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Mayor Jere Wood with the City of Roswell, Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition, and Dr. Glenn Cannon with Gwinnett Tech

July 12, 2016 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Mayor Jere Wood with the City of Roswell, Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition, and Dr. Glenn Cannon with Gwinnett Tech

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John Ray, Mayor Jere Wood, Steve Schilling, Dr. Glenn Cannon, Mike Sammond

Mayor Jere Wood/City of Roswell

The City of Roswell continues to be a leader in the metro Atlanta area in managing the current and future growth of this wonderful city. Roswell is fortunate to have leaders who concentrate their policy-making into solid guidelines for smart growth and development. The Community Development Department is responsible for carrying out those guidelines. The City has implemented a number of projects that will enhance their community. These projects include receiving a $2.3 million LCI Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission to fund the redevelopment of the Roswell Midtown from Norcross Street to Commerce Parkway; completion of the Transportation Master Plan; and the Town Square area Design Charettes. The Community Development Department also oversees economic development, building inspection and code enforcement. Roswell’s enforcement of building codes, with respect to apartments, is the model for metro Atlanta.

Steve Schilling/Digital Ignition

Digital Ignition is a tech incubator designed to foster the growth of North Georgia’s tech community. Located in Alpharetta, GA, Digital Ignition is committed to launching the next big North Georgia success story by supporting and inspiring today’s entrepreneurs with 45,000 square feet of unique, flexible co-working space in which to innovate, create and collaborate, along with access to experienced mentors and investors.

Dr. Glenn Cannon/Gwinnett Tech

Gwinnett Technical College is one of Georgia’s largest technical colleges and is committed to delivering relevant knowledge to meet the workforce training needs of their community. The college offers more than 150 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs, and hundreds of seminars, workshops and courses providing specialized training. Gwinnett Tech is Gwinnett County’s largest provider of corporate training and also serves residents and businesses in north Fulton County through their new Alpharetta-North Fulton campus.

Government Contracting

August 25, 2015 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

Government Contracting

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Government Contracting

NOWaccount CEO, Lara Hodgson, stopped by the studio to talk about government contracting for small businesses. I also hosted 3 experts who serve our community by helping children and adults in need of foster care, and help/treatment for developmental challenges and/or mental illness. Tom Russell and Lori Brickman of Creative Community Services, and Pat Strode of the Georgia Chapter for the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) joined us to talk about the vital role they play for children in foster care, particularly those who face those developmental issues or mental illness.

Lara discussed a recent event where an SBA representative shared information about doing business with the federal government. Did you realize there’s over $100 BILLION dollars of federal contracts available? And that there’s ~23% are earmarked for small businesses who are able to fulfill the need for goods and services?

We talked about what to do to prepare to do business with the government, where to go to register, where to go for information on contracts available, as well as resources available that can facilitate accepting government contracts even if invoices are paid slowly.

I also learned that there are over 11,000 children in foster care in Georgia. The folks from Creative Community Services and NAMI, came by to talk about how they serve our community by working to help this vast population of children in need of loving, safe environments, along with supportive care they require as well if they’re facing developmental challenges or mental illness.

We talked about how important getting treatment and medication is for patients who are dealing with mental illness is. We also discussed how important it is for first responders to be certified to be able to identify and handle persons suffering from mental illness rather than simply assuming they’re criminals.

Tom explained that many of these children lack any real positive role models or mentors

The groups have regular events to raise funds to enable them to provide support and treatment for patients in need. Be sure to visit their websites for more information on events as well as opportunities to serve with your time as volunteers or mentors.

Special Guests:

Lara O’Connor-Hodgson, CEO of Nowaccount Network Corporation

Tom Russell, Director of Therapeutic Foster Care at Creative Community Services

Lori Brickman, Volunteer for Creative Community Services and NAMI

Pat Strode, CIT Program Administrator, National Alliance on Mental Illness

MENTORING TOMORROW’S BUSINESS LEADERS: Veronica Maldonado-Torres with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

April 22, 2015 by Mike

On the Money

MENTORING TOMORROW'S BUSINESS LEADERS: Veronica Maldonado-Torres with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

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If you had the opportunity to learn proven best practices from one of America’s top corporations, would you take it? On this episode of “On the Money”, host Joe Moss of Embassy National Bank interviews Veronica Maldonado-Torres about mentoring and the Georgia Mentor Protege Connection.

Veronica Maldonado-Torres/Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

The Georgia Mentor Protégé Connection (MPC) is a business development program administered by the Georgia Education Foundation (GEF) in partnership with the Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Emerging firms who are accepted into the program have an opportunity to make tremendous strides in areas such as business acumen, methods and procedures, competitiveness and capability.

In addition, MPC enables Georgia small businesses to benefit from a partnership with a corporate mentor for a period of one year. Emerging firms can build relationships, explore new technologies, learn about best practices, and benefit from the wisdom of corporate executives who are committed to the long-term health and overall growth of small businesses in Georgia. The goal of the program is to help small businesses to be successful over the long haul by helping them to develop capacity, enhance their skill sets, and become more competitive. Research has shown that access to the right kind of coaching and mentoring significantly increases the success rate in small business, while both the mentor and the protégé benefit tremendously from their interaction.

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“On the Money” focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. “On the Money” also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.

Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.

Veronica Maldonado with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection, Renae Keitt with ARK Temporary Staffing and Aise Cannon with Georgia Campus PCOM

June 19, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Veronica Maldonado with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection, Renae Keitt with ARK Temporary Staffing and Aise Cannon with Georgia Campus PCOM

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Brandon Keever, Aise Cannon, Renae Keitt, Veronica Maldonado, Mike Sammond

Veronica Maldonado/Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

Renae Keitt/ARK Temporary Staffing

ARK Temporary Staffing is a leading provider of staffing services providing reliable, quality temporary and permanent personnel for business and government agencies since 2004. With over fifty years of combined staffing experience, the company has the resources to provide each customer with world-class attention and superior customer service.

Aise Cannon/Georgia Campus PCOM

The GA Campus PCOM (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) is dedicated to providing high quality, comprehensive programs, each distinguished by a leading-edge curriculum and experienced, expert faculty. Guided by osteopathic medical tradition, concept and practice, they deliver a uniquely holistic education, as each program considers all areas of disciplines. They are constantly seeking ways to enhance their curricula, ensuring that each program remains current and relevant. It is a commitment to excellence that prepares their students well to meet the needs of a rapidly changing healthcare environment. The college offers not only a doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine but in Pharmacy, as well as a Master’s in Biomedical Sciences.

Dr. Rebecca Paden with Thermalife and Veronica Maldonado with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

May 16, 2014 by Mike

Business Leaders of Today

Dr. Rebecca Paden with Thermalife and Veronica Maldonado with Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

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Tess Turrin, Dr. Rebecca Paden, Veronica Maldonado, Angel Nowlin

Dr. Rebecca Paden/Thermalife

Thermalife utilizes the best in special infrared-sensitive cameras to record temperatures of heat patterns in the body. Their procedures are non-invasive, no contact, no radiation, pain-free FDA approved scans.

Veronica Maldonado/Georgia Mentor Protege Connection

Veronia Maldonado is a dynamic and versatile Latina community business leader whose voice, passion and purpose are focused on building up the human spirit, creating synergy amongst communities, and fighting for the “inalienable right” for all to progress and excel in any environment.

She is an expert in fostering strategic alliances, creating win-win negotiations and implementing effective marketing strategies that increase any brand value throughout the pipeline. She is ready to meet and exceed any challenge set before her, a quality most demonstrated as director of the Georgia Mentor Protege Connection, which is a mentor protege program—the first of its kind in the nation.

The product of hard work, determination and perseverance as well as an entrepreneurial family tree that spans generations in the U.S. & Latin America, Ms. Maldonado is uniquely qualified to lead the MPC program and thereby to help provide a path to sustainability, progression, and economic growth for small business owners in Georgia.