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Anna Palumbo, Red Triangle Interior Design

July 16, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Anna Palumbo, Red Triangle Interior Design

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Anna Palumbo, Red Triangle Interior Design (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 24)

Red Triangle Interior Design grew out of the joys of home and art in Anna Palumbo’s childhood. She uses her unique way of designing space to transform homes, backyard offices, and retail spaces. Anna joined host John Ray to share her work, success stories, and much more. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Red Triangle Interior Design

Red Triangle Interior Design believes there are three elements to every project: the designer, the client, and the space. In the center of these three parts is the relationship that is built and the story that brings the project to life.

Red Triangle Interior Design works with you to express your personal story by creating a space and design that is unique to you and your lifestyle. Believing in giving the client a space that is not only beautiful and relevant but also comfortable and livable. Building a relationship between us and you provides a design that you, your family, and friends will enjoy for years to come. A place where you will continue to add chapters to your story.

What is Red Triangle Interior Design? The lead designer, Anna, grew up about an hour outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a little town called Chalfont. She grew up in an old stone farmhouse set far back from the road, with a long driveway leading up to the house. Not wanting the kids to be waiting for the bus out in the rain and bad weather, her dad built a large red triangle for the kids to sit in at the bottom of the driveway. Seeing that red triangle always meant coming home safe and sound. A home, and a place of meaning. Their designers want to help you build your own red triangle, that has meaning for you and your family – to help you build a home that’s unique to you.

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Anna Palumbo, Principal, Red Triangle Interior Design

Anna grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Being one of six kids, she was always trying to find and create her own spaces, whether changing a closet into her own art studio or constantly rearranging the bedroom that she shared with her sisters. For her 12th birthday Anna got a drafting table, her own area away from her siblings that she could be creative and it ignited the artistic fire in her.

Anna started as a fine arts major in college but switched to Art History and received her BA in 1998. After college she started teaching pottery and selling pottery. She taught and sold her work for 14 years. During that time, she got married, had three kids and went through one dog and a couple cats.
She and her family moved to Nashville in 2015. Having only lived in the Philadelphia area her whole life, Anna was given an opportunity to reinvent herself. She sold her kiln and wheel and went back to school. She graduated with an Interior Design degree from O’More School of Design at Belmont University in 2019.

She currently lives in Franklin with her husband, 3 kids, two dogs and 1 fat cat.

Anna won the ASID Legacy Scholarship in 2016 and she also is the Save a Sample, Tennessee State winner for 2017.

Questions and Topics in This Interview

How the company got its name
How Anna became an interior designer
Backyard offices
How she uses evidence-based design in my interior design
Her “why”
Her biggest goal

Nashville Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®. 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.

Todd & Zach Walker, SELECTBUILT Construction

May 18, 2021 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Todd & Zach Walker, SELECTBUILT Construction

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Todd & Zach Walker, SELECTBUILT Construction (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 355)

Father and son duo Todd and Zach Walker of SELECTBUILT Construction joined host John Ray to debunk myths about the construction industry, discuss their residential general contracting business, share client success stories, and assess the effect of the pandemic on residential construction projects. North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

SELECTBUILT Construction

Family Owned & Operated, the SELECTBUILT staff has years of experience within the construction and insurance industry.

As a general contractor and project management specialist, they use their knowledge and expertise to make recommendations and provide helpful, detailed consultations that prove crucial to the success of a client’s project. Their team is constantly training on the industry’s latest standards in order to deliver the highest quality finishes on time and within budget.

SELECTBUILT is a State-Licensed General Contractor, HAAG Certified, IICRC & Mold Certified, and an EPA Lead-Safe Firm. They offer 24/7 emergency services, free Residential Exterior Assessment and free Commercial Project Consultation.

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Todd Walker, Co-Owner, SELECTBUILT Construction

Having spent over 3 decades in leadership positions within the restaurant industry, Todd knows that a quality product and great customer service are the foundations for success, and in an industry where these attributes are often missing, he brings this same commitment to the SELECTBUILT team. Todd’s role is to create Raving Fans that trust in our company and return project after project to work with a team that truly cares about the work they perform, and most of all, the customer.

Zach Walker, Co-Owner, SELECTBUILT Construction

As a Licensed Residential-Light Commercial General Contractor, Zach has 15+ years of experience within the construction industry. Prior to forming SELECTBUILT, Zach’s previous experience includes Commercial Project Management, ADA-Compliant Build-Outs, New Construction Residential Homes, Building Envelope & Moisture Intrusion Failures, Exteriors, and Roofing. Zach is committed to providing our SELECTBUILT Guarantee to all customers regardless of project size.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Tell me about what you do as a General Contractor, how do you serve the Atlanta market?
How did you get started in business, what was your journey?
The price of lumber has been all over the news lately, what are your thoughts on building material costs and when we might see some easing in price?
What are some of the common issues homeowners experience that you address in your work?
So you have a success story you would like to share?
How would your past customers describe you?
What is one common myth about your profession that you would like to debunk?
What does success look like for your business?
Where do you see your business in 5 years from now?

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.

Alicia Butler Pierre, Equilibria, Inc.

July 9, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Alicia Butler Pierre, Equilibria, Inc.

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Alicia Butler Pierre, Equilibria, Inc. (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 255)

Alicia Butler Pierre joins host John Ray to discuss how vital business infrastructure is to a fast growing company, how customer experience is directly connected to the back office, the myth of the solopreneur, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Alicia Butler Pierre, Founder and CEO, Equilibria, Inc.

Alicia Butler Pierre is the founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., a 15-year-old operations management firm. She specializes in increasing bandwidth for fast-growing organizations via business infrastructure. Alicia has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Tulane University, and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Combined, her content has over three-quarters of a million views across various online platforms.

Alicia hosts the weekly Business Infrastructure: Curing Back Office Blues podcast which recently celebrated its 100th episode. She’s also the author of the 2x Amazon bestseller, Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success. Committed to doing the right things the right way, Alicia’s mantra is “to leave it better than you found it.”

Point of Contact for Alicia Butler Pierre

Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show

What is Business Infrastructure?
How business infrastructure and customer experience are intertwined
How has your business changed as a result of COVID-19?
Why do you say business infrastructure is a blessing and a curse?
The myth of the solopreneur
What home office setup tips do you have for people working from home for the first time?
Alicia’s book and her podcast

North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® 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, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Alan Crowe, Room2work

May 14, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Alan Crowe, Room2work

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Alan Crowe developed the idea for Room2work in 2016 while President of SpecPoint Incorporated. His experience finding the right space for SpecPoint, plus an understanding of what his customers, mostly contractors, needed in a commercial space, helped form early versions of the Room2work concept.

There are lots of commercial options for business owners that only need office space. However, there’s a substantial gap between a home-based business and the jump to a commercial space if you need storage space for inventory or equipment. Room2work bridges that gap by providing flexible office, meeting, and warehouse space under one roof.

Ultimately, Room2work is more than just coworking – it’s an ecosystem of space plus services like accounting, marketing and logistics that give business owners the confidence to leave their home office and let their business grow.

For more information, call (470) 721-0606 or go to their website, https://www.room2work.com/.

“North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. 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 approximately $12.9 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.

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions and Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

February 5, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions and Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

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**John Ray, Julie Haley, and Taylor Gray**

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions, LLC

Julie Haley is the Founder and CEO of Edge Solutions. Julie’s invaluable 20-year career as a business and commercial litigation attorney, with a focus on driving public sector initiatives, drives the success of Edge Solutions. Julie uses her intimate knowledge of the community and greater southeast region to establish and maintain relationships with key customers, as well as set goals and direction for the overall organization. In addition to serving as Edge CEO, Julie continues to donate her time in service to the community. Currently, Julie sits on the Board of Governors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board of Directors, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Alpharetta Technology Commission, Board Member for Gwinnett Technical College, and serves on the Board of Councilors for The Carter Center. Julie was named as the North Fulton Small Business Person of the Year in 2011, CRN’s Top 100 Women of the Channel in 2011 through 2017, and Georgia’s Women in Technology’s Woman of the Year in 2015.

Edge customizes data center/cloud services & products to solve our clients’ business problems, specializing in hyperconverged infrastructure that simplify IT environments & cut costs so that clients’ IT budgets can be focused on innovation and disruption. For more information, visit https://edge-solutions.com/.

Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

Taylor Gray is a General Manager of Roam Innovative Workplace. Roam is an all-inclusive meeting destination that also provides collaborative coworking space that accommodates an ecosystem of businesses. Roam’s spaces are intentionally designed to stimulate creativity, energy and collaboration. Their spaces allow its members to connect with others, work productively and grow their businesses. Roam’s service-oriented meeting experience provides everything from technology to catering to business class WiFi to coffee; their aim is to serve you so that you can get your best work done. For more information, visit https://meetatroam.com/.