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Bret Rachlin with Sales Resonance, Bill Tepper with Provaré Technology, and Matt Minicozzi with Advantage Technologies

November 29, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Bret Rachlin with Sales Resonance, Bill Tepper with Provaré Technology, and Matt Minicozzi with Advantage Technologies

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John Ray, Bret Rachlin, Bill Tepper, Matt Minicozzi, Mike Sammond

Bret Rachlin/Sales Resonance

Sales Resonance enables businesses to reduce friction around sales and marketing by grounding strategy, process and content in buyer insights. Sales Resonance realigns B2B firms’ marketing and sales teams around how their buyers buy. Sales Resonance is devoted to marketing-driven sales and sales-driven marketing. They take an outside-in approach to help B2B companies develop a deeper understanding of their buyers’ needs and how they buy. That insight is then infused into sales and marketing strategy, process and content to help drive leads and produce results, achieving “Sales Resonance.”

Bill Tepper/Provaré Technology

Founded in 2004, Provaré Technology helps companies in any and every industry and field improve the quality of their products and services and improve the productivity of their teams and thus the profitability of their efforts. Provaré improves team productivity via the optimization of business and technology development processes, the smart selection and use of technology and automation, elimination of overspending on unproductive technologies, and the creation and optimization of dashboards and other means to obtain real-time feedback from business operations. While these improvements tend to result in quality products and services as a natural outcome, they add software and product testing to the mix to ensure that we have achieved that objective.

Matt Minicozzi/Advantage Technologies

Advantage Technologies is the leading source of technology integration solutions for the medical, dental, legal, CPA and SMB communities. With their highly skilled information technology team, Advantage Technologies understands the needs and requirements of the modern office and develops customized IT infrastructures to support them. The training and experience they have enables them to truly deliver a “Hassle Free I.T.” experience to your entire business.

Making Financial Sense of Your Divorce

November 23, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Making Financial Sense of Your Divorce

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Millie Baumbusch, Michael Bean, JoAnne Donner, Steve Kirson, Robert Port

Michael Bean/Divorce Sense

Michael is a financial professional in the Atlanta area who specializes in evaluating and advising clients on the tax and financial aspects of divorce. With a first-hand understanding of how highly emotional the divorce process can be, Mike is dedicated to lightening the burden of each client by thoroughly dissecting the financial elements of the client’s divorce, with a keen focus on what is in his or her best interests. He is committed to helping his clients understand the more complex tax and financial implications of his or her particular case and provide thoughtful, objective solutions to the financial questions an individual must ask when filing for divorce. As both a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Mike is uniquely equipped to recognize frequently overlooked financial hurdles and inequities in the settlement process, from the unforeseen tax ramifications of losing, dividing, or gaining certain assets to the unveiling of hidden assets. Based on his analysis, Mike advises clients on which assets to fight for and the valuation and division of those assets. He also assists in child support and alimony proposals and provides forward-looking income, expense and net worth projections. Mike received his undergraduate degree in Accountancy from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and completed his graduate work in Financial Planning from Duke University. He is collaboratively trained by the Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia. Mike is former Vice President and Board Member for the Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP), and is an active member of the Institute of Divorce Financial Advisors (IDFA), two of the most nationally recognized and respected professional organizations in the Divorce Planning industry. Mike has been highlighted numerous times for his commitment to his clients and service to Atlanta’s business community, having been featured in Divorce.com magazine and recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a Five Star Wealth Management ‘Best in Class for Customer Service’ for three successive years. During his 25 years as an Atlanta resident, he has developed strong ties to both his clients and the community, founding and running The Georgia Tuition Assistance Program, a 501(c)(3) organization that awards scholarships to children of single parent households due to death or divorce.

JoAnne Donner/Donner Mediation & Coaching

JoAnne Donner MS, CDFA, CDC, CDPC, is a trained, certified and registered mediator whose areas of expertise include divorce, eldercare, civil, workplace, and family conflict. She is also a certified coach and offers services in mediation coaching, divorce coaching, and conflict coaching. As a mediator, Ms. Donner excels at creating an environment where disputing parties can productively address issues and work toward a mutually-satisfying resolution that considers the needs of both sides. As a divorce coach, she is a supportive ally, helping divorcing individuals successfully navigate the many emotional, financial, and logistical challenges of the divorce process. She serves as a resource for divorce information and professional referrals and also helps clients identify goals and priorities, get organized, and gain credibility and confidence. As a mediation coach, she helps disputants prepare for the pressures, pitfalls, and possibilities of a mediation session. She is a firm believer that pre-mediation preparation can make the difference between a successful outcome at the mediation table or years of wishing something different had been decided on mediation day. In conflict coaching, Ms. Donner helps individuals and families effectively manage relationship and communication difficulties both at home and in the workplace. Ms. Donner is a Magna Cum Laude (first in class) graduate of the Master’s Program in Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University, a graduate of Kent State University, and a member of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio. She is named in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the Registry of Business Leaders, Who’s Who in the Media and Communications and Personalities of America. She is a member of the Golden Key International Honorary. An award-winning interviewer and writer, she has been an active part of Atlanta’s professional community for more than 25 years. She has also been active in Atlanta’s charitable community, donating her time to many worthwhile causes especially those assisting the elderly and the developmentally-disabled. She currently is a corporate sponsor, board member, and past co-chair of the Board of Directors of Visions Anew Institute, an organization that supports and educates individuals and families in the midst of the divorce process. She also contributes volunteer time to The Link Counseling Center, a nationally-recognized facility for psychological counseling in Atlanta, Georgia.

Steve Kirson/Kessler & Solomiany

Steve began his career as a labor and employment lawyer with Ford & Harrison. Steve took a detour from the practice of law and was a Financial Advisor with UBS for half a dozen years, working with business owners and other high net worth individuals. Steve returned to the practice of law fourteen years ago, and has practiced family law exclusively since that time. He is a Senior Attorney with Kessler & Solomiany, a firm practicing exclusively family law, and previously practiced family law with Warner Bates & McGough. Steve is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, is a Barrister in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, and has been listed in the Atlanta Magazine Top Family Law Attorneys in Georgia for 2014, 2015 & 2016. Steve’s previous presentations have included the Fiduciary Law Institute of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association Estate Planning Section, Emory Business School, Georgia Growth Companies CLE and the Georgia Society of CPA’s. Steve represents business owners, professionals and other high net worth individuals, in divorces, post-divorce modification and enforcement actions, custody and support matters, and prepares prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

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.

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MAKING SENSE OF BITPAY AND BITCOIN: Stephen Pair with BitPay

November 22, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

On the Money

MAKING SENSE OF BITPAY AND BITCOIN: Stephen Pair with BitPay

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Joe Moss and Stephen Pair

Stephen Pair/BitPay

BitPay was founded in 2011, while Bitcoin was still in its infancy. BitPay saw the potential for bitcoin to revolutionize the financial industry, making payments faster, more secure, and less expensive on a global scale. BitPay was started because they wanted to make it easy for businesses to accept bitcoin payments. They are currently the largest bitcoin payment processor in the world, serving industry-leading merchants on six continents. They’ve created a seamless, secure bitcoin payment experience used daily by hundreds of thousands of bitcoin users.

Payment processing was their first contribution to the Bitcoin ecosystem, but it is not their last. With Bitcore, they’re building an open source platform to power the next applications of Bitcoin. The BitPay secure bitcoin wallet is giving consumers a powerful toolkit for getting started right with bitcoin payments, and the BitPay Card gives bitcoin users a fast way to convert bitcoin into dollars and spend their funds anywhere Visa® is accepted.

Bitcoin’s future looks very bright, and BitPay plans on remaining on the forefront of this technology, creating more tools and services for everyone to use in innovative new ways.

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“On the Money” focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. “On the Money” also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.

Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Barbara Corcoran from ABC’s Shark Tank

November 18, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Barbara Corcoran from ABC’s Shark Tank

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Barbara Corcoran/ABC’s Shark Tank

Entrepreneurs, business managers and salespeople alike benefit from lessons on how to get people moving on the path to greatness. Barbara Corcoran built The Corcoran Group, New York’s largest real estate company, and is a Shark on ABC’s hit reality show Shark Tank. Barbara is an expert in the art of leading a team to success and in how to build a successful business.

This big bucks self-starter’s credentials include straight D’s in high school and college and 20 jobs by the time she’d turned 23. Don’t believe us? Now what would you say if we told you it was Barbara Corcoran’s next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country, when she borrowed $1,000 from her boyfriend and quit her job as a waitress to start a tiny real estate company in New York City? Over the next 25 years, she’d parlay that $1,000 loan into a five-billion-dollar real estate business and the largest and best known brand in the industry.

“If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.”

As a speaker, Barbara brings her front-lines experience and infectious energy to each person in the audience. They laugh, cry and learn how to become more successful. Motivational, inspirational and sometimes outrageous, Barbara Corcoran’s “tell it like it is” attitude is a refreshing approach to success.

The author of If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails, an unlikely business book that has become a national best-seller, Barbara credits her struggles in school and her mother’s kitchen-table wisdom for her innovation and huge success in the business world. The book is a fresh, frank look at how to succeed in life and business, and is as heartwarming as it is smart and motivating.

The Tiffany Krumins Show is presented by Choices To You, a restaurant delivery business serving Gwinnett and North Fulton.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Reasons Why It’s Essential to Have a Solid Business Plan To Achieve Success

November 17, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Reasons Why It's Essential to Have a Solid Business Plan To Achieve Success

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Robert Lamp’l/Business Plans & More

Robert Lamp’l is the founder and CEO of Business Plans & More, a spin-off from his other company, Accounting Business Center. Robert is a member of the Georgia Association of Accountants and Tax Professionals (GAATP), a national organization, of which Robert is the statewide past President. He is also with the National Society of Accountants, the National Association of Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisors, the National Advisors Network, and he is currently an ambassador for the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, as well as a member of the Suwanee Business Alliance. Robert has an M.B.A. with an extensive background in accounting, over 30 years experience in the public arena as Corporate Controller, Accounting Manager, and Treasurer for small to large companies covering several industries in multi-state environments. He serves as a board member of numerous companies (for both profit and not-for-profit entities).

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.

Brian Douglas with Brian M. Douglas and Associates, Sunil Sehgal with TechArchis Solutions, and Brian Thompson with Corporate Kid Group

November 17, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Brian Douglas with Brian M. Douglas and Associates, Sunil Sehgal with TechArchis Solutions, and Brian Thompson with Corporate Kid Group

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Mike Sammond, Sunil Sehgal, Brian Douglas, Brian Thompson, Steven Julian

Brian Douglas/Brian M. Douglas Associates

Atlanta, GA Estate Planning & Real Estate Attorney Brian M. Douglas assists clients in all areas of life and wealth planning. Services provided include estate planning, trusts and estates, planning wills and trusts, power of attorney, probate and trust administration, small business law, corporate law, real estate transactions and law, long-term care and Medicaid, veterans benefits, charitable planning, special needs and disability planning, estate tax planning, business succession planning, Medicaid crisis planning, and asset protection. Brian M. Douglas Associates serves all of Atlanta including Cobb County, Cherokee County, Fulton County, Forsyth County, Dekalb County, Gwinnett County, and Douglas County.

Sunil Sehgal/TechArchis Solutions

TechArcis is a specialized QA and Software testing company. They provide comprehensive testing solutions and services portfolio for complete alignment with your business objectives. Their objective is to address all of your QA and testing needs, deliver testing transformation, and assure continuous improvements.

Brian Thompson/Corporate Kid Group

The objective of Corporate Kid is to open doors for high-achieving students who are defying the odds at home or in “environmentally at risk neighborhoods”. They want to give these teens a chance to change the trajectory of their lives by introducing them to highly successful business leaders in “real world” business settings. Their hope is that these contacts will develop into friendships that may last for years. The much bigger picture is when their trajectory changes, so will the path of their family as they will have the tools to teach their children. The goal is to not be needed as an organization for the next generation.

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Brad Wolff with JumpVine, Amy Refeca with Refeca Law, and Kyle Valencia with Valencia Productions

November 15, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Brad Wolff with JumpVine, Amy Refeca with Refeca Law, and Kyle Valencia with Valencia Productions

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John Ray, Brad Wolff, Amy Refeca, Kyle Valencia, Mike Sammond

Brad Wolff/JumpVine

JumpVine is the best hiring solution for small businesses. Small businesses usually struggle in the area of hiring the right people, but don’t not want to pay large recruiting fee. JumpVine’s Hire2Retain offering provides this solution. JumpVine makes this process easy and efficient at a price small businesses feel good about. JumpVine has also reduced the rate of turnover from a national average of 5 out of 10 leaving in the first year to only 2 out of 10 by doing the things that recruiting firms do not do.

Amy Refeca/Refeca Law

Refeca Law is an estate planning and elder law firm with a focus on women. Women are at the intersection of care-giving for the generation above them (their parents), alongside them (ill spouse and/or special needs sibling), and below them (their own children). Women who are working outside the home and go to their job and have these worries hanging over their head. Women, especially women who are head of a single parent household, need a plan that addresses things such as who will care for your children if they cannot? Who and how will they care for their aging parents with their own children at home? Who will care for them when they themselves are aging?

Kyle Valencia/Valencia Productions

Kyle Valencia started Valencia Productions over 13 years ago. Valencia Productions helps companies market themselves through photos, videos, and graphic design. From corporate headshots to promotional videos, they help tell their clients’ story and strengthen their clients’ brands. They have had the pleasure to work with local chiropractors, car washes, & restaurants as well as larger clients like Gordon Foods and Jackson Healthcare. Kyle is dedicated to continue to help his clients thrive while being their creative support.

DR. DIONNE SHOW: Policing and Leadership in a Race Conscious Society

November 11, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

DR. DIONNE SHOW: Policing and Leadership in a Race Conscious Society

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Dr. Dionne Poulton and Chief Roy Whitehead

This episode of “The Dr Dionne Show” features an exclusive one-on-one discussion with Police Chief Roy Whitehead with the City of Snellville Police Department. The candid conversation covers key issues that inform and impact police and public transactions in our cities today. No topic is off limits. They discuss unconscious bias, racial profiling, police shootings, community policing, de-escalation training, leadership, accountability, and more. Emphasis is placed on resolution, clarity, and improving the current state of race relations in the U.S.

Chief Roy Whitehead/Snellville Police Department

Chief Roy Whitehead with the Snellville Police Department began his law enforcement career with the 178th Military Police Company of the Georgia National Guard in Monroe, GA in 1971. His civilian career began in 1977 with the Clarke County Police Department before becoming the Chief of Police in Summerville, SC in 1995. In 2004, he was named the Chief of Police in Snellville, GA.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, cum laude, from the University of Georgia; attended Law School at Georgia State University; and took Masters’ courses at The Citadel. In addition, Roy served as a consultant to a contractor of the U.S. Department of Justice in helping communities transition into community-oriented policing. He previously served as Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council.

HOST: Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton

Dionne Wright Poulton, Ph.D., is an HR and Leadership Consultant, Educator, Author, Speaker, and Owner of Poulton Consulting Group, LLC, an HR and leadership consulting business specializing in diversity and inclusion, equity, bias, intercultural communication, adult learning, adult behavior, and conflict mediation. Since its inception in 2004, Poulton Consulting Group has worked with a wide range of diverse clients in the U.S. and Canada including many in the San Francisco tech and digital marketing industry; K-12 schools and higher education; and many corporate and service industries. Poulton Consulting Group is also a government-approved business for local, state and federal level contracts.

Dr. Wright Poulton is author of the acclaimed book “It’s Not Always Racist…but Sometimes It Is” which is an extension of her PhD dissertation at the University of Georgia where she researched the racial biases and assumptions of teachers. She is also a certified K-12 teacher whose work is inspired by her 16 years of cumulative experiences as a high school teacher and university instructor in public and private institutions in Canada and the United States. Additionally, Dr. Wright Poulton has earned professional degrees from San Francisco State University (M.A.), the University of Toronto/OISE (B.Ed.), and from Rice University (B.A.) in Houston, TX where she was a former NCAA Division I track and field scholarship athlete.

In 2014, Profiles In Diversity Journal identified Dr. Wright Poulton as “a woman to watch.” She has presented social commentary in print media in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, as well as on numerous radio shows including CBS Radio stations in Atlanta, GA and on Tavis Smiley’s Radio Show. “The Dr Dionne Show” debuted in 2016 on Business RadioX with a focus on smart dialogue about diversity, leadership, and behavior in the workplace and beyond.

Dr. Wright Poulton is originally from Toronto, Canada and is a former member of Canada’s National Track and Field Team. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in Snellville, GA.

To book Dr. Dionne Poulton as a speaker for your next event, or to facilitate one of her innovative professional development workshops based on her PhD research, you can reach her through:

Email: dionne@poultonconsultinggroup.com
Phone: 404-323-3842 or 1-877-263-2227 (internationally)
Facebook: The Dr. Dionne Show
LinkedIn: @Dr Dionne (Wright) Poulton
Twitter: @DrDionnePoulton

For more information, visit Dr. Poulton’s business website: www.poultonconsultinggroup.com

THE STATE OF AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE HURDLES THEY FACE: featuring Congressman Rob Woodall

November 9, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

On the Money

THE STATE OF AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE HURDLES THEY FACE: featuring Congressman Rob Woodall

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Joe Moss, Alfredo Ortiz, Congressman Rob Woodall

Bring Small Businesses Back Tour Stop/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

For American small businesses, the recession never ended. While they have recovered somewhat from the depths of the Great Recession, they still haven’t returned to their pre-recession peaks—nearly seven years later. And while the economy as a whole has been stagnant, a host of new regulations and taxes threaten the growth of small businesses even more. According to top indicators, small businesses are still operating in a purgatory between recession and recovery.

New small business polling* data by The Job Creators Network finds that only 19 percent (one in five) of small business owners plan to hire additional employees over the next year. And only 27 percent (fewer than one in three) think that doing business will be easier over the next year. Numerous other indicators tell a similar story of an ongoing stagnation of American small businesses.

The implications of small business struggles are serious. Small businesses account for half of all jobs and two-thirds of new jobs created in the United States. They represent about half of the economic output of the country. As small businesses goes, so goes the American economy as a whole.

Drawing on numerous indicators, this report will reveal the state of American small businesses and highlight the main impediments to its flourishing. Though there are numerous reasons for its ongoing stagnation, a new poll*, which is backed up by other indicators, finds that the main reasons are (1) over taxation, (2) over regulation, and (3) a lack of access to capital.

These happen to be impediments that are entirely within policymakers control to fix. Meaningful policy reform to bring small businesses back, finally get the economy going again, and provide opportunity for millions of American employees must address them.

*National poll of 408 small businesses conducted by Connection Strategies on January 7th and 8th, 2016.

Congressman Rob Woodall/7th district of GA in the U.S. House of Representatives

Rob Woodall serves the 7th district of GA in the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the House Committee on Rules , the House Budget Committee, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee .

Rob was born and raised in Georgia, graduated from Marist School in 1988, attended Furman University for his undergraduate degree and received his law degree from the University of Georgia.

Rob first came to public service as a staffer for then Congressman John Linder serving as his Chief of Staff and was elected to Congress in 2010.

Rob’s political philosophy is guided by the principles of freedom, and his proudest accomplishment is helping Seventh District families one at a time through casework and creating a Congressional office that functions for the people.

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Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.