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Deborah Lubbe – Wellspring Living Molly Heacock – CARE for AIDS

June 2, 2014 by vanbaird

Deborah Lubbe

Deborah is a Ringgold, Georgia native who has lived in Atlanta since her freshman year at Oglethorpe University in 2004.

In July of 2011 Deborah left to spend ten months living and working in Hyderabad, India as a fellow for the IDEXFellowship in Social Enterprise program. The IDEX Fellowship offered her the opportunity to tangibly contribute to a developing social eco-network and expand her knowledge of cross sector solutions to obstacles challenging quality education in low-income regions.

In addition to her field placement in Hyderabad, Deborah had the opportunity to work as a lead coordinator alongside Hand of Hope to execute a TOMS Shoes Giving Event providing over 2,000 shoes to children.

Deborah also took the lead on social media and web communication efforts for a Hyderabad based non-profit, VOICE 4 Girls, which tackles gender equality issues through the usage of a gender empowerment focused summer camps in low-income areas of India.

Since her return in 2012 Deborah has worked as the Operations and Event Coordinator at Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co, an Atlanta based socially-minded coffee company working to restore lives in Rwanda.

Over the past year she has focused her efforts with Wellspring Living, and organization serving women and girls who are survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation through therapy, life skills training, and mentorship.

Deborah also offers organizational consulting services to non-profits and small start-ups who are looking for insight into creating systems and process to better serve their targeted demographic.

Deborah resides in Vinings, Georgia with her husband Jerome and their two dogs, Oliver and Loial.

Three phrases to describe Deborah: Spry, Spunky, and Unashamedly Organized

Molly Heacock

Molly graduated from Georgia Tech in 2010 with a B.S in Science, Technology and Culture and a minor in Sociology. She joined the CARE for AIDS team in July of 2013 as the Operations Director and is currently transitioning into the Community Relations Director role as the team expands.

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Jimmy Pierce with Kids Making It and George Edwards with Historic Wilmington Foundation

February 21, 2014 by kirstenkalsky

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Jimmy Pierce- Kids Making It

Jimmy Pierce is a native of North Carolina. He received his BA degree in 1975 from the University of North Carolina, his JD degree in 1979 from the LSU law school, and is a member of both the North Carolina Bar and the Louisiana Bar. Inspired by his sons, he left his successful law practice in 1996 to establish the Kids Making It Woodworking Program, a national award winning program now open 7 days a week, year-round, serving youth from 8 – young adulthood in a long-term mentorship program, teaching vocational skills, providing entrepreneurship opportunities for youth to earn income, and entry-level paid employment to youth transitioning into successful adulthood through the KMI Apprenticeship Program, designing and creating custom woodworking products in quantity utilizing traditional cabinet shop tools and three production machines, a laser engraver, CNC router, and hydraulic copy lathe.

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George Edwards-Historic Wilmington Foundation

George W. Edwards joined the Historic Wilmington Foundation as their 6th Executive Director in November of 2004. Edwards is a professional preservationist with more than 28 years of experience in managing local and statewide nonprofit preservation and downtown revitalization groups. He directed Main Street and economic redevelopment programs in Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Virginia. In addition to these experiences, Edwards served as the chief executive for the Atlanta Preservation Center, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, and the Preservation Alliance of Virginia.

The Historic Wilmington Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization with more than 800 members that focuses its efforts on preserving the architectural heritage of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region. Since its formation in 1966, the Historic Wilmington Foundation has successfully saved more than a 100 historic properties from demolition. Their mission is to protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear Region through educational programs, workshops, advocacy and community involvement, a preservation easement program and revolving fund activities. Edwards has initiated an annual most threatened historic places program with HWF, which also includes a traveling exhibit seen annually by more than 40,000 people. He also has created a partnership with the New Hanover County schools that trains and provides guides for the third graders’ Tar Heels Go Walking program which recently completed its fifth year of leading students on tour of downtown. The tours have introduced 12,000 third grade students, 500 teachers and 1000 parent volunteers to our history, architectural and cultural resources.

Historic Wilmington Foundation is the regions only professionally staffed historic preservation education and advocacy organization and it partners with local government, property owners and developers to promote historic preservation as a community value and quality of life issue. The restoration of private property in the City has conservatively resulted in more than $50 million dollars of private investment over the last forty years and the creation of thousands of jobs. Government, churches and non-profits have also spent millions on the restoration of buildings. The rehabilitation of property has generated millions of dollars of new tax revenue and substantially raised the value of property throughout the City. Renewed historic residential and commercial areas helps the City present a vibrant and vital image to prospective new residents and businesses and helps make the City very attractive to visitors, tourists and convention business

DeShaun Wise with Kimberly Clark

February 19, 2014 by rhondachale

DeShaun Wise/Kimberly Clark

DeShaun is Senior Talent Management Consultant with Kimberly Clark. DeShaun is an experienced professional with over 10 years of experience in learning & development, project/change management and driving performance initiatives. Currently, the majority of her time is spent focusing on global projects and initiatives within her three regions, Latin America, Middle East/Africa and Asia-Pacific that ranges from onboarding or transformation agendas. Her passion lies in the design and strategic implementation of programs that accelerate the growth of their employees so they are positioned to deliver superior results year over year. In addition to her fulfilling professional career, Ms. Wise serves of the Board of Directors for the Pink Wish Foundation, is Chair of the Professional Development Committee for the African-American Employee Network, as well as, an active member in her community.

Ms. Wise is a graduate of Florida State University where she earned a dual-degree in Finance and Multinational Business Operations with an emphasis in Economics and continued on to receive a certification in both, Global Human Capital Strategy and Professional in Human Resources.

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Spotlight on WIT Connect

May 21, 2013 by rhondachale

The 19th Annual WIT Connect will be held on June 13, 2013 at the Georgia Aquarium. WIT Connect is a unique, auction-style fundraiser where companies come to network and bid on quality time with Georgia’s top technology executives, mostly from the C-suite. More than $1.8 million has been raised since 2007, and proceeds from the event fund WIT and WIT Foundation programs and initiatives.

Co-chaired by Intercontinental Hotel Group’s CIO Eric Pearson and jobTopia Partner Betsy Robinson, the auction at WIT Connect 2013 will feature meetings with multiple executives from four live auction companies: American Cancer Society, Carter’s, Intercontinental Hotels Group and SunTrust.

Eric Pearson/IHG

Eric Pearson is Chief Information Officer for IHG. In this capacity, he is accountable for all technology systems supporting IHG hotels and corporate offices globally. This includes the development and application of all global systems supporting our day-to-day business of driving top-line revenue.

Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas division of IHG, Eric was accountable for all sales and marketing activities across IHG brands in the regions, including brand marketing, global sales, and revenue management. In addition to his responsibilities, Eric became interim Head of Global Brands in July 2011.

Prior to this, Eric served as Senior Vice President, Distribution Marketing, where he was responsible for overseeing IHG’s worldwide channels including reservation centers, e-commerce, 3rd party intermediaries, global revenue management, and channel marketing. Under his leadership, IHG launched several industry firsts including the Lowest Internet Rate Guarantee, Web language support for 12 languages including Japanese and Chinese with full booking and loyalty program integration. IHG also launched the first wireless services products enabling researching and booking capability on hundreds of mobile devices and platforms.

Betsy Robinson/jobTopia

Betsy Robinson is a Partner at jobTopia and serves as a Director of IT Services. She co-founded the Information Technology staffing division, and is responsible for new business development, building and expanding existing client relationships, recruiting strategy, managing high performing teams, strategic planning, sales support and wearing any hat that needs to be worn in a growing company.

jobTopia is a full service contract staffing and direct hire search firm specializing in Information Technology and Accounting Finance. Because they’ve limited their focus to the Finance & Accounting and Information Technology industries, their professional advisors are deeply familiar with the common challenges people experience. Their expertise allows their clients to spend less time worrying about hiring decisions and more time focused on improving the performance of their team.

Jay Ferro/American Cancer Society

Prior to joining the American Cancer Society in 2012, Jay Ferro served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group). In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 geographic Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities.

Vicki Hamilton/The Wright Answer

Vicki Hamilton is a Senior IT / Operations Executive with The Wright Answer who comes up with new IT strategies to take care of old workplace problems. An award winning technology executive with over 20 years of senior level experience, Vicki’s strategic, multidisciplinary competencies include conceptualizing, designing and executing innovative technology strategies for high value results ($20M+.)

Recognized three years in a row by CableFAX magazine as one of the “Most Influential Minorities in Cable,” Vicki and has been named to the “Top Women in Cable Technology” and “Most Powerful Women in Cable.” She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program, Foundation Board of Directors for Women In Technology, she is Executive Team Leader for Global Exec Women and is a Growing Leaders Board Member.

Does Leadership Influence the Success of M&A Deals?

April 9, 2013 by alvinmiles

Does leadership influence outcomes in the dynamic environment of mergers and acquisitions? Should leaders consider more than “just the numbers” when forecasting the success of a deal? Host Alvin C. Miles interviewed Ferrell Coppedge as he provided his professional opinions to these questions and more in this edition of Global Leader Radio!™.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Managers manage business, leaders achieve turnarounds!
Good leaders surround themselves with developing leaders.
You have to do more than communicate the message, you have to believe it!
There are certain communications that should only take place face-to-face.
Charisma is important for leaders but cannot stand alone.
You can undermine the heart of an organization by overstepping your bounds.
Be careful of isolating yourself, stay connected!

Listen in as Ferrell explains the impact of leadership in the dynamic world of mergers and acquisitions. Add his ideas to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Ferrell Coppedge/ Western Region President, Regions Business Capital

Ferrell Coppedge’s experience spans over 35 years both in financing leveraged buy-outs and also doing restructurings and turnarounds, in and outside of bankruptcy. His focus has been in the middle market with company portfolios in the range of $50 Million to several Billion dollars in revenue.

Prior to joining Regions in 2008, Mr. Coppedge was Division President with Bank of America, managing the Southeast and Central Divisions as well as the International Trade Finance Group for Bank of America.

Ferrell and his wife Elizabeth founded Project 82 Kenya Inc. in 2009. This is a 501c3-registered, non-denominational Christian charitable organization. Project 82 partners with Kenyans to minister physical, spiritual and educational needs of orphans.

Mr. Coppedge holds BA and MBA degrees from Georgia State University with a concentration in Management and is a native of Atlanta.

Contact Ferrell: (404) 783-2895 , ferrell.coppedge@regions.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

Ferrell:

Lloyd Jarrell and Myra L. Reeves with The Home Depot discuss Workforce Diversity Programs

January 16, 2013 by lauriegenevish

Lloyd Jarrell

Lloyd Jarrell is currently Director of Talent Management, Diversity at The Home Depot. He has been in the home improvement industry for the last 21 years and with the Home Depot since 2008. During this time, Lloyd has had many assignments in several regions including the Mid-West, Mid-Atlantic/Deep South and Gulf Coast. He was a store manager for 6 years and a district manager for 10 years. The home improvement business has been a passion of Lloyd’s for a long time. Lloyd is married with three beautiful children and is a graduate of West Virginia State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).

Myra L. Reeves

Myra is the Manager of Diversity and Inclusion at The Home Depot and is responsible for managing a variety of programs and projects that drive associate engagement for more than 300,000 associates. Specifically, Myra is responsible for overseeing assigned aspects of short and long range Diversity and Inclusion strategies targeting recruitment, retention and development of diverse talent. In addition to managing the day to day operations of seven Associate Resources groups, she interfaces with key community leaders and external diversity partners to enhance the Company’s presence and engagement in the community.

Myra joined The Home Depot in April 1999 as a Learning Specialist and Facilitator for the Learning Department. As a Learning Specialist, she was responsible creating and implementing store operations training programs for associates.

Prior to joining The Home Depot, Myra spent 10 years with Verizon Wireless (formerly GTE Wireless) serving in wide range of roles focused on customer service as well as Training and Development. She has also served in the capacity of Public Information Manager for the City of Atlanta under the administration of former Mayor Shirley Franklin.

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Myra is a graduate of Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.

In addition to her active membership and involvement with the youth and women of Antioch Baptist Church North, she is also very active in numerous organizations including the Westlake High School PTSA and board of directors of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta.

Myra is married to Jeffrey C. Reeves and they have one daughter, Jasmin Joi and a son, Jebril Bryant.

Is the Perception of Your Competence Under Your Control?

December 6, 2012 by alvinmiles

In this edition of Global Leader Radio, we learn the perception of our competence should not be left to chance. Legacy Executive Benefits LLC’s David Harper & Denise Chisolm and Your SweetSpot’s Dr. Kym Harris joined host Alvin C. Miles as in studio guests to discuss their experiences, and share their wisdom & tips to improve how others perceive YOUR competence.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

The perception of competence extends far beyond performance.
FEAR is wasteful.
Raise your “relational” capital.
Give AND seek behavior-based BET™and BEAR™ feedback.
Combining a unique EMBA experience with a diverse professional background provides the confidence to take on new assignments outside your comfort zone.
To “manage your margin”- carve out time in your day to organize, prioritize & reflect.
“Wherever I go, I follow myself!”

Listen to Denise, David and Dr. Kym as they discuss these points, then add them to your leadership toolkit. Leadership IS a conversation!

Denise Chisolm / Director of Fiduciary Management, Legacy Executive Benefits, LLC

Denise A. Chisolm has in-depth knowledge and experience in compliance after serving several years in various roles within the Broker Dealer and Registered Investment Advisory communities. She served as a Compliance Office, trainer, and has experience in SEC, FINRA and DOL audits.

Ms. Chisolm began her career in recruiting at FSC Securities, an Atlanta-based Broker Dealer, where she proactively recruited Registered Principals within the Northern, Mid-West and Western regions. Within the first six months in the industry, she successfully acquired the FINRA General Securities, Investment Advisor and Registered Securities Principal licenses.

Ms. Chisolm has a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John’s University with a concentration in Criminal Justice and Psychology and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing. She is a frequent volunteer with Northpoint Ministries, and has recently begun volunteering with MUST Ministries.

Contact Denise: (770) 232-0303 ext. 1176, dchisolm@lebllc.com

David Harper / President & CEO, Legacy Executive Benefits, LLC

Since 1978, David Harper has worked with companies in the design and implementation of executive benefit plans providing both qualified and nonqualified plan solutions. In 1999, Mr. Harper, along with Bill Straub, founded ERI Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, a consulting firm dedicated to providing executive benefit solutions to large private and public companies. In April 2003, ERI Advisors was selected to become an affiliate firm of Retirement Capital Group (RCG), and in 2004, became one of their Regional Offices; RTG Southeast, until January 2011. In January 2011, Mr. Harper and Mr. Straub founded Legacy Executive Benefits, LLC.

He is a graduate of Davidson College, where he was a Division I quarterback ranked 3rd nationally in passing. David has served on the Board of the Good Samaritan Health Center and currently serves on the Metro Atlanta Urban Young Life Board. He and his wife, Anne, authored the book “Light Their Fire for God” (developing virtues in your children) published by Moody Press and released 2001.

Contact David: (770) 232-0303 x1178, dharper@lebllc.com

Dr. Kym Harris / Founder and CEO, Your SweetSpot Coaching & Consulting, LLC

Dr. Kym Harris says the mission of Your SweetSpot™ is to strengthen the leadership effectiveness and boost the executive success of leaders in corporate, academic, and non-profit organizations through one-on-one coaching, group coaching, and customized development experiences.

Dr. Harris is a Board Certified Coach that specializes in Executive Coaching, Career Management Coaching, and Life Coaching. She is well known for her action oriented coaching model, which is grounded in self-efficacy, personal accountability, the pursuit of authentic relationships, and value based decision-making.

Dr. Harris’ 27-year career in Human Resources and Talent Development represents experience in the public sector (Florida Department of Transportation), higher education (University of Miami and Emory University), and two corporate organizations (The Home Depot and Cox Enterprises -Manheim). In her last corporate role as Sr. Director of Employee & Leadership Development and Training, Dr. Harris led Manheim’s corporate University, which included the development and delivery of enterprise wide and business critical training, leadership development, mentoring programs, talent reviews and succession planning, and management trainee programs.

Dr. Harris serves on two boards. Emerge provides scholarships to support women who have demonstrated a deep commitment to both reaching their educational goals and giving back to their communities. The Women Employment Opportunity Program (WEOP) is committed to the mission of promoting the economic advancement of women with technology-based solutions, tools, training and business opportunities to advance economic sustainability. She also serves as a mentor in the Spelman Coca-Cola Leadership Mentoring Program.

Dr. Harris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rutgers University, a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Nova Southeastern University, and a Doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University. Her doctoral research explored the impact of the glass ceiling on the career strategies of African American women in middle management positions of corporate America.

Contact Kym: (770) 918-0981, drkym@liveinyoursweetspot.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

Denise:

David:

Dr. Kym:

Pete Santora with ThundrLizard, Steven Otu with VocalTap and Karl Pearl with Aventis Systems, Inc.

November 2, 2012 by rhondachale

Pete Santora/ThundrLizard

Pete Santora is the Founder and CEO of ThundrLizard. ThundrLizard is the fastest, smartest way to go from cold lead to qualified prospect by prioritizing leads with actionable real-time intelligence. The process is akin to Moneyball for lead generation using big data to find the needle in the haystack that can prioritize a lead for sales reps and lead to a sale.

Steven Otu/VocalTap

Karl Pearl/Aventis Systems, Inc.

Karl Pearl, Vice President of Aventis Systems, Inc., is a Baltimore, Maryland native who also served seven years in the United States Navy. Throughout his 19-year sales career, he has demonstrated an ability to lead teams of diverse professionals, both domestically and internationally, to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive industries, cutting edge markets, and fast paced environments. Prior to Aventis Systems, Inc. Karl worked as Global Director of Sales and Strategic Acquisitions for MarketStar and Cisco Systems managing 26 sales centers in both the US and Asia-Pacific regions. He demonstrates strong technical expertise and business acumen with an impressive track record of experience in strategic planning, business unit development, and sales quota attainment. Karl has a proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical business requirements, identify opportunities and weaknesses, and develop innovative cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness and increasing revenues. Karl has been a TAG member since 2009 and enjoys attending various TAG Society and Industry events with his team.

MaShelle Epps, The Epps Agency, Atlanta’s Best and Brightest

May 10, 2012 by chic perspectives

MaShelle Epps (Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For & The Epps Agency) comes on the show to talk about her HR consulting firm which specializes in HR program design to optimize investment in the most valuable resource – people.

Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For is an awards competition providing the business community with the opportunity to gain recognition showcase their best practices and demonstrate why they are an ideal place for employees to work. This is the premier awards symposium that celebrates those companies that are making the lives of their employees better as well as the community as a whole. The program provides yearlong education, benchmarking, assessment tools and interaction amongst the best employers.

MaShelle Epps is on the Advisory Board and the Business Development Representative to build a strong presence for the program in the Atlanta market. The Epps Agency partners with small to mid sized companies who unlike their larger counterparts, often lack the time, resources and expertise to design and implement strategic HR policies.

The Epps Agency’s focus is on delivering an HR optimization strategy that addresses your unique human capital needs in direct alignment with your strategic business goals. We’ll help you develop an infrastructure for best practices that delivers action based solutions that reduce the risk of employee litigation, fosters employee development and enrichment, and maximizes the ROI on your human capital investment. We are committed to developing solid relationships built on trust and designing solutions that deliver measurable and sustainable results.

MaShelle explains how maintaining competitive advantage in today’s marketplace through people is crucial to business success.

For more on Atlanta’s Best and Brightest, visit Atlanta’s Best and Brightest

Form more on The Epps Agency, visit www.theeppsagency.com

Twitter: @MaShelleEpps