Kenny Martin with OTLF Group

July 23, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Kenny Martin with OTLF Group

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Kenny Martin/OTLF Group

A few years back, the OTLF Group set out to create a company unlike anything seen or experienced before.

One with a positive purpose, an optimistic point of view, and a backbone. One that believes in and stands for passionate, creative, expressive fun. One that is product driven, people driven, and values driven. One that seeks connection, inspiration and an ongoing positive dialogue. One that, instead of just making stuff, seeks to make a difference. And every day at OTLF Group they put their philosophy into action. OTLF Group firmly believes in the link between creativity and effectiveness. Creativity is at the core of their DNA and they always operate with passion, integrity and civility.

ATDC Radio: Kirk Barnes with ATDC and Arletha Livingston with Morehouse School of Medicine

July 17, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Kirk Barnes with ATDC and Arletha Livingston with Morehouse School of Medicine

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Kirk Barnes is the Co-Founder of TransPharMed, a consulting firm focused on business development and commercialization for healthcare and health care focused start-ups. He has a life sciences background with experience related to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nanotechnology, diagnostic, digital health and medical device industries. Kirk has a broad background encompassing leadership, sales, sales excellence coaching and training, business development, global marketing, lobbying and managed markets. Currently, Kirk also serves as a Start-Up Catalyst for new and emerging healthcare and digital health start-ups at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) incubator housed at the Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, where he recently raised the funds to launch its first Healthcare Technology Program.

Kirk served in various positions of increasing responsibility for the following companies in the pharma/ biotech sector: Inventiv Health, Zogenix, Takeda, Janssen Biotech and Pfizer. Therapeutic categories included endocrinology, cardiology, pain management, central nervous system disorders, oncology and hematology. During his time in the pharma/biotech sector, Kirk helped to launch several blockbuster drugs in the diabetes and oncology therapeutic areas.

Kirk was also a Global Business Development Executive for the NanoProfessor & NanoGuardian divisions of NanoInk, a private equity funded start-up company commercializing research-based nanotechnology from Northwestern University. Kirk marketed innovative anti-counterfeiting solutions to pharmaceutical, defense, consumer and medical device companies in the US, EU and Asia. Furthermore, Kirk led lobbying efforts that contributed to the first draft of the FDA REMS for Long-Acting Opioids, US Health Import Safety Legislation and the E.U. Falsified Medicines Directive. He served as a Board Member of the International Authentication Association (IAA), which monitored and provided guidance regarding authentication techniques and counterfeiting trends.

Kirk continues to serve as a Together.Health Steering Committee Member (Founded under leadership from HHS/ONC), Coulter Foundation Oversight Committee Member, TAG Health Board Member, GA BIO Commercialization Committee Member, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce BioScience Council Member and a Board Observer for Patientory (Blockchain Digital Health Company). Kirk holds a B.A. in Economics from Florida A&M University.

Connect with Kirk on LinkedIn.

Arletha Livingston is the Director of Innovations Learning Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine with Morehouse School of Medicine.

Trusted Advisor Radio Episode 7

July 12, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Trusted Advisor Radio Episode 7

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Tara Alderete is responsible for in-person education programs in the Southeast, as well as Clearpoint University, Clearpoint’s online learning program. Clearpoint is a division of Money Management International (MMI). She works hands-on to support community education efforts, delivering information and resources to help consumers increase their financial capability.

Tara has a background in training and development within the financial services industry. She joined Clearpoint in 2010 as a curriculum development specialist and was
instrumental in developing Clearpoint University online. Prior to joining Clearpoint, Tara worked as an instructional designer and senior trainer at JP Morgan Chase and has developed and delivered training curricula for Citigroup, Chase, and LDG Financial Services.

Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of New Mexico, Grant Writing Certification from the University of Georgia, and is an NFCC Certified Educator.

Connect with Tara on Twitter and follow MMI on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Andrea and George Burnett are the proud owners of Power House Pest Control. They are celebrating 17 years of doing business in the Atlanta Metro area out of Stockbridge GA. Power House is 100% family owned since their two children have joined the company as managers.

Andrea and George embrace the challenge as a couple who works, play and worships together. Taken from the Words of the Master, “He who wishes to be great, let him serve.” We appreciate the opportunity to serve our customers, the church and each other. Thanks for choosing Power House.

Follow Power House on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Uncommon Property Realty is a company that helps investors find houses for rental properties but also manages them. Melissa Lester runs the company with her partner and father, Jim Lester. Melissa is a member of the Atlanta Realtors Association and volunteers on the Government and Community Affairs Committee. She enjoys being active in the communities she serves, attending lectures, gardening, and working on her own home.

Melissa has degrees from Young Harris College and Berry College and lives in Brookhaven with her fiancé, Chris, and their cat, Dr. Hobbes.

Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and follow Uncommon Property Realty on Facebook.

About Your Host

Christopher Seabrook is the host of Trusted Advisor Radio and serves as a Financial Representative at Country Financial. He prides himself on working hard to provide the best possible service to his clients. Being able to help people is a central part of his life, and is happy to be of service to his clients and community.

Christopher also enjoys meeting new people and building one-on-one relationships. Open and honest discussions are an easy way for him to connect with clients and ultimately help them secure their financial security goals.

Follow Christopher Seabrook on LinkedIn, Facebook.

Steve Hassett with GT Software and Mitch Skyer with Passio Technologies

March 27, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Steve Hassett with GT Software and Mitch Skyer with Passio Technologies

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Nikole Toptas, Steve Hassett, Mitch Skyer

Steve Hassett/GT Software

GT Software turns yesterday’s legacy systems into tomorrow’s leading edge applications. Its solutions help organizations extend the value of their IT investments through agile development and standards-based APIs, which improves workflow and enhances operational efficiency. Masters of application modernization and a global distributor of the Fujitsu NetCOBOL compiler, GT Software’s proven solutions power mainframe integration with today’s technologies. Currently, more than 2,500 organizations globally trust GT Software’s solutions to ensure they are able to drive forward innovation that improves customer experiences, increases operational efficiency, and generates revenue

Mitch Skyer/Passio Technologies

Named as one of 2018’s TAG Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia, and to the Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 fastest growing companies for 2018, Passio Technologies provides modular and scalable transit technology solutions to fit any-sized transit system. Passio’s exclusive platform answers the daily challenges present in managing transportation systems, providing a single solution that integrates the technology passengers demand and that operators require for excellent transit service. Through onboard connectivity, IoT collection and integration, and cloud-based, open-architecture aggregation, Passio provides over 100 transit agencies with operational control, improving mobility for passengers nationwide.

E19 Dr Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions

November 20, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E19 Dr Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions

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E19 Dr Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions

In this special episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, has a thought provoking discussion with Project Management Industry leaders Dr. Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions.

Much of our hour-long conversation was focused on the future of project management and learning from our collective experiences. Dr. Kerzner and Belinda both highlighted how Project Managers and the role they perform are evolving. We no longer focus our metrics on just the Triple Constraint. We utilize Frameworks rather than Methodology. We have re-defined project success. Our training techniques and tools are changing to meet these new expectations. We discuss differences in project management in the US compared to abroad and challenges with teaching project management at higher educational institutions.

Belinda speaks in detail about the A.C.I.D. Approach; Agility, Change, Innovation, and Disruption. Using this Approach, project managers are more prepared and skilled to lead organizations through growth by running programs and projects critical to overall organizational success. She also shares how Project Management Training has become more behavioral and less technical which provides project managers with essential tools to become successful. Belinda also shares her own story as a young woman starting in a male dominated field, how that has changed and the role that has played in her life with her daughters.

Innovation and Project Management are two terms not often associated. As a leader in our field, Dr. Kerzner is examining innovation in project management through understanding our past as well as understanding the future needs of our organizations and customers. He shares stories of working at the beginning of modern project management and the impetus and limitations of Earned Value, also his personal experiences with his daughter as a project manager facing challenges leading international projects. We hear how measuring success on projects has changed from on time, on budget to now over hundreds of available metrics. He shares how and why project success is now defined as “did you create business value.”

Listen in to the full episode to hear the details from both of these industry leaders. We covered much in our hour and I wish we had more time to dig even deeper.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be December 6th with Naomi Caietti and Raoul Encinas.

IIL is a global leader in training, consulting, coaching and customized course development, and is proud to be the educational provider of choice for many top global companies. IIL’s core competencies include Project, Program and Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Microsoft® Project and Project Server, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2®, ITIL®, Agile, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills, Corporate Consciousness and Sustainability.

Harold Kerzner is Senior Executive Director for Project Management for the International Institute for Learning (IIL). He has an MS and Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Utah State University. He is a prior Air Force Officer and spent several years at Morton-Thiokol in project management. He taught engineering at the University of Illinois and business administration at Utah State University, and for 38 years taught project management at Baldwin-Wallace University. He has published or presented numerous engineering and business papers and has published more than 50 college textbooks on project management, including later editions. His five latest books are (1) Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling; (2) Project Management Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards, (3) Project Management Case Studies, (4) Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence, and (5) PM 2.0: The Future of Project Management

He travels around the world each year conducting project management lectures in Japan, China, Russia, Brazil, Singapore, South Africa, Germany, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Venezuela, Columbia, United Arab Emirates, France, Italy, England and Switzerland.

Connect with Dr. Kerzner on LinkedIn and Facebook

Established in 2008, PM Learning Solutions, LLC is a Phoenix-based project and change management training and consulting firm with a global reach. As a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), PM Learning Solutions offers training programs on the PMI family of credentials, change management, emotional intelligence, and multiple project management topics. The leadership team of PM Learning Solutions offers consultation to organizations across multiple industries on driving business growth through project and change management agility and innovation.

Globally recognized as a project management expert, Belinda Goodrich is the President of PM Learning Solutions, a training and consulting firm focused on delivering world-class project management and exam preparation programs. Belinda serves as a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies with a focus on agility, change, innovation, and disruption in order to drive business growth. After over 20 years of corporate project management and executive leadership experience, Belinda “retired” to serve the project management community. The first woman in the world to achieve five of the PMI credentials, Belinda now holds the following: PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP®, PMI-ACP®, PMI- RMP®, PgMP®. In addition, Belinda is a Certified Scrum Master.

The author of multiple books and courseware on project management and PMI exam topics, Belinda is an in-demand facilitator, speaker, and consultant. As an instructor, Belinda has helped thousands of project managers achieve their project management credentials. Her passion is creating a connection between theoretical project management concepts and real-world business needs through energetic and engaging sessions. In September 2018, Belinda was honored with a Quilly Award in Hollywood for her contribution to the best-selling, co-authored book The Will to Win with famed leadership experts Jim Cathcart and Brian Tracy. Belinda is also the author of Kick Ass Project Manager and co- author of You@Work. In addition, her soon-to-be-released book SHIFT: Business Growth through Exceptional Project Management is already garnering positive attention from industry leaders. Belinda holds a MS of Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Connect with Belinda on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

Project Management Office Hours is powered by The PMO SQUAD

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

ITEN WIRED RADIO: Ep. 7, The Countdown Begins……..

August 28, 2018 by angishields

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN WIRED RADIO: Ep. 7, The Countdown Begins........

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Jim Rhodes

AppRiver
ITEN Director

Jim has actively participated in the planning of the annual ITEN WIRED Summit since 2012 and is in his 6th year serving as its director.

He is a native of Pensacola and a graduate of Tate High School and the University of West Florida, where he received his degree in finance. He moved to Charlotte, NC in 1997 with a goal of furthering his career in banking, but later developed a passion for information technology. Upon graduating ECPI College of Technology, he officially entered into the world of IT in 2001. After working several years as a network engineer, he and his family relocated back to Pensacola in 2007.

Jim has been employed by AppRiver since 2008 and currently manages the mobile solutions team which provides mobile device support for a global customer base of almost 300,000 users. He also serves as an advisor to the board of directors for IT Gulf Coast and as a board member for Innovation Coast.

He is married and has two sons. He enjoys golfing, kayaking, and fishing.

Sean O’Brien

CSRA
ITEN Programming Committee

I am a graduate of the University of Rochester in N.Y., then was designated a Naval Flight Officer and a bombardier/navigator in the A-6E Intruder in 1992.
My Operational assignments include Attack Squadron Five Two (Knight Riders), NAS Whidbey Island with deployments onboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Attack Squadron–One One Five (The Eagles) forward deployed in Atsugi, Japan. Where he deployed onboard the USS Independence (CV-62).
I then reported to Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Nine to receive training in the EA-6B Prowler. I was then assigned as a Plank Owner to Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Eight (VAQ-128) providing electronic attack support to U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations. My last squadron assignment was as Operations Officer for Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132). During this tenure, the Scorpions, flying off the USS George Washington (CVN-73), provided round the clock combat air support for Operation Enduring Freedom.
My shore assignments include instructor duties withVA-128 and VAQ-129. I was the EA-6B Systems Phase Head, a class room and flight instructor and El Centro Detachment OIC. Most recently while at NETC, I flew as an Associate Instructor with VT-86 in Pensacola. I earned an MS in Information Systems and Operations at Naval Post Graduate School. I then served as Computer Network Operation Branch Chief on the Joint Staff in the J-3 Deputy Directorate for Global Operations and Information Operations.
I reported to NRD New Orleans as the Executive Officer in June 06. In December 2007, I assumed command of Naval Recruiting District New Orleans. My tenure at NRD New Orleans started in the months following Hurricane Katrina. My leadership was said to be instrumental in the critical reestablishment of Navy Recruiting on the gulf coast and the ascension of NRD New Orleans from number 26 to the number 3 recruiting district in the country in just three years.
In 2009 I was selected by the Chief of Naval Operations to Command a Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion forward deployed to Taji, Iraq, the largest Navy command on the ground in Iraq. I led this Battalion of 450 Sailors guarding 4,000 of the most violent terrorists in Iraq, as well as training all Iraqi Correctional Officers to transition detention operations to the Gov. of Iraq in April of 2010.
I returned from Iraq and reported to Commander Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) as the Deputy Director of NETC Information Management Division. Along with the staff and field teams, we provided secure, reliable, state of the art information technologies and business capabilities on the world’s largest training network to enable NETC’s mission; training every sailor for the fleet.
After I retired from active duty in 2013, I decided to settle my family in Pensacola and started my own business; Sean O’Brien Consulting, LLC. The firm provided IT Business Integration, Solution Architect, Business Capture and Development, Strategic Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Information Systems and IT Operations services. In 2015 a contract evolved into a full time executive position with CSRA. I am currently the Program Executive for the NETC ITSS Program.
My Military awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with “V” device, Arial Achievement Medal, Navy Commendation and Achievement Medals, Army Commendation and Achievement Medals.
I am married to the former Jennifer A. Schulz of New York and Mobile, Alabama. We have five sons Connor, Dillon, Abner, Colin and Danann.

Kenzie Fitzpatrick

VetCV
ITEN Marketing Committee

Kenzie Fitzpatrick is a two-time graduate of Florida State University and an accidental entrepreneur. She received her bachelor’s degree in Information, Communication and Technology in 2013 and then went on to pursue her master’s degree in Integrated Marketing and Management Communication. Shortly after graduating with her master’s degree, she opened a marketing firm. As of today, she has worked with flower shops, shooting ranges, holster brands, hospitals, not for profits, retail clothing stores, salons, and many more small businesses. Kenzie has worked as a Coordinator helping start the nation’s first stand-alone entrepreneurship school at a public university, volunteered as a Co-Organizer for 1 Million Cups both in Tallahassee and Pensacola, is an adjunct professor at Pensacola State College, and is the Marketing Coordinator at VetCV. When she’s not running around town on her laptop, Kenzie enjoys competitive shooting, reading books of all genres, and spending time outdoors.

Master Today’s Technology, Prepare for Tomorrow’s

Whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, IT professional, student, or just looking for insights into the current issues that concern information technology, the ITEN WIRED Summit is a valuable resource. There will be many networking opportunities with peers and area leaders. No matter your industry or location, you’ll be sure to find interesting and engaging people and topics at this year’s summit! Last year’s Summit sold out, so register early.

About ITEN

ITEN WIRED is a conference hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance. The annual summit provides networking and learning opportunities for executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to foster local economic development efforts surrounding innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

ITEN WIRED is the Gulf Coast’s premier conference for executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and educators working in technology. With topics including cybersecurity, tech makers, start-up tech, virtual environments, simulation, and robotics, you’ll be sure to find something inspiring. Expert presenters offer an excellent forum for professional development. Don’t miss this opportunity to exchange ideas and forge new collaborations around innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship.

ITEN WIRED Industry Day

IT Gulf Coast and Florida West are excited to announce ITEN WIRED SBIOI (Small Business & Industry Outreach Initiative) at this year’s conference.

The day will begin at 8:00 AM on October 2, 2018 with Welcome Remarks from our ITEN WIRED Chairman Jim Rhodes and IT Gulf Coast’s Chairman Sean O’Brien.

With over 300 registrants and dozens of large corporations and small business expected to attend, this will be a great event for you to learn, network and make some great contacts.
Register for Industry Day Here

Business-To-Business Speed Networking
We have added a new and exciting event to our already jam-packed ITEN Wired agenda. On Tuesday, October 2nd at 8.30am – 2.30pm just before the ITEN Wired closing reception we will be hosting an Industry Day immediately followed by a Business-to-Business Speed Networking Event.

How It Works
We will be running the networking session for approx 20-30 businesses, each person will spend 2-3 minutes (depending on final numbers) with each participant. We would ask participants to prepare a short pitch about themselves, company details and what you are looking to get out of the event. You may wish to summarize your information on paper with your contact details and give a copy to each participant to refer to after the event, after all, they will have met a lot of new contacts in a short space of time, so make yourself memorable!

Benefits Of Business-To-Business Speed Networking
•   The main purpose of the speed networking is to meet lots of new contacts in a short space of time-saving valuable time and money
•   Within a few minutes, you can decide if you wish to spend more time with that company/person during the main forum networking events and if there is a possibility of a business relationship
•   Helps maximize your time at the forum making sure you meet the people that can offer you real business opportunities
•   If you take into account each participants business contacts, you are potentially connecting with hundreds of relevant industry people
•   Increases your networking profile within the industry
•   People like to do business with people they have met and like
•   A great icebreaker, the informal format takes the awkwardness out of traditional networking; it is a fun and easy way to meet a wide variety of people.
Some Frequently Asked Questions:
•   The dress is Business Casual.
•   Check-in is at 8:00 AM
•   Speed Networking requires a separate registration. Be sure to email —— if you are interested in participating.
•   Tables are not reserved. (Except Head Tables) Tables are numbered to assist you in finding someone you haven’t met.
•   Presentations will be posted after the SBIOI. SSC Atlantic presentations may take up to 2 weeks and will be posted on their site. Industry presentations will be posted on ITEN WIRED’s website.
•   A “Take Away Table” will be set up in the lobby. Feel free to leave your company flyer on this table. Anything left at end of the day will be thrown away.
•   Coffee and tea will be available throughout the day.
•   Lunch will not be provided, but there will provide a listing of places that are close by.
•   Interested in joining the IT Gulf Coast or becoming a corporate sponsor? Come see ——- at the check-in desk.

AGENDA – Subject to change

October 2, 2018
8:00 Networking / Sign In

8:30 Welcome and ITGC Remarks……………………………………………..Jim Rhodes & Sean O’Brien

8:45 SSC Atlantic Leadership Update…………………………………………Robin B Rourk
– Update on key priorities and initiatives within SSC Atlantic

9:45 Networking Break

10:15 Eglin AFB, Small Business Office………………………………………..Cherri Duval
– Update on key priorities and initiatives Working Groups

11:00 Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center…………………Jane Dowgwillo
– PTAC Statewide Program Manager

12:30 Lunch Break

1:00-4:00 Contracting Office Representative One on One…………………….Contracting Office Representatives

1:00-4:00 SBIR Workshop………………………………………………………………..John Jacamo
– “Getting your business eligible for a Government Contract award.” (Separate Room)

2:00 Speed Networking
– Separate registration required

3:30 Closing Remarks

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

February 16, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

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Brandy Swanson/Smith & Howard

Headquartered in Atlanta, Smith & Howard is a top Atlanta CPA firm providing a wide range of services, including assurance, tax, accounting and advisory services. Their business clients range from start-ups to large, established businesses that operate across the U.S. and internationally. They also have a strong nonprofit client family, including many of Georgia’s most respected organizations. By extension, Smith & Howard also serve the tax, accounting and advisory needs of the owners and executives of businesses. Many of these individuals and families are also clients of Smith & Howard Wealth Management, a wealth management firm serving as the family’s CFO.

Recognized for two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) as the number one firm in the nation by INSIDE Public Accounting and as a Top Accounting Firm to Work For by Accounting Today, they bring a national scope of services with a personal, responsive service approach and a team of smart, dedicated professionals that work with clients year after year.

Smith & Howard’s current clients appreciate their responsiveness, creativity, innovation, expertise, imagination, and an “uncompromising commitment to exceed expectations and contribute to their financial success”.

Glen Mandernacht from Ricoh-USA

February 15, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Glen Mandernacht from Ricoh-USA

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Glen Mandernacht/Ricoh-USA

Ricoh transforms the way people work and communicate. With Ricoh’s expertise in capturing, managing and transforming information, they deliver a broad portfolio of services and technologies that empower digital workplaces. By providing you with the ability to collaborate anytime, anywhere with real-time exchanges of ideas, Ricoh can help you innovate, grow and work smarter.

Business is booming and you’re ready to grow your company and expand into new markets, but you’re concerned about the growing pains of business expansion. You don’t just need great product innovation; you need the resources to deliver exceptional service and support for those products. This is why they offer RICOH Service Advantage. It allows organizations like yours to leverage their resources to deliver exceptional service to your customers, without the upfront capital costs required to expand your own service organization.

Brock Kolls with TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs, Edward Getty with TechConnectHub.com, and Kacie Lett Gordon with 352 Inc.

October 10, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Brock Kolls with TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs, Edward Getty with TechConnectHub.com, and Kacie Lett Gordon with 352 Inc.

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John Ray, Brock Kolls, Kacie Lett Gordon, Edward Getty

Brock Kolls/TechConnectHub.com & TechSquare Labs

Brock Kolls is a serial entrepreneur who develops market-changing technology by identifying and capturing intellectual property around breakthrough innovation. He is a prolific inventor and U.S. Patent Agent. He took a FinTech startup to a successful NASDAQ exit. He was a member of Coca-Cola R&D and started Coca-Cola’s global open innovation program, scouting for technologies worldwide. Now his focus is TechConnectHub.com (TCH), an online innovators community he founded to connect corporates with innovation needs to researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups who have solutions. TechSquare Labs is a TCH innovation hub where he leads a corporate innovation program. He is also a co-founder of Enterprise Innovation, an event series focused on the interface between corporate innovation and the startup community.

Edward Getty/TechConnectHub.com

Dr. Ed Getty has over 28 years of R&D Technology Management & Strategy experience gained over twenty years while creating and managing world-class open/external innovation business models, processes and capabilities for:

– The Procter & Gamble Company: Connect + Develop(SM) Program
– The Coca-Cola Company: External Technology Acquisition Program
– Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Global External Alliance Program
– Mars Incorporated: Global External Innovation Program

Through his external innovation journeys, Dr. Getty has been mentoring and cultivating entrepreneurs and startups in how to work with large enterprises, helping develop mutually beneficial relationship agreements, and coaching the startup community on how to move from prototype to commercial scale.

He is currently Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at TechConnectHub.com where he is working to connect corporate innovation challenges to capabilities and solutions from researchers, entrepreneurs, and startup communities around the world.

Kacie Lett Gordon/352 Inc.

Kacie Lett Gordon is the VP of Client Engagement at 352 Inc., a product development and innovation firm based in Tech Square. 352 works with Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies to ideate, validate and accelerate growth opportunities. She is also the Co-Founder of EnterpriseInnovation.com, and the Atlanta-based Enterprise Entrepreneurship Series. The event series brings together corporate innovation and business leaders to create community around best practices and thought leadership. 352 has helped companies like Cox Automotive, INVISTA, Verizon Telematics and Fifth Third Bank transform their businesses.