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Bringing Healing Through Community: The Well and Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn, with Tonya and Darrin Cohen

June 10, 2024 by John Ray

Darrin and Tonya Cohen, Feed the Well and Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn

North Fulton Business Radio

Bringing Healing Through Community: The Well and Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn, with Tonya and Darrin Cohen

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Bringing Healing Through Community: The Well and Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn, with Tonya and Darrin Cohen (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 775)

On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviews Tonya and Darrin Cohen about their unique ministry, The Well, and its associated supporting business, Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn (formerly Fagan’s Biscuit Barn). The Well, which Tonya founded, provides a secure, loving environment where people can share their stories and find healing through the love of Christ. Darrin supports this ministry through the restaurant and catering operations, which donates 100% of its profits to The Well. The Cohens discuss their journey, the impact of their work, and their vision for expanding their ministry both locally and beyond.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

The Well

Tonya Cohen established The Well as a non-profit ministry in Cumming, Georgia, in 2021. Inspired by her faith and belief that God called her to this purpose, Cohen started The Well to provide a welcoming community space for people to connect, share their stories in a safe place, and experience the love of Christ.

The Well aims to be an accepting environment with the tagline “Be. Be Real. Be Loved. Belong.” It hosts events to foster community building and offers one-on-one mentorship through its “Total Wellness” program. With facilities like a cafe, gathering areas, and prayer room, The Well creates an inviting atmosphere for people to come together, all supported by Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn and other donations to the organization.

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Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn

Feed the Well BBQ and Biscuit Barn is a restaurant and catering business that supports The Well ministry’s mission through its profits, operating under the tagline “BBQ with a Purpose.” Formerly known as Fagan’s Biscuit Barn, the business maintains the traditional Southern menu items that made Fagan’s so beloved. The same biscuits Fagan’s has been serving for so many years are the highlight of the breakfast menu, along with other traditional breakfast fare. Long-time lunch entree choices such as chicken tenders, country fried steak, chicken n’ dumplings, and fried chicken are still available, along with a variety of veggie sides. The restaurant remains at its long-time location at 1530 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, GA.

Traditional Southern barbeque has been added to the menu, and it is available for dine-in at the restaurant, delivery, or catered. Whole-hog pork, brisket, chicken, smoked wings, and turkey are just a few of their delicious offerings. Their popular monthly “BBQ Fundraiser” events directly benefit the non-profit ministry’s activities by providing a welcoming space for people to connect.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Introduction to North Fulton Business Radio
01:13 Meet Tonya and Darrin Cohen
01:37 The Well: A Safe Space for Healing
03:35 Feed the Well: Barbeque with a Purpose
06:44 The Journey to Establishing The Well
11:08 Expanding the Ministry and Community Impact
13:28 Future Plans
22:37 How to Get Involved and Support
29:16 Closing Remarks and Additional Information

Renasant Bank and Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant support North Fulton Business Radio

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has 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.

Casa Nuova is a proud family-owned and operated restaurant, serving classic, authentic and traditional Italian cuisine and top tier hospitality since 1998.

Casa Nuova is a cook-to-order kitchen, serving traditional fare including pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, vegetarian and gluten-free options, plus daily specials. They are a farm-to-table establishment, meaning that in the summertime, they cultivate their own vegetables in their garden, steps away from the restaurant, including tomatoes, corn, peppers, zucchini, sunflowers and more!

Celebrating more than 25 years, Casa Nuova has become a true staple in the Alpharetta area, serving more than three generations of families, including friends old and new, visiting near and far from all over the metro Atlanta area and beyond.

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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray

With over 770 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!

The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.

John Ray, Business RadioX - North Fulton, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors — **John Ray, Business RadioX – North Fulton, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors**

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.

The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.

John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.

Catering for Your Special Events, with Molly Holway and Matthew Bent, Three Sisters Catering

August 8, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Catering for Your Special Events, with Molly Holway and Matthew Bent, Three Sisters Catering

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 688)

Three Sisters Catering Founder Molly Holway, along with Executive Chef Matthew Bent, joined host John Ray to share the joy they get from making their clients’ events remarkable and memorable. Molly and Chef Matt shared how Three Sisters got started, how Chef Matt and his team select menu items, the complicated logistics involved in catering an event, how they serve and delight their clients, their “catering-to-go” service, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Three Sisters Catering is an off premise, full-service catering company with nearly three decades of combined hospitality, entertaining and event planning experience making delicious food and creating menus for every special event occasion from social to corporate to private homes.

Founded by Molly Holway and her sisters, today it remains a “like-a-family” business and is owned and operated with love by a forever team. This includes a talent-filled kitchen of the best catering chefs in Atlanta; an operations manager who delivers seamless execution; and above-and-beyond customer service from a trusted sales team.

The foundation of the business remains its full-service catering operations for large, social events including weddings and mitzvahs. In 2023, Three Sisters Catering redefined catering and entertainment with the launch of Catering-to-Go (CTG), a simple way to host a guest list of more than 20 but less than 100 with beautiful, delicious food whether at home or at the office.

Three Sisters Catering are proud, active members of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, National Association for Catering & Events (NACE), and Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA). Three Sisters Catering is located at 7878 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, Ga 30350.

For more information, contact by phone at 404-488-4565 or email.

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**Molly Holway, Founder & CEO, Three Sisters Catering**

With Molly, it’s always about people. She has spent her entire career in sales and marketing where she learned the value of long-lasting client relationships. To this day, this is her signature style. She is the Founding Partner and General Manager, Three Sisters Catering.

Molly established herself in the industry at Atlanta’s iconic Rupert’s Night Club, the “hottest ticket” in the city in the mid ’80’s. From there, she took on the real business of off premise catering, including booking space and managing events for prestigious caterers and upscale event facilities.

In 2005, she was hired for the Georgia Aquarium’s opening sales team and worked alongside Chef Wolfgang Puck. Her career continued up the corporate ladder including the opportunity to work in sales for Atlanta’s premier event planner, Tony Conway, and Legendary Events.

Molly was selected for the 2023-2024 Class of Leadership North Fulton.

Matthew Bent, Executive Chef, Three Sisters Catering

Chef Matthew is the gift that keeps on giving. He is given carte blanche to pursue his passion in the Three Sisters kitchen. He’s edgy, original, authentic, and innately understands flavoring, technique, and presentation. His “never rattled” demeanor allows him to check all the boxes. No kitchen? No problem. Dietary restrictions? Gotcha covered. Last-minute pop-up event? We’re on it.

Matthew began his love affair with food as a line cook at a Sandals Resort in his native Jamaica. His diligence and talent allowed him to quickly work his way up the “food chain” from Sous Chef at a leading catering company, to a popular Atlanta restaurant, to the Executive Chef position at Three Sisters Catering. Celebrating his 13th year with Three Sisters, he is known for his ability to create menus for clients that satisfies the diverse palettes of their guest no matter how grand or intimate the occasion.

His first love may be food and cooking, but he also loves his family, friends, and traveling. Chef was recently nominated for Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

How Three Sisters got started
Catering Services
Chef Matthew Bent
The work involved in catering
Teamwork and retaining talent
How they work with their clients
Catering to go

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank 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, Amazon, 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 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.

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Rick Parks with Rick’s Personal Training and Joy Allgood with 2 Dog Restaurant

July 30, 2019 by Beau Henderson

North Georgia Business Radio

Rick Parks with Rick's Personal Training and Joy Allgood with 2 Dog Restaurant

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Beau Henderson, Rick Parks, Joy Allgood, Dr. Bill Lampton

Rick Parks/Rick’s Personal Training

At Rick’s Gym you get one on one personal training. Rick has been training clients for thirty plus years. His job is to Motivate you- Educate you, and hold you accountable. Rick Parks grew up in Gainesville Ga. Married to Michelle 17 years. He has owned and operated gyms for 35 years and have been involved in fitness for 40 plus years

Joy Allgood/2 Dog Restaurant

At 2 Dog, they go to great lengths to provide more than just great food! For them, 2 Dog is a way of life that is incorporated into everything they do. 2 Dog provides custom catering for any event big or small! They offer staffed caterings for any and all events and also drop off caterings for your luncheon or dinner.

POWER PLAY: Melissa Gunderson with Morsels by Melissa and Bill Schindler with Hyperbaric PHP

November 7, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

POWER PLAY: Melissa Gunderson with Morsels by Melissa and Bill Schindler with Hyperbaric PHP

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Bill Schindler, Melissa Gunderson, Scott Henrichsen

Hosted by Scott Henrichsen, the President of the Atlanta Gladiators’ ECHL hockey team, “Power Play” introduces you to the team’s sponsors and partners, while sharing much of the team’s exciting news and promotions throughout the upcoming season. The show airs live at 1:00 PM ET on the first Wednesday of each month during the 2018-19 season.

Melissa Gunderson/Morsels by Melissa

Melissa Gunderson, Chef and Owner of Morsels by Melissa, moved her company to Atlanta in 1999. She provides expertise to her clientele in the planning and implementation of corporate and private parties and events, wedding receptions, and intimate dinners with full range menu items including specialty cakes and sweets. Allow Melissa to design and fulfill all aspects of your next event.

Some of the finest caterers in New York – including Abigail Kirsch, Karen Lee, Taste and Robins Wolfe – helped to carefully train Melissa in her craft. She served as a Private Chef for Four Star Chef Works and The Pavilion Agency. She’s also been Party Chef and Event Coordinator for Bold American Food Company, and Proof of the Pudding in Atlanta, GA.

Bill Schindler/Hyperbaric PHP

Bill is a dynamic speaker who shares his experience and knowledge to educate groups and individuals across the country regarding the potential benefit of increasing oxygen to the body at the cellular level through the utilization of mild HYPERBARIC Therapy (mHBT), portable mild Hyperbaric Chambers . He presents at seminars, conventions and functions from those involving former, current and future professional athletes, trainers and sports health care providers to individuals interested in improving or maintaining their health, anti-ageing and those with specific diseases and conditions. Bill works with more professional athletes from a variety of sports than anyone else in the country and integrates the relationships he builds to bringing attention to his passion… working with adults and children with “special needs”. Bill started one of the first mHBT clinics in the country over 18 years ago and is now working with many of today’s leading doctors.

At Hyperbaric PHP, they believe in making hyperbaric therapy accessible to those who can benefit from increased oxygen as part of an affordable personal health and wellness program. Due to major advances in the science and technology of hyperbaric chambers, they can offer this treatment in their clinic at a reasonable cost.