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Episode 67: Trace Blackmore’s Documenting SOPs Process

October 22, 2019 by Mike

Business Infrastructure

Episode 67: Trace Blackmore’s Documenting SOPs Process

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When Trace Blackmore started getting information out of his head and onto paper, great things happened in his business. His 16-year-old industrial water treatment company has defied the small business failure odds and he attributes some of that longevity to having procedures that remove guesswork and promote high standards. In this episode, Trace shares his process for identifying and documenting key standard operating procedures (SOPs) and more importantly, hacks for getting people to actually follow them.

Special Guest: R. Trace Blackmore, Founder & CEO – Blackmore Enterprises

Location: Lawrenceville, GA USA

Show Notes:

Scaling Up! H2O: Trace’s podcast dedicated to the water treatment industry.
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business: book by Gino Wickman (chapter on processes).
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t, Rockefeller Habits 2.0: book by Verne Harnish.
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right: book by Atul Gawande.
OneNote: Microsoft’s digital tool for note-taking.
Kanban Cards: tools for visually managing various types of processes.
4 Methods for Optimizing Inventory: an article by UPS
Draw Toast: A Primer on Systems Thinking: a FREE guide on implementing the techniques discussed in the famous How to Make Toast TED Talk.

Scott Tekesky and Jason Smith with Bunker Labs, Terrie O’Hanlon with GreyOrange and Conrad Meertins with MyAbilities

October 15, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Scott Tekesky and Jason Smith with Bunker Labs, Terrie O'Hanlon with GreyOrange and Conrad Meertins with MyAbilities

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Scott Tekesky is Bunker Labs Atlanta City Leader. He enjoys making connections for others and building supportive communities. Scott has a strong background with talent acquisition and operations, specifically focused on the military to civilian transition process.

As a former Infantry Officer, he still prefers to be out in the woods or with people as opposed to behind a desk.

Jason Smith is Bunker Labs Atlanta City Leader. He is a Sales Expert, Business Coach, Trainer, & Military Veteran Community Leader. Jason helps businesses grow predictable revenue by applying his years of professional experience to his clients’ business development goals. He can personally augment your sales team to conduct business development campaigns.

Jason can train your sales teams to implement tailored strategies he will develop in partnership with you. He will engage his network of partners and experts to meet your needs.

Follow Bunker Labs on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

In her role as CMO of GreyOrange, Terrie O’Hanlon is responsible for global brand positioning and influencer strategies as well as for leading GreyOrange’s market development, communications and demand generation programs.

O’Hanlon brings extensive expertise to her role, including leading marketing for emerging and established companies in supply chain, healthcare, financial ecommerce, enterprise applications and cybersecurity.

Her supply chain experience includes orchestrating a successful brand transformation for Manhattan Associates, a global leader in supply chain commerce, inventory optimization and omnichannel solutions, and for Steelwedge, a supply chain planning company acquired by e2Open in 2017.

Follow GreyOrange on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Conrad Meertins attended St. John’s University in Queens, New York for his Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Computer Science and Master of Science in Mathematics (M.S). After moving to Georgia, he received his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Conrad also have many technical and leadership certifications such as Oracle DBA Masters and CCNA.

While living in New York, he was an Assistant Vice-President at Citibank/Citicorp Brokerage and Manager at Salomon’s Brothers Brokerage on Wall Street where the software he helped to write traded billions of dollars on a daily basis. In Georgia, Conrad held various leadership roles at Sprint, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Internet Security System (ISS) and HD Supply to name a few. His love for the community led him to be on the board of directors for South DeKalb Churches Federal Credit Union for many years.

As CEO of FamTeck and 25 years in Information Technology, Conrad brings a wealth of experience in disruptive technology as it relates to Database Security, optimization and doing more with less.

Conrad’s spiritual faith, love for the community and members of his family with different types of disabilities allowed him to embark on developing MyAbilities. Conrad encourages business leaders to look at ways to give back to the community outside of their core solutions. Together, we will make a difference.

Connect with Conrad on LinkedIn.

REPLAY: The Lean Methodology: What It Is & How to Apply It to Your Small Business – John Kamp

October 1, 2019 by Mike

Business Infrastructure

REPLAY: The Lean Methodology: What It Is & How to Apply It to Your Small Business - John Kamp

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Think the lean methodology is only for large corporations and government entities? Well think again! This episode features John Kamp, an entrepreneur, Lean Six Sigma expert, Project Management Professional, instructor at Purdue University and U.S. Navy veteran. As you can imagine, he has a wealth of experience to draw from and you’ll get a feel for that in this episode. The subject of lean is huge, but John condenses its concept, principles, and methodology into an easy-to-understand definition. He not only shares some of his favorite lean tools, but he also gives great examples of real-life applications. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Special Guest: John M. Kamp, Founder & CEO, The Business Kamp

Show Notes:

The Toyota Way by Jeffrey K. Liker
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the Worlds Top Corporations by Mikel Harry, Ph.D., and Richard Schroeder

Paul Wilson and Telisha Farrow Jackson with SBDC

September 19, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Paul Wilson and Telisha Farrow Jackson with SBDC

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Paul Wilson, Area Director with SBDC, has extensive industry experience that spans leadership roles in supply chain management, procurement, marketing, supplier diversity, and small business development. His expertise includes strategic analysis, operational planning, leadership development, contract writing, video marketing, video production, training and curriculum development.

Having worked with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and educational institutions, Paul brings a diverse wealth of knowledge, perspective, and skills to the small business community.

Connect with Paul on LinkedIn.

Telisha Farrow Jackson brings her engaging personality, as well as, over 15 years of experience in managing all levels of large scale projects to the SBDC. She has an extensive and varied career in multiple industries, including lending and underwriting; business development; project management; compliance and controls.

She has initiated negotiations, partnership initiatives and cost analysis for businesses majority of her career. Her expertise lies in analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of program operations to ensure that strategies can be effectively and efficiently executed.

One of her most rewarding professional experiences was developing young minds as an elementary school teacher. In addition to her classroom responsibilities, she developed curriculum and led multiple school-wide process improvement and best practice initiatives.

Telisha has used her people skills to build community involvement and awareness by participating in various community outreach events and professionally moderating conferences. She is an inspiring talent and we look forward to the innovative outlook she’s going to add to the UGA SBDC at Georgia State University team.

Follow SBDC on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Christine Martinello with Original Love Box and Stephanie Sokenis with SmallBiz Ally

July 16, 2019 by Beau Henderson

North Georgia Business Radio

Christine Martinello with Original Love Box and Stephanie Sokenis with SmallBiz Ally

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Beau Henderson, Christine Martinello, Stephanie Sokenis, Dr. Bill Lampton

Christine Martinello/Original Love Box

The Original Love Box is a treasured tradition that gives people the opportunity to create closer relationships and families. It’s easy to do. People write love notes to each other and include words of affirmation and appreciation. Then a family or group gathers and reads them to each other. The couple’s book is a keepsake where they write their love story. The tradition captures a legacy of love and is a gift that will be passed down from generation to generation.

Stephanie Sokenis/SmallBiz Ally

Specializing in assisting new businesses with starting properly, and existing businesses with proactive strategies for remarkable growth, SmallBiz Ally is a small businesses new best friend. As Accredited Small Business Consultants, you’ll find their services are reliable and effective, and with the experience of hundreds of consultations, their efforts are always focused on providing a customized strategic road map for clients to meet their objectives and reach their goals. Dedicated to demonstrating the highest levels of professional integrity, while understanding both the needs and budget of a small business, SmallBiz Ally works to help meet one without exceeding the other. Whether you are already up and running and unsure what to do next or considering a launch of a new business and feeling overwhelmed, take advantage of a complimentary call to discuss how SmallBiz Ally can help!

Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

June 28, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

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Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

The Phoenix chapter of Girls in Tech (GIT), a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education, and empowerment of women in technology and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to promote the growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the technology space.

Girls in Tech was born out of a need to provide a place for women to cultivate ideas around their careers and business concepts involving technology and entrepreneurship.

Girls in Tech offers a variety of initiatives for women and girls to enhance their professional aspirations. Our programs include Catalyst Conference, Lady Pitch Night Competitions, GIT M (Mentorship Program), GIT Hackathons, Bootcamps, XChange, GIT Work, and Global Classroom.

Melissa Villegas Drake is a STEM teacher at Shadow Ridge High School in the Dysart Unified School District and is also a Co-Managing director for the Phoenix Chapter of Girls in Tech. Working as an engineer for fourteen years with the aerospace industry and semiconductor industry, she has enjoyed those experiences but she gets more satisfaction out of mentoring and teaching.

Melissa has served as National President of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Being a member of this organization has made her a bigger advocate for students to obtain technical degrees and career opportunities with industries that believe in opportunities in tech.

Follow GIT on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About 3C Amplified

3C Amplified is a space to highlight businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals collaborating to amplify their impact in the community. We share real world examples for how partnerships allow for growth both within our businesses and our communities. Listen in as we share how others are connecting, creating and collaborating and how you can be part of something greater.

About Jacqueline Destremps

Jacqueline Destremps is a creative marketing strategist and founded Another Hand Advantage, LLC in 2014 to help community minded small business owners and nonprofit professionals move forward more confidently with their marketing strategy. After graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Psychology, she has spent her professional career working in both the nonprofit and for-profit sector.

She now enjoys being self-employed and the flexibility it provides to allow more time to volunteer, serve on nonprofit boards, choose pro-bono projects, run 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun (which she co-founded in 2014) and travel the world. Jacqueline believes in creating connections between businesses and nonprofits in the community to stimulate growth and collaboration.

Follow AHA on Twitter and Facebook.

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Mark Galvin with ePresence, Tim Fulton with Small Business Matters, and Caleb Stevens with Corners Outreach

May 16, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Mark Galvin with ePresence, Tim Fulton with Small Business Matters, and Caleb Stevens with Corners Outreach

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Mark Galvin, Tim Fulton, Caleb Stevens, Al Simon

Mark Galvin/ePresence

ePresence launches and manages your personal social media. ePresence, is a professional social media management firm for individuals. Mark and his team take care of YOUR online personality, so you do not have to. There are many people who do not have the time, know how, or desire to do this today? But it is important to have your profiles and activity optimized so you always look your best. You never know when a future boss, a potential client/customer, or important peer lands on your profile. ePresence keeps your feeds active and clean up profiles, so you ALWAYS look your best.

Mark Galvin is the Founder and CEO of ePresence. In addition to growing ePresence, Mark is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcaster and host of “How’s your ePresence?” on Business RadioX, and a LinkedIn and branding consultant.

Tim Fulton/Small Business Matters

With over 30 years of experience, Small Business Matters (SBM) brings a results-based approach to each and every client. Whether your business has been established for 50 years or 50 days, they are passionate about helping you achieve your goals and mission.

Small Business Matters was established in 1994 as an independent management consulting and training practice. The primary goal of SBM is to increase the effectiveness and enhance the lives of CEO’s. Since its existence, Small Business Matters has worked with companies such as Lucent Technologies, Carlson Companies, CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Services, Inc. (formerly Insignia/ESG, Inc.), and Georgia Power.

Small Business Matters is owned and operated in Atlanta, Georgia by Tim Fulton. Tim is a nationally-recognized small business coach, consultant, and advocate. He has been involved in the field of entrepreneurship for over three decades as a successful business owner, small business counselor, and adjunct university professor.

Tim is currently a Vistage Group Chair in Atlanta. Vistage is an international membership organization for company CEO’s and Presidents that provides a very unique growth experience for its members. In addition, Tim is a facilitator for the University of Georgia SBDC’s GrowSmart training program, which is designed for growth-oriented small business owners, operators, and executives.

Caleb Stevens/Corners Outreach

Corners Outreach began in 2012 by partnering with a local elementary school and working in the neighborhood of the students who have the greatest academic need.

Their focus of helping children in their community with better education grew to include bettering home life by helping their parents get better jobs. Because they focus in Title 1 schools, many of their 600 students live in trauma caused by low income, language, transportation, multiple families dwellings and immigration.

Essie Escobedo, Office Angels

March 21, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Essie Escobedo, Office Angels

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Essie Escobedo, Founder and “Chief Executive Angel” of Office Angels

The mission of Office Angels is to restore joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, Office Angels honors and supports at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis.

Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with professionals who have the skills and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business.

For over seventeen years, Office Angels has been helping small business owners, associations, and non-profits with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing support, presentation preparation, speaking engagements, business development, document formatting, database management, research, writing services, HR services, and much more.

Essie Escobedo launched Office Angels in 2000 after a 25-year career as a successful small business owner. In 2018, Essie was named a Business Person of Excellence by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. She was an inaugural winner of the Business Builder Award given by the Professional Women’s Information Network (ProWIN), and also a nominee for the Turknett Leadership Character Award.

For more information on Office Angels, go to https://officeangels.us or call 770-442-9246.

Jim & Bridget Fitzpatrick with the Atlanta Small Business Network (ASBN) and Victor Gollahon with MSA Digital

March 14, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Jim & Bridget Fitzpatrick with the Atlanta Small Business Network (ASBN) and Victor Gollahon with MSA Digital

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Bridget Fitzpatrick, Victor Gollahon

Jim & Bridget Fitzpatrick/ASBN

Atlanta Small Business Network is your local source for business news, information, resources, best practices and event coverage. From start-up to success, they are your go-to resource for small business in Atlanta, Georgia.

Victor Gollahon/MSA Digital

MSA’s founding principle is to provide exceptional service. Using that guiding light, they now service thousands of customers. MSA Digital has an extremely high customer retention and their business is growing. As MSA forges ahead into the future they are applying these same principles into new ventures. MSA hopes to bring much more value to their customers through MSA’s Network Services and Managed IT Services offerings that are now a staple of their business. MSA’s future is bright and they look forward to continuing to offer exceptionally high levels of service to their customers, both current and future.