Ron Wilder with 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton, Jessica Light with JJ Social Light, and Douglas Bochat with Homestead Hospice

February 20, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

North Fulton Business Radio

Ron Wilder with 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton, Jessica Light with JJ Social Light, and Douglas Bochat with Homestead Hospice

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John Ray, Ron Wilder, Jessica Light, Douglas Bochat

Ron Wilder/1-800 WATER DAMAGE of North Fulton

At 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, their mission is simple – provide the ultimate customer experience. Each one of their team members is passionate about what they do and it shows in the quality of their work. Their services go beyond water damage restoration to include mold remediation, professional carpet cleaning, fire/smoke restoration, sewage cleanup, and much more.

Jessica Light/JJ Social Light

Jessica Light of JJ Social Light fell into her industry by accident and it turned out to be the right one. Today, it’s impossible to define herself and not take into account her social media obsession. It’s who she is. Working on and managing multiple websites has helped her gain a great wealth of knowledge related to online marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, social media strategies, website optimization and so on.

She wants to be able to share what she has learned in a way that you can easily understand and put into practice; from building your online business, defining your social media goals, to optimizing and marketing your website. First and foremost, she wants to help fellow entrepreneurs make their first step into the world of online businesses and guide you through.

Douglas Bochat/Homestead Hospice

Homestead Hospice is a premier provider of hospice services headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Arizona. CEO Mallie Sharafat opened Homestead Hospice in 2006 after experiencing hospice care with a loved one. Mallie wanted a better experience, one that addresses all the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. Homestead Hospice provides coordinated individualized plans of care for over 1100 patients daily, offers counseling and spiritual support for the family, and clinical care for comfort and quality of life. Homestead has over 200 volunteers that support patients and care givers daily. Homestead Hospice is certified by Medicare, Medicaid and in Arizona accredited by The Joint Commission. Please contact Homestead Hospice at 10888 Crabapple Road, Roswell, GA or (678) 966-0077.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

February 16, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

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Brandy Swanson/Smith & Howard

Headquartered in Atlanta, Smith & Howard is a top Atlanta CPA firm providing a wide range of services, including assurance, tax, accounting and advisory services. Their business clients range from start-ups to large, established businesses that operate across the U.S. and internationally. They also have a strong nonprofit client family, including many of Georgia’s most respected organizations. By extension, Smith & Howard also serve the tax, accounting and advisory needs of the owners and executives of businesses. Many of these individuals and families are also clients of Smith & Howard Wealth Management, a wealth management firm serving as the family’s CFO.

Recognized for two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) as the number one firm in the nation by INSIDE Public Accounting and as a Top Accounting Firm to Work For by Accounting Today, they bring a national scope of services with a personal, responsive service approach and a team of smart, dedicated professionals that work with clients year after year.

Smith & Howard’s current clients appreciate their responsiveness, creativity, innovation, expertise, imagination, and an “uncompromising commitment to exceed expectations and contribute to their financial success”.

Spencer Thomas with Cannon Financial Institute

February 15, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

ePresence

Spencer Thomas with Cannon Financial Institute

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Spencer Thomas/Cannon Financial Institute

For over 50 years, Cannon Financial Institute has developed, designed and executed performance improvement programs. These programs serve to support financial institutions, their staff, and the clients and communities they serve. They have highly skilled instructors who are gifted translators turning complexity into practical knowledge. Their rigorous course offerings are a real point of pride for those who have been through them. Spencer Thomas serves as a member of Cannon’s Enterprise Solutions Team, where he is responsible for leading the development of client relationships. His decades of experience in financial services and Cannon’s resources allows him to create partnerships with his clients through growth-driven, strategically planned, and superior engagement experiences.

Mark Galvin/ePresence

ePresence provides personal branding services for individuals, executives and entrepreneurs. They leverage social media on an individual level since that is where the audience is most engaged.

Mark Galvin, CEO and Founder of ePresence, is a personal social media expert with 29 years of business management and hotel industry experience including stops with Marriott, Hyatt, Omni and IHG.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 2 of 4)

February 15, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 2 of 4)

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David Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Dave Wilkins has over 30 years experience working for companies such as E&Y, Whitridge Associates, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM in business and technology management and consulting. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Business Unit Manager for the Business Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Originally from Michigan, he has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan, and he has been a resident of Gwinnett County, GA for over 20 years. In his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and government, among others.

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Sheryl McHugh with Design Type

February 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Sheryl McHugh with Design Type

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Sheryl McHugh and Jennifer Rusz

Sheryl McHugh/Design Type

Located in Lawrenceville, GA in Gwinnett County, Design Type serves the metro Atlanta area with quick turnaround printing. From logo design and business cards and corporate stationary to brochures and booklets, Design Type is ready to meet your deadlines. Signage such as banners, posters and trade-show graphics are done quickly. They support marketing and advertising of your business for consistent brand recognition. Call on the professionals at Design Type for your print and promotional needs.

Jennifer Rusz/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Jennifer Rusz has a long career working for both corporations and as an entrepreneur. Rusz began her career, in the 90’s in market intelligence, business operations and management for companies such as Mid America Research/Fact in Focus, Lucent Technologies, Kyocera Wireless, ARS/ Current Analysis and Websense Software Solutions before starting her first company in 2004. She has since been a business consultant now Founder and CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp is an award winning full service business consulting firm, with three divisions, which include business consulting, marketing consulting and strategic technology consulting. For more information about Jennifer Rusz or Sterling Rose Consulting Corp please visit www.sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com or call (470)202-8659.

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 1 of 4)

January 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Financial Statements and Small Business (Part 1 of 4)

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David Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

Pensacola Business Radio-Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

January 26, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

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Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

The University of West Florida Sea3D lab provides valuable 3-D printing resources and fosters innovation and collaboration among students, faculty, staff, industry leaders and the Northwest Florida community.

Learn. Design. Invent

Launched as part of the Innovation Network, the facility serves as a hub for multidisciplinary research, invention and discovery in the high-demand field of additive manufacturing, providing a space for real-world problems to be transformed into creative solutions. It is located inside the UWF Historic Trust’s Museum of Commerce at 201 E. Zaragoza St.

The University of West Florida Innovation Network connects physical campus destinations along the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida for innovation, collaboration, research and engaged learning to prepare students for the changing world and workforce of tomorrow.

ITEN WIRED Radio: 2018 Season is Kicking Off with Ben and Anthony from Coastware Technologies

January 24, 2018 by angishields

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN WIRED Radio: 2018 Season is Kicking Off with Ben and Anthony from Coastware Technologies

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Ben Avellone and Anthony Gonzalez

Co-founders, Coastware Technologies

Coastware provides robust, business-class applications and professional IT managed services for small and medium businesses within the Gulf Coast communities.

Explore Our Services

Your software is custom built for your business. You have a direct line of communication with the decision maker, developer and designer of your software which lets you control every aspect of its operation and workflow.

We have experience integrating with other software platforms, both directly using APIs and indirectly by allowing data to be imported and exported from our systems. Let your software do the hard work for you!

Business requirements change over time and we make it easy to request additions and modifications to your software, even long after the project is built. We start small with a solid foundation and build on it until it meets your needs.

Combine Coastware’s technical expertise with your industry knowledge to create a valuable asset for your business.

We take your ideas and feedback and give you suggestions on how best to solve the problem at hand. You’ll be provided with a time-line and quote to allow you to make an informed decision.

With a plan in place, we start working on making your vision come alive. We send you regular progress updates to keep you in the loop and allow you to give instant feedback.

All changes to the software go through a QA process before ever reaching you. We use automated and manual testing to reduce the likelihood of any issues.

We value your feedback and welcome any comments or suggestions you may have. Any changes resulting from your feedback go through the same process as any other change to ensure the final result is always of the highest quality.

We understand the important role your custom software serves in the business. We use a combination of automated and manual testing to ensure there are no hiccups, gotchas or surprises in the operation of your software.

We stay up-to-date with the latest trends in software development and incorporate those which give us an edge when building software for our clients. As a result, we’re able to deliver updates at an accelerated pace which lets you see results sooner without compromising on quality.

Sometimes, you just can’t beat a face-to-face meeting. We love talking with our clients and helping them come up with solutions to their problems. No need to even leave the office!

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, United Way, the 411 on the 211 with Naomi Kjer

January 22, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, United Way, the 411 on the 211 with Naomi Kjer

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Naomi Kjer

Marketing Manager

United Way of Escambia County

www.unitedwayescambia.org

FILE YOUR TAXES WITH UNITED WAY’S FREE TAX PROGRAMS

Pensacola, Fla. – January 17, 2018

Keep your money! If you or your household make $66,000 or less, United Way of Escambia County (UWEC) offers free tax preparation services. Maximize your money by filing quickly and securely online, or visit one of our conveniently located VITA sites for one-on-one help with an IRS-certified volunteer.

Online – File taxes anywhere, anytime at www.myfreetaxes.com. If you have questions, call the MyFreeTaxes Helpline at 1-855-698-9435.
In-person – Go to a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site and have an IRS-certified volunteer prepare taxes. Dial 2-1-1 or visit www.unitedwayescambia.org/taxhelp for locations and hours of operation.

VITA sites open on January 30 with the help of partners at Pensacola State College and the Escambia County School District. United Way has also partnered with Impact America – Florida to grow VITA volunteer capacity at tax prep sites by engaging students and college graduates to address community needs. Additional program sponsors are Regions, Wells Fargo, and Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

“United Way’s Tax Preparation programs are vital to our community. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars in preparation fees, these free programs help local citizens keep money in their pockets. In turn, money saved could then be used to create a savings account or emergency funds to put a family on the path to financial stability,” said Katrina Madden, UWEC Financial Stability Program Outreach Manager.

Last year, United Way’s Tax Preparation programs helped 3,683 individuals and families for a total impact of $6,634,123 in our community.

Be sure to have the following documents on-hand when filing your taxes: state or federal photo identification; Social Security cards for all members of the household; all W2s, 1095s, 1098s, 1099s; childcare provider’s information; investment statements and other tax forms; amounts of other income; bank account information for direct deposit; and last year’s tax return if available.

Marketing materials containing information about these two tax assistance programs are available for distribution. To request the free materials and for questions concerning VITA or MyFreeTaxes.com, contact Katrina Madden, UWEC Financial Stability Program Outreach Manager, at vita@unitedwayescambia.org or call 850-912-8245.

By living core values of serving the community with Integrity, Leadership, Inclusiveness, Volunteerism and Excellence (I LIVE), United Way of Escambia County is working to meet a mission of uniting our community and leveraging resources to improve lives.