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Carrie Hadley with INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar

July 10, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Carrie Hadley with INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar

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Created by Alpharetta resident, brand development executive and mom Carrie Hadley, INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar is a new concept in fragrance now open in the heart of downtown Alpharetta.

The interactive clean fragrance bar features niche brands offered in a creative boutique atmosphere including a custom mixing bar, DIY workshops and a retail space with 42 independent brands from around the world, including 150 individual scents that you can’t smell anywhere else in Atlanta.

After spending time in the south of France and developing proprietary house scents at a perfumer’s studio in Los Angeles, Carrie spent years researching the industry and analyzing the fragrance shopping experience. Her goal is to bring a unique experience to the South, giving customers a choice to purchase clean, niche fragrances from around the world or to mix their own scent in a fun, boutique atmosphere, creating their own signature fragrance to reflect the mood and personality they want to convey.

INDIEHOUSE Fragrance Bar is located at 26 Old Roswell St., Suite 101, Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009. INDIEHOUSE staff are certified through the Fragrance Foundation, the non-profit education arm of the International Fragrance Industry founded in 1949.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why Carrie created INDIEHOUSE Modern Fragrance Bar, Atlanta’s first interactive beauty bar
How the boutique works
How Carrie opened a new business in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis
Why Carrie chose downtown Alpharetta to open her business
What sets INDIEHOUSE apart from other perfume or fragrance boutiques in Atlanta
Advice for other business owners starting a new business concept in Atlanta

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ATDC Radio: Sid Mookerji with Silicon Road and Corbett Gilliam with ATDC

July 17, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

ATDC Radio: Sid Mookerji with Silicon Road and Corbett Gilliam with ATDC

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Sid Mookerji is a leader of Retail Innovation as the Founder and Managing Partner of Silicon Road – which is defining the Future of Retail; Funded by Retailers. He is also CEO and co-founder of Silver Spirit Global LLC which operates tech parks in India and the US.

Prior, Sid was Global CEO and Founder of SPI for 22 years. Software Paradigms International Group, LLC (SPI), founded in 1994, was an award winning full-service global technology solutions partner of choice for retailers worldwide. SPI was acquired by Cognizant Technology Solutions in 2018. SPI provided IT Services as well a suite of products including supply chain management and analytics aimed at solving the omni-channel puzzle for retailers.

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Corbett Gilliam is Corporate Development Manager for ATDC.

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Todd Edstrom with JLL (Jones Lang LaSelle) and Richard Grove with Wall Control

May 21, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Todd Edstrom with JLL (Jones Lang LaSelle) and Richard Grove with Wall Control

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Amanda Pearch, Todd Edstrom, Richard Grove, Mike Sammond

Todd Edstrom/JLL

JLL is a world leader in real estate services, powered by an entrepreneurial spirit. They want the most ambitious clients to work with them, and the most ambitious people to work for them. It’s as simple as that. JLL buys, builds, occupies and invests in a variety of assets including industrial, commercial, retail, residential and hotel real estate. From tech startups to global firms, JLL’s clients span industries including banking, energy, healthcare, law, life sciences, manufacturing and technology.

Richard Grove/Wall Control

Wall Control is a family owned and operated US brand and company committed to producing made in USA high-quality metal pegboard wall-mounted organizers and tool storage systems.

More than that though, they’re a collection of family, friends, partners, and great employees that work hard to bring their fantastic customers an exceptional product that they’re proud to put their name on.

The Wall Control brand launched in 2003, and is a family owned and operated business that not only produces a high-quality American Made product but sees the entire design, production, and distribution process happen under their own roof in Tucker, Georgia. Under that same roof, you’ll still find 3 generations of American Manufacturing hard at work to bring you the best tool storage products available today.

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

March 26, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred's Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

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**Gary Zermuehlen, Cara Becker, Mike Becker**

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA

**Cara and Mike Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA**

Mike and Cara Becker are the Owners of Fred’s Beds in Cumming, GA. Fred’s Beds offers deals to dream about; high-end name-brand mattresses at close-out prices. Fred’s Beds sources its mattresses through a nationwide network of discounted closeouts, factory over-runs, liquidations, mix & match, and lightly distressed models. In addition to mattresses we also carry headboards, frames, pillows, sheets, protectors, and comforters – everything you need for a great night’s sleep! Whether it’s a lower priced queen bed for the guest room, a mid-level full size for the kids, or a super high end king mattress for your master bedroom, Fred’s Beds’ experienced and friendly staff will guide you to your very own deal to dream about!

For more information on Fred’s Beds, go to their website, give them a call at 770-999-9576, or visit them at:

Fred’s Beds Mattress Clearance Center
6280 GA Highway 400 North
Cumming GA, 30028

Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

Gary Zermuehlen is Senior Sales Consultant with Dale Carnegie Training. Dale Carnegie is a world-wide training organization that helps people take command of their jobs and change their lives. They have been around for over 105 years and have had over 8 million people take their courses. What makes their training unique is they not only train people but transform them in a positive way. The Dale Carnegie Courses all evolved from the book Dale Carnegie wrote in 1936 called How to Win Friends and Influence People. Over 30 million copies have been published and it still is one of the top ten selling books of all time next to the Bible. Their courses take those principles in the book and put them into a lab like environment where people get to learn and practice those principles and skills. To contact Gary, send an email to gary.zermuehlen@dalecarnegie.com.

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

December 18, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Alicia Butler Pierre with Equilibria and Evaz and Jalil Fanaian with Dark POS

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John Ray, Alicia Butler Pierre, Evaz Fanaian, and Jalil Fanaian

Alicia Butler Pierre/Equilibria, Inc.

Alicia Butler Pierre is the founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., an operations management consulting firm. Here she formulated a methodology for business infrastructure in fast-growing small businesses. Alicia has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Tulane University and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She blends scientific, business and mathematical principles to solve complex operational problems enabling her to bring a unique perspective to her clients and her audience on the Business Infrastructure podcast. Combined, there are over a quarter of a million views of her content on SlideShare.net alone. She is the author of Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success, which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release.

Evaz and Jalil Fanaian/Dark POS

Dark POS specializes in point of sale (POS) technologies, specifically in vertical markets such as dry cleaners, restaurants, and hospitality businesses. POS software should never be a one-size fits all solution; every industry has specific requirements of their Point of Sale software. For this reason Dark POS has built its reputation on creating POS software that is targeted to specific industries so they can better meet the needs of those clients.

Tom Briggette with Pioneer Capital Group and Kyli Owen with 27th and Leo

July 31, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Tom Briggette with Pioneer Capital Group and Kyli Owen with 27th and Leo

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Tom Briggette/Pioneer Capital Group

Pioneer Capital Group provides alternative financing to small business owners. Through their relationships with numerous lending groups, Pioneer Capital Group is able to assist existing business owners and provide them with short term, uncollateralized, and non-equity financing. The most common use of funds for businesses is to help them expand, hire, bid jobs or fill orders. Traditional bank financing for small business owners is difficult, and the upsurge in merchant cash advance providers has filled a finance gap that has provided over 10 Billion dollars to almost 180,000 small business owners from 2015 to 2017.

Kyli Owen/27^th and Leo

27th and Leo is a retail consulting firm that guides brands and consumer product companies into building long-lasting relationships with their customers through optimal product planning and marketing strategies. The firm takes a holistic approach with each of their clients to understand consumer behaviors and how to make the biggest impact in today’s dynamic retail environments. 27th and Leo steers brands through specific crossroads that are reached through overwhelming growth or a slow down in growth. No matter the path, 27th and Leo develops strategic road-maps to navigate clients through these critical crossroads, and offers brands fully integrated services including consumer trends and analytics, product merchandising and development, and business strategies.

Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride

May 29, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride

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On this CEO Exclusive, we talk with Kari and Derek Chitwood with Peach State Pride about confronting the issues surrounding the Amazonization of retail, the disruption of different parts of the supply chain and how to compete in this new online world.

Started in 2009, Peach State Pride stems from a love of Georgia’s history, heritage, and people. Founder Derek Chitwood grew up working in his grandfather’s peach orchard every summer as a boy. Born and raised in Canon, Georgia, his upbringing cultivated his love of Southern culture. After studying history at Georgia College in historic Milledgeville, Chitwood moved to Athens where he started Peach State Pride. Today he resides in Watkinsville with his beautiful wife Kari Beth. Peach State Pride is headquartered just outside of Athens in Historic Downtown Watkinsville, and the line is currently available in over 100 stores across the Southeast. Kari and Derek also own Empire South, in Watkinsville, Athens, and Virginia-Highland (Atlanta), and V.F. Chitwood’s, in Lavonia, GA.

Connect with Kari and Derek on LinkedIn, and follow Peach State Pride on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You can also follow Empire South on Twitter and Facebook.