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Carter Barrett, Candidate for Georgia State House, District 24

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Frazier & Deeter’s Business Beat: Carter Barrett, Candidate for Georgia State House, District 24

Lifelong banker and community leader Carter Barrett joined host Roger Lusby on this edition of Business Beat to discuss his business background, why he’s running for political office, critical issues for his district and for the state, and much more.

Business Beat is presented by Alpharetta CPA firm Frazier & Deeter and is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®

Carter Barrett, Candidate for State House 24

Carter Barrett is a native Georgian, proud University of Georgia graduate, and proven business and community leader in Forsyth County.

In 2006, Carter started Community Business Bank. By focusing on business fundamentals and conservative economic principles, he kept the bank profitable through the Great Recession before selling it in 2015. He’s since become North Atlanta Market President for Affinity Bank and is a founding member of Dime Capital.

Today Carter focuses on investing in real estate and small businesses and does some consulting. He is also the Republican Nominee for Georgia House District 24, after challenging an incumbent and winning in a runoff on June 21st.

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Frazier & Deeter

The Alpharetta office of Frazier & Deeter is home to a thriving CPA tax practice, a growing advisory practice and an Employee Benefit Plan Services group. CPAs and advisors in the Frazier & Deeter Alpharetta office serve clients across North Georgia and around the country with services such as personal tax planning, estate planning, business tax planning, business tax compliance, state and local tax planning, financial statement reviews, financial statement audits, employee benefit plan audits, internal audit outsourcing, cyber security, data privacy, SOX and other regulatory compliance, mergers, and acquisitions and more. Alpharetta CPAs serve clients ranging from business owners and executives to large corporations.

Roger Lusby, host of Frazier & Deeter’s Business Beat, is an Alpharetta CPA and Alpharetta Office Managing Partner for Frazier & Deeter. He is also a member of the Tax Department in charge of coordinating tax and accounting services for our clientele. His responsibilities include a review of a variety of tax returns with an emphasis in the individual, estate, and corporate areas. Client assistance is also provided in the areas of financial planning, executive compensation and stock option planning, estate and succession planning, international planning (FBAR, SFOP), health care, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and service companies.

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North Fulton Business Radio

GNFCC North Fulton Banking Forum

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GNFCC North Fulton Banking Forum (“GNFCC 400 Insider,” Episode 40)

The North Fulton banking industry has been in overdrive the past few months, processing PPP loans and generally tending to customers. Four experienced North Fulton financial professionals offer insights on recent SBA economic recovery loans and advice on how business owners should manage this environment. Renasant Bank sponsored this forum. The host of “The GNFCC 400 Insider” is GNFCC CEO Kali Boatright, and the show is presented by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. Business RadioX is the Media Sponsor for this series of Economic Recovery Forums.

Moderator: Ken Davis, Renasant Bank

Ken Davis is the President of the Georgia Region for Renasant Bank. Ken is extremely active in the North Fulton community, including serving on the Executive Committee of GNFCC and formerly as Chairman.

Forum Panelists

Anna Brumby, UGA Small Business Development Center

Anna Brumby has 15+ years of experience as an influential business leader with a history of designing and executing successful marketing, branding and business development strategies. As a consultant for the SBDC, her areas of expertise include building business growth strategies, designing marketing strategies, competitive intelligence analysis, product development, go-to-market sales strategies and brand design.

Danielle Cheung, Bank of America

With over two decades of experience in commercial banking, Danielle Cheung is Senior Vice President and Market Executive for Metro Atlanta Business Banking at Bank of America, which focuses on delivering financial solutions to middle market companies. Danielle is accountable for business strategy/execution, sales performance and revenue growth.

Andrew Bell, Affinity Bank

Andrew Bell is Vice President of Business Development with Affinity Bank. He has a 17+ year career in banking and has held jobs which include regional retail branch management over 12 branches, District Sales Manager for merchant services covering the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and most recently serving as a Commercial Banker in the North Fulton and Forsyth County markets.

About GNFCC and “The GNFCC 400 Insider”

North Fulton Mayor's Roundtable — Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC

“The GNFCC 400 Insider” (formerly “North Atlanta’s Bizlink”) is presented by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) and is hosted by Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC. The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of over 1400 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals. Their service area includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell and Sandy Springs. GNFCC is the leading voice on economic development, business growth and quality of life issues in North Fulton County.

The GNFCC promotes the interests of our members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. They provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live.

For more information on GNFCC and its North Fulton County service area, follow this link or call (770) 993-8806.

For the complete show archive of “The GNFCC 400 Insider,” go to GNFCC400Insider.com. “The GNFCC 400 Insider” is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.