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Mike O’Neill with Loyal Trust Bank and Jessica Poggi with Center for the Visually Impaired

August 7, 2025 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Mike O'Neill with Loyal Trust Bank and Jessica Poggi with Center for the Visually Impaired

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Mike O’Neill/Loyal Trust Bank

Loyal Trust Bank is a multi-cultural community bank headquartered in Johns Creek, GA, focused primarily on business banking and start-up companies in the North Atlanta market.

Jessica Poggi/Center for the Visually Impaired

The mission of the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI) is to empower individuals affected by vision loss to live with independence and dignity. With a strong 60-year history as a nonprofit in Atlanta, CVI has been dedicated to helping low vision patients, and they are excited to share information about the CVI Satellite Low Vision Clinic in Gwinnett County.

Located in Lawrenceville, this low vision clinic provides essential convenience and resources for low vision patients when glasses and surgeries cannot restore vision.

Additionally, CVI offers home visits for occupational vision therapy and telehealth appointments to ensure their low vision clients remain active members of the community.

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Duluth Business Now! – Oh, The Places You’ll Go… (In Your Business)

June 25, 2024 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Duluth Business Now! – Oh, The Places You'll Go... (In Your Business)

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Alicia Cole, Karen Walker, Lisa Thompson, Paul Shin, Michele Parrish

“Duluth Business Now!” is the official podcast of the Duluth Business Association. This episode has been inspired by the 1991 Dr. Suess book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go…”.

Did you know that 50% of new businesses fail within the first year and of the remaining 50%, more than half will fail within 5 years?

To heighten your financial awareness, a panel of business leaders share their experiences, discuss how some financial issues can be avoided, and where you can find support along the way.

Karen Walker/McClellan and Associates CPAs

McClellan & Associates CPAs was created in 1992 to provide reliable accounting services to individuals and corporations across all industries. They strive not only to provide exceptional tax and accounting services, but to also build lasting client relationships through one-on-one guidance and counseling. They are a small team of CPAs, enrolled agents, and financial experts that are always willing to go the extra mile for their clients’ accounting needs.

Michele Parrish/Genesis Engineering Collaborative

In the real estate development industry, when beginning construction of a building, sitework clears the way for the construction process to begin. The civil engineering professionals at Genesis Engineering Collaborative specialize in site work and collaboration with clients, tenants, architects, and other consultants to problem solve and design your new beginning from due diligence, to concept planning, to final construction document preparation, to construction administration.

Alicia Cole/Lillie’s Boutique

Are you ready to elevate your style and self-care? Lillie’s Boutique is your “go-to” destination for sophisticated women’s apparel, trendy accessories, gifts for every occasion, and luxurious natural skin care. Their soaps and candles are made in-house with all natural ingredients and essential oils. They have two locations for your convenience: Downtown Sugar Hill and Historic Downtown Duluth. Visit today and indulge in the ultimate shopping experience.

Paul Shin/Loyal Trust Bank

Loyal Trust Bank opened in November 2019 when the Founding Directors discovered a need for a local bank with a multicultural approach. Headquartered in Johns Creek, the staff and decision-makers live in, and are active, in the same communities as their customers, giving them first-hand knowledge of the strengths and needs of those communities.

Lisa Thompson, President/Duluth Business Association (Moderator)

The Duluth Business Association exists to provide an open networking opportunity in a unique and relaxed environment, inviting business owners to interact socially while building relationships that will ultimately impact economic development and improve the Duluth community.

“Duluth Business Now!“ is member-sponsored by CrossPointe Realty, Knick Knack Products Group, Profound Wellness, Lillies Boutique, Rainbow Village, Home Access Mortgage, Gwen Tajz Wine Bar, and Morsels by Melissa Catering.

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

March 16, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 201: Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

Charlie Brown, CEO of the recently opened Loyal Trust Bank, joins this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio.” Charlie discusses his bank’s mission and target customers, how technology helps a newly-formed bank like his serve clients better, and the impact he sees from the coronavirus. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

Charlie Brown is the President and CEO of Loyal Trust Bank. “Comfortable” and “easier” are words some customers are using to describe doing business with the bank due to its multi-cultural approach to banking.

This is also due in large part because the headquarters is local, opening November 15, 2019 after the Founding Directors discovered a need for just such a bank. This location for a headquarters means the policy and decision makers, including the board and executives are close to the customers or know them personally as well as active in the community. This availability and local focus allows leadership in the bank to consider the communities to financial needs and respond accordingly.

Secondly, Loyal Trust Bank is the only bank headquartered in Johns Creek, GA, the organization holds the distinction of being a truly multi-cultural community bank as evidenced by its board of directors and staffing. Again, this allows anyone from multiple cultures to do business with the bank and work with a banking professional that understands their language and culture. Specifically, the bank has a focus as a start on the Asian American community as well as the business community from all cultures.

Location: 11675 Medlock Bridge Rd., Johns Creek, GA 30097. You can learn more by visiting their website or by calling 678-783-8018.

Founding Directors include:

Rose Jarboe, Chairwoman, CEO of WePartner
Charlie Brown, CEO of Loyal Trust Bank
Bill Abernathy, owner of Abernathy Bank Consulting and former regional OCC Bank Examiner
Julin Gu, Founder and President of China US Technology Innovation Center, Johns Creek, Georgia
John Lewis Jr., Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP as well as former Private Bank of Buckhead Board Member
Edward Oh, Founder and CEO of Pac Tell Group dba US Fibers
James Park, CEO and owner of Sun’s Transfer Co., Inc.
Bo Shen, Founder and Managing Partner of Fenbushi Capital
Dr. Dong Wang, CEO/Neurologist, Georgia Neuro-diagnostic & Treatment Center

Charlie Brown, CEO:

Charles Brown is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Loyal Trust Bank and has over 20 years of community bank chief executive officer experience in the position having built, bought and sold multiple banks over his career of 30 plus years in the industry. Mr. Brown most recently started Insignia Bank in 2006 (Sarasota, Florida) and served as its founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until its sale in 2017, where Mr. Brown was able to achieve record returns. He was honored to be appointed by Chairman Sheila Bair of the FDIC to be one of only 13 bankers to represent his region on the FDIC Community Bank Advisory Board in Washington, D.C. for a period of over five years while serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Insignia Bank. Additionally, he served for over six years as one of two bankers to represent his state with the American Bankers Association in D.C. on its Community Bank Advisory Board.

North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link.

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.