Gwinnett Business Radio Archives - Page 29 of 45

Joe Noonan with Southwestern Consulting, Pam Santoro with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, and V. Lynn Hawkins with P3 Academy of Social Entrepreneurship

September 6, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Joe Noonan with Southwestern Consulting, Pam Santoro with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, and V. Lynn Hawkins with P3 Academy of Social Entrepreneurship

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Pam Santoro, Joe Noonan, V. Lynn Hawkins

Joe Noonan/Southwestern Consulting

Southwestern Consulting is a division of the Southwestern Family of Companies, a 163-year old company and the oldest DIRECT Sales Company in the world! Joe Noonan is one of 147 certified Sales and Leadership Coaches spanning the globe, including Canada, Estonia, UK and the United States. By way of introducing one-on-one coaching and SWC, Joe will inspire your sales team of three or more with a complimentary workshop called Immediate Results Workshop. This means every attendee will walk away inspired and be able to incorporate new tools, habits and ideas to enhance sales immediately.

Pam Santoro/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties is the leading real estate company in Metro Atlanta, the Southern Crescent, and the North Georgia Mountains. When looking to buy or sell a home in the North Atlanta area, Pam can take care of all your real estate needs. Success comes from knowing your new destination before you get there. As someone who has relocated twice, she can help you in the process with relocation services, learning about North Fulton, or taking a look at your new city.

V. Lynn Hawkins/P3 Academy of Social Entrepreneurship

The P3 Academy of Social Entrepreneurship is a coaching and consulting enterprise, helping entrepreneurs grow rapid, sustainable business using innovative strategies and funding options, including crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding. When you want to increase your global visibility, impact and revenue, your business will see the results through the 5 Tiers of Accelerated Business Development and you will determine if Crowdfunding WORX for your business.

Nicole Steele with Diamond in the Rough Youth Development and Estebon Watson with E.M. Watson

August 23, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Nicole Steele with Diamond in the Rough Youth Development and Estebon Watson with E.M. Watson

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Estebon Watson, Justin Daniel, Dr. Nicole Steele

Dr. Nicole Steele/Diamond in the Rough Youth Development

Diamond In The Rough (DITR) is an award-winning, faith-based, non-denominational, youth development and leadership program dedicated to “Transforming the world… one child, one family, one community at a time”. DITR offers a variety of preventative programs and enrichment activities designed to build self-esteem, character, and leadership among girls of all ages.

Their mission is to provide preparation, inspiration, nurturing and knowledge to girls ages 4-18 through group mentoring, leadership training, career coaching and family enrichment activities. DITR invites you to view their web site for details on how you can become involved with their awesome life-changing youth program. Diamond In The Rough Youth Development Program is a 501(c) 3 organization.

Estebon Watson & Justin Daniel/E.M. Watson

E.M. Watson is a multi-talented actor, writer, music composer, DJ, dancer, singer and the COO of a production company called Espeuté Productions. E.M. Watson received his B.A. in Cognitive Psychology from Georgia Gwinnett College. He is the co-founder of the Gwinnett Entertainment Meetup (G.E.M.), a non-profit dedicated to providing resources and connections to up and coming entertainers and entertainment enthusiasts. He has assisted Espeuté Productions on winning numerous business and film awards and has also acquired various film and music videos awards for his own projects. E.M. Watson continues to attend business workshops on leadership and entrepreneurship with the goal of spreading knowledge to those that lack the resources.

In 2013, E.M. Watson experienced a traumatic divorce that sent him over the edge. For 3 years he faced alcoholism, depression, near death and financial strain which all came to a screeching halt after being admitted into the hospital on October 15th, 2016. After a rapid decline in his health, E.M. Watson was forced to go to the hospital which consisted of a 3-week long fight for his life. This experience changed his life and motivated him to tackle all of his ailments with a more holistic approach. With the help of Espeuté Productions, he was able to create a multi-award winning experimental film that highlights his 3-year spiritual metamorphosis.

Karlos Walkes with Team XiQ, Sanjay Parekh with Prototype Prime and Gabrielle Jewell with Sourced.

July 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Karlos Walkes with Team XiQ, Sanjay Parekh with Prototype Prime and Gabrielle Jewell with Sourced.

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Sanjay Parekh, Steven Julian, Gabrielle Jewell, Duffie Dixon, Karlos Walkes

Karlos Walkes/Team XiQ

XiQ is a tech startup that has created the Stinger. It’s a smart device that replaces the conventional ignition on most non-automotive vehicles and machines. The Stinger works with a mobile app to introduce a new level of keyless vehicle security, activation and engagement.

Sanjay Parekh/Prototype Prime

Prototype Prime is an incubator that focuses on early stage software and hardware technology startups. Their 12,500-square-feet offers open, collaborative workspaces, a podcast room, event space, and design & development lab. Funded by the City of Peachtree Corners and in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology’s ATDC, Prototype Prime’s mission is to provide teams with the support they need to launch and scale.

Gabrielle Jewell/Sourced

Sourced. began with a very clear vision: Be the reason their clients have more time. Time for your kids. Time to perfect your big presentation. Time to kick up your feet and watch a movie. Time to think. You have a lot to do, and it’s hard to find the time to do it all. This is why they exist. Sourced. is here to make it easier for you to achieve your individual goals and spend time how you want to, all while taking the pressure off. Take your life back, focus on the important things, and delegate the rest to Sourced.

Shantell Wilson with the Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development and Danielle Cheung with Bank of America Merrill Lynch

May 31, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Shantell Wilson with the Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development and Danielle Cheung with Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Danielle Cheung, Steven Julian, Shantell Wilson

Shantell Wilson/Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development

The Gwinnett County Office of Economic Development is rolling out its new business outreach initiative titled Coffee and Conversation with your County Government. The program was established to strengthen the relationships between county officials and the many businesses that help to drive the local economy. This business outreach initiative provides business owners and start-ups and entrepreneurs with an avenue to have meaningful conversations with county officials regarding business advancement and how their county government can play a proactive role. It is their goal to better understand the short and long term needs and goals of Gwinnett businesses so they can continue to provide the quality of customer service that creates and fosters a thriving business environment.

Danielle Cheung/Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 46 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 4,600 retail financial centers, 15,900 ATMs, and award-winning online banking with approximately 34 million active accounts and nearly 22 million mobile active users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking, and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Rick Strawn with Paradigm Security Services and Laura Faught with ACG Solutions

May 24, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Rick Strawn with Paradigm Security Services and Laura Faught with ACG Solutions

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Steven Julian, Laura Faught, Rick Strawn, Mike Sammond

Rick Strawn/Paradigm Security Services

Over 150 years in law enforcement, private security and administrative services have created a company that is experienced in the field of security. Paradigm Security Services provide their employees with the best equipment, a supportive work place, and current industry knowledge, while providing clients with a safe and secure environment. Paradigm’s goal is to provide clients with trained professionals that will provide not only a safe and secure environment, but enhance the image that the client company wishes to present to its customer and to the public.

Rick Strawn is a veteran of 25 years in law enforcement and the owner of Paradigm Security Services. Paradigm is a “boots-on-the-ground” security solutions provider in all venues requiring physical protection personnel. Paradigm also provides consulting on security options and needs, marked patrol services, and training in both personal security and commercial employee training. The company’s Mission is “Superior Security through Superior Training”. Having their own onsite training academy and employing their own state certified trainer, Paradigm provides security officer training, firearms training, and outside training in security related matters.

Laura Faught/ACG Solutions

ACG Solutions serves all industries with a complete portfolio of information technology, security and telecommunications solutions for powering the intelligent building.

As a single-source supplier of solutions that protect, connect and manage business infrastructures and operations, ACG Solutions offers a wide range of products and consulting services, including a turnkey architectural blueprint for the Intelligent Building that incorporates the very latest technology to meet each client’s desired function and vision.

The company also recently introduced Synchronized Orchestrated Response (SOR), a combination of networked, integrated technologies designed to save lives, protect property damage and reduce liability exposure. Created for businesses and campus administrators alike, SOR features surveillance, lockdown and alert notification solutions that provide law enforcement and other first responders with real-time situational awareness intelligence and other critical location and visual information to coordinate a fast, informed and effective response.

Briana Carson with Crave Pie Studio and Willie Degel with Uncle Jack’s Meat House

May 3, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Briana Carson with Crave Pie Studio and Willie Degel with Uncle Jack's Meat House

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Steven Julian, Briana Carson, Mike Sammond

Briana Carson/Crave Pie Studio

In 2010, after being laid off from a corporate job of 20 years, Briana decided to go to culinary school. She entered school with a passion for savory cooking and a complete disdain for baking. Briana dreaded taking Baking 101. She forged ahead though, and for the practical final exam she had to bake an apple pie from scratch. As fate would have it, that was a pivotal experience. Briana became entirely enchanted with all things pie!

Crave Pie Studio is an artisan pie bakery specializing in individual sized pies that are baked daily with creatively combined seasonal ingredients.

Carl Schuessler with Mitigate Partners and Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton with Hi-Hope Service Center

April 19, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Carl Schuessler with Mitigate Partners and Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton with Hi-Hope Service Center

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Carl Schuessler, Susan Boland Butts, Keith Fenton

Carl Schuessler/Mitigate Partners

Mitigate Partners is an intentionally small “concierge” consulting firm offering a unique approach to benefits management to a select group of clients. Mitigate Partners provide insurance, risk management, cost containment, and employee benefits consulting services. They have chosen collaboration over competition and maintain healthy relationships with a cadre’ of like-minded consultants and resources throughout the region. Being open to and encouraging the ideas of others allows them to remain on the cutting edge of thinking in their area of expertise, rather than developing the myopic view of the world that so often occurs in single source benefit brokerage shops.

By serving as a fiduciary and steward of their client’s health plan dollars, and focusing on how to reduce the cost of healthcare (rather than the cost of insurance), they operate more as Population Health Managers rather than as “Brokers”, allowing their team to specialize in cost containment and risk mitigation strategies that result in dramatic reductions in the overall health plan spending of their clients. More than 100 years of combined experience in benefit planning, allows Mitigate Partners to offer clients improved cash flow, “employer friendly health plans”, and lower cost trends over time.

Having spent the past six years deeply engaged in research also makes Mitigate Partners sought-after speakers and authors as well. Their recent speaking engagements have led them to the National Community Pharmacy Association as well as to the Substance Use and the Workplace Community Forum (Opioid Abuse) in Morganton, NC which included North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in the speaking lineup. Click here to see their interview at the 14th Annual World Healthcare Congress.

Susan Boland Butts & Keith Fenton/Hi-Hope Service Center

Hi-Hope Service Center provides weekday, residential, and employment services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They operate a weekday program intended to help individuals to be active participants in the life of their community, including many opportunities for them to make a contribution through volunteering. Hi-Hope Service Center supports individuals seeking competitive employment by helping to reduce the barriers that often times keep them from successfully obtaining and maintaining a job. They operate five group homes nestled in neighborhoods throughout Gwinnett County. Providing round the clock staff ensures that individuals can live in their home over the long term, including aging in place. Hi-Hope believes that their work ensures that adults with developmental disabilities have every opportunity to show themselves as vital contributors to our diverse community.

Rick Higgins with TeamLogic IT

April 12, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Rick Higgins with TeamLogic IT

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Rick Higgins/Team Logic IT

TeamLogic IT is a full-service IT managed service provider. They have over 140 offices in every major city in the U.S. and can provide single-source IT management across multiple cities. TeamLogic IT has serving the Atlanta market for seven years and they work in every business vertical.

In less than a decade, TeamLogic IT has grown into the nationwide network businesses rely on for Managed IT Services. Their success is driven through one core mission: to leverage technology to your advantage. Thousands of businesses across North America are taking advantage of their ability to deliver highly available, secure, and flexible IT systems, filling the void in the market for a trusted technology advisor.

Ben Sawyer & Jennifer Strahan with SOAR Vision Group and David LeBlanc with D&D Carpet Cleaning

April 5, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Ben Sawyer & Jennifer Strahan with SOAR Vision Group and David LeBlanc with D&D Carpet Cleaning

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David LeBlanc, Duffie Dixon, Ben Sawyer, Jennifer Strahan, Mike Sammond

Ben Sawyer & Jennifer Strahan/SOAR Vision Group

SOAR Vision Group exists to align people with purpose to achieve exceptional results. Every company has a Playbook (a strategy). However, execution is the challenge. SOAR Vision Group has developed a Strategy Execution System^TM to enable any business to succeed, and well, to soar.

David LeBlanc/D&D Carpet Cleaning

For more than 18 years, residential and commercial customers have been enjoying clean sparkling floors with the professional services of D&D Carpet Cleaning. Their goal is to be the best in the business and to set the standard with a state-of-the-art process and products. Their deep-cleaning process is rarely performed by other carpet cleaners because it’s labor-intensive and time-consuming. D&D would rather take their time and clean your carpet the best way possible rather than rush through the job and cut corners along the way, leading to a half-done job. To achieve the highest level of clean your carpet could ever achieve, call D&D Carpet Cleaning today at (470) 350-7708 today and schedule an appointment.