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Steve Damerow with Extu and Loyaltyworks, Justin Walker with Friendly Human, Caroline Grimes with Goizueta Business School of Emory University

May 9, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Steve Damerow with Extu and Loyaltyworks, Justin Walker with Friendly Human, Caroline Grimes with Goizueta Business School of Emory University

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Steve Damerow, Extu, formerly Incentive Solutions. The companies are recognized by Inc 5000 , Top 50 Marketing agency in ATL and Best and Brightest Place to work in ATL 6 years in a row. The companies have unique proprietary online/mobile incentive platform that combines training, surveys social media , leader boards sales incentives, employee recognition and the world`s largest online rewards mall. all on a single dashboard. Steve has a BA from Berry College, Masters in Economics fro U Freiburg Germany and MBA in International Marketing ASU / Thunderbird.

Justin Walker, with Friendly Human, may have grown up here in Atlanta, but one of his favorite hobbies is to travel and meet new people. He even met his wife, Janin, in Peru! They live down in Mcdonough, GA now with their son, Liam. This means Walker says goodbye to them at 4 AM every morning to make the 50 mile commute to the office, but it’s absolutely worth it. He absolutely loves changing people’s lives, solving problems, and helping his clients grow! He’s always enjoyed working with his hands and building things, so one of the highlights of working here has been building our last two studios.

Caroline Grimes is a Senior Associate Director of Executive MBA (EMBA) Admissions at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, where she is responsible for setting the overall strategy in EMBA student recruitment, as well as managing all aspects of the recruiting cycle. In addition to her success in achieving recruiting goals, Caroline has been recognized for her process improvement efforts, high yield success, and strong alumni affinity and engagement. She has also conceptualized and implemented several initiatives that led to increased enrollment from target populations and increased alumni engagement. Prior to her role managing EMBA Admissions, Caroline supported both the Evening (part-time) MBA and EMBA recruiting in key capacities, including establishing and maintaining key corporate relationships and internal and external event management.

Caroline attended Presbyterian College where she earned a BS in Business Administration. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons, and dogs, and is the owner of a small artisan soap business, Decatur Soapworks.

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BUSINESS MATTERS presented by Incentive Solutions

June 9, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

BUSINESS MATTERS presented by Incentive Solutions

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Luke Kreitner, Celeste Simmons, Steve Damerow

Luke Kreitner/Loyaltyworks

Loyaltyworks is a 35 year-old debt-free employee managed award winning technology firm based in Atlanta whose cloud based platform helps companies manage multiple employee and sales loyalty or incentive programs simultaneously. The company has 40 employees and has been awarded Inc 5000 and Best and Brightest Place to Work by National Association of Business Resources.

Getting maximum impact, Loyaltyworks creates and manages full-service incentive, loyalty and reward solutions that maximize the impact of the people and relationships that drive your business results.

Celeste Simmons/Big Social Marketing

Social marketing has changed the way companies do business. Big Social Marketing helps companies create daily content, post it, and then manage the responses.

There are lots of opportunities in social marketing that individuals and businesses should be using to get ahead, and stay ahead. If you want your company to be seen and heard, you have to be social. Social media is an indicator of what people are looking for, and what Google looks for as well. Your social marketing strategy will determine your business success, or its failure.

If you have not done much social media, then you need a social media campaign focused on getting your message or brand recognized. Big Social Marketing can help! They can manage many different social networks for you, and all without frustration. They make a focused plan for you, then make a schedule for updates, and start writing – with your brand as the focus! They create buzz for your brand with social media as the messenger.

About Incentive Solutions:

Steve Damerow, the host of “Business Matters“, is the founder and CEO of Incentive Solutions along with Loyaltyworks. He earned a MBA and Masters in Economics, that has helped him propel the respective incentive firms into the forefront of the loyalty industry.

“Technology making incentive rewards easier.”

Incentive Solutions is a 21-year-old debt-free, employee-managed incentive marketing agency that uses the “cloud” and mobile app’s to manage and communicate sales incentives to in-house employees, distributor/dealer/value added resellers utilizing 3 primary reward vehicles.

1. Group incentive travel and sales meetings

2. World’s largest online rewards mall

3. Choice of 155 retail gift cards or prepaid VISA debit cards

Incentive Solutions is an Inc. 5000 company, voted “Best & Brightest Place to Work Atlanta” two consecutive years, and BBB++ rated.

BUSINESS MATTERS presented by Incentive Solutions

April 21, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

BUSINESS MATTERS presented by Incentive Solutions

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Lawrence Constantin, Mike Smith, Gary Childress, Steve Damerow

Lawrence Constantin/Saint-Gobain Solar Gard

Lawrence Constantin is the Director of Sales & Marketing-Americas for Saint-Gobain Solar Gard.

Solar Gard positively impacts lives with products that protect, save and renew. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Solar Gard makes industry leading architectural and automotive window films, photovoltaics and custom coatings.

A division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, Solar Gard’s architectural solar control window films are proven carbon negative and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Solar Gard products are sold in more than 90 countries under the Solar Gard, Panorama, Quantum and Solar Gard Armorcoat brands.

Gary Childress/Honda Marine

Gary Childress is the National Sales Manager at Honda Marine.

Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, Honda Marine distributes a full line of four-stroke marine engines ranging from 2 to 250 horsepower.

Honda was among the first manufacturers to offer 4-stroke outboards in America, and the first to offer a full line of lightweight 4-stroke outboards. More than 40 years later, Honda outboards still set the standard for fuel efficiency, performance and ease of operation. They aim to create cutting edge outboards, while staying true to the core Honda attributes of durability, quiet operation, quality, and reliability.

Honda continually perfects their marine engine line by incorporating technologies from their highly advanced automotive and racing heritage. In addition, many Honda Marine outboards also include exclusive technological features found in the company’s most popular automobile engines including the Honda Ridgeline, Pilot, Odyssey, Accord, CR-V, and Element.

Mike Smith/Mitsubishi Electric

Mike Smith is the Senior Marketing Manager at Mitsubishi Electric.

For more than 90 years, Mitsubishi Electric has made changes for the better through its energy-efficient products and technologies. These include factory automation equipment, automotive equipment, escalators, elevators, heating and cooling products, commercial hand dryers, large-scale video displays for stadiums and arenas, uninterruptible power supplies, solar panels, semiconductors, display walls, photographic and thermal printers, and electric utility products.

About Incentive Solutions:

Steve Damerow, the host of “Business Matters“, is the founder and CEO of www.IncentiveSolutions.com along with www.loyaltyworks.com. He earned a MBA and Masters in Economics, that has helped him propel the respective incentive firms into the forefront of the loyalty industry.

“Technology making incentive rewards easier.”

1. Group incentive travel and sales meetings

2. World’s largest online rewards mall

3. Choice of 155 retail gift cards or prepaid VISA debit cards

Incentive Solutions is an Inc. 5000 company, voted “Best & Brightest Place to Work Atlanta” two consecutive years, and BBB++ rated.

Steve Damerow with Loyaltyworks, Jeff Greene with Greene Worldwide Transportation and Randy Hicks with Meridian Star Merchant Services

June 19, 2013 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Steve Damerow with Loyaltyworks, Jeff Greene with Greene Worldwide Transportation and Randy Hicks with Meridian Star Merchant Services

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Steve Damerow, Jeff Greene, Dominick Rainey, Randy Hicks

Steve Damerow/Loyaltyworks

Jeff Greene/Greene Worldwide Transportation

Greene Worldwide Transportation (formerly Greene Classic Limousines) is the number one rated limousine company in Atlanta and is recognized worldwide. They feature new vehicles, online reservations and 24/7 service.

Randy Hicks/Meridian Star Merchant Services

Run your business without it running you. Having value is one thing, but adding value is another. Meridian Star Merchant Services is more than an electronic payment processing company – they are a team. Every step of the way, they are committed to your company’s success by focusing on delivering the best products and services. It’s a perfect partnership.

Meridian Star’s fast and cost-efficient payment processing options will increase your bottom line. You make the sales and they handle the rest. Helping you increase your profitability is their goal.

They are one of the most important business partners you will ever have. Their electronic payment processing solutions, savings, security and settlement options have propelled them to the top of the industry. Meridian Star is a full-service company offering equipment sales, leasing, rental and financing programs, and their user-friendly equipment ensures swift transmissions. Through their strategic alliances with some of the largest FDIC insured settlement banks and transaction processing networks in the country, your business benefits from having the powerhouses of the electronic merchant banking industry at your service.

At Meridian Star, their payment processing systems are a lifeline for any business, large or small. They provide each and every customer with a payment processing system that fits their requirements. Their processing specialists will design and implement a customized system that will enable you to achieve efficient point-of-sale transactions and rapid settlements. Meridian Star’s team of specialists combine the knowledge of consumer habits with expertise in electronic processing to develop a streamlined system for every business.

If your company already accepts plastic payments, they will provide you with a free analysis of your current statement to lower your overall processing costs. Their competitive pricing includes state-of –the art technologies, customer support and an account or a specialist. Together, they can help you run your business without it running you.