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Ali Banks, Chopt Creative Salad Company

May 23, 2023 by John Ray

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Ali Banks, Chopt Creative Salad Company (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 663)

Ali Banks, Vice President of Culinary at Chopt Creative Salad Company, joined host John Ray on this episode of North Fulton Business Radio. She discussed how Chopt got started, their exciting and creative menu items, local suppliers, how Chopt Gives supports the Atlanta community, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Chopt Creative Salad Company

Founded in 2001 by college friends Tony Shure and Colin McCabe, Chopt Creative Salad Company is the creator and leader of the premium salad segment, and has expanded from its original location in New York City’s Union Square to include 73 locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Connecticut, suburban Westchester, New York, New Jersey, suburban Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Chopt is a fast-growing company with a core team of great people and tremendous opportunities opening up as Chopt and its team continue to expand. Aiming to change the future of fast food, Chopt pushes the boundaries of what a salad can be with its core menu of 14 Classics, 3 rotating Seasonal Specials, 25 homemade, small-batch dressings, and limited-time-only “Super Seasonals” that feature local produce-only at its peak.

Expanding its “Better Tastes Better” philosophy beyond its restaurant walls, Chopt also partners with non-profit Wellness in the Schools to bring healthy lunches to New York City public schools.

Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Ali Banks, VP of Culinary, Chopt Creative Salad Company

Ali Banks, VP of Culinary, Chopt Creative Salad Co

Ali Banks is an adventurer and a creative at heart, with a background that includes studying Urban Design and Architecture at NYU and spending several years overseeing development and construction projects in New York City, formal culinary education in Paris, time well spent mastering the finer points of whole-animal butchery and Alaskan salmon fishing, helping others unleash their inner-chef as a Resident Chef for Sur La Table and working through key growth initiatives for one of the leading wine and cheese purveyors in Chicago.

Now, she spends her time as Vice President of Culinary at Founders Table Restaurant Group – overseeing the Food & Beverage departments for both Chopt Creative Salad Co. and Dos Toros Taqueria. She is always excited to share her passion for all things edible — including the people and places that make them such an integral part of a life well-lived.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • How did Chopt get started?
  • Where can people find Chopt in Atlanta?
  • What is Chopt Gives and how do they support the Atlanta community?
  • What is the Summer VIP Challenge?
  • How does Chopt keep things fresh with artisan partners around the world and local Georgia partnerships?
  • What makes Chopt different?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

Tagged With: Ali Banks, artisan, Chopt Creative Salad Co, Chopt Gives, Creative Salads, John Ray, Local Farms, North Fulton Business Radio X, North Fulton Radio, Office Angels, philanthrophy, renasant bank

Todd Gooden, The Solutions Team, Inc.

May 23, 2023 by John Ray

The Solutions Team
Dental Business Radio
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Todd Gooden, The Solutions Team, Inc. (Dental Business Radio, Episode 44)

Todd Gooden, CEO of The Solutions Team, Inc. was behind the mic with host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss IT services and the business model he’s created to serve the dental industry. Todd also covered IT problems that can arise in a dental practice, cybersecurity, mitigating risk, why practices in smaller cities and towns are at risk, and much more.

Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

The Solutions Team, Inc.

In 2007, while managing a routine Disaster Recovery implementation for a major corporation in Central Mississippi, Todd Gooden, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Solutions Team explored outsourcing several key components in an effort to minimize the company’s infrastructure expenses. His inability to find a provider of the services he needed led to the founding of The Solutions Team.

In 2008, The Solutions Team began specializing in “Cloud” technology – designing Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud Solutions for emerging and mid-sized companies seeking to protect critical server data (financials, e-mail messages, databases, etc.), while reducing operational costs in server backup and recovery. Today, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, The Solutions Team is a leading cloud-services company – serving businesses nationwide (40 states).

The Solutions Team has emerged as the go-to provider for companies looking to outsource their entire IT department or simply deploy key portions of their system to the ‘cloud’. The company offers proven expertise on a variety of cloud-based managed services and solutions, including Cloud-Hosted Email. Managed Email On-Site, Virtual IT Support, Managed Networks, Cloud Data Backup/Disaster Recovery and Data Breach Response.

Company website| LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

Todd Gooden, CEO, The Solutions Team, Inc.

Todd Gooden, CEO, The Solutions Team, Inc.

In 1996, at 24 years of age, Todd was the youngest person at the time to ever receive the Mississippi Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” distinction – awarded annually to rising business leaders throughout the state. More than two decades and three companies later, he continues to be recognized as an IT services innovator and leader.

He was named a ‘Most Successful Entrepreneur of 2018’ by Beyond Exclamation magazine, and more recently was named one of the state’s ‘Top CEOs of 2020’ by the Mississippi Business Journal. Through the years, The Solutions Team has emerged as the go-to provider for companies looking to outsource their entire IT department or simply deploy key portions of the ‘cloud’ or Cyber Security Solutions. TST’s innovative ‘performance-based’ billing model and stellar track record for service availability and responsiveness have helped clients minimize IT service interruptions and increase productivity, while managing their budgets and reducing costs more effectively.

Under Todd’s leadership, The Solutions Team was named to the prestigious Pioneer 250 of CRN magazine’s 2019 Managed Service Provider 500 list, recognizing North American solution providers with cutting-edge approaches to delivering managed IT services. Other recognitions include TST being named a ‘Best Place to Work’ for six consecutive years since 2017 by the Mississippi Business Journal.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending a day out on his boat, hitting the green at tee time, cheering on his favorite football team, connecting with nature during a camping trip, or even hanging out with his hunting buddies at deer camp. Todd has been married to his beautiful wife, Brandi for 23 years whom he shares four children: Dakota, Aubrey, Kaelon, and Eli.

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About Dental Business Radio

Patrick O'Rourke
Patrick O’Rourke, Host of “Dental Business Radio”

Dental Business Radio covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a complete show archive is here.

 

Practice Quotient

Dental Business Radio is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Connect with Practice Quotient

Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Dental Business Radio, dental industry, it services, managed IT services, Mississippi, Patrick O'Rourke, Practice Quotient, The Solutions Team, Todd Gooden

Quick Tips for Time Well Spent: Time-Saving Home Cleaning Hack

May 22, 2023 by John Ray

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North Fulton Studio
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Quick Tips for Time Well Spent: Time-Saving Home Cleaning Hack

On this edition of Quick Tips for Time Well Spent, host Julie Hullett offered a time-saving home cleaning hack for bathroom chores.

Julie’s commentary was taken from this episode of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett. 

Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett is presented by Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

About Time Well Spent

Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett features stories from busy professionals who have created more time to do what they love. Every other week, your host and personal concierge Julie Hullett speaks with entrepreneurs, community leaders, and influencers to answer the question: What would you do if you had more time?

The show is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.

Julie Hullett, Host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Julie Hullet, Host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Julie Hullett is the host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett.

Julie Hullett is a personal concierge and entrepreneur in Nashville, TN. She founded Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC in 2011 to give people their time back so they can do more of what they love. No stranger to big ideas and pursuing passions, Julie left corporate America to create her business. She capitalized on her skills—multi-tasking, attention to detail, and time management, to name a few—to build a successful business that gives back. Her clients enjoy ample free time. They’ve traveled more, spent more time with those they love, and have even created their own businesses.

Connect with Julie:

Website| LinkedIn | Instagram. Sign up to receive her newsletter.

 

Tagged With: bathroom, cleaning hack, household chores, Julie Hullett Concierge LLC, personal concierge, Quick Tips for Time Well Spent, time saving tip, Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Harry Maugans, Privacy Bee

May 18, 2023 by John Ray

Privacy Bee
Executive Perspective
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Harry Maugans, Privacy Bee

Harry Maugans, CEO of Privacy Bee, joined host Danny Vander Maten to explain the ways that hackers can exploit publicly available information, and how, in turn, Privacy Bee works to protect businesses and consumers. They discussed data privacy, the lack of regulation of information, Privacy Bee’s efforts to enact positive change, and how their product works. Harry also talked about starting companies, finding talent, effective marketing, exit strategies, and much more.

Executive Perspective is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Privacy Bee

Privacy Bee is an External Data Privacy suite that monitors and removes exposed personal information from the internet.  Cybersecurity is not enough, as most companies that experience data breaches already have cybersecurity and employee training investments, so Privacy Bee is a novel way of further de-risking a business.

By scrubbing employee exposures from the surface web, Privacy Bee makes it harder for hackers, spear phishers, and social engineers to craft highly effective PII-infused attacks, which trick employees into divulging sensitive information.  Spear phishing is today’s biggest risk to a business, and Privacy Bee is the only company in the world that effectively decreases the risk proactively, complementary to cybersecurity, through effective management of a businesses’ external privacy exposures.

Privacy Bee’s high-impact solution is also leveraged as Poach Defense (making it harder for recruiters to access and solicit your top talent), productivity boost (blocking overly aggressive sales people), proactive identity theft defense (making it harder for thieves to fill out fraudulent credit apps), and employee or executive protection (perfectly complementing any physical safety efforts).

Privacy Bee is the fastest growing privacy-centric company in the world, offering both business and consumer solutions.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter 

Harry Maugans, CEO, Privacy Bee

Harry Maugans, CEO, Privacy Bee

Harry Maugans is an entrepreneurial visionary with a passion for solving large problems in complex markets.  His journey began in high school, where at just 14 years old he built a company that employed over two dozen people, landing major clients like Chevron-Texaco, Travelocity, Marathon Petroleum, CompUSA, and more.  That success propelled Harry to win a flurry of awards and recognition, from the Atlanta Journal Constitution Cup to the prestigious ACG Entrepreneur of the Year Award, alongside billionaire Charlie Loudermilk.

Over the next 15 years, Harry created and scaled three separate startup companies from concept to 7-8 figure acquisitions, in industries ranging from automotive to quantitative finance.  The most recent was Clickagy, where Harry founded, built, and grew the startup into the largest and most advanced behavioral intelligence company in the world, landing major clients like Samsung, AT&T, Home Depot, and even the US Government.  Finally in 2020, ZoomInfo ($ZI on Nasdaq) bought Clickagy in the largest acquisition of its kind in history.

Following that last exit, Harry made the decision to retire and began traveling extensively with his family, however the entrepreneurial fire wouldn’t dim.  Soon it became abundantly clear that privacy legislation wasn’t effective and he couldn’t ignore the growing and rampant exploitation of data he witnessed across the AdTech industry, so he decided to get back  on the horse once more, launching Privacy Bee.  Leveraging Harry’s previous decade of data experience, Privacy Bee aims to fight back against those who exploit data for selfish gain, those who are negligent with consumer info leading to data breaches or identity theft, and those who weaponize data for social engineering, hacking, and scams.

The world is screaming for increased privacy, and Harry created Privacy Bee to dominate that massive market void.  Today Privacy Bee is trusted to protect countless celebrities, politicians, athletes, musicians, actors, and other privacy-centric individuals.  In 2023 Privacy Bee launched a comprehensive business suite to protect employees, and has already signed up thousands of companies from small local SMBs to Fortune 100 enterprises, and was even awarded the largest government contract in history to protect the privacy of federal employees.  In a very short period of time, Privacy Bee has secured itself as the unequivocal leader in the data privacy industry.

Harry Maugans is an absolute savant in business and all indications point to his latest company, Privacy Bee, becoming yet another record-setting success.  His infectious energy and mission-driven strategies continually inspire the team around him, and his ever-optimistic passion molds a devoted culture.  Harry’s mantra is to challenge the status quo through relentless innovation, and his long track record of success proves he’s extremely good at it.

He can be reached by email.

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About Executive Perspective

Executive Perspective features executives and business leaders from a wide variety of sectors. Host Danny Vander Maten and his guests cover industry trends, insights, challenges, success strategies and lessons learned.  Executive Perspective is underwritten and presented by Cresa. The show series is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. A complete show archive can be found here.

Danny Vander Maten, Host of Executive Perspective

Danny Vander Maten, Vice President – Tenant Representation, Cresa, and Host of Executive Perspective

Danny joined Cresa in the Spring of 2016 and brought a diverse background with nearly 10 years of experience in finance, business operations, and strategy to his client’s real estate transactions.

At Cresa, Danny’s primary responsibilities include strategic planning, lease analysis, negotiations, and cost mitigation. As a registered Certified Public Accountant with an active license in the state of Georgia, Danny provides unique financial insight into every critical aspect of the transaction.

Cresa is the world’s most trusted occupier-centric commercial real estate firm. They strategize for the best possible results for occupiers everywhere. Cresa thinks beyond space. Partner without conflict. And apply their integrated expertise to make your business better.

Connect with Danny: LinkedIn | Twitter

Connect with Cresa: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Tagged With: Clickagy, CRESA, Danny Vander Maten, data privacy, Executive Perspective, hackers, Harry Maugans, privacy, Privacy Bee, Zoominfo

Ashish Mistry, BLH Venture Partners

May 16, 2023 by John Ray

Ashish Mistry
Business Beat
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Frazier & Deeter’s Business Beat:  Ashish Mistry, BLH Venture Partners

Ashish Mistry, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at BLH Venture Partners, was the guest on this edition of Business Beat. He chatted with host Roger Lusby about his career trajectory, early investments, selling at the right time, elements to building a successful team, mistakes startup founders make in working with their investors, what he sees both in the SaaS and ecommerce space, and much more. Ashish also discussed PCKL, a portfolio company which sells pickleball equipment and accessories, and why he believes the market for pickleball will continue to grow.

Business Beat is presented by Alpharetta CPA firm Frazier & Deeter and is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®

BLH Venture Partners

BLH understands entrepreneurs and the phase’s start-ups and young companies traverse on their path to success.

Their insights stem from hands-on experience operating companies and having faced many of the same challenges current and prospective partners face as well.

BLH’s investments center on companies that can deliver innovation within a new or existing market.

They look for capital-efficient companies within the technology-enabled services, enterprise IT, consumer internet and e-commerce markets. They are excited by entrepreneurs that understand their respective markets very well and have something to show when they meet with BLH.

Company website | LinkedIn

Ashish Mistry, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BLH Venture Partners

Ashish Mistry
Ashish Mistry, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BLH Venture Partners

As Co-founder and Managing Partner of BLH Venture Partners, Ashish functions as an investor and adviser to young companies. His operating experience includes leadership roles with high-growth companies within Information Security, SaaS, and E-commerce.

Ashish was Founder and CEO of KontrolFreek – an innovative lifestyle brand in the video game accessories market until its acquisition in late 2020. Ashish’s first entrepreneurial role was as co-founder of Virtex Networks (Acquired by Leapfrog Services), then as an early team member of AirDefense (Acquired by NYSE: MOT). Mistry also spent two tours as an EIR at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), working with start-ups across Georgia.

Ashish is active in community organizations including current and prior board positions with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Venture Atlanta (Co-founder) and the Atlanta CEO Council, as well as serving on committees with the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Mistry is also active in YPO.

He is a graduate of Emory University and resides with his wife and children in Atlanta.

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Frazier & Deeter

The Alpharetta office of Frazier & Deeter is home to a thriving CPA tax practice, a growing advisory practice and an Employee Benefit Plan Services group. CPAs and advisors in the Frazier & Deeter Alpharetta office serve clients across North Georgia and around the country with services such as personal tax planning, estate planning, business tax planning, business tax compliance, state and local tax planning, financial statement reviews, financial statement audits, employee benefit plan audits, internal audit outsourcing, cyber security, data privacy, SOX and other regulatory compliance, mergers, and acquisitions and more. Alpharetta CPAs serve clients ranging from business owners and executives to large corporations.

Roger Lusby, Partner in Charge of Alpharetta office, Frazier & Deeter
Roger Lusby, Partner in Charge of the Alpharetta office of Frazier & Deeter

Roger Lusby, host of Frazier & Deeter’s Business Beat, is an Alpharetta CPA and Alpharetta Office Managing Partner for Frazier & Deeter. He is also a member of the Tax Department in charge of coordinating tax and accounting services for our clientele. His responsibilities include a review of a variety of tax returns with an emphasis in the individual, estate, and corporate areas. Client assistance is also provided in the areas of financial planning, executive compensation and stock option planning, estate and succession planning, international planning (FBAR, SFOP), health care, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and service companies.

You can find Frazier & Deeter on social media:

LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

An episode archive of Frazier & Deeter’s Business Beat can be found here.

 

Tagged With: Ashish Mistry, BLH Venture Partners, Business Beat, Entrepeneur, Frazier and Deeter, gaming, Georgia Tech, KontrolFreek, pickleball, Roger Lusbh, venture capital

Erika Nicholson, Restored Cosmetics, and Todd Callen, AcSellerate Sales Advisor

May 16, 2023 by John Ray

Erika Nicholson, Restored Cosmetics, and Todd Callen, AcSellerate Sales Advisor
Family Business Radio
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Erika Nicholson, Restored Cosmetics, and Todd Callen, AcSellerate Sales Advisor (Family Business Radio, Episode 44)

On this episode of Family Business Radio, host Anthony Chen welcomed business leaders Erika Nicholson and Todd Callen. Erika Nicholson talked about her work as a paramedical tattoo artist, saline tattooing, permanent makeup, and much more. Todd Callen discussed why business owners and CEOs may struggle to scale their sales efforts, the difference between sales and sales foundation, the most common mistake one can make when creating and managing a sales team, and much more. Anthony closed the show with a commentary on planning and your purpose and passions.

Family Business Radio is underwritten and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network.

Restored Cosmetics

Restored Cosmetics, in Alpharetta, Georgia goes beyond just providing exceptional Paramedical and cosmetic tattoo services.  It is important that clients leave feeling empowered, confident, and beautiful.

With a focus on creating a welcoming and peaceful environment, Erika and her team strive to make sure that every client feels special and heard. Restored Cosmetics works with Top-rated Plastic & Reconstruction Surgeons in and around the metro Atlanta area.

Additionally, clients travel across the nation seeking wholeness after such surgeries for scar camouflaging, breast tattooing, and more!

Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Erika Nicholson, Owner/Founder/Artist, Restored Cosmetics

Erika Nicholson, Owner/Founder/Artist, Restored Cosmetics

Erika Nicholson thought she found her niche several years ago when she made her mark in the medical travel insurance industry.

As many experiences firsthand, COVID caused things in the world to completely stop – traveling being one of them. There was no timeframe to know if or when things would get back to normal. “It was time for me to reinvent myself! I wanted something fun, exciting, and fulfilling,” Erika said.

Today, she has done just that! Erika Nicholson, now a multi-certified Paramedical and cosmetic tattoo artist, owns and operates Restored Cosmetics, LLC. She and her skilled team help individuals look and feel beautiful every single day by restoring their confidence in and through Paramedical and cosmetic tattoo procedures.

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AcSellerate Sales Advisor LLC

AcSellerate Sales Advisors is focused on helping companies achieve consistent sales growth through the improvement of all aspects of a sales organization. They help companies achieve sales targets across a range of industries by building successful sales plans, building a disciplined sales approach, and aligning sales teams.
AcSellerate Sales Advisors takes a proven results-oriented strategic and tactical approach to turn underperforming sales teams into revenue-producing market leaders. Their focus is on people, processes, systems, and messaging to achieve maximum results.

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Todd Callen, President, AcSellerate Sales Advisor

Todd Callen, President, AcSellerate Sales Advisor

Todd Callen’s passion is helping small and mid-sized businesses rapidly grow their sales! Todd works with business owners as a Sales Advisor and Fractional VP of Sales.

Todd has over 25 years of Sales and Revenue leadership experience, working with companies to aggressively grow the sales and revenue engine to achieve hypergrowth. He views sales as a blend of the quantitative (the sales numbers, the forecast, the pipeline, the close rates) and the qualitative (how “effective” our positioning, value proposition, and ability to convey and persuade).

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Anthony Chen, Host of Family Business Radio

Anthony Chen, Lighthouse Financial, and Host of “Family Business Radio”

This show is sponsored and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network. Securities and advisory services are offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. (RAA), member FINRA/SIPC. RAA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products, or services referenced here are independent of RAA. The main office address is 575 Broadhollow Rd. Melville, NY 11747. You can reach Anthony at 631-465-9090 ext 5075 or by email at anthonychen@lfnllc.com.

Anthony Chen started his career in financial services with MetLife in Buffalo, NY in 2008. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, he considers himself a full-blooded New Yorker while now enjoying his Atlanta, GA home. Specializing in family businesses and their owners, Anthony works to protect what is most important to them. From preserving to creating wealth, Anthony partners with CPAs and attorneys to help address all the concerns and help clients achieve their goals. By using a combination of financial products ranging from life, disability, and long-term care insurance to many investment options through Royal Alliance. Anthony looks to be the eyes and ears for his client’s financial foundation. In his spare time, Anthony is an avid long-distance runner.

The complete show archive of “Family Business Radio” can be found at familybusinessradioshow.com.

Tagged With: AcSellerate Sales Advisor, AcSellerate Sales Advisor LLC, Anthony Chen, cosmetic tattoo artist, Erika Nicholson, Family Business, Family Business Radio, financial goals, financial planner, financial planning, fractional VP of sales, Lighthouse Financial, Lighthouse Financial Network, Paramedical, passions, purpose, Restored Cosmetics, sales advisor, sales team, sales training, Todd Callen

Kristen Rocco, Kristen Rocco Consulting

May 15, 2023 by John Ray

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Kristen Rocco, Kristen Rocco Consulting (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 662)

Kristen Rocco, Founder of Kristen Rocco Consulting, joined host John Ray in the studio on this episode of North Fulton Business Radio. She talked about how she helps businesses through content marketing, what content marketing is, when businesses should think about hiring a fractional marketing consultant, her podcast Bold Moves: How Did You Know?, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Kristen Rocco, Founder, Kristen Rocco Consulting

Kristen Rocco, Founder, Kristen Rocco Consulting

As a content marketing strategy consultant, Kristen Rocco helps businesses unleash content marketing as their growth engine and provides an extra pair of hands to help execute it, producing the strategic playbook and setting the standard for high-quality, audience-focused content that fuels the marketing funnel at all phases.

Previously, she led global content strategy at Global Payments, a Fortune 500 technology company. She launched the company’s first digital publication and associated newsletter, as well as its marquee annual content campaign. Over 15 years, Kristen has built a career in content marketing, planning, producing, and sharing stories via earned, owned, and paid channels. Last year, she was recognized as a finalist in the “Women in Content Marketing Awards.”

She’s the host of the podcast, Bold Moves: How Did You Know? The podcast will inspire you to take BOLD action to pursue your greatest dreams. In her podcast, you’ll hear bold move stories that propelled her guests from curiosity to action. And understand that doing that thing you’ve wanted to do isn’t more than making a decision and being courageous.

Kristen received her master’s degree in Integrated Communications from The University of South Carolina and her bachelor’s in Communications from North Carolina State University.

Website | Kristen’s LinkedIn

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • What is content marketing?
  • What is fractional marketing consulting and when should businesses think about hiring fractional consultants?
  • What should business leaders know about content marketing in 2023?
  • What is your new podcast, “Bold Moves: How Did You Know?” about and how do you hope to inspire your audience through the podcast?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

Tagged With: Bold Moves: How Did You Know?, content marketing, fractional consultant, John Ray, Kristen Rocco, Kristen Rocco Consulting, North Fulton Business Radio X, North Fulton Radio, Office Angels, podcasting, renasant bank

Katie Rushton, Effortless Style

May 15, 2023 by John Ray

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Katie Rushton, Effortless Style (Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett, Episode 18)

Although she loved fabric and fashion from an early age, Katie Rushton, Founder of Effortless Style, spent years in corporate before returning to school for a fashion merchandising degree. She and host Julie Hullett discussed how Katie’s work evolved, her love of spreadsheets, what’s hot right now, building trust with her clients, her array of services, how she stays organized, and more.

Following the interview, Julie shared a Quick Tip with a time-saving home cleaning hack.

Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett is presented by Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Effortless Style

Getting dressed each day doesn’t have to be difficult, and you shouldn’t feel daunted by something you have to do every morning. Effortless Style removes “I don’t know what to wear” from your vocabulary and helps you feel like the clothes you put on represent the best version of you. They are also the first to acknowledge that when you’re considering hiring a stylist, it can be surprisingly intimidating. A one-time closet audit to create new looks from your current wardrobe may have you sorting through years of clothes, stories, and memories (and a few things in between).

A styling session or their ongoing personal shopping services could turn into deeper discussions about the ways that you want to up your game or move your career forward. For the team at Effortless Style, it’s all about building a relationship with clients where you feel comfortable and at ease working with us. Man, woman, at work, at play, budget-conscious, or ready to invest—it doesn’t matter who you are!

They work with a variety of clients to create fresh looks that inspire confidence, reflect your sensibilities and style, and require minimal effort for you.

Website | Facebook | Instagram

Katie Rushton, Founder/Wardrobe Stylist, Effortless Style

Katie Rushton, Founder/Wardrobe Stylist, Effortless Style

Katie Rushton is the founder of the Nashville-based personal shopping company Effortless Style. Along with her team of stylists, she works with clients who range from corporate powerhouses to musicians, to working parents. No matter the client, her approach starts by building relationships so she can create a personalized, polished look that builds confidence and creates ease in their daily lives.

Katie’s enthusiasm and passion for her work make even the most fashion-averse feel like they know exactly what to put on in the morning. With a warm smile and an easy approach, she meets each individual where they are in life, listening to their needs so that she can capture their personal style and help them feel great in their clothes. A love of style started young for Katie.

Other interests won out as she pursued a career in finance, but like most callings, her desire to work in fashion and styling eventually became too loud to ignore. After graduating from fashion and merchandising school, Katie was hooked. Whether it was studying emerging trends or learning the ins and outs of fabrics and how sewing techniques support a great fit, Katie left school ready to help clients look and feel their best. Her first stop? The working women she could relate to all too well from her days in an office environment.

Since founding Effortless Style, she’s seen it all! Whether working with a musician wanting to create a standout look or those ready to move their career forward in big ways, Katie has built a team ready to serve a variety of clients and needs.

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About Time Well Spent

Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett features stories from busy professionals who have created more time to do what they love. Every other week, your host and personal concierge Julie Hullett speaks with entrepreneurs, community leaders, and influencers to answer the question: What would you do if you had more time?

The show is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.

Julie Hullett, Host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Julie Hullet, Host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Julie Hullett is the host of Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett.

Julie Hullett is a personal concierge and entrepreneur in Nashville, TN. She founded Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC in 2011 to give people their time back so they can do more of what they love. No stranger to big ideas and pursuing passions, Julie left corporate America to create her business. She capitalized on her skills—multi-tasking, attention to detail, and time management, to name a few—to build a successful business that gives back. Her clients enjoy ample free time. They’ve traveled more, spent more time with those they love, and have even created their own businesses.

Connect with Julie:

Website| LinkedIn | Instagram. Sign up to receive her newsletter.

Tagged With: Effortless Style, fashion, home cleaning hack, Julie Hullett, Julie Hullett Concierge LLC, Katie Rushton, Nashville, personal concierge, Personal shopper, Quick Tips for Time Well Spent, Time Well Spent, travel, wardrobe stylist

Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, GLUED Global Consulting

May 15, 2023 by John Ray

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Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, GLUED Global Consulting (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 661)

Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, Co-Founders of GLUED Global Consulting, joined host John Ray in the studio on this episode of North Fulton Business Radio. They discussed the top challenges executives and sales leaders are facing, employee health, transforming individuals from the inside out, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

GLUED Global Consulting

A mindfulness-based approach focusing on the secret ingredient to business success, the human element.  GLUED promotes behavior change through better daily health and the art of compounding habits.

Wellness programs are typically a “self-led approach”. They focus on your employees taking a “life-coach approach” centering on personal development through Mindfulness, Mindset and Movement (The M3 Method).

The goal is to dial-in productivity and create a culture of health & happiness.

That’s why the M3 Method focuses on these problems

  • Reducing Stress & Burnout

  • Increase Retention

  • Improve Overall Employee Health

Progress Equals Happiness

When one feels they are progressing, they will show up in all aspects of their life better, especially at work.

When they are happy, you are happy.

Employees that attribute this to the company they work for are loyal.

Website | LinkedIn | YouTube

Duston Harper, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Duston Harper, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Duston Harper is a thriving sales leader who attributes his success to his lifestyle of productivity. He is an empathetic leader and avid learner. He embodies that principle of a lifetime student believing in investing in oneself through coaches, mentors, masterminds, and experts within their relative field.  After graduating from The University of Georgia, he quickly grew into a sales leader earning multiple accolades in the power tool, medical device, and healthcare staffing industries.

Duston’s passion for helping nursing and healthcare leadership to find a work-life balance has been his primary focus, however recently turned that focus towards all organizations in need of a positive influence, a healthy mindset, and help with their people. He has the ability to understand the stressors and frustrations of the employee workforce, dedicating himself to making lives easier, safer, and solving problems. He equates his success to a flexible discipline of productivity hacks and daily routines.

Outside of work, Duston enjoys being active, the outdoors, yoga, and loves his morning routine. His weekends are for watching the Georgia Bulldogs, family, travel, and his real estate investments.

Hear more from Duston on one of his most recent guest podcast appearances discussing Growth Mindset & Nurse Wellness.

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Corey Jacobs, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Corey Jacobs, Co-founder, GLUED Global Consulting

Corey Jacobs is a passionate, charismatic individual who attacks everything with intensity and curiosity due to his organic ability to relate with people. He is an avid learner who has immersed himself in personal development teaching the power of compounding habits through morning routines, yoga, breathwork, nutrition, mindset, and meditation. Through his decade of business development, consulting, and sales experience in the healthcare, medical device, and staffing industries, he has proven exceptionally proficient at understanding the challenges his clients face and coming up with creative mindfulness strategies. Corey is a leader who has built and managed a team of high performers. He is an avid fitness expert who early in his wellness career provided fitness programs for employees of CNN and Turner.

Corey graduated with a Business Degree from the University of West Georgia. He is also a certified yoga instructor and meditation teacher.

Corey is an evangelist for creating a healthy lifestyle through philosophical education, wellness & spiritual travel adventures, physical movement, breathwork, healthy cooking, and deep meaningful connections. His personal mantra is Life is to Grow, to Inspire, and to Play. This was the launching pad for the M3 Method of Mindfulness, Movement, & Mindset.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • Top challenges executives and sales leaders are facing
  • Stress, burnout, retention, and employee health
  • Transforming individuals from the inside out
  • Overcoming setbacks in life
  • Helping the Georgia community
  • Habits, change, mindset, and integrity

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

Tagged With: Corey Jacobs, Duston Harper, employee health, employee retention, GLUED Global Consulting, John Ray, North Fulton Business Radio X, North Fulton Radio, Office Angels, renasant bank, Stress & Burnout

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