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Mayor Rey Martinez of the City of Loganville and Keith Cordeiro from Crosstex International

January 3, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Mayor Rey Martinez of the City of Loganville and Keith Cordeiro from Crosstex International

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Steven Julian, Keith Cordeiro, Mayor Rey Martinez, Mike Sammond

Mayor Rey Martinez/City of Loganville

Before serving as Mayor of the City of Loganville, Rey Martinez was elected city council member in 2010 and re-elected to serve a second term in 2013. He has been the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Public Works Committee, and a member of the Public Utilities, Planning and Development, and Transportation Committee. Mayor Martinez served in the U.S. Navy with 3 deployments to the Middle East in support of Operation Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom. He Earned many awards including the Navy Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Campaign Medal.

His civic duties include:

• Georgia Municipal Association District 5 Vice-President & Member of GMA Federal Policy Council
• Board Member of State of Georgia Immigration Enforcement Review Board & Commission on Equal Opportunity Board (appointment made by the Governor)
• Board Member of the Walton County Development Authority, Chamber of Commerce & current President of the Walton Municipal Association
• Member & past President (2016-17) of the Loganville Lions Club
• Georgia Lighthouse Board Member
• Honorary Member Rotary Club of Loganville

Keith Cordeiro/Crosstex International

Crosstex International is a manufacturer of infection prevention products with industrial, medical, and dental divisions. Keith is an Account Executive in the dental division and covers 3 states (GA, AL, TN). Crosstex International has a variety of infection prevention products including masks, waterline treatment, amalgam separators, saliva ejectors, etc.

The Philosophy Of Sales is a blog that Keith started to showcase the use of discovery, collaboration, and compassion to sustain a culture of community and cooperation in all sales interactions.

Best Of Gwinnett BRX

January 1, 2019 by Mike

“The Best of Business RadioX” was a one-hour program that aired on North Georgia’s News-Talk WDUN Radio (550 AM and 102.9 FM). The show replayed some of the top interviews each week from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett County.

August 24, 2019

Highlights: Two local college football and NFL stars scoring big in the business world (from Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers); How Georgia’s Lt. Governor uses his days on the baseball diamond to help guide his political career (from Leader Dialogue); Inside the trucking industry and how technology is transforming today’s truckers (from TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan); News about a 25-year reunion and celebration for the championship Atlanta Knights hockey team (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

August 3, 2019

Highlights: An interior design superstore in Gwinnett County like no other (from Gwinnett Business Radio); Explaining population health and how it affects the healthcare industry (from Leader Dialogue); An inside look at the success and culture of Chick-fil-A (from Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers); The “do’s and don’ts” of estate planning for those with disabilities (from Senior Salute Radio).

July 6, 2019

Highlights: Hear how to effectively sell the right way (from Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers); Meet an Atlanta company developing an aircraft that will travel 5 times the speed of light (from TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan); Experts weigh in on mental illness and why many won’t talk about it (from Gwinnett Business Radio); A tax expert shares common tax problems and how to avoid a visit from the IRS. (from The Bottom Line with Jacqueline Sheldon).

June 8, 2019

Highlights: Meet one of Atlanta’s most high-profile divorce lawyers and his new idea that allows you to get personalized videos from your favorite celebrities (from Gwinnett Business Radio); Someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds in the United States. Doctors share insight on how the 2nd most common cause of death worldwide is preventable, treatable and beatable (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

May 18, 2019

Highlights: Get ready to experience Revel, the $900 million, 118-acre mixed-use and entertainment destination coming to Gwinnett (from Member Spotlight); The Gwinnett business leader who’s distributed over 10,000 back packs filled with school supplies to homeless children (from a live remote); Properly training security personal and improving the image of private security (from Case in Point); The growing trend of using movie theatres for private events (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

March 30, 2019

Highlights: Former UGA and NFL football star Matt Stinchcomb discusses the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and keynote speaker Nick Saban (from Gwinnett Business Radio); Scooters, bikes and the growing trend towards micromobility (from TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan); A look inside the Atlanta Small Business Network (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

March 9, 2019

Highlights: A new Home Improvement SuperMall is coming to Atlanta (from Power Play); Who gets your stuff when you die? (from Senior Salute Radio); Life as a professional bull rider (from Gwinnett Business Radio); Tax mistakes that cost small business owners money (from The Bottom Line with Jacqueline Sheldon).

February 9, 2019

Highlights: Do videos on your business website really work? (from How’s Your ePresence?); How healthcare costs can lower your taxes (from The Bottom Line with Jacqueline Sheldon); A business owner explains how a local pro hockey team is promoting his business (from Power Play); Expert sales & marketing secrets to double your sales (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

December 15, 2018

Highlights: The annual tradition of The Nutcracker and the Gwinnett Ballet (from Case in Point); A restaurant that’s the “toast” of the town (from Shut Up and Eat!); How technology is helping private security firms keep you safe (from TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan); A corporate attorney takes the fear out of starting your business (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

December 8, 2018

Highlights: The future of driverless cars and autonomous vehicles (from TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan); Cybersecurity and the health industry – are your online medical records safe? (from Leader Dialogue); Tips and secrets from a top sales trainer on closing the big deal (from Case in Point); Here we grow again! Exciting news about Business RadioX (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

December 1, 2018

Highlights: The dangers of distracted driving (from Case in Point); A millionaire businessman who started with nothing (from Gwinnett Business Radio); An inspirational music school owner who’s teaching her students about more than music (from Gwinnett Business Radio); The only place in town to find chicken lips on the menu (from Shut Up and Eat!).

November 17, 2018

Highlights: The remarkable story of a young woman saving a non-profit organization after the founder passed away (from Beyond the Cupola); Throw away those cardboard boxes! A business that has you packing differently (from Gwinnett Business Radio); Expert tips to grow your business through digital media (from How’s Your ePresence?); A successful business owner shares his insight about social media (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

November 3, 2018

Highlights: A doctor discusses his medical practice and the business challenges he faces (from Gwinnett Business Radio); A restaurant that is well known for its food and live music (from Shut Up and Eat!); How to get free help to launch and manage your business (from Simon Says, Let’s Talk Business); A notable leadership company introduces its new leader (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

October 20, 2018

Highlights: How a staffing service uses video to place top candidates (from How’s Your ePresence?); Ground-breaking technology and “intelligent buildings” to deter school shootings, fires and other life-threatening situations (from Case in Point); A television reporter offers tips on how business leaders should speak to media (from Strategic Insights Radio); The newest workout rage that’s sweeping the nation (from Gwinnett Business Radio).

October 13, 2018

Highlights: You wanna rock? A musician-turned-business-owner who opened the area’s first School of Rock (from Gwinnett Business Radio); How technology is shaping the face of healthcare, allowing doctors to treat patients over the phone and through the computer (from Leader Dialogue); Tips and secrets criminals don’t want you to know (from Case in Point); Things you never knew about LinkedIn (from How’s Your ePresence?).

ABOUT WDUN: Popular news/talk station WDUN Radio is an award-winning broadcast media outlet which serves the North Atlanta and Northeast Georgia region. For nearly 70 years, WDUN News/Talk 550 AM and North Georgia’s 102.9 FM have offered radio listeners a diverse mix of local and syndicated talk programming, backed up by the AccessWDUN 24-hour Newsroom, which provides up-to-the-minute news, traffic and weather.

Stephen Burge with Johnny’s New York Style Pizza

December 27, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Stephen Burge with Johnny's New York Style Pizza

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Stephen Burge/Johnny’s New York Style Pizza (Lawrenceville and Grayson)

At 16 years old, Bruce Jackson was flipping pizza at the original Johnny’s Pizza in Manlius, NY. He loved the business of serving piping hot pizza always made with fresh, authentic ingredients to happy customers, sitting down with the locals on a Friday night for a slice, or feeding the high school football team after a win. He saw an opportunity and he wanted to build his own. Most of Johnny’s franchise operators are familiar with the feeling.

In three short years, Bruce opened a Johnny’s Pizza just off the Syracuse University campus with Johnny’s younger brother Rosario. After six years of success, Bruce and a new business partner, Scott Allen, were ready for a move to warmer weather and Atlanta, GA is where they landed. In 1977, Bruce and Scott wrote “Now Open” on a pizza box, stuck it in the front window of their storefront in Atlanta, and started selling pizza. One year later, they opened a second store. As entrepreneurs, they saw bigger potential in the brand and the business model they so carefully fine-tuned. In 1994, they officially began to franchise.

In 2003, Johnny’s needed a unique name to operate on a national level, so they gave Johnny a last name and Johnny Brusco’s Pizza was born. Now a new generation of leadership is guiding Johnny’s Pizza into the future. Bruce’s son, Luke, is expanding the business across the country and focusing on growth in both dine-in and delivery segments. They’re also focusing on ways to increase individual store volume growth, including new seasonal menu offerings, and an expanded craft beer selection.

Johnny’s NY Style Pizza – Lawrenceville

Johnny’s NY Style Pizza – Grayson

Deborah Schwartz Griffin with The Creative Connector

December 20, 2018 by Mike

ePresence

Deborah Schwartz Griffin with The Creative Connector

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Deborah Schwartz Griffin and Mark Galvin

Deborah Schwartz Griffin/The Creative Connector

Deborah Schwartz Griffin is a proven strategic business development and consultative sales leader with more than 25 years of experience generating revenue and fueling growth for companies and organizations. Known as The Creative Connector™, Deborah brings a wide range of skills to the table, including the ability to build trusted relationships and alliances, identify clients’ needs and develop quantifiable results.

Deborah engages with and serves clients as a consultant and coach through the business she founded in 2001, DSG & Associates LLC. Within each engagement, she works with the client organization as its vice president of strategic business development. In this role, she takes a holistic approach with clients — uncovering their pain points and priorities, as well as the impact those factors have on their business, and helping them develop a plan that drives business revenue and growth and generates a return on investment for all. With that approach, Deborah helps her clients continue to build and enhance their organization’s brand, and access a new network of strategic connections and alliances that furthers their strategic business goals and helps them reach the tipping point in their business success.

Her subject-matter expertise includes the following industries and business sectors: restaurants and franchises; foodservice equipment and supplies; hospitality; business advisory accounting, with a focus on finance and operations; trade associations; nonprofits; event production; print, graphic design and social media; and broadcast sales, television news and production.

About 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.

Jacqueline and Tom Sheldon with Bottom Line Tax Solutions

December 20, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Jacqueline and Tom Sheldon with Bottom Line Tax Solutions

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Steven Julian, Jacqueline Sheldon, Tom Sheldon, Mike Sammond

Jacqueline & Tom Sheldon/Bottom Line Tax Solutions

Bottom Line Tax Solutions specializes in tax planning and tax resolution. The firm focuses on proactive tax planning and working with their clients throughout the year lower their tax liability and to help them keep more of what they make. Bottom Line Tax Solutions can assist clients who have back tax issues work out payment terms with the IRS, get penalties reduced, and in some cases settle their tax debts for less than what they owe.

Live Well – Episode 5 (December 19, 2018)

December 19, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Live Well - Episode 5 (December 19, 2018)

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Stephanie Wolfe, Tracy Byrd, Mike Sammond, DeWitte Thompson

Welcome to the 5th and final episode of “Live Well”. Follow the journey of Mike and Tracy as they continue their trek to better health with the help of two experts: Health and wellness coach Stephanie Wolfe and personal trainer DeWitte Thompson.

Stephanie Wolfe/The Whole Food Health Coach

Stephanie Wolfe is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, which is the highest level of training available to health coaches and is a coveted partnership with physicians and medical practitioners. She works with clients individually or as a group through a step by step process using advanced coaching methods, offering her clients full access to resources and tools to support them throughout their health journey. As a two-time cancer survivor (now 18 years clean) she knows about body systems and the nutrition that fuels them. She calls herself a “preventionist” because it is her believe that prevention is a stronger goal than finding a cure or treatment for diseases that are robbing us from our health and happiness.

DeWitte Thompson/Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants

DeWitte Thompson is a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and owner of Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants, Inc. DeWitte has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 12 years working with sports teams, corporate groups, and individuals helping them to achieve their health and fitness goals. He started Healthy Life & Fitness Consultants, Inc. four years ago when he realized the need for personalized and convenient training that gets results.

Bryan Mulligan with Applied Information

December 19, 2018 by Mike

Case In Point

Bryan Mulligan with Applied Information

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Bryan Mulligan/Applied Information

Applied Information is a leading developer of connected, intelligent transportation system (ITS) solutions designed to improve safety, reliability and mobility. Applied Information’s Glance Smart City Supervisory System™ platform allows cities to manage all their traffic and ITS assets on one web-based application. This includes 5 key areas: Traffic Intersections, School Beacons, Parking Guidance System, Mobile Vehicle Assets and ITS devices. AI’s Glance TravelSafely™ smartphone app connects drivers, cyclists and pedestrians for a safer commute.

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

December 18, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

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John Ray, Alicia Butler Pierre, Evaz Fanaian, and Jalil Fanaian

Alicia Butler Pierre/Equilibria, Inc.

Alicia Butler Pierre is the founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., an operations management consulting firm. Here she formulated a methodology for business infrastructure in fast-growing small businesses. Alicia has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Tulane University and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She blends scientific, business and mathematical principles to solve complex operational problems enabling her to bring a unique perspective to her clients and her audience on the Business Infrastructure podcast. Combined, there are over a quarter of a million views of her content on SlideShare.net alone. She is the author of Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success, which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release.

Evaz and Jalil Fanaian/Dark POS

Dark POS specializes in point of sale (POS) technologies, specifically in vertical markets such as dry cleaners, restaurants, and hospitality businesses. POS software should never be a one-size fits all solution; every industry has specific requirements of their Point of Sale software. For this reason Dark POS has built its reputation on creating POS software that is targeted to specific industries so they can better meet the needs of those clients.

Carisse Moody with Famous Toastery – Suwanee

December 13, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Carisse Moody with Famous Toastery - Suwanee

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Carisse Moody/Famous Toastery – Suwanee

Let’s just say, Famous Toastery saw this all-day breakfast thing years ago. They get that sometimes you want a burger or salad to start your day, an omelet for lunch, or brunch any day of the week. At Famous Toastery, you can have it all, whenever you want it. (Well, at least until they close.)

They also believe food should be both decadent and nutritious, uncompromisingly fresh, and served to order quickly with service that’s as satisfying as the menu. Sure, it’s a tall order, but it’s made them one of the fastest growing restaurants around.