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The Story of Manna Fund

September 27, 2021 by Mike

Dr. Genie Burnett, CEO and Clinical Director of Manna Fund, discusses the history of the Manna Fund, and plans for a new Manna House, with therapist and mental health counselor Madison Giles.

Madison Giles/Manna Fund

Madison Giles is a nationally certified Mental Health Counselor and graduated from Mercer University with a Masters in Mental Health Counseling in 2020. Madison joined Manna in January 2021 as a Clinical Therapist and Event/Marketing Coordinator. During her undergraduate degree, Madison was a teaching assistant at Kennesaw State and taught the Eating Disorder track of an Abnormal Psychology course. She completed a college thesis on bullying and developed a bully prevention program for elementary through high school aged students who struggle with bullying and trauma from bullying. Madison has experience working with substance abuse, eating disorders, ADHD, body dysmorphia, and ARFID.

About Manna Fund:

Manna Fund is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope and financial assistance to individuals who need eating disorder treatment scholarships. Manna provides funding for inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient eating disorder treatment for individuals lacking insurance coverage or for those with inadequate insurance coverage. Manna Fund grants scholarships to recipients by providing direct payment to partnering eating disorder treatment facilities.

Their mission is to address the epidemic of eating disorders by providing prevention, education, research, and financial assistance for treatment to all qualified individuals through well-administered programs.

Please CLICK HERE if you’d like to make a donation for the Manna House!

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Kevin Greiner with Gas South and Stan Hall with Gas South District

September 23, 2021 by Mike

Kevin Greiner/Gas South

Gas South is driven by a simple mission: Be A Fuel For Good. It’s not just a slogan on their website or conference room walls. It’s their core belief that how they treat people is what’s most important. It’s the way their CEO Kevin Greiner knows every employee by name. It’s customer service folks who go the extra mile. It’s the volunteer time their employees cheerfully contribute and the 5% of profits they give to support local children in need.

As the company grows, so does their impact. Since 2006, Gas South has grown steadily to become not only the largest natural gas provider in Georgia, but also the largest in the Southeastern U.S. They now serve more than 425,000 customers across six states. They’ve formed Alliance Partnerships with local governments and utilities across metro Atlanta, helping customers save on their natural gas. Keeping their “5% back” promise, they’ve also given back more than $7.5M to local causes (and counting).

Stan Hall/Gas South District

The Gas South District is a 118-acre campus just minutes outside of Atlanta that can accommodate a variety of events from concerts, performances, meetings, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and celebrations. The multipurpose campus includes an amazing 13,000-seat arena (Gas South Arena), a 708-seat theater (Gas South Theater), 23 versatile meeting rooms, a 50,000-square-foot exhibit hall space, and a 21,600-square-foot grand ballroom (Gas South Convention Center).

The campus, operated by the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, distinguishes itself by hosting a diverse range of events, including the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators, NLL’s Georgia Swarm, Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, Menopause the Musical, JapanFest, Romeo Santos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Strait, Eric Clapton, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Disney On Ice, U2, Paul McCartney, Orange Conference, Beyoncé and more.

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Spotlight on Conservatorships and Guardianships

September 22, 2021 by Mike

Michael K. Johnson/Metta Johnson & Associates

Michael Johnson has 14 years working as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He began his career working as a hospice social worker in which he supervised and directed teams of social workers. He is now the Vice President and COO of Metta Johnson & Associates comprehensive care management. Michael has honed his skills in helping families understand complex medical issues, confusing government benefits, and the emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with various medical needs. He serves as a professional guardian and is a nationally certified guardian.

Diane Weinberg/Weinberg Elder Law, LLC

Diane Weinberg is the Founder of Weinberg Elder Law, LLC. Diane focuses her practice on helping families resolve disputes that often impact seniors and individuals with disabilities. Specifically, her practice encompasses guardianships and conservatorships (both contested and uncontested) of adults, conservatorships of minors, fiduciary litigation, and protecting vulnerable populations from abuse and exploitation.

A member of the State Bar of Georgia and a Veterans Administration Accredited Attorney, Diane is also a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She serves as the State Ambassador for the Georgia Chapter of NAELA.

Diane is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney and has an AVVO rating of 10/10. In 2020, she was recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer. Additionally, Diane is a frequent local and national speaker on a variety of aspects of guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid planning and has testified before the Georgia General Assembly.

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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.

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Stategy and Accountability with Author Kristin Andree

September 22, 2021 by Mike

Let Leta take you on a journey of faith, life, travel, and interior design. Leta Brooks is the star of the hit podcast “Status Life With Leta.” Reaching a record number of downloads in a very short amount of time, Leta engages her audience with her honesty, captivating stories, and her talent for teaching. “Status Life With Leta” is a lifestyle podcast and blog which focuses on everything you need to know to enhance your life, your health, and your home.

Leta uses her 20+ years of experience as a practicing interior designer to teach trends, design styles, and tips on how to make a house a home. She also guides her followers to a lifestyle of better mental, physical, and spiritual health. With her “sweetie”, Derek Hays, as her co-host, they entertain listeners with playful banter and real life situations. Her mission is to help each and every listener #designyourlife.

Status Life with Leta is brought to you by Status Home Design, and by the Law Office of Derek M. Hays at 404-777-HURT.

On this episode, Leta and Derek are joined by business strategist, speaker and author Kristin Andree to discuss her book “You’re Not For Everyone, But You Can Be For Everyone“.

Kristin Andree/Andree Consulting Group

Whether you are a corporate executive, a seasoned professional, an entrepreneur, or just getting started in your career, Andree Consulting Group will help you create a business and life you absolutely love. They work on identifying & tackling the things holding you back, leveraging your unique strengths to propel you forward, and empowering you to play at and beyond the level at which you’re meant to be playing.

They describe themselves as a “strategy & accountability” firm. While you will certainly get a hefty dose of mindset and building mental toughness, you will also be coached on the HOW TO that will enable you to put that newfound mentality to work. It isn’t enough to just WANT IT… you have to know precisely HOW to go after it. Unlike other firms, Kristin and her team of strategic partners will coach you on the HOW and hold you accountable to getting things done.

Leta Brooks/Status Home Design

Status Home Design is a 12.000 sq ft retail store located in the Kohls Plaza of Hamilton Mill at 2240 Hamilton Creek Pkwy, Dacula, Georgia. They have 70 different merchants inside the store selling furniture and home goods of various styles. Their Status Carpenters can rehab, refinish, or repaint almost anything. This fantastic team of carpenters also custom builds tables, bookcases, cabinets, and barn doors. Status Design Studio, Inc., their award winning full-service interior design firm is also located inside the store. Their designers, provide exemplary service for all your home and business needs. Status Home Design’s knowledge of the latest trends and access to an abundance of manufacturers for furniture and all home decor items, sets them apart from the rest. Last, but certainly not least, they have an in-house seamstress and upholstery workshop.

Contact Leta at lbrooks@statushomedesign.com

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MOXIE AWARD WINNERS: Maria Uribe, Leadership Gwinnett and Georgia United Credit Union

September 21, 2021 by Mike

Lisa Zaken/Leadership Gwinnett (Outstanding Organization Award)

Leadership Gwinnett is an award-winning community impact organization that has been a part of the fabric of the Gwinnett community for 36 years. Their mission is to educate, equip, and engage diverse leaders and inspire civic involvement. They do this through innovative programming including the signature nine-month Leadership Gwinnett cohort, Glance Gwinnett, a two-and-a-half-day snapshot event, and a robust Alumni network comprised of over 2,000 program graduates.

Maria Uribe/Junior Achievement of Georgia (On the Rise Award)

Junior Achievement (JA) of Georgia is transforming the student experience by bringing relevance, authenticity, and application into everyday learning to energize students around academics and their future possibilities. In partnership with the education and business communities, JA of Georgia’s dynamic learning solutions bring career readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to the students of Georgia, empowering them with the knowledge, capacity and motivation to thrive. Through programs, such as 3DE, JA BizTown®, JA Finance Park® and JA Finance Park Virtual, JA of Georgia impacts more than 170,000 students in an average school year, with concentration in the Atlanta, Dalton, Gainesville and Savannah markets.

Leigh Gant/Georgia United Credit Union (Enlightened Employer Award)

Georgia United Credit Union is full-service financial institution open to anyone who lives or works in Gwinnett County. Since 1958, Georgia United’s mission has been to improve the lives of our members and the communities they serve. As a member-owned not for profit organization, they keep their member/owners at the center of everything they do. From great rates on mortgage and vehicle purchase and refinance loans; to free checking with the ability to earn 1% interest; to their Money Masters youth accounts which Pay for A’s; as well as community service. Their branch network includes a convenient location on Satellite Blvd. and 100,000 surcharge-free ATMs across the globe.

About the Moxie Awards:

Built for women who are bold in business, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce honored more than 90 finalists and seven winners at the 2021 Moxie Awards on Friday, Aug. 27. The Moxie Awards recognize women and organizations that are making it happen. Organizational awards highlighted companies that support the advancement of women, as well as those that are women-led. Individual awards honored those who are trailblazers in a male-dominated field, Gwinnett County champions, emerging leaders, professionals who are at the peak of their career and those who are generous with their time, talent, or resources.

MOXIE AWARD WINNERS: Michelle Anglin, Jill Edwards and Lorri Christopher

September 21, 2021 by Mike

Major Michelle Anglin/Gwinnett County Police Department (Influence Award)

The Gwinnett County Police Department is the second largest police agency in Georgia with an authorized strength of 905 sworn officers, supported by 289 civilian employees, and is an agency with a long history of excellence, integrity, and fairness. The department enjoys a strong relationship with the diverse community it serves and continues to build that reputation by constantly engaging and interacting with the residents.

Jill Edwards/United Community Bank (Pay It Forward Award)

United Community Bank (NASDAQ: UCBI) is a bank holding company headquartered in Blairsville, GA, with executive offices in Greenville, SC. United is one of the largest full-service financial institutions in the Southeast, with $17.8 billion in assets, and 160 offices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. United Community Bank, United’s wholly owned bank subsidiary, specializes in personalized community banking services for individuals, small businesses and companies throughout its geographic footprint, including Florida under the brand Seaside Bank and Trust. Services include a full range of consumer and commercial banking products, including mortgage, advisory, treasury management, and wealth management.

Lorri Christopher/City of Peachtree Corners (Greater Good Award)

The City of Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County’s newest city, is 10 years old and has a diverse population of over 43,000 residents. The city encompasses 17 square miles and is the home of Curiosity Lab and the test bed road for autonomous vehicles.

About the Moxie Awards:

Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett (Part 2 of 2)

September 21, 2021 by Mike

Jamie Hamilton, Sandy LeRoux, Randy Brunson

Randy Brunson/Centurion Advisory Group

Randy Brunson is the founding shareholder of Centurion Advisory Group. Randy has invested most of his forty-year career in financial services. He spent several years on the institutional side and had the opportunity to start a successful financial planning firm in 1991. Centurion Advisory Group serves individual and corporate clients, both in Georgia and throughout the country, offering personal and business financial planning, retirement plan design and management, and investment management services.

Randy studied engineering and marketing at UT Chattanooga. Randy currently holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and CKA designation and makes it a priority to stay on top of his knowledge in the financial industry through continuing professional educational opportunities and reading. In addition, Randy has completed studies in qualified plan design, estate planning and business transition planning and he enjoys speaking and writing regularly on these topics.

Sandy LeRoux/Centurion Advisory Group

Sandy LeRoux, has been with Centurion Advisory Group since early 2015. She serves as co-advisor and team lead and has primary responsibility for a number of client relationships. Sandy is a skilled and dedicated Financial Planner with more than 20 years’ experience in the executive level of business and finance. For 15 years, she served as Controller and Human Resources Administrator for LeRoux Entertainment, a multimillion-dollar company with over 250 employees in six states.

Following her desire to serve the broader community, Sandy served as the Executive Assistant to the lead pastor of The Bridge Church. During her time there, she especially enjoyed developing strategic pathways and action plans based on the priorities, vision, and initiatives of the pastor and congregation. Sandy also worked at the executive level of First Covenant Bank in Roswell, GA. Her talents in the financial and faith-based organizations are what led her to Centurion Advisory Group.

Sandy received her Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with a Minor in Accounting from UGA and her MBA in Corporate Finance from Georgia State University. Currently, Sandy is working towards her Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

Jamie Hamilton/Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett

Students at Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett are children first with all of the needs, desires, and feelings of children without disabilities. They are more like other children than different. Their disabilities are inconveniences that keep them from enjoying full lives, and therefore must be overcome or compensated for so that the children can grow and move out into the world.

SNS exists for its students; the students do not exist for the school. Children do not have to “qualify” for SNS, they simply must need it. Students don’t have to fit into the classes; the class and program is made to meet the individual student’s needs.

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Spectrum Disorders and Eating Disorders

September 20, 2021 by Mike

Dr. Genie Burnett, CEO and Clinical Director of Manna Fund, discusses spectrum disorders and eating disorders with therapist and mental health counselor Madison Giles.

Madison Giles/Manna Fund

About Manna Fund:

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Ricoh’s 6th Annual “Puttin’ on the Pink” Golf Tournament benefiting American Cancer Society

September 17, 2021 by Mike

The 6th Annual “Puttin’ On The Pink” Golf Tournament benefitting the American Cancer Society was held on September 15, 2021 at the Hamilton Mill Golf Club in Dacula, GA. The tournament was presented by Ricoh with funds to support the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer program.

The American Cancer Society saves lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer. ACS is working to finish the fight against every cancer in every community. They are the largest private, not-for-profit funder of cancer research in the United States, investing more than $4 billion since 1946. More than 1.5 million lives have been saved in the U.S. in the past two decades.

This year’s golf tournament raised approximately $65,000, bringing the fundraiser’s six year total to nearly $300,000 raised for cancer research!

Thanks to a generous contribution by the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta Hotel, Business RadioX was on site again this year to broadcast live and conduct interviews with event organizers, corporate sponsors, and golfers. Below are some of those interviews.

Mayella Allen (American Cancer Society)

Dave Gleim (Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta Hotel)

Nick Spooner & Chris Spooner (Golfers)

Lisa Leong (Gas South District Convention Center)

Stan Goddard (Ricoh), Suzanne Olszewski (Ricoh) & Bruce Nelson (Hytec), Tournament Organizers

About the American Cancer Society:

For more than a 100 years, the American Cancer Society has been leading the fight to end cancer. With your support, they have helped usher in an era where more people survive cancer than ever before. By translating their research findings into action, they’ve seen a 27% decline in U.S. cancer death rates since the early 1990s. Join the American Cancer Society to help finish the fight!

About Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta:

Located in Duluth, GA, in the greater Atlanta community, Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta is in the heart of Gwinnett County near the Gas South District. The recently updated 17-story hotel is the largest in the county and is top ranked on TripAdvisor. Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta features 300 guest rooms, including 5 suites and the Preferred Level for business guests. In addition, guests may have breakfast at Grapevine Restaurant, which is open for Grab-N-Go breakfast, plus an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, health club, sundeck and free parking.