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Ed Fortier with Strategic Stewardship, Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant, and Rand Cabus with Mojo Vinyl Records

February 6, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Ed Fortier with Strategic Stewardship, Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant, and Rand Cabus with Mojo Vinyl Records

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John Ray, Kevin McDonough, Rand Cabus, Ed Fortier

Ed Fortier/Strategic Stewardship

Complexity and volatility in today’s financial and business environment dictate a collaborative planning approach. Strategic Stewardship integrates their knowledge with specialists in legal, accounting, banking, trusts, benefits, retirement, and related fields for their clients. Their national reach through PartnersFinancial, a national community of industry-leading, independent life insurance and financial professionals, and NFP gives them access to institutional resources without sacrificing responsive personal service. For more than 25 years, the organization has supported its members as they build insurance industry knowledge and expertise. In the process, PartnersFinancial members created a powerful culture of ideas sharing and collaboration – all for the benefit of their claims.

Kevin McDonough/Miles Hansford & Tallant

Attorney Kevin McDonough with Miles Hansford & Tallant has worked with businesses for the past 15 years. In this role, Kevin has been involved in all parts of a business life – from starting a company, to helping draft contracts, to protecting a company involved in litigation, to participating in the sale or wind down of a business. Across these issues, Kevin focuses on bringing strategic, practical concepts to solve legal and business problems. As a continuation of his business focused law practice, Kevin is civically involved working to help businesses as well. He is chairman elect of the Cumming Forsyth Chamber of Commerce.

Rand Cabus/Mojo Vinyl Records

Mojo Vinyl Records is an independent record store established in 2011 in historic Roswell, GA. The store buys and sells new and used records. They also sell Audio-Technica, Music Hall and Pioneer turntables, art and miscellaneous cool stuff. Mojo Vinyl Records celebrates Record Store Day every year since 2012. Their motto is “Listen Naked” since vinyl is the natural sound. Come by, hang out and listen to some good music. Buy something too.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: 2018 Kickoff Show

February 3, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: 2018 Kickoff Show

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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

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Sheryl McHugh with Design Type

February 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Sheryl McHugh with Design Type

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Sheryl McHugh and Jennifer Rusz

Sheryl McHugh/Design Type

Located in Lawrenceville, GA in Gwinnett County, Design Type serves the metro Atlanta area with quick turnaround printing. From logo design and business cards and corporate stationary to brochures and booklets, Design Type is ready to meet your deadlines. Signage such as banners, posters and trade-show graphics are done quickly. They support marketing and advertising of your business for consistent brand recognition. Call on the professionals at Design Type for your print and promotional needs.

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 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 please 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.

Julius Colbert with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and Nathan & Lana Davis with Tip Top Home Inspectors

February 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Julius Colbert with Dickey's Barbecue Pit and Nathan & Lana Davis with Tip Top Home Inspectors

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Julius Colbert, Lana Davis, Nathan Davis

Julius Colbert/Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, the nation’s largest barbecue chain, was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant. The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers several slow-smoked meats and home style sides with ‘No B.S. (Bad Stuff)‘ included. The fast-casual concept has expanded to more than 550 locations in 44 states. In 2016, Dickey’s won first place on Fast Casual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” list and in 2017 again won a top 10 on the list. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Times, and Nation’s Restaurant News.

Nathan & Lana Davis/Tip Top Home Inspectors

Tip Top Home Inspection provides the best inspection possible at a competitive price. They offer clients peace of mind by offering a Home Buy Back Guarantee and unmatched customer service and personalized service. They partner with realtors by providing them with free training courses eligible for CEUs and making sure mutual clients understand the contents of their reports by offering a post-inspection consultation. Tip Top Home Inspector’s slogan sums up the quality of their inspections: “We Find What Others Miss”.

Rose Burton with HomeStretch, Brian Mould with Better Office Systems, and Dave Moorman with DynaSis

January 30, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Rose Burton with HomeStretch, Brian Mould with Better Office Systems, and Dave Moorman with DynaSis

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John Ray, Rose Burton, Brian Mould, Dave Moorman

Rose Burton/HomeStretch

HomeStretch is a non-profit agency located in Roswell which guides homeless families toward permanent housing and lasting stability. For 25 years, HomeStretch has transformed hundreds of working homeless families in four key areas: housing, finances, employment and family strength. Through the support of social workers and volunteers, HomeStretch provides LifeSkills education, mentoring and supportive housing to the adults and children. The average program length is 12 to 24 months.

In 2018, HomeStretch will celebrate 25 years of serving at-risk and homeless families in north metro Atlanta. HomeStretch averages 81% success rate for graduate families meaning they remain stably housed for more than one year and are assets in the community.

Brian Mould/Better Office Systems

Better Office Systems was formed in 2006 by Brian Mould and Joseph Zamora. Brian and Joseph have a combined industry experience of over 55 years. They have successfully owned, managed, and grown companies with as many as 300 employees and up to $55 million in revenue. BOS is a unique Single Source provider for all their customer’s office product needs. Better Office Systems wants customers to focus on growing their business while BOS focuses on reducing their office costs and increasing their productivity. BOS has the best array of products, at the best price, supported by the best people.

Dave Moorman/DynaSis

Founded in 1992, DynaSis is an IT Service solution provider for small to mid-sized businesses. Their core competencies include Managed IT Support, Cloud Solutions, Cyber Security, Secure Data Backups, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Their goal is to deliver “Profitability through Technology” for their client’s organizations. They do this by implementing business technology solutions utilizing three core technologies: Availability, Security and Mobility (ASM). Their secure technology stack or cloud solution is built on ASM and delivers on the four most important business outcomes every company should expect: lowering overall cost, increasing productivity, minimizing corporate risk, and driving future growth. By enhancing their client’s technical capability and delivering on the four business outcomes, they systematically deliver profitability through technology.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Ana Soler with SeSo Inc. and Peter James & Judine Lynch with Certified Home Care of Georgia

January 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Ana Soler with SeSo Inc. and Peter James & Judine Lynch with Certified Home Care of Georgia

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Mike Sammond, Ana Soler, Peter James, Judine Lynch

Ana Soler/SeSo Inc.

SeSo, Inc.’s mission is to create language and cultural bridges, one training at a time. They are a source of professional development opportunities for bilingual community members interested in becoming professional interpreters in schools and in healthcare facilities. They also offer customized cultural humility training for organizations seeking to strengthen cultural bridges with English Learner families, as well as Intercultural Parent and Youth Leadership programs aimed to enhance the multicultural family’s resources to remain involved in their children’s education, improve home-school communication, and develop leadership skills. SeSo will work with bilingual youth to explore careers where their linguistic skills are appreciated (such as medical, educational and legal interpreters), demonstrating the financial and cognitive benefits of being multicultural and bilingual. Lastly, their Interpretation/Translation division is trusted by hundreds of organizations doing business globally, as they offer experienced linguists to meet their customers’ needs with exceptional quality.

Peter James & Judine Lynch/Certified Home Care of Georgia

Certified Home Care of GA started doing business in Gwinnett County in 2009. Since then, the agency has grown leaps and bounds. They mainly cover Barrow, Clark, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jackson, Newton, Rockdale and Walton counties. CEO and founder Judine Lynch has had over 30 years of care-giving experience and currently promotes “customized” home care. Hallmarks are reliability, attentiveness and trustworthiness. Certified Home Care is a BBB accredited agency and is currently one of the best run agencies in Metro Atlanta.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 1 of 4)

January 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 1 of 4)

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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”:

Chris Maier with Green Circle Demolition and Adam Kotter with The Kotter Group

January 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Chris Maier with Green Circle Demolition and Adam Kotter with The Kotter Group

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Chris Maier/Green Circle Demolition

Green Circle Demolition is a premier demolition and environmental contractor committed to maximizing client value by providing professional and affordable solutions to specific customer needs with over 50 years of demolition and environmental experience. Project experience ranges from a single-story home to industrial decommissioning of process equipment and facilities. The company was founded to provide clients with a trusted partner and an environmentally aware alternative to traditional demolition means and methods.

Adam Kotter/The Kotter Group

Since 1996, The Kotter Group has empowered independent P&C insurance agents through technology, helping them build relationships and maximize the benefits of cloud computing. Over 5,000 agents use The Kotter Group’s services, with more joining each day.

The Kotter Group understands that relationships matter and people want to connect on a personal level. Communicating effectively with the individual (in the way he or she prefers) is the right thing to do because people are important. Bridge is the flagship service of The Kotter Group. Bridge is a cloud-based, advanced communications suite for independent property and casualty agencies that brings an agency’s communications into one place so they are easier to document and save into the agency’s management system.

The Kotter Group believes that technology should make life better, yet far to often more time is wasted on fancy technology tools. With The Kotter Group, technology is truly simplified.

So We Have a New Tax Code: What Does That Mean For Me?

January 24, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

So We Have a New Tax Code: What Does That Mean For Me?

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Scott Harty/Alston & Bird

Scott Harty is a partner with Alston & Bird in the Federal and International Tax Group and focuses his practice on complex domestic and cross-border commercial transactions, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. Mr. Harty has substantial experience advising corporate and private clients on all facets of U.S. inbound and outbound investments, including treaty planning, due diligence in acquisitions, investments in U.S. real estate, Subpart F and withholding tax issues arising under FATCA.

Mr. Harty also represents clients in tax controversy matters through the audit process and administrative appeals, including the negotiation and settlement of taxes and civil penalties. He has handled tax audits for public and private companies, income and gift tax audits for individuals and cases with significant offshore trust and foreign corporate tax issues.

Mr. Harty received his law degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was honored for outstanding scholastic achievement, and received his LL.M. in tax from New York University, where he earned high honors. He is a frequent speaker and has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the leading tax lawyers in Georgia.

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.