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Dennis Allen, Author of “The Disciple Dilemma”

October 25, 2022 by John Ray

Business Leaders Radio

Dennis Allen, Author of "The Disciple Dilemma"

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Dennis Allen, Author of “The Disciple Dilemma”

On this episode of Business Leaders Radio with host John Ray, Dennis Allen, seasoned corporate turnaround specialist and author of The Disciple Dilemma, joined the show to talk about his career in corporate turnarounds, why listening and relationships are so vital in any turnaround, his book, and much more.

Business Leaders Radio is produced and broadcast by the North Fulton Studio of Business RadioX® in Atlanta.

Dennis Allen, Author, The Disciple Dilemma

A six-time Chief Executive Officer specializing in “turnarounds” for Wall Street-backed corporations, Dennis works and speaks with businesses, universities, churches, and conferences focusing on leadership and discipleship.

Dennis serves today on boards and in business and charity leadership roles, as well as his work in churches of all sizes – megas, mids and startups – as an elder, deacon, and teacher.

A combat-rated Air Force F-15 fighter pilot, and an alumnus of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, Dennis lives with his bride Karen in the Washington DC area.

Questions and Topics

You do corporate turnarounds – what’s that about?
Is there a common element(s) in businesses that need to “turn”?
Your book “The Disciple Dilemma” talks about symptoms, versus causes for leadership failures in organizations – and you relate that to an iceberg. Explain icebergs, symptoms and causes in that metaphor setup.
You talk about management traps for leaders. Why is management a trap?
What do you want leaders to do in light of these issues?

Business Leaders Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a full archive can be found here.

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 4 – WORK – with Brian Peart

October 19, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 4 – WORK – with Brian Peart

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Note from Brian:

Welcome to “The Great Awareness” podcast, focused on helping
Christians make sense of this world we are in. The goal is to encourage, but never at the expense of truth. We will take the truth found in Scripture and apply it to the real spiritual battles going on today. Ignoring pre-conceived beliefs, we will look at, actions-what is really going on, then use this truth of Scripture to accurately discern the times and how to respond.

Jesus said in John 8:32

“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free”.
This is what we are going to attempt to do with each podcast, get to the truth, so we can live as we have been called.

SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your Podcasts to enjoy all past and future episodes

#TheGreatAwareness

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio

Produced by Amanda Pearch

Shasta Broadus, Dr. Nancy Gaines-Dillard, Kyanti Palmer and Vaddess Like Goddess

October 14, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Shasta Broadus, Dr. Nancy Gaines-Dillard, Kyanti Palmer and Vaddess Like Goddess

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Shasta Broadus, Dr. Nancy Gaines-Dillard, Kyanti Palmer and Vaddess Like Goddess

Capital Stewardship is a personal and professional business development network geared toward the growth of the business owner which in turns grows their business.

Shasta Broadus is a personal and professional business development executive with the heart for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

She has a BS in Psychology, Masters course work in organizational leadership and a background in finance.

Connect with Shasta on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Dr. Nancy Gaines-Dillard, DNP-BC Doctorate prepared, Board Certified Family Medicine Integrative Healthcare Practitioner with over 26 years of varied experience in Family, Emergency, and Acute Care Medicine at teaching hospitals, Level I Trauma Centers and Tertiary facilities.

She has taught at Thomas Jefferson University, Harcum College and various other educational institutions. She is a business owner, Inventor, Innovator, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Talk show host who owns NGC Network LLC, a media broadcast network.

Dr. Nancy’s Integrative Medicine has a unique perspective on healthcare modalities in that she is creative and progressive in her healthcare and education practice. She has two practice sites in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area with satellite offices and affiliate providers throughout the valley.

She provides services such as Telemedicine (multiple states), Women’s Health/Wellness, IV vitamin drip therapy, Stem Cell Therapy, Weight-Loss, Aesthetics, and Holistic and Traditional Medical Office Visits. She has her own product line “NG Cares” customized wellness solutions that address overall health and wellness. She offers individual and family healthcare plans. Dr. Nancy believes in living your best life now.

Her philosophy is such that she empowers her patient population by personalizing care and relationship building that improves health outcomes. She is a pioneer in her field and is dedicated to heal and educate the world, one person at a time.

Connect with Dr. Nancy on LinkedIn.

Keys Community Inc. was founded in 2013 with a goal to open doors for opportunity to their community. Just seven years later Keys Community opened their first behavioral health clinic in Phoenix, Arizona.

Their mission is to improve access to high quality, mental and behavioral health services for all of Arizona’s youth, adults and families. They are building a healthy community by providing therapeutic services that preserve the overall family structure for individuals struggling with behavioral health and mental health challenges.

Keys Community offers a variety of services such as clinical services, life skills development, mentoring and community events. Their clinical services are geared towards trauma, child & adolescents behaviors, faith-based, LGBTQIA+ , individual, family & couples therapy and art, animal & gardening therapy.

Family services focus on family preservation, family respite and parenting classes. Keys help adults with career readiness, case management, community engagement, health & wellness, peer support and mentoring. They have a youth program called Keys Kids which provide after-school program, tutoring, life skills development, mentoring, Y.E.S -Youth Eliminating Stress respite and their skills geared summer program.

Mentoring is one of their main components when services members/clients. While mentoring they’re teaching how to model healthy coping skills, they’re providing substance recovery support and how to maintain positive relationship/interaction. Keys Community outlines the importance of health & wellness, how to create a nutritious meal plan and living a balanced physical, mental and spiritual lifestyle.

Kyanti Palmer has a true devotion to children which drives her daily in her chosen profession of Behavioral Health, Kyanti is currently the CEO of Keys Community Inc., a behavioral health clinic in Phoenix, Arizona since 2020.

Her passion for behavioral health began eleven years ago when she was employed as a behavioral health tech. In working in the industry firsthand, she knew early on that she wanted to start her own behavioral clinic with a focus on family reunification.

Kyanti realized the need for cultural awareness, financial wisdom, health and wellness in the community as she became more involved with families of the children she coached and mentored. She started Keys Community Foundation, Inc. a non-profit organization with a mission to support the community in developing better families by offering a variety of educational and developmental forums in mental health, wellness, daily life skills and parenting.

In addition, the non-profit provides a temporary housing program and her ultimate goal is to open a chain of community centers that supports her vision for family development.

Kyanti has a degree in Theology which enables her to mentor, counsel and lead with a compassionate heart without bias intentions. Kyanti’s work ethic is commendable and is fueled by her desire to help others. She leads by example in an outgoing, energetic, fun way.

If you ever want to see a true visionary, take time to get to know Kyanti Palmer; she truly is a great person to know and very resourceful.

Connect with Kyanti on LinkedIn and follow Keys Community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Healing Wings Ministries & Publishing is a multi-faceted ministry endeavoring to transform lives by empowering the brokenhearted and fostering healing, wholeness, and freedom through the unconditional love of Christ. We aspire to inspire by being Vessels of Light—shining light into the dark world.

Healing Wings is publishing its first book, Vessel Of Light, a narrative biography from a compilation of journals based on Vaddess’ extraordinary life encounters and her quest for healing. Vaddess leaves nothing to imagine as she recounts complex traumas she bravely faced and overcame.

She shares her amazing stories in hopes of encouraging people to take inventory of their own lives, motivating each one to D.A.S.H. to their destiny, and Display Acts of Selfless Humanity by being a Vessel Of Light.

Vaddess (like Goddess) has been motivating, inspiring, and empowering others for decades. Majoring in Engineering, she holds minors in Interior Design and Counseling. She worked closely with the Probation and Parole Office, counseling those sent to her by court order, and taught A.A. and N.A. classes for the probationers and parolees.

She is no stranger to television appearances and hosted a radio talk show. Through the years, she has formed various support groups and has traveled the country for motivational speaking engagements. In addition, she has coordinated and hosted leadership/inner healing conferences and women’s empowerment groups.

The hope of Vaddess is that her inspirational stories will reveal a new perspective on daily life, humanity, and future vision. She gives people the notion to partake in the voyage to D.A.S.H. to destiny by being a Vessel Of Light.

Vaddess lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her husband, Daveed, their goddaughter, Annie, her former husband, Harley, and their nine fur and feather babies. She hosts “SheRose High Tea Parties,” conferences, seminars, and speaking engagements wherever opportunities are open.

Connect with Vaddess on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group joins Host Randy Brunson on “Stewarding family Wealth” ep2

September 29, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group joins Host Randy Brunson on “Stewarding family Wealth” ep2

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“Stewarding Family Wealth” featuring Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group

with Host Randy Brunson ep2

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group

Great South Benefits Group was founded in 1989 by David Combs and Jack Tester. Back when they first founded the company their goal was to educate the larger market (employers with a 100 or more employees) on the power of self-funding their insurance. They were able to help large employers save millions on their health insurance premiums. Leveraging their relationships with carriers that traditionally only offer services to large companies and utilizing technology and self-funding strategies to help smaller clients save is what they do best! Connect with Hal Schlenger at hschlenger@greatsouthbenefits.com to learn more.

HOST Randy Brunson is the President of Centurion Advisory Group. He studied engineering and marketing at UT Chattanooga. Randy currently holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and CKA designation and makes it a priority to stay on top of his knowledge in the financial industry through continuing professional educational opportunities and reading. Randy has completed studies in qualified plan design, estate planning and business transition planning and he enjoys speaking and writing on these topics.

Stewarding Family Wealth is presented by

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio in Cumming, Georgia

Produced by Amanda Pearch

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group joins Host Randy Brunson on “Stewarding family Wealth” ep1

September 24, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group joins Host Randy Brunson on “Stewarding family Wealth” ep1

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“Stewarding Family Wealth” featuring Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group

with Host Randy Brunson ep1

Hal Schlenger of Great South Benefits Group

Stewarding Family Wealth is presented by

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio in Cumming, Georgia

Produced by Amanda Pearch

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 3 – REST – with Brian Peart

September 17, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 3 – REST – with Brian Peart

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Note from Brian:

Jesus said in John 8:32

“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free”.
This is what we are going to attempt to do with each podcast, get to the truth, so we can live as we have been called.

SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your Podcasts to enjoy all past and future episodes

#TheGreatAwareness

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio

Produced by Amanda Pearch

Erica Seagrave with MJS Consultants

September 15, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Erica Seagrave with MJS Consultants

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Erica Seagrave with MJS Consultants

Owning a small business can be difficult to navigate. Erica Seagrave knows firsthand the challenges that arise unexpectedly, as a former owner and CEO of a medical services company. Along her journey, she realized the benefits of having a business mentor to optimize strategic growth, efficiency, and leadership potential.

As a strategic business consultant and leadership coach, Erica experiences with clients include but are not limited to: rebranding to capture a wider audience through effective marketing, exploring innovative business strategies, developing employees, improving C-Suite leadership skills, and increasing revenue and profit.

When clients or organizations partner with Erica, they are able to identify best practices for engaging the challenges unique to their industry and business. The next step is acting as a guide to identify the necessary action steps so leaders have the tools to address challenges on their own.

Erica is genuinely passionate about her clients’ professional and personal growth. She feels it is very fulfilling to be a part of a team to help them maximize their potential and profit in today’s challenging businesses atmosphere.

In 2003 Erica founded a medical services business and ran it successfully for 16 years. After she sold the company in 2018, she realized she is genuinely passionate about serving others and enjoys supporting people with personal and professional growth.

She has been involved with various aspects of teaching, mentoring, and advising for the past 30 years. She becomes energized by coaching and motivating people to discover their full potential and gets inspired by learning from others just as much as she enjoys guiding them.

She is structure, organized, disciplined, innovative, efficient, and compassionate. She has a keen eye for detail and the ability to look at organizations and strategize as to how they can operate more effectively and efficiently.

In addition to serving others, she believes it is important to find balance in life. As much as she loves to work and provide guidance to others and help them grow, she takes time every day for herself. She loves hiking and being outdoors as well as spending time with family and friends.

Connect with Erica on LinkedIn and Instagram.

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 2 – Loving Others – with Brian Peart

September 12, 2022 by Garrett Ervin

Forsyth Studio

The Great Awareness, “The 5 Pillars of a GREAT Life” : Pillar 2 - Loving Others - with Brian Peart

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Note from Brian:

Jesus said in John 8:32

“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free”.
This is what we are going to attempt to do with each podcast, get to the truth, so we can live as we have been called.

SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your Podcasts to enjoy all past and future episodes

#TheGreatAwareness

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio

Produced by Amanda Pearch

LIVE from the GNFCC Grand Opening Celebration: Andy Kalajian, Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting

August 30, 2022 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

LIVE from the GNFCC Grand Opening Celebration: Andy Kalajian, Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 508)

Andy Kalajian, founder of Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting is deeply involved in GNFCC as a Chamber Diplomat, a Chairman’s Circle member, and several other capacities. Andy sat down with host John Ray during the GNFCC Grand Opening Celebration to talk about Fort Leadership, Andy’s approach to sales and relationships, why he’s so involved with GNFCC, and much more.

This show was originally broadcast live from the Grand Opening celebration and ribbon cutting of the new offices of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce at the 10000 Building at Avalon in Alpharetta, Georgia, on August 18, 2022.

North Fulton Business Radio is produced and broadcast by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting, LLC is a Professional and Personal Development company that creates healthy corporate cultures by developing the personal and professional leadership capacity of the person. Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting, LLC believes that a healthy Corporate Culture benefits the business leader and the employee alike, and it enhances the customer experience.

The culture on the inside of a company is what the customer experiences on the outside of the company. That is the customer experience. But if this is true, why do so many employees feel that their corporate culture is not where it needs to be? Why do some employees describe their corporate culture as dysfunctional or even toxic? How does this dysfunction impact the customer experience? Furthermore, why do some business leaders when asked “how many employees work for you?” respond by saying, “about 1/2”!
Demographic studies indicate that in 5 years up to 75% of the employees will be millennials. That means that for a business leader to be able to attract and retain the best talent from the biggest pool of talent, the business leader must have a healthy corporate culture.

But if a healthy corporate culture is what the employer and the employee are looking for, what does a healthy corporate culture look like? How is a healthy corporate culture created? The answer is Leadership! Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting creates healthy corporate cultures through Leadership Development. Leadership development is all about Character. After all, when we talk about corporate culture, what we are really talking about is corporate character. Corporations are made up of people. And people bring their character to work. So, it only stands to reason that when a collection of people brings their collective characters to work, a corporate character or a corporate culture is created.

Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting, LLC is creating healthy corporate cultures.

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Andy Kalajian, Founder, Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting

Andy Kalajian has been a highly sought-after public speaker for more than 25 years. He has received public acclaim for his brand, EnTheos, Latin for Spirit Within and predecessor to the word Enthusiasm. Andy enthusiastically delivers powerful talks and lessons steeped in wisdom literature and their practical application to busy lifestyles. His tagline, transformational thought in action, serves as a reminder to the participant that one can, indeed, permanently change the destiny of their life by changing the nature of their thoughts and actions.

Andy was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As a young boy he discovered his passion for serving others in medicine and his gift for public speaking. At the age of 12, Andy, at the urging of his father, began to earn his own way as a Golf Caddy. His sense of adventure also led him, along with his father, to the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved the Rank of Eagle Scout. In High School, Andy was fed books from his mother, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

While a golf caddy, Andy was awarded the prestigious Evans Scholarship, a full academic and leadership scholarship, to study at Michigan State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology. In 1985, he coupled his lifelong passion for medicine and serving people with his gift of enthusiastic speaking and moved to Atlanta to begin his career in Medical Sales.

As a young professional, Andy’s Mom continued to fuel his desire for wisdom literature from authors/speakers Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, Les Brown, Stephen Covey, and John Maxwell. Andy applied the character traits instilled in him from the Boy Scouts and the leadership skills taught to him by John Maxwell, Stephen Covey, and others to enjoy over 30 years in an award-winning medical sales career. It was during this time that Andy was asked to speak to groups as small as 4 or 5 and as large as 500+ all over the US and Puerto Rico.

Andy is very involved in the lives of his two children, Mallory and Drew. For 12 years they were engaging in monthly adventures with the YMCA Adventure Guides program where Andy volunteered in several leadership positions including Nation Chief. Andy and his wife, Sherrie, have four adult children and are active members of Pastor Andy Stanley’s congregation at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Andy enjoys time invested with his wife Sherrie, his family, and his friends. He still has a voracious appetite for reading the wisdom literature and the biographies of the American Founders. He enjoys weightlifting, aerobics, golf, and hiking the outdoors. Andy continues to have a passion for speaking, coaching, and training others to lead a life of significance.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

How Fort Leadership got its name
Andy’s path to leadership
Andy’s sales career
How he motivates sales professionals
Andy’s involvement with GNFCC
Advice for engaging in groups like GNFCC

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

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 over $13 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.

Special thanks to A&S Culinary Concepts for their support of this edition of North Fulton Business Radio. A&S Culinary Concepts, based in Johns Creek, is an award-winning culinary studio, celebrated for corporate catering, corporate team building, Big Green Egg Boot Camps, and private group events. They also provide oven-ready, cooked-from-scratch meals to go they call “Let Us Cook for You.” To see their menus and events, go to their website or call 678-336-9196.