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Georgia Business Radio May 8, 2015: Dr. Taz Bhatia MD with The Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Mark Gonsalves with FoodZEO.com, Jon Wright with Access Point Financial, Inc – Buckhead Business Radio

May 8, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Georgia Business Radio May 8, 2015: Dr. Taz Bhatia MD with The Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Mark Gonsalves with FoodZEO.com, Jon Wright with Access Point Financial, Inc - Buckhead Business Radio

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Dr. Taz Bhatia MD/Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine

Founder and Director

Physician, Best-Selling Author, Acupuncturist, Certified Nutritionist, Prevention Expert, Mom and Wife

Dr. Taz Bhatia, MD, is a board-certified physician, specializing in integrative, functional and emergency medicine with expertise in pediatrics, prevention and womens health. Personal health challenges in her twenties motivated Dr. Taz to go beyond her conventional training and pursue an alternative definition of health and healthy living. It led her to opening her now nationally recognized practice, the Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine, where providers help patients to navigate their journey to WHOLE health.

Dr. Taz MD, is a Fellow of the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine led by Dr. Andrew Weil, completing the fellowship in 2008. A native Atlantan, she attended The Westminster Schools, Emory University, the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia. She has served as a medical expert for CNN Headline News, a Dr. Oz Sharecare expert and been featured on numerous media outlets, including TODAY, Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, The Weather Channel, EXTRA!, Live with Kelly and Michael and the Meredith Vieira Show.

Dr. Taz has since authored two books: What Doctors Eat and The 21-Day Belly Fix, frequently featured in Atlantas Top Docs and voted numerous times as Best Atlanta Integrative Medicine Physician. When not caring for patients, she can be found spending time with her husband and two young children.

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Mark Gonsalves/FoodZeo.com

CEO

Mark Gonsalves has enjoyed a very successful 30-plus year business career building brands for major companies. He became interested in health and the impact our food has when he and his wife found out their then 5-year old daughter was diagnosed with a medical condition called Absence Seizures. Traditional medicine made things worse so they looked to nutrition as a way to address her challenge which proved quite effective.

Having owned a GMP-certified nutraceutical manufacturing company which made dietary and nutritional supplements for many popular brands, Mark and his wife Donna now have a weekly radio show, The Food Conspiracy, which airs Sunday’s on two AM stations in Atlanta. They educate listeners on what the Food Industry doesn’t want you to know about, how improper food contributes to sickness, obesity and disease and what you can do about it.

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Jon Wright/Access Point Financial, Inc

CEO

Jon Wright is the co-founder and CEO of hotel lender Access Point Financial. Jon has more than 25 of experience in the commercial real-estate and hospitality industries, specializing in capital expenditure finance and hospitality lending. He has worked with Ford Motor Credit, Holiday Inn Worldwide and was recruited by General Motors to form GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Backed Lending Division. In addition to his commercial real estate experience, Jon is also an accomplished BMI, Inc. song writer with a #1 song to his credit.

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Cassius Butts with U.S. Small Business Administration, Terri Denison with SBA, Dr. Robert Yancy with SCORE Atlanta, Sandy Headley with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc – Buckhead Business Radio

May 5, 2015 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Cassius Butts with U.S. Small Business Administration, Terri Denison with SBA, Dr. Robert Yancy with SCORE Atlanta, Sandy Headley with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc - Buckhead Business Radio

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Robert Yancy, Terri Denison, Sandy Headley, Cassius Butts

Cassius F. Butts/U.S. Small Business Administration

Regional Administrator

Cassius F. Butts was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011. He is responsible for the delivery of SBA programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. During his appointment, Cassius has managed oversight of three record breaking years for SBA lending in Region IV. Nearly $15 billion in SBA-backed loans were awarded to small businesses within the aforementioned eight states.

Cassius Butts has over 20 years of experience in government, business, and public administration endeavors. Prior to joining SBA, Cassius was employed as one of three Chiefs of the Real Estate Owned Division with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he began his career as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2002.

Prior to his 10 year tenure within the federal government, Cassius Butts worked in senior leadership positions for city government agencies, national lending institutions and higher education. Since 2006, he has also been a Visiting Professor with DeVry Universitys Keller Graduate School of Management.

As co-founder of CB Consultants, LLC, Cassius Butts has advised many elected officials, local governments and many small businesses over the years. His community-engagement knowledge and appreciation of small business is extensive.

Cassius Butts is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Edgewood High School in Orlando, Florida. Cassius graduated from Morehouse College and received his graduate degree from Clark Atlanta Universitys School of Public Administration. He is a graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commissions Regional Leadership Institute and is a 2012 Leadership Atlanta graduate.

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Terri Denison/U.S. Small Business Administration

Georgia District Director

Terri Denison is the Georgia District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In this role since May 2002, she is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the SBA’s programs and resources throughout Georgia. In 1987, Terri began her SBA career as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Agency’s Washington, D. C. District and Headquarter Offices. Other positions included working with the Agency’s 8(a) Business Development and One Stop Capital Shop programs and Office of Field Operations. In 1994, she served as the SBA representative on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Interagency Task Force. From 1996 to 2002, Terri was the SBA Indiana Deputy Director.

As Georgia District Director, Terri has received honors from the Atlanta Business League, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Microenterprise Network, Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Who’s Who in Black Atlanta.

A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Ms. Denison holds a B.A. Degree in American Government from Cornell University and an M.A. Degree in Urban Studies from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Personal interests include travel and ballroom dancing. She serves as the Vice President of the Cornell Alumni Association of Atlanta.

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Dr. Robert Yancy/SCORE Atlanta

Chairman of the Atlanta chapter

Dr. Yancy is Chairman of the Atlanta chapter of SCORE, a national small business assistance, volunteer organization. He was founding Dean of the School of Management at Southern Polytechnic State University and partner in several small business startups. He was recently named Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year (2015) by SBA.

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Sandy Headley/Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc.

Chief Lending Officer

Sandy has been with ACE since 2007. While at ACE, Sandy grew its portfolio from $2 million to $28 million thus creating or saving nearly 4,000 jobs. She helped develop multiple ACE financial products, implemented credit reporting for loans, and expanded ACEs service area into Atlanta.

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Bill Frisby of Strengthening Leaders L3C with Bruce Deel and Michele Rickett

April 28, 2015 by angishields

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Bill Frisby of Strengthening Leaders L3C with Bruce Deel and Michele Rickett

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Bill Frisby / Strengthening Leaders L3C

Bill founded Strengthening Leaders in 2007 and leads the firm as CEO. The firm continues to grow in influence, impacting leaders and organizations in the private sector as well as non-profits, including faith-based, performing arts, and healthcare organizations. As Bill strengthens our clients he draws from over 30 years of international non-profit and corporate leadership experience. He provides executive coaching, organizational consulting, and training to leaders. He has worked with leaders at Operation Mobilization, SIL, Word of Life Fellowship, The Gideons International, WorldVenture, ECFA, Columbia International University, Chick-fil-A and many other organizations. Bill helps leaders build healthy teams and achieve first-rate organizational performance and results. He has served as the Principle of a Bible College in the FIJI Islands, US Coordinator and Board Member at AFCI, VP of Public Ministry at OM USA, led Training and Development onboard OM’s ship MV Logos II, and led a multi-national team in the Italian Alps while pastoring a local church. For more than 25 years, Bill has been a conference speaker (leadership, management, missions, and more) in the USA and Internationally.

Bill earned a BA Degree in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Kentucky and went on to be a high performer in Sales and Marketing with Cities Service Company in the petro-chemical business and with InterfaceFLOR in the specialty high-tech floor covering industry. Bill did his graduate studies at Talbot Theological Seminary and Biola University, majoring in Inter-Cultural Studies and Pastoral Ministry.

In 1989, Bill was ordained at First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia by Dr. Charles Stanley, Andy Stanley, and the rest of the FBA pastoral staff. He successfully completed Bobb Biehl’s Consulting Institute and a unique one-year intensive mentorship with Bobb, a master consultant and executive mentor. Bill is an active member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD).

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Bruce Deel / City of Refuge, Inc.

Bruce Deel is bold, relentless and unyielding in the fight against poverty and the consequences it has in Atlanta, GA. Bruce is the Senior Pastor of The Mission Church and founder and Chief Executive Officer of City of Refuge. He founded the organization in 1997 with a mission to help the broken, assist the at-risk and prevent future crises. For the past 17 years, his mission has been to bring light, hope and transformation to the last, lost and least of Atlanta’s inner-city with passion and excellence and lead others to do the same with integrity and sincerity.

Located in one of Georgia’s toughest neighborhoods, City of Refuge provides housing, medical and mental health care, educational training, vocational training, case management and a host of other services to the disenfranchised and homeless of the city. A 210,000 square foot warehouse serves as the base of operations and Bruce believes that collaboration is essential to positive life-change. Thus, partners in childcare, medical services, and vocational training have offices and staff on the City of Refuge campus.

Bruce is a graduate of Lee University in Cleveland, TN, married for 28 years to his beautiful wife, Rhonda, and proud father of 5 daughters. As a result of his experience and success in positively impacting those in crisis, Bruce is a sought after speaker and serves as a consultant to numerous non-profits around the country.

As a credit to his successful leadership at City of Refuge, Bruce has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being honored by the Governor’s Office, being named a Pathfinder by TBS, receiving the Bridge Builder Award given by the Georgia Coalition Against Homelessness, and being honored by the Atlanta Braves and People Magazine as a national “All-Star Among Us.” Most recently Bruce was presented the Epoch Award based on his positive impact on the city of Atlanta over the past 17 years.

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Michele Rickett / She is Safe

Michele Rickett has led international outreach for over 20 years. Her life mission was born out of experiences living and working in Africa as a young missionary, where she learned that girls were often kept home to work, marry or be sold. She established SIS to share Christ and equip women and girls to build new lives in the highest-risk and least-reached places. She began by creating partnerships with local women leaders across the globe, while researching, publishing and speaking to raise a Christ-centered response to the abuse and slavery of women and girls. Under her leadership, She Is Safe has assembled a highly effective team and forged effective strategies to equip oppressed women and girls to break the cycles of abuse and slavery as they learn about and live for Christ. “Our work won’t be complete until every one of the 600 million girls in the developing world has her fair opportunity to consider Christ, and become the woman He created her to be.”

Michele is a published author and engaging speaker. She has co-authored three books, among them is InterVarsity Press bestseller Forgotten Girls, co-authored with Kay Marshall Strom. The new Expanded Edition includes the latest statistics, and a discussion guide with scripture for use in bible study groups and book clubs.

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Whitney Wilson with LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Stacy Weenick with Taste of Atlanta, Terry Carver with Bricktop’s, Kit Cummings with Power of Peace Productions, Inc. – Buckhead Business Radio

October 7, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Whitney Wilson with LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Stacy Weenick with Taste of Atlanta, Terry Carver with Bricktop's, Kit Cummings with Power of Peace Productions, Inc. - Buckhead Business Radio

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Whitney Wilson/ LEGOLAND Discovery Center

Marketing Manager

Enthusiastic and dedicated professional, with two years working for Merlin Entertainments, the second largest global entertainments company. With experience in all Operational and Marketing aspects of the business, I strive to achieve maximum guest satisfaction, optimization of all Marketing channels and the personal career development of the Marketing team. I enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic environment. In my career at Merlin Entertainments have demonstrated excellent customer service and problem solving skills, and have developed a passion for the entertainments industry.

– Source, develop and execute promotional partnerships.

– Work with the Finance Department to develop annual visitor budget.

– Oversee Trade Sales activity, group bookings, hotel relationships, and 3rd party partnerships.

– Oversee social media activity and initiatives.

– Oversee the development and execution of all community events, both on site and off site.

– Develop and track ticket products to ensure daily, monthly and annual targets are achieved.

– Develop online digital marketing strategies and relationships.

– Actively manage and monitor online social review sites.

– Responsible for the creation and execution of the annual marketing plan.

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Stacy Weenick/Taste of Atlanta

Event Manager

Taste of Atlanta packs the bold flavors, colorful personalities and vibrant energy of an entire city into 10 blocks in Midtown Atlanta. The three-day festival explores the city’s unique neighborhoods by sampling tastes from the chefs and bartenders that give each area its own creative energy. Since its inception in 2002, Taste of Atlanta has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of food, wine, beer and cocktail lovers from across the country. Festival attendees bring their adventurous appetites and experience a full range of flavors, from time-honored Southern classics to innovative dishes that are destined to be the next culinary trend. Patrons also enjoy interactive cooking demonstrations on four main stages, live entertainment and family-friendly activities for food lovers of all ages. Taste of Atlanta supports several Atlanta non-profit groups, including Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters, Atlanta’s Table, Georgia Organics and Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia and ProStart®. Indulge in the city’s flavors Friday through Sunday, October 24-26 in Midtown at Tech Square to truly savor what makes Atlanta the food capital of the South.

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Terry Carver /Bricktop’s

General Manager

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Kit Cummings/Power of Peace Productions, Inc.

Founder & President

Born and raised in Atlanta, Kit has been involved in the field of personal development and leadership for over two decades. Kit earned a BBA in Marketing from the Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia, and he also holds a Master of Theology. Kit founded Power of Peace Project, Inc. and Power of Peace Productions, Inc. and brings his experience working in some of the most dangerous areas in the world– to bring about organizational CHANGE in your community. Kit has inspired people to aim higher in places as far away as Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, and recently completed speaking tours in South Africa, Mexico, Honduras and Ukraine. Kit has negotiated peace between rival gang leaders in dangerous prisons and recently spoke at the Gandhi Global Peace Summit in Durban, South Africa. Having taught in some of the toughest environments in the world, he now brings his dynamic message to schools, prisons, churches, corporate events and seminars. Kit has authored four books.

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J.R. McNair with Business Service Pros and Jeff Jahn with DynamiX Web Design

July 1, 2014 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

J.R. McNair with Business Service Pros and Jeff Jahn with DynamiX Web Design

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J.R. McNair / Business Service Pros, Inc.

J.R. McNair is an Atlanta native and hometown sports star that now resides in South Fulton County. J.R. McNair is one of Clayton County’s 1st Two Time State Wrestling Champions as well as Mt. Zion High school’s single season rushing record holder. After High school J.R. attended Wofford College and served on the board of trustees as its Student Body President, and Division 1 Student Liaison to the NCAA. During his time at Wofford College J.R. received numerous academic, civic, and athletic awards from both the state and national level. J.R. led the Terriers to its first Division 1 playoff birth and broke the Division 1 Single game rushing record by tallying 5 rushing touchdowns against UTC Chattanooga which gained him All-Conference & Second Team All-America Honors at running back. J.R. also enjoyed a record setting season in Europe as the starting running back for the Hamburg Blue Devils.

While in College J.R. started a business development company that since its inception has helped over 3,000 small business owners. J.R. is an avid learner and prides himself on mastering a new business skill every 12 months. J.R. has helped incorporate almost 1,000 entities and as such is an expert in the field of corporate formations. J.R. McNair started his first business at the age of 10 years old and has personally started, branded, invested or sold over 30 businesses since that time.

In addition to his professional business career J.R. has also pursued the arts as professional singer that has sung for thousands at venues both nationally and internationally. J.R. McNair and his wife Casey have four children, William (5), Christian(2), and Twin Boys Elijah and Lemuel (1).

Jeff Jahn / DynamiX Web Design

Jeff is recognized as an authority in web, mobile, social media and emerging online technologies. He founded his first business, DynamiX in 2005 as a college sophmore. Over the course of the past nine years, it has grown to be one of the largest and most successful development companies in Atlanta. In addition, Jeff has founded and co-founded several tech-focused companies and serves as a trusted advisor to businessess around the world.

Jeff’s approach has generated millions of dollars in new revenue for clients and dramatically improved the effectiveness of digital and traditional advertising. He is recognized as one of Atlanta’s 20 Rising Stars Under 40.

John Schaffner with BuckheadView, Brad Parcells with Projections, Inc., Terri Moss with Buckhead Fight Club, David Kurkjian with MasterMessaging – Buckhead Business Radio

June 10, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

John Schaffner with BuckheadView, Brad Parcells with Projections, Inc., Terri Moss with Buckhead Fight Club, David Kurkjian with MasterMessaging - Buckhead Business Radio

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David Kurkjian, Terri Moss, Brad Parcells, John Schaffner

John Schaffner/BuckheadView.com

After a life-time career in newspaper journalism, and with no intention to ever “retire,” John Schaffner launched BuckheadView, an online news site covering news of interest and importance to residents of Atlanta’s Buckhead community. Schaffner launched his professional journalism career in the early ’60s, when he joined the St. Petersburg Times fresh from Florida State University. In the years that followed, he moved from there to The Palm Beach Post and then to The Philadelphia Inquirer prior to joining The Atlanta Constitution as Managing Editor in 1977. Since moving into Atlanta community journalism a dozen years ago, Schaffner has attended nearly every major community meeting and event in the areas he has covered. The Atlanta City Council, the Buckhead Coalition, the Buckhead Business Association and the Northwest Community Alliance have all recognized BuckheadView Editor John Schaffner for his hands-on community journalism. As a resident of Buckhead and active participant in local meetings and events, Schaffner’s coverage provides a perspective that goes far beyond any other community news organization. Schaffner turned 73 recently and has no intention of retiring anytime soon.

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Brad Parcells/A Better Leader/Projections, Inc.

A Better Leader improves organization’s managerial and leadership effectiveness for greater team dynamics, goal achievement, and a stronger and more productive environment. We help those who are: 1. Struggling with leadership effectiveness from front line and secondary level managers/supervisors; 2. Worried that training was inconsistently delivered over multiple locations and managers did not have 24/7 access capabilities; 3. Challenged to administrate such a program requiring many hours of time, effort and other resources; 4. Frustrated that most leadership programs broke their training budgets.

If these or other situations are forefront in your mind, let’s share a discovery conversation about those areas and see if there is a fit or not. For those who have found a fit, our resources have helped individual and team effectiveness and bottom line productivity. My core value system is Give-to-Give versus Give-to-Get. Passionate about serving and helping others reach their fullest potential. Be your authentic self. Elevate your consciousness and awareness and you’ll elevate your energy. There’s no substitute for trust. I look forward to our conversation, understanding your specific situations and challenges and getting to know you.

Projections, Inc. We work with determined organizations who need to: 1. Build a stronger workforce; 2. Engage with their employees; 3. Train employees and managers; 4. Reduce turnover; 5. Stay Union Free; 6. Communications and training to be consistently and effectively delivered.

30+ years as the industry leader in employee communications and training improving the connections between employers and employees and their internal branding & training messages. We deliver both custom and off the shelf communications and training resources in three distinct media: DVD/video, dedicated interactive websites, and ELearning formats. We also produce in multiple language and cultural formats enabling company’s to deliver more powerful messages that resonate and connect with employees. We work in all industry segments and all size organizations.

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Terri Moss/Buckhead Fight Club

Terri Moss stumbled into boxing only three months before her 34th birthday and at age 36, she made her professional debut. She became ranked the #2 female fighter in the world in the strawweight division in her first year in the professional ranks and held that position for most of her career. She went on to fight for five world titles capturing the WIBF Strawweight World Title and the WIBA Intercontinental Mini Flyweight Title setting a Guinness World Record in the process, making her the oldest female in the history of boxing to win major a world championship. That record has since been broken. Terri began a career as a full time trainer in 2004, and has become well established in the Atlanta boxing community. After retiring as Champion in 2008, Terri founded Atlanta’s first ever series of white collar charity boxing shows called “Atlanta Corporate Fight Night,” which earned her several awards in 1012 and 2013 including “promoter of the year”, “best local boxing brand”, and “most influential person in boxing”. Through Corporate Fight Night Terri has raised over $43,000 in funds and sponsorships for local and national charities including charities such as StandUp for Kids, The Ben Cohen Foundation, Bert’s Big Adventure, PAWS Atlanta, Semper Fi Fund, and most recently the Wounded Warrior Project to name a few. In 2014, Terri plans to expand Corporate Fight Nationally, then internationally, hosting the first ever UK vs USA event both in the US and abroad. Terri also serves as coordinator for the Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) and the Global Boxing Union (GBU) and she serves as chairman of women’s boxing with the Champions of Dignity Association (CODA). CODA is a major supporter of the Retired Boxers Foundation (RBF). In 2012 Terri was awarded the CODA Champion of Dignity honorary championship belt, one of her highest honors, for service and dedication to the sport of boxing. In 2012 Terri also began work on “Boxing Chicks” produced by Tomorrow Pictures, a full length feature film documentary about the heart and drive of women who love the sport, and participate in the sport of boxing. Boxing Chicks was featured in the Shadowbox Film Festival in New York in December of 2013, walking away with honorary mentions for best feature film for the festival. It is set to be released in summer of 2014. In May 2013 Terri opened Buckhead Fight Club, which serves as home to Terri’s fighters and the Boxing Chicks.

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David Kurkjian/MasterMessaging

David Kurkjian is the founder of MasterMessaging, a consultancy that helps clients overcome the status quo through effective sales conversations. Specifically sales conversations focused on meaning and emotion instead of facts and information. His 25 years in sales and sales leadership includes roles with BellSouth, CareerBuilder, Lightyear Direct and Yodle. During these years David discovered what scientists can now prove, buyers make decisions based on meaning and emotion and justify those decisions with logic and reason. Recently David has trained sales teams with Assurant Solutions, Aflac, Intradiem and others to move their prospects to action through meaningful conversations. David lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Charlene and his children Kara, David, Katie and Daniel.

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Jay Ferro with American Cancer Society and Lee Crump with Rollins, Inc.

June 5, 2014 by angishields

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Jay Ferro with American Cancer Society and Lee Crump with Rollins, Inc.

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Jay Ferro / American Cancer Society

Jay is currently Chief Information Officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS), a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer Society has more than 900 local offices nationwide and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Jay is responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the Global Information Technology organization.

Prior to joining ACS in 2012, Jay 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), most recently as VP and CIO for AIG Aerospace, a leading global aerospace insurer. At AIG, Jay implemented numerous improvements that have delivered substantial value to the organization while managing significant organizational change in a turbulent market environment. In addition to his role as AVP of Information Technology with AIG Personal Lines, Jay was selected as CFO for Operations and Systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT Finance and Governance Standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.

Jay continues to be a thought leader in the Information Technology arena and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist, both in Atlanta and Nationwide. 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.

His commitment and dedication to community involvement is evidenced by the time and energy he contributes. In 2007, he founded the non-profit group, Priscilla’s Promise, in honor of his late wife, which raises funds for cervical cancer education and research, and currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2011 he was elected to the Board of Directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community, and in 2013 was named Board Chair.

Jay earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Jay continues to be involved with his alma mater, both as a mentor for young alumni and as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the Terry College of Business.

Jay lives in the Metro Atlanta Area with his 3 sons: Trey, Connor and Alex.

Lee Crump / Rollins, Inc.

Lee W. Crump is the CIO and Group Vice President of Business Support for Rollins, Inc. Rollins, based in Atlanta, has annual revenues of over $1.3 billion and is the parent company of Orkin Pest Control, and other well-known pest control companies. Prior to joining Rollins in 2009 Crump spent ten years as the CIO of the largest and most profitable ServiceMaster subsidiary based in Memphis, TN. In 2012 Crump was named Georgia CIO of the Year (Global Division) by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA).

In his current capacity, he manages a team of 150 professionals and is responsible for all Information Technology (IT) and Program Management (PMO).

Mr. Crump holds the PMP credential from the Project Management Institute and has a long track record of successfully delivering major systems implementations. He served as the Six Sigma Executive Deployment Champion in his previous role with ServiceMaster. He has spent over 35 years in IT, equally divided between IT Executive Management and Business Consulting.

Mr. Crump serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Georgia Junior Achievement, Year-Up Atlanta, and CHRIS Kids. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) where he is Vice Chair of Programs, the Association of Telecommunications Professionals (ATP), and the Sprint CIO Advisory Board. He is a volunteer and mentor for Pathbuilders Achieva and Year-Up Atlanta, where in 2013 he received the Year-Up Urban Empowerment Award.

He is a member of American Mensa, the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA), the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Technology Association of Georgia, (TAG), and the Society of Information Managers (SIM).

Tom Catherall with Here To Serve Restaurants and Justin Miller with CARE for AIDS, Inc.

May 2, 2014 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

Tom Catherall with Here To Serve Restaurants and Justin Miller with CARE for AIDS, Inc.

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Tom Catherall / Here To Serve Restaurants

Tom Catherall has been one of the defining and influential forces of the Atlanta restaurant scene for nearly three decades. A certified master chef, Catherall’s Here to Serve Restaurants group is the successful hospital- ity umbrella for 11 unique restaurant concepts, from steak, seafood and sushi to Spanish tapas, with 14 loca- tions in the Atlanta area. H2SR is also the home of an in-house bakery that services each concept along with complete catering capabilities. Catherall has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years, including a gold medal with a perfect score citation from the 1988 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany, and his 1985 Master Chef Certification by the American Culinary Federation and the Culinary Institute of America, among many others. In 1990, he came in first out of 50 chefs from 50 states in the American Seafood Challenge in New Orleans. He iwas nominated in 2013 for a Rice Award (Rising in Community Excellence), given to indi- viduals who exemplify professional excellence while edifying the community. This year marks Catherall’s 50 years as a chef.

Justin Miller / CARE for AIDS, Inc.

In 2007, Justin co-founded CARE for AIDS as a junior at Vanderbilt University. Despite being a full-time college student, he helped raise over $200,000 to open and operate four centers in Kenya for families affected by HIV/AIDS. He became the Executive Director in September 2009 and has since led the organization to grow to 20 centers, 54 employees, and more than 5,000 families served. Justin received a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University in Economics and Human and Organizational Development. Justin and his wife of four years, Lindsay, live in Atlanta, Georgia. They are expecting their first child in September.

Surviving Breast Cancer – Top Docs Radio

April 24, 2014 by Garrett Ervin

Top Docs Radio

Surviving Breast Cancer - Top Docs Radio

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Top Docs Radio features healthcare providers and professionals sharing their expertise to “Get the Word Out” about a variety of health problems, treatments and community concerns to elevate our community’s well-being.

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:

Breast Cancer

“You have cancer” is one of the most frightening statements a person can hear. This week we meet four ladies who have travelled the challenging journey of diagnosis, treatment and survival of breast cancer. They’re here to tell us about support resources available that you might not be aware of, that can help someone you know and love get assistance that can make their experience a little (or a lot) better. Make sure to share this show with folks you know. You just might make a difference in their situation.

The host of Top Docs Radio is Charles “CW” Hall with Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia.

GUESTS:

Janet Beebe

31 year, 2 time breast cancer survivor, and 4 time cancer survivor
President, Founder and Director of The Breast Cancer Survivors’ Network
Recipient of multiple awards including, “Volunteer of the Year” from the American Cancer Society and United Way, and “Business Woman of the Year” by the National Association of Business Women
Frequently spotlighted by numerous publications and media outlets, including Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Fayette Woman’s Magazine, and others

Cookie Aftergut

12 year Stage II breast cancer survivor, treated with chemotherapy and radiation
Founder of ChemoChic and ChemoFlage
Recipient of “Yoplait Champion” award and recognized by the Susan G. Komen Foundation and SELF Magazine for her community work

Lynn Wyatt

Survivor of metastatic breast cancer
Elected double mastectomy/TRAM reconstruction
Experienced subsequent cancer diagnosis/treatment of brain, liver, and spine requiring additional chemotherapy/radiation
Today, cancer free

Judy Koeppen

10 year recipient of high-dose estrogen/progesterone therapy of menopause
Stage 0 breast cancer found on follow up exam, treated with lumpectomy and ongoing Tamoxifen
Subsequent abnormal uterine cell findings on exam leading her to elect for hysterectomy
Today, cancer free