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Mindfulness – Top Docs Radio

April 4, 2015 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

Mindfulness - Top Docs Radio

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True North Partnering — Peter North talks Mindfulness on Top Docs Radio

Mindfulness

This week I sat down with Peter Vajda. He’s a Certified Professional Coach and PhD in Education and Cognitive Psychology. We talked about how we can apply the practice of meditation and mindfulness to bring about a more centered “You”, becoming better able to handle conflict and reduce one’s over-all level of anxiety. Peter is an astute observer of the human condition and is a passionate pioneer in the field of mind-body-spirit integrative functioning and development. Dr. Vajda is dedicated to supporting individuals and groups to enhance their understanding of how to live consciously – from the inside out – which deeply supports an individual’s ability to change, grow and evolve.

Peter brings a diversified base of professional expertise – as an entrepreneur, an educator, a facilitator, and a manager. He is sensitive to the diverse perspectives, demands and dynamics of relationships. Since 1981, he has facilitated individuals, couples, groups and organizations.

His life and the orientation he brings to coaching, consulting, facilitating and writing are deeply influenced by his understanding of, and his experience in, the psychology of personal growth and development.

For over thirty years, Peter’s has been committed to his own personal and spiritual development. His experience in working with the “whole body” is based on his studies of psychodynamics, ego development, bioenergetics as well as energy healing.

Peter earned his Ph.D. in Education and Cognitive Psychology from Fordham University. His post-graduate work is in organizational behavior at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

For six years, Dr. Vajda has written a weekly column – “Know Thyself” – for the widely-acclaimed international Management-Issues website.

His book– Becoming a Better You, Who You Are vs. Who You Think You Are – was published in October, 2013.

Special Guest:

Peter Vajda, Phd, CPC, True North Partnering

PhD, Education-Cognitive Psychology, Fordham University
Former Director, Academic Services, Information Technology Institute, New York University
Previous Manager, Instructional Design Dept. , Gulliver Ritchie Associates
Published Author

Patient Engagement – Top Docs Radio

February 25, 2015 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

Patient Engagement - Top Docs Radio

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Patient Engagement

This week I caught up with our friend, Frank Martin, of The Medical Consultants Group. We talked about how his consulting firm can help a wide range of medical practices, from solo offices to multi-site large groups. Frank talked about the variety of facets of a business that is a medical practice improve operations.

Frank talked about strategies for helping patients related to managing their out-of-pocket obligation, including deductible and co-payment. We also discussed how the ACA has placed new emphasis on patient satisfaction and outcomes relating to how the practice (or isn’t) reimbursed. Another requirement is to provide an electronic portal that allows remote access to patient data BY the patient, coupled with a means to transmit/receive relevant information to/from patients.

We discussed the difference between legacy EMR systems (where software was installed on hardware in the office) and cloud-based applications where data and the software exist on a remote cloud-computing-based architecture. The decision-making capability of the cloud-based applications, coupled with security and rapid access to important data, make modern cloud-based EMR applications the wise choice for practices to convert to today. These modern applications do not require on-site updates of the application on every device. Now, the application is updated where it lives, meaning the user’s experience is not interrupted or inconvenienced.

Frank places great emphasis on helping his client practices become better-running businesses. To that end he works with the group to be able to change processes, or software, business plan, and/or other key facets such as office location and office space leasing to operate more efficiently and profitably.

Special Guest

Frank Martin / Medical Consultants Group

Past recipient, “Volunteer of the Year, Big Brothers Big Sisters”
Published author
Successful entrepreneur in the healthcare sector

Peter Ross with Ross & Pines, LLC and Dennis Sands with FirstCall Consulting

October 29, 2014 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Peter Ross with Ross & Pines, LLC and Dennis Sands with FirstCall Consulting

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Dominick Rainey, Dennis Sands, Peter Ross, Nikole Toptas

Peter Ross/Ross & Pines, LLC

Ross & Pines, LLC is a law firm that represents clients in personal injury, criminal defense and immigration cases. Peter J. Ross is an attorney that has practiced law for over 22 years and handles the firm’s personal injury cases.

Dennis Sands/FirstCall Consulting

FirstCall Consulting helps SAP organizations optimize in-house resources by offering them a broad range of SAP support services. They help customers focus on mission-critical issues and enable them to offload day-to-day operations. Their services are ideally suited to organizations that have deployed SAP and are looking to minimize ongoing maintenance and support costs while utilizing knowledge transfer to educate their staff and identify process improvement opportunities. They support SAP’s full service R/3, ECC, and Business One systems.

Members of their management and support team average 12 years of SAP and 15 years of industry experience and are responsible for winning SAP’s coveted Customer Satisfaction Award five years in a row!

Pam Blatchford and Wendy Ryoul with Solutions Marketing, Criss Maple with Champion Windows and Steve Kendrick with Infiniti of Gwinnett

June 12, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Pam Blatchford and Wendy Ryoul with Solutions Marketing, Criss Maple with Champion Windows and Steve Kendrick with Infiniti of Gwinnett

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Steven Julian, Mike Sammond, Wendy, Pam, Steve Kendrick, Criss Maple — Steven Julian, Mike Sammond, Wendy Ryoul, Pam Blatchford, Steve Kendrick, Criss Maple

Pam Blatchford & Wendy Ryoul/Solutions Marketing

Solutions Marketing offers unique marketing solutions for your business! They know marketing is imperative when it comes to gaining the attention of prospective consumers and clients, developing products or service demand, and turning those prospective consumers into customers. Marketing has an effect on sales, pricing and promotions as well as your advertising strategies.

Criss Maple/Champion Windows of Atlanta

Without a quality product backed by excellent customer service, a business will not realize great success. Champion Windows of Atlanta sets their standards of quality, value and customer service to the highest degree. They go the distance to ensure your experience with Champion is a pleasurable one, from the initial purchase to installation and years later, you will find them ready and willing to serve you.

Steve Kendrick/Infiniti of Gwinnett

A new car is where need meets desire. Anything that runs can get you from Point A to Point B. But you’re not just anyone and you don’t want just anything. That’s where Infiniti of Gwinnett comes in. The expert sales staff at their Atlanta Infiniti dealership will help you pick the new car, truck or SUV with the options, and at the price, that make the vehicle right for you. Treating you with courtesy and ensuring your satisfaction is important. With a large inventory and competitive prices, they’re confident they can meet your automotive needs and desires. They welcome the opportunity to add you to their long list of satisfied customers who’ve shopped at the Infiniti dealer in Duluth, GA.

Richard Young with Farmers Insurance and Kyle Glave with NOVAtime Technology

May 22, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Richard Young with Farmers Insurance and Kyle Glave with NOVAtime Technology

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Kyle Glave, Richard Young, Steven Julien, Mike Sammond — Kyle Glave, Richard Young, Steven Julian, Mike Sammond

Richard Young/Farmers Insurance

As your personal agent, Richard Young believes in keeping you informed and aware of Farmers Insurance products. It is his mission to help you develop the right plans to meet your insurance needs. Through dedication, knowledge and a tireless work ethic, Richard will be the agent that his customers will want to send their friends and families to. He will strive to protect his clients’ assets.

Kyle Glave/NOVAtime Technology

In 1999, NOVAtime Technology was founded with the mission to continually research and develop the capabilities of Workforce Management solutions. Driven by forward-thinking people and the latest advances in technology, NOVAtime has gained recognition as a technical leader of the industry and is now one of the largest Time and Attendance providers in the United States. Our solutions automate and simplify time and resource management through the use of innovative technology that controls labor costs and promotes the growth of business.

Norma West with COUNTRY Financial, Michele Trauger with Healing Spirit Mobile Massage and Scott Forester with Forester Consulting

May 2, 2014 by Mike

Business Leaders of Today

Norma West with COUNTRY Financial, Michele Trauger with Healing Spirit Mobile Massage and Scott Forester with Forester Consulting

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Tess Turrin, Michele Trauger, Norma West, Scott Forester

Norma West/COUNTRY Financial

For more than 85 years, COUNTRY Financial has been helping people to balance their need to protect what they have with their desire to build for the future. They serve about one million households and businesses throughout the US. They can protect what you have like your car, home, business and family. And they can help you build for the future with guidance on reaching your own retirement dreams or – for business owners – those of your employees. Their financial representatives are knowledgeable, down to earth, backed by a team of experts, and best of all – local. That means you get personal attention coupled with the expertise of financial planners, investment managers and product-specific professionals. They are rated A+ with AM Best and on the Fortune 1000 list, they are 654.

Michele Trauger/Healing Spirit Mobile Massage

Healing Spirit Mobile Massage provides mobile massages for in home, parties, events, festivals and office chair massage in Gwinnett and surrounding counties. There’s no denying the power of bodywork regardless of the reasons one chooses to receive a massage: stress relief, increase range of motion and/or pain management. Massage therapy can be a powerful ally in your healthcare regimen.

Scott Forester/Forester Consulting

Forester Consulting is a privately held firm that partners with small to mid-sized clients to maximize their new business revenue and client acquisition. The firm was formed after years of listening to small and medium sized business owners and executives who were constantly looking for a resource who could provide real sales and new business direction and strategy. Today they work with owners and management teams to identify the key components of their companies’ sales initiatives and guide them to exceedin the results they need to grow as a business.

Dr. Ed Helton and Kim Rozycki from Columbus State University visit Booth 61 on July 24th, 2013

July 26, 2013 by angishields

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Booth 61 with Ricky Steele

Dr. Ed Helton and Kim Rozycki from Columbus State University visit Booth 61 on July 24th, 2013

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Very special edition of Booth 61 on 7 24 2013 highlighting the upcoming Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum, and the great work of the Leadership Institute at the Cunningham Center, Columbus State University.

Dr. Ed Helton, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University and Kim Rozycki, Director of Events & Operations at the Cunningham Center shared the incredible work being done through the Institute. I was unaware that Columbus State had created a very successful “Consulting” practice for companies and organizations of all sizes. Their success is being felt through the growth and increased productivity of their clients in Columbus and around the southeast with many in the greater Atlanta area. The world of business is changing every hour. Having the expertise of Dr. Helton and his team from Columbus State University will help you navigate the dangerous waters your business experiences from time to time.

You may contact Ed or Kim directly at Columbus State by calling (706) 568-5101 or visiting the Cunningham Center website at: www.ColumbusState.edu/CunninghamCenter.

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Is Your “Global Glass” Half-Empty or Half-Full?

July 25, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Is Your "Global Glass" Half-Empty or Half-Full?

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, Alvin C. Miles facilitates a discussion about the correlation between a positive perspective and success in one’s life. Yelena Epova joined as our in-studio guest to discuss her unique story, her global perspective and the importance of taking an interest in people!

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Enjoy what you do!
Being happy overall is more important than any other factor.
The best way to be successful is to help develop others.
Focus on being flexible.
Clients don’t grow on trees – you have to develop them!
To be a leader is a gift!
Take time to recharge.

Listen in as Yelena walks us through her personal and professional story. Add her insights, tips and resources to your leadership toolkit. Leadership IS a conversation!

Yelena Epova/ Partner, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP

Yelena is a partner in charge of HA&W’s Tax Group and the International Services Practice. She specializes in advising domestic and international companies on international tax issues and tax planning strategies regarding inbound and outbound operations. She also assists clients with domestic tax issues by providing tax planning and compliance services.

Yelena is an active member in many professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants where she served on the task force that reviewed Proposed Treasury Regulations on Transfer Pricing; the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants where she participated in the Leadership Development Program; and Baker Tilly International where she chaired the North American International Tax Committee for six consecutive years. Additionally, Ms. Epova is a founding board member of GlobalEXECWomen, vice chair of the Georgia Council for International Visitors’ Board and Chair of the 2013 Consular Ball. She is also Treasurer of the Georgia District Export Council. She is a graduate of the 2011 Leadership Atlanta program and received the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2011 Global Impact Award for Service Providers on behalf of HA&W.

Yelena has written for numerous publications. She is a regular contributing writer to Global Atlanta on international tax issues. She is also a frequent speaker at many international and domestic seminars including those pertaining to businesses entering the U.S. market.

Prior to moving to Atlanta, Ms. Epova received her Masters degree in Engineering from the Technological College of Leningrad. Upon her arrival in the United States, she continued her education in Accountancy at Georgia State University. Ms. Epova has received the Golden Key Award for the highest score on the CPA exam in Georgia and the Elijah Watt Sells Award for being in the top 100 scores on the CPA exam in the nation. She was recently selected by Atlanta-based GlobalEXECWomen as one of three finalists for the International Women of Influence Awards™ in the category of Service Providing Businesses. Ms. Epova was also selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the city’s “up and comers” for 2006. Each year, the paper selects and presents awards to 40 business professionals under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their communities and are leaders in their companies. Ms. Epova was most recently recognized by Atlanta Magazine as one of the fifty-five most influential foreign-born Atlantans.

Contact Yelena: (404) 898-7431, yelena.epova@hawcpa.com

Leadership Tips for Micro & Small Business Success!

July 12, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Leadership Tips for Micro & Small Business Success!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss the skills & leadership acumen necessary for success as a micro or small business owner. Laura Ann Hart and Veronica Maldonado joined Alvin C. Miles as in-studio guests to discuss the resources available for business owners, the importance of education to success, and the personal fulfillment of serving others!

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

What small businesses need is a helping hand!
When everyone takes care of their own backyard, the outcome is a great community.
Surround yourself with people that aid in your development.
Always seek more!
We are designed to be of service to others.
To be a leader is a gift!
Don’t be afraid to do the right thing, even when it’s not popular.

Listen in as Laura Ann and Veronica describe how they’ve gotten to a successful point in their careers. Add their insights, tips and resources to your leadership toolkit. Leadership IS a conversation!

Laura Ann Hart/ President, Quickie Coupons, LLC

Laura Ann Hart is a true “Georgia Girl!” Having been born and raised in the South, Laura has taken “southern hospitality and customer service” to a whole new level in her young and vibrant sales & marketing company Quickie Coupons! “First Class is Free” has been her philosophy and building blocks that she hangs her pearls on every day! Over the past 8 years Laura has sold over 40 million dollars in goods and services and continues her “Pursuit of Excellence” Vision in everything that she does.

Laura Ann created a company in a downturn market that is helping businesses survive and thrive with the simple introduction of coupons into their marketing plan. Since the beginning of Quickie Coupons Laura Ann has increased overall sales by 55% in year two and another 35% in years three and four. Quickie Coupons has consistently maintained a 94% customer retention level – all without long term contracts. In February of 2011, Quickie Coupons became an official Franchisor, with a federally registered trademark and the ability to sell franchises throughout the country. Laura is currently in the process of opening up Quickie Coupons Roswell in September of this year. Quickie Coupons was a finalist for business of the year in 2010 and 2011.

Before starting Quickie Coupons, Laura spent five years as a Top Producer with RE/MAX Unlimited where she learned the true value of helping and serving others. Under the mentoring of Pam and Gerry Rogers, Laura was able to make the transition from stay at home mom to an award winning Top Producing Agent. During her real estate career Laura helped hundreds of clients buy and sell property. Laura received the “Rookie of the Year” Award in 2005, earned the #1 Top Producing Individual Agent in 2006 & 2008, #3 Top Producing Individual Agent in 2007 and was also honored with the RE/MAX 100% Club Award four years in a row. Laura also had the privilege of writing a monthly real estate column in the local paper sharing her experiences and best “tips & tricks” on how to navigate the real estate world.

In 2012, Laura was the President of the Kennesaw Business Association (the largest non-chamber business association in the state of Georgia), a board member for the Acworth Business Association and a character education teacher at Kennesaw Mountain High School. In 2013 Laura graduated from the esteemed Leadership Cobb Program. Currently Laura serves as a director/ past president for the Kennesaw Business Association and participates in several committees dedicated to improving our local community and helping businesses grow.

Giving back and taking care of their community is a must for Laura and her family. The Hart’s have actively participated and contributed to several charity and service organizations ranging from “Shop with a Hero Programs”, Carrabba’s Culinary Cook-off, Must Ministries, Calvary Children’s Home, Hayes Elementary Food Pantry, Kilometer Kids, Northstar Church Volunteers, NJROTC, Boy scouts, One Call Foundation, Susan G Komen Breast Cancer, Northstar Couples Group Leaders, ARC (Atlanta Recovery Center / Homeless Shelter) and MDA. Teaching their children to “give back” has been a priority for both Laura and her husband Eric. Laura and Eric recently celebrated their 21^st wedding anniversary. They have three children, Joshua, Alexandria and Jeffrey and live in Acworth, Ga.

Laura received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Shorter College in 1997 and her Associates of Arts Degree in Fashion Merchandising from Bauder College in 1990. Laura holds and maintains a Georgia Real Estate Sales Person License and is certified in several areas of scuba diving.

Contact Laura: (678) 918-6961, laura@quickiecouponbook.com

Veronica Maldonado/ Program Director, Ga. Mentor Protégé Connection

Ms. Maldonado is a dynamic and versatile Latina community business leader whose voice, passion and purpose are focused on building up the human spirit, creating synergy amongst communities, and fighting for the “inalienable right” for all to progress and excel in any environment.

She is an expert in fostering strategic alliances, creating win-win negotiations and implementing effective marketing strategies that increase any brand value throughout the pipeline. She is ready to meet and exceed any challenge set before her, a quality most recently demonstrated as director of the Georgia Mentor Protégé Connection, which is a mentor protégé program—the first of its kind in the nation.

The product of hard work, determination and perseverance as well as an entrepreneurial family tree that spans generations in the U.S & Latin America, Ms. Maldonado is uniquely qualified to lead the MPC program and thereby to help provide a path to sustainability, progression, and economic growth for small business owners in Georgia.

Contact Veronica: (404) 589-4929, veronicam@georgiamentorprotegeconnection.org

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