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“Food, Faith, and Feelings” Podcast Episode from June 10, 2017
Cultural Differences in Body Language
THE DR. DIONNE SHOW: Exploring Gwinnett the Great
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“Gwinnett is Great” was the motto long-used to describe Gwinnett County, GA. On this edition of “The Dr. Dionne Show“, the panel takes a look inside the day-to-day operations, initiatives, and challenges of growing, sustaining, and enriching a county.
Nicole Hendrickson/Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
Nicole Hendrickson was appointed as the Director of the Community Outreach Program for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in 2015, and has developed a comprehensive outreach plan that involves engaging diverse constituents in county government. In her first year, Nicole launched two notable programs: the Gwinnett 101 Citizens Academy, and Dinner & Dialogue with Chairman Nash. Both gained popularity with residents across Gwinnett County.
Prior to her role with county government, Nicole served as the Associate Director for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services for eight years. In that capacity, she spearheaded the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute, providing grassroots community leadership training to residents, and led the annual Gwinnett Great Days of Service which is known as one of the largest volunteer initiatives in the country. She is actively involved in the community, serving in a variety of capacities.
Her current involvement includes serving on the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Gwinnett Community Board, the United Way Gwinnett Advisory Board, and the Gwinnett Young Professionals Board of Directors. Nicole is a graduate of the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2010, the Georgia Center for Non-profit Leadership Program, the 2016 Regional Leadership Institute, and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber’s Cultivating Hispanic Leaders Institute. Nicole is a recipient of the 2017 Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Annual Public Service Award.
Her work has been featured in Gwinnett Magazine, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, and the Gwinnett Chamber’s Edge Magazine. She has served as a panelist on diversity and inclusion for the Partnership Gwinnett Summit.
Brandy Swanson/Smith & Howard CPA
Brandy Swanson is an associate with Smith & Howard CPA firm. With over 20 years of experience in small business leadership, development and management, she has proven skills in senior leadership, business development, budgeting, recruiting, profitability, accounting, sales, customer service and human resources.
Brandy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University and is a proud graduate of Leadership Gwinnett. She is an active member of the Gwinnett Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian for over 24 years. Their motto “Service above Self” is her mantra. Over the years, she has served as president, treasurer, vocational chair, youth services chair and international chair.
Prior to Smith & Howard, Brandy was VP at Accent Creative Group; Executive VP at Sandler Training; the Chief Operations and Financial Officer at Lloyd Pro Group; VP of Operations at VIP Auto Care; and a Sales Manager for Administrative Managers, Inc. Her financial planning and advanced skills in contract negotiation significantly increased profitability and guided the sale and purchase of several businesses.
HOST: Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton
Dionne Wright Poulton, Ph.D., is an HR and Leadership Consultant, Educator, Author, Speaker, and Owner of Poulton Consulting Group, LLC, an HR and leadership consulting business specializing in diversity and inclusion, equity, bias, intercultural communication, adult learning, adult behavior, and conflict mediation. Since its inception in 2004, Poulton Consulting Group has worked with a wide range of diverse clients in the U.S. and Canada including many in the San Francisco tech and digital marketing industry; K-12 schools and higher education; and many corporate and service industries. Poulton Consulting Group is also a government-approved business for local, state and federal level contracts.
Dr. Wright Poulton is author of the acclaimed book “It’s Not Always Racist…but Sometimes It Is” which is an extension of her PhD dissertation at the University of Georgia where she researched the racial biases and assumptions of teachers. She is also a certified K-12 teacher whose work is inspired by her 16 years of cumulative experiences as a high school teacher and university instructor in public and private institutions in Canada and the United States. Additionally, Dr. Wright Poulton has earned professional degrees from San Francisco State University (M.A.), the University of Toronto/OISE (B.Ed.), and from Rice University (B.A.) in Houston, TX where she was a former NCAA Division I track and field scholarship athlete.
In 2014, Profiles In Diversity Journal identified Dr. Wright Poulton as “a woman to watch.” She has presented social commentary in print media in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, as well as on numerous radio shows including CBS Radio stations in Atlanta, GA and on Tavis Smiley’s Radio Show. “The Dr Dionne Show” debuted in 2016 on Business RadioX with a focus on smart dialogue about diversity, leadership, and behavior in the workplace and beyond.
Dr. Wright Poulton is originally from Toronto, Canada and is a former member of Canada’s National Track and Field Team. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in Snellville, GA.
To book Dr. Dionne Poulton as a speaker for your next event, or to facilitate one of her innovative professional development workshops based on her PhD research, you can reach her through:
Email: dionne@poultonconsultinggroup.com
Phone: 404-323-3842 or 1-877-263-2227 (internationally)
Facebook: The Dr. Dionne Show
LinkedIn: @Dr Dionne (Wright) Poulton
Twitter: @DrDionnePoulton
For more information, visit Dr. Poulton’s business website: www.poultonconsultinggroup.com
Cedric Willis with Veterans Brothers Painting and Calvin Foster with Minuteman Press of Duluth
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Cedric Willis/Veterans Brothers Painting
Veterans Brothers Painting is committed to providing their customers the best in quality, professional full service painting services: interior, exterior and commercial. They respect their customers time by being on time to their appointments and their service commitments. Although painting is their primary business, they are also capable of providing other professional services. In addition to their business, equally important to them is being committed to community involvement and improving the communities they work with.
Calvin Foster/Minuteman Press of Duluth
When it comes to business communications services, Minuteman Press of Duluth can do it all. With a complete range of products and services at your disposal, they can help you get your message out to customers, employees and vendors alike.
Using the latest printing and document management technology, they handle your projects from start to finish. Their energetic and experienced staff is dedicated to delivering what you need, when you need it.
Minuteman Press of Duluth. They design, print and promote… You. They’re the “one stop shop” for your business.
MASTERMIND YOUR LAUNCH: Adam Steinberg with Fetch
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Adam Steinberg/Fetch
Prior to co-founding Fetch, Adam served as Director of Emerging Apps at Silverpop, which was acquired by IBM. Adam was also co-founder and CEO of PlacePunch, a location-based marketing platform. PlacePunch was acquired by Silverpop in 2011.
Adam believes in serving the customer and and creating an effortless experience for every product. He can be reached at adam@fetchtruck.com.
Stefanie Diaz/Mastermind Your Launch
Stefanie Diaz has always had a keen ability for developing marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, but it’s her ability to position startups for accelerated momentum through personal branding and content marketing that has become the cornerstone to her professional success. Her background includes being a strategic adviser to CEO’s spanning startup phase to over $100 million in annual revenue. She has led strategic partnerships with global retailers and Fortune 500 companies, as well as facilitated multi-million dollar government contracts. There is something magnetic about the energy of startup founders that draws Stefanie in. They’re hungry, driven, and committed to making positive change for themselves and the greater community. Learn more at MastermindYourLaunch.com.
Jon-Paul Croom with WellStar North Fulton Hospital, Tracey Grace with IBEX IT Business Experts, and John Hipes with Hipes & Belle Isle Law Firm
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Jon-Paul Croom/WellStar North Fulton Hospital
On April 1, 2016, North Fulton Hospital became part of WellStar Health System. The hospital was renamed WellStar North Fulton Hospital. In the past year, leaders at WellStar have shared the not-for-profit’s vision to deliver world-class healthcare with the hospital’s team members, physicians, patients and community. Today, the 202-bed facility, located in Roswell, is recognized for its Accredited Cancer Program and Primary Stroke Center designations, and is one of only three state-designated Level II Trauma Centers in metro Atlanta. WellStar North Fulton Hospital is known for providing a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, cardiology, women’s services, rehabilitation, surgical services and oncology. With this combination of commitment and expertise, the hospital caters services to the unique healthcare needs of all patients.
Tracey Grace/IBEX IT Business Experts
IBEX IT Business Experts (IBEX) is an award-winning consulting, training and IT service and support firm working with federal and local government, healthcare and corporate entities across the United States. IBEX is an 8(a) and woman-owned small business with a niche in Business Process Management and brings this to all engagements, whether they are Process Improvement focused or not. The IBEX key advantage as they compete in the marketplace is their strong team of employees empowered to decide in the best interest of their customer. They excel with their hands-on experience in consulting, benchmarking and best practices, and outpace with their strong partner network. They help their customers win!
John Hipes/Hipes & Belle Isle Law Firm
John Hipes has been practicing law for more than 29 years and is a founding member of the Hipes & Belle Isle Law Firm located in Alpharetta, GA. John practices commercial litigation, including insurance coverage, construction, real estate, employment, and partnership and shareholder disputes. He has successfully resolved and tried numerous business and contract lawsuits on behalf of policyholders, including issues involving bad faith, fraud, arson, theft, cancellation procedures, and coverage interpretation.
All About Anxiety (Part 2 of 2)
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“Food, Faith, and Feelings” Podcast Episode from June 4, 2017
Guy Selinka with Streamline Financial Services, Larry Butler with LyfeWell and Fred C. Dawkins, Esq., P.C.
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Guy Selinka/Streamline Financial Services
Streamline Financial Services is a nationally recognized commercial equipment lender. They focus on financing for the construction and transportation industry, which includes all trades and related specialties. They finance all titled equipment from light duty to heavy duty (trailers and trucks) and all non-titled equipment (lifts, chippers, skid steers, earth moving equipment and yellow iron). Streamline also has divisions for fitness, medical, restaurants and software. They even offer working capital loans.
Larry Butler/LyfeWell
The words “good health” convey many different ideas, but two things are irrefutable. The need of oxygen and adequate blood flow are essential to a better life, and if either of them becomes restricted in any way whatsoever, the human body will suffer. LyfeWell’s unique blending of two historically proven therapies (E-HBOT) is changing the way people look at their personal health care, for both the short term and the long term. Learn more about how LyfeWell can help with stress treatment, especially PTSD treatment.
Fred Dawkins, Esq., P.C.
Fred Dawkins has 25 years’ experience helping employers manage personnel-related legal issues. Mr. Dawkins provides day-to-day counseling on workplace matters; handles discrimination, harassment, and unpaid overtime claims; advises on performance management and disciplinary matters; conducts training for supervisors; and performs workplace investigations. Mr. Dawkins also provides diversity and inclusion training, and counseling on workplace leave obligation requirements. Mr. Dawkins has tried cases in state and federal court as lead counsel. He has been selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers for Employment & Labor, selected by practicing attorneys as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Labor and Employment Law, and named one of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite in Labor and Employment. Mr. Dawkins received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and his law degree from the University of Michigan.
MASTERMIND YOUR LAUNCH: Kevin Mobolade and Nick Chandarana of Drofika
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Kevin Mobolade & Nick Chandarana/Drofika
Automated Aerial Intelligence. Drofika builds software solutions for drone data optimizing construction, mining,energy, and other complex industries. Using your drones to give customizable, actionable data and allowing you to perform analytical annotations to your maps.
Grow your knowledge with 3D models, 2D models, Orthomosaics and NDVI analysis. Maps are processed in real time and with the ability to add, edit and manage your maps in a dedicated portal.
Twitter: @DrofikaHQ
Stefanie Diaz/Mastermind Your Launch
Stefanie Diaz has always had a keen ability for developing marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, but it’s her ability to position startups for accelerated momentum through personal branding and content marketing that has become the cornerstone to her professional success. Her background includes being a strategic adviser to CEO’s spanning startup phase to over $100 million in annual revenue. She has led strategic partnerships with global retailers and Fortune 500 companies, as well as facilitated multi-million dollar government contracts. There is something magnetic about the energy of startup founders that draws Stefanie in. They’re hungry, driven, and committed to making positive change for themselves and the greater community. After conducting over 60 interviews to date, Stefanie is excited to bring Mastermind Your Launch to the Business Radio X platform. Learn more at MastermindYourLaunch.com.
Tina McKenna of McKenna Media Group, Carrie Roeger of Windsong Properties and Chris Miller of North Fulton Wills
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Tina McKenna/McKenna Media Group
McKenna Media Group does all the things that a large ad agency does, but with the intense focus of a smaller agency – without the overhead. Their BIG agency talent (over 75 years plus combined experience) provides strong conceptual thinking with top quality implementation. They consider themselves an extension of your marketing department, working in close partnership with you. And they believe in an intimate and collaborative approach, working as part of your team that takes your business to the next level. Whether you are looking for traditional advertising strategies, media placement, or an entire marketing plan, they can help. Your media dollars are treated as if they are their own and they have continued success with boosting your marketing ROI.
Carrie Roeger/Windsong Properties
Since 2003, Windsong Properties has been building homes in North Atlanta for the active adult market, providing “empty nesters” with beautifully designed houses that are uniquely functional. For many, being an empty nester doesn’t mean elderly, and downsizing doesn’t mean entering a retirement community. So all of Windsong’s communities allow older adults to live in smaller (not small) homes while staying independent, entertaining friends, and connecting with neighbors of similar age and interests.
Windsong’s team of highly-experienced experts is committed to improving the quality of life for homeowners. That focus includes creating an interior atmosphere where residents are comfortable and happy, as well as developing unique outdoor environments perfectly matched to their needs and requirements for an active lifestyle.
Chris Miller/North Fulton Wills
Chris Miller of North Fulton Wills and his team of lawyers and legal staff guide their clients through difficult times when a loved one passes away. They also work with clients to plan for the future with Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Directives. Chris has experience in forming and working with Special Needs Trusts. His 17 years in practice in Alpharetta have taught him how to walk clients through and around probate in Georgia.
