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Buckhead Business Radio X On Location at SuperNova South 2015 – Buckhead Business Radio

October 12, 2015 by angishields

On Wednesday October, 7 2015 Business Radio X correspondent Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson was on location at SuperNova South 2015. It is one of the Southeast’s largest and longest running tech conferences. Fueled by a killer agenda of top-notch content, unparalleled networking, and cross collaboration, SNS is where the country’s top tech minds come to learn, share & connect.

SuperNova South 2015

Kashi Sehgal

Executive Director SuperNova South

Alankar Tayal

Thought Leader, Speaker & Expert

Altimese Curry

Yellow Pages / YP

Damon Borozny

Director of Operations SuperNova South 2015/Nebo Agency

Diane DeSeta

Mannheim Automotive

Jessica Newland & Christy Marion

Media Frenzy Global

Lauren Zarzour

Senior Digital Strategist, Vert

Madi Shields

Volunteer Coordinator SuperNova 2015

Peter Hughes

Ascest

Bruce Rasa & Richard Makerson

AGVOICE & Blue Fletch

Special Episode: Ritz Group Radio! Kevin Harrington with “As Seen On TV”, Larry White with The Ritz Group, Dan Moss with The World Chamber of Commerce, Cathy Hankinson with IMPACT Success Systems, Glenn Carver with Heat Ventures, George Horrigan with Fountainhead Consulting Group, Tres Crow with The Ritz Group – Buckhead Business Radio

September 23, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Special Episode: Ritz Group Radio! Kevin Harrington with "As Seen On TV", Larry White with The Ritz Group, Dan Moss with The World Chamber of Commerce, Cathy Hankinson with IMPACT Success Systems, Glenn Carver with Heat Ventures, George Horrigan with Fountainhead Consulting Group, Tres Crow with The Ritz Group - Buckhead Business Radio

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Larry White, Glenn Carver, George Horrigan, Dan Moss, Cathy Hankinson, Tres Crow

Kevin Harrington/As Seen On TV Pioneer and Original Shark on Shark Tank

Chairman

Inventor of the Infomercial, Original Shark on Shark Tank and As Seen on TV Pioneer and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time! While watching television one night in 1984, Harrington noticed that sometimes the only thing on the screen were the color test bars that stations ran when they had nothing else to air, thus giving Kevin the idea to produce the industry’s first 30-minute infomercial to fill that dead air space, which is what coined him the Inventor of the Infomercial. Since then, he has been involved with over 500 product launches that resulted in sales of over $4 billion dollars worldwide and 20 products that reached individual sales of over $100 million. By 1990, Harrington was named one of the 100 best entrepreneurs in the world (by Entrepreneur Magazine). In the mid- 80’s he formed Quantum International which grew to $500 million in sales selling products in 100 countries in 20 languages. He then formed HSN direct in conjunction with Home Shopping Network and soon after formed Reliant International Media. Kevin also founded As Seen on TV, Inc. and acquired AsSeenOnTV.com, the world’s largest web site featuring as seen on TV products! In 2009, Kevin was selected as one of the original ‘Shark Tank’ Sharks on the ABC hit show. As an innovator and pioneer in the industry, Kevin has been featured on over 150 Shark Tank segments over the last five years on both ABC and CNBC. Kevin has continued to be a champion for Entrepreneurs He founded two global associations – ERA (Electronic Retailers Association), which is now in 45 countries and Young Entrepreneur’s Association (now EO – Entrepreneurs Organization) which boasts combined member sales of over $500 billion dollars. Equally important, he is actively engaged in fostering and speaking on Entrepreneurism nationally and internationally.

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Larry White/The Ritz Group

CEO

Larry White is the Founder and CEO of Retail Electronic Visions a software development company providing social media communities for Retail, Capital, Emergency Management, Yachting and Sports vertical industries. Retail Electronic Visions is the holding company for brands doing business as the Ritz Group, (www.ritzgroup.org) TheAisles (www.theAisles.net) and eLink 911 (www.elink911.com)

In 2012 Retail Electronic Visions purchased the 26 year old Ritz Group and added the Capital Community, a Reg D private equity solicitation community, for entrepreneurs, Investors and service providers. In addition, the Capital Expo was launched as the industry’s first video virtual e-trade show for companies raising equity funds under the Invest Georgia Exemption Act (IGE)

The Ritz Group meets monthly at the City Club to network and added Shark Attack where 3 companies (Bait) pitch for 15 minutes to 3 Industry ICONS (Sharks). Professionally Emcee’d by Bob Rathbun, Fox Sports South broadcaster for the Hawks. 8 exhibitors are featured at the Networking Event.

In addition to providing members with electronic Incubation and physical networking, the Ritz Group provides members with a free and fee-based services to improve the “investor-readiness” of early and later stage companies through debt, crowdfunding and equity funding process.

New 2014 programs will include online delivery of Equity-U courses, Ritz Group Radio to showcase our members, Angel Meet-Ups to serve our Angels, plus the launch of Blue Chips – a new collaborative approach to fund Georgia’s “best” disruptive Technology, Consumer Goods, Medical, Food and Beverage and Entertainment early-stage ventures.

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Dan Moss/The World Chamber of Commerce

Vice President and Chairman of the Committee on Investment-Economic Development/Board of Directors

Event planning and organization to gather the international community of Atlanta together with, government, business leaders, Consuls and Ambassadors to enhance international and domestic business, with the goal of creating jobs and wealth.

For over 40 years Dan has been involved in the investment, business and civic communities around Atlanta. He has helped hundreds of individuals and families achieve their financial goals.

Through his involvement in the capital community, Dan has also helped launch start-up businesses as an angel investor and entrepreneur.

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Cathy Hankinson/IMPACT Success Systems

CEO, Speaker, Trainer

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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Glenn Carver/Heat Ventures, LLC

Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur

Glenn Carver is the Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of HEAT Ventures, LLC, a media production company designed to inspire people worldwide to realize their greatest potential through his speaking, writing, television production and online information products. In February 2010, Glenn was inspired to write his first book on entrepreneurship called “Stand in the Heat – Lessons from Legendary Entrepreneurs on Staying Cool under Pressure”. Stand in the HEAT is a survival guide for entrepreneurs and it is Glenn’s personal mission to empower today’s entrepreneurs with inspiration and strategies for long-term success. Stand in the HEAT received early praise from personal development legend, Brian Tracy who said, “This could be one of the most important books ever written.” Glenn was recently interviewed by Inc. Magazine on how a corporation can cultivate the “entrepreneurial spirit” within its ranks.

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George Horrigan/Fountainhead Consutling Group

Founder and President

George is a noted innovation and business planning expert who over the past 17 years has shown over 1,200 business owners how to achieve the hopes and dreams for your business so you can Work Less, Make More and Have Fun in Your Business. George shows you how to take the business you have and turn it into the business of your dreams. He is Founder and CEO of Fountainhead Consulting Group, Inc. which provides consultations on a full range of business planning and operation issues thus enabling you to “Work Less, Make More and Have Fun in Your Business”.

George has personally has started and operated seven companies and understands the mindset and mentality of an entrepreneur thus giving him both professional and personal perspectives on creating a thriving business. From his over 25 years of experience of being a CPA and a business planner he has a proven track record of showing people step by step, how to grow and take their businesses to the next level by eliminating the guesswork, trial and error, and uncertainty that plague so many business owners.

Fountainhead Consulting Group, Inc.’s Business Consulting and Planning services area includes a unique service named Structure of Success™ which is ideal for business owners who want to solve real world problems and take their business where they want it to go thus enabling you to – Achieve the Hopes and Dreams for Your Business.

George holds a BA in Accounting and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Cleveland State University, is a frequent speaker on various business planning and operations topics and has been recognized in a number of Who’s Who National Registry’s. He shows people how to create the business of their dreams, is author of four books including “Creating a Thriving Business” and has a forthcoming book “Work Less, Make More and Have Fun in Your Business” due out in late 2014.

Specialties:George has a proven track record of showing people how to start, grow, manage and take your business and turn it into the business of your dreams. Over the past 17 years George has shown over 1,200 people either how to grow an existing business or start a new business. From his over 25 years of experience of being a CPA and a business planner he knows what actions a business owner can adopt to improve cash flow, boost profitability, take a business your next level or what can kill a business.

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Show Host: Tres Crow/Ritz Group

Director of Membership and Ambassador for The Ritz Group, the premier electronic and physical networking organization in the state of Georgia. With over 2500 members, monthly networking and pitch events, hundreds of opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors.

Primary responsibilities include:

Growing and managing the membership community of 400 people, ensuring members are using all of the tools that the Ritz Group offers.
Maintaining the website, producing physical and electronic collateral and communications to the broader audience of 2,500.
Signing up sponsors for all Ritz Group venues, and meeting monthly sales quotas. Sponsorships range from $349 to $5000.
Selling licenses for Capital Expo, a privately licensed virtual trade show.
Developing new products, services, and marketing opportunities.
Organizing monthly Shark Attack networking events and presentations.
Organizing and hosting the Ritz Group Radio Show.

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Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 On-Air 8 — Dan Moss, Cathy Hankinson, Tres Crow (LIVE On-Air)

Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 On-Air 5 — Larry White, Glenn Carver, George Horrigan, Dan Moss, Tres Crow (LIVE On-Air)

Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 On-Air 2 — Larry White, Glenn Carver, George Horrigan, Dan Moss, Tres Crow (LIVE On-Air)

Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 Group 2 — Celebrating Partnership Announcement w/ Pioneer and Chairman of “As Seen On TV” & Original Shark on Shark Tank, Kevin Harrington!

Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 Group 3 — “Team Ritz Group” posing for the Official “RadioX Sign-Off”

Buckhead Business Radio (Ritz Group) 09-09-14 On-Air 1 — LIVE “On-Air” with “Team Ritz Group” Breaking BIG News!

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Special Episode: Ritz Group Radio! John Main with AlphaGraphics, Angela S. DeCaires with BookLogix, Michael Darden with A Deeper View, Tres Crow with The Ritz Group – Buckhead Business Radio

August 12, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Special Episode: Ritz Group Radio! John Main with AlphaGraphics, Angela S. DeCaires with BookLogix, Michael Darden with A Deeper View, Tres Crow with The Ritz Group - Buckhead Business Radio

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Michael Darden, Angela DeCaires, John Main, Tres Crow (Host)

Show Host: Tres Crow/Ritz Group

Primary responsibilities include:

Growing and managing the membership community of 400 people, ensuring members are using all of the tools that the Ritz Group offers.
Maintaining the website, producing physical and electronic collateral and communications to the broader audience of 2,500.
Signing up sponsors for all Ritz Group venues, and meeting monthly sales quotas. Sponsorships range from $349 to $5000.
Selling licenses for Capital Expo, a privately licensed virtual trade show.
Developing new products, services, and marketing opportunities.
Organizing monthly Shark Attack networking events and presentations.
Organizing and hosting the Ritz Group Radio Show.

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John Main/AlphaGraphics

Vinings, Cumming and Gainsville

John has 21 years of experience in the Retail, Software as a Service (SaaS), Telecommunications, Consulting, and Government sectors with focus in Technical Help Desk Operations, Call Center Process and Technology, CRM, Enterprise-wide Application Deployments, and the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). He has worked for organizations such as NASA, Nortel, Accenture, Cingular, and Genuine Parts Company. His focus in the last year has been entering the small business world by purchasing an AlphaGraphics franchise.

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Angela S. DeCaires/BookLogix

Publishing Director

Angela DeCaires Publishing Director, BookLogix Angela DeCaires is the Publishing Director at BookLogix. She oversees Marketing Communications for BookLogix, as well as the book marketing, eBook, and distribution departments. Angela’s background includes experience in public relations, writing, broadcasting, and journalism, having held positions in public relations and working for a number of years as a TV news producer and news writer. She holds a degree in Communication/Journalism from St. John Fisher College.

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Michael Darden/A Deeper View, LLC

Managing Member

Michael is a resident of Georgia a serial entrepreneur who has started and run a public company, the father of three sons and husband to Renee’ for the past 21 years. Two of Michael and Renee’s boys are on the autism spectrum and Michael has been gathering quantitative methods of measuring progress for non-traditional learners using observation and proven data collection techniques. Michael is the solution integrator for Dartfish Video Solutions in the inventor of a system of dynamic progress monitoring that was initially developed at George Mason University.

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Larry White with The Ritz Group, Karen Burns with Karen Burns Photography, Vic Uzumeri with interactive Point of View (iPOV), Troy Burns with La Culture du Vin – Buckhead Business Radio

July 8, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Larry White with The Ritz Group, Karen Burns with Karen Burns Photography, Vic Uzumeri with interactive Point of View (iPOV), Troy Burns with La Culture du Vin - Buckhead Business Radio

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Karen Burns, Troy Burns, Tres Crow (Host), Vic Uzumeri, Larry White

Host: Tres Crow/Ritz Group

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

-Growing and managing the paid membership community of 400 people, and ensuring that members are using all of the tools that the Ritz Group offers.

-Maintaining the company website, and producing all physical and electronic collateral and communications to our broader membership of 2500 people.

-Signing up sponsors for all Ritz Group venues, and meeting monthly sales quotas. Sponsorships range from $349 to $5000.

-Selling licenses for the Capital Expo, a privately licensed virtual trade show.

-Developing new products, services, and marketing opportunities.

-Organizing the monthly networking events and Shark Attack presentations

-Organizing and hosting the monthly Ritz Group Radio Show

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Larry White/The Ritz Group

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Vic Uzumeri/interactive Point of View (iPOV)

iPOV is a knowledge concierge. It creatively leverages the global freelance market to solve creative and knowledge-intensive business problems. iPOV processes information to serve clients from small business to Fortune 500 companies. The company specializes in rapid, low cost production of web-based training, knowledge capture and analysis solutions. iPOV has pioneered the application of lean thinking (i.e., Toyota Production System) concepts to the production of eLearning.

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Karen Burns/Karen Burns Photography

Owner Karen Burns Photography since 1997. Fine Art, Architecture, Corporate, Commercial, Events, Headshots, Marketing, Products, Wedding Photography. Photoshop retouching, Album design, Card & Announcement design, & canvas & framed imaging.

www.KarenImages.com www.KarenBurnsPhotography.com

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Troy Burns/La Culture du Vin

La Culture du Vin is a 30 minute weekly documentary on the culture built by wine in the small country French villages surrounded by rolling vineyards and wine houses.

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Special Episode Jim Durrett with Buckhead (CID) Community Improvement District and Co-Host Michael Moore – Buckhead Business Radio

June 17, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Special Episode Jim Durrett with Buckhead (CID) Community Improvement District and Co-Host Michael Moore - Buckhead Business Radio

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Jim Durrett/Buckhead (CID) Community Improvement District

Jim Durrett, an Atlanta native, directs all activities of the Buckhead CID. Jim has been promoting smart growth development and livable communities since 1996, when he left his hydrogeology practice and went to work at the Georgia Conservancy. From there his career took him to the Metro Atlanta Chamber where he was VP of Environmental Affairs, to the Urban Land Institute where he was founding executive director of ULI Atlanta, and to the Livable Communities Coalition where he was founding executive director. He came to the Buckhead CID in September of 2009 and serves full time as the Executive Director. Jim is an avid bicyclist, a member of Leadership Atlanta’s class of 2013, and serves on several boards, including MARTA’s board of directors. Jim and his wife, Pat, have two boys currently attending college.

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Co-Host Michael Moore/The Ritz Group

Michael E Moore is a farm kid from Alabama, an Eagle Scout, a military officer during an unpopular war, a recovering banker and entrepreneur. Michael received his BS degree in accounting and finance from Auburn University in 1972 and served his country as a U.S. Army officer. He relocated back to the South (Atlanta) with his wife Karen in 1975 to work for the Citizens & Southern National Bank. Michael has been involved with business since the age of 8 as a farm kid running a produce stand and more recently he’s helped to found and fund new and grow companies for the benefit of our economy. Michael has a passion to help people develop their skills and connect with the right opportunities to derive a high value from their experiences.

Mr. Moore shares beliefs that to succeed you must invest with those close by and use the skills on the team to set and accomplish objectives (goals). Michael brings over forty years of diverse experience in leadership, banking, manufacturing, retailing and business start ups to the table. He also can burn up, tear up or just about destroy old paradigms of thinking as that relate to execution of an idea while keeping the team moving forward. Michael has been involved with professional growth as a personal and business coach for his entire career. Michael currently is involved as an ambassador for the Ritz Group a board member of the Atlanta Micro Fund and the College Park Entrepreneur Fund.

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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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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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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.

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.

www.endevvr.com Linkedin Twitter Facebook Linkedin /Camille

Cathy Hankinson/IMPACT Success Systems

www.IMPACTsuccessSystems.com Linkedin Twitter Facebook

Linkedin (Cathy) www.ProjectLaunchpad.tv Facebook

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

May 13, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

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

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

Mary Blackmon/FarmStarLiving.com

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Myiah Hughes/GyrlTalk App

in-app emoticon keyboard.

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Camille Cooper/Endevvr

www.endevvr.com Linkedin Twitter Facebook Linkedin /Camille

Cathy Hankinson/IMPACT Success Systems

www.IMPACTsuccessSystems.com Linkedin Twitter Facebook

Linkedin (Cathy) www.ProjectLaunchpad.tv Facebook

Angela Sandritter with Cygnus Strategy, Kat Phillips with kat scratch films, Larry White and Michael Moore with The Ritz Group – Buckhead Business Radio

April 8, 2014 by angishields

Buckhead Business Radio

Angela Sandritter with Cygnus Strategy, Kat Phillips with kat scratch films, Larry White and Michael Moore with The Ritz Group - Buckhead Business Radio

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Tres Crow (Host), Kat Phillips, Larry White, Angela Sandritter, Michael Moore

Angela Sandritter/Cygnus Strategy

Ms. Sandritter is a motivated, organized executive — a self-starter with 15+ years of telecommunications or high-tech industry experience. She drives towards and successfully achieves a high rate of revenue growth and customer satisfaction. With a background in IT, she is able to understand technology and assign business value and positioning to technical concepts. Ms. Sandritter is a spokesperson on technology and industry trends in IT and also briefs industry analysts and members of the press. Her strengths lie in developing go-to-market strategies, market analysis, business strategy, new product development and product launches. Her past roles include product marketing, business development, product management, technical training, channel development, applications engineering, and technical support. Ms. Sandritter holds a Masters in Business Administration and has achieved the CCNP and CCNA certifications. She participates actively in regional economic development organizations and steering committees. Partner Cygnus Strategy Group, LLC. May 2013 – Present General business consulting firm tailored toward individual business needs. Cygnus Strategy Group, LLC uses a multi-discipline approach to affect positive change in the companies it works with. Using the Cygnus Method as a framework for diagnosis and treatment, Cygnus calls upon its core competencies in Organizational Development, Branding/Marketing, and Change Management to create real and lasting improvements for its clients.

Product Marketing, Business Communications Solutions Digium Global Marketing and Product Management. Oversee product marketing efforts and personnel in developing and executing company’s global go-to-market strategies and product marketing launches. Train sales team, industry analysts, press, channel partners, and customers on product and messaging. Develop technical product training programs. Manage training efforts to deliver online and instructor-led training courses for company’s business phone systems Introduce hi-tech products to VoIP and telephony markets; address product strategy and competitive and ROI analysis.

• Generate leads through on-line content, organic search, and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

• Spokesperson for industry, technology, technology trends, ROI and ROI analysis.

• Regularly contribute writings on technology to industry publications.

Global Marketing, ADTRAN ADTRAN, Inc., 12 years Developed strategic marketing plans for Enterprise and Carrier Networks Divisions through market research, competitive analysis, pricing, customer engagement, and business planning. Worked consistently with Product Management, Engineering, and Sales Channel to provide product messaging to Channel and customers. Developed materials and messaging for product launches at trade shows, press releases, customer presentations, application briefs, product family brochures, datasheets, and case studies.

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Kat Phillips/kat scratch films

Kathilynn Phillips, currently residing in Atlanta, is a filmmaker whose works have screened to thousands in the U.S., Europe and Asian Pacific. Her latest completed feature film, “Chasing the White Dragon”, has won several awards and received international distribution. Ms. Phillips has also been the recipient of multiple awards for writing, producing and directing film, including those from Academy Award qualifying film festivals, and was a Semifinalist for the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars). Utilizing her expertise in foreign and domestic production incentives and distribution, her next film, “Feral”, is a PG-13 modern take on the iconic “creature feature”. As humorous as it is scary, the Producers are currently attaching top domestic and international acting and directing talent per the desires of distributors who will offer presales on the project. Anticipated release date is Fall 2015.

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Michael Moore/The Ritz Group

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Larry White/The Ritz Group

The Ritz Group meets monthly at the City Club to network and added Shark Attack where 3 companies (Bait) pitch for 15 minutes to 3 Industry ICONS (Sharks). Shark Attack is professionally hosted by Bob Rathbun, Fox Sports South broadcaster for the Hawks. 8 exhibitors are featured at the Networking Event.