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Live Well – Episode 3 (September 26, 2018)

September 26, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Live Well - Episode 3 (September 26, 2018)

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Welcome to the 3rd 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.

Gloria Mattei with Nothing Bundt Cakes and Arlene Stearns with ImageUp System

September 25, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Gloria Mattei with Nothing Bundt Cakes and Arlene Stearns with ImageUp System

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Gloria Mattei/Nothing Bundt Cakes

Nothing Bundt Cakes reintroduces an old family favorite – the Bundt cake – with a light, moist taste and fresh, clean look that appeals to all ages. Each 8” and 10” Bundt cake features custom concept cake decorations that are smart, contemporary and fun to enhance any occasion, large or small, in a wide range of cake flavors and sizes. Nothing Bundt Cakes celebrates the very heart of true hospitality where all are welcome and no one is a stranger. Each thoughtful detail of the experience, from the heartfelt welcome at the door to remembering the customer’s favorite flavor, has been naturally embraced at Nothing Bundt Cakes

Nothing Bundt Cakes is not in the cake business, they are in the “joy giving” business. Their mission is to come up with unique valuable solutions to every guest celebration need. They see opportunities for joy Giving everywhere!

Arlene Stearns/ImageUp System

The ImageUp helps women who struggle with image issues. Clients discover and express their personal style – a style that is polished and professional, a style that reflects a healthy, confident sense of well-being and a positive outlook that enhances their earning potential. Your image is more than a reflection in the mirror; it represents who you truly are and your brand. The ImageUp addresses both inner and outer aspects of style, which includes appearance and physical health, to create a total transformation. The ImageUp says it is your turn to be noticed, to be appreciated, and have the life and career you love. ImageUp! It’s your turn NOW!

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Matthew Hale with Heritage Bank

September 21, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Matthew Hale with Heritage Bank

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Matthew Hale/Heritage Bank

Heritage Bank, a state chartered commercial bank, has been serving metro Atlanta’s Southern Crescent since 1955. The independent community bank has six full service offices, features a well-rounded offering of commercial and consumer products, and is an active, involved member of the community it serves. Heritage Bank’s stock is traded under the symbol “CCFH”.

Courtney Bernardi with the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce and David Bradley with the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce

September 20, 2018 by Mike

Beyond The Cupola

Courtney Bernardi with the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce and David Bradley with the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce

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Courtney Bernardi/Oconee County Chamber of Commerce

Oconee County is the ideal place for living and working. The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce fosters quality of life and community through alliances to support economic growth. The Chamber is a volunteer organization of business and professional people. The primary function of a Chamber of Commerce is to act as the spokesperson for the business and professional community and translate into action at the will of its members.

What you will find in Oconee County is an inviting business and family-friendly environment. Businesses of all sizes call Oconee County home whether they are large manufacturing facilities such at Caterpillar with over 1,500 employees, or small home-based businesses with just 1 employee. Simply put, no matter the size of your business, they want to help you succeed. In 2018, niche.com ranked Oconee County as the “Best Georgia County to Live” and “Best Georgia County for Families” while countyhealthrankings.org ranked Oconee County as the #2 Healthiest County in Georgia. The county also boasts one of the top educational systems in the state of Georgia.

David Bradley/Athens Area Chamber of Commerce

Since 1904, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce has served their members and the community by fostering relationships and strengthening the ties that have secured Athens’ position as the hub of northeast Georgia.

Today, 246 West Hancock Avenue serves as a “one-stop shop” for business in Athens by housing not only the Chamber of Commerce but also the Clarke County Mentor Program, the Department of Economic Development of Athens-Clarke County, Industrial Development Authority and Athens Cultural Affairs Commission. The Chamber has realized its vision of being the regional leader on issues vital to a thriving business community.

Jarvis Gray with The Quality Coaching Co.

September 20, 2018 by Mike

ePresence

Jarvis Gray with The Quality Coaching Co.

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Jarvis Gray/The Quality Coaching Co.

The Quality Coaching Co. is a coaching, consulting, and training firm specializing in healthcare Quality Management and Organizational Excellence. The company’s mission is to help healthcare organizations deliver on their promise to advance quality, safety, and person-centered patient care. The company is led by Jarvis Gray, who has more than 14 years applying Lean Six Sigma methods to a variety of industries and, has personally coached over 40 healthcare leaders and teams in quality improvement fundamentals. He has amassed over 2,500 hours in course lectures and training time, and is well known throughout the metro-Atlanta market for his networking events and public workshops that promote foundations of achieving organizational excellence.

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.

Pat Weatherly with Atlanta Kustom Wear and Tarshish Jordan with Red Door Consulting

September 20, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Pat Weatherly with Atlanta Kustom Wear and Tarshish Jordan with Red Door Consulting

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Pat Weatherly/Atlanta Kustom Wear

Atlanta Kustom Wear is an Atlanta-based, family-owned, direct to garment printing company. Their motto is “Life is better in a T-shirt”. They love designing custom artwork for special events, printing company logos for work-related shirts, and making an idea come to life with their printing. Atlanta Kustom Wear specializes in small print jobs and specialty designs. Life really is better in a t-shirt – your custom designed t-shirt!

Tarshish Jordan/Red Door Consulting

Red Door Consulting is a boutique professional development company that prides itself as an innovative leader in people transformation. The company offers over 80 soft-skills training courses covering topics such as leadership, effective communication, team building, and professional presence. Each course is based on an innovative and strategic approach to professional development that works at all levels – individuals, team, group, and organization.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Peter Hildebrandt with SCORE, Sandra Font with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, and Jorge Valentin-Stone with the U.S. Small Business Administration – Georgia District Office

September 19, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Peter Hildebrandt with SCORE, Sandra Font with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, and Jorge Valentin-Stone with the U.S. Small Business Administration - Georgia District Office

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Peter Hildebrandt, Sandra Font, Jorge Valentin-Stone

Peter Hildebrandt/SCORE

SCORE is a national nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. They have been doing so for over fifty years. Because their work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and thanks to their network of 10,000 volunteers, they are able to deliver our services at no charge or at very low cost.

They provide:
Volunteer MENTORS who share their expertise across 62 industries
Free, confidential business MENTORING in person, via email or by video
Free business TOOLS, templates and tips
Inexpensive or free business WORKSHOPS (locally) and webinars (online 24/7)

Sandra Font/Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) is a non-profit organization that provides loans and business development resources to help its borrowers create and grow sustainable businesses which generate jobs.

The ACE Women’s Business Center (ACE WBC) is the educational arm of ACE. With a mission to empower women, minorities, and low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs through financial education and training, the WBC provides a full range of services for women at all stages of business planning, implementation, and growth.
Our services include: Long-term classes, workshops, seminars, webinars, one-on-one consultations and connections to resources.

Jorge Valentin-Stone/U.S. Small Business Administration – Georgia District Office

The U.S. SBA was created by the Small Business Act of 1953. Their mission is targeted to ‘for-profit’ small business concerns -pre and start-up or existing- to provide them with the technical assets/partners of the SBA and the training needed to launch and grow their businesses. By partners they refer to SCORE, UGA Small Business Development Centers (17 offices in GA) and our two Women’s Business Centers in Georgia; The Edge Connection in Kennesaw, GA., and the ACE WBC in Norcross, Georgia. With these partner assets the SBA strives to promote and help expand small businesses in Georgia, and the nation as a whole.

BUSINESS RADIOX – GWINNETT STUDIO STAFF

September 19, 2018 by Mike

MIKE SAMMOND
mike@businessradiox.com

Studio operator and veteran sportscaster Mike Sammond has been interviewing local business leaders on Business RadioX since 2013, serving as a host or co-host on several shows from the Gwinnett studio. Mike is a former sports anchor at CNN Headline News and Sports Director at WRBL-TV in Columbus, GA. He has served as a talk show host on Atlanta Sports Radio 92.9 The Game, and is a longtime play-by-play announcer calling high school, college, and professional sports including games for the Atlanta Braves, Gwinnett Braves, Southeastern Conference, and the Arena Football League. He has also broadcast for Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and Olympic Channel News in Vancouver (2010), London (2012), Rio (2016), Tokyo (2020), Beijing (2022), and Paris (2024). Follow Mike on Twitter and LinkedIn.

AMANDA PEARCH
amanda@businessradiox.com

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Business RadioX and Owner of Forsyth Business RadioX Studio, Amanda Pearch also serves as the host of the weekly show “Celebrating Powerhouse Women“. She has a tenured career in sales and marketing, specializing in brand awareness and driving engagement. Energizing and engaging, she is an active participant within the business community and you can often find her at business networking and civic events. Amanda is from the golf cart community of Peachtree City, but currently resides in Cumming. Follow Amanda on LinkedIn.

STEVEN JULIAN
steven@businessradiox.com

Local businessman Steven Julian has been one of the more popular hosts on Business RadioX since 2013 and is excited to be part of “giving a voice” to local businesses in and around Gwinnett. He serves as the colorful and comedic co-host of “Gwinnett Business Radio” and as the “slightly annoying” (his words, not ours) host of “The Tiffany Krumins Show” on iHeartRadio. After a 10-year career in pastoral youth ministry, Steven currently works in the financial services industry when he’s not playing radio. Steven and his wife Stacey have three children and reside in Suwanee. Follow Steven on LinkedIn.

HARPER LEBEL
harper@businessradiox.com

After an 11-year career playing in the National Football League, Harper LeBel was working in the banking solutions business when he was introduced to Business RadioX. His former Atlanta Sports Radio 92.9 The Game co-host Mike Sammond invited him to appear as a guest on a show. More recently, Harper has joined the Business Radio X staff as a guest scheduler and on-air host. His radio background began in 2004 on the Atlanta Falcons Pregame Show on WGST Radio. He then moved to high school football broadcasting in Gainesville on WDUN Radio where he co-hosted pregame, halftime, and postgame shows before becoming an analyst on the Gainesville High School football broadcasts for six seasons, which included a state championship run in 2012. Harper has been a part of the Georgia State college football radio broadcasts since the school added the sport in 2010, and he is also currently working as a pregame and postgame host on the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network. Harper and his wife of over 30 years, Magda, have five children and reside in Suwanee. Follow Harper on LinkedIn.

PODCAST SERIES HOSTS

Jeimy Arias – Host of Conexion Latina Atlanta
Owner of Coach Jeimy

Leta Brooks – Host of Status Life with Leta
Owner of Status Home Design

Randy Brunson – Host of Stewarding Family Wealth
President/Chief Executive Officer of Centurion Advisory Group

Dr. Genie Burnett – Host of Food, Faith & Feelings
Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Manna Fund

Rob Dinker – Host of Living with Integrity
Founder/CEO of Integrity Dental Services

Craig Frankel – Host of Wealth Matters
Partner/Attorney at Gaslowitz Frankel

Mark Galvin – Host of How’s Your ePresence?
Founder/Chief Executive Officer of ePresence, LLC

Adam Gaslowitz – Host of Wealth Matters
Partner/Attorney at Gaslowitz Frankel

Stan Hall – Host of That’s the Ticket!
CEO of Gas South District and Explore Gwinnet

Derek Hays – Host of Injury Insider with Derek Hays
Owner/Attorney at Law Office of Derek M. Hays

Luke Jeraci – Host of Free Game
Agent at US Health Advisors

Heather Loveridge – Host of Giving Back to Gwinnett
Owner of Magnolia Media Group

Chrystal Mansour – Host of Business Made Simple
Co-Owner of Mansour International

Tim Mansour – Host of Business Made Simple
Co-Owner of Mansour International

Nick Masino – Host of The Voice of Business Podcast
President/CEO of Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

J.D. Mealor – Host of Regions Business Radio
Senior VP and North Georgia Market Executive of Regions Bank

Bryan Mulligan – Host of TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan
President of Applied Information

Heather Orrico – Host of Unscripted Leadership
VP, Enterprise Sales of Comcast Business

Brian Peart – Host of Top Realtors of Atlanta
President at Commercial Capital Limited

Robert Port – Host of Wealth Matters
Partner/Attorney at Gaslowitz Frankel

Al Simon – Host of Simon Says, Let’s Talk Business
Trainer/Coach/Consultant of Sandler Training by Simon, Inc.

Rick Strawn – Host of Case in Point
President/Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm Security Services

Steven Tomlinson – Host of What’s Going On In There?
President/Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm Security Services

Jess Villegas – Host of the The Leader’s Commute
Principal of Acuity Business Consulting

Stephanie Wolfe – Host of Work Well with Stephanie Wolfe
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach of Whole Food Health Coach

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Communications and Media Expert Duffie Dixon

September 19, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Communications and Media Expert Duffie Dixon

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Duffie Dixon/Communications and Media Expert

Duffie Dixon is a multiple Emmy award winning journalist with 27 years of experience in the television business, including 14 years as a news reporter with WXIA-TV (11 Alive) in Atlanta. She is now engaged as a communications and media expert focused on helping businesses and individuals exceed their potential in messaging, presenting and networking. She is passionate about storytelling across multiple platforms including Business Radio X, and she currently serves as the host of the weekly show “Leader Dialogue“.