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The Shrimp Tank Featuring Mike Blake with Arpeggio Advisors

March 8, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

The Shrimp Tank Featuring Mike Blake with Arpeggio Advisors

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The Shrimp Tank brings you interviews with some of the most successful business owners in the United States to learn the do’s and don’ts of starting and running a successful business. Then, the fun really starts when we bring in high school and college students to pitch their business ideas to the Shrimp Tank. We don’t fund any business, but we do teach kids how to turn their business ideas into a successful business.

Mike Blake is President of Arpeggio Advisors, a business appraisal and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta. Mike appraises businesses, securities, and intellectual property to help clients maximize their returns on transactions and painlessly comply with tax and financial reporting requirements. Mike has specialized expertise in appraising and advising emerging technology companies; patents, copyrights and trademarks; professional services firms; alternative energy companies; and aerospace companies. Prior to starting his career as a business appraiser and strategic advisor, Mike raised capital and created international strategic partnerships for Israeli companies, and helped convert Russian companies convert part of their weapons of mass destruction design and production capabilities into civilian applications and privatized businesses.

Mike founded co-founded StartupLounge in 2007, a nonprofit that helps technology entrepreneurs on the journey from idea to venture to business, and helped technology entrepreneurs in Atlanta raise over $10 million (all pro bono). Mike has also coached 6 companies to victory in various business plan competitions, helping them win a combined $300K in cash and over $2 million in services. One of Mike’s teams went on to secure funding on ABC’s Shark Tank.

Mike is a member of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2009 and is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2014. He plays keyboards and vocals for a classic rock band, Kickin Off the Coverz, and lives in Chamblee with his wife, Cordelia (a fellow entrepreneur) and two sons, Alex and Max.

Stanley Vergilis with HUX.com, Michael Robertson with Underdog Marketing Solutions, Joseph Guerrisi with Perk-N-Pooch

March 7, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Stanley Vergilis with HUX.com, Michael Robertson with Underdog Marketing Solutions, Joseph Guerrisi with Perk-N-Pooch

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Stanley Vergilis/HUX.com

Co-Founder

Stanley is a co-founder of Hux.com, an online marketplace where you can book a local house cleaner with more services on the horizon. Hux makes it easy to choose a service provider, get your total price upfront and instantly schedule and pay without ever picking up the phone. Stanley was a student at Georgia Tech, playing in a band and running a bustling tutoring business when he and partners James Loper and A.J. Alix launched Hux.com

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Michael Robertson/Underdog Marketing Solutions

Owner/Operator

A Graduate of Reinhardt University, Underdog Marketing CEO Mike Robertson has a vision of helping small business owners get the business online and increase customer engagement. Mike is a self admitted internet geek and loves seeing his clients reach the top of the search results.

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Joseph Guerrisi/Perk-n-Pooch

Owner

Ben Hamilton with ImagineAir

February 25, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Ben Hamilton with ImagineAir

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Ben Hamilton/ImagineAir

Co-Founder and CEO

Prior to serving in his role as CEO, Ben Hamilton was heavily involved with the operational development of ImagineAir, and has served as the company’s Part 135 Director of Operations. As a co-founder ImagineAir, Ben has led the company through more than 30% growth year over year in his mission to offer on-demand air travel at the lowest price point in the industry. Prior to ImagineAir, Ben served as President of Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jacket Flying Club of more than 200 members, and a flight instructor for students, faculty and alumni. Ben is a licensed commercial pilot and CFI with multiengine, single-engine, and instrument ratings. Ben Hamilton holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A from Emory University.

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors: Tax Tips for Small and Mid-Sized Business Owners

February 25, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta's Most Trusted Advisors: Tax Tips for Small and Mid-Sized Business Owners

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed.

Cathy Wright, Mark Fishman, Bonnie Boul Ruszczyk and Ryan Redhawk

Mark Fishman: Mark is a CPA and has a Masters in Taxation with several years of experience in public accounting. He joined Cain & David in 2005 as a Partner. Mark’s areas of practice include manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, distribution, entertainers and athletes, and services companies. He also is the Partner in charge of the firm’s state and local tax practice (SALT) with a specialty in multi-state tax planning, tax credits, nexus requirements, sales tax and ad valorem tax issues. He also advises the firm’s clients in international taxation.

Cathy Wright: Cathy Wright, owner of Wright Tax Solutions, LLC has over 20 years of experience in serving individuals and small businesses with their income tax needs. Wright Tax Solutions, LLC is located in East Cobb.

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Exclusive Interview with Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson

February 25, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Exclusive Interview with Ryan "Redhawk" McPherson

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Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson/Producer & Host

Ryan is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and also a United States Army Veteran where he served as a Combat Infantryman and is a Purple Heart recipient from Operation Iraqi Freedom 09/06/08.

When Ryan retired from the Army in 2010 he ventured into the entrepreneurial world and became a small business leader and franchise owner/operator of a home dog training business from 2010-2015.

Ryan has been with Business RadioX since September of 2014. He began as a producer and engineer and now he has conducted HUNDREDS of interviews with business leaders from different types of industries and from all levels of success. Both on the road at Trade Shows, expos, conference rooms, on the street and in the studio. His interviewing style and technique is engaging and is very conversational. He is widely known on the streets of Atlanta and he is involved with many outreach and volunteer programs.

Ryan also adds to his skill set; canine behavioral consultant, promoting safety and responsible pet ownership. He has also earned certificates from the National Personal Training Institute, Crossfit Level 1 Trainer, Crossfit Defense, CPR/First Aid, North American Sports Medicine CPT, American Home Inspector Institute, National Outdoor Leadership School.

Currently Ryan is also on staff at Sharp Shooters USA in Roswell, GA where his responsibilities include firearm instructions, sales, and he is a a certified NRA range safety officer and Instructor.

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Alana Muller with Coffee Lunch Coffee

February 24, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Alana Muller with Coffee Lunch Coffee

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“Networking is the practice of establishing and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships. The primary purpose of networking is to create a community of supportive people that can help you achieve your goals.”

Alana Muller/Coffee Lunch Coffee

Master Networker

Alana is a Networking speaker, workshop facilitator, coach and author of the book, Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking and a companion blog, CoffeeLunchCoffee.com. Her accessible, relevant, immediately actionable approach to professional networking for anybody interested in connecting with others, getting involved in their community, seeking to advance their career or looking to build social relationships, has helped thousands of people formulate a strategic mindset around networking while creating a game plan to get out there and connect. She is the former President of Kauffman FastTrac and was an executive with Sprint for many years. Alana has an MBA from the University of Chicago where she was the recipient of the Karen and Mike Herman Family Fellowship for Women in Entrepreneurship and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Smith College. She is actively engaged in the community and serves on a number of corporate and volunteer boards.

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David Hultstrom with Financial Architects and Matthew Fassnacht with Meridian Investment Partners

February 24, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

David Hultstrom with Financial Architects and Matthew Fassnacht with Meridian Investment Partners

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ABR_02.24.16 — “Do You Have Your Financial House In Order”

David Hultstrom/Financial Architects

President & Chief Investment OfficerFor over a decade Mr. Hultstrom has served as president of Financial Architects, a registered investment advisory firm that provides personal financial planning and wealth management services for private clients.

He began his career as a Financial Advisor at a small firm in Florida. Realizing his clients’ need for more comprehensive financial advice, he worked for several years in the tax field while earning his MBA and was subsequently a Vice President at Wheat First Butcher Singer (now Wells Fargo Advisors) where he was responsible for teaching financial advisors the nuances of various financial planning and investment techniques as well as the latest technology tools.

Mr. Hultstrom then joined Financeware as the Director of Training where again he instructed financial advisors in the proper methods of performing sophisticated modeling of financial plans and constructing appropriate investment portfolios. Subsequently, he founded Financial Architects, LLC to help individuals more directly.

He has served as a local chapter board member of both the Financial Planning Association and the Society of Financial Services Professionals. He is currently a member of and active in:  The Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals  The Financial Planning Association of Georgia  The Investment Management Consultants Association  The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)  Mensa

He has also earned the premier industry designations, including:  Master of Business Administration (MBA)  Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®)  Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)

Mr. Hultstrom has served as an arbitrator and expert witness in securities disputes and has taught numerous courses nationwide for CPAs, financial planners, investment managers, and other professionals through several universities and other organizations.

He has been published in Financial Planning and Investments & Wealth Monitor and is the author of a number of white papers on financial planning and wealth management topics. He also produces a newsletter and a blog for thousands of financial professionals and has been quoted in numerous newspapers and journals, including the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, the Economic Times, the Journal of Financial Planning, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Hultstrom resides in Woodstock, Georgia with his wife, Dawn, and their daughter, Alexandra. In addition to her roles as wife and mother, Dawn is an avid marathon runner and a kindergarten teacher at Cherokee Christian Academy where Alex attends high school.

Phone: 770-517-8160 • Fax: 770-517-8159 • Toll Free: 888-Fin-Arch (888-346-2724) 107 Weatherstone Drive, Suite 510 • Woodstock, GA 30188 www.FinancialArchitectsLLC.com

Matthew Fassnacht/Meridian Investment Partners

Chief Investment Advisor

Matthew founded Meridian Investment Partners in 2011 and manages all client assets. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst®, Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Public Accountant. Professional memberships include the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals, Board of Certified Financial Planners and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Matthews combination of investment and tax

experience allows him to take a comprehensive approach to wealth management and give clients the best opportunity to achieve their financial objectives. With more than 14 years of investment experience, Matthew is one of the few Chartered Financial Analysts in Georgia offering individual portfolio management services.

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Change Leaders Exclusive Episode 2

February 23, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Change Leaders Exclusive Episode 2

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Change Leaders Exclusive: Showcasing and Learning From World-Class Change Agents

Topic: How Change Leaders Go From Success To Significance: The Critical Success Factors

Tune into Change Leaders Exclusive as we discuss the barriers change agents are breaking and the changes they are making. Frank Bell, founder of the Georgia CIO Association, and Pete Correll, chairman of Grady Memorial Hospital, join James with today’s topic of “How Change Leaders Go From Success To Significance: The Critical Success Factors”. Listen in on the biggest challenges both have faced with building and transforming their respective companies.

James Dallas, Frank Bell and Pete Correll

Frank Bell’s Bio

In 1993, Frank Bell founded Intellinet with the idea that promises kept are the most powerful competitive advantage possible. For 20 years, Intellinet has provided consulting and software development technology services to many of the most familiar names in business, as well as earned recognition for helping executives succeed by providing measurable bottom-line results. Frank builds strategic relationships as an influential civic leader and cultivates a values-based corporate culture by helping others achieve their goals through teamwork and accountability.

Frank began his career as a financial analyst with real estate developer Carter, but soon discovered his real passion was in the emerging field of technology. Frank launched Intellinet from his Peachtree Road apartment with a vision for helping businesses use technology to improve operations, and ever since Intellinet has continued to help clients create business value through innovative technology solutions. Intellinet distinguishes itself by fulfilling promises to clients through world-class technical expertise, a focus on client service and an unwavering commitment to inviolable company core values.

Frank is involved in many civic and industry organizations, including founding the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA), presenter of the annual Georgia CIO of the Year Awards. He has served on Microsoft Partner Advisory Councils, the Board of Advisors to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Buckhead Coalition, Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and the High Tech Prayer Breakfast Host Committee. He has served as a Trustee of Wesleyan School, a founding director of the Private Bank of Buckhead, and on the Stetson University Business School board, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing. Frank resides in Roswell, GA with his wife Amy and their wife children.

Website: http://www.georgiacio.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgiaCIO

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/28021/profile

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Georgia-CIO-Leadership-Association-416442175078184/

Pete Correll’s Bio

In addition to being Chairman of Atlanta Equity, Mr. Correll is Chairman Emeritus of Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He has enjoyed a 40-year career as a successful executive in the forest products, paper and consumer products industries. Mr. Correll oversaw the acquisition and divesture by Georgia-Pacific of companies with a total value of $45 billion during his career. In the process, he led a transformation of the company from a commodity forest products concern to an international company with a major emphasis on consumer brands.

He is Chairman of the Board of Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation and serves on the boards of the Georgia Aquarium, Empower Software Solutions, LLC, and the Mother Nature Network. A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Mr. Correll holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia and Master’s degrees in Pulp and Paper Technology and Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine.

Website: http://www.atlantaeq.com/

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The Shrimp Tank Featuring Chris Hardwick with Build Technology Group

February 23, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

The Shrimp Tank Featuring Chris Hardwick with Build Technology Group

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The Shrimp Tank brings you interviews with some of the most successful business owners in the United States to learn the do’s and don’ts of starting and running a successful business. Then, the fun really starts when we bring in high school and college students to pitch their business ideas to the Shrimp Tank. We don’t fund any business, but we do teach kids how to turn their business ideas into a successful business.

Lee Heisman, Chris Hardwick and Chris Hanks

Chris Hardwick is a graduate of University of Georgia with a BA in Political Science.

As a recognized technology leader known for his love of solving problems, technology issues, building for and on successful business solutions, it has garnered him positions with such companies as Aaron Rents, Inc., ista, e:so Global, and Instawares. With his ability to break down technology into business goals, and strategic technology alignment, he has been navigating his career waters through Hardwick Solutions, LLC for over 8 years. Chris now leads Build Technology Group that practices a “partnership” approach to serving their clients, with the formula of breaking down strategic business goals into obtainable technology goals and vice versa. He helps his partners be successful by being their trusted IT partner in delivering cost effective, smart technology.

Longtime resident of Atlanta, Chris is married to Melissa with 3 boys. He stays involved with their school through his volunteering on the Keheley School Council and the Keheley Foundation. His community volunteerism covers animal welfare, children, education, environment, health and technology.

Chris has recently been honored with being added to the board of ATG as well as various nominations for his work in Scrum.