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Jim Ballowe with Comprehensive Technical Group

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

Since July 1, 2012, Jim Ballowe has held the role of Chief Technical Officer at Comprehensive Technical Group – in that capacity, Jim helps clients achieve economies of scale with managed services, converged infrastructure and optimized workflow via targeted implementation of key Information Technology (IT) solutions.

Jim co-founded Sound Enterprises in 2001 to bring fortune 500 infrastructure and best practices to the SMB marketplace. By leveraging considerable experience in operations, network management, enterprise architecture, web services and security best practices, Jim has helped many small and mid- marktet businesses thrive by keeping them ahead of the proverbial curve as well as their competition.

Prior to founding Sound Enterprises, Jim Ballowe held the role of CIO at Enterpulse, an enterprise web portal consultancy based in Atlanta. During that tenure, Jim simultaneously managed the IT supporting both the company’s 250 internal employees as well as dozens of Fortune 500 clients, in the process turning IT into a profitable center for Enterpulse. Jim was fortunate to have the opportunity to architect security, network infrastructure & portal solutions for entities such as Visa, Albertsons, Cox Communications, TBS, Hearst Interactive Media, Global Payments, Cingular, TMobile, The State of Florida and many similar entities with complex & robust infrastructure requirements.

Earlier experience managing staff, systems and process while at Lucent, Hewlett-Packard and Digital Equipment Corporation taught Jim that strategy should inform process, process should drive the business, and technology should serve to enable and/or accelerate achievement of business goals. While at DEC & HP, Jim built, managed and worked in Premier Enterprise support teams that managed WAN, LAN & Systems for large entities such as Ford, Alcoa, GM, Lego and many others, providing Enterprise Architecture Consulting and detailed technical expertise with an inherent sense of how to build good workflow for large-scale operations as well as the value of high signal-to-noise monitoring. All ofthat experience translates into his experience makes it possible for Jim to help SMB clients build truly Sound Enterprises.

Jim is a graduate of Vanderbilt University where he received his bachelor’s of fine arts degree in Economics and English. Additionally, Jim is certified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), is a CheckPoint Certified Security Engineer (CCSE), earned the CISSP in 2003, has attained Cisco Certified Network, Security & Design Professional status (CCNP, CCSP & CCDP) with Wireless & Security specialization & is a Sun Certified Solaris Administrator (SCSA) and has been a member of Vistage since 2008.

Jeff Spence with Innovolt

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

Jeff Spence joined Innovolt as President and COO in 2010 after more than 15 years in executive and corporate development roles growing companies in the energy, finance, telecommunications and technology sectors across five continents and dozens of countries. Since he joined Innovolt the company has grown its revenues by more than 1,000 percent.

Spence is an active participant in the technology landscape and speaker across multiple industries; most recently Jeff was invited to attend and speak during TEDx in Atlanta and was an invited guest to Techonomy 2012. Under his leadership, Innovolt has been recognized locally and nationally as a fast growing technology company by the Technology Association of Georgia, Atlanta Business Chronicle, American Business Awards and Lead411. Additionally, the company was a 2013 finalist on Forbes Most Promising Companies List.

Spence holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Electronic Engineering and Physics from California State University, Chico where he was a competitive decathlete. He currently serves on the board of a number of domestic and international companies and is actively involved in the financing and development of a number of charities and foundations.

Norman Radow with The RADCO Companies

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

The RADCO Companies is a national real estate development company with extensive experience managing and repositioning well over $4 billion of distressed real estate. Norman Radow established RADCO in 1994 when he redeveloped a 53-story Atlanta hotel, office and condominium tower in distress, which later became the Four Seasons Hotel. Eighteen years and dozens of successful developments later, RADCO is one of the most respected turnaround real estate companies in the United States and is active in acquisitions. Previously, Norman was a real estate litigation, workout and transactional lawyer. He has been involved in some of the most complex workouts and successor developer issues in the country.

Wanda Cronic Howell with Cronic Automotive Group

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

The Cronic Automotive Group is a family-owned business consisting of three car dealerships in Griffin – Cronic Chevrolet Buick GMC, Cronic Nissan, and Cronic Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM. The president and dealer is Wanda Cronic Howell, who grew up in the automobile business and has been involved full-time since 1985. She was formerly a college teacher and holds a master’s degree in business education from The University of South Carolina. Her undergraduate degree is from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She is an Atlanta native, has been married for 25 years to Lee N. Howell, and they have two teenage daughters.

Dr. Andrew Toledo with Reproductive Biology Associates

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) was established in 1983 as Georgia’s first IVF treatment center. Their physicians boast more than 172 years of cumulative experience in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and they have achieved in excess of 30,000 babies. Their specialized treatment plans combine compassionate patient care with state-of-the-art technology, much of which its physicians pioneered.

Special Edition: Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

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Bryan Tate/Digitel Corporation

Bryan C. W. Tate is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer for Digitel Corporation; a Georgia based IT Solutions Company, providing “CLOUD Services”, datacenter, virtualization, data storage, unified communications and network infrastructure solutions to mid-market business customers, and wireless solutions to rural municipalities. Mr. Tate has acquired seven companies and sold an Internet subsidiary in 2008. Prior to founding Digitel Corporation, Mr. Tate held various management positions at NCR Corporation, Questor Corporation and was interim Chairman and CEO of a publically traded NASDAQ company.

Mr. Tate earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology in 1968 from Ohio University. Mr. Tate served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1974, and was an Airborne Combat Infantryman in the Republic of South Vietnam. He led a rifle platoon with the 1st Infantry Division, and later served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Cam Higgins/First Financial Merchant Services

Cam Higgins has run event marketing companies from 1980 to 2005 acting as marketing and sales director, creative director, writer, designer and executive producer of major corporate events worldwide. Since retiring in 2005, Cam invested in residential real estate, and developed mountain subdivisions, supervised home construction and laid roads and utilities.In 2008, he became part of First Financial Merchant Services to develop Sales and Marketing for Business and Professional Associations and Business buying groups. Cam designs, implements and directs the sale and marketing of merchant services as a member benefit and added revenue stream to associations and chambers of commerce. His goal is to save client-merchants fees on credit and debit card transactions and provide them with the systems, hardware and software that maximize their earning potential and increase revenue for associations, community banks and chambers of commerce. Specialties include: set up merchant services programs for trade and professional associations and organizations and for their members as a member benefit; provide software and hardware solutions, fee savings and PCI compliance.

David Zalik and Jeffrey Gold with GreenSky

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

David Zalik

Jeffrey Gold

Tim Schrager with Perennial Properties

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

In 1988, Tim Schrager founded Perennial Properties, Inc., an Atlanta based real estate development and property management company. Schrager started as a one-man shop, learning the business from the ground up by building and renovating multi-family projects in Atlanta’s intown neighborhoods. From the beginning, Schrager saw a need for quality housing choices in Atlanta’s older neighborhoods where the rental housing stock was deteriorating. Thus, the company focused on infill development in gentrifying Atlanta neighborhoods. Over more than two decades, Perennial has been responsible for the development of several multi-family communities as well as multi-family & retail mixed use developments in Georgia and in Florida. The company also owns and operates Midtown Bowl, a bowling center in Midtown Atlanta.

Schrager was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a B.S. degree in Real Estate Finance from the University of Southern California. Schrager moved to Atlanta in 1986 where he and his wife now live with their three children.

Schrager is currently involved in several Atlanta community organizations including the following:

• Atlanta Contemporary Art Center: President – Board of Trustees • Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta: Annual Campaign Major Gift Fundraiser • Atlanta Apartment Association: Treasurer – Board of Directors, 2009/2010/2012 Co-Chair of the Association’s Annual Food-a-Thon benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank • Jewish Family & Career Services: Real Estate Facilities Committee Member • Founding member of a private task force that is working to end homelessness in the City of Atlanta

Brandon Dale and Monica Jacobs with Equity Estates

February 11, 2013 by rhondachale

Brandon Dale has been the Director of Operations with Equity Estates for 4 years. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and 2 border collies. His favorite vacation spot is Costa Rica, but enjoys the challenge of finding somewhere better.

Monica Jacobs has been a Destination Manager with Equity Estates for 3 years. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, and has 2 daughters; one is in high school and one is a sophomore in college. She visits Hilton Head every year and is ready to travel anywhere at a moment’s notice.