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Mason Ailstock with Rowen Foundation and Tonya Baughman & Melissa Blaurock with Rytech Restorations

April 7, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Mason Ailstock with Rowen Foundation and Tonya Baughman & Melissa Blaurock with Rytech Restorations

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Melissa Blaurock, Tonya Baughman and Mason Ailstock

Mason Ailstock/Rowen Foundation

Located on over 2,000 carefully preserved acres along Highway 316 in Gwinnett County, GA, Rowen is a visionary knowledge community that will bring together entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators at the intersection of the Atlanta, Athens, and Gainesville metropolitan statistical areas and more than 50 research and educational institutions. A new multi-use concept designed to foster discoveries in agricultural, medical and environmental sciences, Rowen will build on the land’s rich history of thoughtful environmental stewardship, while changing the economic and social trajectory of Gwinnett, Georgia, and our nation for generations. Rowen Foundation is the independent, mission-driven, not-for-profit entity leading the planning and visioning of Rowen. With its mission to be a catalyst for education, research, and innovation, the foundation is responsible for project leadership and operations to ensure the long-term vision for Rowen is never compromised. For more information, please visit www.rowenlife.com.

Tonya Baughman & Melissa Blaurock/Rytech Restorations

After an unexpected disaster, you can feel frustrated and unsure of how to get back to normal. Rytech Restorations responds quickly to identify the source of damage and provides a plan of action to get you back to normal in the shortest amount of time possible. Live specialists are ready to answer your questions, and dispatch a Rytech tech to your door. Their network responds to over 20,000 claims annually. Restore your property and restore your life.

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Pivot to Purpose

April 6, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Pivot to Purpose

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Derek Hays, Leta Brooks and April Farlow

Let Leta take you on a journey of faith, life, travel, and interior design. Leta Brooks is the star of the hit podcast “Status Life With Leta.” Reaching a record number of downloads in a very short amount of time, Leta engages her audience with her honesty, captivating stories, and her talent for teaching. “Status Life With Leta” is a lifestyle podcast and blog which focuses on everything you need to know to enhance your life, your health, and your home.

Leta uses her 20+ years of experience as a practicing interior designer to teach trends, design styles, and tips on how to make a house a home. She also guides her followers to a lifestyle of better mental, physical, and spiritual health. With her “sweetie”, Derek Hays, as her co-host, they entertain listeners with playful banter and real life situations. Her mission is to help each and every listener #designyourlife.

Status Life with Leta is brought to you by Status Home Design, and by the Law Office of Derek M. Hays at 404-777-HURT.

April Farlow/Motivational Speaker and Performance Coach

April Farlow has spent over 15 years motivating audiences to get them out of their comfort zone, speak up and represent their values. April has taught over 20,000 individuals and honed her skills to motivate hard to reach audiences. She has ranked in the top 1% of facilitators out of 3,000 for Dale Carnegie Training International. Today, April uses this experience to deliver content with depth and real-life immediate application. April is the right choice when you are looking for a speaker who is passionate about connecting with the audience and moving people to action.

Lydia’s Place serves young adults age 17-24 who have experienced foster care or homelessness. Built on Christian principles, they seek to demonstrate God’s love by providing basic needs during the transition to independent living.

Leta Brooks/Status Home Design

Status Home Design is a 12.000 sq ft retail store located in the Kohls Plaza of Hamilton Mill at 2240 Hamilton Creek Pkwy, Dacula, Georgia. They have 70 different merchants inside the store selling furniture and home goods of various styles. Their Status Carpenters can rehab, refinish, or repaint almost anything. This fantastic team of carpenters also custom builds tables, bookcases, cabinets, and barn doors. Status Design Studio, Inc., their award winning full-service interior design firm is also located inside the store. Their designers, provide exemplary service for all your home and business needs. Status Home Design’s knowledge of the latest trends and access to an abundance of manufacturers for furniture and all home decor items, sets them apart from the rest. Last, but certainly not least, they have an in-house seamstress and upholstery workshop.

Contact Leta at lbrooks@statushomedesign.com

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Achieving Systemness: Empathetic Automation Opportunities

April 5, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Achieving Systemness: Empathetic Automation Opportunities

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Apruv Gupta MD, MPH, an expert on the topic of empathetic automation and driving care transformation, joins “Leader Dialogue” co-hosts Dr. Charles (Chuck) Peck, Dr. Darin Vercillo, and Ben Sawyer to discuss “Achieving Systemness: Empathetic Automation Opportunities” and explore how empathetic automation can help to address clinical workforce overload and shortages. Dr. Gupta shares his perspective and insights on this important topic, providing practical suggestions that can be applied immediately.

Charles (Chuck) Peck, MD, FACS

Charles (Chuck) Peck is an internist and rheumatologist with more than 35 years of healthcare experience as a clinician, scientist, medical school faculty member, administrator, medical director, CEO, and partner in the global healthcare advisory company Guidehouse.

Chuck’s most recent projects include a $108M financial turnaround of a $2B integrated health system in the northeast leading to their affiliation with a leading academic health system. He was a member of President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services transition team. Prior to joining Guidehouse, Chuck served as CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional Health System, on the board of Vizient Southern States, partner at a global healthcare consulting firm responsible for the clinical operations practice; CEO of a 150 physician group multi-specialty practice; president of the southeast and northeast regions of a large national health insurance carrier; chief medical officer of a start-up retail health clinic operator; chief medical officer/chief operations officer of a national disease management company; and CEO of an ambulatory surgery center and physician services company.

Chuck is a co-host of the Baldrige Foundation Leader Dialogue program and provides mentoring and thought leadership insights to numerous organizations and leaders across the country on a variety of operational, financial, and leadership topics.

Ben Sawyer, MBA, PT, OCS, LBB

Ben Sawyer is an ABOUT executive. He has more than 35 years of industry experience, most recently serving as CEO of SOAR Vision Group, and EVP of Care Logistics.

Ben started his healthcare career in 1985 as a Physical Therapist, focusing on sports medicine and orthopedics, and received his specialist certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 1997 from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

After securing his MBA, he moved into hospital administration, overseeing rehab, wellness, cardiac therapy, and occupational medicine services, specializing in team development and performance optimization. This expanded into a system leadership role overseeing performance and quality improvement. During that time Ben achieved his Lean Black Belt certification (LBB)

Ben has a gift for recognizing strategic gaps that can be turned into opportunities. For example, during the COVID-19 crisis he initiated national executive roundtables with the Baldrige Foundation via the Leader Dialogue program to help executives turn the pandemic disruption into an opportunity for improved collaboration and performance towards true Community Health beyond the walls of hospitals and to prioritize and coordinate action and resources.

Apruv Gupta/Guidehouse Consulting

Dr. Apruv Gupta completed his Internal Medicine training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, and received an M.D. and Sc.B. from Brown University, as well as a M.P.H. from Harvard University. He leads care transformation at Guidehouse Consulting, and is an expert in driving transformational change, physician engagement, change management, and leadership development. He has led multiple projects in clinical operating model redesign, length of stay and throughput, clinical variation, and service line optimization. He has experience as a clinician, manager, executive, educator, and thought leader.

Dr. Gupta is also the host of the “Speaking of Making Healthcare Work For You” podcast series.

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How To Determine Monetary Damages After An Auto Accident

March 30, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

How To Determine Monetary Damages After An Auto Accident

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Injury Insider with Derek Hays” answers legal questions and debunks personal injury myths with insight and expertise. For 25 years, Derek has exclusively represented injured parties in Georgia. Now, he’d like to put that knowledge to work for you!

“Injury Insider with Derek Hays” is brought to you by Status Home Design, your one-stop-shop for all your home and gift needs.

On this episode, Personal Injury Attorney Derk M. Hays discusses how monetary damages are determined for his clients after an auto accident.

About The Law Office of Derek M. Hays

The Law Office of Derek M. Hays is located in the heart of downtown Lawrenceville at 30 Lumpkin Street, Suite C in Lawrenceville, GA . We are just minutes away from the Lawrenceville Square and Gwinnett Justice and Administrative Center.

Derek Hays, owner and founder of the Law Office of Derek M. Hays, is among Georgia’s elite trial lawyers, recognized for his work on behalf of victims of car wrecks, nursing home negligence and other personal injury claims. He has successfully obtained approximately $125,000,000 in combined verdicts and settlements in his almost 25 years practicing law. Nationally, he is one of America’s Top 100 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, earned by the most skilled and ethical attorneys. Derek M. Hays has also been honored as Gwinnett Magazine’s “Best of Gwinnett” every year since 2015 as well as being a valued member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. Hays believes communication is key and this sets him apart from other firms. He is committed to clients and manages each case while discussing all aspects of your claim with you from the beginning, answering questions and guiding you through the process to maximize your compensation.

Call for a free, no risk case evaluation – 404-777-HURT

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Gwinnett County School Board Candidate Michael Rudnick

March 30, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Gwinnett County School Board Candidate Michael Rudnick

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Michael Rudnick/Gwinnett County School Board Candidate

A parent, husband, and devoted citizen to Gwinnett County, Michael Rudnick has been involved in school system issues since the pandemic began in March of 2020. More importantly, he has been an active parent for his special needs son since he began school in 2012. As the parent of a special needs student, he has learned how to advocate for what is right – not just for his son, but for ALL children.

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Succession Planning

March 30, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Succession Planning

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Cleve Hill/Hill & Watchko

Hill & Watchko, LLC (formerly Bettis, Hill & Vann, LLC) is a premier boutique wills, trusts, estates, elder law, special needs planning and fiduciary litigation firm providing personalized, efficient, and reasonably priced services of the quality found in the typically large downtown law firms.

Randy Brunson/Centurion Advisory Group

Randy Brunson is the founding shareholder of Centurion Advisory Group. Randy has invested most of his forty-year career in financial services. He spent several years on the institutional side and had the opportunity to start a successful financial planning firm in 1991. Centurion Advisory Group serves individual and corporate clients, both in Georgia and throughout the country, offering personal and business financial planning, retirement plan design and management, and investment management services.

Randy studied engineering and marketing at UT Chattanooga. Randy currently holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and CKA designation and makes it a priority to stay on top of his knowledge in the financial industry through continuing professional educational opportunities and reading. In addition, Randy has completed studies in qualified plan design, estate planning and business transition planning and he enjoys speaking and writing regularly on these topics.

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Jeff Hammond of SVN-Creviston Realty and Tim Husted of Taillefer Commercial Group

March 29, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Jeff Hammond of SVN-Creviston Realty and Tim Husted of Taillefer Commercial Group

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Jeff Hammond, Brian Peart, Tim Husted, Bruno Taillefer

Jeff Hammond/SVN Creviston Realty

The SVN brand was founded in 1987 out of a desire to improve the commercial real estate industry for all stakeholders through cooperation and organized competition. SVN is now a globally recognized commercial real estate brand united by a shared vision of creating value with clients, colleagues and their communities. When you choose SVN, you mobilize the entire SVN organization of experts and all their trusted relationships to act on your behalf. This shared network is the SVN Difference.

Tim Husted/Taillefer Commercial Group

The Taillefer Commercial Group brings industry knowledge, integrity, and high level of communication to every client and project. Researching every customer’s need to ensure Taillefer Commercial Group is bringing only the best options for their investors, business owners, and clients. No matter what your timeline or daily schedules consists of, Taillefer’s group of agents can assist in making any site visits, meetings and closings work for their clients.

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Veronica Maldonado-Torres, President & CEO of Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

March 25, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Veronica Maldonado-Torres, President & CEO of Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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Amanda Pearch and Veronica Maldonado-Torres

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Veronica Maldonado-Torres/President & CEO of Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Verónica Maldonado-Torres is the President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. As a highly versatile and visionary Latina business owner and community leader, Verónica brings her entrepreneurial spirt and tenacity, born from over 60 years of generational entrepreneurship on both sides of her family, to the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GHCC). With over a decade of experience as a small business champion and supplier diversity advocate, Verónica is a catalyst of growth for both small businesses and large corporations, bringing thought-leadership and innovation to the supplier development space. She has also been an avid champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout her career.

Known as the people and business accelerator, Verónica excels at building strategic alliances and fostering win-win relationships between small businesses and corporate America. Prior to joining the GHCC, Verónica successfully guided the development and growth of more than 150 firms across multiple industries ranging from $1M-$100M in annual revenue in her role as Program Director for the Georgia Mentor Protégé Connection (MPC). There, she fostered over 131 Fortune 500 corporate relationships, supported the supplier development efforts of more than 41 corporations, as well as created and produced over 85 small to large-scale business conferences and events including the Georgia Innovation Summit. Before MPC, Verónica served as the Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships for the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) where she fostered partnerships among GMSDC, Minority Business Associations, chambers, and organizations focused on minority small business development in Georgia.

Verónica is also CEO and founder of VMT Consulting and creator of the DRIVEN TO THRIVE™ mindset, model, and way of living where she empowers professionals and businesses to grow, transform and thrive. Through VMT Consulting, Verónica enables small businesses to increase sales, secure long-term contracts, and maximize their growth potential by unleashing the value proposition they bring to corporate America. VMT Consulting also supports large corporations with the creation and implementation of supplier development programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, cultural mastery trainings, and leadership development programs, with a special emphasis on women and multicultural professionals.

A passionate community leader with a desire to serve, Verónica serves as a board member for the American Heart Association, board director for “The Assembly” Community Improvement District (CID) appointed by DeKalb County, Board member of the Technology Association of Atlanta’s Business Process Management Group, board member of the Hispanic Corporate Council of Atlanta (HCCA). Verónica has earned several accolades for her leadership in championing small business growth and creating community impact. She’s received the Corporate Diversity Champion Award 2021- Atlanta Business Chronicle DEI, distinction of “Top 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia” by the GHCC in 2018, “Diversity Star of Atlanta’ by the Diversity Professional Magazine among Fortune 500 diversity leaders, “40 Under 40 Mover and Shaker” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2017, “Keep it Moving Forward-Raising Generations” awardee by the Mary Parker Foundation in 2016, “Top 15 Georgia Latina of Excellence-Rising Star Award” recipient by LISTA in 2016, and, Community Builder Awardee – Business Sector” by GHCA in 2015, among other recognitions.