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Merchant Matters

July 31, 2024 by Tom Sheldon

Chamber Chatter with the Keiblers

Merchant Matters

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Steffanie Sorrells of Fiserv pays it forward on Chamber Chatter with the Keiblers

Aimee & Vicki Keibler/Chamber Chatter with the Keiblers

Welcome to Chamber Chatter with the Keiblers, the podcast for real talk from Barrow County Chamber’s business community. In each episode, Aimee & Vicki sit down with a new guest to get their take on life and work in their corner of the world. From hard-earned lessons to the victories that keep us going, guests share stories that shed light on the business landscape and the people shaping it. It’s about getting to the heart of what makes the Barrow community thrive.

So grab your headphones and join us for “Chamber Chatter with the Keiblers,” and delve into the stories behind the storefronts and the insights from the office. It’s more than just business talk; it’s a peek into the heart of their vibrant community.

Recorded and Produced at the Northeast Georgia Business RadioX studio located at the Empower College & Career Center of Jackson County.

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Inspiring Future Tech Leaders Through a Unique Partnership, with Michele Curtis, Fiserv, and Ehab Jaleel, Amana Academy

April 23, 2024 by John Ray

Michele Curtis, Fiserv, Kali Boatright, GNFCC, and Ehab Jaleel, Amana Academy

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Inspiring Future Tech Leaders Through a Unique Partnership, with Michele Curtis, Fiserv, and Ehab Jaleel, Amana Academy

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Inspiring Future Tech Leaders Through a Unique Partnership, with Michele Curtis, Fiserv, and Ehab Jaleel, Amana Academy

On this episode of GNFCC 400 Insider, host Kali Boatwright highlights a special collaboration between Fiserv, a leader in financial services technology worldwide, and Amana Academy, a charter school in Alpharetta that specializes in STEAM education for fifth through eighth graders. Guests Michele Curtis, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Fiserv, and Ehab Jaleel, Executive Director of Amana Academy, discuss the inception and objectives of the Future Techies program, its impact on students and the local community, expectations from the students, and the broader implications for talent development and workforce readiness in North Fulton. Michele and Ehab also share insights into the program’s development, hands-on learning experiences, and the crucial role of industry-education partnerships in fostering the next generation of FinTech leaders.

The GNFCC 400 Insider is presented by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Michele Curtis, Fiserv, Inc.

As Vice President of Corporate Communications at Fiserv, Michele leads strategic communications programs that drive associate engagement, brand strategy and corporate culture. With more than 20 years of corporate communications experience, Michele currently serves as the executive director of Future Techies, an afterschool STEAM program conducted in partnership with Amana Academy.

Prior to joining Fiserv in 2018, Michele served as Director of Global Corporate Communications at Verifone, where she led executive and internal communications, public relations, mergers and acquisitions, change management, message development, brand building and crisis communications. She has also held a variety of roles, managing global, national and regional brands such as The Home Depot, Macy’s and a range of B-to-B and retail clients.

Michele holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and English literature from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Business Communicators, PayTech Women, and the Technology Association of Georgia.

Fiserv, Inc.

Fiserv, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, aspires to move money and information in a way that moves the world. As a global leader in payments and financial technology, the company helps clients achieve best-in-class results through a commitment to innovation and excellence in areas including account processing and digital banking solutions; card issuer processing and network services; payments; e-commerce; merchant acquiring and processing; and the Clover® cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform. Fiserv is a member of the S&P 500® Index and has been recognized as one of Fortune® World’s Most Admired Companies™ for nine of the last 10 years.

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Ehab Jaleel, Executive Director, Amana Academy Charter Schools

Ehab Jaleel has a zeal for pursuing innovation and mobilizing new ventures with an eye toward making a difference in his community and the world. He aspires to be a “weaver”—building community connections and weaving a rich social fabric.

A graduate of the Leadership Atlanta class of 2016, Ehab is a corporate professional turned nonprofit leader/educator. He is Executive Director of Amana Academy Charter Schools, an emerging network of metro-Atlanta public schools. He co-founded Amana’s flagship school in 2005 in Alpharetta, GA, a STEM-themed EL Education credentialed Title-1 school that is among the highest performing schools in Georgia. Amana’s first replica school is in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta at their Camp Timber Ridge.

Ehab’s education and community focus extends to a number of organizations, including the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s Tech400 Committee, the Advisory Council for North Fulton Community Charities, as a board member of the Atlanta International Night Market, and as a Regional Director for the Georgia Tech President Scholars Selection Committee. He led the governance committee on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Charter Schools Association, and he served as a board member at U-Beyond, a youth mentorship & professional development organization.

In 2014 Ehab was included in the list of Georgia’s 100 Most Influential Muslims; and in 2015, The Alif Institute recognized him with the Arab American High Achiever award.

Born in Jordan, Ehab immigrated to the United States at the age of six and resided in Albany, NY, until his family moved to Florida’s Tampa Bay area. He has also lived in Louisville, KY while working for General Electric, but most of his adult life has been in metro Atlanta, where he earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and where he worked at The Coca-Cola Company’s headquarters in operational marketing and innovation roles for fifteen years.

Ehab resides in Milton, Georgia, with his wife, Lara ‘Lemiya’ Alexander. They have three adult daughters, the eldest an equestrian, the second a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and the youngest attending his alma mater studying Environmental Public Policy and minoring in Japanese. He is a foodie who enjoys global travel, fitness, outdoor adventure, and following Formula 1 racing.

Amana Academy Charter Schools

Amana Academy is a K–8 tuition-free public charter school open to all students who are eligible to attend Fulton County Schools.

The Georgia Department of Education and the Fulton County Schools system approved the establishment of Amana Academy’s Alpharetta campus in 2005. Amana is now one of Georgia’s most well-regarded charter schools.

Amana chose the Harvard-based EL Education (Expeditionary Learning) model* because of its equal emphasis on academic achievement and character education. With high standardized test scores, an integrated STEM curriculum, a focus on stewardship and ethical character, and Arabic world-language instruction across all grade levels, Amana is a success story in the world of whole-child education.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Welcome to GNFCC 400 Insider: Fostering STEAM Education and Future Tech Leaders
01:00 Exploring the FISERV and Amana Academy Partnership
01:31 Guest Backgrounds and Program Involvement
03:30 Understanding FinTech and Its Importance
07:04 The Future Techies Program: A Deep Dive
11:49 Impact and Aspirations: Building Future Leaders
23:42 Expanding the Talent Pipeline: A Community Effort
27:27 Closing Thoughts and How to Learn More

About GNFCC and The GNFCC 400 Insider

**Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC**

The GNFCC 400 Insider is sponsored by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC), and the host of the show is Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC.

The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of over 1,400 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions, and individuals. Their service area includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell, and Sandy Springs. GNFCC is the leading voice on economic development, business growth, and quality of life issues in North Fulton County.

As a five-star accredited chamber, GNFCC’s vision is to be the premier organization driving member and community success across the region, and they are dedicated to pursuing this vision based on the guiding principles of advocacy, inclusivity, and operational excellence.

GNFCC promotes the interests of their members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play, and stay. They provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision-makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live.

For more information on GNFCC and its North Fulton County service area, follow this link or call (770) 993-8806. For more information on other GNFCC events, follow this link.

Leslie Pearce with Fiserv

January 12, 2021 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Leslie Pearce with Fiserv

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Leslie Pearce’s current role is Senior Vice President of Inside Sales for Fiserv. Her team is responsible for direct sales in the B2B model. Under her leadership, the team has consistently delivered revenue growth, realized expense reduction and maintained high employee morale.

Leslie Pearce leverages over 20 years of success in multiple facets of sales. Her achievements include sales leadership, global sales management design, and sales process leadership that optimize sales resources while exceeding client expectations by partnering on consultative sales solutions. Leslie brings the unique mix of engineering and finance that enhances her ability to understand and meet client business requirements while delivering revenue and profit objectives.

Leslie is a graduate of Northwestern University earning a degree in Electrical Engineering. She earned her Master’s degree in Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Upon graduation, Leslie joined IBM as a Mainframe Systems Engineer in the financial sector. Her passion for her customers, employees and product portfolio enabled her to take on multiple sales leadership roles including Vice President Global Software Sales, Vice President North America Inside Sales and Director of Global Sales Center Delivery.

Leslie joined Comcast Cable Communication as the Vice President of Sales and Retention Operations. In this role, she was responsible for streamlining operations, reducing expense, growing revenue and customer retention. As a member or NAMIC, Leslie was recognized as one of the Most Influential Minorities in Cable in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Leslie has been a Trustee for Whitefield Academy in Mableton, GA for the past 9 years.

You can apply for Fiserv’s Back2Business Program here.

Connect with Leslie on LinkedIn and follow Fiserv on Facebook and Twitter.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What Fiserv does in the Atlanta community and how they support small businesses through Clover
What Leslie has seen with her work with small businesses – what they need to compete in a COVID world
Fiserv’s Back2Business Program, which has launched to support minority-owned small business in Atlanta
Resources available through the Back2Business Program
How community partnerships are a part of Back2Business
Positive stories of business receiving grants

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“Talking Digital Finance” Panel Discussion, presented by TAG and BPM

September 13, 2019 by Mike

Bona Allen (Moderator), Christine Santos (Comcast), Nigel Andre (First Data), Judy Romano (Equifax International) and Raj Verma (Host/Organizer) prepare for the “Talking Digital Finance” Panel Discussion.

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Business Process Management Group presented “Talking Digital Finance”, a panel discussion with CFO’s from Comcast, Equifax and First Data on September 10, 2019 at the First Data Corporation HQ in Atlanta.

Speakers on the panel included Nigel Andre, former Managing Partner with First Data; Christina Santos, SVP of Finance at Comcast; and Judy Romano, CFO with Equifax International.

Raj Verma – GoProcure and BPM Board Member (Event Host/Organizer)

Judy Romano – Equifax International (Featured Speaker)

Bona Allen – Kajima Building & Design Group (Moderator)

Alan Vickness – Elavon and BPM Board Member

Christine Santos – Comcast (Featured Speaker)

Sherita Shelby – The Coca Cola Company and BPM Board Member

Ian O’Brien – American Cancer Society and BPM Board Member

Maria Luisa Pineda – Maestral Solutions

Kevin Richardson with Fiserv

March 16, 2016 by angishields

Learning Insights

Kevin Richardson with Fiserv

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Learning Insights Radio provides case studies, lessons learned, and leading-edge business practices from learning leaders and TrainingPros Relationship Managers across the country.

Kevin Richardson / Fiserv

Come join Kevin Richardson, seasoned HR leader with a unique background that spans the gamut from small startup companies, to medium-sized growth organizations to global Fortune 500 companies that have also earned Fortune’s Most Admired Companies distinction, as he talks about his thoughts on what drives success in high-change environments and how you as a talent leader find the courage to make it happen.

Theda Riggins-Crawford with Fiserv

August 7, 2015 by angishields

Learning Insights

Theda Riggins-Crawford with Fiserv

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Join us for a conversation with a Training Magazine 2014 Emerging Leader Award-Winner as she talks about the professional development project behind the award. Learn about her global implementation of the Oz Principle.

Theda Riggins-Crawford / Fiserv Digital Channels Division

Theda has 10+ years of experience in the L&D field. Her passion is around being a leader in what you do, turning a manager title into the motivation for others to follow you. She has proven outstanding leadership qualities with strong executive relationships. She has a global and multi-disciplined background in the development and delivery of core business skills training along with leadership and management training. Her extensive background includes, but is not limited to customer service, accountability, technical application, and talent retention training with strong global client relationships. Additionally, she is a Certified Instructional Designer.

In her spare time she enjoys family and close friends, writings songs, singing, rollerskating and doing volunteer work.

Special Edition: PRSA Georgia Chapter

April 14, 2014 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Special Edition: PRSA Georgia Chapter

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PRSA’s Georgia Chapter , the second-largest local chapter in the national society, consists of some 850 professionals throughout Georgia. Its mission is to enhance the profession, provide continuing education and offer networking opportunities for its members.

The Chapter has monthly meetings as well as eight Special Interest Groups (Corporate & Employee Communications, Healthcare, Independent Counselors, Leader Board, Nonprofit, Technology, Travel & Tourism, and Young Professionals) that meet at various times.

The Chapter supports nine PRSSA (student society) groups at the following colleges: Berry College, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, Kennesaw State University, Savannah State University, University of Georgia (largest PRSSA chapter in the world), and University of West Georgia.

Elizabeth Salter McMillan / Fiserv

Elizabeth McMillan, APR, is director, Content Strategy at Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions. She is responsible for the creation, publication and governance of useful and usable marketing content.

Prior to joining Fiserv, Elizabeth spent 12 years at William Mills Agency, leaving as vice president of the nation’s largest independent public relations and marketing firm to the financial services industry. During that time, she excelled at developing and leading strategic public relations plans and social media initiatives for a wide variety of companies – startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises – with business goals varying from securing additional funding to attaining market leadership to becoming an attractive acquisition target.

Elizabeth also took an active role within William Mills Agency, spearheading the evolution of PR planning and client training processes as well as the exploration and execution of social media and marketing best practices.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with a concentration in public relations. She is also recognized as Accredited in Public Relations, APR, by the Universal Accreditation Board, which she joined as a board member in 2011 and serves as vice-chair for today.

Elizabeth is an active member of the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA Georgia), having chaired several committees for the 800+ member organization and currently sitting on the board. She is also a recipient of chapter’s Shining Star Award.

Annette Filliat / Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Annette Filliat is director of public relations at Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), focusing on technology, arts and other specialized initiatives within the organization’s Academic Success outcome area. In this role, she manages public relations campaigns for programs and thought leadership initiatives within arts and innovation.

Annette is an award-winning public relations professional with 10 years of experience in agency, corporate and non-profit environments. Prior to BGCA, she served as press & public relations specialist, North America for Barco, Inc., a global high-tech company providing visualization solutions for the entertainment, healthcare and defense/aerospace industries. Before Barco, she was an account supervisor at Arketi Group, a high-tech business- to-business marketing and communications firm, where she managed integrated communications campaigns for a variety of technology clients, securing national media placements in TIME, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

Annette’s work has been featured in PR Week, BtoB Magazine and Oz Magazine, and she has earned more than 15 industry awards. She holds an Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and is active in the Georgia Chapter of PRSA, serving as co-chair of the Annual Conference. Annette earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Stetson University where she was named a presidential scholar.

Brandie Miner /Georgia REALTORS®

Brandie Miner is the Director of Communications and Marketing for the Georgia Association of Realtors, a position that she has held for 13 years. In her current role, Brandie manages all aspects of internal communications for the 27,000 member trade association and serves as Editor of Georgia Realtor magazine. Brandie is responsible for the Association’s media relations as well. Prior to her current position, Brandie served as Public Relations Manager for the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens.

In addition to PRSA, Brandie is also a member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), and she is a charter member of the Shepherd Center Society. Brandie is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Journalism.