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Driving Commerce and Keeping Technology Secure

December 5, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Driving Commerce and Keeping Technology Secure

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Rick Strawn/Paradign Security Services

Rick Strawn serves as the President and CEO of Paradigm Security Services and Strawn Security Services. He retired from law enforcement in 1998 after 25 years of service with the Atlanta Police Department. During those years, Rick worked in many assignments ranging from patrol to Detective Sergeant and Day Commander over the White Collared Crimes Unit.

Rick started Strawn Security Services in 1988 to provide services of top quality off-duty law enforcement personnel to major construction firms throughout Atlanta. The company also provided traffic control and security for executives. He developed one of the largest resources of dedicated state, county and municipal law enforcement officers and deputies available in Georgia.

In 2006, after years of establishing their reputation as a provider of highly trained law enforcement personnel and at the repeated request of their clients, Rick and his wife Susan formed Paradigm Security Services to provide those clients with professional unarmed uniformed and plain-clothes safety and security personnel.

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Al Simon with Sandler Training by Simon Inc.

November 28, 2018 by Mike

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Al Simon with Sandler Training by Simon Inc.

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Al Simon/Sandler Training by Simon Inc.

Sandler Training is an international training and consulting organization. Sandler utilizes distinctive, non-traditional sales and management methodologies, supported by continual reinforcement through ongoing training and individual coaching sessions. Typically, clients engage with Sandler Training to fatten their opportunity pipeline, close a higher percentage of opportunities, and close deals without discounting.

Ellen Diamond with FleetGuardian

November 21, 2018 by Mike

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Ellen Diamond with FleetGuardian

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Ellen Diamond/FleetGuardian

Preventing driver hand-held phone use while driving prevents accidents. FleetGuardian eliminates the manual and visual distractions caused by mobile phone use while driving by helping drivers keep their eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, and in compliance with federal and state regulation.

In addition to preventing distractions, FleetGuardian provides safety-minded management insight into driver behavior through analytics related to the rules and regulations set by not only your company, but also federal and state law. Managers and drivers have a fresh start to work together with one common goal: to stay accident-free. FleetGuardian is built for the driver that needs to stay connected and the company that is serious about safety.

Dr. Kimberly Birds with Creekland Middle School

November 14, 2018 by Mike

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Dr. Kimberly Birds with Creekland Middle School

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Dr. Kimberly Birds/Creekland Middle School

Creekland Middle School is located in the Gwinnett County Public School system. It is a school that serves a very diverse community and roughly about 2000 students, grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. They focus on teaching and learning by serving their students through quality education and focusing on reaching the total child. At Creekland Middle School they seek to do this with Every Child, Every Classroom, and Every Day.

Marsha Anderson Bomar with Gateway85 CID

November 7, 2018 by Mike

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Marsha Anderson Bomar with Gateway85 CID

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Marsha Anderson Bomar/Gateway85 CID

The CID is a special benefit district that works to increase property values, promote economic development and improve the overall quality of life in the southwest portion of Gwinnett County, including portions of Norcross and Peachtree Corners.

The Gateway85 Community Improvement District (CID) is the largest single CID in the state of Georgia. They are a public-private partnership funded by commercial property owners in the 14-square mile area spanning the I-85 corridor in southwest Gwinnett County. Formed in 2005, the formerly named Gwinnett Village CID represents more than 550 owners, accounting for more than $1 billion in commercial property value. Three thousand six hundred businesses employ almost 40,000 workers within the CID, making the district one of metro Atlanta’s most important employment centers.

Gateway85 is the threshold between the city of Atlanta and its largest suburban county, Gwinnett. They work to increase commercial property values in the district by promoting redevelopment and new business, investing in infrastructure improvements that enable safe travel by bike or on foot, enhancing public safety with sidewalks and crosswalks, and creating an attractive roadside landscape that makes traveling, living and working in our district a pleasure.

Joe Profit for U.S. Congress – Georgia’s 4th Congressional District

October 24, 2018 by Mike

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Joe Profit for U.S. Congress - Georgia's 4th Congressional District

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Joe Profit/Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 4th District

After college, Joe Profit was selected in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Due to a season-ending knee injury suffered in his first game in the NFL, Joe eventually retired his cleats, but the lessons he learned on the football field were invaluable.

Lessons regarding perseverance, discipline, and teamwork on the football field are partly the reasons he is recognized as one of the most prominent small businessmen in America. As a successful businessman, his company, Gourmet Profit, Inc., owned Burger King Franchises in Atlanta. Joe was the first African-American to own a franchise for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) in the state of Georgia. He is the founder and CEO of a $100 million international multimedia firm, Communications International Corporation. It is ranked by INC. 500 Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in America for three consecutive years. Joe contributes to the nation’s economic engine by providing over 800 jobs to people in 37 states and nine countries.

Today, former Atlanta Falcon and successful businessman Joe Profit is on the November ballot for U.S. Congress for Georgia’s 4th Congressional District.

Someone who has worked with and will work with both Democrats and Republicans
A savvy business professional who can attract new, good jobs
A leader with integrity who respects life, respects us and respects equality
A leader who has and will continue to work on criminal justice reform

Joe Profit believes we all deserve opportunity, economic growth and fair pay for hard work. Joe Profit is pro business, pro affordable education, and pro prosperity for all.

Don Ansley and Rob Drake with ACG Solutions

October 17, 2018 by Mike

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Don Ansley and Rob Drake with ACG Solutions

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This special episode of “Case in Point” was broadcast live on-site from the Gwinnett Small Business Summit at the Infinite Energy Forum.

Don Ansley & Rob Drake/ACG Solutions

ACG Solutions serves all industries with a complete portfolio of information technology, security and telecommunications solutions for powering the intelligent building.

As a single-source supplier of solutions that protect, connect and manage business infrastructures and operations, ACG Solutions offers a wide range of products and consulting services, including a turnkey architectural blueprint for the Intelligent Building that incorporates the very latest technology to meet each client’s desired function and vision.

Earlier this year, the company introduced a threat response solution, called Synchronized Orchestrated Response (SOR), and more recently broadened SOR with situational awareness graphics of buildings that first responders can access via their smart devices or computers. Created for school administrators and business owners, SOR’s combination of networked, integrated technologies is designed to remove human error in emergencies to save lives, protect property damage and reduce liability exposure.

Teddy Russell with Russell Landscape Group

October 10, 2018 by Mike

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Teddy Russell with Russell Landscape Group

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Teddy Russell/Russell Landscape Group

In 1987, William E. Russell, “Bill”, initiated Russell Landscape Group as a family managed commercial landscape contract business headquartered in Norcross, GA. Over the past 30 years, the firm has grown to over 350 employees in seven branches throughout the Southeast under the careful guidance of Bill Russell, CEO and Teddy Russell, President. Today, Russell Landscape Group is Georgia’s largest privately-held Georgia based commercial landscaping firm.

Aaren Dieffenbacher with the Gwinnett County Police Department

October 3, 2018 by Mike

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Aaren Dieffenbacher with the Gwinnett County Police Department

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Cpl. Aaren Dieffenbacher and Rick Strawn

Aaren Dieffenbacher/Gwinnett County Police

The Gwinnett County Police Department is a nationally accredited and rapidly growing police agency located in the Northeastern quadrant of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Department currently has an authorized strength of 813 sworn officers supported by 280 civilian employees with the responsibility of providing law enforcement services to approximately 800,000 residents within an area of 436 square miles. The Department is organized into the Office of the Chief and two Bureaus with four Divisions: Administrative Services, Support Operations, Criminal Investigations and Uniform Divisions.