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Secret Holland, VP of Human Resources and Community Affairs for Gas South

June 2, 2023 by Mike

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Secret Holland, VP of Human Resources and Community Affairs for Gas South

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Secret Holland

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Secret Holland/Gas South

Secret Holland serves as the Vice President of Human Resources and Community Affairs at Gas South in Atlanta – the southeast’s leading gas marketer. Secret joined the company in November 2013 after a 31-year career at Georgia Power and various Southern Company subsidiaries. In her capacity she is responsible for all human resource functions including recruiting and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and development, performance management, succession planning and workforce planning, as well as employee relations. In addition, she has responsibility for all community affairs, philanthropic initiatives and employee volunteerism for the company and leads the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Secret holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science Degree in Management – both from Georgia State University. She is active in the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and Cobb Executive Women and is on the boards of One Cumberland, a 501C3 non-profit in the Cumberland Improvement District, the Kennesaw State University (KSU) EMBA program and the Boy Scouts of America. She has been honored with The Eagle Award for outstanding leadership at Georgia Power, the Len Gilbert Award for her work with the Cobb Chamber culture team, the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America for her volunteer work and a Woman of Distinction Award by LiveSafe Resources. Secret is a native of Atlanta and has two children – Anna and Adam. She enjoys golf, dancing, college football, time with family and friends, and travel to warm places.

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3rd Annual CatRangers Charity Golf Tournament at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course

May 26, 2023 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

3rd Annual CatRangers Charity Golf Tournament at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course

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Dan Braverman and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

The 3rd Annual CatRangers Charity Golf Tournament teed off on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the Legacy Golf Course at Lanier Islands. The tournament featured 18 holes of picturesque golf including five that included hole-in-one cash prizes with a top prize of $20,000. Golfers also competed in a Putting Contest, Beat the Pro contest, and Closest to the Pin and Long Drive Contests. The day was topped off with raffle prizes, along with delicious food and drinks.

Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dan Braverman of Gwinnett Business RadioX were at the Legacy Golf Course to interview the Founder of CatRangers Sparrow Marcioni, and some of the sponsors and golfers.

About CatRangers

CatRangers is a licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that operates from their adoption and visitors center in Historic Buford, Georgia. The center has a home-like atmosphere where rescued and orphaned cats and kittens can recover and heal as can those who visit. CatRangers is a no-kill rescue that is entirely free roaming (cage free) so their adoptable cats can become accustomed to living in a home and potential adopters can see their true nature. CatRangers rescues only cats and kittens facing dire situations, including abandonment, family crisis, injury and overcrowded animal control facilities, providing them with medical care, a loving environment and working to find them forever homes. Working with these often traumatized cats and kittens both physically and emotionally, truly restores their love for mankind, creating a permanent loving bond with their new families. CatRangers has rescued and found homes for over 6000 cats and kittens since 2010. Their mission continues to be rescuing cats and kittens with urgent needs and placing them in permanent loving homes, thus helping both cats and families to heal and gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between animalkind and humankind. We hope you will feel moved to align with our mission and choose to donate, volunteer or foster and make a difference in the lives of our furry friends and their families.

Erin McCormick, General Manager of Gwinnett Stripers

May 26, 2023 by Mike

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Erin McCormick, General Manager of Gwinnett Stripers

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Erin McCormick

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Erin McCormick/Gwinnett Stripers

Erin McCormick enters her second season as the General Manager of the Gwinnett Stripers Baseball Club (Triple-A, Atlanta Braves), named the fourth GM in team history on October 1, 2021. She previously served as Gwinnett’s Assistant General Manager from December 2018 through September 2021. In her four seasons with the Stripers, she has assisted in all facets of the club’s operation, directly overseeing all advertising, sponsorship implementation, ballpark entertainment, digital and social media, media relations, community relations, and merchandise.

With 15 years of Minor League Baseball experience, Erin previously spent one season with the Birmingham Barons (Double-A, Chicago White Sox), three seasons with the Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A, San Francisco Giants), five seasons with the Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A, St. Louis Cardinals), two seasons with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A, Kansas City Royals), and two seasons in her native Corpus Christi with the Hooks (Double-A, Houston Astros).

Erin graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with degrees in both Business Administration (Marketing) and Communications, and with minors in Communication Management and History. She serves with the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton Counties, as a Lector at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, and as a mentor for Trinity University students. She is also on the Northside Gwinnett Medical Foundation board, the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board, and serves on the Northside Women’s Leadership Council, and on the advisory board for the Georgia Southern Women’s Leadership program. She resides with her husband, Corey, their son Grady, and their hound dog, Ike (Eisenhower) in Peachtree Corners.

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Chasing Excellence with Cathy Hogan

May 18, 2023 by Amanda Pearch

Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence with Cathy Hogan

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Welcome to “Chasing Excellence” the informative, educational & entertaining series featuring people with unique professions, outside of the norm”.

Join us as we bring attention to POSITIVITY! Throughout this series, we will share inspiring stories of Entrepreneurs and perseverance.

Meet the host:

Cathy Hogan Founder of Cachet Corporate Gift Services

Cachet Corporate Gift Services has been the go-to gift service for major corporations in Atlanta and nationally since Cathy Hogan-Smith started her business in 1997. Cathy is an expert in design and marketing. She has won numerous awards as a gift designer, writer, instructor and trainer in the gift industry. Her clients have included CNN, Cox Media Group, Turner Broadcasting System, Auto Trader, the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, Williams Sonoma and the Marriott Corporation. Cachet’s award-winning design team specializes in unique creations that feature delectable gourmet food and specialty gift items from around the world. Gifts are tailored to specific occasions or events and can include business logos. Cachet has provided gifts that fit with conventions, hotel room amenities, marketing, promotion and branding, grand openings, swag bags, celebrity or professional sporting events and much more.

Her experience allows her to highlight a multitude of interesting professionals and share their stories of success with YOU! Stay tuned for an engaging series, in the meantime enjoy getting to know the host and premise in this show.

Do you have a story that is worth sharing? Email us at chasingexcellencepodcast@gmail.com– we would love to hear from you.

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Melissa Wheeler, Chief People Officer with Luckie

May 12, 2023 by Mike

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Melissa Wheeler, Chief People Officer with Luckie

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Melissa Wheeler

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Melissa Wheeler/Luckie

Melissa Wheeler certainly has an eye for talent, and her recruitment efforts have brought some of the brightest minds across the nation into the Luckie fold. A mother of four, Melissa earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, where she attended school on a music performance scholarship. Melissa joined Luckie in 2006 as the agency’s first human resources employee. Prior to her work at Luckie, Melissa served as senior stores recruiter at Dick’s Sporting Goods, state program director of Very Special Arts Mississippi, and HR manager at Target. In her role at Luckie, Melissa oversees recruitment, hiring and orientation of all employees. She works closely with agency leaders on employee performance improvements, and she’s also their resident counselor for all things professional and personal.

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Brian Brown of Certa Pro Painters & Eunicia Peret of The Empowered Financial Planner join Gary Zermuehlen of Sandler Training, Simon INC

May 5, 2023 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

Brian Brown of Certa Pro Painters & Eunicia Peret of The Empowered Financial Planner join Gary Zermuehlen of Sandler Training, Simon INC

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Eunicia Peret & Brian Brown

Brian Brown of CertaPro Painters of Northeast Georgia

CertaPro Painters^® has been painting homes and businesses around Lake Lanier and in Northeast Georgia for over 15 years. Brian Brown purchased the business in 2018 and has quadrupled the business in 5 years through exceptional service and quality of work. CertaPro Painters^® team members are skilled professionals who take great pride in their work. Their team will arrive on time, keep you informed, deliver what we promise and guarantee our work. They also get to know what’s important to you so that we can customize the way we work with your daily routine. Provides residential and commercial services.

Eunicia Peret of The Empowered Financial Planner

The Empowered Financial Planner helps multi 6 and 7 figure individuals optimize their wealth creation efforts by empowering them to leverage wealth creating strategies that go beyond 401(k)s, IRAs and other typical savings accounts in order to minimize taxes, maximize growth & increase income in retirement.
Their customized hands-on financial consulting program offers end-to-end wealth optimization strategies that have historically only been leveraged by the ultra-wealthy. Their quarterbacking approach ensures that our client & financial team is collaborating in order to deliver significant savings and bottom-line increases for their clients.

Host Gary Z is a Sales Trainer & Coach at Sandler Training, Simon Inc.
Companies depend on sales force development. Gary and team equip sales professionals to drive sales revenue higher, uncover significantly more business opportunities, shorten their selling cycles, and protect their gross profit margins. Using a powerful combination of consulting, sales training, they help their client community to achieve goals and overcome challenges.

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Series proudly presented by Sandler Training, Simon Inc.

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Dr. Audrey Arona, CEO and Chief Medical Officer with GNR Health Department

May 5, 2023 by Mike

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Dr. Audrey Arona, CEO and Chief Medical Officer with GNR Health Department

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dr. Audrey Arona

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Dr. Audrey Arona/GNR Health Department (Gwinnett, Newton, & Rockdale County Health Departments)

Dr. Audrey Arona graduated from the University of California-San Diego in Cell Biology/Biochemistry and thereafter graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1991. She completed an OB/GYN Residency at USC in Los Angeles in 1995, began private practice thereafter in San Jose, and later moved to Lawrenceville, GA where she owned an OB/GYN private practice for 20 years. She served as a consultant to the GNR Health Department (Gwinnett, Newton, & Rockdale County Health Departments) in 2012, and in 2018 become their Medical Director. She is now their CEO/Chief Medical Officer.

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Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center

April 28, 2023 by Mike

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Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dr. Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy/Clarkston Community Health Center

Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is the Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center, a non-profit clinic for individuals without adequate health insurance, many of whom are recent immigrants. She is an advocate for health equity and health literacy and serves on the Emory School of Medicine Alumni Board, is the recent chairman of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board, and is a Leadership Atlanta alumni. Dr. Cassoobhoy’s background includes health communications with expertise in the health media industry and a background in public health. She is the former chief medical editor at Everyday Health and spent many years at WebMD and Medscape. Dr. Cassoobhoy is a board-certified internist with degrees from Emory University in medicine, public health, anthropology, and human biology.

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Jan Rooney, Agency Owner with State Farm Insurance

April 14, 2023 by Mike

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Jan Rooney, Agency Owner with State Farm Insurance

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Jan Rooney/State Farm Insurance

Jan Rooney is a business owner, wife, mother of 5, and community champion. Jan celebrates 25 years of experience in the insurance industry holding numerous positions from underwriting to claims, to human resources, to State Farm Agent where she enjoys serving her community. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida; a master’s degree from Warner University; a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Designation from the American Institute; and earned her Series 6 and Series 63 designation in the insurance business. Jan leads the most compassionate and knowledge team in the North Georgia area. She and her team are committed to ensuring everyone they speak with understands how to protect their assets, manage risk, and reach their financial goals. Their 4 pillars are Asset Protection, Income Protection, Asset Growth, and Fund Access.

Jan believes her family is her greatest accomplishment. She’s dedicated her life to ensuring her children are not only well educated but caring, productive members of society. Jan believes that one should work, spend time with family, and give back to their community. She models this behavior by being a Rotarian, serving as Chairman of the Board for Family Promise of Forsyth, Second-elect Chair of the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Board, a member of Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, and utilizes her Good Neighbors Help – Quotes for Good program to help many local non-profits opportunities such as Family Promise, Scouts of America, and others. Jan was selected to be the Kindness Champion for Cherokee and Forsyth Counties by Ed Horrell, nationally
recognized author, and Founder of the Kindness Revolution. Jan has partnered with local schools and developed a Kind Student of the Month program and has a mission to highlight kindness in all Cherokee and Forsyth County schools. Every student may not be gifted with intelligence or athletic ability, but Jan firmly believes everyone can be KIND.

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