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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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“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.

Jordan Fromby and Mark Tomlinson with Farratech, Ned Lenhart with Interstate Tax Strategies, and Rich Gerber with Aladdin Travel Services

November 8, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Jordan Fromby and Mark Tomlinson with Farratech, Ned Lenhart with Interstate Tax Strategies, and Rich Gerber with Aladdin Travel Services

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John Ray, Jordan Formby, Mark Tomlison, Ned Lenhart, Rich Gerber, Adam Gerber, Steven Julian

Jordan Formby & Mark Tomlinson/Farratech

FarraTech, formerly known as Laser Supply & Service, was founded in 1990 and is based in Norcross, GA. FarraTech has one simple philosophy: to be the best customer service company in Atlanta. Whatever your laser printer, copier, service or repair needs may be, they invite you to experience for yourself what makes FarraTech an extraordinary company. Their people, their focus on quality, and their dedication to doing business with integrity are what they care about and strive for daily.

Ned Lenhart/Interstate Tax Strategies

Interstate Tax Strategies is CPA firm that is laser focused on all matters of multi-state sales tax. They work with local and national retailers, e-commerce companies, distributors, technology companies, and service providers to help them understand their sales tax obligations in other states and to develop proactive strategies to effectively manage these obligations. For companies that find themselves with sales tax problems, they also have strategies for working with the state to minimize the liabilities and get the taxpayer on the right path. They work with companies located throughout the U.S. and have worked on projects in each of the 45 states that have sales tax. They work directly for companies or with the company’s CPA. Because each states has its own sales tax rules, businesses operating in multiple states are required to know and follow each set of rules.

Rich Gerber/Aladdin Travel Services

Aladdin Travel Services is one of Atlanta’s most trusted and respected “brick and mortar” travel agencies that specializes in corporate and leisure travel throughout the entire world. They have been in business providing their clients with the best travel arrangements for personal and business travel since 1987. They are headquartered in Alpharetta, GA with independent travel consultants throughout the continental U.S. to provide an unparalleled travel service each and every time. Not only do they specialize in leisure and corporate travel, they also specialize in cruises (river or ocean), meetings, events, incentive travel, guided and independent tours, and hotel and villa rentals.

HEALTHCARE UPDATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS: Keith Nabb with Affordable Medicare Solutions

November 2, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

On the Money

HEALTHCARE UPDATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS: Keith Nabb with Affordable Medicare Solutions

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Joe Moss and Keith Nabb

Confused about group and individual health insurance, plus all the new Medicare laws, and how it affects your business? On this episode of “On the Money“, host Joe Moss of Embassy National Bank sorts it all out with Keith Nabb of Affordable Medicare Solutions.

Keith Nabb/Affordable Medicare Solutions

Affordable Medicare Solutions is not your average health plan agency. It is a welcome center for ideas- a center for education- and a center for creative solutions. They are the helping hand that guides you through the situations that seem impossible to overcome. They are the tools you need to fix your health and Medicare plan predicaments. They are the answers that no one else will give you when you have a lot of questions. But more than that, Affordable Medicare Solutions is the education you need to be confident in your health plan decision.

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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.

Kenneth Davis with Renasant Bank, Tara Lamboley with REV Demand, and Brad Camp with Talos Consulting

November 1, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Kenneth Davis with Renasant Bank, Tara Lamboley with REV Demand, and Brad Camp with Talos Consulting

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John Ray, Brad Camp, Tara Lamboley, Kenneth Davis, Mike Sammond

Kenneth Davis/Renasant Bank

Renasant Bank is a 112-year old financial services institution with assets of approximately $8.5 Billion operating more than 175 banking, mortgage, financial services and insurance offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Founded in 1904 in Tupelo, MS, Renasant Bank is one of the South’s oldest financial institutions.

Tara Lamboley/REV Demand

REV Demand was created with the goal of helping owners of business-to-business services organizations achieve the success they envisioned when starting out in business. REV Demand works with small to midsize companies to maximize their top-line revenue by implementing consistent lead generation strategies such as email marketing and webinars to fill the sales pipeline. They establish well-defined and repeatable processes for lead generation and qualification. They also help executive managers to verify that the right people in the organization are reaching the right target audience with the right message.

Brad Camp/Talos Consulting

Talos Consulting was created out of the need to bring cyber security protection to the nation’s top companies and the critical data they maintain. Talos’ consultants are experts from both the utility and security industries that have come together to create a unique consulting group that deals specifically with the cyber security issues facing today’s top companies. The Talos Consulting approach involves a blend of offensive and defensive security strategies that are applied to each aspect of your operations. These strategies allow your organization to discover and remediate existing threats, defend against future threats, and meet compliance objectives.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Joe Moss with Embassy National Bank, Dawn Poplawski with PCC Innovative Solutions, Neel Majumdar with Protiva Consulting, Courtney Spencer with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

October 28, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Joe Moss with Embassy National Bank, Dawn Poplawski with PCC Innovative Solutions, Neel Majumdar with Protiva Consulting, Courtney Spencer with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Joe Moss/Embassy National Bank

Embassy National Bank was chartered as a community bank designed to fill the financial needs of the south-Asian community in metro Atlanta. After a slow start, Embassy now lends throughout the southeast and has expanded its deposit territory along the east coast. Embassy also originated the Podcast ‘On the Money‘ produced on the Business RadioX channel. Through this podcast, Embassy attempts to educate the small business community on relevant topics.

Dawn Poplawski/PCC Innovative Solutions

PCC Innovative Solutions is a debt collection agency that supports all types of businesses dealing with commercial and consumer receivables. They don’t just collect on slow paying customers, their focus is on educating businesses on how to reduce bad debt and increase cash flow. Through free consultations and training workshops, businesses will learn what steps should be taken in order to protect their sales or revenue from becoming a collection issue.

Neel Majumadar/Protiva Consulting

Protiva Consulting can position its clients uniquely in the digital space as it goes to great lengths to understand the client’s business, its competitors, and the needs of its customers. Their business consulting team ensures that they get the client problem and the brand and buyer persona right, which enables their content team to produce client-oriented content enabling the clients to get maximum reach and engagement through digital channels, leading eventually to a healthy sales pipeline. Their team has years of experience in handling Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and search engines. The analytics team completes the loop, making the marketing campaigns contextual and meaningful.

Courtney Spencer/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The Gwinnett Chamber is the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance our region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life.

The mission of the Gwinnett Chamber is to strengthen existing businesses, facilitate the growth of quality job opportunities, and enrich the community’s quality of life. The Gwinnett Chamber serves over 2,000 members throughout metro Atlanta by delivering pertinent and useful programs that strengthen and connect businesses locally, regionally, and globally.

CLICK HERE to watch the video of this program

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Derek Peacock with DPeacock Studios, Rick Strawn with Paradigm Security, and Brandon Cockrell with Sandler Training by Simon Inc.

October 28, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Derek Peacock with DPeacock Studios, Rick Strawn with Paradigm Security, and Brandon Cockrell with Sandler Training by Simon Inc.

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Al Simon, Rick Strawn, Derek Peacock, Brandon Cockrell

Derek Peacock/DPeacock Studios

D.Peacock Studios is a full stack graphic web design business service located in Norcross, GA. For over 10 years, D.Peacock Studios has specialized in serving the needs of clients in the private sector with particular emphasis on small business. In that time, their work has been distinguished by three qualities: creative strategy, client collaboration, and technology integration. The concept is to provide custom marketing and design artwork for businesses looking to maintain a competitive edge with their brand. The company works on a variety of projects such as photography, print designs, websites, smartphone apps, Flash animations. and social media marketing.

Rick Strawn/Paradigm Security Services

Paradigm Security Services was established in 2006 in response to client requests of Strawn Security Services for highly trained private security personnel, both unarmed and armed, to replace off-duty law enforcement officers. Today, Paradigm uses trained and licensed private security personnel to replace certified law enforcement personnel during non-operational hours. Our well-equipped, uniformed private security personnel have superior training to meet emerging client needs.

In today’s rapidly evolving world, security providers face complex challenges, ranging from diverting everyday crime to securing facilities and personnel against international home grown terrorism. Paradigm believes these demands bring new responsibilities and substantially higher levels of accountability. Paradigm is available to provide whatever services its clients request and at any required venue, including shopping centers, residential and office properties, sporting venues, logistics facilities, gated communities, and construction sites. Paradigm also provides executive protection Services for high-profile individuals and companies.

Brandon Cockrell/Sandler Training by Simon

Sandler Training by Simon is a sales training, coaching, and business development consulting company based in the metro Atlanta/Peachtree Corners area specializing in teaching business owners and sales professionals to be effective and consistent with their business development strategies, tactics, and attitudes.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Gwinnett Young Professionals

October 27, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Gwinnett Young Professionals

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This episode of “Strategic Insights Radio” provides insight into what opportunities and training is available from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce to support millennials.

Sean George/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The Gwinnett Young Professionals is a personal and professional development program led by the Gwinnett Chamber in partnership with Georgia Gwinnett College. The program encourages young business people to develop and enhance leadership skills, exchange ideas, share common interests, learn more about the area’s business community and engage in the community’s future. The group targets individuals from ages 21 to 35.

Since January 2016, more than 550 young professionals have attended the 32 events hosted by YP designed specifically for the young professional community in metro Atlanta. In addition, YP launched its Leadership Institute and has since graduated 55 young professionals with a greater understanding of leadership and skills necessary for career growth.

Erica Williams/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.

Erica is the Market Research Manager at Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Erica has been with Sterling Rose Consulting Corp for nearly two years. Prior to Sterling Rose Consulting Corp she worked for companies such as Hobby Lobby and Genesis. Erica was also a campaign manager for Jon Gauthier for Congress (North Carolina 9th Congressional District).

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.