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Rodney Sampson with Opportunity Hub, Andrew McConnell with VacationFutures, Katharine Mobley with WeCareCard, Megan Johnson and Marcus Cannady with Sparkmarket, Brett Grayson with Good Country Films – Buckhead Business Radio

June 10, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Rodney Sampson with Opportunity Hub, Andrew McConnell with VacationFutures, Katharine Mobley with WeCareCard, Megan Johnson and Marcus Cannady with Sparkmarket, Brett Grayson with Good Country Films - Buckhead Business Radio

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Ritz Group Radio 06-10-14 Group 7 — Megan Johnson, Brett Grayson, Andrew McConnell, Tres Crow, Marcus Cannady, Katharine Mobley, Rodney Sampson

Rodney Sampson/Opportunity Hub

Rodney Sampson is an innovator, serial entrepreneur, investor, author, and consecrated bishop. Via his Episcopal affiliations with the International Bishop’s Conference and Kingdom Manifestation, Sampson shapes innovative economic policy, opportunities throughout society & culture.

As a serial entrepreneur, Sampson co-founded Multicast Media Networks (Streamingfaith.com) in 2000 (sold in 2010). Not stopping there, Sampson co-founded Intellect in 2002, Intellect Inspire in 2006, and Legacy Opportunity Fund in 2007. At present, Sampson is building Opportunity Fund, a U.S. based “super crowd fund” and crowdfunding platform designed to provide underserved communities access to investment opportunities traditionally reserved for accredited and institutional investors. He also serves on the boards of a learning company, a New York-based merchant investment bank and a community development corporation.

Passionate about advancing the cause of entrepreneurship, investment and Crowdfunding as a way of life for all communities, Sampson leads the diversity and inclusion initiatives of One Three Media, a joint venture between Mark Burnett Productions and Hearst. On the ground, he is the co-founder of the Opportunity Hub, an entrepreneurial eco-space and alternative-funding center for small businesses located at 200 Peachtree in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Sampson is also a Founding Board Member of the Georgia Crowdfunding Association, an advocate of the State’s “Invest Georgia Exemption” legislation.

Sampson is regularly called upon to advise and speak to nations, businesses, universities, and bishops who employ thousands and lead millions of constituents and communities around the world. The author of four books, Sampson’s latest book is Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative “Currencies” for Transforming Your Business & Your Life, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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@ohub200 @KingdomEconomic

Andrew McConnell/VacationFutures

Andrew McConnell initially came up with the idea for VacationFutures after hearing two vacation homeowners who were self-managing their properties tell horror stories of the time and hassle involved. With an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, law degrees from Harvard Law School and Cambridge University, and experience working with some of the largest companies in the world during his time at McKinsey & Co. and Axiom Global Inc., Andrew is excited to apply all he has learned to the vacation rental industry in order to create a better experience for homeowners, rental managers, and renters alike.

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Katharine Mobley/WeCareCard.com

Spending 15+ years in the advertising and PR world, Katharine Mobley decided it was time for a change, and became the Chief Marketing Officer, of WeCareCard, a revolutionary crowdfunding technology powered with a prepaid debit card.

She is using her previous experiences of working with some of the world’s largest brands; Coca-Cola, DASANI, Bank of America to name a few, to share the WeCareCard story. This is an exciting time for startups and a MUCH faster pace than 1999 – of course we were on dial up back then! WeCareCard’s patent pending prepaid technology offers unique services to those participating in the rapidly growing crowdfunding market. WCC allows one cardholder to register a card in time of celebration or hardship, but allows multiple donors to donate through our secure platform.  WCC is entering into two industries that have exploded in the last couple years – prepaid and crowdfunding. The prepaid industry is expected to top $594B this year, and the crowdfunding industry is expecting $5.1B in revenue.

Currently we are looking for personal investors, not your typical ‘startup’, as our team is lead by, Phillip Qualls CEO, a 20+ year veteran and serial entrepreneur in the technology, payments and financial sectors. Previously, Phillip was a partner of Money Network Financial, which was acquired by First Data in 2007. He continued to serve as acting EVP/ GM of Money Network for First Data until 2009, deepening his expertise in the FinTech sector.

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Megan Johnson/Sparkmarket

Megan is not only the founder and CEO of Sparkmarket she is also a Georgia attorney with six years of experience with financial transactions and general business law. She is dedicated to creating a new marketplace for quality and sustainable local investment opportunities accessible by everyday Georgia residents.

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Linkedin (Megan)

Marcus Cannady/SparkMarket

Marketing Strategist & Development at SparkMarket

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Brett Grayson/Good Country Films

From Marine to Attorney to Film Producer, Brett’s professional experience spans quite an impressive spectrum.

John Schaffner with BuckheadView, Brad Parcells with Projections, Inc., Terri Moss with Buckhead Fight Club, David Kurkjian with MasterMessaging – Buckhead Business Radio

June 10, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

John Schaffner with BuckheadView, Brad Parcells with Projections, Inc., Terri Moss with Buckhead Fight Club, David Kurkjian with MasterMessaging - Buckhead Business Radio

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David Kurkjian, Terri Moss, Brad Parcells, John Schaffner

John Schaffner/BuckheadView.com

After a life-time career in newspaper journalism, and with no intention to ever “retire,” John Schaffner launched BuckheadView, an online news site covering news of interest and importance to residents of Atlanta’s Buckhead community. Schaffner launched his professional journalism career in the early ’60s, when he joined the St. Petersburg Times fresh from Florida State University. In the years that followed, he moved from there to The Palm Beach Post and then to The Philadelphia Inquirer prior to joining The Atlanta Constitution as Managing Editor in 1977. Since moving into Atlanta community journalism a dozen years ago, Schaffner has attended nearly every major community meeting and event in the areas he has covered. The Atlanta City Council, the Buckhead Coalition, the Buckhead Business Association and the Northwest Community Alliance have all recognized BuckheadView Editor John Schaffner for his hands-on community journalism. As a resident of Buckhead and active participant in local meetings and events, Schaffner’s coverage provides a perspective that goes far beyond any other community news organization. Schaffner turned 73 recently and has no intention of retiring anytime soon.

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Brad Parcells/A Better Leader/Projections, Inc.

A Better Leader improves organization’s managerial and leadership effectiveness for greater team dynamics, goal achievement, and a stronger and more productive environment. We help those who are: 1. Struggling with leadership effectiveness from front line and secondary level managers/supervisors; 2. Worried that training was inconsistently delivered over multiple locations and managers did not have 24/7 access capabilities; 3. Challenged to administrate such a program requiring many hours of time, effort and other resources; 4. Frustrated that most leadership programs broke their training budgets.

If these or other situations are forefront in your mind, let’s share a discovery conversation about those areas and see if there is a fit or not. For those who have found a fit, our resources have helped individual and team effectiveness and bottom line productivity. My core value system is Give-to-Give versus Give-to-Get. Passionate about serving and helping others reach their fullest potential. Be your authentic self. Elevate your consciousness and awareness and you’ll elevate your energy. There’s no substitute for trust. I look forward to our conversation, understanding your specific situations and challenges and getting to know you.

Projections, Inc. We work with determined organizations who need to: 1. Build a stronger workforce; 2. Engage with their employees; 3. Train employees and managers; 4. Reduce turnover; 5. Stay Union Free; 6. Communications and training to be consistently and effectively delivered.

30+ years as the industry leader in employee communications and training improving the connections between employers and employees and their internal branding & training messages. We deliver both custom and off the shelf communications and training resources in three distinct media: DVD/video, dedicated interactive websites, and ELearning formats. We also produce in multiple language and cultural formats enabling company’s to deliver more powerful messages that resonate and connect with employees. We work in all industry segments and all size organizations.

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Terri Moss/Buckhead Fight Club

Terri Moss stumbled into boxing only three months before her 34th birthday and at age 36, she made her professional debut. She became ranked the #2 female fighter in the world in the strawweight division in her first year in the professional ranks and held that position for most of her career. She went on to fight for five world titles capturing the WIBF Strawweight World Title and the WIBA Intercontinental Mini Flyweight Title setting a Guinness World Record in the process, making her the oldest female in the history of boxing to win major a world championship. That record has since been broken. Terri began a career as a full time trainer in 2004, and has become well established in the Atlanta boxing community. After retiring as Champion in 2008, Terri founded Atlanta’s first ever series of white collar charity boxing shows called “Atlanta Corporate Fight Night,” which earned her several awards in 1012 and 2013 including “promoter of the year”, “best local boxing brand”, and “most influential person in boxing”. Through Corporate Fight Night Terri has raised over $43,000 in funds and sponsorships for local and national charities including charities such as StandUp for Kids, The Ben Cohen Foundation, Bert’s Big Adventure, PAWS Atlanta, Semper Fi Fund, and most recently the Wounded Warrior Project to name a few. In 2014, Terri plans to expand Corporate Fight Nationally, then internationally, hosting the first ever UK vs USA event both in the US and abroad. Terri also serves as coordinator for the Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) and the Global Boxing Union (GBU) and she serves as chairman of women’s boxing with the Champions of Dignity Association (CODA). CODA is a major supporter of the Retired Boxers Foundation (RBF). In 2012 Terri was awarded the CODA Champion of Dignity honorary championship belt, one of her highest honors, for service and dedication to the sport of boxing. In 2012 Terri also began work on “Boxing Chicks” produced by Tomorrow Pictures, a full length feature film documentary about the heart and drive of women who love the sport, and participate in the sport of boxing. Boxing Chicks was featured in the Shadowbox Film Festival in New York in December of 2013, walking away with honorary mentions for best feature film for the festival. It is set to be released in summer of 2014. In May 2013 Terri opened Buckhead Fight Club, which serves as home to Terri’s fighters and the Boxing Chicks.

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David Kurkjian/MasterMessaging

David Kurkjian is the founder of MasterMessaging, a consultancy that helps clients overcome the status quo through effective sales conversations. Specifically sales conversations focused on meaning and emotion instead of facts and information. His 25 years in sales and sales leadership includes roles with BellSouth, CareerBuilder, Lightyear Direct and Yodle. During these years David discovered what scientists can now prove, buyers make decisions based on meaning and emotion and justify those decisions with logic and reason. Recently David has trained sales teams with Assurant Solutions, Aflac, Intradiem and others to move their prospects to action through meaningful conversations. David lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Charlene and his children Kara, David, Katie and Daniel.

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David Kurkjian, Terri Moss, Brad Parcells, John Schaffner

Rosen Immigration Law Group

June 10, 2014 by angishields

BRX National

Rosen Immigration Law Group

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Anna Sokol, Joe Rosen, Emily Rowell (Host), Jacky Clements

Joseph H. Rosen, Esq.

Joseph Rosen is the managing attorney for Joseph G. Rosen, Immigration Law Group. Mr. Rosen began practicing Immigration Law in June 2001 after retiring from the U.S. Government, where he spent twenty years as a Special Agent with both the FBI and U.S. Customs. His law enforcement career included ten years working on or near the Mexican border and three years working Sex Crimes against Children.

Mr. Rosen represents foreign athletes, entertainers, artists, business men, professional and family members of U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents.

Mr. Rosen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a BA in Political Science from American University and a M.Ed. from Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. After graduating Widener’s Delaware Law School Cum Laude in 1983 as a night student, Professor Rosen has been an Adjunct Faculty member at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School since 2006. He teaches an Immigrations Law class and is a Clinical Director at the JMLS Immigration Clinic located at Catholic Charities Atlanta. Mr. Rosen is a Past President of the North Fulton Bar Association and has spoken at numerous CLE Training seminars, appeared on CNN, and been interviewed by radio, newspaper, and TV news providers in regard to immigrations issues. Mr. Rosen is admitted to practice in Georgia, California, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Jacky Clements

Mrs. Clements was born and raised as a citizen of Venezuela. She initially came to the U.S. as a foreign student on a tennis scholarship. She played tennis at Clayton State College, from where she also received a B.A. in Business Administration. While there she met her U.S. citizen husband, married, received Legal Permanent Resident status, and then U.S. citizenship. Mrs. Clements was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2014. She received her Juris Doctorate in 2013 from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. Jacky joined the Rosen Immigration Law Group in 2010 and progressed from a legal assistant, to a paralegal, to a law clerk, to an attorney. She is responsible for representing clients in Removal proceedings, accompanying clients to Green Card and citizenship interviews, directly assisting clients, preparing forms and submitting them to U.S. CIS and the Department of Labor, and responding to case inquires. Mrs. Clements is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Anna Sokol

Ms. Sokol is a Polish Citizen and Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) in the U.S. Ms. Sokol has a law degree from the University of Lodz, Poland and a Master of Law, LLM from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. She is anticipating taking the Georgia State Bar in January 2015.

Ms. Sokol has assisted the Polish Embassy to the U.S. in registering Polish citizens in the U.S so that they could vote in the Polish national elections. She has been employed as a Law Clerk in the Joseph Rosen Immigration Law Group since 2006. Ms. Sokol specializes in working with foreign athletes, entertainers, artists, foreign professionals, and U.S. businesses seeking to employee foreign professionals. Ms. Sokol is fluent in Polish, English, and Italian.

Bob Rathbun with FOX Sports South, Debra Thompson with Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Joanne Hayes with Simply Buckhead, Melanie Romanaux with Somedia Solutions – Buckhead Business Radio

June 3, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Bob Rathbun with FOX Sports South, Debra Thompson with Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Joanne Hayes with Simply Buckhead, Melanie Romanaux with Somedia Solutions - Buckhead Business Radio

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Melanie Romanaux, Joanne Hayes, Debra Thompson, Bob Rathbun

Bob Rathbun/FOX Sports South

An eight-time Sportscaster of the Year and nine-time Emmy award winner. Former Voice of the Detroit Tigers on 760 WJR and a 17 Year Veteran TV Play-by-Play Announcer at FOX Sports, Currently the Voice of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, SEC College Football, ACC College Basketball and Baseball. As a Motivational Speaker and Author of ‘Fast Forward Winner’ Bob teaches the lessons of competition and success gleaned from the broadcast booth. Audiences are informed and inspired with stories on leadership, personal growth, and teamwork from one of America’s top play-by-play television broadcasters. From students to large corporations, Bob reaches both hearts and heads with a high-energy, high-content presentation

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Debra Thompson/Georgia Tech Alumni Association

Debra Thompson, Sr. Manager of Affinity Groups at the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Employed 16 years at Georgia Tech. Responsible for managing the Georgia Tech Alumni Affinity Groups and creating unique ways to engage Alumni and Friends back to Georgia Tech. The Affinity Groups are groups formed because of a common interest in their Tech experience. These groups include professional, academic, cultural, and sport groups. The groups offer professional and social networking, mentoring to students, raising funds for scholarships, and supporting the mission of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Biztech was created as another unique way for the Affinity Groups to engage Alumni and Georgia Tech Friends back to Tech. Learn how to launch and grow a successful business at BizTech 2014.

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Joanne Hayes/Simply Buckhead

Simply Buckhead, the definitive resource for Atlanta’s most dynamic in-town neighborhood. With a commitment to journalistic excellence, the magazine serves as the authority on who to know, what to do and where to go in Buckhead and the surrounding communities. Focusing on the neighborhood’s best and brightest, especially those typically ignored by other media outlets. Published 8 times a year, 24,000 copies in over 250 locations, also available online. Proud Member of: Buckhead Business Association, World Trade Center Atlanta, Buckhead Heritage Society, Atlanta Hawks Sponsors of: CURE Childhood Cancer and Share Our Strength

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Melanie Romanaux/Somedia Solutions

Social media manager, educator and speaker Melanie Romanaux, is the CEO and creative director of Somedia Solutions. Her master’s degree in education makes her passionate about empowering business owners to use social media effectively, and her entrepreneurial spirit inspires business owners to move out of their comfort zones to improve their presence and relationships online. Romanaux has led strategic social marketing campaigns for global corporations, restaurants, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, consultants, retail stores, and local businesses. A student of technology and former Apple Genius, she is fascinated by the myriad of ever-evolving social communication tools and continues to be on the forefront of innovation in adopting and mastering new tools. Her approach to social media management makes social marketing manageable, affordable and effective. Experience Romanaux is passionate about connecting brands with their existing audience and reaching new audiences to: • Gain brand and top-of-mind awareness • Provide excellent customer service • Share valuable information and remarkable content • Develop community and loyalty among fans and followers • Establish credibility, trust, reliability, and consistency as a brand within social communities • Develop and nurture relationships with influential community members An educator at heart, she also hosts conferences, workshops and lectures on such topics as: • LinkedIn for Professionals • Marrying Your Business to Facebook: How to Get Customers to LOVE You and SHARE It • Rising Above the Noise: Social Media Best Practices • Social Media & the Job Search: Advantages & Disadvantages • The Art of Engagement in 140 Characters: Understanding Twitter and Using It to Build Your Business Personal Since 2011, Romanuax has donated her time and expertise to a group called Stick it 2 Cancer, a team of business owners who come together to host fun events to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In just four years, the team has raised over $300,000 for cancer research and patient support. In 2014, she was nominated for the Man & Woman of the Year campaign, hosted by LLS. For 10 weeks, she will embark on a localized, friendly fundraising competition with a dedicated team of family and friends. Romanaux owns Somedia Solutions with her husband Randy. They make their home in Roswell and spend their spare time exploring Georgia with their miniature Australian Shepherd, #pennythewonderdog.

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Wendy Ellin and Jeff Sheehan

June 3, 2014 by angishields

BRX National

Wendy Ellin and Jeff Sheehan

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Emily Rowell (Host), Wendy Ellin, Starr Jarrard, Jeff Sheehan

Wendy Ellin, Momentum

Wendy Ellin is a living example of what it takes to be organized and successful in business, and in life. As founder and president of Momentum, she has developed simple, street-smart tools and techniques to help even the most disorganized people “get more life out of life” through a variety of organizational systems, tools and techniques. Wendy Ellin spent 20+ years in corporate America, only to learn that most people were working hard while she was working smart. It was when she left to start her own business that she realized she had a gift for sharing her secrets for managing your life in a way that can serve you well, not defeat you.

Wendy has helped attorney’s all over the country set up easy systems for getting control of their work and their life so that they not only love what they do, they finally love the way they do it!

Her book is Enough is Enough, Get Control of Your Stuff! One Woman’s Insight into an Organized Life.

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Jeff Sheehan, Sheehan Marketing Strategies

Founder and principal in Sheehan Marketing Strategies. With over 30 years of high-tech global sales, marketing, and advertising experience marketing to many Fortune 500 companies including Intel, and Apple Computer, as well as many others, Jeff is now a marketing consultant and job search mentor. He is also the co-author of the just released book: ‘HIRED! Paths to Employment in the Social Media Era (http://hiredthebook.com) and has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top people in the world to follow on Twitter for social media, marketing, and sales.

In his interview he stressed the importance of LinkedIn and good SEO for attorneys.

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ALE After Hours Special Live Broadcast

May 29, 2014 by angishields

BRX National

ALE After Hours Special Live Broadcast

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During our Atlanta Legal Experts (ALE) Kickoff Event we invited guests down for “Mini-Interview” which was broadcast LIVE on Business Radio X. This segment, first ever ALE After Hours, focused on attorneys and introduced the ALE show to all Radio X listeners. In addition to Crowne Office Suites Customers, we had attorneys from all over Atlanta, as well as a rep from US Legal Support and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. ALE After Hours partiers networked, ate, drank “ALE” and spoke about their practices “on air” and off. Host Emily Rowell spoke about how the show got started at Crowne Office Suites almost 20 years ago answering phones. After a 2 year career with New York Life, she was brought back to the family business by her father, the owner of Crowne. He saw her amazing value as a great connector and networking extraordinaire that helped build businesses. He was ready for her to start building Crowne!

Listen to our After-Hours Guests:

Benjamin Fink from Berman Fink Van Horn Firm.

Laura Reis owns her own firm, Reis Law.

Dora Raines– Raine Growth Partners

Regina Matthews owns her own firm, Regina Matthews, LLC.

David Mayer from the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts.

Benin Brown from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

Do you want to be a Guest on Atlanta Legal Experts? Contact Emily and get “on air”! You can also let us know if you want to be at the next ALE after hours party this fall!

Emily Rowell

Emily@crowneofficesuites.com

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Andrew Somoza with Voxa, John Souza with Social Media Marketing University, Craig Williams and Neil Howe with Global Authority Agency – Buckhead Business Radio

May 27, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Andrew Somoza with Voxa, John Souza with Social Media Marketing University, Craig Williams and Neil Howe with Global Authority Agency - Buckhead Business Radio

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Craig Williams, Neil Howe, John Souza, Andrew Somoza

Andrew Somoza/Voxa

Andrew Somoza, former CSO of AchieveIt and Co-Founder/VP of Sales at Vendormate, has joined Voxa as Chief Sales Officer. Andrew has a long track record of growing early stage tech startups into successful companies. A proven entrepreneur, Andrew has over 15 years of experience in sales leadership and business development.  “Andrew’s background and expertise is exactly what we need to support our sales team and fuel our growth,” said Johnson Cook, founder and CEO of Voxa, the world’s first automated CRM assistant. Voxa is intelligent integration for e-mail to CRM, natural language task triggers, and actionable analytics from where sales people and knowledge workers spend more time than anywhere else: e-mail. “With Andrew on board, we can accelerate toward our goal of increasing productivity and providing accurate metrics for sales teams everywhere.”  At his last endeavor, AchieveIt, Andrew was employee #2. Under his leadership, AchieveIt’s sales doubled in 2012 and quadrupled in 2013. Prior to AchieveIt and Vendormate, Andrew has held various sales management positions with Lancope, Borland Software Corporation and Starbase Corporation. Somoza is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Management, minor Economics/Marketing.  Andrew and his wife, Jessie, have three daughters. He is an active member of Christ the King Church and has served on the Board of Directors for Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and Georgia Tech’s Alexander-Tharpe Fund. Andrew is a regular speaker at Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, Technology of Association of Georgia and an active investor in early stage technology companies.

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John Souza/Social Media Marketing University

John Souza is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Social Media Marketing University (SMMU). Under his leadership, SMMU has provided training courses and done-for-you solutions to customers across the globe, and has quickly become a trusted authority in social media. He’s been featured by Fox Business News, Fast Company, Inc., Forbes and Mashable. In 2011, John Souza was named “Social Media Marketer of the Year” by the Tech Marketing Awards presented annually by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and more recently SMMU won the 2013 About.com Readers’ Choice Award for “Best Online Education Site.” Over 125,000 students have learned how to grasp and leverage the potential of social media marketing through his firm’s award-winning Social Media Certification and Training programs.

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Craig Williams/Global Authority Agency

Craig, husband of one, father of four, is a consummate connector,1st generation social entrepreneur, and a true creative, working within the margin of safety while mastering his circles of confidence. Organically creating history by powerfully influencing culture.

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Neil Howe/Global Authority Agency

Neil Howe is a sought after online media strategist in the local business marketplace. He is famous for creating wildly profitable media campaigns that transform small business owners into the celebrity authority in their market. Neil is originally from Scotland but calls Atlanta home after spending almost 20 years stateside.

He is married with 7 children and loves to help entrepreneurs with families make the breakthrough to success.

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Sarah Tourville with Media Frenzy Global, Karen Cashion with Greater Alpharetta Tech Network, Benjamin Yin with Generations Financial, LLC, Ford Fry with Rocket Farm Restaurants, Mark Shaver with Buckhead Paws, Michael Crandal with Crandal Hospitality – Buckhead Business Radio

May 20, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Sarah Tourville with Media Frenzy Global, Karen Cashion with Greater Alpharetta Tech Network, Benjamin Yin with Generations Financial, LLC, Ford Fry with Rocket Farm Restaurants, Mark Shaver with Buckhead Paws, Michael Crandal with Crandal Hospitality - Buckhead Business Radio

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Buckhead Business RadioX 05-20-14 Group 1 — Michael Crandal, Sarah Tourville, Mark Shaver, Karen Cashion, Ford Fry, Ben Yin

Sarah Tourville/Media Frenzy Global

Sarah is a highly driven communications professional with over 17 years experience in the Telecommunications and wireless industry in Europe, Middle East and North America. She has led strategic PR and Marketing campaigns for major Fortune 500 companies including Motorola, Nokia (Symbian), Convergys, Ingenico as well as high growth technology players Destiny, Esri, Ingenico, Stratix, Zmags and the industry association, The GSMA. Sarah has extensive knowledge of mobile platforms, applications, devices, network infrastructure, VoIP, mobile email, moble video, mobile TV, ecommerce, mcommerce and mobile payments.

Sarah founded and managed an independent communications technology company for 7 years, as well as held senior marketing and PR positions accountable for hitting revenue targets. She is a personable and tenacious individual with excellent communication skills and a result’s driven approach to business, who consistently works to the highest possible standards. Lastly, she is the co founder of the Greater Alpharetta Tech Network (GATN), supporting 900+ technology companies in the Greater Alpharetta region.

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Karen Cashion/Greater Alpharetta Tech Network

Karen Cashion is a law partner at Hipes & Belle Isle, LLC in Alpharetta, Georgia. Karen has over 16 years of legal experience representing businesses. Karen’s practice focuses on providing corporate and technology law services to her business clients, including corporate formation; corporate start-up and business law advice; dispute resolution; and negotiating and drafting software licensing and development agreements; managed services agreements; vendor and reseller contracts; employment agreements; nondisclosure and noncompetition agreements; and other complex commercial and technology agreements. Karen previously served as Assistant General Counsel for EarthLink, Inc.

Karen received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Emory University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Karen received her J.D. with high honors from Duke University School of Law, where she served as Senior Editor of the Law & Contemporary Problems Journal. She is the author of “Starting a New Business in 2013?” in the Fulton County Women’s Journal, May/June 2013 edition, and she is a frequent CPE and CLE speaker on managing corporate litigation risks and costs. Karen currently serves as Secretary of the North Fulton Bar Association, President and Founder of the new Greater Alpharetta Tech Network, and as a Commissioner on the City of Alpharetta Planning Commission. Karen also serves on the board of the Alpharetta Technology Commission. Karen and her husband Richard and two children are longtime residents of the city of Alpharetta.

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Benjamin Yin/Generations Financial, LLC

My father passed away in 1985 with no life insurance and left my mother with a struggling restaurant and 2 small children. 2 days later, my mother decided to join New York Life so that what happened to her wouldn’t happen to anyone else; 29 years later, she is still using her story to convey the importance of proper planning.   From our sweat and tears, my mother and I formed Generations Financial, where your success is our mission. We provide individuals and families with estate planning, financial planning, retirement solutions, and risk management strategies. We provide businesses with succession planning and insurance solutions for their employees. In each and every case, we seek to build an enduring relationship where we fully understand your vision, custom design strategies and solutions that are suited for your circumstances, and then implement those plans with impeccable service and integrity.

Generations Financial springs from a family legacy making us exceptionally attuned to the importance of good planning and the lifelong benefits it can bring. We are not after a quick ride on the rapids. We will work with you to lay the groundwork for increasing success that can be passed down the stream of generations.   Like you, we are committed to our families. Like you, we care about our community. With Generations Financial, you will never be treated like another number in the system or another product on the assembly line. Our commitment to our clients is paramount. If you thrive, we will thrive. We want for you, your family, and your business to have the highest possible degree of security and growth so that we can all live balanced & abundant lives. Plan for today. Plan for tomorrow.  Plan for GENERATIONS

Corina Chou and Benjamin Yin are agents of New York Life Insurance Company. Generations Financial is not owned or operated by New York Life Insurance Company or its affiliates. Corina Chou is not affiliated as an investment adviser with a registered investment advisor.

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Ford Fry/Rocket Farm Restaurants

Ford Fry’s culinary inspirations cover many years and much of the country: from eating out with his family as a child in Texas, to studying at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, to spending time as a fine dining chef in Florida, Colorado and California—and eventually as a corporate chef in Atlanta. Although the corporate chef position didn’t stick, Fry’s love for Atlanta stuck with him and it has proved a recipe for success. Fry and his restaurants have been included in numerous national and local publications, such as Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, Chicago Tribune, Cooking Light, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Esquire, Food & Wine, Garden & Gun, Sky, Southern Living and the Washington Post. Accolades for Fry and his restaurants include: • October 2012 – The Optimist named the Best New Restaurant of the Year by Esquire magazine • 2013 – Fry named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Restaurateur • June 2013 – The Optimist named one of the 70 Best Restaurants in the World by Condé Nast Traveler magazine • September 2013 – The Optimist was on the cover of Bon Appétit and named the seventh Best New Restaurant in the country by the magazine • October 2013 – King + Duke selected as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2013 by Esquire magazine • November 2013 – Fry wins seventh annual Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence (GRACE) Award for Restaurateur of the Year • November 2013 – Fry named Empire Builder of the Year by Eater Atlanta • Invited to cook at the Beard House on multiple occasions.

January 2007 Fry put down roots in Atlanta with the opening of his first restaurant – JCT. Kitchen & Bar – a place that’s as warm and friendly as its owner. The menu is reminiscent of traditional family favorites and features ingredients from regional fields and farms. Regulars love JCT.’s refined comfort food, from fried chicken with bacon mac and cheese to deviled eggs with country ham to the restaurant’s famous “angry” mussels. The upstairs bar serves up small plates, cocktails and amazing views of the Atlanta skyline for a more casual dining experience. JCT. Kitchen & Bar is the kind of place locals take their out-of-town guests for a classy Southern experience. “I want to create restaurants that strike a timeless emotional chord – restaurants that don’t pander to trend, but draw generations of families together,” says Fry. Fry’s culinary vision always begins with ingredients and dishes that are central to the Atlanta community and Southeastern region. He sources local ingredients not only because they taste better but because it allows him to partner closely with suppliers and honor local harvests. He then utilizes classical European techniques in his preparation resulting in dishes that are approachable and uncomplicated yet entirely new to his guests.

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Mark Shaver/Buckhead Paws

I had a long career as a corporate executive, working with Coca-Cola, Baskin Robbins, and RJ Reynolds. An interesting twist to that career is that I spent 15 years of it living and working overseas, including general management assignments in Seoul, Korea; Lahore, Pakistan; and Moscow, Russia. I returned to the States in 2004, settling here in Atlanta. The reason I chose Atlanta was pretty much the Chamber of Commerce reasons: cost of living; climate; good people; great airport; opportunity.

In my last corporate role, as General Manager of Country Operations for Reynolds, I was in charge of a business unit doing $500 million in annual revenue and oversaw about 800 people in 22 different offices across Russia. It was a big job, demanding and exciting. And that afforded me the opportunity to travel the breadth of Russia. But what I’m doing now with Buckhead Paws is so much more personally rewarding: we get to take care of critters; we’re able to be of service to our clients; and we help 11 people earn a living. We get to be outdoors and taking care of pets is a great way to meet new people.

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Co-Host: Michael Crandal/Crandal Hospitality

25+ years of successfully building and maintaining exemplarily management teams by identifying talent, mentoring — and monitoring accountability for terrific results with a style of leadership based upon positive support and empowerment, rather than fear or micro-management.

A compelling speaking style before large audiences. Ability to communicate, lead, and gain confidence from reporting at regular Board of Director meetings, annual shareholders / membership meetings, presenting staff training / leadership / business ethics seminars – to offering the keynote address at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA Conference.

Engaging, upbeat and sincere personality in interacting on a personal level throughout every day with every person encountered, while consistently bringing sound business savvy & financial acumen to the table. Expertise in creating, presenting, gaining ultimate approval — and then monitoring unwavering adherence to both Operating and Capital budgets. An experienced strategic planner who has developed and successfully implemented meaningful 5+ year Capital Reserve Plans and ongoing Cash Management Programs.

BY THE WAY: Just in case you were wondering, the letters after Michael Crandal, CNG stand for: Certified Nice Guy. Self-certified, by the way. But, a nice guy nonetheless. He and his wife, Kim, have recently moved to the Buckhead area of Atlanta, GA.

I PRESENT CUSTOM DESIGNED LEADERSHIP / ETHICS / MOTIVATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES. I’ve proudly completed my book, LIFE’S 10-POINT MUST SYSTEM (available NOW on amazon.com) — I continue to author management / leadership magazine articles — accept speaking engagements, and present custom designed Leadership / Ethics workshops to clients around the country. My wife has recently accepted the position of Town Club Manager with the Cherokee Town & Country Club in Atlanta, GA and we have moved from our home in Palm Desert, CA.

I now consider meaningful relationships (Atlanta based) where my proven Executive Committee level leadership expertise is best utilized. I EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE MANAGEMENT TEAM PRODUCTIVITY & ENTHUSIASM THAT PROVES CONTAGIOUS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION RIGHT DOWN TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER OF SERVICES.

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Buckhead Business RadioX 05-20-14 Group 4 — Mark Shaver, Ford Fry, Michael Crandal (Co-Host), Ben Yin, Karen Cashion, Sarah Tourville

Cathy Hankinson with IMPACT Success Systems, Mary Blackmon with FarmStarLiving, Myiah Hughes with GyrlTalk, Camille Cooper with Endevvr

May 13, 2014 by angishields

Deal Makers Radio

Cathy Hankinson with IMPACT Success Systems, Mary Blackmon with FarmStarLiving, Myiah Hughes with GyrlTalk, Camille Cooper with Endevvr

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Cathy Hankinson, Camille Cooper, Tres Crow (Host), Myiah Hughes, Mary Blackmon

Mary Blackmon/FarmStarLiving.com

Founded by Mary Blackmon, Farm Star Living is the new lifestyle brand that celebrates American farming and farmers with a goal to satisfy Americans eager to know who’s behind their food, where it’s grown, and how to support local farmers and farm-fresh food. Farm Star Living has also launched its free Farm Star Living app, which provides easy, quick access to hundreds of Farm-to-Table restaurants in major cities throughout the U.S. as well as hundreds of farms open to the public for exciting activities and fun. The web site also offers insight into the vibrant farm- to-table scene, including a farm-to-table finder, profiles on great restaurants, the symbiotic relationships between chefs & local farmers, seasonal produce with spotlighted recipes, and a look at what’s trending in the kitchen of chefs.

Mary is a 3rd generation farmer from Arkansas, who left her hometown to pursue college and a career in advertising sales and marketing in Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York City. She worked for publishing houses and internet companies (Wired, Walt Disney Internet Group, Vivendi-Universal Internet Group). In NYC in 2002, she founded Spa-Addicts.com, the first national discount site for the spa & wellness industry. She grew it into a multi-million dollar business and a leader in the industry, and attracted hundreds of thousands of women as well as sponsors including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, Kimberly Clark, Allergan, AMEX etc.

In 2008, however, she learned most of her family farm bordering Ark / LA would be sold. Not wanting to lose the family heritage and farmland her family before her had so cherished, Mary, along with the support of her brother Douglas, was adamant to preserve and keep the remaining farmland. She then began making changes in her life so that she could move from Los Angeles back South in order to keep, operate and run the farm. She bought back her grandparents house and renovated it, and discovered that “saving the family farm” had changed her life forever – and for the better. Today she admits that she is happier than ever & inspired, loving the farming business and now launching Farm Star Living, which she felt compelled to create for the good of farming and the people she has met along her new path. She hopes that Farm Star Living will provide farmers the respect, acknowledgment and support they so deserve and attract new farmers as well as support the current ones.

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Myiah Hughes/GyrlTalk App

Myiah Hughes is the Co-Founder of GyrlTalk App. GyrlTalk is a mobile social network created to serve as the primary communication suite for women and female driven groups and organizations. GyrlTalk enhances the social networking experience for a nice market, providing users a sleek and customizable interface that allows their conversations, expressions and soirees to meet seamlessly in the digital space. GyrlTalk automates keeping in touch with your girlfriends, offering a softer solution than putting her on your calendar. Additionally, GyrlTalk is committed to capturing the unique expressions of a diverse group of cultures and styles through its exclusive

in-app emoticon keyboard.

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Camille Cooper/Endevvr

Camille Cooper is the Chief of Staff for Endevvr, a summer business incubator for high school students which will be hosted on Georgia Tech’s campus this summer. She is currently finishing her last year at Kenan-Flagler, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill’s School of Business, where she is an active participant in Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity and Career Peers, the student arm of University Career Services. She has spent considerable time building and growing the entrepreneurial community at UNC, by leading teams to victory at local case competitions and redesigning first-year interaction with Career Services.

Camille’s exposure to the startup world began last summer when she joined the Endevvr leadership team at their pilot program in Boston, where she saw firsthand the kind of impact entrepreneurship can have on individual lives. Not only did she wear many hats herself (from Operations to Finance to everything in between), she also served as a coach and mentor to 30 students who were developing their own businesses over just a few short weeks. This year, Camille is taking on an even bigger leadership role, helping to build out a large part of the curriculum that teaches tactical, real-world skills like making resumes and writing for business.

In summary, Camille is on a personal and professional mission to make entrepreneurship education accessible to everyone – a mission she shares with the entire Endevvr team. As a young entrepreneur herself, she believes entrepreneurship is a skill and mindset that can be developed over time, and is eager to help cultivate those skills in high school students.

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Cathy Hankinson/IMPACT Success Systems

Cathy Hankinson has a passion for helping people. As a powerful results-driven leader, her expertise is in creating Make-over Strategies that result in a roadmap taking you from where you are now to where you want to be with your business, life and money. Cathy spent her career building a solid, expansive network of trusted experts. She brings together people and resources to create powerful results.

Having become a Make-Over expert in the areas of image, money, and other life and business skills, Cathy created the Make-over Matrix™. She is also the Inventor of IMPACT The Money Mastery Game™ – the board game where players can play their “way to wealth.” It is a game that anyone can understand, regardless of education or experience. It is full of success principles for business, life and finances that many of us wish we had known sooner. That game recently became the catalyst for an upcoming new TV reality series, Project Launchpad.

As Executive Producer and Host, Cathy created a show where small business owners across the U.S. are the stars. This series showcases the riveting journeys of real people working to make their dreams a reality, their business into a success as a team of business experts guides them along the way. Share the triumphs, and the disappointments, faced throughout the journey of a typical entrepreneur.

Cathy’s is on a Mission to educate people of all ages on foundational success principles for money, business and life. Her greatest passion is to educate, inspire and empower people to be able to have freedom, choices, peace of mind and happiness. As a catalyst in the transformation process, Cathy hopes to empower others to unleash their full potential and become a greater contribution to our world.

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