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Juergen Gentzke and Rudi Herbst with German American Cultural Foundation and Michael McFarland with GrandView

February 25, 2015 by Mike

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Juergen Gentzke and Rudi Herbst with German American Cultural Foundation and Michael McFarland with GrandView

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Michael McFarland, Rudi Herbst, Juergen Gentzke, Dom Rainey

Juergen Gentzke & Rudi Herbst/German American Cultural Foundation (GACF)

Based in Atlanta, the German American Cultural Foundation (GACF) is a non-profit organization established in 2008 by Bernd Auer, Rudi Herbst, Martin Richenhagen, Thomas Gebhard, Teri A. Simmons and Peter Schwarzenbauer.

In 2014, the GACF added 5 new members to the board of directors, and gained corporate sponsorship from Siemens, AGCO, and Porsche, among others. They have partnered with Goethe Zentrum and the German School of Atlanta, and sponsored events such as the Max Raabe concert and the German Bierfest in Atlanta. They hope to further add to the rich cultural landscape of the Atlanta area, and strengthen ties between Germany and the United States.

Michael McFarland/GrandView

GrandView is a team of specialists that work collaboratively to bring clarity to the financial issues and concerns facing business owners. Their holistic approach to addressing financial challenges helps assure that strategic options are considered in context and plans are executed seamlessly. The fact that GrandView’s services encompass a range of financial disciplines means the client benefits from a more efficient process, spending less time in meetings, on the phone, and otherwise managing their business affairs.

Danny Shoy with East Lake Foundation and Martin Dyhr with CablesAndKits.com

February 18, 2015 by Mike

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Danny Shoy with East Lake Foundation and Martin Dyhr with CablesAndKits.com

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Silver Lining in the Cloud - February 18, 2015 — Dom Rainey, Danny Shoy, Martin Dyhr, Nikole Toptas

Danny Shoy/East Lake Foundation

Founded in 1995, the East Lake Foundation collaborates with public and private organizations to provide tools that enable Atlanta’s East Lake residents to build a better future. The East Lake Foundation has become a national model, through Purpose Built Communities, for community revitalization through the support and management of cradle-to-college education at Charles R. Drew Charter School and its early learning partners, mixed-income housing at The Villages of East Lake, and community wellness through programs including The First Tee of East Lake, the East Lake Community Learning Garden, East Lake Healthy Connections and a partnership with the East Lake YMCA.

This approach to building a strong community not only helps break the cycle of poverty, but creates a community where possibility takes place and people of all ages and incomes choose to live. Additional information is available at www.eastlakefoundation.org.

Martin Dyhr/CablesAndKits.com

CablesAndKits is one of the fastest growing privately owned pre-owned/refurbished Cisco network equipment dealers in the US and one of the largest Cisco network accessory suppliers in the world. With an extreme focus on using technology to better reach and service our customers, and to streamline processes, they have quickly become one of the most efficient companies in their industry. They like to think that by focusing on how to make their customers’ experiences better and easier, that they will in turn become a better business overall. At the core of who they are, they want you and your business to be successful.

With a core focus in Cisco products, they have established themselves in a niche market that has given them strong roots within the industry. They continue to build both their core product lines and also auxiliary product lines including networking products, power products, and rack hardware related items. They are also constantly exploring and considering many new product lines as well.

With the strong foundation of business, technology and service, they have been blessed to be a part of the Inc 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies five years in a row. In 2013, they landed at #29 in their Industry. They also had the honor of being selected as one of the Top 25 Pinnacle Small Businesses in Gwinnett County for both 2013 and 2014 by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Chad Terpstra with People Helping People, Susan Boland Butts and Shannon Brabner with Hi-Hope Service Center, and Jesse Lirette with Skyview Atlanta

February 11, 2015 by Mike

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Chad Terpstra with People Helping People, Susan Boland Butts and Shannon Brabner with Hi-Hope Service Center, and Jesse Lirette with Skyview Atlanta

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Chad Terpstra, Susan Boland Butts, Shannon Brabner, Jesse Lirette, Dom Rainey

Chad Terpstra/People Helping People

People Helping People does not have a one size fits all platform like many other companies in the financial services and insurance industry regarding products and providers. This allows their associates to tailor a solution that best fits the client’s specific needs and future financial goals.

Shannon Brabner & Susan Boland Butts/Hi-Hope Service Center

Hi-Hope Service Center has a 55-year tradition of supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Now focusing on adults, they provide support by connecting them with integrated opportunities for learning, work and leisure. They believe that individuals with developmental disabilities have inherent value with gifts and abilities to share. Without intentional engagement and support, these gifts may remain hidden and our community may never benefit from their contribution. These individuals are not only a vital resource to our community, but they enrich our lives.

Hi-Hope Service Center is promoting its 2nd annual Gwinnett’s Kids Got Talent Show. The event will be held on Saturday March 28, 2015 at 6pm at Central Gwinnett High School Theater in Lawrenceville, GA.

Jesse Lirette/Skyview Atlanta

Towering nearly 20 stories above Centennial Olympic Park, the Skyview Atlanta Ferris Wheel features 42 climate-controlled gondolas providing guests with breathtaking panoramic views of downtown Atlanta and the surrounding metropolitan area.

Those looking for an even more enhanced experience will enjoy our VIP gondola boasting Ferrari leather seats, glass floor and a longer flight time. And with its convenient location just steps from many of Atlanta’s most popular attractions, SkyView Atlanta is the perfect compliment to your downtown adventure. SkyView. You can see Atlanta from here.

Joe Skopitz with Centennial Olympic Park, Maureen Kornowa with Gwinnett Children’s Shelter and Vanessa Anderson with Covenant Christian Ministries Academy

January 28, 2015 by Mike

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Joe Skopitz with Centennial Olympic Park, Maureen Kornowa with Gwinnett Children's Shelter and Vanessa Anderson with Covenant Christian Ministries Academy

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Joe Skopitz, Maureen Kornowa, Vanessa Anderson, Dom Rainey

Joe Skopitz/Centennial Olympic Park

Less than two decades ago, Centennial Olympic Park’s neighborhood was a run-down part of town. That all began to change on the day Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games CEO Billy Payne gazed out his office window and a brilliant inspiration came to him – to convert a multi-block eyesore into a glorious gathering spot for visitors and residents to enjoy during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games and for years to come. Tremendous support, coupled with the willingness of the State of Georgia to take the lead in the Park’s development and to assume ownership after the Games, transformed a dream into a grand reality – Centennial Olympic Park.

Following the Olympic Games, a large portion of the park was closed and redesigned for daily public use. Today, this unique 21-acre park performs a dual mission: it serves as Georgia’s lasting legacy of the Centennial Olympic Games and it anchors efforts to revitalize residential and commercial development in Georgia’s capital city. The Park sponsors community-wide free events including the Fourth of July Celebration, Music@Noon, the Wednesday WindDown concert series, and Park Market. The Park also hosts festivals, fundraisers and private events. These events, in addition to the normal day-to-day traffic, bring an estimated three million visitors to this urban oasis each year.

Maureen Kornowa/Gwinnett Children’s Shelter

The Gwinnett Children’s Shelter has been serving their community for more than 27 years. This past year GCS has embarked on a new journey with a program called “The Next Step…” where they now help homeless children of all ages along with their young moms. They are also looking to assist young girls who “age out” of the foster care system and those young women who have served in the Armed Forces who find themselves in a homeless situation with children. Their new idea is fresh and unique in that it is designed to keep the family together, determine the cause of the homelessness, and set each guest on a path to sustainability. For more information on “The Next Step…” visit gwinnettchildrenshelter.org.

Vanessa Anderson/Covenant Christian Ministries Academy

Covenant Christian Ministries Academy, a ministry of Covenant Christian Ministries Church, is a fully accredited school (ACSI and SACS CASI) established in 1994 which provides educational services to students both foreign (SEVIS approved) and domestic. Excellent learning opportunities are available at CCMA! Class sizes are moderate to allow individual needs to be addressed. Their academic training, which includes advanced placement and honor’s classes, has produced notable achievements. Student accomplishments include: Zell Miller scholarship recipients, perfect scores on advanced placement exams, and national winners in history, spelling, geography and math, and participants in the People to People Ambassador Program to Harvard in Cambridge, MA.

All students, K5 – 12, are required to take Spanish each year with the goal of developing spoken and auditory proficiency. Latin instruction begins in 3rd grade for their elementary students providing them with additional tools to decipher new vocabulary as formal phonics instruction ends.

Various activities are available to students in addition to the academic rigor – basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, chorus, yearbook, spelling bee, and more. Their basketball program produces true student-athletes with several recruited to NCAA Division I colleges.

Holly Berggren with RevLocal, Dan Rustin with Monitor Pest Control, and Christine Steck and Kelly Gillam with Lanier Tent Rental

January 21, 2015 by Mike

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Holly Berggren with RevLocal, Dan Rustin with Monitor Pest Control, and Christine Steck and Kelly Gillam with Lanier Tent Rental

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Holly berggren, Dan Rustin, Christine Steck, Kelly Gillam, Nikole Toptas — Holly Berggren, Dan Rustin, Christine Steck, Kelly Gillam, Nikole Toptas

Holly Berggren/RevLocal

Holly Berggren is the Business development manager with RevLocal. Her job is to help business owners keep up with the crazy Google world we live in. RevLocal is passionate in helping local small to medium-sized businesses compete because they were one of those “little” guys in the Dial-Up Internet segment. However, they learned how to market themselves through Paid Ads and grew to a 60,000 Nationwide Customer Base. Now their whole purpose is in Local Search and helping business owners navigate the ever changing landscape of online searching.

Dan Rustin/Monitor Pest Control

Monitor Pest Control offers one of the best values in the industry for residential pest control services, and also services all types of commercial enterprises . Their Once Per Year Pest Application Service is an exceptional way to keep your home, investment property or commercial property “pest free” year round. Their guarantee is one of the strongest in the industry, and with Monitor Pest Control you save money on unnecessary repeat applications which most other pest control companies use as a means to generate revenue. Their application process eliminates the need for these repeat visits. Why pay for services you don’t need when you can work with Monitor Pest Control and their best in the industry guarantee for your pest control needs?

Christine Steck & Kelly Gillam/Lanier Tent Rental

Lanier Tent Rental is conveniently located – and now celebrating 25 years – at 534 Mill Street in Gainesville. The name says Tent, but they do so much more. They always strive to provide the highest level of service with quality products at competitive prices in the Northeast Georgia and surrounding areas. They provide rental equipment for a variety of functions and events. They work with community centers, colleges, grand openings, corporate events, weddings and many more. They offer free consultations and site surveys.

Lanier Tent Rental invites you to their showroom any time. While pictures are worth a thousand words, there is nothing like seeing the items in person. You can bring your caterer, florist, event planner, family, friends, or whomever to join you. A showroom visit may help you get ideas to personalize your event, and make your vision come to life.

Lanier Tent Rental makes every event an event to remember.

Yasmine Jandali with Starwood Business Group, Noah Pines with Ross & Pines and Mike Gifford with National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett

December 3, 2014 by Mike

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Yasmine Jandali with Starwood Business Group, Noah Pines with Ross & Pines and Mike Gifford with National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett

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Dom Rainey, Yasmine Jandali, Noah Pines, Mike Griffin — Dom Rainey, Yasmine Jandali, Noah Pines, Mike Gifford

Yasmine Jandali/Starwood Business Group

Since 2005, the professional brokers at Starwood Business Group have been helping Metro Atlanta entrepreneurs achieve their goals of business ownership. They represent quality businesses of all sizes and in all industries, and are proud to say that the majority of their businesses sell for an average of 95% of the asking price and within 162 days of listing. Starwood Business Group offers free, no-obligation valuations to prospective sellers and will always strive to help you make the best decisions for you and your business.

Noah Pines/Ross & Pines, LLC

Ross & Pines, LLC is a preeminent AV rated law firm that handles Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Immigration matters in the greater Atlanta area. With five attorneys, who are all seasoned trial lawyers, they are able to offer our clients dedicated, personal service, while at the same time handling their cases with courtroom experience and resources that typically only comes by hiring a “big” firm. You will not find another law firm in Atlanta that is able to offer the level of service that they provide with the level of experience that they possess.

Mike Gifford/National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett

The National Business Chamber of Greater Gwinnett is a local chamber of commerce built on the Business To Consumer model. While they offer the traditional networking and educational opportunities of a chamber, they also employ innovative, hands-on marketing methods that are designed to bring customers to their member businesses.

David Martin with Vein Innovations, Gregg Mooney with Leadership Max and Keith Finger with Ignite Revenue

November 12, 2014 by Mike

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David Martin with Vein Innovations, Gregg Mooney with Leadership Max and Keith Finger with Ignite Revenue

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Dom Rainey, David Martin, Gregg Mooney, Keith Finger, Nikole Toptas

David Martin/Vein Innovations

Are your legs heavy, tired, hurting, or restless? Do you have varicose or spider veins, or just the pain and restlessness? if so, you are not alone. Up to 60% of all Americans suffer from a vein disorder such as venous reflux disease, varicose veins or spider veins.

VeinInnovations delivers a correct diagnosis, offers you customized treatment options, and improves the health of your leg veins – improving your health overall! Untreated vein issues can lead to a multitude of severe health problems. They use the latest diagnostic tools to find the root cause of your leg fatigue, pain, restlessness and/or varicoseand spider veins.

Call 678-731-9815 now. VeinInnovations makes it easy and affordable to get a customized treatment plan to help you live pain free, with healthier, younger looking legs!

• First dedicated, comprehensive vein clinic in Atlanta
• Every available treatment option
• All the latest diagnostic tools
• Experienced board-certified general, cardiothoracic, and cardiovascular surgeons
• Over 90% of procedures covered by insurance
• Pain free – Back to work the next day
• Thousands of satisfied patients

Gregg Mooney/Leadership Max

Leadership Max provides Individual Executive and Group Leadership Coaching, Speaking, Training, Workshops, Seminars, Mastermind Groups, Leadership Assessments, Team Assessments, Team Building/Training, and Performance Enhancement. Founder and President Gregg Mooney is an independent certified John Maxwell coach, trainer and speaker. He has served as Vice President of two national engineering firms over the past 20 years, and has extensive leadership experience at all levels.

Keith Finger/Ignite Revenue

Keith Finger is strategic marketing advisor and fractional chief marketing officer who creates and implements comprehensive, long-term marketing and sales plans for B2B companies seeking to build, manage and strengthen effective revenue generation processes. Using a unique holistic approach, the result is a sustainable revenue generation strategy that empowers the entire business organization.

Peter Ross with Ross & Pines, LLC and Dennis Sands with FirstCall Consulting

October 29, 2014 by Mike

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Peter Ross with Ross & Pines, LLC and Dennis Sands with FirstCall Consulting

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Dominick Rainey, Dennis Sands, Peter Ross, Nikole Toptas

Peter Ross/Ross & Pines, LLC

Ross & Pines, LLC is a law firm that represents clients in personal injury, criminal defense and immigration cases. Peter J. Ross is an attorney that has practiced law for over 22 years and handles the firm’s personal injury cases.

Dennis Sands/FirstCall Consulting

FirstCall Consulting helps SAP organizations optimize in-house resources by offering them a broad range of SAP support services. They help customers focus on mission-critical issues and enable them to offload day-to-day operations. Their services are ideally suited to organizations that have deployed SAP and are looking to minimize ongoing maintenance and support costs while utilizing knowledge transfer to educate their staff and identify process improvement opportunities. They support SAP’s full service R/3, ECC, and Business One systems.

Members of their management and support team average 12 years of SAP and 15 years of industry experience and are responsible for winning SAP’s coveted Customer Satisfaction Award five years in a row!

Kent Gregoire with Symphony Advantage and Myra Cisse with Certification Consultants

September 17, 2014 by Mike

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Kent Gregoire with Symphony Advantage and Myra Cisse with Certification Consultants

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Kent Gregoire, Myra Cisse, Nikole Toptas

Kent Gregoire/Symphony Advantage

At Symphony, they provide leadership development and advice to CEOs in the complexities of business ownership from expansion to exit. Through exploration, they identify unknown questions and help clients see hidden potential. Symphony. Orchestrating Business.

Myra Cisse/Certification Consultants

Certification Consultants is a small consulting firm specializing in certifications for Women, Minority and Veteran business owners. They offer turnkey solutions to help their clients get certified. They specialize in 8(a); Women/Minority Business Enterprise; Veteran/Service- Disabled Veteran; and Woman- Owned Small Business certification preparation services. Not only do they certify businesses, but they provide our clients – once certified – with the resources they need to quickly reach their end goal… a government or corporate contract.