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SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Patrick Sutton of Milner, Inc.; Rob Otersen of SPATCO Energy Solutions; and Todd McCarty of WSI Marketing Upside

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Patrick Sutton, Rob Otersen, Al Simon, Todd McCarty

Patrick Sutton/Milner, Inc.

For decades Milner, Inc. has assisted businesses to improve efficiency and productivity, streamline operations and stay competitive. Their integrated use of the latest equipment and technology, tailored software, and business process changes has made Milner an industry leader. From the mailroom to the boardroom, Milner can help you reach your goals. They are in the business of understanding your business, and their expertise can be the difference between an office of yesterday or a business of the future. Their team looks forward to working with you to find business solutions that will ensure your success.

Rob Otersen/SPATCO Energy Solutions

SPATCO Energy Solutions is a supplier of liquid handling equipment, installation, and service in the petroleum, industrial, natural gas, and DEF markets. SPATCO was built on service and it is certainly their biggest strength today. They understand that downtime is lost revenue. That’s why they do everything possible to keep your facility pumping. They have certified technicians near your sites who receive on-going training on industry standards and best practices. They have quick access to the parts you need in order to correct pumping issues and provide other services in the least amount of time, and as economically as possible. With over 130 technicians in the southeast, SPATCO is the ideal partner for all of your petroleum needs.

Todd McCarty/WSI Marketing Upside

The purpose of WSI Marketing Upside is to help clients understand their return on marketing investment so they don’t believe that half of their money is wasted. They do this by helping clients connect the dots from marketing activities like website visits to outputs such as leads to business outcomes such as revenue, profit and market share using marketing technology and digital marketing. Their owner, Todd McCarty, is driven to help small and medium sized business owners find their growth potential or “upside” by leveraging his over 20 years of marketing experience across five Fortune 500 companies (NCR Corporation, Cox Enterprises, BellSouth, Anheuser-Busch and Omnicom).

Midtown Business Radio

Woman Owned Business

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business radio — Marie Hunter and Kenzie Biggens join CW Hall on Midtown Business Radio

Woman Owned Business

On this week’s episode I continued my monthly series with NOWaccount. CFO Archie Jones stopped by to talk about woman owned business. He introduced us to two female entrepreneurs who are working on disrupting their respective industries.

KRG Oil Company is a family and female owned fuel and petroleum products business. The company has positioned itself to serve the needs of small to mid-sized clients that require quantities of fuel and petroleum products that are below what larger fuel companies are willing or able to fulfill. Marie described how she and her father, who had spent numerous years in the fuel business, decided to start their own company together after Marie was laid off from a previous job.

They determined their mission is to provide excellent customer service that goes above and beyond their competitors. Marie shared how KRG’s corporate philosophy is to treat all of their customers with professionalism and respect, no matter how big or small the client company. KRG Oil was started because its founders felt that the fueling industry was missing good and old fashioned “customer service.”

We talked about how Marie and her team want the success of this business to be used as a platform to encourage others to “think outside of the box” and to give back to our community.

Kenzie Biggens explained how her earlier work in the social media arena opened the door to an unexpected opportunity to launch her virtual assistant business, Uniquely Virtual. She explained how an executive she had been working with on social media services was retiring and suggested she start the business she had been contemplating for some time.

Kenzie got her business started and began to see a true niche and need for virtual assistants, particularly for executives who are serving in a contractor/consultant role. Eventually, she designed an effective database and client management platform that has empowered her to allow her production partners to work remotely, helping to accelerate scaling and growing the company.

The Uniquely Virtual solution allows executives to gain access to professional assistant services while saving many of the employee expenses that come with employing workers.

My guests shared strategies they have used to help them get a toe hold in their markets and how they chose to distinguish themselves from their competitors, particularly with strict focus on customer service.

Special Guests:

Marie Hunter, President/CEO of KRG Oil Company

BA, Journalism and Telecommunication Arts, University of Georgia
Previous Internet Sales Manager, Lewis & Sheron Textile Company

Kenzie Biggens, CEO/Founder of Uniquely Virtual

MFA, Luxury and Fashion Management, Savannah College of Art and Design
Committee Member, Atlanta Regional Commission, Strategic Implementation Innovation Subcommittee
Member, Board of Directors, ArtsATL