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Soo Hong, Founding Partner at Blevins & Hong, PC

February 20, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Soo Hong, Founding Partner at Blevins & Hong, PC

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

Soo Hong/Blevins & Hong, PC

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Soo Hong immigrated to Georgia at 10 years old. She received her B.S. at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and J.D. from Mercer University School of Law in 2008. She was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in November 2008.

Soo is the founding partner at Blevins & Hong, PC since 2011 with offices in Marietta and Duluth, GA. Her main practice areas include Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Defense. She is the incoming President of Cobb County Bar Association and was the recipient of the Ross Adams Younger Lawyer Award.

Soo is also dedicated to serving her community. She serves as a member on the Gwinnett County Library Foundation Board, volunteers with the Cobb Justice Foundation, was a past instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College, and is a current member of Rotary Duluth.

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Operating As One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs

February 15, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Operating As One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs

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Chief Nurse Officers (CNO’s), Gay Landstrom Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – SVP and CNO of Trinity Health – and Kim Maguire RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CENP – EVP and CNO at Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) in Chicago – join the “Leader Dialogue” co-hosts for this timely and relevant podcast.

The podcast topic is “Operating as One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs”. Gay and Kim share their personal experiences and insights on this important topic, providing practical suggestions that can be applied immediately.

Gay Landstrom/Trinity Health

Gay Landstrom is responsible for advancing Trinity health system’s journey as a people-centered health system, moving forward their goals of top ten quality, zero harm, and exceptional experience across the care continuum. Landstrom also served executive vice president and CNO for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System in New Hampshire for three years and as interim CEO for one of its five hospitals.

Kim Maguire/Northwest Community Hospital

Kim Maguire leads the NCH nursing team, providing oversight, expertise, and leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality nursing service in an environment that promotes professional nursing practice. Kimberly has worked in healthcare for nearly 30 years in a variety of settings from homecare to industrial case management. The vast majority of her experience, however, has been spent in the acute care setting.

Roger Spoelman, DBA, MBA

Roger is a healthcare executive with more than 38 years of industry experience. He most recently served as interim CEO at Trinity Health Regional Systems in New England, Ohio, and Illinois at Loyola University Health System.

His tenure at Trinity Health included leading several hospital mergers, and later as regional executive for the corporation’s Mercy Health operations. He also is founder and executive sponsor of the Trinity Health Innovation Hub. In 2018, Roger oversaw the merger of International Aid Inc. and CURE International Inc., two organizations where he served on the Board of Directors for over a decade. He recently served as the President and CEO for CURE International Inc., which operates eight charitable hospitals in developing nations, and focuses on faith-based care that restores quality of life to pediatric patients with surgically treatable disabilities. Roger was appointed Chair of the BAMF Health board of directors in 2019. He is working closely with the company to achieve their patent-focused mission of bringing intelligence-based precision medicine to the world.

Roger is a co-host of the Baldrige Foundation Leader Dialogue program, and mentors and coaches’ numerous executives and assists organizations and their boards of directors with succession, strategy, and innovation.

Dr. Darin Vercillo, MD

Darin Vercillo co-founded ABOUT, drawing upon his expertise in developing and implementing medical information systems specifically designed to manage complex patient needs, medical education, and faculty and staff logistics. Darin provides clinical oversite and direction across all facets of ABOUT.

A board-certified hospitalist practicing in the Salt Lake City area, Darin also served as a clinical advisor and technical developer at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Previously to his work at ABOUT, Darin served as a physician knowledge engineer and interim Chief Medical Officer at TheraDoc.

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.

Linnea Miller, Founder and President of Long Table, LLC

February 11, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Linnea Miller, Founder and President of Long Table, LLC

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

Linnea Miller/Long Table, LLC

Linnea is the founder and president of Long Table, LLC, a consultancy which unlocks the potential in people. Long Table’s mission is to empower, equip and elevate the contributions of every Voice at the table, and to extend those tables to include and welcome Voices that need to be heard. They create self-aware, emotionally intelligent individuals and teams who communicate effectively, and achieve greater alignment, expanded capacity, enhanced performance and stronger relationships.

Linnea holds the highest level of consulting and coaching certification with GiANT, the world leader in leadership and team performance for the 21st Century. She draws from her background in teaching to guide her clients on an engaging and transformational journey, along with years of tested leadership experience in the public realm to help clients navigate real-world challenges to experience lasting personal and professional growth. She has served businesses, non-profits, government and Fortune 100 organizations.

Connecting people to people, and people to their place is a passion for Linnea. She is a three-term Councilwoman for the City of Suwanee, GA, serving since 2014. Her vision is that people everywhere would know they have purpose and value and would realize their full potential.

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Byron Gatewood with Gatewood for Congress

February 4, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Case In Point

Byron Gatewood with Gatewood for Congress

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Byron Gatewood/Gatewood for Congress

Byron Gatewood is a U.S. Army officer, small business owner, husband and father, and devoted Christian who worships at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in East Cobb.

He enlisted in the National Guard as a college student in the wake of the September 11th attacks and was deployed to Afghanistan during what would have been his junior year. Upon returning, he graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) and earned a commission on to active duty. He served as an intelligence officer abroad and partnered with the Israel Defense Forces and NATO allies in efforts to make the Middle East more secure for Americans and their allies.

After a decade on active duty, Byron attended Cornell University earning an MBA before settling in Georgia with his wife Ashley. He owns and operates two small businesses that employ over two dozen Georgians. Like many small business owners, Byron was hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdowns, but kept the lights on, and knows what Congress needs to do to get small businesses back on their feet to create good paying jobs for Peach State families.

As a conservative, Byron will work to oppose costly tax hikes and support a government that respects the rights of states, while defending interests abroad. He is a proven conservative who Georgians can trust to stand up for you and oppose Washington, D.C.’s assault on your values and encroachment into every aspect of your life.

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Operating as One: Leadership Development

February 1, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Operating as One: Leadership Development

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Every health system leader has unprecedented executive management challenges facing their organization in the wake of the pandemic. The Baldrige Foundation and ABOUT Healthcare welcome you to “Leader Dialogue Radio” where leaders glean valuable insights and practical takeaways to help navigate effectively through these challenging times. The show airs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 1:00 pm (ET) on Business RadioX.

Today’s Leader Dialogue podcast (2/1/22) titled “Operating as One: Leadership Development” includes author Russ Hill, who is Senior Partner and one of the founders of Lone Rock Consulting. Russ has written 3 books on leadership including the latest one titled The Great Resignation: Why Millions Are Leaving Their Jobs and also a previous book titled Who Will Win the Battle for Talent? Russ coaches and consults executives of some of the world’s largest companies including Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Johnson & Johnson, Cigna, and others. He has spent considerable time with hospital clients including HCA, Inova, Sutter, and OSF Healthcare.

Charles (Chuck) Peck, MD co-hosts this podcast along with Dr. Darin Vercillo, MD, and Ben Sawyer MBA, LBB of ABOUT Healthcare. Listen in to gain keen insights on how to Operate as One in an environment of workforce disruption, including practical takeaways 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.

Russ Hill/Lone Rock Consulting

With 20 years of coaching experience, Lone Rock Consulting creates aligned leadership teams. They do that through facilitating conversations that generate movement in the needed direction. At the end of the day, their job is to impact results.

Co-Founder Russ Hill has coached executives at some of the most successful and well-known companies in the world. His commitment to his own development dramatically impacted the results his teams delivered. He was ultimately recruited to join a consulting firm where he began coaching senior executives of Amazon, Cigna, Hormel, Fox, HCA, and many other companies. Today, his passion is helping build leaders and watching the impact of their development on their careers, lifestyles, and families.

Cathy Hogan-Smith, Owner of Cachet Corporate Gift Services

January 28, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Cathy Hogan-Smith, Owner of Cachet Corporate Gift Services

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

Cathy Hogan-Smith/Cachet Corporate Gift Services

Cachet Corporate Gift Services has been the go-to gift service for major corporations in Atlanta and nationally since Cathy Hogan-Smith started her business in 1997. Cathy is an expert in design and marketing. She has won numerous awards as a gift designer, writer, instructor and trainer in the gift industry. Her clients have included CNN, Cox Media Group, Turner Broadcasting System, Auto Trader, the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, Williams Sonoma and the Marriott Corporation. Cachet’s award-winning design team specializes in unique creations that feature delectable gourmet food and specialty gift items from around the world. Gifts are tailored to specific occasions or events and can include business logos. Cachet has provided gifts that fit with conventions, hotel room amenities, marketing, promotion and branding, grand openings, swag bags, celebrity or professional sporting events and much more.

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Lessons from the Trenches 2.0: Avoiding Family Disputes over Money, Estates, and Businesses

January 26, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

Lessons from the Trenches 2.0: Avoiding Family Disputes over Money, Estates, and Businesses

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Gaslowitz Frankel partners Adam Gaslowitz, Craig Frankel, and Robert Port discuss how to avoid family disputes over money, estates, and businesses.

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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Remember to tune in HERE on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM to listen live to their show!

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PHELAN & MYERS 2 FOR 20: The Basics of Fraud Protection

January 24, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

PHELAN & MYERS 2 FOR 20: The Basics of Fraud Protection

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No matter where you are in life – just starting out, in your peak earning years, nearing retirement, or contemplating your legacy – Phelan and Myers Wealth Management Group of Janney Montgomery Scott is here for you. When you work with them, it’s about going beyond investing. It’s about connecting your life and your finances.

They take a comprehensive and customized approach to your finances, by understanding your needs and goals and aligning your investment strategies to help meet those goals. Their depth of knowledge and experience, combined with their firm’s capabilities and resources, enables them to provide high quality service, while offering advice and executing financial solutions for every stage of life.

No needs are more important than your own. They pride themselves in making your needs and goals, their own. They don’t simply work for you. They work with you to understand who you are as an individual and as an investor.

Their mission is to help you to define your financial objectives, and then use that knowledge to develop — together — a plan that is tailored to fit your unique needs and preferences, and is in your best interest. They’re proud to offer comprehensive financial planning resources, providing you access to education, advice, planning, and consultation.

Scott Phelan, CFP®
Executive Vice President/Wealth Management, Financial Advisor

Scott Phelan has over 20 years of financial advising and planning experience. As Executive Vice President/Wealth Management, Financial Advisor, his focus is helping build wealth for high net worth individuals and corporate clients. His core competencies include estate, retirement, insurance and income tax planning strategies. Scott has a long and distinguished career in the financial services industry having held leadership positions at Edward Jones, The Hartford, and New England Financial. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, Financial Advisor/Senior Portfolio Management Director at Morgan Stanley. Scott began his career at the New England Financial Group where he developed and implemented employee 401(k) programs.

Phone: 678.448.4841
sphelan@janney.com

Bill Bruton/WF Bruton & Associates

Bill Bruton has over 26 years experience conducting complex financial investigations on behalf of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. For the last 10 years, he specialized in international investigations of money laundering, fraud and criminal tax matters. These investigations covered the full spectrum of white-collar crime that affect the calculation of correct tax liability and violations of money laundering laws. Many of these investigations were coordinated with foreign law enforcement agencies and embassies including those in Britain, Australia, Spain and Italy.

In addition, he has authored articles on international money laundering and internet fraud. In 2002, Bill assisted the US Treasury, World Bank, IMF and FATF, participating in a World Bank/International Monetary Fund-led assessment of Bangladesh’s financial sector, including
Bangladesh’s anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist regime. He served as the Law Enforcement money-laundering expert for the compliance review of the country of Bangladesh for their ability to comply with International standards relating to money laundering compliance.

Bill has served as subject matter experts for the US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance and the US Embassy in Bosnia in the reform of their money laundering laws and restructure of the countries Financial Police. He also assisted the United Nations High Representative in Bosnia with an investigation of a major bank involved in illegal international money laundering. Bill has also testified in Federal and local courts as an expert in Money Laundering and IRS procedures.

Donna Linden, Founder & CEO of Trinity Staffing and Career Resources

January 21, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Donna Linden, Founder & CEO of Trinity Staffing and Career Resources

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

Donna Linden/Trinity Staffing and Career Resources

Donna Linden is the Founder & CEO of Trinity Staffing and Career Resources a BBB A+ Rated Accredited Business located in Lawrenceville, GA.

After a 25-year corporate career in the insurance industry, Donna Linden founded Trinity Staffing and Career Resources after hearing a story of a friend registering with a staffing agency. Getting a job was the most important thing in her friend’s life as her family needed the money. Yet, the staffing agency treated her like a number, did not follow up with phone calls, and she felt her messages were ignored. Trinity Staffing and Career Resources was birthed out of wanting to show the love of God to people who are in a job transition, and to provide them with career opportunities. Her company provides direct hire placement for various industries including insurance, business professional services, financial services/banking, and IT.

Volunteerism and serving the community are essential to Donna. She not only wants to make an impact in the lives of others through job placement, but she also wants to make an indelible impact in her community through volunteerism. Donna was born in Jamaica, but was raised in Mount Vernon, New York. She graduated from the Howard University School of Business. She is a licensed property & casualty agent in Georgia and has earned four prestigious insurance designations: CIC, AINS, CSRM, and CISR. She is a licensed minister and the coordinator of the Career Ministry at Berean Christian Church in Gwinnett. Donna serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Peachtree Corners Business Association, and is an active member of the Gwinnett Chamber.

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