Georgia Business Radio August 28th – Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Jim Satterfield with Firestorm, Jon Parise with Kabbage Inc., Candi Cross with You Talk I Write – Buckhead Business Radio

August 30, 2015 by angishields

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Georgia Business Radio August 28th – Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Jim Satterfield with Firestorm, Jon Parise with Kabbage Inc., Candi Cross with You Talk I Write - Buckhead Business Radio

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We spotlight industry leaders throughout the state of Georgia with compelling stories. Join talk show host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson Friday’s 10:00am.

08-28-15 GBR — Left to Right (Host) Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson, Candi Cross, Jon Parise, Jim Satterfield

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Jim Satterfield/Firestorm

President/Founder

Jim Satterfield is the President/COO and co-founder of Firestorm®. Jim is a nationally recognized expert on crisis management, threat assessment, disaster preparedness and business continuity planning. He has experience as President, CEO, and COO of various public and private companies in business continuity, communications, crisis management, environmental, insurance, reinsurance, risk management, and technology.

Jim led the Firestorm team that provided the crisis and media management support at Virginia Tech in response to the shootings also well as dozens of other crises.

Jims philosophy is that every crisis is a human crisis. He co-authored Disaster Ready People for a Disaster Ready America.

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Jon Parise/Kabbage Inc.

Head of Customer Marketing

As Head of Customer Marketing at Kabbage, Jon is responsible for leading relevant and meaningful strategies that drive mutual value both for customers and for Kabbage. Prior to joining Kabbage, Jon was a client strategy partner with rDialogue where he led client projects focused on loyalty program development, customer experience and CRM with a range of clients, including Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, AutoTrader.com, Manheim, Merial, and The PGA of America.

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Candi Cross/You Talk I Write

Founder & Ghostwriter

A writer and editor for 20 years, Candi Cross has collaborated on 70 books for executives, entertainers and other extraordinary individuals. Prior to establishing her agency, You Talk I Write, Candi directed communications programs for companies such as Bank of American Merchant Services and Institute of Industrial Engineers. She specializes in writing autobiographies, business books and self-help books with contemporary themes.

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Georgia Business Radio 06-19-15 Paul Macaluso with FOCUS Brands, Jim Squire with Southeast Franchise Forum – Buckhead Business Radio

June 18, 2015 by angishields

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Georgia Business Radio 06-19-15 Paul Macaluso with FOCUS Brands, Jim Squire with Southeast Franchise Forum - Buckhead Business Radio

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Paul M Macaluso/FOCUS Brands Restaurant Group

SVP Marketing, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s Bakery-Café

Marketing chair for Southeast Franchise Forum

Macaluso joined Atlanta-based FOCUS Brands in 2011 as chief marketing officer for Moes Southwest Grill, where he led the team to achieve 13 consecutive quarters of same store sales increases. In addition, he spearheaded the opening of 185 restaurants and entered seven new states and four new countries marking several significant achievements for the brand. In November 2014, he was named senior vice president of marketing for the Restaurant Group; he oversees the brand marketing and strategy processes for all brand-level marketing resources including culinary, public relations and creative services for McAlisters Deli, Moes Southwest Grill and Schlotzkys Bakery Café. Prior to his tenure at FOCUS Brands, he held executive positions at Sonic Drive-Ins, Taco Bell and Burger King. He has achieved numerous internal awards at FOCUS Brands and serves on the advisory board for the Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference.

He has just been appointed as Marketing Chair for the Southeast Franchise Forum, a regional organization established to foster professional relationships throughout the franchise community and to enhance the reputation of franchising through the exchange of information, ideas and solutions.

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Jim Squire/Southeast Franchise Forum

Chairman & CEO

Jim Squire, CFE, has been a long-standing and active participant in the International Franchise Association. He is currently executive vice president and chief development officer of Firestorm and a member of the IFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, IFAs Franchisor Forum, Franchise Congress and the Franchise Relations and Membership committees. Squire served as a member of the IFA board of directors from 1990 to 2001.

Prior to joining Firestorm, Squire was a senior executive with such well-known franchise brands as HoneyBaked Ham, Great American Cookies, Arbys, Days Inn and Howard Johnson.

He is chairman of the Southeast Franchise Forum, chairman emeritus of the Georgia Restaurant Association, a member of Georgia State Universitys School of Hospitality Industry Advisory Board and president of his Rotary Club. He was named Georgia Foodservice Industry Leader of the Year in 1990, and honored in 2003 with the prestigious Georgia Hospitality and Travel Association Chairmans Award. In 2014, he was presented the IFA Educational Foundation’s highest honor, the William Rosenberg Leadership Award.

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Franchise Business Radio 04-15-15 Inaugural Episode! Host Pam Currie Guests: Jim Squire with Firestorm, Laurence Leopold SBA Industry, Pete Dosik with Shipe Dosik Law – Buckhead Business Radio

April 15, 2015 by angishields

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Franchise Business Radio 04-15-15 Inaugural Episode! Host Pam Currie Guests: Jim Squire with Firestorm, Laurence Leopold SBA Industry, Pete Dosik with Shipe Dosik Law - Buckhead Business Radio

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11013098_1579702668956394_1858522707681754248_n — Pete Dosik, Laurence Leopold, Jim Squire, Host: Pam Currie

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Pam Currie/Franchise Intellect, Inc

Founder

Pam Currie has over 20 years in franchising and traditional corporate America; She has acquired business acumen from multiple perspectives of the franchise business model, starting at the franchisee level, then as a franchisor business support & trainer, to a franchisor launch & system developer, all of which included creating strategies for sales development and implementation of relevant training programs.

Her experience puts her in the role of training other franchise advisors. She founded Franchise Intellect and offers franchise consulting to individuals who are interested in pursuing franchise ownership and to franchisors that are looking to receive assistance in developing a franchise growth strategy and/or a training strategy. She specifically enjoys guiding her client’s in making a knowledgeable decision in selecting the best franchise based upon their criteria, with the objective of achieving financial health and life enjoyment.

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Jim Squire/Firestorm

EVP and Chief Development Officer

Jim Squire, Certified Franchise Executive, is Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Firestorm, overseeing franchise development and alternative channel expansion for the brand. Firestorm is a national franchise company specializing in crisis management, vulnerability analysis/threat assessment, and business continuity. Squire also serves as president and CEO of Franchise Marketing Advisors, LLC, a broad based franchise development consulting practice. Prior to Firestorm and FMA Squire was a senior executive with such well-known brands as the HoneyBaked Ham Company, Great American Cookie Company, Arby’s, Day’s Inns and the Howard Johnson.

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Laurence Leopold

SBA Industry Expert

Laurence has 20 years experience in SBA lending. He was formerly an attorney for the US Small Business Administration. After his time with the SBA, Laurence has worked as an SBA credit officer and as an SBA lender at several banks in the Southeast. Most recently he built the 50th largest SBA lending department in the country for a large community bank.

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Pete Dosik/Shipe Dosik Law LLC

Attorney

Pete Dosik is a recognized leader in franchise law. He is a Franchise Times Legal Eagle and former Chair of the Franchise Section of the Georgia Bar Associations. Pete graduated from Duke Law School in 1997 and his background includes five years as in-house counsel to the Churchs Chicken brand, operating and franchising more than 1700 restaurants in 23 countries. He and his partner Kitt Shipe founded Shipe Dosik Law, a boutique law firm focused on franchise law, in 2013.

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