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Lisa McVey, Patti Dismukes and Denise Adamson of BioIQ visit Booth 61 at 2016 Digital Ball

May 23, 2016 by angishields

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Lisa McVey, Patti Dismukes and Denise Adamson of BioIQ visit Booth 61 at 2016 Digital Ball

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It is always a pleasure to spend time with old friends Lisa McVey and Patti Dismukes as well as meet a new friend, Denise Adamson. All three of these dynamic executives from BioIQ were gracious to stop by Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Lisa is a past Chairwoman of the Digital Ball and has been an active Board Member of TechBridge for many years. It was great to hear their views on the importance of the Digital Ball, the lives being touched and the exciting developments at BioIQ. Although this company only began rolling out their services in Atlanta in August of 2014, they are well on the road to screening 100 million people in 2016 and beyond. Our community welcomes BioIQ and certainly appreciates their support of TechBridge and the Digital Ball.

Walt Carter, CIO of Primary Capital Mortgage visits Booth 61 at TechBridge’s 2016 Digital Ball

May 22, 2016 by angishields

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Walt Carter, CIO of Primary Capital Mortgage visits Booth 61 at TechBridge's 2016 Digital Ball

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Perennial guest and dear friend, Walt Carter was gracious to stop by Booth 61 with Ricky Steele on May 7th at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Walt has a huge heart to match his huge personality. Walt was an early employee of TechBridge, a long time Table Host and a tremendous supporter from the very beginning. I always enjoy chatting with Walt to hear his insight and wisdom about TechBridge from the beginning over 16 years ago to today. Our community owes a great deal of gratitude to my friend and technology superstar, Mr. Walt Carter.

Jay Ferro, American Cancer Society CIO Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball

May 22, 2016 by angishields

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Jay Ferro, American Cancer Society CIO Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball

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It is always a treat when one of my favorite people visits Booth 61. Jay Ferro is an icon in the Atlanta Technology Community. Not only does Jay run a steady ship as the CIO of the American Cancer Society but no one and I mean literally no one does more community service than “Mr. Everywhere”. Jay currently chairs the Board of TechBridge and has chaired many other organizations including Georgia CIO Leadership Association and the United Way IT Initiative. In addition, Jay created Priscilla’s Promise to honor and commemorate his wife, Priscialla’s heroic battle against cancer. Jay’s passionate dedication to our community has improved millions of lives through the not for profit agencies he supports and the not for profit agencies that TechBridge serves.

Scott Schindler, Managing Director Sales at Dell Services, Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball

May 18, 2016 by angishields

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Scott Schindler, Managing Director Sales at Dell Services, Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball

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It was my pleasure to both meet and to have the privilege of interviewing Scott Schindler at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Scott shared some of the exciting new things happening at Dell. He also shared the importance Dell as a company places on supporting the not for profit community not just in Round Rock but around the world.

Dell has been a major sponsor of the Digital Ball for many years and again hosted a wonderful “After-Party” for the CIO’s in attendance. Thank you Scott and Dell for making a huge difference in our community.

Ben Hendrick, Managing Partner & Global Competency Leader Infrastructure & Endpoint Security for IBM

May 18, 2016 by angishields

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Ben Hendrick, Managing Partner & Global Competency Leader Infrastructure & Endpoint Security for IBM

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It was great having my friend, Ben Hendrick join me in Booth 61 at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Ben is an icon in the Atlanta Technology Community. Ben is not only a powerful executive at IBM Security but Ben is a great giver of himself and of his companies resources to many Atlanta not for profit organizations. TechBridge and Women in Technology are two of the many organizations that have benefited from Ben’s generous contributions. I have known Ben for 8 or 9 years and I am honored to call him my friend. I know you will enjoy this interview.

Jimmy Etheredge, Senior Managing Director of Accenture, at TechBridge’s 2016 Digital Ball

May 16, 2016 by angishields

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Jimmy Etheredge, Senior Managing Director of Accenture, at TechBridge's 2016 Digital Ball

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My first guest in Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball was Jimmy Etheredge, Senior Managing Director – Products North America for Accenture. TechBridge has enjoyed a long relationship with Accenture and it continues to grow because of the leadership of Craig Ramsey, Tiffany Brott and today, Jimmy Etheredge. This interview was a great way to begin the evening by thanking our largest sponsor for their continued support.

Ben Hendrick, Managing Director, Global Delivery – Enterprise Systems & Networking for the Dell Corporation

November 18, 2015 by angishields

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Ben Hendrick, Managing Director, Global Delivery - Enterprise Systems & Networking for the Dell Corporation

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As always it was an honor and privilege to have Ben Hendrick join me in Booth 61 at the GCLA 2015 CIO of the Year breakfast. I met Ben in 2006 or 2007 while he was earning his MBA at Kennesaw State University. Ben and I became more than friends. Many call us Brothers from different Mothers. 🙂

I am in awe of what Ben has accomplished since joining Dell in 2009. Everyone knows who Michael Dell is and the great success of his company. In 2009, I did not know anyone who worked at Dell nor did I ever see anyone from Dell at industry events. Within a year of Ben joining the company he became the Face of Dell in Atlanta. There were not 10 CIO’s in Atlanta who could have given you the name of their sales executive from Dell in 2009. Today there is not a CIO in Atlanta who does not know and respect Ben Hendrick. Ben is the Face at TAG, TechBridge, WIT and so many other organizations in our community. The Dell After-Party at the annual Techbridge Digital Ball is legendary.

If you don’t know Ben Hendrick, I hope you will listen to this short interview and then connect with Ben on LinkedIn or other social media. You will connect with one of the greats!

Lisa LaRoque, Executive Director of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, visited Booth 61 at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball

May 18, 2015 by angishields

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Lisa LaRoque, Executive Director of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, visited Booth 61 at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball

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What a JOY it was for me when my sister, Lisa LaRoque dropped by Booth 61 during the opening reception at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball. I first met Lisa at the Thursday morning Bible Study held at Dell SecureWorks. She is one of the people you learn from quickly. She has a magnificent heart and she shares it liberally with all who are fortunate to know her.

There are so many great things happening at the Georgia CIO Leadership Association including the expansion to Boston this June. Lisa shared a lot about the mission and the future of the organization that was originally created by the Founder of Intellinet and my good friend, Frank Bell. If you don’t know about GCLA, visit their website at http://www.georgiacio.org. If you have not attended the CIO of the Year Awards in the past, you definitely want to be at the Cobb Galleria on November 13th this year for this tremendous event.

Aaron Hillegas, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch visits Booth 61 at the Techbridge 2015 Digital Ball

May 18, 2015 by angishields

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Aaron Hillegas, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch visits Booth 61 at the Techbridge 2015 Digital Ball

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It was a great pleasure and treat when my friend and all around great guy, Aaron Hillegas visited Booth 61 on May 9th at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball. Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Big Nerd Ranch. The Techbridge VIP Reception this year and last was sponsored by Aaron and Big Nerd Ranch. Thank you for that Aaron.

Aaron shared the Big Nerd Ranch story along with a few “spoilers” about a recent, very prestigious award given to his company. If you are not familiar with Big Nerd Ranch, visit their website today to learn more for your self: https://www.bignerdranch.com