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ATL Developments with Geoff Smith: Lamar Wakefield, Wakefield, Beasley & Associates

March 25, 2019 by John Ray

ATL Developments with Geoff Smith: Lamar Wakefield, Wakefield, Beasley & AssociatesJohn Ray
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Lamar Wakefield and Geoff Smith on “ATL Developments with Geoff Smith”

ATL Developments with Geoff Smith:  An Interview with Lamar Wakefield

Host Geoff Smith speaks with Lamar Wakefield about mixed-use development, the background on planning and designing Avalon in Alpharetta, what makes The Battery at SunTrust Park different than Avalon, how demographics and psychographics influenced both these developments, and City of Refuge.

Lamar Wakefield, Wakefield Beasley & Associates

Lamar Wakefield, Wakefield Beasley & Associates

Lamar Wakefield is a Founder and a Principal with Wakefield Beasley & Associates. Wakefield Beasley & Associates (WBA), founded in 1980 by Richard Lamar Wakefield and John B. Beasley, Jr., offers high-quality design across a diversity of corporate capabilities, anchored by an unwavering commitment to providing exceptional client service. WBA is currently ranked among Atlanta’s top 25 architectural firms. Headquartered in Atlanta, with studios in Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, Shanghai, China and Panama City, Panama, Wakefield Beasley & Associates has grown steadily over the years. WBA maintains a staff of talented professionals from 14 countries, including registered and LEED accredited professionals, and construction administration managers. Their team has executed the design of more than 3,000 architectural projects and 1,700 interior projects throughout the United States and six foreign countries. Ranging in size up to over 3 million square feet, these projects include both new and renovated facilities. Their diverse range of specialties include master planning, architecture, interior design, program management, construction management, furniture procurement and facilities management.

Geoff Smith, Host of “ATL Developments with Geoff Smith”

Geoff Smith, Host of “ATL Developments with Geoff Smith”

Geoff Smith is the host of “ATL Developments with Geoff Smith” and a mortgage banker with Assurance Financial. Possessed with a strong passion for helping his community, Geoff works closely with people and their families so they may live comfortably in fantastic homes and neighborhoods in the booming Atlanta area.

Geoff is an active member of his community serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, as well as holding the position of chairman for the Chamber’s Education Committee. He is also Secretary of the Roswell Youth Baseball Association and coaches his sons in football, baseball and basketball. Geoff enjoys golf, camping and traveling with his wife and two sons. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

 

Filed Under: North Fulton Business Radio, North Fulton Studio Tagged with: demographics, Greenway, infinite energy center, Mark Toro, marketing demographics, Microsoft, Microsoft in Alpharetta, mixed use, mixed use development, North American Properties, Prospect Park site, psychographics, retail mixed use, retail mixed use development, retaining talent, sense of community, sense of place, The Battery, The Battery at SunTrust Park, thyssenkrupp headquarters atlanta, town center concept

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In addition to operating the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, John Ray is the owner of Ray Business Advisors, LLC.
 
 Because pricing is the fastest way to change the profitability of a business, John advises business owners on how to change their pricing and make more money. His clients include attorneys, CPAs, consultants, technology companies, and retail store owners.
 
His blog, “The Price and Value Journey,” regularly features examples and stories which help business owners in their own pricing journey. John is also a speaker on pricing at numerous chambers, business events and seminars. John also helps small to mid-sized companies achieve their profit and growth goals as an outside CFO.
 
John is extremely active in the North Fulton community. He is on the board of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC), and serves in a variety of capacities there, including Chairman’s Circle, member of the Executive Committee, member of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Economic Recovery Task Force, and Chair of the Small Business Awards Committee. John was named the 2018 Harry Rucker Jr. Volunteer of the Year by GNFCC.
 
In 2011, John founded Backpacks of Love, a grassroots, all-volunteer organization which serves children and their families in the north metro Atlanta area who are homeless or otherwise in severe need. Backpacks of Love delivers backpacks of food, purchased and packed by volunteer sponsors, to 18 different elementary, middle, and high schools in north Fulton County and Forsyth County.
 
In 2015, John was named Small Business Partner in Education of the Year by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for his work with Backpacks of Love. 
 
John is a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and is currently assigned to Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

 

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