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Desire Rider with Metropolitan Capital Funding and Kathee Hawkins with Stage 2 Accounting

November 5, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Desire Rider with Metropolitan Capital Funding and Kathee Hawkins with Stage 2 Accounting

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Desire Rider, Kathee Hawkins, Steven Julian

Desire Rider/Metropolitan Capital Funding

Metropolitan Capital Funding is a commercial finance consulting and intermediary firm that assists qualified small businesses with conventional and alternative business capital. In addition to local and regional banks, MCF also works with several non-bank commercial finance institutions that provide several products and services not offered by the local lending community.

Kathee Hawkins/Stage 2 Accounting

Stage 2 Accounting is an outsourced CFO/Controller company. Their target market is emerging Stage 2 businesses who need more than just basic bookkeeping, they need strategic accounting. In most cases, these businesses have a bookkeeper who is beginning to fail because the accounting is becoming too complicated. These businesses need the experience and expertise of a CFO/Controller but don’t need that expertise full-time and don’t have the monetary resources for that six figure salary and benefits.

Stage 2 Accounting enters into a relationship with the business owner, comes alongside and teaches them how to use their financial information to support the vision of the company. They will establish policies, procedures and internal controls that will allow their bookkeeper to become successful again. They have a passion for educating the management team and helping the company get to the next level.

Don Glass with Tech Rentals, Sparrow Marcioni with Linux Labs and Blue Shift Wireless, and Mark Barlow with Finest Event Rentals, Services & Accessories

October 31, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Don Glass with Tech Rentals, Sparrow Marcioni with Linux Labs and Blue Shift Wireless, and Mark Barlow with Finest Event Rentals, Services & Accessories

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Mike Sammond, Don Glass, Sparrow Marcioni, Mark Barlow

Don Glass/Tech Rentals

Tech Rentals AV is a full service audio visual rental, event production and staging company. Since 1985, Tech Rentals has supported meeting and event planners, associations, conventions and tradeshows, the hospitality market, production companies and the corporate community, in Atlanta and across the country.

Don Glass is currently the National Accounts Manager for Tech Rentals. Don’s daily activities include new business development, sales and marketing of the Show Services division. His responsibilities include selling and managing live events for corporate, associations and government

Sparrow Marcioni/Linux Labs & Blue Shift Wireless

Linux Labs International is a hybrid engineering firm specializing in technologies that expand the field of high performance supercomputing. They design and build high-performance supercomputers utilizing their proprietary NimbusOS™, optionally housing them in their own high-performance data center. The Linux Labs team is responsible for developing some of the most innovative Linux based technologies today and they remain on the forefront of secure operating systems, database development and search engine functions.

Blueshift Wireless offers proprietary long range wireless technologies, high speed content distribution services, broadcasting services and music on demand through their line of BlueShift Technology devices. BlueShift provides turnkey services for live event broadcasts as well as customized music services for their clients.

Mark Barlow/Finest Event Rentals, Services & Accessories

It is hard to tell the difference from afar, so come see and feel the difference of the products and services offered by Finest Event Rentals, Services & Accessories. Thirty years of expertise in event products has given them the edge in offering you the best products for the best quality and value. Offering the most comprehensive selection of crystal stemware, they supply all types of events. They also offer their Beverage Tending and Coordination services. Event coordinator, Mark Barlow, and the team of seasoned industry professionals welcomes the opportunity to meet with you.

Mark Thompson with HouseMaster and Elizabeth Pope and Annette Broadwell with Rentals.com

October 30, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Squawk Talk

Mark Thompson with HouseMaster and Elizabeth Pope and Annette Broadwell with Rentals.com

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Mark Thompson, Annette Broadwell, Elizabeth Pope, Kate Schermerhorn

Mark Thompson/HouseMaster

HouseMaster Alpharetta owners Mark and Mary Helen Thompson have lived and worked in the Atlanta area for the past 18 years, and their combined experience in construction, real estate and customer service means they know how to provide the best home inspection services to their customers. They start with good communication, flexible scheduling, certified professional inspectors and a thorough understanding of the inspector’s role in the real estate process. By the time they’re done, they make sure that the client not only receives a complete detailed inspection report, along with a written limited inspection guarantee to back it up, but has a clear understanding of what their inspection report means for their home. They realize that purchasing a home is as stressful as it is exciting, and that you want the right team on your side – Someone who will make the process as stress-free and comprehensible as they can. HouseMaster Alpharetta is that team.

Elizabeth Pope & Annette Broadwell/Rentals.com

Rentals.com is one of the nation’s leading online rental resources with rental homes, apartments and much more. Their strategic vision is to reinvent how consumers find a place to live.

Whether you’re looking to find homes, apartments, condos, townhouses or other properties to rent – or you want to fill your vacancy quickly and easily – Rentals.com is the right place. Every day, thousands of renters use their comprehensive database to search rental properties, making Rentals.com the place for renters and property owners and managers to connect online.

Wes Warrington and Tracy Wingate with Confirmatrix Laboratory, Bukky Olaoye with APremium Healthcare Solution and Jason Tatum with Gateway Center

October 30, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Wes Warrington and Tracy Wingate with Confirmatrix Laboratory, Bukky Olaoye with APremium Healthcare Solution and Jason Tatum with Gateway Center

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Wes Warrington, Jason Tatum, Bukky Olaoye, Tracy Wingate, Dominick Rainey

Wes Warrington & Tracy Wingate/Confirmatrix Laboratory

Confirmatrix Laboratory, Inc. is an independent laboratory in Lawrenceville, GA specializing in providing comprehensive clinical quantitative urine and oral fluid drug testing, medication monitoring and support services. In addition, Confirmatrix provides time saving, economical drug screening and occupational health testing.

They are committed to quality testing with a guaranteed turnaround time of 24 to 36 hours. Confirmatrix Laboratory prides itself on individualized customer service based on the unique needs of your organization.

Bukky Olaoye/APremium Healthcare Solution

APremium Healthcare Solution, LLC is a Georgia state licensed private home health care company committed to providing its valuable clients with the highest quality healthcare service in accordance with the best industry practices. They were established to meet the need for compassionate, viable, cost-effective and beneficial alternatives to institutional healthcare.

Being locally founded, owned and operated by well-experienced managers makes APremium Healthcare Solution able to meet the needs of the individuals they serve. They have a firm commitment to provide timely, caring and quality service to the 49 counties they cover.

Their services include certified home health, educational and skilled nursing covering a wide range of care such as home management, personal care, disease process teaching, pain management, wound care and more.

Jason Tatum/Gateway Center

The Gateway Center works to end homelessness, and particularly chronic homelessness, by providing the support and framework people need to achieve self-sufficiency. Through therapeutic programs and services, the Gateway helps homeless individuals in metro Atlanta move into transitional and permanent housing.

Dr. Bill Williams with Suwanee Dental Care, Rich Casanova with Atlanta Business Networking and Ty White with Buffalo’s Cafe

October 29, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dr. Bill Williams with Suwanee Dental Care, Rich Casanova with Atlanta Business Networking and Ty White with Buffalo's Cafe

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Mike Sammond, Bill Williams, Ty White, Rich Casanova

Dr. Bill Williams/Suwanee Dental Care

Suwanee Dental Care is a full service dental practice where patients can get all dental care in one place or as they say, “All under one roof!” Four well-qualified and experienced dentists are available to complete orthodontics, cosmetic makeovers, TMJ, dental implants, reconstruction and sedation dentistry as well as root canals, gum treatment and laser dentistry. They have won “Best of Gwinnett” for ten straight years

Rich Casanova/Atlanta Business Networking

Atlanta Business Networking (ABN) came about after eight years of networking in the Atlanta market. Known as the “Prince of Networking”, Rich Casanova wanted to create a resource for professionals as a way of giving back to the business community. The philosophy behind ABN is “Networking Builds Relationships, and Business Will Follow”. Launched in 2012, the ABN website features over 100 of Atlanta’s top business networking events. It’s FREE to register and many events are free or at a nominal cost to attend. Members receive a weekly list of events and are able to bookmark the site as a quick reference guide during the week to enhance their networking schedule and strategy.

Ty White/Buffalo’s Café

Buffalo’s Café offers world famous buffalo wings and classic American dining in a family friendly atmosphere.

Jason West with the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center and Andy Vabulas with I.B.I.S. Inc.

October 24, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Jason West with the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center and Andy Vabulas with I.B.I.S. Inc.

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Mike Sammond, Jerry, Andy Vabulas, Steven Julian — Mike Sammond, Jason West, Andy Vabulas, Steven Julian

Jason West/Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is a unique partnership among the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Foundation, the University of Georgia, and the Gwinnett County Board of Education. The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center offers a unique mix of recreational, educational and rental opportunities. Visitors can enjoy an exciting experience in the misty, multi-sensory Blue Planet Theater and wet fun in the Discover H2O room. Various traveling exhibitions connected to the Center’s mission also provide informative and fun ways to explore both science and heritage programming. In addition, recreation opportunities are available such as bike riding, hiking and swinging through the trees on the Treetop Quest adventure course.

As Director of Programming for the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation, Jason West holds a master’s degree in education with a concentration in social studies. He has experience as both a classroom teacher and school administrator. In addition, he has served in marketing and human resource roles in the corporate world. West has also held public office as a school board trustee.

Andy Vabulas/I.B.I.S. Inc.

I.B.I.S., Inc. is a premier provider of Microsoft Dynamics next-generation supply chain software and services. While other supply chain solution providers continue to retrofit yesterday’s technology for today’s needs, I.B.I.S. solutions are designed from the ground up to anticipate a new generation of ERP users and challenges. Based on 25 years of proven success helping midmarket companies optimize their supply chains for profitability and embedded with Microsoft’s next-generation ERP system, Advanced Supply Chain Software powered by I.B.I.S. is uniquely designed to address supply chain planning, management, and execution challenges for a new generation.

In this interview, Andy Vabulas, CEO of I.B.I.S., Inc., reflects candidly upon nearly 25 years of success helping midmarket companies optimize their supply chains for profitability. He also shares his thoughts on being named to Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best Places to Work list two years running, his greatest moments and challenges as CEO of a fast-growing company, and what he envisions for the future of I.B.I.S., Inc.

Jim Clark and Les Adkins with The APocket Company and Neil Stevens with KeyWorth Bank

October 23, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Jim Clark and Les Adkins with The APocket Company and Neil Stevens with KeyWorth Bank

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Dominick Rainey, Neil Stevens, Jim, Les Adkins — Dominick Rainey, Neil Stevens, Jim Clark, Les Adkins

Jim Clark & Les Adkins/The APocket Company

The APocket Company is a Social Relationship Management platform designed to help members deepen relationships with their most productive, highly valued connections.

Neil Stevens/KeyWorth Bank

KeyWorth Bank was established in 2007 with a vision of serving the expanding North Metro Atlanta market. Steady growth, profitability and maintaining a sound financial condition has been accomplished by providing a service-oriented “community banking” experience for businesses and individuals in the area. They operate multiple locations and have grown to $350 million in assets. KeyWorth associates are experienced professionals with a wealth of banking knowledge to assist clients in reaching their financial goals. KeyWorth has developed a focus on small and mid-sized businesses, medical practices and individuals by hiring bankers with a keen understanding of those client needs. They offer unique lending products and new technologies like Remote Deposit Capture to help businesses run more efficiently.

Lynn Fonseca with AC Spine & Wellness Center, Lisa Harris with RE/MAX Center and David Lawler with the Law Offices of David M. Lawler

October 23, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Squawk Talk

Lynn Fonseca with AC Spine & Wellness Center, Lisa Harris with RE/MAX Center and David Lawler with the Law Offices of David M. Lawler

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Lynn Fonseca, Lisa Harris, Kate Schermerhorn, Matt, David Lawler — Lynn Fonseca, Lisa Harris, Kate Schermerhorn, Matt Norris, David Lawler

Lynn Fonseca/AC Spine & Wellness Center

AC Spine & Wellness Center (formerly AC Chiropractic Life Center) is an integrated family wellness center, combining the benefits of chiropractic and functional medicine to achieve your optimal health. Functional medicine measures how the organs and systems of the body are functioning and then uses nutrition and other natural treatments to regain proper working of the body’s systems. Their goal is to identify those problem areas, restore deficiencies naturally and prevent them from leading to serious illness and disease.

Dr. Jeanette Altieri and Dr. Louis Cavallo have been serving the Gwinnett community for over 21 years and are dedicated to creating a healthier world, naturally! They specialize in family care, pediatrics and pregnancy, sports performance and Frozen Shoulder therapy. AC Spine & Wellness’ multi-specialty team provides you with a non-surgical approach to your pain or injury. They offer specialized in-house testing which allows them to look inside your body and see what’s going on, helping them effectively direct you in your quest for better health. Their goal is to achieve healing from the inside out as opposed to the medical model of healing from the outside in.

Lisa Harris/ RE/MAX Center

RE/MAX is the #1 real estate company in the world with over 91,809 associates and 6,359 offices across 93 countries. RE/MAX Center has over 120 real estate associates supporting three Gwinnett offices in Dacula, Duluth and Johns Creek. Before Lisa Harris joined RE/MAX Center in 2007, she worked as a Regional Sales Manager in the consumer electronics business for almost 20 years.

Destined for Real Estate, Lisa grew up helping her parents work in the Real Estate business after school and weekends. Today, she enjoys assisting folks with all of their real estate needs including selling homes, relocations, first time home buyers, move up buyers, luxury homes, short sales, foreclosures, leases, 55+ active adult communities, REO’s, golf course communities, estate sales and new home construction.

As a Certified Investor Agent Specialist, Lisa is professionally trained to assist investors of all sizes to identify properties, evaluate ROI and support long-term investment strategies. Her Certified Distressed Property Expert training qualifies her to assist distressed homeowners potentially avoid foreclosure through short sale if they have fallen behind on payments due to life’s unforeseen challenges such as job loss, divorce, medical issues, etc.

David Lawler/The Law Offices of David M. Lawler

The Law Offices of David M. Lawler is a general practice law firm which handles a wide range of practice areas, including Adoptions, Auto Accidents, Business Formations & Transactions, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Family Law, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Real Estate and Wills/Estate Planning.

David is a graduate of Washburn University Law School in Topeka, Kansas. Working at other firms from 1999 to 2003, he opened his sole practice in July of that year. He has a general practice with a focus on residential real estate closings, family law and estate planning. He is married and has two children. In additional to being an attorney, David is an avid musician.

Judy Waters and Bill Short with the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

October 22, 2013 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Judy Waters and Bill Short with the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

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Judy Waters & Bill Short/Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia is a charitable organization dedicated to strengthening the community for present and future generations through philanthropy. They believe that issues are best addressed when individuals, institutions and communities are engaged in the work for the GREATER GOOD of the region.

The Mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that “connects people who care with causes that matter”.