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Jay Ferro, CIO, American Cancer Society

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

Jay Ferro, CIO of the American Cancer Society visits Booth 61 at the TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

The 2013 Digital Ball is in the history books. Everyone had a great time and a lot of money was raised for TechBridge. Congratulations to James Franklin, Carrie Bates Hastings and the entire team at TechBridge along with a huge team of volunteers. This was a special night and you made it so.

Booth 61 had the privilege of broadcasting live during the opening reception. We interviewed leading technologists who have been at every Digital Ball and those who were attending for the very first time.

What an honor it was to have my friend and the CIO of the American Cancer Society, Jay Ferro, visit us in the Booth. Jay served as the Chair of the Host Committee for the 2013 Digital Ball. The American Cancer Society is a recipient of the expertise that TechBridge provides the not for profit community. In addition and I do not believe Jay will mind me sharing this since he shared this live on the air, Jay lost his beloved wife to cancer 7 years ago which was part of his motivation to move from the CIO in the for profit world into the CIO of a not for profit, American Cancer Society. Jay shared from his heart and had me in tears during his interview. You will find Jay’s heart open, transparent, and giving.

Walt Carter, CIO, Generation Mortgage

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

One of my favorite guests and the longest interview was with my friend and the CIO of Generation Mortgage, Walt Carter. Walt actually worked at TechBridge full time earlier in his career. I do not believe TechBridge has a more powerful and passionate advocate. Walt shares from his heart about the impact of TechBridge and how the not for profit community is empowered through the great work being done by the team at TechBridge.

Thank you for sharing this insightful message, Walt!

Sandy Hofmann, Gadfly & Atlanta Technology Icon

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

Very fortunate to have the Gadfly, Ms. Sandra Hofmann, join us for a few minutes. Sandy is the most decorated woman in the Atlanta Technology Industry. She was the first person to enter into the GCLA Hall of Achievement, CIO of the Year, WIT’s Woman of the Year, Board Co-Chair of TechBridge and the list goes on and on. I am honored to be a FOS, “Friend of Sandy”. Having been a guest in her home on many occasions, I can say without reservation, I do not know anyone who is better at hospitality than Sandy. In addition, Sandy has a heart as big as her home town of Montgomery, Alabama.

Listen and Enjoy as Sandy talks about her reasons for being involved with TechBridge and with the Digital Ball.

Mike Neumeier, Principle, Arketi Group

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

One of our guests was Mr. Mike Neumeier, Principle at Arketi Group. Mike and the founders of Arketi have gone above and beyond in adopting TechBridge as a Pro-Bono Client. Although Arketi is involved with a lot of other great organizations in the community including TAG, when asked to serve in this major role at TechBridge, they agreed. We all owe a debt of gratitude to my friends Mike, Sami, Rory and everyone at Arketi. You Guys ROCK!

Carrie Wheeler, CIO, Cbeyond at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

What an honor it was to be joined by Carrie Wheeler, CIO of Cbeyond in Booth 61. Carrie is someone I have enjoyed getting to know over the past number of years. Carrie is real people and she has a warm and generous spirit. Carrie works for one of the most giving companies in Atlanta, Cbeyond. I had the privilege of meeting the founder, Jim Geiger and most of his senior staff in 2005 or 2006. As a growing entrepreneurial company, time and money are not always available for not for profit organizations or donations of employee time. Cbeyond does not agree with that philosophy and our community is so much better as a result. You will love hearing Carrie’s passion for service.

Carrie Wheeler, CIO, Cbeyond visits Booth 61 at TechBridge 2013 Digital Ball

Charles Brian Quinn “CBQ” at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

May 19, 2013 by Ricky

Big Nerd Ranch Sponsors VIP Reception at TechBridge 2013 Digital Ball

Our first guest was the CEO of Big Nerd Ranch and one of my newest friends, Charles Brian Quinn affectionately known as CBQ. Big Nerd Ranch stepped up to the plate in a huge way for this year’s Digital Ball by sponsoring the VIP Reception. This was a strategic move in my opinion that will pay huge dividends over the years for Big Nerd Ranch. Although CBQ had never attended a Digital Ball in the past, there are very few CIO’s in the Atlanta community who do not know him now. Great work, CBQ!

Charles Brian Quinn aka CBQ, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch Rocks Booth 61

May 9, 2013 by Ricky

CBQ, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch, shared secrets of his success and lessons learned from a few failures. His insight and advice will be invaluable to any aspiring entrepreneur and a must listen for the “Nerd” in all of us.

As a supporter of TechBridge since its inception, I am personally grateful for CBQ and Big Nerd Ranch stepping up as a major sponsor of the 2013 Digital Ball VIP Reception. This is a great commitment from a growing company looking to build presence in the marketplace. I am confident this is a very good investment for all parties concerned.

JOE LECOMPTE, Principle, PMG

May 7, 2013 by Ricky

Joe LeCompte is a Principle with PMG. A graduate of Rice University, Joe has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and in technical management. Joe shared secrets from the success of PMG. More than 20 percent of the Global 100 relies on PMG to deploy enterprise service catalog and business process automation software that streamlines operations, reduces costs and improves efficiency. Our solutions transcend traditional IT service management boundaries giving business and IT professionals a smarter way to automate business processes ranging from IT financial management to identity management, employee onboarding and cloud provisioning. As a result, our clients handle shared services requests faster with fewer manual processes and less reliance on staff intervention. For more information, please visit pmg.net