Sherry Farrugia manages the multi-million dollar pediatric research portfolio and the public-private partnership between Georgia Tech and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This episode will provide:
Sherry Farrugia/Childrens’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at GT
Sherry Farrugia is the COO and CSO for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at GT and the Director for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In this dual role she works to build and sustain public-private partnerships in pediatrics and health IT, and manages the partnership’s multi-million dollar research portfolio. She provides executive level leadership for business and operational functions and works to improve the overall execution of key business initiatives to improve efficiency, effectiveness and reduce administrative costs.
This includes providing insight into the innovations, new technologies, and start ups developed as a result of the partnership. Prior to this position Ms. Farrugia was the Managing Director of Health IT at Georgia Tech.
Sherry has over 25 years’ experience in the health information technology (IT) field, consulting with numerous industry partners, and many state agencies including the State of Georgia in the areas of care management systems, health information exchange, and enterprise data governance. She is very active in the Atlanta community serving on multiple health and pediatric related boards.
About SOAR Vision Group
The SOAR Vision Group mission is to: Align People with Purpose to Achieve Exceptional Results. SOAR provides best practice strategy execution, business process optimization services, and a structured organizational development approach for organizations to effectively implement the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For more information, contact SOAR Vision Group at (888) 294-3303 or visit soarvisiongroup.com.
About the Baldrige Foundation
The mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is presented annually by the United States President to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation at (202) 559-9195 or visit baldrigefoundation.org.
Rafael Villegas/Georgia Hispanic Construction Association (GHCA)
The Georgia Hispanic Construction Association (GHCA) is a non-profit organization catering to the needs of the Hispanic construction community, offering extensive educational and business development opportunities for small and medium size construction companies.
Clara Richardson-Olguin/CIC Floors
CIC Floors is the top-quality flooring company in metro Atlanta, specializing in unique and eco-friendly products and professional service. Their mission is to provide their customers with quality products and excellent installation services at competitive prices.
Francisco Manuel Martinez/Eagle Construction and Restoration
Founded in 1996 by Francisco A. Martinez, Eagle Masonry Services, Inc. focuses its efforts to work on the masonry field, which includes installation of brick, decorative stone, concrete block, and other materials related to the masonry trade. In 2013 Eagle Masonry Services become Eagle Construction and Restoration, LLC.
With more than 23 years of experience, Eagle Construction & Restoration had contributed to the construction of public, commercial, and residential buildings. Most of the work performed by ECR is located in the Southeast region, including Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
At the moment, Eagle Construction & Restoration traces its efforts on commercial jobs, which requires the highest quality control regulations as well as the highest safety levels. With a personnel capacitated on safety programs and quality control management, ECR’s goal is to obtain the greatest satisfaction out of its customers as well as to preserve the well being of its employees.
Adam Shapiro/Sales Reform School
SalesReformSchool™ Helps B2B Executives Improve Their Sales Force’s Professionalism. They do this by following a process, by purposefully following a messaging strategy, and setting expected behaviors that map to the company’s values and culture. With the explosion of sales tools, especially those geared to filling the top of the sales funnel, you’re expecting results. If you’re not achieving the ones you need, then it may be time to professionalize your sales force.
Mark Galvin/ePresence
ePresence provides personal branding services for individuals, executives and entrepreneurs. They leverage social media on an individual level since that is where the audience is most engaged. Mark Galvin, CEO and Founder of ePresence, is a personal social media expert with 29 years of business management and hotel industry experience including stops with Marriott, Hyatt, Omni and IHG.
Mark Galvin/ePresence
ePresence launches and manages your personal social media. ePresence, is a professional social media management firm for individuals. Mark and his team take care of YOUR online personality, so you do not have to. There are many people who do not have the time, know how, or desire to do this today? But it is important to have your profiles and activity optimized so you always look your best. You never know when a future boss, a potential client/customer, or important peer lands on your profile. ePresence keeps your feeds active and clean up profiles, so you ALWAYS look your best.
Mark Galvin is the Founder and CEO of ePresence. In addition to growing ePresence, Mark is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcaster and host of “How’s your ePresence?” on Business RadioX, and a LinkedIn and branding consultant.
Tim Fulton/Small Business Matters
With over 30 years of experience, Small Business Matters (SBM) brings a results-based approach to each and every client. Whether your business has been established for 50 years or 50 days, they are passionate about helping you achieve your goals and mission.
Small Business Matters was established in 1994 as an independent management consulting and training practice. The primary goal of SBM is to increase the effectiveness and enhance the lives of CEO’s. Since its existence, Small Business Matters has worked with companies such as Lucent Technologies, Carlson Companies, CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Services, Inc. (formerly Insignia/ESG, Inc.), and Georgia Power.
Small Business Matters is owned and operated in Atlanta, Georgia by Tim Fulton. Tim is a nationally-recognized small business coach, consultant, and advocate. He has been involved in the field of entrepreneurship for over three decades as a successful business owner, small business counselor, and adjunct university professor.
Tim is currently a Vistage Group Chair in Atlanta. Vistage is an international membership organization for company CEO’s and Presidents that provides a very unique growth experience for its members. In addition, Tim is a facilitator for the University of Georgia SBDC’s GrowSmart training program, which is designed for growth-oriented small business owners, operators, and executives.
Caleb Stevens/Corners Outreach
Corners Outreach began in 2012 by partnering with a local elementary school and working in the neighborhood of the students who have the greatest academic need.
Their focus of helping children in their community with better education grew to include bettering home life by helping their parents get better jobs. Because they focus in Title 1 schools, many of their 600 students live in trauma caused by low income, language, transportation, multiple families dwellings and immigration.
Todd Weeks/Traction Focused
Todd is passionate about helping business owners and leadership teams get traction in their business through the Entrepreneurial Operating System (“EOS”). Todd personally lived inside the EOS system for four years and experienced the transformative power it can have on a business. In the first 3 years of running their business using the EOS system Todd and his team grew their Net Profit 6 times, and ultimately sold the company in the 4th year realizing a 40% increase in the overall value of the business. Now Todd spends all of his time helping other entrepreneurs experience the same growth and transformation through implementing EOS in their companies.
For more information about Traction Focused click here
Ryan Burton/Ryan Burton Music Group
The Ryan Burton Music Group is an Independent Record Company & Artist Management Company founded by Canadian/American Entrepreneur, Marketer & Musician Ryan Burton. The company is based in Lawrenceville, GA (Metro Atlanta) and focuses on recording and releasing artists that ignite the listeners imagination. Ryan Burton Music Group was started in January 2015 based around a desire to form a company that helps artists thrive. “We like to find a musician that has talent and get involved in all aspects to help them get where they need to go. We look for someone that lives for music and is prepared to do what it takes to succeed. When we meet an artist like this, development and getting their music to the masses is easy.” RBMG believes in helping artists and then participating in their success “we help you grow, then we all can benefit from that success” says Burton.
Melvin Everson/Gwinnett Technical College
Gwinnett Tech has been providing career-focused education and training in this region for more than 25 years. Their programs focus on real-world education for real-world jobs and help you gain the knowledge you need to realize your dreams.
Gwinnett Tech offers more than 140 programs – degree, diploma and certificate options – that you can finish in two years or less. Programs in the fastest growing fields, plus emerging industries and technologies, where employers need a highly skilled workforce and Gwinnett Tech graduates are in demand.
Gwinnett Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree.
The 12th Annual BTSBP Golf Tournament was held on Monday, May 13th at the Summit Chase Country Club in Snellville, GA. Business RadioX is proud to sponsor this worthy cause every year and broadcast from the event.
Listen in as Duffie Dixon interviews the charity’s founder Steve Kendrick following this year’s tournament.
About the Back to School Back Pack Program:
The Back to School Back Pack Program is a non-profit, charitable corporation created by Steve Kendrick of Infiniti of Gwinnett and Subaru of Gwinnett in 2007. The goal of this charity is to provide children in Gwinnett County who are either homeless or have family hardships with a backpack and the essential supplies needed for going back to school.
The charity has already provided over 10,000 backpacks filled with basic school supplies since its inception. Every year Infiniti of Gwinnett and Subaru of Gwinnett employees and families volunteer countless hours to ensure the goals of the charity are met. They really appreciate the support they have received at their events over the years!
We know times can be tough. However, times are even tougher for these children in need. The goal every year is to supply hundreds of backpacks, fully stuffed with school supplies and personal items, to those children in the community who need it most. Help them achieve this goal and bring a smile to a child’s face in Gwinnett County. Please tell your relatives and friends about this charitable opportunity so that more people can participate in this worthy cause.
This year’s winning foursome in the golf tournament have been invited to play in the 2020 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Pro-Am. This prestigious golf tournament pairs amateur foursomes with a Champions Tour Pro in the best of the five-player team format. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to play golf “inside the ropes” with a pro!
All proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the Back to School Back Pack Program. For more information, please contact Kim Jones at kjones@infinitiofgwinnett.com or (678) 812-8533.
Abdul Fox/Orangetheory Fitness & RedLine Athletics
Orangetheory is a science-backed, technology-tracked, coach-inspired group workout designed to produce results from the inside out. The hardest part of the workouts is showing up. Orangetheory makes it simple for you to push yourself, be your personal best, and give you more: MORE results. MORE confidence. MORE Life. More than a gym. Because you shouldn’t live to exercise. You should exercise to live.
RedLine Youth Athletic Training Centers are developed to help young athletes ages 8-18 become stronger, faster and more powerful. Their Sports Performance Specialists (SPS’s) combine passion and knowledge to mentor young athletes through custom-designed, sport-specific training programs that will help them achieve their goals and maximize their potential, while making them all-around better athletes.
