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Ken Jackson with Leadership Gwinnett and Ray Bitzel with Bitzel’s Chocolate

September 25, 2025 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Ken Jackson with Leadership Gwinnett and Ray Bitzel with Bitzel's Chocolate

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Ken Jackson/Leadership Gwinnett

Leadership Gwinnett is a leadership nonprofit that educates, equips, and engages leaders from across every industry including business, government, education, nonprofits, and much more. Leadership Gwinnett has been around for over 40 years and now has a thriving network of alumni who are actively shaping Gwinnett’s future. Through its flagship nine-month program, Glance Gwinnett, and alumni events, it helps leaders build connections and inspire civic involvement.

Ray Bitzel/Bitzel’s Chocolate

Welcome to Bitzel’s Chocolate, where their love for chocolate meets conscious craftsmanship. Created on site, their chocolates use natural ingredients, are single-origin, and cater to diverse needs including gluten-free, organic, and non-GMO. Their team’s blend of culinary talents, entrepreneurial spirit, and profound love for chocolate ensures a memorable experience that honors the finest chocolate traditions.

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Season 2, Episode 5: LEADERSHIP GWINNETT

November 25, 2024 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Season 2, Episode 5: LEADERSHIP GWINNETT

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Logan Serrano, Interim President & CEO of Leadership Gwinnett, discusses the organization’s success in educating, equipping, and engaging diverse leaders and inspiring civic involvement.

The Gas South District’s “That’s The Ticket!” is the ultimate podcast exploring all things Gas South District, and a source for insights to events on campus and discussions on the wider entertainment and tourism industry. The series is hosted by Stan Hall, CEO of Gas South District and Explore Gwinnett.

For further information about Gas South District and upcoming events, visit GasSouthDistrict.com. That’s the ticket!

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MOXIE AWARD WINNERS: Maria Uribe, Leadership Gwinnett and Georgia United Credit Union

September 21, 2021 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

MOXIE AWARD WINNERS: Maria Uribe, Leadership Gwinnett and Georgia United Credit Union

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Lisa Zaken/Leadership Gwinnett (Outstanding Organization Award)

Leadership Gwinnett is an award-winning community impact organization that has been a part of the fabric of the Gwinnett community for 36 years. Their mission is to educate, equip, and engage diverse leaders and inspire civic involvement. They do this through innovative programming including the signature nine-month Leadership Gwinnett cohort, Glance Gwinnett, a two-and-a-half-day snapshot event, and a robust Alumni network comprised of over 2,000 program graduates.

Maria Uribe/Junior Achievement of Georgia (On the Rise Award)

Junior Achievement (JA) of Georgia is transforming the student experience by bringing relevance, authenticity, and application into everyday learning to energize students around academics and their future possibilities. In partnership with the education and business communities, JA of Georgia’s dynamic learning solutions bring career readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to the students of Georgia, empowering them with the knowledge, capacity and motivation to thrive. Through programs, such as 3DE, JA BizTown®, JA Finance Park® and JA Finance Park Virtual, JA of Georgia impacts more than 170,000 students in an average school year, with concentration in the Atlanta, Dalton, Gainesville and Savannah markets.

Leigh Gant/Georgia United Credit Union (Enlightened Employer Award)

Georgia United Credit Union is full-service financial institution open to anyone who lives or works in Gwinnett County. Since 1958, Georgia United’s mission has been to improve the lives of our members and the communities they serve. As a member-owned not for profit organization, they keep their member/owners at the center of everything they do. From great rates on mortgage and vehicle purchase and refinance loans; to free checking with the ability to earn 1% interest; to their Money Masters youth accounts which Pay for A’s; as well as community service. Their branch network includes a convenient location on Satellite Blvd. and 100,000 surcharge-free ATMs across the globe.

About the Moxie Awards:

Built for women who are bold in business, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce honored more than 90 finalists and seven winners at the 2021 Moxie Awards on Friday, Aug. 27. The Moxie Awards recognize women and organizations that are making it happen. Organizational awards highlighted companies that support the advancement of women, as well as those that are women-led. Individual awards honored those who are trailblazers in a male-dominated field, Gwinnett County champions, emerging leaders, professionals who are at the peak of their career and those who are generous with their time, talent, or resources.

Lisa Zaken, Executive Director of Leadership Gwinnett

October 16, 2020 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Lisa Zaken, Executive Director of Leadership Gwinnett

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

This series is presented by C-A-B Incorporated. Since 1982, C-A-B Incorporated has been a pre-eminent leader in manufacturing and global sourcing of precision machined iron and steel products serving infrastructure, hydraulics, automotive, rail, and a variety of other industries. As a woman-owned company, C-A-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” series, bringing focus to the many incredible women in our community making things happen.

Lisa Zaken/Leadership Gwinnett

Leadership Gwinnett is the region’s most trusted resource for leadership development and civic engagement. For 35 years, the learning and network offered has enabled thousands to change anything – from themselves to the world. At the very core, the vision is a thriving community sustained by an inclusive network of empowered leaders. Very closely aligned with that is the mission to educate, equip, and engage diverse leaders and inspire civic involvement. They do this through leadership programs, events and programming designed to inspire, challenge and connect people at all levels of leadership development and direct their focus to a better Gwinnett.

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Lisa Zaken with Leadership Gwinnett

January 29, 2020 by Mike

Case In Point

Lisa Zaken with Leadership Gwinnett

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Lisa Zaken/Leadership Gwinnett

Leadership Gwinnett is the region’s most trusted resource for leadership development and civic engagement. For 35 years, the learning and network they offer has enabled thousands to change anything – from themselves to the world.

At the very core, their vision is a thriving community sustained by an inclusive network of empowered leaders. Aligned with that is their mission which allows them to educate, equip, and engage diverse leaders and inspire civic involvement. Leadership Gwinnett does this through leadership programs, events and programming designed to inspire, challenge and connect people at all levels of leadership development.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT – 2018 IMPACT Regional Business Award Winners (Part 3 of 3)

July 20, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - 2018 IMPACT Regional Business Award Winners (Part 3 of 3)

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Seth Seagraves, Mark Kuntz, Brooke Waters, Chris Braun, Rob Marbury

Designed to be reflective of Gwinnett and the metro Atlanta area, the Gwinnett Chamber IMPACT Regional Business Awards recognize leading organizations in top industries that are driving economic development and job creation, while enhancing the area’s quality of life. This event is truly one of a kind as it brings together leaders from the AEC, higher education, healthcare, hospitality, information technology, international business, nonprofit, service, and small business industries.

Chris Braun/Renasant Bank (Awards Sponsor)

Headquartered in Tupelo, MS, Renasant Bank is a $10 Billion bank with a presence in five Southeastern states including Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. In the North Georgia market, the bank has 18 retail branches from Jasper to Gwinnett. In March of 2018, Renasant Bank announced a merger with Brand Group Holdings. After this merger, the total bank assets will be approximately $13 Billion and Renasant will increase its presence in North Georgia and in Gwinnett particularly. Renasant Bank is a full-service community bank that meets the banking needs of both businesses and individuals.

Mark Kuntz/Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC (International winner)

Since 1980 Mitsubishi Electric and the newly formed Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS) have been a leading provider of ductless and VRF systems in the United States and Latin America. The company provides innovative cooling and heating products, systems and solutions for application from a home to a large commercial building.

METUS is a leading marketer of Zoned Comfort Solutions and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioning and heating technology. Systems sold by METUS include a wide variety of technologically advanced products designed to deliver superior efficiency, comfort and control.

The family of brands supported by METUS includes Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating; Trane/Mitsubishi Electric, and American Standard/Mitsubishi Electric. More information is available at www.metahvac.com.

Brooke Waters/Leadership Gwinnett (Non-Profit winner)

Leadership Gwinnett is the region’s most trusted resource for leadership development and civic engagement. For 32 years, the learning and network offered has enabled thousands to change anything, from themselves to the world.

At the very core, their vision is to develop and sustain a network of effective leaders who will address current and future challenges and opportunities in Gwinnett and the region. Aligned with that is their mission which allows them to educate, equip, and engage existing and emerging leaders through a diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences that will lead Gwinnett to a better future. They do this through leadership programs, events and programming that is designed to inspire, challenge, and connect people at all levels of leadership development.

Seth Seagraves/Halski Systems (Information Technology winner)

Services provided by Halski Systems are scalable to the client’s needs. Halski offers services that include, but are not limited to, around-the-clock managed IT services, co-managed IT services, staff augmentation, IT project leadership and/or support, SMB set up and management, selecting the most appropriate vendor services, building contracts and facilitating agreements for long-lasting and beneficial relationships with external providers, cloud-based services, and infrastructures and expert technology consultation.

Halski has a straightforward process of assessing the needs of enterprises and using the results to strategically plan for and provide IT service needs. Through this method, Halski has become a leader among Information Technology Services providers. They enjoy and value relationships with their clients whether their IT needs are large or small throughout the southeastern United States and across the country.

Rob Marbury/Marbury Creative Group (Service Industry winner)

Marbury Creative Group is a creative studio that supercharges brands through unique creative approaches and campaigns across digital, print, and broadcast. Their strategically-driven creative helps companies build awareness and revenue. Their 10 full-time creative professionals are located in downtown Duluth. If you have a story to tell, they’re ready to help you “Tell it Better!”.

Phil Stevens with Bed Head Media, JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, and Rick Onorato with NorthPoint Executive Suites

May 5, 2016 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Phil Stevens with Bed Head Media, JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, and Rick Onorato with NorthPoint Executive Suites

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Mike Sammond, Phil Stevens, JoAnn Holmes, Rick Oranato, Steven Julian — Mike Sammond, Phil Stevens, JoAnn Holmes, Rick Onorato, Steven Julian

Phil Stevens/Bed Head Media

Bed Head Media is an award-winning creative studio specializing in commercial cinematography, films, print ads and motion graphics. They are a talented team of writers, film professionals, musicians and artists that design and produce high quality media content that meets the needs of their customers. They thrive on the initial process of “ideation”, creating the perfect pitch material and crafting content that tells your story, highlights your product or brand, builds true awareness about your service offering, and speaks to the heart of your target audience.

JoAnn Holmes/HOLMES@LAW

JoAnn “Jo” Holmes is the founder of HOLMES@LAW where her practice focus is business law and contracts, trademark and copyright, and software and tech. She works with a broad array of clients including professional service providers, consultants, software and creative content developers, and manufacturers. Having practiced law for nearly 17 years, her goal is to live the firm’s slogan: “Your Business Ally”.

A graduate of Stanford University and Emory School of Law, her career began in the Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) practice group of Troutman Sanders, a prominent Atlanta-based law firm. There, she successfully represented a gamut of diverse clients from startups to multi-billion dollar companies such as Chick-fil-A, Microsoft and WalMart.

Rick Onorato/NorthPoint Executive Suites

At NorthPoint Executive Suites, they believe every professional deserves top quality in every aspect of their business. Therefore they have committed themselves to equipping businesses with the tools needed for their success. They are proud to offer the best quality in technology, amenities, meeting rooms, environment and service. The staff is committed to serve their clients. The support you receive at NorthPoint Executive Suites is second to none. Their on-demand support team will save you time and money as they deal with the everyday typical “housecleaning” tasks of running an office for you. They pride themselves on running a seamless business center with exceptional reliability in the IT department. They take the headache out of the logistics to ensure smooth operation and handle any issues that may arise with urgency allowing you to focus on your business.