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Gwinnett County Chief Magistrate Kristina Blum

May 13, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Gwinnett County Chief Magistrate Kristina Blum

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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.

Judge Kristina Hammer Blum/Gwinnett County Chief Magistrate

Kristina Hammer Blum is the Chief Magistrate of the Gwinnett County Magistrate Court. Judge Blum began her legal career in 1994. Although she practiced in a variety of areas, she spent most of her time in the federal courts, specializing in the representation of city and county governments and public officials. After spending seven years as a Senior Assistant County Attorney for Gwinnett County, she was appointed to the Magistrate Court in 2005 and became the Chief Magistrate on January 9, 2013. As Chief Magistrate, she presides over one of the busiest courts in the State of Georgia (handling approximately 100,000 matters a year).

Judge Blum lived all over the United States growing up as a proud “Air Force Brat”. She chose Gwinnett County as her forever home because of its vibrant and inclusive community, for which she remains very involved and committed. Judge Blum is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Gwinnett and she has served on the Leadership Gwinnett Steering Committee as the Retreats Co-Chair since 2011. She is an Executive Board Member of the Rotary Club of Sugarloaf and she has served on the Advisory Boards for the Gwinnett Reentry Intervention Program (“GRIP”), Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, and United Way. For three years, she was the production coordinator for the Hi Hope Service Center’s annual Gwinnett’s Kid’s Got Talent Show benefitting adults with developmental disabilities.

Judge Blum is a Past President of the Georgia Magistrate Council and served as a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia from June 2015 until June 2017. She previously served on the Justice for All Strategic Action Plan Work Group for the State Bar of Georgia and is presently a member of the Access to Justice Advisory Board for the Judicial Council of Georgia. Judge Blum is also a frequent instructor for the Georgia Institute for Continuing Judicial Education, where she was awarded the Excellence in Judicial Education Medallion.

As Gwinnett’s first female Chief Magistrate, in 2014, the League of Women Voters honored Judge Blum with their Legacy Award. In 2015, the Council of Magistrate Court Judges presented her with their “Workhorse of the Year” Award. In addition, Judge Blum received a Public Service Award from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce in 2016.

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Lisa Proctor, President and CEO of Sanford Rose Associates/Lake Lanier Islands

May 6, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Lisa Proctor, President and CEO of Sanford Rose Associates/Lake Lanier Islands

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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.

Lisa Proctor/Sanford Rose Associates

Lisa Proctor is the President of Sanford Rose Associates® at Lake Lanier Islands. As a strategic leader, Lisa provides broad-based industry experience in financial services, executive search, healthcare, and public accounting. She is recognized for keen insight into new opportunities, trends, issues, and challenges in an emerging global economy and for her ability to blend cutting-edge trends and proven techniques to build a multi-faceted platform for recruiting.

Lisa has over 25 years experience in executive recruiting, human resources, talent acquisition, corporate training, accounting, operations, and strategic planning. Over her career, Lisa has been responsible for the talent acquisition, candidate sourcing, recruiting, and on-boarding of thousands of business professionals including hundreds of mid to senior level executives whose accomplishments significantly improved their organizations.

Lisa was most recently a Vice President at SRA International, Inc., an Ohio corporation, based in the metro Atlanta area where she was responsible for the recruitment, business development, training, coaching, and support of the Owners in the Sanford Rose Associates® network of offices. Prior to joining SRA International, Lisa worked for AXA Equitable for ten years and held several positions – most notably Assistant Vice President, Director of National Recruiting and Assistant Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Operations. While at AXA, Lisa was instrumental in attracting top financial, insurance, and advanced markets professionals to the organization, and was heavily involved in strategic planning, business operations, human resources, and talent acquisition initiatives.

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“FOCO Talks” presented by the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce featuring President- James McCoy, 2022 Board Chair- Derek Brooks and VP of Business Development- Michelle Daniels

May 6, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

FoCo Talks

"FOCO Talks" presented by the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce featuring President- James McCoy, 2022 Board Chair- Derek Brooks and VP of Business Development- Michelle Daniels

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FOCO TALKS, the official #Chambercast of the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

President- James McCoy, Board Chair- Derek Brooks, VP of Business Development- Michelle Daniells

James is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Forsyth County Chamber. Over
the last 16 years he has led several successful campaigns to gain voter approval for over $2 billion dollars for education, transportation, and public safety infrastructure improvements. During his tenure at the Chamber, the organization has worked with over 400 economic development clients and commercial real estate developments that have announced the creation of over 22,000 new jobs and over $2 billion dollars of new capital investment in Forsyth County. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, Council for Quality Growth, Atlanta Regional Business Coalition and the Executive
Committee of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI). James is a past Chair of the Board of
Directors for the North Georgia Community Foundation, Bald Ridge Boy’s Lodge, and served as
Founding Chair of Mentor Me North Georgia.

Derek is the 2022 Board Chair of the Forsyth County Chamber. Additionally, he is a Forsyth County native, who was in the third graduating class of South Forsyth High School. He owns and operates Brandywine Printing Inc , a family-owned business founded in the early 80s by his father. Brandywine Printing helps organizations succeed by providing printed materials that improve their image or make them more efficient.
Derek has finds a lot of joy in being involved with multiple charities and nonprofits in his community and believes that you get what you give, so give a lot!

Michelle is the enthusiastic VP of Business Development. She and her team bring the mission of The Chamber of to LIFE! They are the voice of business, providing community leadership, information and solutions to foster a strong economic environment and a superior quality of life in Forsyth County. Michelle and team take great pride in creating events centered around connectivity and growth. To learn more about membership and Chamber offerings, visit www.focochamber.org. Check out their YouTube channel.

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“FOCO Talks” is presented by the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio in Cumming, Georgia

Produced by Amanda Pearch

Andrea Barclay, Founder and CEO of Because One Matters

April 29, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Andrea Barclay, Founder and CEO of Because One Matters

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Andrea Barclay/Because One Matters

Andrea Barclay founded Because One Matters in 2013 in response to her passionate desire to serve children and young adults, which was born from the loss of her own child in 1990 to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Today, she enriches and nurtures countless young lives and those of their caregivers, relying first and foremost on her faith and obedience to follow and flourish where God has led her.

Andrea holds both a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration, a Master of Science Degree in Instructional Design, and a Master of Science in Project Management. In addition, she has served as a Project Manager and Compliance Manager in the business sector for over 25 years. Andrea served as an ESOL Instructor at Gwinnett Technical College for three years and an Ethics Instructor for seven years at various online colleges. As a result, Andrea brings a wealth of real-world experience, expertise, and relentless determination to her work as president and founder of Because One Matters.

Andrea was the Gwinnett Chamber’s Community Contributor Award winner in 2020 and was nominated in the Moxie Awards category in 2019. Andrea loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends in her free time. She also loves reading and gardening. She views gardening as therapeutic.

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SIMON SAYS LET’S TALK BUSINESS 2.0: Debut with Host Gary Zermuehlen

April 28, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

SIMON SAYS LET'S TALK BUSINESS 2.0: Debut with Host Gary Zermuehlen

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Host **Gary Zermuehlen**
Sales Trainer & Coach | **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. **Sandler** sales training programs and coaching techniques are a proven methodology for productivity and results. Connect with Gary if you want to talk about selling more, closing more deals, shortening sales cycles & more sales opportunities.Gary’s specialties include Sales training, coaching, and business development consulting. An experienced coaching and consultant, Gary is enthusiastic about his clients and community!Stay tuned for “Sales 1, 2, 3… with Gary Z” at the end of each episode. Listen to the LIVE boradcast every Third Thursday at 3:00PM ET on businessradiox.com/forsyth-studo OR SUBSCRIBE to “Simon Says, Lets Talk Business 2.0” on any podcasting platform.

Series proudly presented by Sandler Training, Simon Inc.

Carter Barrett, Candidate for GA State House- District 24, featured on Forsyth Business Radio, “Local Candidate Edition”

April 25, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Business Radio

Carter Barrett, Candidate for GA State House- District 24, featured on Forsyth Business Radio, "Local Candidate Edition"

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Carter Barrett, Candidate for Georgia State House- District 24

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

Carter has served his community and Forsyth County on numerous boards and organizations for over 30 years — including Sawnee Community Center, Northside Hospital Foundation and the United Way of Forsyth County, to name a few. He is a graduate of Leadership Forsyth and Leadership North Fulton, a founding member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Lanier Forsyth, Co-chair of Envision 2030. Carter has also been recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives for contributions and service to Forsyth County. He and his wife Jamie live in Cumming, GA.

Thank you for joining us for this special “Local Candidate Edition” of Forsyth Business Radio

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Tracie Cason, Gwinnett Superior Court Judge

April 22, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Tracie Cason, Gwinnett Superior Court Judge

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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.

Tracie Cason/Gwinnett Superior Court Judge

Tracie Cason serves as a Superior Court Judge in Gwinnett County presiding over Division 2. Judge Cason handles felony criminal cases, domestic and family law cases, and civil disputes.

She was elected in 2018 in a contested county-wide election. Judge Cason is committed to providing fair and impartial justice to all who appear before her. She wants citizens to know that they will always be heard in her courtroom.

Before being elected to the Gwinnett County Superior Court, Tracie was a career prosecutor with the Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office.

Tracie is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia and Baylor University School of Law and hopes to return to Athens for most Saturdays this fall. She and her husband David have been married 14 years, and live with their dogs, Munson, Dooley, Erk, and Emma.

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Stewarding Family Wealth 2.0, Core Mission and Values with Centurion Advisory Group

April 21, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

Stewarding Family Wealth 2.0, Core Mission and Values with Centurion Advisory Group

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Randy Brunson is the founding shareholder of Centurion Advisory Group. Randy has invested most of his forty-year career in financial services. He spent several years on the institutional side and had the opportunity to start a successful financial planning firm in 1991. Centurion Advisory Group serves individual and corporate clients, both in Georgia and throughout the country, offering personal and business financial planning, retirement plan design and management, and investment management services.

Randy studied engineering and marketing at UT Chattanooga. Randy currently holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and CKA designation and makes it a priority to stay on top of his knowledge in the financial industry through continuing professional educational opportunities and reading. In addition, Randy has completed studies in qualified plan design, estate planning and business transition planning and he enjoys speaking and writing regularly on these topics.

Sandy LeRoux is the Co-Advisor at Centurion Advisory Group. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with a minor in Accounting from The University of Georgia, as well as her MBA in Corporate Finance from Georgia State University. Sandy has over 20 years of experience within the executive level of business and finance, excelling at coordinating and RELATIONSHIP management. She and the Centurion team are committed to being service and stewardship.

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Paul Davis of Elite Roofing & Restorations and Angie Russell of Russell Landscape / Enviro Color

April 20, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Business Radio

Paul Davis of Elite Roofing & Restorations and Angie Russell of Russell Landscape / Enviro Color

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Paul Davis| Sales & Community Relations| Elite Roofing & Restorations

Elite Roofing & Restorations has a combined 25 years of experience in both the roofing and construction industries. They are fully licensed, bonded and insured, and carry the industry and manufacturers certifications needed to provide you with the best service possible. Their professional eye for damages will catch small issues before they become big problems, saving you a great deal of time and money. Their team can assist with storm related emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Angie Russell | Russell Landscape & Enviro Color

Russell Landscape is the largest privately held Georgia-based commercial landscaping firm. Started in 1987, this family-managed commercial landscape contract business family-managed commercial landscape contract business has grown to over 400 employees across eight branches throughout the Southeast. The firm is headquartered in Sugar Hill, GA.

Enviro Color green grass paint is the first choice for golf courses, homes, and large communities keeping them looking green and manicured. It works for pet spots, dry spots, dormant grass or diseased lawns. Enviro Color has been rated as the “best color match” to real grass on the market today. Visit their website to learn more!Listen to shows 24/7 on businessradiox.com/forsyth-studio and SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your #audio shows to “Forsyth Business Radio” to stay up to date with the latest episodes.