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NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Michael Lundmark with Jekyll Brewing

October 20, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Michael Lundmark with Jekyll Brewing

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Deborah Lanham, Michael Lundmark, Nicole Sterghos

Michael Lundmark/Jekyll Brewing

The first brewery in the Deep South was founded on Jekyll Island in 1738. Today, Jekyll Brewing is proud to be the first brewery located in Alpharetta, GA. Award-winning Brew Master and Co-owner Josh Rachel provides creative direction for a lineup of craft beers that cover the global spectrum of brew styles.

Jekyll Brewing is intensely focused on hand-crafting sophisticated beers from the finest ingredients. They are passionate about the art of creating a great beer, the camaraderie of the craft brewing industry, and the joy of sharing it with all of you.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition

August 18, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition

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Steve Schilling/Digital Ignition

Digital Ignition is a tech incubator designed to foster the growth of North Georgia’s tech community. Located in Alpharetta, GA, Digital Ignition is committed to launching the next big North Georgia success story by supporting and inspiring today’s entrepreneurs with 45,000 square feet of unique, flexible co-working space in which to innovate, create and collaborate, along with access to experienced mentors and investors.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Nicole Sterghos with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

June 16, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Nicole Sterghos with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

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Deborah Lanham, Mike Sammond, Nicole Sterghos

Nicole Sterghos/Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the North Fulton Chamber is to be the catalyst for economic development, business growth, and quality of life in North Fulton. The GNFCC promotes the interests of their members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. They provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live. From economic development to quality of life, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) is active in promoting positive growth and sense of community pride.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Kevin Bray with Deputy

March 21, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Kevin Bray with Deputy

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This special episode of “North Atlanta’s BizLink” was broadcast live on location from the Greater North Fulton’s 9th Annual Business Expo in Alpharetta, GA.

Kevin Bray/Deputy

Deputy is a social business and productivity platform that enables any organization to get the most out of their most important asset – the people that work for them every day. Their platform is 100% built on the Amazon Web Services cloud stack, and offers a low-cost approach to managing work schedules, employee tasks, communications, and time sheets.

Deputy empowers employees and employers to seamlessly connect, drive productivity and have a better working life. Deputy connects you to your work world. It establishes who you are, where you need to be, what you need to do and what you need to know. Irrespective of whether you are an employee or employer in today’s world you expect the same level of engagement and immediacy that you have experienced in your social world.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Ralph Pasquariello with Snellings Walters Insurance Agency and John Mamon with mPowered IT

February 17, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Ralph Pasquariello with Snellings Walters Insurance Agency and John Mamon with mPowered IT

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Ralph Pasquariello, Deborah Lanham, John Mamon, Mike Sammond

Ralph Pasquariello/Snellings Walters Insurance

Ralph Pasquariello is dedicated to many things: Cyber/Data/Network Liability Insurance is one of them. For the past five years, Ralph has been hosting, moderating and speaking at dozens of conferences on Cyber Liability & Data Breach Risk Management. Ralph is the committee Chairman for the Tech Forum’s annual Cyber Symposium, an advisor to the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and also a member of various organizations including the GNFCC, Technology Association of Georgia, Tech Forum and several special interest groups. SWIA is also a member of Globix International, providing clients with International Liability Coverage and representation.

Ralph Graduated from Villanova University and is active in the Atlanta alumni chapter. In the evenings he coaches high school football and he is very active in his community.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphpasquariello/

John Mamon/mPowered IT

John Mamon is the President and CEO of mPowered IT, a leading Managed Services Provider in Metro Atlanta. John has over 20 years of experience in all areas of Information Technology leadership including engineering and sales. He has been the part of several start-ups, including his last organization which was successfully incubated and sold in Atlanta, GA. His specialties include service design, team creation and oversight, increasing operational effectiveness, harnessing cloud and data center services, network security, and providing objective guidance and consulting to small business owners.

John currently chairs the Tech400 committee for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and is in the process of publishing a book on customer service. He resides in Woodstock, GA with his two daughters and wife of over 20 years.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Maxine Cain with STEM Atlanta Women

January 21, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Maxine Cain with STEM Atlanta Women

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Deborah Lanham, Maxine Cain, Mike Sammond

Maxine Cain/STEM Atlanta Women

STEM Atlanta Women is a non-profit 501c(3) organization created to Enlighten, Educate, and Empower Underrepresented, Disadvantaged, and Under-served women and girls to take advantage of the global opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and the future skills needed to compete and succeed in 21st Century.

STEM offers hands-on after school, STEM Saturdays and summer programs, master classes, innovative programs, tech labs, hack-a-thons, conferences, entrepreneurial training, and events that will enhance and increase the talent pipeline in STEM careers globally for women, girls, and minorities in underrepresented and under-served communities through career and technical education, collaboration and communication.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Tosha Marks with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

November 19, 2016 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Tosha Marks with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

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Deborah Lanham, Tosha Marks, Mike Sammond

Tosha Marks/Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Fern Johnson with CSI Laboratories and Cheri Windeler with Pineapple Gifts

October 21, 2016 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Fern Johnson with CSI Laboratories and Cheri Windeler with Pineapple Gifts

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Deborah Lanham, Cheri Windeler, Fern Johnson, Mike Sammond

Fern Johnson/CSI Laboratories

CSI Laboratories is a specialized cancer diagnostics laboratory focused specifically on meeting the unique needs and challenges of pathologists and the patients they serve. CSI Laboratories is independently owned and operated by medical professionals and has provided reliable and expert diagnostic testing to pathologists across the United States since 1997.

Cheri Windeler/Pineapple Gifts

Pineapple Gifts has spent years amassing a collection of fabulous corporate gifts and promotional items you won’t find anywhere else. They know how hard it is to find tasteful corporate gifts! They look hard for items that will actually be used, reflect well on you, are memorable and will leave a lasting positive impression. Pineapple Gifts would love to find just the right thing for you.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Mary Hester with LAN Systems

September 16, 2016 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Mary Hester with LAN Systems

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Mike Sammond, Mary Hester, Deborah Lanham

MARY HESTER/LAN SYSTEMS

Mary Hester is the CEO of LAN Systems, which provides IT solutions in the Greater Metro Atlanta Area. Mary is an electrical engineer who believes her greatest strength is in her ability to connect with people and understand their unique technology needs. Through her leadership, LAN Systems has dedicated itself to providing business technology that works for people. As a computer systems expert, Mary works with many companies to get the highest efficiency from people and IT resources. She brings extensive experience managing a support and service group renowned for its “Best in the Industry” rating and standards. Mary is an expert in customer loyalty and retention. She has designed and delivered numerous training courses and workshops on a variety of topics. Understanding that service must be consistent and always meet the customer’s needs, Mary has developed a unique managed services model that provides personalized, high-quality services throughout the contract period. LAN Systems delivers this program with engineers and computer experts to many industries.

Mary has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MBA from the University of Georgia at Athens. In addition to working with utilities on security and other topics, she is very involved in the industry and serves on several committees that address security concerns for public utilities. Mary is very active in the community and volunteers for several not-for-profit organizations that promote engineering education and careers to young people. She devotes her time to promoting engineering as a career to young women. Mary is the Vice Chairman for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services. She also serves on the Board of Utility Technology Associates, a not-for-profit dedicated to the advancement of education and training for electric power utilities which conducts the Southeastern Meter School and the Distribution Apparatus School.

You can contact Mary at mary@lansystems.com.