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Chris Leggett, CEO, LGE Community Credit Union

April 29, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Chris Leggett, CEO, LGE Community Credit Union

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Chris Leggett, LGE Community Credit Union (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 225)

“We’re a purpose-driven organization…we’re here to serve our members. Period, end of story.” CEO Chris Leggett joins the show to discuss the community-based growth of LGE Community Credit Union and its focus on the needs of its members. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

LGE Community Credit Union

In 1951, seven Lockheed Georgia employees dreamed of a better way to bank and LGE Community Credit Union was born. Today LGE serves communities in Northwest Georgia as a not-for-profit financial institution. Unlike a bank, whose profits go to its shareholders, their profits go to our members in the form of better rates and lower fees. LGE is guided by a strong commitment to provide a better financial future for our members.

Headquartered in Marietta, LGE is now a $1.4 billion institution with offices in Acworth, Alpharetta, Austell, Canton, Dallas, East Cobb, Hiram, Kennesaw, Marietta, Roswell, Smyrna, West Cobb, and Woodstock. Anyone who lives or works in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, and Paulding counties is eligible to apply for membership, as are employees of many companies. Family members of existing members are also eligible.

For more information on LGE Community Credit Union, go to lgeccu.org.

Chris A. Leggett, President and CEO

Chris joined LGE in October 2007 and became CEO in January 2009. Chris began his career with First Florida Credit Union in Jacksonville, Florida; he served in various positions including IT Manager, VP/Branch Operations, and EVP/Chief Financial Officer. Chris also spent 4 years at PSCU-Financial Services, the country’s largest CUSO, as Director of National Sales. Leggett is active in several areas of the financial industry; he has served as Board Chair of both the Georgia Credit Union League and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, Director and Board Chair of Cooperative Services, Inc. (CSI), Advisory Board for CUNA’s CEO Roundtable, Advisory Committee for Velocity Solutions and Executive Advisory Council for CUSO Financial Services; Director for the LGE Community Outreach Foundation and LGE Insurance Services, LLC. Chris also serves on the Leadership Advisory Council for Congressman Barry Loudermilk. Chris is a graduate of the University of North Florida and the CUES CEO Institute. Chris is married to Tara for almost 24 years, and together they have two sons, Cole & Trent.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

history of LGE Community Credit Union
purpose-driven organization
retail loan and deposit accounts offered
services for small business customers
SBA loans and SBA Preferred Lender status
LGE Community Outreach Foundation

North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Tommy Leonard, Executive Director of Keep Paulding Beautiful, discusses Paulding County’s appeal and “Going Green”

November 17, 2011 by angishields

Inside the Winner's Circle

Tommy Leonard, Executive Director of Keep Paulding Beautiful, discusses Paulding County's appeal and "Going Green"

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Tommy Leonard is the Executive Director of Keep Paulding Beautiful and the Recycling Coordinator for Paulding County. He is a certified Landfill operator through UGA. Furthermore, he is a Qualified Recycling Professional through the Carolina Recycling Association. Tommy serves on several non for profit boards in Paulding County.

Tommy shares with us how Paulding works to create an atmosphere that inspires Paulding County citizens to care for their environment in a way that impacts future generations. Keep Paulding Beautiful desires to work with Paulding citizens to promote a clean and healthy environment in which to live, work and play.

Keep Paulding Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep Georgia Beautiful. Keep Paulding Beautiful works to educate the citizens of Paulding County about litter, recycling and maintaining Paulding’s creeks and streams. They are actively educating every third grader in the county about taking care of the environment.

Tommy gives Inside the Winner’s Circle listeners some tips you can implement today to help save the environment and money. Frequently, saving money and the environment go hand in hand. Listen to this compelling interview to learn more.

Eugeria! Radio Chats with Gwen Massey of Senior Care Finders and Janice Simien of Emeritus at Sandy Springs

August 25, 2011 by angishields

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Eugeria! Radio Chats with Gwen Massey of Senior Care Finders and Janice Simien of Emeritus at Sandy Springs

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Gwen Massey was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. After completing her BSN at the University of Texas at Tyler, Gwen worked as nurse across many different disciplines. After experiencing the benefits of home health and hospice care firsthand with her grandmother, Gwen became a hospice nurse. After a number of years in hospice nursing, Gwen felt the tug of entrepreneurship, wanting to provide a unique service, filling a need she observed in the senior community. The result was the genesis of Senior Care Finder and Consultants two years ago. Recognizing that finding the proper services can be a challenge for seniors and their families, Gwen stepped in to fill this need.

With over 30 years of experience as an RN, Gwen assists seniors and their families identify their needs, helping them find the proper care and services to fit those needs. Gwen can be reached by phone at 214-546-1935 or by email at info@theseniorcarefinder.com. You can also visit their website at www.theseniorcarefinder.com.

Born, raised and educated in south central Louisiana, Janice Simien has spent a good bit of her career helping seniors as they transition from their own homes to independent and assisted living communities. She started this work as the result of a friend that invited her to investigate a career helping seniors. Today Jan is the Community Relations Director for Emeritus at Sandy Springs Place, a memory care community in Sandy Springs. Emeritus at Sandy Springs Place is a 52 room community with four wings that provide care for residents in each of the three stages of dementia. Jan tells us that she loves her job because she recognizes that families are delegating a very important role when they trust Emeritus with the care of their loved one.

To arrange a tour of the Emeritus campus, please call Jan at 770-650-8800. The community is located at 1262 Hightower Trail in Sandy Springs. You can also check them out on the web here.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Eugeria! Radio chats with Janet Dawkins of Aging Options and Eric Sawyer, of Peacefield Wealth Solutions

August 11, 2011 by angishields

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Eugeria! Radio chats with Janet Dawkins of Aging Options and Eric Sawyer, of Peacefield Wealth Solutions

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An Atlanta native, Janet Dawkins tells us she’s been working with seniors so long that she has now become one! After attending the University of Georgia, Janet immediately began working in the senior services industry. She spent 10 years as a case worker, and worked her way through the ranks to become a director of operations for an assisted living community. Eight years ago, she founded Aging Options with Laurie Hamilton. Janet’s business is comprised of two primary services: a referral service to assist families in finding home or facility-based care, and a consulting service that provides continuing education for community staff, assistance with veterans’ benefits and family consultation and issue resolution. Janet can be reached at (678) 30007058, via email at assist@agingoptionsga.com, or visit her website at www.agingoptionsga.com.

Eric Sawyer is a native Texan, growing up just outside of College Station Texas. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Texas A&M University, Eric went on to earn a Master’s of Science in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University, which is thought by many to be the top school in the country for this field of study.

One of Eric’s passions is to promote the need for financial literacy and to help young adults start planning their financial futures. Eric has spoken out on the need for financial education among Texas high school students. A Certified Financial Planner^TM, Eric brings experience from nationally recognized financial planning firms as well as from his time as the Director of Financial Planning for a local company. Eric has assisted a broad range of clients, including business owners and professionals, to reach their personal and professional goals. Through comprehensive financial planning, Eric helps our clients bring clarity to their personal finances.

Eric lives in Carrollton with his wife, Lisa, their twin children and dog, Sadie. Eric can be reached by email via phone 214-794-0193 or email esawyer@peacefieldwealth.com. His website is www.peacefieldwealth.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Carole Larkin and Diane Grainger Chat with Eugeria! Radio

June 24, 2010 by angishields

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Carole Larkin and Diane Grainger Chat with Eugeria! Radio

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Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Carole Larkin has gradually worked her way south, through a number of career iterations. She started her career with the Welfare Department for the State of Ohio. She later became a Computer Aided Design engineer for HVAC systems in Clean Rooms. In the early 90s, Carole went to University of North Texas to get her Masters Degree in Applied Gerontology. Like many others, Carole ended up in the senior services arena through the experience of caring for a family member, in this case, her mother. Today she is the owner of ThirdAge Services, a geriatric care management consulting firm in Dallas. She specializes in helping families with Alzheimer’s and related dementias issues. She can be reached at (214) 649-1392, or visit her on the web at www.thirdageservices.com. She is also passionate about Puzzles to Remember, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes puzzles for seniors with dementia-related illnesses. Check out their website at www.puzzlestoremember.com.

A native of Alabama, Diane Grainger has been a nurse for 30 years. She spent her early years in the operating room. About twelve years ago, Diane became aware of a unique program started by Gwinnett Medical Center in 1994. This program, the Congregational Nurse Program, was designed to promote health and wellness to churches and their surrounding communities. This concept, started in the Chicago area by Dr. Granger Westberg posited that nurse involvement following a hospital stay would have a positive effect on continuing heath and wellness. Though she continue in her role at Gwinnett Medical Center, it was an idea that was tugging at her heart. About ten years ago, Lawrenceville First Baptist Church created a position for a congregational nurse. Diane applied, got the job, and has been there ever since. She loves the program, and sees her position as much more than a job – she sees it as a calling. Diane can be reached at (770) 963-5121, via email at diane@lawrencevillefbc.org, or on the web at www.lawrencevillefbc.org. For more information on Gwinnett Medical Center’s congregational nurse program, click here.