talia Holmes/Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar

Talia Holmes is the owner and operator of Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar. Talia has well over two decades of experience as a project owner and manager of several different companies. She also has nine years of experience in sales and marketing.

Talia’s vast scope of experience in every role of business ownership, operation, and management has prepared her well for owning and operating the Sweet Joy Ice Cream Shop. She is bringing a much needed service to Lawrenceville and her experience has prepared her to understand customer trends and desires and will properly implement necessary changes and promotions to keep the business thriving.

David Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

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

Carl Schuessler with Mitigate Partners and Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton with Hi-Hope Service Center

April 19, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Carl Schuessler with Mitigate Partners and Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton with Hi-Hope Service Center

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Carl Schuessler, Susan Boland Butts, Keith Fenton

Carl Schuessler/Mitigate Partners

Mitigate Partners is an intentionally small “concierge” consulting firm offering a unique approach to benefits management to a select group of clients. Mitigate Partners provide insurance, risk management, cost containment, and employee benefits consulting services. They have chosen collaboration over competition and maintain healthy relationships with a cadre’ of like-minded consultants and resources throughout the region. Being open to and encouraging the ideas of others allows them to remain on the cutting edge of thinking in their area of expertise, rather than developing the myopic view of the world that so often occurs in single source benefit brokerage shops.

By serving as a fiduciary and steward of their client’s health plan dollars, and focusing on how to reduce the cost of healthcare (rather than the cost of insurance), they operate more as Population Health Managers rather than as “Brokers”, allowing their team to specialize in cost containment and risk mitigation strategies that result in dramatic reductions in the overall health plan spending of their clients. More than 100 years of combined experience in benefit planning, allows Mitigate Partners to offer clients improved cash flow, “employer friendly health plans”, and lower cost trends over time.

Having spent the past six years deeply engaged in research also makes Mitigate Partners sought-after speakers and authors as well. Their recent speaking engagements have led them to the National Community Pharmacy Association as well as to the Substance Use and the Workplace Community Forum (Opioid Abuse) in Morganton, NC which included North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in the speaking lineup. Click here to see their interview at the 14th Annual World Healthcare Congress.

Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton/Hi-Hope Service Center

Hi-Hope Service Center provides weekday, residential, and employment services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They operate a weekday program intended to help individuals to be active participants in the life of their community, including many opportunities for them to make a contribution through volunteering. Hi-Hope Service Center supports individuals seeking competitive employment by helping to reduce the barriers that often times keep them from successfully obtaining and maintaining a job. They operate five group homes nestled in neighborhoods throughout Gwinnett County. Providing round the clock staff ensures that individuals can live in their home over the long term, including aging in place. Hi-Hope believes that their work ensures that adults with developmental disabilities have every opportunity to show themselves as vital contributors to our diverse community.

John Gardner with Luckie & Co.

April 18, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

John Gardner with Luckie & Co.

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John Gardner/Luckie & Co.

Privately owned and fiercely independent for 65 years, with primary offices in Duluth and Birmingham, Luckie & Co. is a marketing firm that uses data, insights and relevance to solve its clients’ toughest challenges. The firm operates on a core belief that innovation and meaningful change come from a solid marriage of data science and creativity. Luckie’s client roster includes top brands in tourism, healthcare and CPG, including GlaxoSmithKline, Regions Bank, Piedmont Hospital, Visit Panama City Beach, Little Debbie, Express Oil Change, Alabama Power, Alabama Tourism Department, and Williamsburg, Va.

Bill Bland with Choate Construction, Chris Lamm with A-LIGN Consulting, and Casey Robinson with Envision Office Solutions

April 17, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Bill Bland with Choate Construction, Chris Lamm with A-LIGN Consulting, and Casey Robinson with Envision Office Solutions

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John Ray, Bill Bland, Chris Lamm, Casey Robinson

Bill Bland/Choate Construction

Choate Construction Company is one of the largest general contractors in the Southeast specializing in Preconstruction, Design-Build, LEED Programming / Implementation, and Construction Management services for multiple market sectors. Choate is a 100% employee-owned company and proud to hold an 85% rate of repeat clients. Due to financial strength and depth of expertise Choate’s annual volume has continued to grow, topping $1.2 billion in 2017. Additionally, Choate has received many notable distinctions including being named the 2017 Southeast Contractor of the Year by ENR magazine. Choate’s employees are members of various professional and personal organizations with a strong backbone of charitable involvement. Choate is continually recognized as one of the top corporate fundraisers for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation having raised over $3 million to date.

Chris Lamm/A-LIGN Consulting

A-LIGN was founded in 2009 with the corporate headquarters located in Tampa, FL. A-LIGN provides data security consulting and professional services, including SOC Attestation, PCI Compliance, HIPAA/HITRUST Assessments, ISO Certification Services, FISMA Certification, FEDRAMP Authorization, NIST 800-171 Assessments, GPDR Assessment Services, EU-US Privacy Shield Services, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Assessments, Penetration Testing Services, and Social Engineering Services. A-LIGN employs approximately 150 professionals throughout the United States. A-LIGN provides industry leading advisory services with a customer-service focus.

Casey Robinson/Envision Office Solutions

Envision Office Solutions is a small commercial office furniture business going on 30 years this year. The company was established in 1988 as a scratch and dent office furniture company. Over the years they have established strong lasting relationships with clients that value the small business aspect but understand that Envision can grow with them as they grow. Envision Office Solutions can help you with your office furniture needs large or small. They handle the process from the “Envision” or design, all the way up to the install of finished product. They specialize in businesses from two employees to over 200. How can Envision help your office?

Rick Higgins with TeamLogic IT

April 12, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Rick Higgins with TeamLogic IT

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Rick Higgins/Team Logic IT

TeamLogic IT is a full-service IT managed service provider. They have over 140 offices in every major city in the U.S. and can provide single-source IT management across multiple cities. TeamLogic IT has serving the Atlanta market for seven years and they work in every business vertical.

In less than a decade, TeamLogic IT has grown into the nationwide network businesses rely on for Managed IT Services. Their success is driven through one core mission: to leverage technology to your advantage. Thousands of businesses across North America are taking advantage of their ability to deliver highly available, secure, and flexible IT systems, filling the void in the market for a trusted technology advisor.

Steve Filmer with Oconee State Bank

April 12, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Beyond The Cupola

Steve Filmer with Oconee State Bank

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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

Steve Filmer/Oconee State Bank