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Wayne Baxter and Joe Dreher with Monkey Wrench Brewing, Anna Hopkins with Elevated Image and Connie Catalano with 31 Training

March 12, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio - March 12, 2015 — Steven Julian, Wayne Baxter, Joe Dreher, Connie Catalano, Anna Hopkins, Mike Sammond

Wayne Baxter & Joe Dreher/Monkey Wrench Brewing

Monkey Wrench Brewing Co (MWB) is a craft brewery in planning for Gwinnett County, GA. This new microbrewery is launching as a result of the dreams and inspiration of a local home brewer Wayne Baxter and his fellow home brew friends. Now his team is taking this backyard operation to the big leagues and preparing plans for construction and launch of a new local brewery.

Baxter has been perfecting recipes for the past 17 years, collecting multiple awards along the way for beers like the Very Merry Monkey Ale. To compliment these proven products, Monkey Wrench boasts a powerful communications and marketing team led by in-house creative professional Joe Dreher plus sales expertise from local retail/distribution specialist Ashton Cheatham. Monkey Wrench Brewing has a rapidly growing social media following and has promoted at beer festivals across the state of Georgia for the last three years.

Monkey Wrench Brewing will handcraft Baxter’s delicious beers in limited, 30 barrel batches to begin. With a diverse portfolio of beers, spanning from IPA’s to Belgian Blondes to Imperial Stouts, the team plans to produce a staple of year-round selections along with special seasonal releases. Follow their start up progress as they “Wrench It UP a Notch” later this year with construction of a new brewery and fun tasting room.

Anna Hopkins/Elevated Image

Elevated Image specializes in helping female business owners and executives look great, feel great, and love their wardrobe. We work with clients to create a personalized style that brings together her life, her personality, and her physical features. Having a personalized style means that she not only looks great, but she is comfortable and confident in her new look. Her style is not only flattering, it is authentic to who she is as a person. Elevated Image offers a variety of services from closet edits, to teaching you how to dress your best, to full service personal shopping

Connie Catalano/31 Training

While working for a large training company, Connie Catalano ventured out to her clients to help them find answers to their business challenges only to hit a wall time after time with decreasing budgets. She would walk away thinking if only they could find some programs that met their immediate need and met their budgets as well!

After multiple attempts to work out some programs with her employer, there was no budging on prices and time after time she was walking away from companies who needed training. She had a client that she worked with years earlier who told her a story about how they started their company on the idea that they could lower their expenses and lower their prices and offer the exact same product as the bigger companies. They became successful overnight and managed to provide good paying jobs to many people. The success of this company never left Connie’s mind!

After much study and research, Connie started 31 Training and found a way to offer incredible training programs for less then half of what larger companies were charging and with more condensed sessions for quick results.

Littie Brown and Karen Brown with SpeedPro Imaging Marietta and Sally Eggleston and Grant Yarbrough with Senior Connections

March 11, 2015 by Mike

Karen Brown, Littie Brown, Dom Rainey, Grant Yarbrough, Sally Eggleston

Littie Brown & Karen Brown/SpeedPro Imaging Marietta

SpeedPro Imaging specializes in producing high quality graphic images for their customers that convey a message, attract attention and reinforce their brand. Their products range from a small yard sign to attract attention to a vehicle wrap reinforcing their brand. If you can imagine it, they can print it.

Grant Yarbrough & Sally Eggleston/Senior Connections

The mission of Senior Connections is to provide essential home and community-based care that maximizes independence. For over 40 years they have provided low-income seniors with the freedom to age with grace and dignity. They serve the entire 10 county region including the City of Atlanta.

Senior Connections operates four key programs: Meals on Wheels, In-Home Care, Emergency Home Repair and management of senior centers for DeKalb County. In 2009, to generate additional revenue to support their comprehensive no-fee services for low income seniors, they began Connections Catering. They provide corporate and individual catering, with the profits immediately reinvested into their programs.

Senior Connections incorporate volunteers wherever possible to reduce costs and maximize community investment.

Tony Fountain with Intelligent Safety USA, Tonya Burge with My Apple Gadgets, Jim Ware with iMadeThis and Albert Grassia with Digital Safety Net

March 6, 2015 by Mike

Chris Horne, Tony Fountain, Albert Grassia, Tonya Burge, Jim Ware, Tess Turrin

Tony Fountain/Intelligent Safety USA

Intelligent Safety USA is a technology-based security company that provides high end video surveillance, burglar and fire alarms, and access control. Their solutions use the latest in technology for deterrence, proactive responses, and evidence for the prevention and prosecution of crime. Their servers allow for the integration of your access control points to video surveillance and all your mobile devices.

Tonya Burge/My Apple Gadgets

Want to get the most from your iPad or iPhone? My Apple Gadgets is Your Source For iPad and iPhone apps, news and accessory reviews. Tonya Burge (a.k.a. The iGadget Lady) shares some great iPad and iPhone Apps and Accessories with you as well as a ton of iPhone and iPad tips and tricks she’s found helpful. The reviews are unbiased and they are products that she’s either tried or currently use on a regular basis. She does the research so you won’t have to!

Jim Ware/iMadeThis

The relationship is paramount to Jim Ware, the owner of iMadeThis. Graphic design and website development are Jim Ware’s passions and creative solutions are what he does best. He wants to help you brand your business, build your website, launch your new advertising campaign and find overall creative solutions to reach your clients.

Albert Grassia/Digital Safety Net

Digital Safety Net helps private and commercial organizations assess their vulnerability to technological and security risks, and develop customized solutions to support workstations and networks from hackers.

Lorrie Thomas Ross with Web Marketing Therapy, Vince Bailey with Vince Bailey Productions, and Kimyung Kim with Kimyung Kim Entertains

March 5, 2015 by Mike

Mike Sammond, Vince Bailey, Lorrie Thomas Ross, Kimyung Kim, Steven Julian

Lorrie Thomas Ross/Web Marketing Therapy

Web Marketing Therapy is a digital marketing agency. They specialize in strategic advisory, training and marketing management. They get clients on the right path for success. Web Marketing Therapy helps entrepreneurs and small businesses grow and improve. They help their clients learn, grow and achieve with strategic marketing – sometimes tough love is required!

Vince “the Voice” Bailey/Vince Bailey Productions

Vince “The Voice” Bailey of Vince Bailey Productions is a 30+ year media veteran who began his career as a United Way volunteer reader for the blind in his hometown of Gary, Indiana. He has provided voice over and narration services for hundreds of clients over the years. Services include voiceover for radio and television commercials and promos, training materials, audiobooks, telephone on hold systems, museum kiosks and tours, and much more.

“The Voice” is an announcer for professional sporting events and media broadcasts including the Atlanta Dream (WNBA Basketball team), the Georgia Force (Arena Football), Professional Boxing, and Professional Ballroom Dancing (NDCA Certified). He is the VOG (Voice of God) Announcer for several nationally televised awards programs, including The Trumpet Awards and The Stellar Awards.

Always willing to share, Vince offers Voice-Over lessons at educational institutions as well as private instruction. Contact Vince today to get your VO career started!

Kimyung Kim/Kimyung Kim Entertains

Kimyung Kim is a modern day Renaissance Man. An Entertainer Extraordinaire, he performs comedy, freestyle rapping, and emcees events. He has traveled around America performing at various schools, conferences and company events. With a background in public speaking, Kimyung has learned the art of entertaining crowds.

Kimyung’s philosophy on art is that it can be both entertaining and edifying. His goal is to create art that does just that. For more information on Kimyung, you can visit his website at www.kimyungkim.com/entertainer or email him at kimyung@kimyungkim.com.

LISTENING TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY: Dr. Bill Lampton with Championship Communication

March 4, 2015 by Mike

Is your organization lagging or leading in your industry? Are your employees whiners or winners? Do your customers rage or rave about your service? Are sales slumping or soaring? In this episode of “On the Money”, Dr. Bill Lampton discusses the keys to good communication and the importance of listening to your employees and customers.

Bill Lampton/Championship Communication

Founded in 1997, Championship Communication helps companies identify their communication roadblocks while strengthening teamwork, morale, productivity and profits. Dr. Bill Lampton also helps leaders learn to speak with “poise, power and persuasion” so they will generate “attention, agreement and action”.

Dr. Lampton also teaches clients how to produce top-quality, cost-effective videos using their iPads or iPhones. As a keynote speaker, seminar director and coach, he has worked with top-tier clients such as the University of Georgia Athletic Association, Gillette, Ritz-Carlton-Cancun, Celebrity Cruises and the British Columbia Legal Management Association. He wrote a popular book “The Complete Communicator: Change Your communication, Change Your Life”. His motto is “Helping You Finish in First Place!”

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“On the Money” focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. “On the Money” also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.

Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.

Chase Williams and Mark Moczarski with The Edge Firm

March 4, 2015 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud - March 4, 2015 — Mark Moczarski, Chase Williams, Dom Rainey

Mark Moczarski & Chase Williams/The Edge Firm

The Edge Firm is a technology, design and marketing firm from Atlanta, GA.

Established in 2014, current services include, but are not limited to, web design and marketing enhancements and content creation, social media enhancement and content creation, as well as Online & E-commerce marketing and strategizing. They deploy a top to bottom “Turn-Key” process paired with a unique approach to delivering revolutionized strategies to the vastly overwhelmed large market place. This is precisely their vantage point, as well as, the “edge” currently creating a massive gap between The Edge Firm and its competitors, if any.

Ask them how they turned a failing mom and pop toy company into a thriving online business within 90 days, tripling previous average profits! They’d love to EDGEucate you!

Juergen Gentzke and Rudi Herbst with German American Cultural Foundation and Michael McFarland with GrandView

February 25, 2015 by Mike

Michael McFarland, Rudi Herbst, Juergen Gentzke, Dom Rainey

Juergen Gentzke & Rudi Herbst/German American Cultural Foundation (GACF)

Based in Atlanta, the German American Cultural Foundation (GACF) is a non-profit organization established in 2008 by Bernd Auer, Rudi Herbst, Martin Richenhagen, Thomas Gebhard, Teri A. Simmons and Peter Schwarzenbauer.

In 2014, the GACF added 5 new members to the board of directors, and gained corporate sponsorship from Siemens, AGCO, and Porsche, among others. They have partnered with Goethe Zentrum and the German School of Atlanta, and sponsored events such as the Max Raabe concert and the German Bierfest in Atlanta. They hope to further add to the rich cultural landscape of the Atlanta area, and strengthen ties between Germany and the United States.

Michael McFarland/GrandView

GrandView is a team of specialists that work collaboratively to bring clarity to the financial issues and concerns facing business owners. Their holistic approach to addressing financial challenges helps assure that strategic options are considered in context and plans are executed seamlessly. The fact that GrandView’s services encompass a range of financial disciplines means the client benefits from a more efficient process, spending less time in meetings, on the phone, and otherwise managing their business affairs.

Recognizing and Avoiding Triggers That Lead To Estate Disputes

February 25, 2015 by Mike

Robert Port, Craig Frankel, Adam Gaslowitz, Millie Baumbusch

On today’s episode of “Wealth Matters“, attorneys Adam Gaslowitz and Craig Frankel are joined by the firm’s newest partners Robert C. Port and Millie Baumbusch for a roundtable discussion about recognizing and avoiding triggers that can lead to estate disputes.

Robert Port/Gaslowitz Frankel

Robert Port has over 30 years of experience in civil litigation, arbitration and mediation. In addition to handling business and contract disputes, and will, trust, estate, and other fiduciary disputes, Robert has an emphasis on representing investors harmed by the misconduct of their stockbroker, investment advisor, insurance agent, or other trusted advisor.

Robert has handled court and arbitration cases across a broad range of financial misconduct, including cases arising from inappropriate strategies, unsuitable sales of annuities and life insurance products, failed or unlawfully offered private placements, real estate investment trusts (REITs), excessive trading (churning), unauthorized trading, sale of unregistered securities, and losses suffered as a result of Ponzi schemes.

Robert is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been repeatedly selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer. He is the Editor of Georgia Business Litigation, a one-volume comprehensive guide to subjects that business litigators often encounter in their practices, published by the Daily Report and American Law Media (ALM). He also publishes and lectures on investing, securities litigation, and arbitration, including articles in both legal and general interest publications. He has been interviewed ind quoted by a variety of media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Daily Report.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertport/en

Millie Baumbusch/Gaslowitz Frankel

Millie Baumbusch is a litigator specializing in trust and estate matters. This includes contested will cases, claimes regarding trust and estate accountings, claims for breaches of fiduciary duty andabuses of powers of attorney, and a variety of disputes involving trust and esatte holdings in companies and partnerships.

A significant portion of Millie’s practice involves contested adult guardianships and conservatorships. Millie is certified in civil collaborative practice. She has made CLE presentations and lectured on guardianships, how to avoid estate disputes, and other related topics.

Prior to beginning her law practice with Gaslowitz Frankel, Millie was a lending officer to middle market companies at a New York money center bank. During her time there, she held several positions in strategic planning and market research. Millie currently serves on the Board of Directors of the ALS Association Georgia Chapter. Millie joined Gaslowitz Frankel in 2007.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/milliebaumbusch/en

About Gaslowitz Frankel:

Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.

If you would like to listen to past episodes of “Wealth Matters’, please visit their You Tube Channel.

Remember to tune in the last Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM to listen live to their show!

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BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUPS: Calvin Koon with North Georgia Business Connection and Michael Gifford with National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett

February 18, 2015 by Mike

On the Money - February 18, 2015 — Michael Gifford, Joe Moss, Calvin Koon

Is it necessary for every business to join a networking group or chamber? What are the benefits of joining these business networking organizations? Host Joe Moss addresses these topics and more with the leaders of two networking groups on this episode of “On the Money“.

Calvin Koon/North Georgia Business Connection

The North Georgia Business Connection is a networking organization dedicated to helping business owners and sales representatives grow their business through education, accountability and networking with other members in their local communities.

They help grow each other and are invested in each other’s success. NGBC builds success through member accountability, educational seminars, community activities, mentor partnerships and more. Members work together as an outside sales force for each other by constantly looking for opportunities to refer business to fellow members through their own contacts, relationships, and opportunities.

Michael Gifford/National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett

The National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett is a chamber of commerce focused on small business. They are committed to providing their members with the personal service they deserve. Their hands-on, business-to-consumer model offers a unique method of helping their members both attain and retain customers. TNBC of Greater Gwinnett is BIG on small business!