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Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

March 20, 2020 by John Ray

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Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

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“How Should My Marketing Plan Change Now?” – An Interview with Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

Tina McKenna of McKenna Media Group discusses marketing strategy overall and how the needs and ways to connect are changing in the current disruptive business climate created by the coronavirus pandemic. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Tina McKenna, McKenna Media Group

Tina McKenna is the Principal and Owner of McKenna Media Group.

McKenna Media Group specializes in marketing and advertising strategies for small and medium-size businesses.

They not only design your marketing plan and strategy but can implement it too.

The marketing and media landscape is ever-changing, let McKenna Media be your guide. They do the research, planning, negotiating, implementation AND analysis so you can focus on operations and keeping your customers
coming back.

When you don’t know where to start or what’s working and what isn’t, it’s time to call McKenna Media.

Visit their website or call 404-232-0794.

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.

Charlie Brown, Loyal Trust Bank

March 16, 2020 by John Ray

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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.

Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

March 11, 2020 by John Ray

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Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 200: Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Erin Zwigart, Founder and Owner of Georgia Crafted, shares the story of her company’s beginnings and growth, her promotion and sale of Georgia-produced specialty food and other products, how they meet unique corporate gift needs, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Erin Zwigart, Georgia Crafted

Erin Zwigart is the Founder and CEO of Georgia Crafted. Georgia Crafted is the premier one-stop shop for Georgia-made products. The Georgia Crafted Peaches curate products by local makers and farmers from all over our State and package them into amazing gift boxes! You can choose between pre-curated gift boxes or you can “Build Your Own” gift box by choosing between 250 products.

If you are ever in need of a gift, whether it’s for a friend/family member or your clients, the team at Georgia Crafted will always work within your budget and timeframe!

Georgia Crafted makes gift giving easy and fun, all while helping to support the local Georgia economy!

For more information visit Georgia Crafted on their website, or call Erin at 404-931-6647.

Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting

February 25, 2020 by John Ray

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Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 198: Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting, Inc.

On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Soumaya Khalifa, President and Founder of Khalifa Consulting, Inc. discusses her firm’s work in cultural and diversity training for businesses and executives, why diversity matters, her work as a leader in the Atlanta Muslim community, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Soumaya Khalifa, Khalifa Consulting, Inc.

Soumaya Khalifa founded Khalifa Consulting, a strategic intercultural and leadership consulting firm, in 2007. Her career spans more than 25 years in human resources, management, business management and ownership, non-profit and entrepreneurship. Khalifa Consulting specializes in helping executives and organizations succeed when doing business across cultures by providing them the most relevant, practical and up to date cross cultural coaching and training. In addition, Khalifa Consulting offers training and coaching on global virtual teams. Soumaya and team apply this work to a broad range of clients, from large established national and global organizations to startups.

Prior to founding Khalifa Consulting, Soumaya served in several leadership roles in U.S.-based Fortune 100 companies in human resources, leadership development and diversity and inclusion. An alumnus of the University of Houston and Georgia State University, Soumaya is a board member of the Society of Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) and the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (AIB). She is also an adjunct professor at Emory University Center for Continuing Education and at the Federal Executive Institute. Soumaya is the author of Diversophy Egypt and has contributed to several publications.

For more information visit the Khalfia Consulting website, or call 678-523-5080.

Phil Van Gelder, Atlanta Office Technologies, and Shashank Honavar, S-square D-square LLC

February 25, 2020 by John Ray

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Phil Van Gelder, Atlanta Office Technologies, and Shashank Honavar, S-square D-square LLC

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 198: Phil Van Gelder, Atlanta Office Technologies, and Shashank Honavar, S-square D-square, LLC

On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Phil Van Gelder, Atlanta Office Technologies, discusses copiers and other office equipment. Shashank Hanovar of S-square D-square also joined the show to talk about his company’s data analytics services for businesses. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Phil Van Gelder, Atlanta Office Technologies

Phil Van Gelder is a partner with Atlanta Office Technologies in Norcross, Georgia.

Atlanta Office Technologies, Inc. (AOT) is a world-class company that specializes in creating exceptional customer experiences by providing quality products, solutions and service to our clients. AOT was formed by experienced industry professionals that understand people are the most important product.

AOT is a full-service office equipment provider. Their products and services include copiers, printers, wide format, software, and audio/visual solutions.

To get in touch with Phil, call (770) 415-1720 or go to the company website.

Shashank Honavar, S-square D-square, LLC

Shashank Honavar is the founder and S-square D-square LLC, based in Milton, GA. S-square D-square provides fractional CXO services and other business management consulting.

The company has 2 business verticals – one serving the needs of large corporations (annual revenues over $10MM) and another serving the needs of SMB enterprises (annual revenues less than or equal to $10 MM).

For large corporations, the company provides services within the GRC (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance) space. The company offers co-sourcing/staff augmentation and turnkey project management and delivery services related to internal audit and data analytics initiatives.

For small to mid-size businesses, S-square D-square provides ”cradle-to-grave” services to the business owner. The company is driven by a single-minded focus to unshackle the business owner from mundane, non-revenue generating, but time-consuming activity, so that they can focus on what they know and do best. All this, while S-square D-square takes care of HR, Payroll, Accounting, Taxation, Legal/Compliance/Audit/Regulatory, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery, Long-term Sustainability, Financing, and Marketing Strategy.

To contact Shashank, visit the website or call (404) 993-9237.

Steve Kullback, The Nebo Company

February 10, 2020 by John Ray

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Steve Kullback, The Nebo Company

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 196: Steve Kullback, The Nebo Company

How does a leader find the inner balance necessary to lead a team successfully in a chaotic, rapidly changing world? On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Steve Kullback, The Nebo Company, joins the show to address this question and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Steve Kullback, The Nebo Company

Steve Kullback is a Vice President in The Nebo Company, and heads the Atlanta office and Southeast region. The Nebo Company provides leadership development services to Fortune 500, mid-size companies, non-profits and social entrepreneurs. The firm is based in based in Washington, D.C. with a network of top leadership coaches and facilitators across the country. Nebo develops resilient leaders and organizations through strategy visioning and planning, leadership coaching and integrated leadership development programs, and organizational and talent development facilitation and consulting.

Steve is a seasoned leadership coach and facilitator with over 20 years experience supporting leaders in meeting their most important priorities and challenges. He works with organizations, executive teams, and individual leaders to help them build the leadership capacity to thrive in complex environments.

Steve previously spent several years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Global Leadership Development, and as a Director and Principal Consultant focused on strategy development.

For more information, visit The Nebo Company website. Email Steve directly, or call 678-921-3305.

North Fulton Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. 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.

Alpharetta Tech Talk: Dave Bernard, ConCap Global

February 7, 2020 by John Ray

Alpharetta Tech Talk

Alpharetta Tech Talk: Dave Bernard, ConCap Global

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“Alpharetta Tech Talk,” Episode 9: Dave Bernard, ConCap Global

Dave Bernard, CEO and Managing Partner of ConCap Global, discussed his work in matching the world’s wealthiest investors with private companies in agtech, technology, cybersecurity, and other areas. Many of his observations, such as “equity is deathbed capital,” run counter to what is commonly assumed. This must-listen episode of “Alpharetta Tech Talk” is hosted by John Ray and broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Dave Bernard, ConCap Global

Dave Bernard is CEO and Managing Partner with ConCap Global, which brings together international investors and entrepreneurs. Dave is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, inventor, and investor living in Atlanta, GA. An expert in new and emerging technologies, Dave has co-founded several companies, including The Intellection Group (TIG), an innovative technology consulting group that was recognized as one of Georgia’s top 40 most innovative companies in 2007.

For over 30 years, Dave has held developer, managerial and executive positions in a variety of industries, including supply chain logistics, healthcare, real estate, financial services, government and academia. He also led TIG’s development of a patented technology architecture that unifies web development capabilities with voice recognition, text-to-speech, natural language, Radio-frequency identification, and GPS technologies, deliverable to wireless handheld and desktop devices.

For more information, you can contact Dave through LinkedIn or email him directly. To learn more on ConCap Global, you can find their website here.

“Alpharetta Tech Talk” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. 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 approximately $12.9 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.

Tonia Morris, Transition Enterprises

February 5, 2020 by John Ray

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Tonia Morris, Transition Enterprises

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 195: Tonia Morris, Transition Enterprises

A transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship can be difficult and yet rewarding, as Tonia Morris, author of Before You Say “I Do” to Entrepreneurship, discussed on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio.” Tonia works with clients in transition through her coaching firm, Transition Enterprises. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Tonia Morris, Transition Enterprises

Tonia Morris is founder of coaching firm Transition Enterprises. Based in Grayson, GA, Tonia guides professionals from the corporate world through specific stages of entrepreneurship. She is a Registered Corporate Coach, a contributing writer with the Forbes Council, a professional speaker with the National Association of Speakers, and author. Her new book, Before You Say “I Do” to Entrepreneurship, is a must-have for understanding what it takes to enter into entrepreneurship.

As the founder of Simply HR, a training and consultant firm, Tonia has served hundreds of organizations on how to build a generational inclusive workplace.

For more information, visit Tonia’s website, or you can email Tonia directly. To order a copy of Before You Say “I Do” to Entrepreneurship, follow this link.

Iris Grimm, Master Performance Inc.

February 4, 2020 by John Ray

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Iris Grimm, Master Performance Inc.

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 194: Iris Grimm, Master Performance Inc.

Leadership development and coaching was discussed on this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio” as Iris Grimm, Master Performance Inc. joined the show. A particularly fascinating part of this interview is how Iris sometimes uses her clients’ dogs as coaching partners. “North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and is broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Iris Grimm, Master Performance Inc.

Iris Grimm is founder of Master Performance Inc., and an internationally known coach, trainer, and facilitator. For the last 19 years, Iris has supported business leaders from various industries in the growth of their companies, and the successful integration of work and life. Her extensive knowledge, experience, and passion for self-mastery, optimal performance and leadership, allow her to work with leaders and their teams of various styles.

Iris’ love for dogs and her intensive experience of dog training sometimes gives her room to use clients’ pets as coaching partners. The results of her programs prove people who devote time and energy to their personal and leadership development are more focused, productive and satisfied – a positive enhancement to both personal happiness and professional success.

For more information visit Iris’ website. To get in touch directly, you can email Iris, or call directly at 770-428-2334.