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Lynn Hood with Crackerjack Marketing and Jennifer Copeland with Georgia PROBE

September 13, 2013 by angishields

Growth Matters

Lynn Hood with Crackerjack Marketing and Jennifer Copeland with Georgia PROBE

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Lynn Hood/Crackerjack Marketing

Lynn Hood is the Top Kernel at Crackerjack Marketing, an integrated marketing firm that helps medical device, bioscience, high tech and business-to-business companies strategically position themselves and increase sales. Crackerjack is the answer for businesses that need a right-sized solution for their marketing, branding or public relations needs.

Lynn has more than 25 years of experience working with agencies and corporations in marketing and communications. Before founding Crackerjack Marketing, she was President of Hood Marketing Solutions for 20 years. Prior to that, Lynn was a senior writer for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and served as Communications Manager for Oglethorpe Power Corporation. She has also worked with Liberty Life Insurance/Liberty Corporation, Southern Vital Record Center, Pearl River Basin Development District and the Appalachia Health Council, and began her career as a reporter for the Augusta Chronicle-Herald.

Jennifer Copeland/Georgia PROBE

The PROBE College Fair tour is an annual tour of the state of Georgia by colleges and universities across the state and country. More than 150 institutions will participate in over 60 fairs throughout the state from September to November.

September 2013 Newsletter – Business RadioX

September 3, 2013 by angishields

In this issue of On The Air, we feature the following:

Our upcoming Networking Mixer, New Show Concept Pitch Hours, Results Matter Radio, our latest show Growth Matters, our new HVR co-host Desiree Scales, and much, much more…

CLICK HERE to view full newsletter

Mark Wilson with eVerifile and Kim Anderson with Families First

August 27, 2013 by angishields

Growth Matters

Mark Wilson with eVerifile and Kim Anderson with Families First

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Mark Wilson/eVerifile

Entrepreneur Mark A. Wilson is the President and CEO of Atlanta-based eVerifile Inc., a privately held company specializing in delivering fast, web-powered workforce screening solutions and support systems for organizations across the globe. Founded in 1999, the company serves organizations in a number of industries, including healthcare, gaming, pharmaceuticals, transportation and utilities. Mr. Wilson acquired eVerifile in early 2012 along with an impressive team of investors.

Wilson has over 25 years of experience in the business information services industry, and has held senior level sales and operations management positions with companies such as D&B, ABF Freight Systems and Whirlpool Corporation.

In 2001, Wilson founded RYLA Teleservices Inc. a true start-up, launched in his basement and named after his two children Ryan and Lauren. As President and Chief Executive Officer, he established RYLA as a nationally-recognized customer support and contact center with more than 3,000 employees and revenues in excess of $100 million. Over the years, Wilson continued to grow the business, serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations while adding call center locations around the country and creating thousands of full-time and seasonal jobs. The company’s many accolades include Wall Street Journal’s top workplaces, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2009 fastest-growing company, and the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for four consecutive years. RYLA was acquired in 2010.

Wilson’s vision and leadership has earned a number of prestigious honors, including Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award ® for 2010 and TiE Atlanta’s 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year.

A native of Arkansas, he earned his degree in Business Administration and Management at Wilberforce University. Wilson and his family now live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kim Anderson/Families First

Kim Anderson is Chief Executive Officer with Families First. Kim is responsible for the implementation and success of the Families First mission while guiding a staff of over 100 employees in 10 locations with an annual budget of $10 million.

Prior to joining Families First, Kim was Senior Director for BoardWalk Consulting providing strategic planning, board enhancement, organizational management and executive leadership for numerous non-profit organizations. Kim previously served as Executive Director of AID Atlanta, the southeast’s largest AIDS services organization. Before that, Kim enjoyed an extensive legal career in the healthcare arena. After service with the law firm of Alston & Bird, she became the first General Counsel of Grady Health System, and subsequently served as Vice President & Assistant General Counsel for Magellan Health Systems, a publicly traded behavioral healthcare company, and senior legal counsel for the Atlanta Housing Authority.

Kim is a graduate of Oberlin College and Columbia University School of Law.

Michael Grindell with 22squared, Meridith Rentz with MedShare International and Tanya Lewis with Equifax

August 20, 2013 by angishields

Growth Matters

Michael Grindell with 22squared, Meridith Rentz with MedShare International and Tanya Lewis with Equifax

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Michael Grindell/22squared

Mike joined 22squared six years ago and currently serves as the Chief Administrative Officer. He had a 16-year career as an Executive for The Coca-Cola Company, where he held senior roles for their largest global business unit. Prior to Coca-Cola, he served in various leadership positions at Citigroup and Federated Department Stores, respectively.

Mike ensures 22squared operates smoothly and delivers results. He is deeply involved in digital, social and 22squareds proprietary analytics and dashboard platforms. He brings a unique combination of business savvy and commitment to 22squared’s people and culture.

In addition to spending time with his family, Mike is an avid Kansas Basketball fan and lifelong runner completing over fifteen half-marathons and two marathons. He serves as board chair for Quality Care of Children, an Atlanta-based organization that serves almost 150,000 children in Georgia each year; Mike has been active in the Atlanta community for many years.

Meridith Rentz/MedShare International

Meridith Rentz is CEO & President of MedShare, an innovative nonprofit with a dual mission to deliver surplus medical supplies to underserved populations around the world while lessening the impact of medical waste across the United States. The organization bridges the gap between surplus and need to improve healthcare and the environment through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to those most in need.

Meridith currently serves on the board of Atlanta-based Quality Care for Children and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ CEO Peerspectives Program and the Medical Surplus Recovery Advisory Group. She is a 2010 graduate of Leadership Atlanta and a recipient of Goizueta Business School’s “Guiding Star” Award.

Meridith is an alum of both the Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School at Emory University where she received her MPH and MBA degrees as a Woodruff Fellow. She received her BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina as a Morehead Scholar. She is married to Dean Baker and enjoys trying to keep up with three very active and extremely inquisitive sons, ages 11, 9 and 6.

Tanya Lewis/Equifax

Tanya Lewis is a 30 year veteran in global corporate sales and marketing with work experiences spanning 3 distinct industries – Oil and Gas, Beverage/Consumer Goods, and Consumer and Commercial information services. She is currently a Senior Leader with Equifax Inc. in the capacity of VP, Sales Governance & Planning – Mortgage Services, US Consumer Information Solutions. Throughout her career, she served in a variety of leadership roles with accountabilities in sales, marketing, strategic planning, franchise leadership, operations and global customer management.

Gary Wheeler with The Virtual HR Director, Michelle Matthews with Matthews Consulting Group, Graham Taylor with VoiceNation, and Cristina Lara and Sofia Lazaro with AIESEC

March 21, 2013 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Gary Wheeler with The Virtual HR Director, Michelle Matthews with Matthews Consulting Group, Graham Taylor with VoiceNation, and Cristina Lara and Sofia Lazaro with AIESEC

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Gary Wheeler/The Virtual HR Director, LLC

Gary is the founder and owner of The Virtual HR Director, LLC. The Virtual HR Director delivers strategic and tactical HR solutions at affordable rates for small and midsize organizations.

Gary is a 24-year veteran of United Parcel Service (UPS) where he held various assignments in Operations, Industrial Engineering and Human Resources.

Gary received a B.S in Human Resources and an MBA from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). He also holds a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and several HR certifications.

Gary has served as a director on the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), WorldatWork Compensation, the SHRM-Atlanta, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank Boards.

Michelle Matthews/Matthews Consulting Group

Michelle Matthews is a trusted advisor with more than 25 years of experience in organizational development, change management and consulting. Michelle’s guidance has enabled non-profit organizations, such as Families First, the Task Force for Global Health, and Communities in Schools of Atlanta; educational institutions, such as Spelman College and Atlanta Public Schools; and numerous Fortune 500 companies, such as Delta Air Lines, Kimberly Clark and Georgia Pacific to implement strategic change and improve individual, team and organizational performance.

Before founding Matthews Consulting Group more than a decade ago, Michelle was a senior manager for IBM, KPMG Consulting and Accenture. In these positions, Michelle effectively led teams through engagements requiring strategic planning, group facilitation, organizational change management, executive coaching and business process redesign.

Michelle is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and the Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Strategic Planning. She is also a board member for the Quality Care for Children. Michelle graduated summa cum laude from Spelman College, with an economics degree.

Graham Taylor/VoiceNation

Graham Taylor is Vice President of VoiceNation, America’s telecommunications leader in virtual PBX, voicemail, and innovative live answering solutions. Named “Top Provider in Industry” by PC World, VoiceNation provides live answering services and call center solutions utilizing the latest in proprietary technology to deliver high quality call answering services at the lowest cost to their customers. In this way, VoiceNation enables businesses of all sizes to compete in the marketplace with 24-hour availability that adapts to any situation.

Founded in 2002, VoiceNation is a privately held company that serves more than 40,000 customers including FEMA, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Dell, AIG and the U.S. Coast Guard. The company also provides qualified non-profit, tax-exempt charities with access to voicemail, faxmail and other specialized communication services at reduced cost through their Care2Call outreach program.

Cristina Lara and Sofia Lazaro/AIESEC

The AIESEC Georgia Tech Chapter is an entirely student-run, non-profit organization with university chapters around the world. AIESEC provides meaningful paid internships in 103 countries in business, economics, international affairs, and engineering disciplines, as well as language teaching and developmental work. AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run exchange organization. The overall aim is to promote international and cultural understanding through the student work exchange program and to develop leadership for the future generation.