Symmetrics Group, LifePlan Financial Advisors, Inc. and SCOUT

February 22, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Symmetrics Group, LifePlan Financial Advisors, Inc. and SCOUT

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Micael Perla, Warren Shiver, Gwen Garrison, Mark Goldman and Cheryl Maher

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Managing Partner (Warren); Principal (Michael)/Symmetrics Group

Warren Shiver and Michael Perla are the authors of 7 STEPS TO SALES FORCE TRANSFORMATION: Driving Sustainable Change in Your Organization (Palgrave MacMillan). Warren Shiver is the Founder and Managing Partner of Symmetrics Group (www.symmetricsgroup.com)and has more than 20 years of sales, management and consulting experience. Michael Perla is a Principal with Symmetrics Group, and has more than 20 years of sales effectiveness consulting and strategic marketing experience.

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Gwen Garrison/LifePlan Financial Advisors

Now with 16 years experience in financial planning and investments, Gwen Garrison enjoys being a guide for the journey to her clients. She helps them move towards the life they want to create with their current assets and income. She helps them identify and work towards their financial goals, and take steps to help protect their wealth from taxes and risks. She helps people faced with the problems and opportunities of sudden wealth from receiving retirement plan assets, life insurance benefits, lottery winnings, lawsuit settlements or divorce.

Gwen has been involved with helping people reach their goals for most of her working life. Gwen graduated magna cum laude from University of Georgia with a degree in communications, then focused on marketing communications for the next 18 years. She worked primarily for advertising and public relations firms, and then became a business owner in 1987. To adapt to the needs of her young children, she then shifted from healthcare and technology marketing into direct sales of medical products, then to medical and life insurance. Before transitioning to financial services, Gwen was a divisional manager for National Health Insurance, where she consistently placed in the top 10% of representatives in the country.

Gwen lives in Newnan, GA with her husband, Nick. She has raised three adult daughters, primarily as a single parent. Her community involvement includes serving as worship assistant for Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, and a ministry for families affected by alcoholism. Gwen is a member of the Newnan Coweta Chamber of Commerce. She also has served her community through the Rotary Club of Peachtree City, American Business Womens Association, Peachtree City United Methodist Church, McIntosh High School, and Booth Middle School. She volunteered with the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce and has been Chair of the Board of Trustees for Providence United Methodist Church, where she also has taught adult Sunday school. Gwen has three beautiful grandchildren and will brag on them at any opportunity.

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Office 678-364-9677. Cell 770-853-8456

Mark Goldman & Cheryl Maher/SCOUT

President/Sr. VP Director of Client Services

Mark is the President of SCOUTs Consumer and B2B Division and former CMO of Viking Range Corporation. In 1994, he

co-founded an integrated marketing services firm called 360, earning the distinction of Inc Magazines Top 200 fastest growing US companies in 1996. In 2002, he sold the 8 year old agency to Grey Global Group and became the president of Grey/Atlanta, before moving to SCOUT.

He is passionate about the arts and served 6 years on the board of The Metro Atlanta Arts Fund. Today he serves on the boards of The Atlanta Ballet, Arts ATL and Atlanta Celebrates Photography. He was, for three years, intimately involved with the TJ Martell Foundation dedicated to eradicating childhood leukemia.

As SVP, Director of Client Services at Scout, Cheryls responsibilities include leading the client management department as well as development of innovative products/services and partnerships. Passionate about professional development, Cheryl also heads up the Leadership Development program for SCOUTs Consumer Division.

Most recently Cheryl has led initiatives to bring new innovative services to SCOUTs clients, from a proprietary research panel to a content studio, she continues to focus on innovation and improve the way we arrive at meaningful consumer insights. Prior to SCOUT, Cheryl held senior positions in Atlanta and New York.

Outside of Scout, Cheryl lives with her husband, two kids and her dog Ivy in Peachtree Hills. She is a yogi and a health food nut.

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Exclusive with “UNSTOPPABLE” Kelly Roach

February 19, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Exclusive with "UNSTOPPABLE" Kelly Roach

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Unstoppable: 9 Principles For Unlimited Success In Business & Life

Kelly Roach/Kelly Roach Coaching

Founder & CEO

Kelly Roach is an NFL Cheerleader and Fortune 500 Executive turned CEO, Million Dollar Marketing Mentor and Author of her upcoming book, UNSTOPPABLE: Nine Principles for Unlimited Success in Business and in Life. She helps individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs skyrocket productivity, growth and income. She is also the host of top-rated podcast, Unstoppable Success Radio on ITunes and Sticher. Kelly focuses heavily on exercise integration, personal development, and key healthy living rituals to help her clients achieve sustainable business success couple with a fulfilling freedom based lifestyle.

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610-910-3600 or 1-800-230-9115

Spotlight Episode Featuring Veteran Entrepreneurs; Veterans Connect Radio

February 17, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Spotlight Episode Featuring Veteran Entrepreneurs; Veterans Connect Radio

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This Episode Brought To You By

Veterans Connect Radio

A spotlight episode of Atlanta Business Radio Co-Hosted by Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson with Business RadioX and Brandon Skolnick with Gathering Of Angels featuring military veteran entrepreneurs in the Atlanta area continuing to serve our families, our communities and our country.

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Left to Right; Ryan Redhawk, Brandon Skolnick, Edgard Sanchez and Samir Patel

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Samir Patel/Mobilization Capital

Samir Patel is an Atlanta native. He graduated from West Point (2008) and served in numerous leadership positions with the US Army to include platoon leader, commander, chief of operations and a procurement/contracting official. He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s part of an investment group and his current focus is on building Mobilization Capital. This company solves some of the most challenging cash-flow issues facing government contractors.

spatel@MobilizationCapital.com | 404-723-8410

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Edgard Sanchez/C’est Tout Bon 2 Eat

Edgard Abraham Sanchez (45) – Born and raised in New Orleans, LA. The youngest of 4. Learning my way around the kitchen started at an early age with my mother cooking up meals from my mom and dad’s native land, Nicaragua. I Started working at Mandinas Restaurant in New Orleans at age 15 and picked up some Cajun and Creole cooking till I enlisted the United States Marine Corps at 18. Caught in a drawdown, I was forced out of the Marines after four years and I reluctantly crossed over into the U.S. Army where i continued to be an infantryman. At my 12 year mark my body had taken all that it could after sustaining injuries from a mine-strike in Bosnia. A med board convened and I was instructed to reclassify or get out. I reclassified into supply and logistics and finally retired after an illustrious 22 year career. Upon retirement in 2011 I drove through Atlanta (to see my high school crush) enroute to a GS job I had accepted in Tallahassee, FL. In 2012 I moved to Atlanta after commuting to Atlanta every other week. 2013 married Angel, my high school crush, started working in a warehouse as the inventory assistant to who is now my partner, Milton Mouzon. In 2014 graduated from Kennesaw State University’s Culinary Apprenticeship Program and The Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities held at Cornell University. Started C’est Tout Bon 2 Eat in November 2014.

I have 2 daughters from a previous marriage Brittany (23) and Hailey (20).

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Mike Stark with American Financial Advisors, LLC and Josh Seides with Technocademy, Inc.

February 15, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Mike Stark with American Financial Advisors, LLC and Josh Seides with Technocademy, Inc.

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Mike Stark/American Financial Advisors, LLC

Founder & CEO

RIA – Investment Advisor – 1991 to Present w/ over $500M under mgmt. — Marietta, GA HQ

Current Active Delta 767 Captain – 29 years – Atlanta based since 1987

Retired Marine Corps LtCol — Executive Officer of FA-18 squadron and Test Pilot @ VX-5 China Lake

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Josh Seides/Technocademy, Inc.

Founder & CEO

Josh Seides is a high school senior from Alpharetta High School in Atlanta. He is the Founder/CEO of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization called Technocademy, Inc. We help senior citizens and veterans connect with their family and friends by offering free technology lessons throughout the community. We have helped over 170K people learn technology and have spread awareness of digital illiteracy to over 18.3 million people through online campaigns. We have been featured in US News and World Report, Yahoo!, Entrepreneur, AllBusiness, and others.

Josh is a serial entrepreneur, startup adviser, and business writer. He’s published in 20+ major business publications, including Yahoo! Finance/Small Business/News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard JEI for research, and others.

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Exclusive Interview with Dean Erika James of Emory University Goizueta Business School

February 15, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Exclusive Interview with Dean Erika James of Emory University Goizueta Business School

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– Special Episode of Atlanta Business Radio –

Sandy Welfare Executive Director of WIT Atlanta and Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson talk with Dean Erika James of Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Sandy Welfare, Dean Erika James and Ryan McPherson

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Goizueta has been ranked No. 1 in the world for MBA employment and among the world’s best for career opportunities. Additionally, graduates are positively impacting the marketplace and our alumni, as they advance in their careers, continue to increase their influence worldwide.

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Erika James was appointed Dean of Goizueta Business School on May 19, 2014. Prior to this prestigious appointment, James served as Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education at the Darden Graduate School of Business (Virginia). She introduced the Women’s Leadership Program at Darden, which has the top-ranked faculty for open enrollment programs (Financial Times, 2014). Open enrollment programs at Darden are currently ranked No. 3 in the world (Financial Times, 2014). James is a published researcher, award-winning educator, admired administrator, regarded speaker and proven consultant. Her expertise in workplace diversity and crisis leadership has led to recognition in scholarly journals and mainstream media. She has also taught and consulted on topics including decision making under pressure, trust and change management. James grew up in Texas and completed her undergraduate work at Pomona College (Calif.). While fulfilling coursework James started in the field of organizational psychology and pursued an M.A. and Ph.D. in the subject at the University of Michigan. She served as an assistant professor at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business and Emory before joining the faculty at Darden. James also spent a year as visiting professor at Harvard Business School. In more than a decade of service at Virginia, James worked in various roles including Associate Dean of Diversity — the first to hold the position. She was also course head for the MBA core organizational behavior course and served as area coordinator for the Leadership and Organization Behavior unit at Darden. For the university, James was a member of the executive council of the Faculty Senate.

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Sandy D. Welfare is the Executive Director of Women In Technology (WIT). Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of Cool Girls Inc, an award-winning early intervention after-school program dedicated to the empowerment of girls (2009-2015).

Sandy’s career began in 1989 in Greenwich, Connecticut where she joined Rand Insurance as the Controller. Six years later, she accepted a position with Lucent Technologies, an international telecommunications leader, holding a number of positions including serving as Accounting and Treasury Manager in Singapore (1999-2000) and then as Senior Manager in Australia and New Zealand (2000-2002). Sandy returned to Atlanta in 2002 as Senior Manager of Global Financial Services.

In 2003, Sandy accepted a position as Director of Operations for Xchanging, a business processing outsourcing company. In 2006, her career took her to London, England as Managing Director for professional services, where she managed global business processing services for bank financial transactions, insurance and retail.

Sandy received her undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in New York, and a Master of Business Administration from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She serves on the board of several non-profits, including Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. Sandy resides in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, Cliff and son, Soloman.

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MAG Bookkeeping, The Vine Church and Promise686

February 11, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

MAG Bookkeeping, The Vine Church and Promise686

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MAG Bookkeeping helps busy pastors and growing churches by serving as their virtual church bookkeeper connected to the duties of church accounting, payroll and donor management.Randy Ongie has been the President of MAG BK since 2013. He previously worked as a Project Consultant for, Cogun Inc., a national church construction company. Before his time at Cogun, he served as an Executive Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson City, TN.

Ronna Roth is a Client Relations Manager at MAG Bookkeeping, and has served on the team since 2013.

David Walters is the Lead Pastor at The Vine Church, which has campuses in Hoschton, GA and Flowery Branch, GA.

Andy Cook is President and CEO of Promise686, a ministry that assists families and churches who care for vulnerable children by providing financial assistance, community support, and adoptive and foster care related education.

The Law Office of Brian C. McCarthy, P.C. and Robert Brown with Incite! Decision Technologies LLC,

February 8, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

The Law Office of Brian C. McCarthy, P.C. and Robert Brown with Incite! Decision Technologies LLC,

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Atlanta Business Radio Powered By Business RadioX.

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Founder and Attorney At Law

Brian C. McCarthy is an experienced trial attorney and litigator who focuses on civil litigation in the areas of professional liability, personal injury, and commercial disputes. He represents injured persons in cases involving motor vehicle accidents, dog attacks, product defects, premises liability, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. He earned his B.A. in Psychology at the University of Notre Dame; M.S., Georgia State University; MBA, Georgia State University; and J.D., Georgia State University. Brian is married to Amy McCarthy and is the proud father of Jack, Pierce, Emily, and Finn.

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Robert (Rob) Brown/Incite Decision Technologies LLC

Founder & President

Robert D. Brown III is the President of Incite! Decision Technologies LLC (http://www.incitedecisiontech.com), a consultancy supporting senior decision-makers facing complex, high-risk opportunities. These opportunities usually include strategic planning, project selection, planning & risk management, and project portfolio analysis & management.

Roberts twenty-plus-year career has been devoted to providing solutions to clients complex problems by employing creative thinking and advanced quantitative business, engineering, and systems analysis. His client experience spans diverse industrial and commercial fields including petroleum & chemicals, energy, utilities, supply chain & logistics, pharmaceuticals, electronics manufacturing, telecommunications, IT, commercial real estate, federal agencies, and education.

Through Incite!, Robert delivers analysis, decision support tools and systems, and training in decision-making and risk management with the goal to help his clients measure the value and the risk associated with the important decisions they face in order to make informed trade-offs and choices. He has also been a regular Analytica training resource for Lumina for over a decade.

Robert graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992 with a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering.

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JDog Junk Removal and Hauling

February 5, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

JDog Junk Removal and Hauling

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On the program today we spoke with founder and CEO of JDog Junk Removal and Hauling Jerry Flanagan, Owner/Operator of JDog Junk Removal and Hauling in Lawrenceville, Ga. Forrest Woodland and Owner/Operator of JDog Junk Removal and Hauling in Woodstock, Ga. Jason Meadows.

JDog Junk Removal – we are the U.S. Military Veteran Brand! Our local business operators are veterans and veteran family members who understand the notion of service to country, hard work, and dedication. Our junk removal services are delivered the military way – with Respect, Integrity, Trust

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Gerald “Jerry” Flanagan is the creator of the JDog brand and founder of the JDog Junk Removal system and serves as our President and CEO. Jerry’s business career has been focused primarily in the retail sales industry, where he has held various positions and founded, owned and operated a number of businesses. He is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army. He did basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and then went to Ft. Gordon, GA for Advanced Individual Training. He was later stationed at Ft. Stewart Georgia and achieved the rank of E-4 Specialist. Jerry is based at our corporate office in Berwyn, PA.

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Forrest Woodland/JDog Lawrenceville

Owner/Operator

Jason Meadows/JDog Woodstock

Owner/Operator

Kevin Ekmark with Trustworkz

February 3, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Kevin Ekmark with Trustworkz

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Kevin Ekmark/TrustWorkz

President & CEO

Kevin Ekmark is the President/CEO of TrustWorkz, Inc., a web presence management company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. He has over 10 years of experience marketing for multi-location businesses and franchises in food services, family entertainment, hospitality, and multi-family housing. Kevin sees massive opportunities for small businesses that focus on building value for their customers by focusing on edification, education, and entertainment in their Internet marketing. The services provided by TrustWorkz champion that belief by providing businesses with social media management, reputation management, paid advertising, and content marketing services specifically for small businesses.

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