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Myrna Gale and Owerri Washington of 3G Publishing, Inc.

April 12, 2016 by angishields

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Myrna Gale and Owerri Washington of 3G Publishing, Inc.

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Myrna B. Lopez-Gale is the Founder and CEO of 3G Publishing, Inc. Her passion for children inspired her to develop a company that would keep the basics of reading, writing, and creativity a top priority for children, adolescents, and adults. Ms. Gale previously worked in the legal environment for nearly three decades. Although her passion for the law remains, she is now combining her passion for creative writing and publishing into her repertoire, bringing 3G Publishing, Inc. to a major success.

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Owerri Washington / 3G Publishing, Inc.

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Favorites

April 5, 2016 by angishields

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CEO Exclusive Radio host Soyini Coke takes a look back at some of our favorite shows from our first year on air.

Brooks Robinson and Joe Reger, Jr. of Springbot, Inc.

March 29, 2016 by angishields

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Brooks Robinson and Joe Reger, Jr. of Springbot, Inc.

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Brooks Robinson / Springbot, Inc.

Brooks Robinson is the Co-founder and CEO of Springbot. Founded in 2012, Springbot delivers an eCommerce marketing platform to help online business grow their revenue by leveraging advanced revenue attribution and marketing automation technologies.

From 2000 through 2011, Brooks was a co-founder of Cbeyond and held various leadership positions including: President of Cbeyond’s Cloud Services division and Chief Marketing Officer leading Cbeyond’s sales & marketing team.

Prior to joining Cbeyond, Brooks worked with Cambridge Strategic Management Group, a venture capital and strategy consulting firm in Boston; Deloitte Consulting in Toronto; and held various engineering positions at Nortel in Ottawa.

Brooks is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and serves on the advisory board of Kate’s Club. In 2011, Brooks was named one of Georgia’s “Top 40 Under 40” by Georgia Trend magazine.

He holds a bachelor of applied science degree in electrical engineering and management science from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and the University of Queensland (Australia).

Brooks lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Jeannette. He enjoys playing ice hockey, golfing and cheering for his favorite team – the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Joe Reger, Jr. / Springbot, Inc.

Joe Reger is the Co-founder and CTO of Springbot. Founded in 2012, Springbot delivers an eCommerce marketing platform to help online business grow their revenue by leveraging advanced

revenue attribution and marketing automation technologies.

Prior to co-founding Springbot, Joe was the founder of dNeero – a social networking toolset that connects influential people with brands and charities. He also founded DataBlogging and served as the Director of Development for Brightlane.com

A graduate of Georgia Tech, Joe is Springbot’s resident office technology junkie. His passion is helping eCommerce stores grow, one data-driven marketing action at a time while still making time to jump out of the occasional plane.

Joe lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife Heather and three children. He enjoys running and cycling.

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Sandro Murtas and Adrienne Sipe of Synovus Bank

March 22, 2016 by angishields

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Sandro Murtas and Adrienne Sipe of Synovus Bank

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Sandro Murtas / Synovus Bank

Sandro Murtas is the Global Trade Specialist for Synovus Bank. He assists commercial lenders with the 28 banks in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida in export lending through SBA and Ex Im Bank export products.

Before working with Synovus Bank, he was the Regional Manager of the Export Solutions Group for the Office of International Trade of the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Atlanta US Export Assistance Center covering Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Western/Central Tennnessee. Previously he covered Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana from the New Orleans USEAC. He is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) by the North America International Trade Educators (NASBITE) and a Certified International Credit Professional by the Finance, Credit International Business Association (FCIB).

Previously, he was the Director of the International Trade Center of the Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Center. He has successfully assisted companies in securing export financing and in expanding internationally.

In addition, he chaired the International Trade Committee of the Puerto Rico Manufactures Association, a 1,200 member organization, from 2003 to 2011. As part of his leadership, he developed a trade program that took local and multinational companies to business trips to the Dominican Republic, Curacao, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, US Virgin Islands, and Panama generating new and increased exports for participating companies.

He has participated in many conferences and seminars as a speaker in the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, and Italy. He has published in journals, newspapers and magazines. He is a graduate of Wichita State University where he received an Economics and International Business undergraduate degree and an MA in Business Economics.

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Adrienne Sipe / Synovus Bank

Adrienne Sipe has been in SBA lending for more than 20 years. Her career started as an SBA underwriter in Pensacola, FL, after graduating with a degree in Finance from the University of West Florida. She moved to the Atlanta area in 1998 to continue her SBA career and eventually obtained her MBA from Kennesaw State University. After wearing all hats in the SBA world, she founded SBA Solutions, a consultancy providing specialized SBA capabilities to community banks and early-stage lenders that required in-house levels of SBA support. SBA Solutions’ services included origination, underwriting, processing and closing assistance, as well as guidance to banks on starting an SBA department and the policies and procedures needed to make it successful. Adrienne also led training workshops for bankers on everything they needed to know about SBA lending.

Adrienne served on the Georgia Lender’s Quality Circle Board of Directors for four years, including as Chairman of the Board. In 2006, she started Meridian Financial as a correspondent lender for SBA loans and investor properties. In 2012, she joined Bank of North Georgia, a division of Synovus, as SBA Product Specialist, and in 2014 was asked to lead Synovus’ SBA business across the company’s five-state footprint. Synovus’ loan volume increased 40 percent in the first year of her leadership and another 61 percent in 2015.

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Ed Ukaonu & John Dunleavy of First Light Home Care

March 15, 2016 by angishields

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Ed Ukaonu & John Dunleavy of First Light Home Care

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Ed Ukaonu / First Light Home Care

Ed Ukaonu is the CEO of Firstlight HomeCare of Metro Atlanta, specializing in providing in-home care to families and their loved ones.

Ed’s true and deep passion is in helping others and he deeply believes that relationships are the real currency of 21st century business. He has assembled a great team of extraordinary associates and Caregivers, equally passionate in providing and delivering exceptional care for their clients.

Mr. Ukaonu is an avid reader and enjoys meeting people, helping people and is particularly attuned to the needs of the “sandwich generation” balancing the demands of children, home, work and caring for elderly parents.

Firstlight HomeCare of Atlanta was recently honored with an award for “best of Home Care 2015 & 2016 Award-Winning Agency” in 11 client satisfaction categories by Home Care Pulse.

Ed is a member of the Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and clearly wants to make a difference.

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John Dunleavy / First Light Home Care

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Kit Hughes and Paul Sternberg of Look-Listen

March 8, 2016 by angishields

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Kit Hughes and Paul Sternberg of Look-Listen

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Kit Hughes / Look-Listen

Kit Hughes is a typical technology entrepreneur. He dropped out of college to start a company in 1999, spent a period of time homeless, and slowly and painfully became an overnight success.

Eventually, Kit returned to school as a two-time research fellow at the University of Georgia, creating a mobile application to virtually graffiti a building using a PocketPC (before the iPhone existed), and he studied strategy and innovation at MIT.

Over his career, Kit has helped brand digital and traditional experiences for national and international brands: Coca-Cola, Char-Broil, GE, NCR, Philips, Steve Harvey, and Synchrony Financial.

Kit is currently CEO at Look Listen, a digital agency he co-founded with his childhood friend and punk band collaborator, Paul Sternberg.

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Paul Sternberg / Look-Listen

The other half of the founding partnership. Journalism school graduate with an emphasis in communication design. Leads creative and content for the agency. Began his career working with brands like TrueValue, Discovery, Flexcar (now Zipcar), and higher education institutions like NYU, CalTech, and the University of Southern California. Relentlessly curious. Always attempting to connect ideas and concepts.

Currently heading up a research project centered around Process, Genius, and Madness: how we create something from nothing (www.ithinkweshouldtalk.com). Food lover. Recovering musician. Aspiring sommelier. Lifelong creative.

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CEO Exclusive Radio on Business RadioX Spotlights Syrup Marketing – Business RadioX

March 4, 2016 by angishields

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – March 04, 2016) – CEO Exclusive Radio welcomed to the studio Syrup Marketing’s Tai Anderson. Host Soyini Coke sat down with Anderson to discuss how companies can use digital marketing and communication to turn customers into raving fans.

After a 20 year career developing a following for a multi-Grammy award-winning brand, Anderson currently serves as the Growth Director for Syrup Marketing. Syrup’s Atlanta-based team brings passion and purpose to creating end-to-end brand engagements for their clients. Their work has reached more than 23 million people.

In the interview, Anderson said the first step in creating loyal fans is developing the ability to work human interaction into the digital experience. He recommends companies create familiarity with their customers. Using first names is key, Anderson says, as is rhythm. “Cadence is huge, as in the right cadence, and the right frequency, and the right time.”

Anderson also urges companies to treat virtual communication with clients and potential clients as if it were a face-to-face encounter. He recommends checking in regularly, demonstrating a helpful nature and displaying manners. “Stop talking about yourself so much,” Anderson says. “Talk about how you make your customer’s life better…stop trying to be the hero, let the customer be a hero, and you just be their guide…have enough love to let them be honored, and be able to be in their shadow as you’re helping your customer achieve their goals.”

Because of his music background, Anderson frequently cites pop star Taylor Swift as a shining example of one who has worked tirelessly to develop brand loyalty. “If you really looked at it like, do I love my customers? It would change the way we market. It would probably even change some of the products we offer.”

To learn more about Syrup Marketing, listen to the entire interview on CEO Exclusive.

About CEO Exclusive Radio:

CEO Exclusive Radio : Emerging Trends from CEOs and their most Trusted Advisors brings insights to CEOs that they need to stay current and run their businesses. Every show features an expert who serves as an advisor to CEOs while running their own business. For CEOs by CEOs. The show airs Tuesday mornings at 8AM Eastern and is hosted by Soyini Coke, the Founder and Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises. For media inquiries, to requests to appear on CEO Exclusive, contact angi@ceoexclusiveradio.com.

About Business RadioX®:

Business RadioX® interviews dozens of innovative entrepreneurs and successful leaders each week. Its mission is to help local businesses Get the Word Out about the important work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. With a pro-business slant and a long-form interview format, guests don’t have to worry about being ambushed or talking in “sound bites.” Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://businessradiox.com.

Branden Lisi of Object 9 and Jack Spruill of Georgia Grown

March 1, 2016 by angishields

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Branden Lisi of Object 9 and Jack Spruill of Georgia Grown

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Branden Lisi / Object 9

Branden Lisi is one of the founders of Object 9 and, in addition to overseeing the rebirth of the Georgia Grown program for the Department of Agriculture, has led more than 400 client engagements centered around revitalizing underperforming brands. His firm is probably most famous (in marketing circles) for their work bringing back Pabst Blue Ribbon from the dead, but now he focuses on a much broader range of products ranging from the farm to the fork.

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Jack Spruill / Georgia Grown

Jack Spruill is the director of the marketing division for the Georgia Department of Agriculture. He came to the department after working in marketing for an international manufacturer and distributor of dairy equipment. He had years of experience in production agriculture.

Listeners looking to tap into the vast resources of the Departments’ of Agriculture and about the vast economic impact of Georgia Agriculture and agribusiness are welcome to contact Jack.

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April Cleek and Jennifer Oelenberger of EHR Concepts

February 23, 2016 by angishields

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April Cleek and Jennifer Oelenberger of EHR Concepts

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April Cleek /President & CEO of EHR Concepts

Prior to founding EHR Concepts in 2008, April worked globally implementing Electronic Health Records solutions, adapting EHR software to each client’s specific needs and each user’s learning process. Her proven healthcare IT implementation/ consulting processes form the foundation of EHR Concepts, which is still dedicated to treating each client as if they were the only one – relying on a unique consulting approach that helps clients utilize EHR applications to their fullest potential.

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Jennifer Oelenberger / Director of Operations & Account Management EHR Concepts

Jennifer has twelve years of experience in healthcare, with specific expertise in complex IT implementations. Her understanding of healthcare operations and clinical knowledge enable us to place the consultants that best fit our clients’ needs. Jennifer acts as our knowledge ambassador and interacts with our clients to ensure that our projects run smoothly. She also serves as Community Relations Chair on the Allscripts Eastern Regional Users Group (ERUG) board.

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