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Shelli-Ann McKenzie with Help For Healthcare Professionals and Areigna Preston with Profound Wellness

August 24, 2023 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Shelli-Ann McKenzie with Help For Healthcare Professionals and Areigna Preston with Profound Wellness

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Shelli-Ann McKenzie/Help For Healthcare Professionals

Help For Healthcare Professionals is a nurse-owned, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization leading a community dedicated to supporting frontline heroes across Georgia. Their mission is to mobilize people and resources, reciprocate care for healthcare professionals, and strengthen the frontline.

HHCP wants to shape a society where support is provided to healthcare professionals through awareness, education, and crisis relief, ensuring the preservation of workforce wellness. They aim to reach healthcare professional communities across metro Atlanta to mitigate healthcare worker burnout, strengthen public investments in the workforce and public health, increase access to mental health care for health workers, and address healthcare professionals overall wellbeing by valuing and protecting this special community.

Areigna Preston/Profound Wellness

Profound Wellness is a manual therapy clinic focused on medical massage, and osteopathic manual therapy to assist with your health and wellbeing.

Areigna Preston is a licensed, National Board Certified Therapist of Massage and Bodywork. She received her associated degree in business from New River Community and Technical College, then went on to obtain her massage therapy degree from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. On this path to provide the therapies her clients need, Areigna has continually expanded her skill set with new certifications and degrees including training and certifications in Deep Tissue, Geriatric, Headache/Neck Relief, Hot Stones, Lymphatic Drainage, Medical, Pain Management, Prenatal, Reflexology, and Sports Therapy.

As the Founder of Profound Wellness, she has always strived for quality treatments specific to each individual patient needs. Along with her other certifications, her Osteopathic Manual Therapy degree, will affirm her ability to treat her clients with as much care and professional treatments as possible, fulfilling her passion to assisting people in living pain free, and in balance among mind, body, and soul.

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Katie Hart Smith, Registered Nurse, Author & Artist

July 21, 2023 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Katie Hart Smith, Registered Nurse, Author & Artist

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Katie Hart Smith and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Katie Hart Smith/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Katie Hart Smith is a Registered Nurse for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, an artist, and a published author for nearly 30 years. Smith is an active leader in her community and sought out speaker on a local and national level. She enjoys speaking at literary festivals, libraries, book clubs, and community and civic organizations on a variety of topics. Born in 1964 in San Diego, CA, Smith had the opportunity to live all over the United States as a young girl. It wasn’t until 1976 that her family moved to Atlanta, GA where she has called home ever since. Smith loved writing and drawing as a child, creating her own story and picture books at a very early age. As a young adult, she pursued a nursing career and in 1987 obtained a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia State University. In 2002, she received a MBA from Troy State University. Throughout her professional career, Smith continued to write, illustrate, and lecture for the medical community and even served as a guest speaker at Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing for ten years. In 1995, Smith published, “In the Face of Disaster: Personal Reflections” in the Orthopedic Nursing Journal. The article recounted Smith’s work with the Red Cross to lead a group of volunteers from Atlanta to assist with the Flint River Flood recovery efforts. During the 4-hour commute home on a city commuter bus, Smith wrote on scratch pieces of paper to journal the day’s events.

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Elizabeth and Stephen Lewis, Stephen R Lewis Attorneys at Law, Sonja Gunter, Senior911, Tara Winslow, Winslow Real Estate Professionals, and Anne Mullenax, Doodle Pies

September 16, 2022 by John Ray

Family Business Radio

Elizabeth and Stephen Lewis, Stephen R Lewis Attorneys at Law, Sonja Gunter, Senior911, Tara Winslow, Winslow Real Estate Professionals, and Anne Mullenax, Doodle Pies

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Elizabeth and Stephen Lewis, Stephen R. Lewis Attorneys at Law, Sonja Gunter, Senior911, Tara Winslow, Winslow Real Estate Professionals, and Anne Mullenax, Doodle Pies (Family Business Radio, Episode 36)

On this episode of Family Business Radio, host Anthony Chen filled the studio with accomplished business owners. Elizabeth and Stephen Lewis discussed their real estate and estate planning law practice and how they work together as a married couple. Sonja Gunter shared the story of how her passion for those who struggle with dementia informs her business, Senior911. Tara Winslow related how a corporate career she found unfulfilling led to a real estate practice in which she revels in serving people. Finally, Anne Mullenax discussed how she and her husband conceived the idea of their recently opened business, Doodle Pies.

Family Business Radio is underwritten and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network.

Elizabeth and Stephen Lewis, Stephen R. Lewis Attorneys at Law

Stephen R. Lewis, Attorneys at Law is a real estate and estate planning firm with offices in Suwanee and Lawrenceville. Partners Steve Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis, each have over 20 years of real estate and estate planning experience.

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1999 and has been a real estate and estate planning attorney since then. She opened Elizabeth A Lewis, LLC in 2004 which later became Stephen R. Lewis, Attorneys at Law.

You can reach them at 770.605.9809 or by email.

Senior911

Answering the urgent call for families faced with the challenge of caring for a loved one at home is what we’re all about at Senior911. As your premier source for compassionate senior home care servicing Gwinnett, North Fulton, Dekalb, Forsyth, and Oconee, GA, we are a nurse-owned and -operated private-duty home care provider licensed in Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri. Whether your loved one needs assistance with meal preparation, medication reminders, concierge service, or skilled nursing services, we have you covered.

With 19 years of experience, our staff is dementia-certified and takes a holistic approach to every service. All of our clients are treated with dignity, kindness, and respect. Contact us today for peace of mind that your loved one is safe and cared for in their home!

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Sonja Gunter, CEO/Nurse Administrator, Senior911

Sonja Gunter is a veteran nurse, dementia expert, and the owner of 3 Senior Industry related companies. Senior911, Angel911 Inc, and Dementia911. Sonja seeks to serve seniors in their home with private duty home care via Senior911, educate and train staff with Dementia911 and give back to families by providing financial resources through Angel911 Inc.

When Sonja is not helping seniors and studying to stay on top of the latest dementia trends and information, she is a wife, mother, and grandmother of five.

Tara Winslow, Realtor & Business Owner, Winslow Real Estate Professionals

Prior to following her passion in residential real estate, Tara spent twelve years in corporate America as a top Sales Executive at several Fortune 500 companies including The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Business and PGi (formerly Premiere Global Services). In her last position at PGi, selling SAAS (software as a service) technology, she finished 2011 as the #1 Sales Executive across the company in sales production.

As a native Atlantan, she has vast insight in the Atlanta Real Estate Market. Tara resides at Keller Williams Realty Peachtree Road office in Brookhaven. She loves being a business owner which allows her to help make decisions important to her clients. Tara is passionate about helping her clients build wealth through real estate. She is committed to her clients, values long-term relationships and strives to exceed expectations. She has a deep understanding of the real estate process and knows what it takes to get her clients into the home of their dreams. Tara takes pride in her business and earns the trust of her clients who call on her for advice.

Winslow Real Estate Professionals has held its license at Keller Williams Realty Peachtree Road in Brookhaven for over 9 years where the office sells over $1 billion in real estate every year across Metro Atlanta.

Company website | LinkedIn

Doodle Pies

Doodle Pies is a new concept pie shop where personal-sized savory and sweet options are available ready-made and made to order. Cooking is rapid and flavors are customizable. Doodle Pies offers a nice fast casual dining experience where one is able to dine in or order to-go. There is a selection of cold and hot sweet pies along with a savory Chicken Pot Pie and customizable quiche made to order. Cook times vary from four to six minutes. Local coffee is also an offering at Doodle Pies.

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Anne Mullenax, Co-Owner, Doodle Pies

Anne Mullenax is one of the owners of Doodle Pies, along with her husband Eric Mullenax. As owner, many hats have to be worn. The roles have naturally split between the husband and wife team. Anne is the marketing and sales of Doodle Pies along with manager and pie maker. Previously she had ran a smaller business, Kiree Soaps where she was soap maker and seller at craft shows in and around the Atlanta area.

Her most prized experience is as mom to her two children Isaiah and Ruby.

Anthony Chen, Host of Family Business Radio

**Anthony Chen, Lighthouse Financial, and Host of “Family Business Radio”**

This show is sponsored and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network. Securities and advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. (RAA), member FINRA/SIPC. RAA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of RAA. The main office address is 575 Broadhollow Rd. Melville, NY 11747. You can reach Anthony at 631-465-9090 ext 5075 or by email at anthonychen@lfnllc.com.

Anthony Chen started his career in financial services with MetLife in Buffalo, NY in 2008. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, he considers himself a full-blooded New Yorker while now enjoying his Atlanta, GA home. Specializing in family businesses and their owners, Anthony works to protect what is most important to them. From preserving to creating wealth, Anthony partners with CPAs and attorneys to help address all the concerns and help clients achieve their goals. By using a combination of financial products ranging from life, disability, and long-term care insurance to many investment options through Royal Alliance. Anthony looks to be the eyes and ears for his client’s financial foundation. In his spare time, Anthony is an avid long-distance runner.

The complete show archive of “Family Business Radio” can be found at familybusinessradioshow.com.

Operating As One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs

February 15, 2022 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Operating As One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs

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Chief Nurse Officers (CNO’s), Gay Landstrom Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – SVP and CNO of Trinity Health – and Kim Maguire RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CENP – EVP and CNO at Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) in Chicago – join the “Leader Dialogue” co-hosts for this timely and relevant podcast.

The podcast topic is “Operating as One: Employee Empowerment and Seamless Handoffs”. Gay and Kim share their personal experiences and insights on this important topic, providing practical suggestions that can be applied immediately.

Gay Landstrom/Trinity Health

Gay Landstrom is responsible for advancing Trinity health system’s journey as a people-centered health system, moving forward their goals of top ten quality, zero harm, and exceptional experience across the care continuum. Landstrom also served executive vice president and CNO for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System in New Hampshire for three years and as interim CEO for one of its five hospitals.

Kim Maguire/Northwest Community Hospital

Kim Maguire leads the NCH nursing team, providing oversight, expertise, and leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality nursing service in an environment that promotes professional nursing practice. Kimberly has worked in healthcare for nearly 30 years in a variety of settings from homecare to industrial case management. The vast majority of her experience, however, has been spent in the acute care setting.

Roger Spoelman, DBA, MBA

Roger is a healthcare executive with more than 38 years of industry experience. He most recently served as interim CEO at Trinity Health Regional Systems in New England, Ohio, and Illinois at Loyola University Health System.

His tenure at Trinity Health included leading several hospital mergers, and later as regional executive for the corporation’s Mercy Health operations. He also is founder and executive sponsor of the Trinity Health Innovation Hub. In 2018, Roger oversaw the merger of International Aid Inc. and CURE International Inc., two organizations where he served on the Board of Directors for over a decade. He recently served as the President and CEO for CURE International Inc., which operates eight charitable hospitals in developing nations, and focuses on faith-based care that restores quality of life to pediatric patients with surgically treatable disabilities. Roger was appointed Chair of the BAMF Health board of directors in 2019. He is working closely with the company to achieve their patent-focused mission of bringing intelligence-based precision medicine to the world.

Roger is a co-host of the Baldrige Foundation Leader Dialogue program, and mentors and coaches’ numerous executives and assists organizations and their boards of directors with succession, strategy, and innovation.

Dr. Darin Vercillo, MD

Darin Vercillo co-founded ABOUT, drawing upon his expertise in developing and implementing medical information systems specifically designed to manage complex patient needs, medical education, and faculty and staff logistics. Darin provides clinical oversite and direction across all facets of ABOUT.

A board-certified hospitalist practicing in the Salt Lake City area, Darin also served as a clinical advisor and technical developer at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Previously to his work at ABOUT, Darin served as a physician knowledge engineer and interim Chief Medical Officer at TheraDoc.

Ben Sawyer, MBA, PT, OCS, LBB

Ben Sawyer is an ABOUT executive. He has more than 35 years of industry experience, most recently serving as CEO of SOAR Vision Group, and EVP of Care Logistics.

Ben started his healthcare career in 1985 as a Physical Therapist, focusing on sports medicine and orthopedics, and received his specialist certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 1997 from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

After securing his MBA, he moved into hospital administration, overseeing rehab, wellness, cardiac therapy, and occupational medicine services, specializing in team development and performance optimization. This expanded into a system leadership role overseeing performance and quality improvement. During that time Ben achieved his Lean Black Belt certification (LBB)

Ben has a gift for recognizing strategic gaps that can be turned into opportunities. For example, during the COVID-19 crisis he initiated national executive roundtables with the Baldrige Foundation via the Leader Dialogue program to help executives turn the pandemic disruption into an opportunity for improved collaboration and performance towards true Community Health beyond the walls of hospitals and to prioritize and coordinate action and resources.