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Duffie Dixon with Gwinnett County Public Library and Jess Villegas with ACUITY Business Consulting

May 25, 2023 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Duffie Dixon with Gwinnett County Public Library and Jess Villegas with ACUITY Business Consulting

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Steven Julian, Duffie Dixon, Jess Villegas, Harper Lebel

Duffie Dixon/Gwinnett County Public Library

Gwinnett County Public Library is the largest system in the state and of the most robust in the nation. There are 15 library branches in Gwinnett County serving more than 2 million customers.

Jess Villegas/ACUITY Business Consulting

The mission of ACUITY Business Consulting is to demystify the challenge of business excellence for Leadership Teams by bringing actionable clarity and execution resources to the areas of Strategic Design, Execution, and Leadership Development. ACUITY’s typical client will be managers requiring an improved profitability plan, a business turnaround, or preparation for a business acquisition or sale.

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Jennifer Haezebrouck of Bank OZK, Melanie Zeman of North Georgis CFO’s & Tyler Nelson of 680 The Fan

July 7, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Business Radio

Jennifer Haezebrouck of Bank OZK, Melanie Zeman of North Georgis CFO's & Tyler Nelson of 680 The Fan

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Tyler Nelson of 680 The Fan, Melanie Zeman of North Georgis CFO’s &

Jennifer Haezebrouck of Bank OZK

Jennifer Haezebrouck VP Commercial Banker at Bank OZK

Specializing Business development professional with a proven track record of successfully building customer relationships. Along with experience in client relations, marketing, customer service, and lending, Jennifer is a highly motivated self-starter. Passionate about her community & clients ensuring their growth and success.

Melanie Zeman Founder of North Georgis CFO’s

Melanie has over 25 years of successful leadership guidance and knowledge as a financial executive. Her experience as a high-level Controller and CFO has made her a strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability and strong operational focus. The North Georgia CFO’s team is well equipped and ready to assist.

Tyler Nelson Director of Corporate Partnerships at 680 The Fan

Dickey Broadcasting is a locally owned business. They pride themselves on is being marketers and brand builders through the magic of sports talk radio.

Tyler has been with 680 The Fan for almost 5 years and is an Atlanta Native. Prior to his work with 680, he was in the craft beer industry.

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Waffle House Records: Nadine Gillespie and Walker Hayes

February 11, 2021 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Waffle House Records: Nadine Gillespie and Walker Hayes

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On this special episode of “Gwinnett Business Radio“, host Duffie Dixon shares the story of Waffle House Records.

Nadine Gillespie/Waffle House Records

Since opening their doors in 1955, Waffle House has been a place to celebrate great food, great friends, and great music. Music has always been a part of the Waffle House experience. From tunes on the jukebox to their Waffle House Records original songs, Waffle House is a destination for waffles AND music.

Nadine Gillespie is the current Waffle House Social Media Manager and President of Waffle House Records. She’s been with Waffle House since 2017 and loves extending the Waffle House experience to their fans through social media.

Walker Hayes/Country Recording Artist

American pop country singer Walker Hayes has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts and has released two albums. He has recorded for both Capitol Records and Monument Records, with his highest chart entry titled “You Broke Up with Me” from his 2017 album “Boom“. Walker served as a co-host at the 2020 Waffle House Tunie Awards and he is the singer and songwriter of the latest Waffle House Records song “Waffle House Girl“.

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Why Waffle House is America’s Place to Work & Build a Career

November 4, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Why Waffle House is America's Place to Work & Build a Career

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Njeri Boss & Larry Sigler/Waffle House

Waffle House restaurants have offered the unbeatable combination of good food with outstanding service since 1955. This combination has made it a beloved icon of the South for the past 65 years. Waffle House restaurants provide a unique dining experience where regular customers are greeted by name and enjoy social interaction with their servers and other customers. All food is prepared fresh, cooked to order and served on real china in a kitchen that is out front and in full view.

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Waffle House operates nearly 2,000 restaurants company and franchisee owned, with 90% company-owned. Each restaurant is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Waffle House holds the title as the world’s leading server of waffles, omelets, T-bone steaks and more.

The Waffle House Journey from Applicant to Senior Management

September 21, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

The Waffle House Journey from Applicant to Senior Management

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Jerry Novac/Waffle House

Look and Sound Your Best on Camera and Online, with Duffie Dixon, Duffie Dixon Media

July 29, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Look and Sound Your Best on Camera and Online, with Duffie Dixon, Duffie Dixon Media

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Look and Sound Your Best on Camera and Online, with Duffie Dixon, Duffie Dixon Media (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 264)

Emmy Award Winning Former TV Reporter Duffie Dixon joins host John Ray to discuss looking and sounding your best on video conferences, the power of video content, building a crisis communication plan, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Duffie Dixon, President, Duffie Dixon Media

Duffie Dixon is a multiple Emmy award winning communications and media specialist. Drawing from her 27 years in television news, she shares her expertise with corporate executives, government officials, individuals, and nonprofits. Duffie provides her clients with valuable and unique tools through media training, public speaking coaching, and presentation and interviewing practice sessions. Duffie also produces, writes and delivers videos and content for businesses and nonprofits with a passion for storytelling across multiple platforms. Duffie is a podcast host at Business RadioX, a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), and a frequently sought after emcee and moderator for various events.

Point of Contact for Duffie Dixon

Company website

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Duffie Dixon Media One Pager (PDF)

Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show

media training
right now the big demand is video conference training
content video production (for websites, social media platforms)
the power of video content
crisis communications training (given Covid-19)

North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and 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.

The Waffle House Culture of Inclusion & Recruitment

July 23, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

The Waffle House Culture of Inclusion & Recruitment

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Leigh Rogers & Greg Bright/Waffle House

Duffie Dixon, Owner of Duffie Dixon Media

July 10, 2020 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Duffie Dixon, Owner of Duffie Dixon Media

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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.

This series is presented by C-A-B Incorporated. Since 1982, C-A-B Incorporated has been a pre-eminent leader in manufacturing and global sourcing of precision machined iron and steel products serving infrastructure, hydraulics, automotive, rail, and a variety of other industries. As a woman-owned company, C-A-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” series, bringing focus to the many incredible women in our community making things happen.

Duffie Dixon/Duffie Dixon Media

Duffie Dixon is a multiple Emmy award-winning communications and media specialist. Drawing from her 27 years in television news, she shares her expertise with corporate executives, government officials, individuals, and nonprofits. Duffie provides her clients with valuable and unique tools through media training, public speaking coaching, and presentation and interviewing practice sessions. Duffie also produces, writes and delivers videos and content for businesses and nonprofits with a passion for storytelling across multiple platforms. Duffie is a podcast host at Business RadioX, a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), and a frequently sought after emcee and moderator for various events.

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LEADER DIALOGUE: Synergies Between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework and Press Ganey’s High Reliability Model

March 20, 2020 by Mike

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This special edition of “Leader Dialogue Radio” offers a replay of the Baldrige Foundation quarterly webinar that was conducted on March 12, 2020 discussing “Synergies Between the Baldrige Framework and HRO”. The webinar provided a detailed comparison of Press Ganey’s High Reliability Model compared with the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework.

The presenters included Craig Clapper, Partner, Healthcare Performance Improvement at Press Ganey and Kathleen Goonan, M.D., Managing Director, Healthcare at Navigant.

In addition to the expertise of the guests, findings from the John R. Griffith article “Understanding High-Reliability Organizations: Are Baldrige Recipients Models” was discussed.

The moderators were Al Faber, CEO/President of the Baldrige Foundation and Ben Sawyer, CEO of SOAR Vision Group.

Craig Clapper/Press Ganey

Craig Clapper is a founding partner of Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI) and a partner in Press Ganey Transformational Advisory Services. HPI is a group that specializes in improving human performance in complex systems using evidence-based methods from high-reliability organizations. Craig has 30 years experience improving reliability in nuclear power, transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare. He specializes in cause analysis, system reliability, and safety culture transformation.

Kathleen Goonan/Navigant

Kathleen Goonan founded Goonan Performance Strategies (GPS) and now is a partner with Guidehouse. Since 2002, she has supported organizations and companies to achieve higher performance in quality, service and business results through innovative Baldrige-based approaches. Kate is a physician executive with 30 years coaching executive teams on transformational strategy and effective use of Baldrige. Kate joined Navigant Consulting in 2016 and Navigant became a Guidehouse Company in 2019.

About SOAR Vision Group

The SOAR Vision Group mission is to: Align People with Purpose to Achieve Exceptional Results. SOAR provides best practice strategy execution, business process optimization services, and a structured organizational development approach for organizations to effectively implement the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For more information, contact SOAR Vision Group at (888) 294-3303 or visit soarvisiongroup.com.

About the Baldrige Foundation

The mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is presented annually by the United States President to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation at (202) 559-9195 or visit baldrigefoundation.org.