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Carrie Wheeler, CIO, Cbeyond at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

May 19, 2013 by angishields

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Carrie Wheeler, CIO, Cbeyond at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

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The 2013 Digital Ball is in the history books. Everyone had a great time and a lot of money was raised for TechBridge. Congratulations to James Franklin, Carrie Bates Hastings and the entire team at TechBridge along with a huge team of volunteers. This was a special night and you made it so.

Booth 61 had the privilege of broadcasting live during the opening reception. We interviewed leading technologists who have been at every Digital Ball and those who were attending for the very first time.

What an honor it was to be joined by Carrie Wheeler, CIO of Cbeyond in Booth 61. Carrie is someone I have enjoyed getting to know over the past number of years. Carrie is real people and she has a warm and generous spirit. Carrie works for one of the most giving companies in Atlanta, Cbeyond. I had the privilege of meeting the founder, Jim Geiger and most of his senior staff in 2005 or 2006. As a growing entrepreneurial company, time and money are not always available for not for profit organizations or donations of employee time. Cbeyond does not agree with that philosophy and our community is so much better as a result. You will love hearing Carrie’s passion for service.

Carrie Wheeler, CIO, Cbeyond visits Booth 61 at TechBridge 2013 Digital Ball

Charles Brian Quinn “CBQ” at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

May 19, 2013 by angishields

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Charles Brian Quinn "CBQ" at TechBridge Digital Ball 2013

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Big Nerd Ranch Sponsors VIP Reception at TechBridge 2013 Digital Ball

Our first guest was the CEO of Big Nerd Ranch and one of my newest friends, Charles Brian Quinn affectionately known as CBQ. Big Nerd Ranch stepped up to the plate in a huge way for this year’s Digital Ball by sponsoring the VIP Reception. This was a strategic move in my opinion that will pay huge dividends over the years for Big Nerd Ranch. Although CBQ had never attended a Digital Ball in the past, there are very few CIO’s in the Atlanta community who do not know him now. Great work, CBQ!

Charles Brian Quinn aka CBQ, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch Rocks Booth 61

May 9, 2013 by angishields

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Charles Brian Quinn aka CBQ, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch Rocks Booth 61

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CBQ, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch, shared secrets of his success and lessons learned from a few failures. His insight and advice will be invaluable to any aspiring entrepreneur and a must listen for the “Nerd” in all of us.

As a supporter of TechBridge since its inception, I am personally grateful for CBQ and Big Nerd Ranch stepping up as a major sponsor of the 2013 Digital Ball VIP Reception. This is a great commitment from a growing company looking to build presence in the marketplace. I am confident this is a very good investment for all parties concerned.

Paul Carmody, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Cbeyond

April 18, 2013 by angishields

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Paul Carmody, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Cbeyond

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Paul Carmody, Cbeyond and Ricky Steele, Booth 61

Paul Carmody, Cbeyond’s Chief Marketing Officer, is responsible for leading marketing, product management, and business development. Carmody joined Cbeyond in 2012 to help drive the company’s expansion into next-generation products and services.

Carmody joins Cbeyond with nearly two decades of IT marketing, product development and customer relations experience. Before joining Cbeyond, Carmody most recently served as the senior vice president of product management and business development at Internap, where he oversaw the company’s managed and cloud hosting, colocation and enterprise IP and CDN units. During his tenure, Carmody led Internap’s entry into the cloud marketplace via two cloud platforms.

Previously, Carmody was senior vice president of marketing, product and strategy at Broadlane. He also served as vice president of product development at Rackspace where he helped build its first official product team and standardized the go-to-market process.

Carmody holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Jeff Newlin with OutSystems

April 10, 2013 by angishields

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Jeff Newlin with OutSystems

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Jeff Newlin/OutSystems

Jeff Newlin joined OutSystems in 2011 as Vice President and General Manager of North America. In this role he is responsible for OutSystems’ North American business where he will drive continued growth and expand the organization. As a member of the executive team, he also plays an active role in the overall strategy of the company. Jeff brings over 20 years of experience in creating and continually evolving sales and services organizations as well as strategic and tactical operational management. Most recently, he held the position of Senior VP of Global Sales and Chief Revenue Officer at Silverpop, a provider of SaaS solutions for engagement marketing. Prior to Silverpop, he held positions at Cybrant, TenFold Corporation, Texas Instruments Software, and KnowledgeWare. Jeff holds BS in Computer Information Systems from Purdue University.

Tom Darrow and Teela Jackson with Talent Connections and Career Spa

April 3, 2013 by angishields

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Tom Darrow and Teela Jackson with Talent Connections and Career Spa

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Tom Darrow

Tom Darrow is the Founder and Principal of Talent Connections, LLC (www.talentconnections.net). Since 1999, the Atlanta based professional services firm has specialized in recruiting—including recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), executive search, HR consulting, and contract recruiting. Current and past clients include The Coca Cola Company, Habitat for Humanity International, Cingular, ADP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Newell Rubbermaid, Microsoft, McKesson, and Emory Healthcare. Talent Connections was named in 2007 and 2008 to the Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest growing private companies for realizing 1700% revenue growth.

Tom lives in Murphy, NC and Smyrna, GA with his wife Anne and their three dogs and parrot. He enjoys golf, Notre Dame football, Christian music, shows at the Fox and Alliance theaters, eBay shopping, spending time with family and friends, and comedy. In 2004 he made his stand-up comedy debut at The Punch Line, the premier comedy club in the Southeast. Tom is also a minority owner of the World Champion Green Bay Packers.

Teela Jackson

Teela Jackson focuses on recruitment of executive level Human Resources professionals for Talent Connections. Teela has more than ten years in agency and corporate recruiting in the areas of human resources, information technology, accounting, legal, marketing, procurement, and engineering and has proven ability in sourcing and placing top talent across industry lines, at all levels.

Teela earned her Masters of Business Administration – Management from Mercer University and her Bachelors of Science – Human Resources from The University of Tennessee. A native of Nashville, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband, reading, making beaded jewelry and is active in her church.

Talent Connections

Career Spa

John Yates with Morris, Manning and Martin

March 27, 2013 by angishields

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John Yates with Morris, Manning and Martin

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John Yates/Morris, Manning and Martin, LLP

Mr. Yates has practiced exclusively in the technology law field for 30 years. He chairs the Technology Group at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, one of the leading law firms in the country. The firm represents private and public technology companies, entrepreneurs, and business services companies throughout the U.S. and globally.

Mr. Yates co-founded and has been a Board member of leading tech organizations, including the Southeastern Medical Device Association, Southeastern Software Association, Technology Association of Georgia, Technology Executives Roundtable, and Atlanta CEO Council. He serves on the Board of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, co-chairs its Technology Leadership Group, and chairs its political action committee.

He is nationally ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a top lawyer in venture capital. He frequently speaks at national and international conferences on technology law issues and has delivered more than one hundred speeches in his career.

His articles have been cited in the tech law area, including citation by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kodak vs. Image Technical Services. He is the author of articles published in Law and Business of Computer Software, Handbook of Business Management, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, TechJournalSouth, and LocalTechWire. He is frequently quoted in publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Atlanta Business Chronicle. Mr. Yates has been recognized in a Harvard Business School case study (“Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor’s Edge”) as a leading lawyer representing fast growth companies.

Nonprofit service includes the Board of Visitors – Duke University School of Law, Board of Trustees – Furman University, Director Emeritus – United Way of Metro Atlanta’s Tech Initiative, and Advisory Board of CURE Childhood Cancer. He and his wife were named the 2009 Volunteers of the Year by the DeKalb County YMCA.