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Pam Balentine, Viking CPA Group, and Anna Clapper, Deep Blue Aquatics

November 5, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Pam Balentine, Viking CPA Group, and Anna Clapper, Deep Blue Aquatics

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**John Ray, Pam Balentine, and Anna Clapper**

North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 175: Pam Balentine, Viking CPA Group, and Anna Clapper, Deep Blue Aquatics

A small business “CPA with a personality” and a professional mermaid for your next corporate event were featured on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio” as Pam Balentine, Viking CPA Group, and Anna Clapper, Deep Blue Aquatics, joined the show. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Pam Balentine, Viking CPA Group

Pam Balentine is founder of Viking CPA Group, which services small to mid-size business owners, assisting them with tax, accounting, and consulting needs. She prides herself on being a value add to her clients and forming relationships. Pam helps clients understand their business numbers and how to use them to make key growth decisions. She assists clients with strategies to incorporate operations and processes with financials to ensure a low risk, effective, and efficient business.

Pam earned bachelor and master’s degrees in accounting from Michigan State University, and started her career at the prestigious EY in the Detroit office. She continued her career in auditing at various Fortune 500 companies. While working in internal audit, Pam started Viking CPA Group in March of 2013. She is a former adjunct accounting professor at Kennesaw State University. Pam describes herself as the CPA with personality.

To learn more, go to the Viking CPA Group website, email Pam directly, or call 404-850-0326.

Anna Clapper, Deep Blue Aquatics

Anna Clapper is a professional aquatic performer and owner of Deep Blue Aquatics in Columbia, SC. She has made appearances at events all across the Southeast. She not only provides exceptional mermaid and aquatic performance entertainment, but also offers personalized dive instruction, aquatic safety workshops, and life-saving certification courses upon request. She has nearly 15 years of diving experience and is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. As a PADI Master Freediver and Freediving Instructor, Anna has a recorded breath hold of over three and a half minutes. She can safely perform in open water and confined water environments using both breath hold diving and surface supply scuba systems. Anna has more than 20 years of training in a variety of dance styles, making her a skilled underwater model and performer.

In addition to diving, Anna is a published scientist. She works closely with local organizations as an advocate for conservation and STEM education. In her spare time, Anna is also a volunteer diver at the South Carolina Aquarium (in her human form). And, as you might have guessed, her favorite sea creatures are jellyfish.

To learn more, go to the Deep Blue Aquatics website, email Anna directly, or call 843-289-0033.

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.

Bretta Kelly with BMSC Trenton Taheri with Apexus and Linda Daly with A2Z

October 9, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Bretta Kelly with BMSC Trenton Taheri with Apexus and Linda Daly with A2Z

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Bretta Kelly with BMSC Trenton Taheri with Apexus and Linda Daly with A2Z

Business Management Systems Consulting, BMSC is and Quality Management Systems Consulting business that helps companies implement and maintain ISO 9001 and Aerospace programs. BMSC has helped more than 200 companies, mostly companies local to Arizona gain successful registration to ISO 9001 or other related standards.

Bretta Kelly is a native to Arizona and earned her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from ASU. Bretta has been consulting with clients for more than 20 years and is also a lead auditor for ISO 9001 and is a certified aerospace auditor working for several registrars.

Bretta also teaches energy healing yoga at the Chandler Mago Mindfulness Center, and is passionate about helping people reconnect with their true self and find peace in their life.

Connect with Bretta on LinkedIn.

Located in Tempe, Apexus Corp has an ambitious and effective design studio with state of the art machining equipment in their plant. They offer some of the best features in industrial design, store fixture manufacturing and installation services.

With laser cutting machines, CNC Routers, and thermal vacuum forming equipment. Fabrication services are provided using highly skilled technicians and the latest jig build setups to ensure quality and repeat-ability. Manufacturing is like breathing to Apexus Corp so stop holding your breath on projects and allow Apexus to assist in bringing them to life.

Trenton Taheri, Chief Operating Officer of Apexus Corp, was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He has recently moved his manufacturing business to Tempe after falling in love with Arizona a few years ago.

Happenstance brought him to Arizona and now the reality is to put roots down and make this state and country his cherished home. With a background in machining & fabrication, project management and as director of operations for a decade at the parent company of Apexus in Canada, the experience from the shop floor to the boardroom is one asset that is highly regarded by his peers.

Trenton studied operations management at Durham college and marketing at Ryerson University in Toronto. Trenton has chosen to bring his passion for creating and innovating to Arizona where new boundaries can be pushed in utilizing today’s technology in advanced manufacturing.

Connect with Trenton on LinkedIn and follow Apexus on Instagram.

The A2Z Manufacturing magazines are celebrating 25 years. Originally called ‘The Arizona Metalworker’, the initial publication targeted the precision manufacturing industry in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. 10 years ago, the company launched the Rocky Mountain (CO, UT, ID, MT and WY) edition.

Five years ago, the company launched the West Coast edition. Today, the A2Z Manufacturing magazines are regional publications are targeted to precision manufacturing in the Aerospace, Defense, Semiconductor and Energy industries. All magazines are online in their entirety, and the company has increased its online advertising opportunities with banners and EBlasts.

Linda Daly purchased the Arizona Metalworker magazine in 2005, and expanded it with 2 additional regional publications over the next decade. Today, A2Z Manufacturing magazines reach 11 states through the 3 regional publications.

Prior to purchasing the Arizona Metalworker, Linda worked in Sales and Marketing positions first at AT&T in New Jersey and Dallas, Texas, then Motorola Inc, in Fort Worth Texas, at Bellcore in New Jersey, and then at Intel, in Chandler, Arizona.

Linda earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Delaware and her Masters in Business (MBA) from Rutgers University. Linda is past board member of the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP), the Arizona Tooling and Machining Association (ATMA), and a current member of regional National Tooling and Machining Associations. Linda is a current board member of the Arizona Precision Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program (AzPMAP).

Connect with Linda on LinkedIn.

E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

March 1, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

John Sievila is PMO Project Director for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. John is a graduate of University of North Dakota with a BSEE. As an accomplished Technology professional with extensive PMO experience in large-scale projects including Healthcare (PACS, HIS, RIS, etc.), John has successfully led large scale PMO driven projects and programs, including Professional Services organizations throughout his career. Expert at developing and aligning corporate strategies with operating processes, organizational structures and IT, John has built development models and project delivery methodologies for large scales projects including PACS, CRM and data warehousing.

John’s career highlights include 3M Healthcare implemented PACS projects for USC University Hospital, Baylor Medical Center, University of Washington, and Blodgett Medical Center. Supported RSNA and trade-shows in Singapore and Japan. While at Imation (3M Spinoff) John led the team (Project Director) for CRM selection (RFP, RFQ) and Deployment. Negotiated license fees. Acted as IT liaison to (5) business units. Moving to Eloyalty (Formerly Bentley Group) performed logistics technology selection (RFP/RFQ) for GE Medical Systems. Project Director (CRM deployment) for RCN, Frontier Telecommunications, Century Link, and Agilent (HP Medical devices). While at Braun Consulting John was the Program Manager for DirecTV which included technology selection and deployment for CRM and data warehousing solution.

John enjoys a good round of golf and working with K9 rescue groups.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sievila-72133/

About CTCA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/20260/

Lynda Stanton began her career as a business analyst working on financial systems at Phoenix-based Apollo Education Group. After enjoying varied experience at Apollo, which included internal audit and playing a key role on a PMO for a $13M business transformation project, she moved into the consulting world. As an advisory consultant at PwC, Lynda led efforts to develop an adoption dashboard for a large cloud application implementation and ran the PMO for a $10M+ trade promotion system transformation.

Feeling it was time for a new challenge, Lynda began working in the newly established PMO for Phoenix-based software company, WebPT. Over the last year, Lynda has worked with WebPT leadership to create the PMO function as well as manage internal projects including obtaining a security certification and the efforts to integrate a new acquisition.

Lynda lives in Scottsdale with her husband, 2 dogs and a cat. She spends her free time doing yoga and volunteering for the Arizona Animal Welfare League where she is also a member of The League, AAWL’s Young Professionals Council.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndastanton/

About WebPT: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webpt/

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Tom Martin with L-3 Communications, Sabrina Serafin with Frazier & Deeter, Teri Gass with Sterling Risk Advisors, and Sara Totonchi with Southern Center of Human Rights

April 27, 2016 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Tom Martin with L-3 Communications, Sabrina Serafin with Frazier & Deeter, Teri Gass with Sterling Risk Advisors, and Sara Totonchi with Southern Center of Human Rights

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Tom Martin, Sabrina Serafin, Sara Totonchi, Teri Gass, Dominick Rainey

Tom Martin/L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications is a prime contractor in aerospace systems. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of communication and electronic systems and products used on military and commercial platforms. At L-3, success is defined by their ability to meet their customers’ needs. That’s why every part of their business is focused on quick and agile response, innovative thinking and a relentless commitment to getting the job done.

Sabrina Serafin/Frazier & Deeter

Frazier & Deeter’s Process, Risk & Governance (PRG) Practice provides customized risk management solutions to clients with offices in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Nashville and Tampa. They deliver assurance and consulting services to various public and private organizations including Service Organization Control (SOC) examinations, outsourced and co-sourced Internal Audit, and other advisory services. The PRG practice also has deep expertise in IT audit and risk management.

Teri Gass/Sterling Risk Advisors

Sterling Risk Advisors is a full-service, Atlanta-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm serving the commercial, professional and personal needs of clients across a diverse spectrum of industries. These include medical and other professional services, construction, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, real estate and technology. Product offerings include all forms of commercial and personal property & casualty insurance, employee benefits and surety bonds. Beyond the products – they look to become the trusted advisor to clients in all things related to risk and which may in any way affect the client’s business objectives. They do this by becoming experts in the business of their clients, knowing what is happening in the economy, the courts, and the legislature.

Sara Totonchi/Southern Center of Human Rights

The mission of the Southern Center for Human Rights is to end capital punishment, mass incarceration, and other criminal justice practices that are used to control the lives of poor people, people of color, and other marginalized groups in the Southern United States. They do this through death penalty representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.