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DeKalb Business Today – August 21, 2015

August 19, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today - August 21, 2015

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On this edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes takes listeners inside the legal and banking industries. Attorney Victoria Collier joins the show to talk about her work on behalf of Georgia’s aging population, as well as the help she offers to local veterans. James Cobb, from the law firm Caplan Cobb, delves into business and tort litigation. From the financial sector, Delta Community Credit Union President and CEO Hank Halter discusses what sets his institution apart from other locally-based and national competitors.

Victoria Collier/The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier, PC

Victoria Collier is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. She is also the only Georgia attorney who has received the highest award by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fellow of the Academy. More locally, Victoria was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2010 to the Georgia Council on Aging, and still resides on the Council. Victoria is a Veteran of the USAF and USA Reserve, serving during Desert Storm. She founded The Elder & Disability Law firm in 2002 to serve the legal needs to Seniors and their families. Victoria works, lives and has 5 year old twins that go to school in Decatur.

James Cobb/Founding Partner of Caplan Cobb LLP

James Cobb is a trial and appellate lawyer and a founding partner of Caplan Cobb LLP. James specializes in complex business disputes, constitutional and tort litigation, and federal and state appeals.

In 2015, the Daily Report named James to its list of the forty lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 who are “On the Rise.” Martindale-Hubbell has given James its highest rating of AV Preeminent for legal skills and professional ethics; Georgia Trend magazine has named him to its list of the Legal Elite in Georgia for business law, corporate law, and trial practice; and Super Lawyers magazine has named him a Rising Star in Georgia for business litigation.

Before founding Caplan Cobb, James practiced with Rogers & Hardin LLP in Atlanta and Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston. Immediately after law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.

James and his wife, Gretchen, live in Decatur with their four sons.

Hank Halter/President & CEO of Delta Community Credit Union

Hank Halter is a highly accomplished accounting and finance professional, with 25 years of experience overseeing the finance and accounting operations at Fortune 500 companies. Since 2013, he has served as President and CEO of Delta Community Credit Union, one of Atlanta’s largest financial institutions and Georgia’s largest credit union with assets of $4.8 billion. He also serves on Delta Community’s Board of Directors, where he has been active since 2006.

Before joining Delta Community, Hank worked at Delta Air Lines from 1998 to 2012. He served in a number of finance positions there before being promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Prior to Delta, Hank worked at American Airlines and Ernst & Young.

In addition to serving on the Delta Community board, Hank is also on the Board of Advisors of Sojern and he chairs the Audit Committee for the board of Southern Air.

Hank is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Villanova University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University. A frequent speaker at trade and academic conferences, Hank resides in Atlanta.

Delta Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission of providing consumers better service and value on the deposit, loan, investment and insurance products they use to manage their household expenses and save for the future. Delta Community was founded in 1940 and has become Georgia’s largest credit union with more than 320,000 members, more than $4.8 billion in assets and 26 branch locations. The Credit Union now welcomes residents of 11 metro Atlanta counties and employees of more than 150 businesses, including Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, RaceTrac and UPS.

DeKalb Business Today – August 14, 2015

August 14, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today - August 14, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes explores the legal profession from two very different angles. Family law attorney Mindy Pillow joins the show to discuss her Decatur practice. From the other side of the bench, Judge Angela Brown talks about the challenges that come with wielding a gavel. Also, Cartridge World owner Ashish Gupta explains how his company is helping other businesses to increase productivity and save on their bottom line.

Mindy Pillow/Law Office of Melinda C. Pillow, LLC

Melinda (Mindy) Pillow is an attorney exclusively practicing in the areas of Domestic Relations and Family Law in the greater Atlanta metro area. Mindy represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, legal separation, paternity, legitimization, child custody, adoption and prenuptial agreements.

Mindy practices in all of the metro Atlanta area courts.

Mindy is active in her community and is a past president of the Junior League of DeKalb County. She currently serves as President of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers Foundation. She is a member of the board of directors for the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section, DeKalb History Center, Metropolitan Counseling Services, and the Mary Gay House Board of Trustees. She is a 2011 graduate of Leadership DeKalb.

Mindy also coaches mock trial at the DeKalb School of the Arts. Mindy and her husband, Kenny, a teacher live with their two children in the Winnona Park neighborhood in Decatur.

Angela Brown/DeKalb County Judge

Ashish Gupta/Owner, Cartridge World

Ashish Gupta has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Ash’s early career was as an IT consultant at Sapient before becoming an Operational Leader and General Manager at Brambles. Both those roles taught Ash the importance of surrounding yourself with people who are focused on delivering the highest level of quality and service for their customers. After 15 years in the corporate world where Ash was constantly traveling, he wanted to focus on an opportunity that allowed him to get involved with the local community. That is when he bought Cartridge World of Decatur.

Cartridge World provides consumers and businesses cost effective, environmentally sustainable printing solutions. They sell printer cartridges for about 30 percent less than the retail price, recycle used cartridges and electronics, and provide shredding and printing services – all with a 100% guarantee. For businesses, they even deliver the cartridges for free!

DeKalb Business Today “Power Lunch” – August 7, 2015

August 8, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today "Power Lunch" - August 7, 2015

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On the latest edition of the DeKalb Business Today “Power Lunch”, host Matt Holmes takes a look at the county’s food and drink industry with a couple local chefs. Austin Phillips runs the kitchen at Shorty’s Wood Fire in Tucker, mixing music with pizza to make delicious results. Daniel Peach gives customers a taste of India at Chai Pani in Decatur. Also joining the show, Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival director Michael Vajda to talk about the annual event that’s ready to rock the Oakhurst neighborhood.

Michael Vajda/Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival Director

The Decatur Barbeque, Blues & Bluegrass Festival was founded by the Decatur Preservation Alliance (DPA) in 2000. The Alliance had managed to save the old Decatur train depot, located at Candler and Howard Streets, from demolition but needed funds to move the building off of the railroad right-of-way and secure the structure. With permission and support from the City, they closed off Howard Avenue east of Candler, brought in a flatbed trailer to serve as a stage, rounded up some bands, and threw a party.

The 2000 festival was a success and DPA made it an annual event. Along the way, they invited other organizations to participate including the Decatur Active Living , the Community Center of South Decatur and the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association (ONA). By 2005, the Depot sat on new footings with a new roof, and DPA bowed out of the festival.

In 2006 at the City’s behest, the festival relocated to Harmony Park in Oakhurst. Led by the Community Center of South Decatur, organizers set new goals and presented the most successful event yet. Close to 5,000 people came through the gate, and the festival netted more than $35,000. Each of the three presenters—the Community Center, the Decatur Recreation Department, and the ONA—channeled their share of the profits directly back into the community through various initiatives.

In 2007, despite record heat, Harmony Park again overflowed with music and barbeque lovers. The same three organizations presented the festival, and each donated a portion of their share of the profits to the newly formed Barbeque, Blues & Bluegrass Festival Small Grant Program. A total of 40% of the event proceeds went directly into the community.

In 2008, even with a slowing economy, the festival had its best crowd ever. The crowd was treated to the best musical lineup yet, and inlcuded 2 hours of incredible Blues from Beverly “Guitar” Watkins and Albert White. The Decatur Barbecue, Blues & Bluegrass Festival Small Grant Program handed out $7,000.00 to several Decatur Organizations.

In 2010 and 2011 we had a record crowd of over 6,000 people, brought in three BBQ vendors to serve the needs of our guests, and were fortunate enough to have great beer provided by Fat Tire for the first time ever! The BBQ Small Grant Program continued to hand out a large portion of money to local Decatur Organizations.

In 2012 we had a record crowd of over 6,500 people, amazing music including headliner, The Electromatics, BBQ brought to you by Black Tie and Fox Bros., and were fortunate enough to have great beer provided again by New Belgium and Eagle Rock! The BBQ Small Grant Program continues to hand out a large portion of money to local Decatur Organizations. This years grantees are Decatur Preservation Alliance’s MLK Service Project, Wylde Center’s Garden to Classrooms Field Experience, City of Decatur Decatur’s Season of Giving, Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool’s Shade Slope Project, Decatur Education Foundation’s K-5 Math Education, and 4/5 Academy PTA’s Tybee Island Field Study. Thank you to all who came out and helped support our grant program by simply attending the festival.

In 2014 the festival made a major event area change by expanding to the adjacent 630 East Lake lot. This more cohesive location allowed more space for attendees, a larger stage, and an overall more efficient event footprint. In addition we changed the event hours (12pm – 8pm) to better reflect a typical festival day. With the continued support of some fantastic sponsors, BBQ vendors, and 7 + hours of the best Blues and Bluegrass music around the festivals future is bright. Mark your calendar for August 15th and make sure you bring the family to this Decatur tradition.

Austin Phillips/Shorty’s Wood Fire Chef

Shorty’s is an institution in Tucker, and rightly so. Everything is made the way a grandmother would do it; fresh bread every morning, fresh pizza dough every day and amazing homemade pizza sauce. Although it doesn’t end with pizza! Amazing local craft beer paired with live music and homemade roasted sandwiches all come together to make Shorty’s something special.

Daniel Peach/Chai Pani Chef

Chai Pani is the brainchild of husband and wife, Meherwan and Molly Irani. Meherwan is the executive chef, chief chaiwalla and visionary behind the concept and menu. Molly directs the front of the house, her calm welcoming demeanor sets the tone of the serving staff. Her many years traveling in India and being a part of an Indian family influence the Chai Pani aesthetic and environment.

Meherwan grew up in Ahmednagar, India (near Pune) and learned to cook at his mother’s side. He came to the US in 1990 to earn his MBA and for 15 years had a successful career in sales and marketing in the San Francisco Bay Area. While being exposed to some of the best restaurants on the West Coast he fell in love with the culinary arts and started to develop his cooking skills at every opportunity.

In 2014 Meherwan scored a James Beard Foundation Nomination for Best Chef Southeast.

Molly grew up in the restaurant business. Her parents owned an award-winning restaurant and her mom is an accomplished pastry chef and restaurateur, currently co-owner of renowned fine dining restaurant, The Blackbird in downtown Asheville. From as far back as she can remember, Molly has been in and around food, kitchens, cooking and restaurants. She brings a deep and intuitive understanding of service, hospitality and customer care to the culture of Chai Pani.

DeKalb Business Today – August 7, 2015

August 7, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today - August 7, 2015

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A diverse group of entrepreneurs share the secrets to their success on this edition of DeKalb Business Today. Husband and wife team Alan and Terri Thornton talk about their areas of expertise – computers and public relations – as well as the key to staying relaxed in their home office. Author Annelle Elder discusses her new book, as well as her family’s real estate appraisal business. Business consultant Bridget Lewis describes her journey from an educator in Antigua to president of her own company in Atlanta.

Alan Thornton/Decatur Computer Help

Alan Thornton began helping small businesses, individuals and non-profits with their computer issues in 1995 and still serves the first clients he had at that time. He has built and maintained computer labs for the Decatur Housing Authority for the last decade. Alan earned an Angie’s Lists award for the being among the top five percent of all service contractors in the market five years in a row. He is a partner with Terri Thornton in Thornton Communications which includes Decatur Computer Help. He has served on the board of the Dekalb Enterprise Business Corporation (Debco.org).

Alan was the musical director of a political satire troupe for five years around the time of the Atlanta Olympics until he became redundant in that position when politicians began satirizing themselves. Alan and Terri Thornton are the members of the Throckmorton Ukulele Band.

Terri Thornton/Thornton Communications

Terri Thornton founded Thornton Communications in 1998 to serve the communications needs of businesses, organizations and institutions in the Southeastern U.S. Her skills include strategic public relations, content marketing, social media, media relations and crisis communications. She wrote a chapter on crisis communications in a 2014 “PR News” Guidebook. She is also a long-time contributor to MediaShift.org, described as “Your Guide to the Digital Revolution,” and serves as a freelance editor for two prominent accounting publications.

Public speaking engagements include presentations to groups including two MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forums, three SoCon social media conferences, the Legal Marketing Association, the Association for Accounting Marketers, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, the National Arthritis Foundation and Independent Counselor’s section of the local Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) chapter.

She has won several national and local awards for her work. She is also dedicated to “giving back,” and has been an active public affairs volunteer with the Red Cross, which included social media strategy and implementation for the Atlanta chapter’s 100th anniversary celebration.

Annelle Elder/Elder’s Real Estate

Annelle Johnson Elder is a wife, mother of two daughters, with two grandchildren and a grandpet Yorkie, Jaxs. She has served the community for many years and continues to volunteer in her community. She has been the president and vice president on the welcoming committee and a community safety liaison. She has a small real estate company handling appraisals and home inspections. She has appraised property in nearly every county in Georgia.

Annelle recently wrote a book entitled “Purple River“, written to inspire, motivate and encourage young women and all women to make better life choices. The book also contains a heartfelt message for the men, fathers and husbands in our lives: we need them.

Bridget Lewis/Workplace Learning Solutions

Bridget C Lewis is a workplace learning professional with more than 30 years of combined experience in education and training. She is passionate about developing the workforce of the future. Much of her early experience was gained working as a school teacher in the Caribbean. Today she is a seasoned professional development consultant and training provider. Since being in the US, she has contributed to organizations like Mercer University and InterContinental Hotels Group. In early 2010, she established Workplace Learning Solutions LLC, through which she works with local government agencies like DeKalb County, nonprofit agencies like DeKalb Workforce Development and DeKalb Medical Center, and other local small businesses. Ms. Lewis is passionate about the professional retooling of the long-term unemployed.

Her company, Workplace Learning Solutions LLC (WLS), is an Atlanta-based small business. They work with small and mid-sized businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits, providing performance consulting and professional development services. Their clients are organizations that need an outsourced resource to manage their people performance improvement strategies. They collaborate with clients to identify and implement the best approaches for improving performance in the workplace. As WLS continues to grow, they believe in making a valuable contribution to our areas’ economic development by adding jobs and working with non-profits that support a holistic approach to the professional development of long-term unemployed citizens. Their mission is to help create an engaged and productive workforce.

DeKalb Business Today “Lunch Hour” – July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today "Lunch Hour" - July 31, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes talks with two people who are helping businesses and business people to get their message out. Steve Brett joins the show from Presentation Tune-Ups to discuss how he helps companies perfect their pitch from the elevator to the boardroom. Respectful Signage founder Pam McNall discusses how her innovative approach to signs is turning heads in businesses as well as in local schools.

Steve Brett/Founder-Teacher at Presentation Tune-Ups

Steve Brett is a pioneer in digital marketing and website development and a 30-year veteran in the marketing, advertising and sales business.

Now he’s instructing researchers and scientists, policy makers and politicians, teachers, trainers, lawyers, engineers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and business people of all kinds how to tell a better story, design a better deck and deliver a better speech. What makes him qualified?

In the past, he built a 4As ad agency in New York City that worked with Fortune 500s as well as local retailers. Steve has worked with some of the best-known and least-known companies in the world, from the New York Stock Exchange to regional banks; from big Pharma to biotech start-ups; from luxury brands to collectibles. Steve worked with an early cell phone company that merged with Verizon; he built the first website for the Citizen Watch Company; and for the first time, his group offered athletic shoes for sale online for The Sports Authority.

Working with Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, Steve will be the “discipline expert” for The RAISE Forum, which will match growing businesses with senior funding opportunities in order to help create a more collaborative investing climate in the Southeast.

Steve holds a Masters in Teaching from Agnes Scott College and a BA in Literature/Education from The New School in New York. He is currently developing a curriculum for the CDC and he is working on a book.

Pam McNall/Founder & CEO of Respectful Signage

Pam McNall spent 19 years at CNN – starting in the newsroom and working her way up to the documentary unit. She spent 12+ years in the “Special Projects” unit, where most of her award winning experience happened.

Pam’s production work has been rewarded by the Emmys, Peabodys and she’s also won a National Journalism Award.

Pam started her own business five years ago – Let’s Chat Productions LLC, the umbrella company for RespectfulSignage.com.

She designed business and financial plans for start-up companies and started Respectful Signage exactly one year ago.

DeKalb Business Today – July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today - July 31, 2015

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Business is booming in the Tucker-Northlake area and that’s the focus of the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today. Host Matt Holmes is joined by three members of the Board of Directors of the Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID): Resurgens Bank President and CEO Charles DeWitt, Rosenfeld’s Jewelry President Bill Rosenfeld and commercial real estate developer Ben Kushner of the Ben F. Kushner Company.

Charles DeWitt/President & CEO of Resurgens Bank

Charles DeWitt is a founding board member and President & CEO of Resurgens Bank, a community bank headquartered in the Atlanta area. He founded the bank in 2008 with the commitment to serving his surrounding community and providing a fresh approach to lending across metro Atlanta. As he and his team successfully navigated the bank through the Great Recession, Resurgens Bank routinely receives top ratings from third parties as a strong and top performing bank.

Charles is very involved in his local community of Northlake/Tucker. He has been involved in Northlake Community Alliance, Northlake Business Association and recently was elected to the board of the Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District.

Bill Rosenfeld/President of Rosenfeld’s Jewelry

Bill Rosenfeld is the president of Rosenfeld’s Jewelry in Tucker. The folks at Rosenfeld’s Jewelry enjoy educating the public about their craft. With over 150 years of combined Fine Jewelry experience, they invite customers to experience the professional difference.

Ben Kushner/President of Ben F. Kushner Co.

Ben-Fox Kushner, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been in commercial real estate continually since 1971. He started Ben F. Kushner Co. in 1979. In addition to being President and CEO of Ben F. Kushner Co., he is Managing Partner of over 24 LLC’s that own retail and office properties.

Ben Kushner is also an Adjunct Professor of Business at Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University.

He and Connie Kushner hope to one day live in the style to which their two children have become accustomed. Daughter Jennie is a graduating senior in Journalism at the University of Alabama and Henry is business major at the University of Alabama. They both work with the Company assisting in the management of the seven properties in the Alabama portfolio.

In addition to real estate and teaching Ben-Fox enjoys sports, flying his plane, fitness, riding horses and golf. He loves to read and write, and continues to take courses in a myriad of subjects not related to business.

DeKalb Business Today “Lunch Hour” – July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today "Lunch Hour" - July 24, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes looks at the importance of bookkeeping to local businesses. Dwayne Belle and Bianca Crawford from Decatur’s ACC Business Services join the show to talk about the accounting and payroll services they offer. Plus, Laura Vandewiele from Young Rembrandts stops by to talk about the work she’s doing in local schools to expand children’s brains through art.

Dwayne Belle/CEO, ACC Business Services

Dwayne Belle is a native Texan. He has been practicing accounting for 25+ years. He has a BA in Business Administration and an MBA in Accounting and Financial Management. Dwayne is truly a “numbers” kind of guy! He is serious about his work and providing his clients with World Class Service.

Bianca Crawford/Business Development Manager, ACC Business Services

Bianca Crawford has lived in Atlanta for 10 years and has a BA in Communications. Bianca is a “connector” by natural trade. Meeting and networking with other like-minded business professionals is truly her gift. She is responsible for attracting new business clients to ACC Business Services and providing the business with Public Relations Management.

Laura Vandewiele/Owner, Young Rembrandts of North Fulton and DeKalb

Young Rembrandts is an award winning drawing program for children ages 4 – 12. The drawing classes are taught at local elementary schools and recreation centers across the United States and Canada. Young Rembrandts uses a step-by-step methodology that teaches students the technical skills of drawing. This method of directed drawing allows students to draw increasingly complex images and ensures that every child is a creative success.

Laura Vandewiele owns the local Young Rembrandts franchise serving Fulton and Dekalb Counties. Laura’s background is in education, but since starting Young Rembrandts in 2012, she finds that owning a business is a great fit for her. She is passionate about helping kids develop their drawing skills and discovering their own creativity.

DeKalb Business Today – July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today - July 24, 2015

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On this edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes looks at the role technology plays in our corporate culture. Keith Drew of Morse Communications and Joshua Gerber from Digital Agent join the show to discuss how their companies are helping businesses large and small to stay up to speed in an ever changing technological world. Plus, Decatur attorney Douglas Park stops by to explain his work in small business and trademark law and Dr. Shanesha Brooks-Tatum of Creative Research Solutions discusses how she’s helping companies to re-examine their futures.

Keith Drew/Director of Sales, Morse Communications

As a leader in Unified Communications (UC), Keith Drew has evaluated thousands of businesses, their communications needs, and designed UC solutions to improve their organizations as they seek to meet their goals and objectives in an ever-changing business environment; transforming businesses within the global/internet-connected economy. This process is the concept of Transforming Businesses through Process Innovation–blending people and technology; making companies more effective, more efficient, and thereby more profitable. After having worked with four manufacturers in the telecom industry, Keith now brings this expertise to Atlanta as Director of Sales for Morse Communications, so together they can help your business find the same transformation through improved communications.

Dr. Shanesha Brooks-Tatum/Vice President, Creative Research Solutions

Dr. Shanesha Brooks-Tatum is Vice President of Creative Research Solutions, LLC, a research and evaluation firm located in DeKalb County. Creative Research Solutions was founded in 2009 by Dr. Brooks-Tatum and Dr. Travis Tatum. Their firm’s results-driven approach measures and documents their clients’ impact, maximizes clients’ resources and enables them to tap into new sectors.

In 2014, Creative Research Solutions received the Shining Star Award from the National Association of Women-Owned Small Businesses (NAWOSB). Creative Research Solutions is the 2015 Business of the Year, Community Workforce Award Recipient from the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Brooks-Tatum was a recent Scholar-in-Residence at Agnes Scott College (2012-2014), a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at Emory University in 2014, and a Fulbright-Hays Fellow in Brazil in 2013. She is also Founder and Chair of the National Annual Black Women’s Life Balance and Wellness Conference, convening its 5th conference this September.

Douglas Park/President, Douglas Park Law

Doug Park focuses his practice on providing transactional legal services to small businesses in the Atlanta metropolitan area. His services include entity formation, corporate governance, trademarks, mergers and acquisitions and exempt securities offerings. He has practiced law for over a decade and has previously worked for the Atlanta office of an international law firm and as in-house counsel for a public company.

Mr. Park graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest School of Law and he also had a Master of Laws degree in Tax from the University of Alabama.

Joshua Gerber/Sr. Sales Executive, Digital Agent

Joshua Gerber is the Senior Sales Executive for Digital Agent, LLC. He’s been with the company for over six years and he’s responsible for closing and managing most of the firm’s largest accounts. Joshua is a Grant Park resident, graduate of Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business and an active member of Atlanta’s business community. Joshua is a sailor, home brewer and a motorcycle enthusiast. He and his wife are expecting their first child this December.

DeKalb Business Today “Lunch Hour” – July 17, 2015

July 18, 2015 by angishields

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DeKalb Business Today "Lunch Hour" - July 17, 2015

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On the latest edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes welcomes a panel of female entrepreneurs who in a short time have already made their mark on DeKalb County. Hear insights from Keline Bornelus with Farmers Insurance, Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre of Intown Doula and Monica Selden from Selden Enterprises.

Keline Bornelus/Principal Agent & Owner of Bornelus Insurance Agency

The companies comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies make up one of the country’s largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses and provide a wide range of other insurance and financial services products.

Farmers is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange) owned by their policyholders, and together with their subsidiaries and affiliates comprise the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, in their capacity as attorneys-in-fact, provide administrative and management services to the Farmers Exchanges.

Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre/Owner of Intown Doula

Margaret Mason Tate McIntyre is a South Carolina native who moved to Atlanta in 2011 to be with her husband and stepson. Margaret holds a BFA from St. Andrews University in North Carolina and has a background in counseling. In 2012, she decided to become a doula, and in early 2015, opened Atlanta’s premier doula agency. Margaret enjoys running, spending time with her family and three dogs, and is looking forward to participating in the Junior League of DeKalb this year.

Monica Selden/President & CEO of Selden Enterprises

Selden Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in commercial finance and specializes in oil and gas financing. They are a dynamic financial institution with a focus on the future. Their innovative business loans are designed to meet individual needs in various types of lending today and tomorrow. Instead of offering a cookie-cutter approach to financial challenges, they offer real solutions for businesses in today’s changing marketplace.