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SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Vince DeSilva with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Tim McCormack with Business Transition 360

September 27, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Vince DeSilva with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Tim McCormack with Business Transition 360

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Vince DeSilva/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the Gwinnett Chamber is to strengthen existing businesses, facilitate the growth of quality job opportunities, and enrich the community’s quality of life. In addition, the Gwinnett Chamber will be the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance our region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life.

Tim McCormack/Business Transition 360

Business Transition 360 is a uniquely qualified New and Reconditioned business furniture dealership, space planning and furniture decommission company, created for the sole purpose of helping businesses save time and money when relocating, renovating or transitioning their businesses.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Jennifer Fennell with Jackson EMC, Bill McDermott with McDermott Financial Solutions, and Gregg Burkhalter “The LinkedIn Guy”

August 23, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Jennifer Fennell with Jackson EMC, Bill McDermott with McDermott Financial Solutions, and Gregg Burkhalter "The LinkedIn Guy"

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Bill McDermott, Jennifer Fennell, Gregg Burkhalter, Al Simon

Jennifer Fennell/Jackson EMC

Jackson EMC was founded in 1938 on the belief that by working together, they could improve the quality of life for residents of Northeast Georgia through the power of electricity. That idea hasn’t changed, and a Jackson EMC membership still costs the same today as it did then: $5.

Today, the meters Jackson EMC serves has grown to more than 220,000, but their commitment to the members they serve, and their community, remains the same. As they look to the future, they rely on their vision, mission and values to keep them on track.

Bill McDermott/McDermott Financial Solutions

McDermott Financial Solutions helps business owners establish solid financial plans to get on a clear path to growth and profitability through their 6-step process called the McDermott Advantage. They also help business owners find funding for their business with McDermott Financial Solutions’ prior banking experience, expertise and contacts.

Gregg Burkhalter/”The LinkedIn Guy”

Gregg Burkhalter is a recognized authority on personal branding and LinkedIn. He has helped countless professionals in the U.S. and abroad define and grow their personal brand using LinkedIn.

Gregg spent the first part of his professional career behind the microphone at radio stations in Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, and Atlanta. Following his radio years, Gregg worked in national music marketing and distribution.

Today, Gregg is known by many as “The LinkedIn Guy”. He provides personal branding coaching and LinkedIn training via one-on-one and group training sessions, corporate presentations, and webinars. Gregg is also a frequent speaker at civic and chamber events and area universities.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Gregg Mooney with Leadership Max and Cory Potalivo with Custom Sign Factory

July 20, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Gregg Mooney with Leadership Max and Cory Potalivo with Custom Sign Factory

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Gregg Mooney/Leadership Max

Gregg Mooney with Leadership Max is a certified John Maxwell coach, trainer and speaker who provides individual and team coaching, lunch & learn workshops, seminars, mastermind groups and performance enhancement. He adds value to you and your organization through personal growth and leadership development

Cory Potalivo/Custom Sign Factory

Custom Sign Factory is a full-service organization, providing design, fabrication, project management and installation for architectural, commercial and multi-family signage. They handle large scale re-branding projects, ongoing signage programs, and large venue projects. Their turnkey service allows their customers to focus on other tasks and not worry about their signage.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Jill Edwards with Wells Fargo and Chris Willis with Willis Mechanical

June 22, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Jill Edwards with Wells Fargo and Chris Willis with Willis Mechanical

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Jill Edwards/Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, CA with central offices throughout the country.

Chris Willis/Willis Mechanical

Willis Mechanical is a commercial and industrial HVAC service company based in the Atlanta area. They install, maintain, repair, and replace commercial and industrial heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and other HVAC-related equipment.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Jerri Hewitt Miller & Dan Miller with Wealth Horizon and Debra Kline with Business Wise

May 18, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Jerri Hewitt Miller & Dan Miller with Wealth Horizon and Debra Kline with Business Wise

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Jerri Hewitt Miller, Dan Miller, Debra Kline, Al Simon

Jerri & Dan Miller/Wealth Horizon

Wealth Horizon is an independent financial planning and wealth management firm that acts in a fiduciary capacity for their clients. Partners Dan Miller and Jerri Hewett Miller have more than 45 combined years of experience in the financial markets. As a married couple, they bring a fresh and unique perspective to the clients they serve.

Debra Kline/Business Wise

For business-to-business sales and marketing pros frustrated with the size or quality of their opportunity pipeline in Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, or Charlotte, Business Wise provides the answer. Since 1980 their local research team phone verifies critical demographic information on all of the businesses in the footprint area. BWise subscribers uncover hidden prospects to make successful connections in their local market.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

February 16, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Brandy Swanson with Smith & Howard

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Brandy Swanson/Smith & Howard

Headquartered in Atlanta, Smith & Howard is a top Atlanta CPA firm providing a wide range of services, including assurance, tax, accounting and advisory services. Their business clients range from start-ups to large, established businesses that operate across the U.S. and internationally. They also have a strong nonprofit client family, including many of Georgia’s most respected organizations. By extension, Smith & Howard also serve the tax, accounting and advisory needs of the owners and executives of businesses. Many of these individuals and families are also clients of Smith & Howard Wealth Management, a wealth management firm serving as the family’s CFO.

Recognized for two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) as the number one firm in the nation by INSIDE Public Accounting and as a Top Accounting Firm to Work For by Accounting Today, they bring a national scope of services with a personal, responsive service approach and a team of smart, dedicated professionals that work with clients year after year.

Smith & Howard’s current clients appreciate their responsiveness, creativity, innovation, expertise, imagination, and an “uncompromising commitment to exceed expectations and contribute to their financial success”.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Frequently Asked Questions About Sales and Selling

January 19, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Frequently Asked Questions About Sales and Selling

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In this special episode of “Simon Says, Let’s Talk Business“, host Al Simon answers some of the most frequently asked questions about successful sales and selling.

Al Simon/Sandler Training by Simon

Sandler Training by Simon specializes in training and coaching in the areas of sales, leadership, sales management and customer service. They specialize in teaching business owners and sales professionals to be effective and consistent with their business development strategies, tactics and attitudes.

A graduate of Georgia Tech with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management, Al Simon has over 35 years of direct sales experience, and he has also been exposed to many different sales strategies and approaches. Consistently the top performer in sales volume for his company before starting Sandler Training by Simon, he has mastered the art of selling in both simple and complex sales cycles. He has also successfully managed salespeople in highly competitive, high-risk situations.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Anthony Shope with Halski Systems and Lori Snow with Condor Tours & Travel

December 16, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Anthony Shope with Halski Systems and Lori Snow with Condor Tours & Travel

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Anthony Shope/Halski Systems

Halski Systems is an I.T. solutions company that focuses on what the “IT” really is – Customer Service. When any part of your I.T. system is not working as it should, the outcome is stress, anxiety and potentially lost revenue. They’re here to solve, to serve, and to satisfy with knowledge, solutions and customer service. By approaching each client with a servant’s heart, they put your needs ahead of their own. When their clients do better, they do better. Halski Systems, because the right I.T. partner is vITal to your business.

Lori Snow/Condor Tours & Travel

Condor Tours & Travel has been in business for 27 years specializing in leisure travel. Their niche markets are Central and South America and the Caribbean, but they also have six travel designers on board so they can book any travel, anywhere and anytime, as long as it is leisure. Whether you want a custom designed trip, a beach or cruise experience, honeymoon, destination wedding, adventure or cultural – they have the resources to make your bucket list trip turn into a “booked it” list trip.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Rob Marbury & Shelly Hoffman with Marbury Creative Group and Patrick Stephens with Eckardt Electric

November 18, 2017 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Rob Marbury & Shelly Hoffman with Marbury Creative Group and Patrick Stephens with Eckardt Electric

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Rob Marbury, Shelly Hoffman, Al Simon, Patrick Stephens

Shelly Hoffman & Rob Marbury/Marbury Creative Group

Tell it Better! This is their core vision. Companies have stories behind them, but often struggle with focusing on keeping them short and connecting them to customers and revenue. The Marbury Creative Group of 10 full-time creative professionals focus on branding – messaging and design – so your company gets attention and proves relevant to your customer in a memorable way. They have developed a process over two decades called “Brandfluence” to deliver the unique selling propositions of any company, and then they create tactics and campaigns to put that message in front of the right people at the right time. This may include a website, digital campaign, social media, direct mail, television, print, radio or outdoor advertising, sales collateral – whatever is needed. Want your story to be built more for today’s consumer? Visit WeTellitBetter.com and get started.

Patrick Stephens/Eckardt Electric

Eckardt Electric is a commercial electrical contractor operating out of Atlanta for over 80 years. Eckardt serves markets including healthcare, mission critical, office, and higher education. With over 275 electricians in the field and a full complement of BIM professionals, Eckardt is well equipped to serve its many clients and continue its growth.