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Caring to the End: Inside Endeavor’s Compassionate Approach

April 9, 2024 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Caring to the End: Inside Endeavor's Compassionate Approach

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Caring to the End: Inside Endeavor’s Compassionate Approach

In this episode of Phoenix Business Radio, Karen Nowicki is joined by Sandy Smith and Dave Rodgers with Endeavor Hospice. Together, they stress the vital role of hospice care, breaking down misconceptions and shining a light on the genuine, compassionate approach that sets Endeavor Hospice apart.

Sandy and Dave also share the unique services and structure offered by Endeavor Hospice, including personalized care, getting more medical professionals involved, and offering a safety net of support that goes above and beyond. Whether it’s palliative care or the convenience of Endeavor Care Now for short-term assistance, they’ve got it covered. Through it all, the essence of Endeavor shines through—a team devoted to providing not just medical care, but genuine comfort and compassion to those in their final journey.

Endeavor Hospice is a family-owned hospice founded after the owners own family experience with end-of-life care. Every patient is treated with the love and care that a family member would offer. Endeavor Hospice weaves this philosophy into the very fabric of their services, creating an atmosphere of trust and compassion.

Endeavor Hospice is part of Endeavor Home Care Group which is made up of Endeavor Hospice, Endeavor Home Care , and Endeavor HCBS. Each division is tied to the same mission which is “To Serve and Enrich the Lives of their Patients, their Staff, and the Community”.

Endeavor Home care serves the senior community by providing a variety of non-medical care services including assisting with activities of daily living, transportation, companionship and much more.

Sandy Smith was born and raised in Tempe, AZ and moved to Seattle, WA after high school to attend UW. She stayed in Seattle for 14 years then returned to AZ where she met her husband.

Sandy has a step daughter and an 18 year old son who is graduating high school and attending ASU, and just broke state record for his DMR race at RMHS. She has had a few start up companies of her own and is helping the hospice side of Endeavor grow.

Sandy loves gardening, football, and quality time with her family.

Dave Rodgers started working in a motorcycle shop in California at the age of 13. He was a Pro Motocross Racer from 1969-1972, then led and built companies for 30 years.

In 2000, he transitioned into merger & acquisitions, with a private equity group before doing his own deals.

After the loss of his wife in 2013, Dave was too young to retire, but felt inspired to do something other that just make money again. After a few more personal experiences with loved ones, he was inspired to help others through the challenges of their later years. Endeavor Home Care Group was launched in 2015 to be a company based on serving others.

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Maria Fundora, Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

February 9, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Maria Fundora, Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

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Italian Restaurant North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 607)

This month Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant is celebrating 25 years in business, and owner Maria Fundora joined North Fulton Business Radio host John Ray to commemorate this noteworthy milestone. Maria shared the restaurant’s early beginnings, how they treat their employees and dining clients as part of the family, their philosophy of customer service, giving back to the community, celebratory specials they are offering throughout this year, and much more.

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

Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

Casa Nuova is a family-owned gourmet Italian restaurant, owned by the Fundora family. Casa Nuova opened in 1998 and it has become a local favorite in the Alpharetta/Cumming and metro Atlanta community. Prior to Casa Nuova, they owned and operated other restaurants in Atlanta including Alfredo’s, Avanti’s, Toni’s Casa Napoli, Antonio’s Bakery and Tony’s Farmer’s Market.

Casa Nuova is known for its astounding number of menu items. It has become an Atlanta staple with intimate seating, semi-formal service and a finely-tuned take on Italian classics.

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Maria Fundora, Owner and General Manager, Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

**Maria Fundora, General Manager, Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant**

Maria Fundora is the owner and general manager of Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant in Alpharetta and founder of nonprofit Purple Pansies.

She opened Casa Nuova in 1998 (now celebrating 25 years) with her late husband Antonio, master chef and founder, and owned five restaurants in Atlanta prior. Their first restaurant was Alfredo’s followed by three Avanti’s restaurants in downtown Atlanta. Avanti’s Pescivino opened in 1988 and was the first open kitchen concept with seating by a kitchen. They also opened one of the first bakeries in Atlanta in 1980 called Antonio’s Bakery. Additionally, the family owned and operated the first ethnic open market in Atlanta proper called Tony’s Farmer’s Market in 1993.

Maria founded nonprofit Purple Pansies in 2008 following her own mother’s death from pancreatic cancer. She felt called to raise awareness and crucial research dollars for this chronically underfunded but deadly cancer.

Her presence in the metro Atlanta area reaches the hearts and lives of hundreds of regular patrons as she infuses inspiration and a welcoming environment to all those who their frequent the restaurant and she gives back to her community through many fundraising efforts.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Casa Nuova
Early history
Challenges presented by the pandemic
Opening Cork & Glass
Giving back to the community
What’s ahead

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 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.

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Lender Troubles – Now What?

February 25, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Lender Troubles - Now What?

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Consider this scenario: You are a family or closely held business owner who has been contacted by your lender that they are no longer able to finance your endeavor. You may be in a position to replace your current lender but don’t know where to start. Perhaps you aren’t sure what your lender wants. Did you know that most lenders do not wish to have property that has to be mowed, fed or frozen? Gary Murphey and Larry Ahern join us for this insightful discussion.

Gary is Managing Director of Resurgence Financial Services and is a Certified Turnaround Professional and Certified Public Accountant. For the last 25 years, Gary has focused solely on assisting financially distressed middle market businesses restructure their operations and balance sheets. He has also served as Trustee and expert witness in a variety of bankruptcy cases throughout the southeastern United States. E-Mail Gary Murphey.

Larry is a partner in the Nashville office of Burr & Forman LLP where he has a national practice in bankruptcy and commercial transactions. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, where he is an Adjunct Professor, teaching Secured Transactions. E-Mail Larry Ahern.

Prepare To Sell

January 18, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Prepare To Sell

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Part 4 of our 4 part series on Business Succession Planning will close out the series with our final topic on how to prepare to sell your business. This discussion will help you prepare for when it is time to sell your business and how to appropriately position your business to sell successfully. Our guest speakers are Alan A. McClure with Breckinridge Investment Bankers and Edward H. Brown with Burr & Forman.

Alan has over 30 years of experience advising management teams and shareholders of middle market businesses in connection with the sale of their business as well as assignments relating to acquisitions and capital raises. E-Mail Alan McClure

Ed is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Burr & Forman. He provides a variety of corporate services to the firm’s clients, but for purposes of this discussion will be focusing on representing family and privately held growth and mid-size businesses and investors in the Southeast. E-Mail Ed Brown

Listen to Alan and Ed talk about best practices in selling a business.

Run Your Family’s Business

January 18, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Run Your Family’s Business

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Part 3 of our 4 part series on Business Succession Planning focuses on the critical factors you need to consider when you have been asked to run the family business. Joining us for this discussion are John Comer and Jack Stephenson.

John is President & CEO of the Southern Restaurant Group, headquartered in Destin, Florida. The Southern Restaurant Group owns 8 waterfront seafood restaurants along the gulf coast, including the Back Porch, the Louisiana Lagniappe, Pompano Joe’s, Reggae J’s, Café Grazie, and the Fisherman’s Wharf. The company has been in business since 1979 and currently employs about 600 people. E-Mail John Comer.

Jack is a Partner in the Birmingham office of Burr & Forman and is the Chair of the firm’s Business Section. A substantial part of Jack’s practice involves corporate and tax planning for transactions involving business, insurance, real estate and health care entities and the negotiation and implementation of such transactions. E-Mail Jack Stephenson.

Listen to John and Jack provide tips on what you need to know when running a family business.

Hire The Right Management Team

January 18, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Hire The Right Management Team

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Part 2 of our 4 part series on Business Succession Planning is a discussion about how to attract and/or retain the right management team for your business once the restructuring process is in place. At the request of our listeners we have asked our speakers, John Cooper and Jack Stephenson, from Part 1 of our series (Restructure Your Business) to join us for this session.

Listen to John and Jack talk about how to hire the right management team.

Restructure Your Business

January 18, 2011 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Restructure Your Business

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Part 1 of our 4 part series on Business Succession Planning is a discussion devoted to the restructuring of your business. Learn what to do to determine the appropriate time to restructure your business and the steps you should take once you have made the decision to restructure your business. John Cooper and Jack Stephenson join us for this discussion.

John has served as CEO and CFO of public companies and as Managing Partner of two offices of Coopers & Lybrand. Since retiring from his CEO position in 2008, he has spent a significant portion of his time assisting middle market businesses with strategy and working on corporate restructurings from both a financial and operational standpoint. His experience covers a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, technology and financial companies.

Listen to experts give tips on when and how to restructure your business.

Business Succession Planning

January 18, 2011 by angishields

Welcome to ResultsMatterRadio! The inaugural launch of our show is a four part series on Business Succession Planning, which will include: holding on to your business and restructuring the same, what to do when your management team may be ready to retire or you decide you need to retire them, what to do if you are the family member chosen to run the family business and finally what you should focus on when looking to sell your business.

For more information, or to be a guest on our show, please contact Erin Meszaros, Chief Marketing Officer with Burr & Forman, at (404) 685-4337 or erin.meszaros@burr.com.

Thank you for listening to Burr & Forman’s Radio Show – Results Matter Radio. We hope that you find these podcasts beneficial to your business needs.