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Allyson Eman Talks About Venture Atlanta: Coming October 17-18, 2012

August 21, 2012 by Stone Payton

Emerging Enterprise

Allyson Eman Talks About Venture Atlanta: Coming October 17-18, 2012

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Allyson Eman / Venture Atlanta

* Original Air Date: 8/2/12, On Atlanta Business Radio

Venture Atlanta is the premier investor conference in Georgia — attended by investors from across the country, and Georgia entrepreneurs, senior technology executives and others who are interested in emerging companies.

Allyson Eman has 20 years of marketing, sales and communications experience. In 2007, Allyson took on the role of Executive Director for the newly created Venture Atlanta annual conference.

Allyson has worked with key business leaders from Metro Atlanta Chamber, Atlanta CEO Council and Technology Association of Georgia to build the premier venture capital conference in Georgia. The conference is now in its fifth year.

Prior to joining Venture Atlanta, Allyson was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for SouthStar Funding, a wholesale mortgage lender headquartered in Atlanta. During her 9 year tenure with the firm, she helped the company grow from 8 employees to 800 with 30 nationwide offices. SouthStar Funding grew to be one of the most reputable, respected and trusted wholesale mortgage lenders in the country under Allyson’s leadership. SouthStar received many accolades including A+ Employer, Fastest Growing Privately Held Company in Georgia and was included on Inc. 500′s list of fastest growing privately held companies.

Prior to joining SouthStar, Allyson worked for SouthTrust Bank as a branch marketing manager overseeing the marketing platform for 100 branches across Georgia. Allyson received a BS from the University of Florida and resides in Marietta with her husband and two children.

Atlanta – A Growing Technology and Entrepreneurial Hub

August 14, 2012 by Stone Payton

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Atlanta - A Growing Technology and Entrepreneurial Hub

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Our guests join us to discuss business in Atlanta and how the metro area is a growing technology and entrepreneurial hub in the southeast.

Melanie Brandt/Technology Association of Georgia

Melanie Brandt is the Chief Operating Officer for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the largest industry association in the state and one of the most successful Technology organizations in the country. Melanie provides strategic leadership as well as management of TAG’s operations, including key initiatives such as the annual State of the Industry Report, the TAG Business Launch Competition, TAG’s Statewide impact initiatives including Economic Development support and TAG’s Savannah, Augusta, and Middle Georgia chapters; TAG’s Economic Gardening program; the 31 TAG Societies including those dediciated to strategic Georgia technology sector focuses such as Health IT, Financial Technology (FinTech), Information Security and Mobility; and the TAG leadership Council. Melanie has fundraising and staff management responsibilities and has initiated several noteworthy projects as COO, such as the Where Georgia Leads maps, the TAG Social Media Council, and the annual S.T.E.M. Education Awards.

Before joining TAG, Melanie was part of the Gwinnett Chamber’s Economic Development team, implementing the Partnership Gwinnett initiative as their Business Development Manager for Information Technology and Advanced Communication. Prior to joining the Gwinnett Chamber, she served as TAG’s Director of Information and Community Resources.

Melanie is currently on the executive advisory board for the Atlanta Technology Professionals (ATP), where she served as president in 2004 and 2005. She was a founder of StartupChicks, an organization dedicated to connecting and inspiring entrepreneurial women, and serves on committees for the Georgia Chamber, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and the Gwinnett Chamber. Melanie was recognized as a “40 under 40” Atlanta Business and Community Leader recipient by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2010.

Larry Williams/Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Larry Williams serves as Vice President for Technology Industry Development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Larry has successful experience building and managing state and local economic development, international business development and tourism development. He is a results-oriented professional with a reputation for service, satisfaction, and results. Larry works as a creative troubleshooter able to quickly identify and resolve problems at all levels. He is multilingual with international experience and understanding of global business practices and a solid leader able to build, mentor, and develop highly motivated, productive, and loyal teams.

Larry’s specialties are economic development, international business development, global branding, marketing, non-profit & government administration and management, business finance, budget management, customer service, organizational development, leadership, deal structuring, change management, strategic planning, building public-private partnerships, public and industrial policy, international trade and operations.

Michael Lasky/Burr Forman

Michael Lasky has practiced exclusively in intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights) for over 30 years at the firms of Merchant & Gould , Powell Goldstein and Burr Forman in Atlanta.

He is a published author and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of Business Exit and Succession Strategies. He is currently writing POWER TOOLS — Strategies for making for your company far more valuable and saleable , due out later in 2012.

Tierah Chorba with Veritas Visioneering and Jinnie Schmid with Brave Changes Discuss Strategic Planning

August 13, 2012 by Stone Payton

Performance Difference Radio

Tierah Chorba with Veritas Visioneering and Jinnie Schmid with Brave Changes Discuss Strategic Planning

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Tierah Chorba/Veritas Visioneering, Inc.

Tierah Chorba is the CEO and Co-Founder of Veritas Visioneering, Inc., a firm specializing in providing clients with consulting services in the areas of strategic planning, performance improvement/acceleration, culture assessment and alignment, strategic growth and vision refinement and attainment. Complementary services provided to assist clients in the maturation process include business solutions in the areas of human potential maximization through training, consultation, facilitation and coaching for individuals and groups.

Jinnie Schmid/Brave Changes, LLC

Jinnie Schmid is the CEO and Owner of Brave Changes, LLC. Jinnie’s depth of experience stems from over 20 years in the fields of Talent Management and Performance Improvement, and her breadth of expertise comes from roles and projects in a variety of industries including “big four” and “boutique” consulting, federal and state government, education, and private industry.

Brave Changes specializes in services related to improving individual and organizational performance, including: coaching of individuals, facilitation of group processes, and consulting to organizations.

Business RadioX TM Casual Mixer: August 23, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Business RadioX

August 9, 2012 by Stone Payton

Business RadioX ^TMCasual Mixer:

August 23, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Concourse Athletic Club’s Courtside Grille

Get together with the hosts and guests from Business RadioX ^TM.

You heard them on the radio, now meet them in person. This two and a half hour event gives you the ability to network with many of the people you’ve been listening to each week.

Bring plenty of business cards. You can expect to have 10-20 conversations during this casual networking event at the Concourse Athletic Club’s Courtside Grille Restaurant in Sandy Springs, near the King and Queen buildings off Hammond Drive.

Come when you want. Leave when you want. You’ve got 2 and a half hours to meet some of the most interesting business people in Atlanta.

** RSVP HERE

Michael Woodard with Return on People Development, ASTD Conference

August 9, 2012 by Stone Payton

Atlanta Business Radio

Michael Woodard with Return on People Development, ASTD Conference

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Michael Woodard joined us in the studio to highlight the ASTD upcoming conference on August 20th called ACE. The 2012 Atlanta Conference & Exposition (ACE) will be held at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North.

ASTD (American Society for Training & Development)

ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.

Michael Woodard/Return on People Development

Michael Woodard is a Learning & Development expert with more than 26 years of experience in sales, sales leadership and training and development, in the Retail and Food Service industries. Mike is known to be a thought-leader in Adult Learning and Sales and Corporate Leadership Development and is recognized for his contributions throughout the Learning community.

Michael spent the first 12 years of his career in various sales and leadership roles at Sweetheart Cup Company, Amoco Foam Products and Tenneco Packaging. In 1997, Mike made the move from Sales to Sales Training and Leadership Development. Over the past 14 years, he has served as the Director, Global Sales Training and Development for SC Johnson, Georgia-Pacific, PepsiCo and Gillette. Michael consistently developed high-impact Sales and Leadership Development curriculum to address strategic business issues, drive individual, team and organization performance, while maximizing ROI.

Michael earned a B.S.B.A in Economics and Finance from Aquinas College and an M.A. with emphasis in Management and Leadership Development from Webster University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Executive Education with an emphasis in Leadership Development and the Harvard Business School of Executive Education with an emphasis in Negotiations and Critical Decision Making.

Married to Diane for the last twenty-five years, Michael is the father of three daughters. He is an avid golfer, scuba diver, traveler, and reader. When he is not with his family in Atlanta or traveling on business, Michael enjoys spending time down at the beach in Destin, FL.

Atlanta Corporate In House Counsel Winners and Finalists

August 7, 2012 by Stone Payton

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Atlanta Corporate In House Counsel Winners and Finalists

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Winners & Finalists from the Atlanta Business Chronicle | Association of Corporate Counsel “ACC-GA” Corporate Counsel Awards were recently guests in the studio.

Virginia Wadsworth/Automobile Protection Corporation

Virginia Wadsworth with Automobile Protection Corporation, serves as the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary . She is also the immediate past President of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC-GA).

Timothy Phillips/American Cancer Society, Inc.

Timothy Phillips is the acting Chief Counsel of the American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest community-based voluntary health organization, and winner of this year’s Community Champion. Tim joined the American Cancer Society’s Office of Corporate Counsel as Associate Counsel in 2005. He moved to the position of Senior Counsel in 2008, in which role, among other matters, he has provided advice in the areas of taxation, corporate governance, risk management, compliance, employee benefits and executive compensation, grant reviews (government, private and independent sector source funds), vendor contracts and collaborative efforts with foreign cancer fighting entities. In his new role as the Society’s chief legal officer, Tim also manages the Society’s Conflict of Interest and Risk Management Programs.

David Quillian/PrimeRevenue, Inc.

David Quillian is Vice President and General Counsel of PrimeRevenue, Inc., and a finalist for Outstanding General Counsel, Small. David is responsible for all aspects of PrimeRevenue’s legal affairs and has also been integral to PrimeRevenue’s product development efforts. He is the named inventor or co-inventor in a number of PrimeRevenue’s patent applications both in the US and abroad. Prior to joining PrimeRevenue, David was General Counsel at Harbor Payments, Inc., an EIPP and EBPP provider, and directed Harbor’s legal affairs and human resources group up to the point of the firm’s acquisition by American Express in December 2006. Prior to joining Harbor Payments, Mr. Quillian was Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Magnet Communications, Inc., a provider of outsourced cash management and funds transfer applications to financial institutions up through its acquisition by Digital Insight, which is now part of Intuit. Mr. Quillian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, as well as J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Georgia.

Christina Kisley with Life Long Leadership

August 6, 2012 by Stone Payton

Performance Difference Radio

Christina Kisley with Life Long Leadership

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Christina Kisley/Life-Long Leadership

Christina Kisley, President and CEO, founded Life-Long Leadership in 2002. Using her 17+ years of mastery in leadership and organizational development, Christina is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of the sales, marketing, communication, operations, finance and services functions for the organization. In addition, she leads a team of 18 consulting partners in whom she personally invests her time, thereby, developing individuals with a heart for leadership and a culture of integrity and excellence.

Prior to the formation of Life Long Leadership, Christina provided her leadership and human resource development expertise to well renowned organizations spanning a variety of industries including retail, manufacturing, health care, hotel, restaurant and telecommunications.

Christina has completed extensive graduate work in Human Resource Development and Professional Counseling at Georgia State University. In 1995, she earned her Bachelor of Business Management at The University of Toledo Business School in Ohio. Taking her commitment to the industry beyond the workplace, Christina is an active member of the following professional organizations: American Society for Training & Development, International Association of Facilitators American Counseling Association, Academy of Human Resource Development, and the International Society of Performance Improvement.

Christina currently resides with her husband and two children in Kennesaw, Georgia. In her spare time, Christina enjoys spending time with her family and the team members of Life-Long Leadership, in addition to reading and playing volleyball.

“Cultivating High Potential Leadership” with Tom Darrow and Pam Beckerman

July 17, 2012 by Stone Payton

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Tom Darrow and Pam Beckerman joined as Alvin C. Miles’ in-studio guests to discuss ‘Cultivating High Potential Leadership’! Listen in for several invaluable tips and advice to help increase your leadership acumen.

Tom Darrow/Founder and Principal of Talent Connections, LLC and Career Spa, LLC

Tom is a nationally known recruiting consultant, career transition expert and Executive Search professional. He’s a leader in SHRM-Atlanta where he’s served as past two-year President of SHRM-Atlanta, SHRM at the national level, currently serves on the SHRM Foundation Board and is Chair of the Board of the Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Tom’s specialties focus in the areas of Human Resources, Professional Services, Non-profits and Christian ministries. He’s also Founder and President of the Atlanta HR Prayer Breakfast.

Tom is a past Board member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta and the Partnership Against Domestic Violence.

Tom worked 10+ combined years for Price Waterhouse and Accenture

Education:

BBA in Accounting, University of Notre Dame

For fun:

Tom and his wife Anne live in Murphy, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia

Tom is a minority shareholder of the Green Bay Packers

Tom has performed at The PunchLine, The Southeast’s Premiere Comedy Club.

Pam Beckerman/ Vice President, Human Resources for Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Pam Beckerman is a seasoned HR executive who partners with business leaders to advance strategic objectives by unleashing the talent and potential of employee communities. Currently the Vice President, HR for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Pam has lead programs encompassing the complete employee life cycle. She has designed and implemented hiring, performance management, rewards, retention, leadership development, employee reduction, and organizational development programs in the consulting, banking and education industries. Under her leadership, Kurt Salmon Associates, where she was the top talent executive for 12 years, earned accolades as one of the Top Ten Consulting Firms to Work For for six consecutive years. She coaches individuals and teams on setting and achieving goals and working collaboratively and compassionately with colleagues to solve a wide range of business and career challenges.

Pam holds a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Masters in Organizational Communication from the University of California at Santa Barbara. A member of SHRM, she lives in Marietta and enjoys volunteering, hiking by the Chattahoochee with her family, and reading.