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Jim Barnish, Orchid Black

September 22, 2021 by John Ray

Business Leaders Radio

Jim Barnish, Orchid Black

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Jim Barnish, Orchid Black

High-growth technology firms often experience a plateau in their growth, and that’s where Jim Barnish and the Orchid Black team come in. As Jim discussed with host John Ray, Orchid Black helps technology companies get “unstuck.” Their work turns high-level strategic objectives into actionable plans which produce demonstrable and significant increases in company valuations, examples of which Jim shared. Business Leaders Radio is produced virtually from the Business RadioX® studios in Atlanta.

Orchid Black

Orchid Black partners with tech-forward companies to build smarter, better, game-changing businesses. Orchid Black ensures clients hit bigger milestones and see greater returns faster. You could say we’ve cracked the code.

Human capital is their greatest asset.

Their differentiator is their team. Behind Orchid Black’s customized assessments, strategy and effective execution is its people. They are skilled problem solvers, operators, and entrepreneurs. They get it.

They use their collective business intellect, insights, and experience to interpret client company data and give it insight. Then, with this knowledge, their operators clear a path to alignment, healthy growth, and results-driven success.

Orchid Black’s formula for success starts with their Team who combines Data and Insights in their Value Creation Assessment. Learn more at www.orchid.black.

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Jim Barnish, Co-founding Managing Partner, Orchid Black

Jim is a strategic change leader with over 15 years of leadership experience in global and integrated operations, M&A, and strategic go-to-market planning. Drawing on deep operational and investment experience at startup and scale-up businesses, he has created and curated a collection of proven, data-driven processes and methodologies to help companies build scalable and fundable VC-ready solutions—accelerating organic growth.

Business Leaders Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a full archive can be found here.

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.

Matt Johnson with Johnson Venture Partners

May 29, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Matt Johnson with Johnson Venture Partners

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Johnson Venture Partners (JVP) is a micro VC fund investing in high-growth startups in the Southeast. The fund seeks long-term capital growth through a diversified portfolio of startup companies with high potential for growth to acquisition, IPO, or other liquidity event. JVP was founded in 2006 and is based in Atlanta, GA.

Matt Johnson is the Managing Partner of Johnson Venture Partners and has been responsible for the daily operations of the fund since its inception. In his role, Matt identifies and analyzes investment opportunities, performs due diligence, assists portfolio company management teams, and administers all investments made by the fund.

He has executed investments in 30+ venture-backed companies throughout 14 years of fund management experience, resulting in 4 successful exits. Matt is an active member of many regional and national venture investor networks including AIM Group, Florida Funders, Keiretsu Forum, and VentureSouth.

He is a popular public speaker on the topics of startup investing, innovation and entrepreneurship, and has served as a mentor and advisor to numerous startups.

Matt earned a BA in Economics from Clemson University and is currently pursuing an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Connect with Matt on LinkedIn.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

What Johnson Venture Partners does
The state of venture capital
Predictions of Atlanta’s tech and healthcare industries in light of the pandemic
2020 investment trends

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Has Atlanta Met Expectations on its High-Tech Industry? (12/21/10 Show)

December 20, 2010 by admin

Corporate Conversations

Has Atlanta Met Expectations on its High-Tech Industry? (12/21/10 Show)

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As recent as 2004, Atlanta was dubbed “the Silicon Valley of the South” and was expected to be one of the top 5 areas in the country for the high-tech industry. Our experts discuss Atlanta’s role and position in the high-tech industry nationwide and locally.

Tino Mantella, President Technology Association of Georgia

Tino Mantella joined TAG in September 2004 as the organization’s new President. Prior to joining TAG, Mantella had amassed over 20 years of related experience leading two of the nations more prestigious volunteer-driven organizations – National Arthritis Foundation and YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. As President and CEO of two multifaceted and complex charities, he spearheaded agendas that led to the development of innovative new services, resulting in the facilitation of significant membership growth. In addition, Mantella’s track record reflects impressive results in fund raising, advocacy, and economic development. Since coming to TAG, Mantella has worked with a team of dedicated volunteers and staff to: build a prestigious board made up of 60 technology stakeholders; grown membership by more than 500%; and added a series of programs and services that support TAG’s vision of educating, informing and uniting the technology community.

Mantella is a member of the boards of Venture Atlanta Coalition Inc., TAG Education Collaborative, and Catholic Charities.

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Stephen J. Walden, President The Walden Associates

Steve has held the roles of CEO, President and other senior executive positions in various technology companies over the years such as Netsurfer Corp, Innotrac Corp, Prodigy Services Company and others. As the Chief Executive Officer of a technology company he completely revitalized the business, leading it into new markets with new products and new energy. The company became highly successful and shareholders received major cash payouts.

Steve is a marketing-savvy CEO, a successful entrepreneur and private-equity investor and a consultant to businesses that wish to improve their performance. His specialties are helping companies achieve high growth and turning around businesses in difficulty. He helped to launch a new subsidiary for BellSouth, and as a divisional vice president managed and grew several of the Telco’s businesses. Currently, he shares his strategic and operational experience with the senior management and Boards of companies that desire increased profitability through strategic actions. He also serves on the Boards of multiple companies and nonprofit organizations.

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Eric Christ, Past President Patient Placement Systems

Eric has held roles such as President, CIO and other senior executive positions in various IT and high tech companies from venture-backed to Fortune 15 companies such as Patient Placement Systems, McKesson Corporation, Harbinger and 1stAg Corporation. Eric has provided various expertise roles such as marketing, product development, operations, product management, business development, market research & market communications.

Eric is on the board of the Atlanta Technology Executives Roundtable and is a member of the National Association for the Support of Long-term Care. He is active in the healthcare, electronic commerce and Internet industries as an author, speaker and contributor for such organizations as the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Georgia Association of Hospital Executives, the Data Interchange Standards Association, the Electronic Messaging Association, the Treasury Management Association and the eBusiness Conference. Eric has an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory where he was a Robert Woodruff Fellow and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in marketing and international management from Georgetown University.