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Rachel Cory, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta, and Jason Spencer and Jessica Tyre, EVEN Hotels Alpharetta

September 19, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Rachel Cory, Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta, and Jason Spencer and Jessica Tyre, EVEN Hotels Alpharetta

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**John Ray, Rachel Cory, Jessica Tyre, and Jason Spencer**

“North Fulton Business Radio,” Episode 165: Rachel Cory, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta, and Jason Spencer and Jessica Tyre, EVEN Hotels Alpharetta

It’s a hospitality theme on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” with Rachel Cory of Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta, and Jason Spencer and Jessica Tyre, EVEN Hotel Alpharetta. John Ray is your host on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” broadcast from Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Rachel Cory, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe is a rapidly expanding brand, named one of America’s fastest growing leaders by Inc. 5000 in the fresh-casual restaurant industry. The essence of Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe is defined by serving fresh ingredients and hand-cut meats daily. The Mediterranean influence in our name echoes across our chef-inspired cuisine but is approachable for any person, anywhere. We take pride in the made-from-scratch food that nourishes our customers daily and the artisanship that goes behind doing so without the use of fryers, freezers, or microwaves.

They thrive on the words included in our culture compass: connection, challenge, collaboration, details, and fresh. These ideals are executed through our mission to create an environment that combines extraordinary food with meaningful human connection.

Rachel Cory is the Marketing Manager for Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Alpharetta. Follow that link for menus, catering information, and further contact information. You can also email Rachel directly.

Jason Spencer and Jessica Tyre, EVEN Hotel Alpharetta

**Jessica Tyre and Jason Spencer, EVEN Hotel Alpharetta**

Jason Spencer is the General Manager and Jessica Tyre is the Marketing Director of EVEN Hotels Alpharetta.

The EVEN® Hotels brand was launched in 2012 as the hotel industry’s first and only hotel brand created with wellness at its core. EVEN Hotels empowers guests to maintain their wellness routine while on the road by providing options to choose what that means to them. The brand has intentionally designed every aspect of the hotel experience, in every square foot across all properties, with an emphasis on four components: eating well, resting easy, keeping active and accomplishing more.

For more information about the EVEN Hotels brand, visit www.EVENHotels.com. Find them on Twitter www.twitter.com/EvenHotels, Facebook www.facebook.com/EvenHotels or Instagram www.instagram.com/evenhotels.

Additionally, you can contact Jason by email or Jessica by email.

“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.

Jon Lawrence with NCR and Bill Keen with IHG

October 7, 2014 by angishields

Atlanta Mobility Radio

Jon Lawrence with NCR and Bill Keen with IHG

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Jon Lawrence / NCR

Jon Lawrence is currently Senior Director, Solution Management and Product Marketing for NCR Hospitality.

In this role, Jon helps to define, develop, and market solutions to restaurant operators across the globe. He is passionate about understanding the key challenges that NCR customers need and want to solve – then aligning the right components for a solution, and ensuring the integration of those components delivers the expected value.

Jon has worked in delivering technology solutions for more than 20 years. For much of the last decade, Jon has held roles of increasing responsibility in product management, product marketing, implementation, and customer support for leading technology providers in this space including the former Radiant Systems and RedPrairie (now JDA).

In addition to his passion for technology at NCR, he also enjoys working with children in his children’s local school to help them understand how technology can help them learn – as well as help them prepare for potential future careers in technology.

Bill Keen / InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Bill Keen is Director of Mobile Solutions at IHG where he has responsibility for mobile channel product strategy and marketing programs, which generated over $600M in gross revenues during 2013, up from $2M in 2009. Before focusing solely on mobile solutions, Bill concurrently held responsibility for all IHG-branded web products that contributed to more than $3 billion annually.

Prior to joining IHG in 2007, Bill spent more than 15 years in the online and e-commerce space. As the Director of Internet Services for BellSouth, Bill managed product management and marketing. He later joined the CheckFree Corporation as the Director of Product Marketing, focusing on the development of e-commerce payment strategies.

Bill graduated from Emory Goizueta Business School and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Tennessee.

Spotlight on WIT Connect

May 21, 2013 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Spotlight on WIT Connect

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The 19th Annual WIT Connect will be held on June 13, 2013 at the Georgia Aquarium. WIT Connect is a unique, auction-style fundraiser where companies come to network and bid on quality time with Georgia’s top technology executives, mostly from the C-suite. More than $1.8 million has been raised since 2007, and proceeds from the event fund WIT and WIT Foundation programs and initiatives.

Co-chaired by Intercontinental Hotel Group’s CIO Eric Pearson and jobTopia Partner Betsy Robinson, the auction at WIT Connect 2013 will feature meetings with multiple executives from four live auction companies: American Cancer Society, Carter’s, Intercontinental Hotels Group and SunTrust.

Eric Pearson/IHG

Eric Pearson is Chief Information Officer for IHG. In this capacity, he is accountable for all technology systems supporting IHG hotels and corporate offices globally. This includes the development and application of all global systems supporting our day-to-day business of driving top-line revenue.

Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas division of IHG, Eric was accountable for all sales and marketing activities across IHG brands in the regions, including brand marketing, global sales, and revenue management. In addition to his responsibilities, Eric became interim Head of Global Brands in July 2011.

Prior to this, Eric served as Senior Vice President, Distribution Marketing, where he was responsible for overseeing IHG’s worldwide channels including reservation centers, e-commerce, 3rd party intermediaries, global revenue management, and channel marketing. Under his leadership, IHG launched several industry firsts including the Lowest Internet Rate Guarantee, Web language support for 12 languages including Japanese and Chinese with full booking and loyalty program integration. IHG also launched the first wireless services products enabling researching and booking capability on hundreds of mobile devices and platforms.

Betsy Robinson/jobTopia

Betsy Robinson is a Partner at jobTopia and serves as a Director of IT Services. She co-founded the Information Technology staffing division, and is responsible for new business development, building and expanding existing client relationships, recruiting strategy, managing high performing teams, strategic planning, sales support and wearing any hat that needs to be worn in a growing company.

jobTopia is a full service contract staffing and direct hire search firm specializing in Information Technology and Accounting Finance. Because they’ve limited their focus to the Finance & Accounting and Information Technology industries, their professional advisors are deeply familiar with the common challenges people experience. Their expertise allows their clients to spend less time worrying about hiring decisions and more time focused on improving the performance of their team.

Jay Ferro/American Cancer Society

Prior to joining the American Cancer Society in 2012, Jay Ferro served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group). In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 geographic Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities.

Vicki Hamilton/The Wright Answer

Vicki Hamilton is a Senior IT / Operations Executive with The Wright Answer who comes up with new IT strategies to take care of old workplace problems. An award winning technology executive with over 20 years of senior level experience, Vicki’s strategic, multidisciplinary competencies include conceptualizing, designing and executing innovative technology strategies for high value results ($20M+.)

Recognized three years in a row by CableFAX magazine as one of the “Most Influential Minorities in Cable,” Vicki and has been named to the “Top Women in Cable Technology” and “Most Powerful Women in Cable.” She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program, Foundation Board of Directors for Women In Technology, she is Executive Team Leader for Global Exec Women and is a Growing Leaders Board Member.