Bill Madison with LexisNexis Risk Solutions

November 27, 2018 by Mike

Mike Sammond, Bill Madison, John Ray

Bill Madison/LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Based in Alpharetta, LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a provider of data and advanced analytics solutions that helps companies and governmental entities improve decisions and reduce risk. For the benefit of consumers, solutions from LexisNexis:
• Find and locate missing children
• Help keep the U.S. a safer place from criminals and terrorists
• Prevent identity theft and protect society from fraud
• Make the ability to obtain credit a reality for disadvantaged and/or low income individuals, and
• Help individuals get fair prices on insurance and promote safe driving habits.
More specifically within insurance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions helps leading insurers automate and improve critical business processes, reduce expenses, combat fraud and deliver great customer experiences through products such as data prefill, location intelligence and usage-based insurance, also known as telematics. (125)

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.