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Lisa Blaurock with 5Strands Allergy Test, Giovanni Paul with my CBD Organics and Burges Jokhi with The Burgess Hotel

January 20, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Lisa Blaurock with 5Strands Allergy Test, Giovanni Paul with my CBD Organics and Burges Jokhi with The Burgess Hotel

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Lisa Blaurock, President and Founder of 5Strands Affordable Testing, is simply a mom on a mission who became frustrated with the system and desired to find a better way.

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my CBD Organics was founded by Giovanni Paul and two of his childhood friends, all of whom are serial entrepreneurs. Paul and his friends wanted to create a CBD wellness and beauty products company from the highest quality hemp, so they embarked on a journey around the US, personally meeting with CBD farmers who shared their ideas.

Once the best growers were found, they embarked on a search for a manufacturer who could create premiere CBD products from their non-GMO, pesticide and chemical free CBD. And the last step was creating the storefronts for their luxury CBD products to be introduced to the masses. They launched my CBD Organics, a national CBD franchise, featuring luxury CBD products, sold only in my CBD Organics stores or on their website, exclusively.

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Burges Jokhi, Owner, The Burgess Hotel.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode

What is Blue-Green Algae and why is it a problem today
Is Blue-Green Algae more prevalent in some places than others?
What is CBD oil and how does it compare to medical marijuana?
Why CBD is so popular
Why my CBD Organics is franchising their stores
The Burgess Hotel background
The inspiration for The Burgess Hotel

International Business Radio Show! Hosted by Rich Casanova – Buckhead Business Radio

July 6, 2015 by angishields

The International Business Radio Show broadcast LIVE from the Business Radiox Studio in Buckhead, the financial center of Atlanta, GA. Not only is Atlanta home to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport the world’s busiest airport (both in passengers and number of flights) Atlanta is also home to 38 International Chambers of Commerce and 81 Foreign Consultants and Ambassadors from all corners of the world!

Each episode we interview international trade experts, business and thought leaders impacting global commerce. Tune in to our LIVE stream 3:00 PM (EST) on the fourth Wednesday each month.

Social Media Links: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

Rich Casanova/Business Radio Talk Show Host

Host of the International Business Radio Show

Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, based in Bangor, ME.

Rich is currently a Radio Talk Show Host and Studio Operator at the Business RadioX® studio in Buckhead (Atlanta, GA).

www.BuckheadBusinessRadiox.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

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Information on International Businesses Coming to Atlanta (10/04/2011 show)

October 12, 2011 by angishields

International companies need help localizing their successes at home here in Atlanta. Now they have it.

10/04/11 Show

Mike Gomez is President of Allegro Consulting. Mike is an aerospace engineer by training and served in that role as a civilian for the U.S. Navy. He is also a former officer in the U.S. Air Force. He has served in an executive capacity with Areospace giants such as McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed where he was credited with over 5 billion dollars worth of international military fighter aircraft sales. And as a program manager he led a 4 year – 2.5 million program to design, build and deliver 25 fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force. He’s worked with governments and businesses in over 20 countries including Israel, Kuwait and the Philippines. As President of Allegro Consulting he advises companies on a wide range of issues that affect growth such as strategic planning and sales process improvement. He led his small business client on a remarkable path from 8 million to 35 million in just under 3 years. Mike Gomez Segment

John Klausen is President and Managing Director of Noliac North America. He was appointed here in 2009 to open up Noliac’s North American operations. He has a background in marketing from the International Business College in Denmark. He has a background for many years of being country sales manager for international companies, has also ran international consulting companies with strategic logistics. He has been a regional sales manager for Noliac as well in other regions in the world. John Klausen Segment

Big Company Logistics for the Small & amp; Mid-Sized Business (08/23/2011 show)

August 25, 2011 by angishields

Corporate Conversations

Big Company Logistics for the Small & amp; Mid-Sized Business (08/23/2011 show)

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Think your business is too small to get sophisticated logistics support for your international exporting or expansion? Think again. Companies previously serving just the multi-million & billion dollar businesses are now specializing in serving the small to mid-sized businesses and their needs. Listen here to how.

08.23.2011 Show

Melanie Alavi is a Marketing professional who has worked for UPS for the past 12 years in various Marketing roles, including: International Marketing, Strategic Account Marketing, and Segment Marketing. She currently serves as the Small Business Marketing Manager for UPS’s South Atlantic District (servicing North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia).

Prior to receiving her MBA at Thunderbird in 1999, she worked and lived in Madrid, Spain for 4 years – working for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and later at a privately held telecommunications company.

Over the years she has travelled throughout Europe, to West Africa (Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mali), Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. She speaks fluent Spanish. Melanie is married to Shahin Alavi, a first generation Iranian, and they have two daughters, Nadia (5) and Ariana (3). Melanie Alavi Segment

Lilia Postolachi is the Director for International Services and Membership since January of 2007 she has directed international marketing, strategic planning, program development, needs assessment, internal/external communications and implementation of joint go-to-market strategies for WTC Atlanta members.

Lilia has more than a decade of international experience, that includes being the Dossier Coordinator for the 2^nd largest facilitator of international Adoptions in the US and the Manager International Tourism Department for “Holiday Service” Largest Tour operator in Moldova. She is originally from Moldova and has an Associate Degree In Nursing, Medical College, Tigina, Moldova along with a BA in Psychology from the State University of Tiraspol, Moldova. She is also ISF Certified by the World Academy in Export Compliance, Documentation & Procedures. She is fluent in Russian, Romanian, English. Lilia Postolachi Segment

Atlanta is a Popular Destination for International Businesses. How Are We Doing in Supporting Them? (01/25/2011 show)

January 25, 2011 by admin

Corporate Conversations

Atlanta is a Popular Destination for International Businesses. How Are We Doing in Supporting Them? (01/25/2011 show)

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Atlanta is a popular destination for international businesses to open up their U.S. market. Atlanta has more than 60 international consulates. Is Atlanta doing well at supporting them once here?

01/25/2011 Show

Jorge Fernandez, Vice President Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber leads the international investment recruiting arm of the Chamber’s economic development division. Fernandez finds innovative ways to connect Atlanta area companies to international business growth opportunities, furthering Atlanta’s reputation as a top competitor in the global marketplace. Prior to joining the Chamber, Fernandez was the international and alliance vice president for Delta Air Lines in its world headquarters in Atlanta where he was responsible for the entire operational aspect of the regions for Caribbean, Latin America and Pacific transatlantic operations, developing Delta’s alliance strategy in those regions. He has held multiple roles within Delta.

Prior to his tenure at Delta, Fernandez was a senior politico-military analyst and spent 24 years in the U.S. Air Force as a command pilot, strategic planner and international affairs advisor, holding various diplomatic posts. Originally from Havana, Cuba and fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese, Fernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in international marketing from Texas Christian University. He is a National Defense Fellow in Brazilian Studies from the University of Miami’s Graduate School of International Studies and completed Thunderbird’s Executive Education Program for Int’l Business in Phoenix AZ. Fernandez was named by Hispanic Business magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics in the Unites States” in 2003 and is the recipient of Panama’s 2002 “Friendship Award”. In 2009, he received from the Governor of the State of Georgia the “International Person of the Year Award”. In 2010 the Atlanta Business Chronicle honored Fernandez as one of Atlanta’s International Who’s Who, recognizing leaders who are shaping Atlanta’s global market. Jorge Fernandez’s Segment

Phil Bolton, President & Founder of Agio Press, Global Business Reporter, GlobalFax news service and Global Atlanta . Phil Bolton is the founder and president of the Agio Press, which has been reporting on international business affecting Georgia since 1991. His news service’s main innovation is to report on how the global and local economies interconnect in business, culture, economic development and education. Based in Atlanta, he launched the Global Business Reporter, a monthly newsletter, which was replaced in 1993 by the weekly GlobalFax news service. The Web site www.GlobalAtlanta.com and the electronic newsletter, GlobalAtlanta, replaced the fax in 1995. The company is developing GlobalSavannah.com, GlobalGeorgia.com and related sites. The GlobalAtlanta readers are business leaders, government officials and academics from around the region, although international readership through the Internet now accounts for more than 10 percent of the visitors to the Web site. Since he started the company, he has served on the boards of 12 international organizations in Atlanta. He also has served as an adviser to the board of two other international organizations and has been an active participant in several other international groups.

Phil served as president of the Korea-Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 2001-2003. Gov. Sonny Perdue recognized Phil in 2006 as the winner of the Governor’s International Award in the individual category for his contributions to international business and educational activities. He began his journalism career in the early 1970s in Macon on the staff of the Macon Telegraph and News. Besides the Macon newspapers, he was the editorial director for Lafferty Publications, an Irish company with a Norcross office that published The Southern Banker magazine and other publications. As an employee of Lafferty, he reported from Paris, France, on financial issues from 1989 through 1990. He also edited a financial magazine for Communications Channels Inc. when he first moved to Atlanta in 1980. Phil was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, East Africa, in the late 1960s. Phil Bolton’s Segment

Mike Gomez, is President of Allegro Consulting, an Atlanta-based business growth specialty firm. Mike has worked with governments and companies in over 20 countries and accumulated sales in excess of $5B. Mike draws on his extensive sales, engineering, manufacturing and business management background to help companies plan and execute aggressive growth strategies. Allegro provides operating advice to businesses on a wide range of management issues that effect growth, such as strategic and organizational planning, marketing, sales and business process improvement. www.AllegroConsultant.com Mike Gomez’s Segment

Julien Nadaud, is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of B-pack, the international leader in business optimization and purchasing solutions. As the key innovator and visionary for b-pack, Julien is a global specialist in e-procurement and spending management implementation. As a result of Julien’s leadership and his expert team, b-pack is widely-recognized as THE innovator and standards creator for ERP-enhancing purchase-to-pay practices and technology. The company has a star-studded roster of satisfied clients and partners – some of the most recognized and respected brands in Europe.

Tapping his advanced software knowledge, product management experience and international business development skills, Julien has overseen the implementation of more than 80 technology deployments across Europe. Julien recently launched and is directing North American operations for b-pack headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia to support current and new customers with global services. From the U.S., he oversees operations, a New York office, customer service and support, and new technology innovation and development.

A thought leader and frequent industry speaker, Julien is an active participant in several industry associations, including American SAP Users Group, Technology Association of Georgia, French American Conference of Entrepreneurs and the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative.

Prior to founding b-pack, Julien was product manager at Schneider Electric for seven years, where he was responsible for the design of nuclear safety software that is pervasively used in almost every nuclear power generating station in the world. He has a degree in computer science engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse. Julien Nadaud’s Segment