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Glen Mandernacht from Ricoh-USA

February 15, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Glen Mandernacht from Ricoh-USA

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Glen Mandernacht/Ricoh-USA

Ricoh transforms the way people work and communicate. With Ricoh’s expertise in capturing, managing and transforming information, they deliver a broad portfolio of services and technologies that empower digital workplaces. By providing you with the ability to collaborate anytime, anywhere with real-time exchanges of ideas, Ricoh can help you innovate, grow and work smarter.

Business is booming and you’re ready to grow your company and expand into new markets, but you’re concerned about the growing pains of business expansion. You don’t just need great product innovation; you need the resources to deliver exceptional service and support for those products. This is why they offer RICOH Service Advantage. It allows organizations like yours to leverage their resources to deliver exceptional service to your customers, without the upfront capital costs required to expand your own service organization.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Steve Waddell from NASONI and Don Muntner from Product QuickStart

February 9, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Steve Waddell from NASONI and Don Muntner from Product QuickStart

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Steven Julian, Tiffany Krumins, Don Muntner

Steve Waddell/NASONI

NASONI ’s Founder, Steve Waddell, began his 25-year career at Newport News Shipbuilding, building the most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines the world has ever seen. As an apprentice, he graduated with academic honors and went on to become a Nuclear Refueling Engineer, responsible for refueling a reactor plant aboard the USS Enterprise, the most complex nuclear refueling effort ever undertaken at the shipyard.

In 2015, after getting tired of tilting his head under the faucet to rinse after brushing and thinking “there has to be a better way”, and, after being inspired by Shark Tank, Steve decided to take what he had learned in designing and building the world’s most complex ships, and apply it to reinventing the bathroom faucet. And the results speak for themselves. NASONI’s Fontanina Fountain Faucet is about to become the world’s best faucet, having won numerous awards for its unique, innovative design.

Don Muntner/Product QuickStart

Product QuickStart was created out of a passion to meet the product development, prototyping, and manufacturing needs of entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small companies. In their careers, they’ve met way too many inventors and would-be product entrepreneurs that have been taken advantage of in this industry, so they decided to do something about it. There is no shortage of engineers, marketing people, and “submission companies” that will gladly take your money and get you nowhere. That’s not Product QuickStart. Their goal is to be honest operators, and do everything they can to help clients understand what they are getting into and their odds of success.

Rhonda Cox with Sage Dental and Art Bottoms with B2B CFO

February 8, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Rhonda Cox with Sage Dental and Art Bottoms with B2B CFO

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Rhonda Cox/Sage Dental

At Sage Dental, they create smiles by providing truly caring, comprehensive and convenient dental care for your entire family – from basic preventive care to complete dental reconstruction, they do it all! Sage Dental has been serving patients since 1997. They are passionate about their brand promise of being the most comfortable, convenient “one-stop” solution for their patients’ oral health care. Their core values are having a positive with a “can-do” attitude and always doing the right thing while doing it right the first time. They use the latest technology and highest quality of material. They only hire staff members who have caring, sensitive and nurturing personalities in order to provide patients with a comfortable and easy experience. They accept most insurances including PPO and DMO. Sage has a discount fee program for patients without insurance as well as patient financing and payment options to fit everyone’s budget. They are committed to the health of their patients by identifying Oral Cancer, Periodontal Disease that leads to Heart Disease, Diabetes and early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. Building long lasting relationships with patients is something they strive for and you will often hear them say “Welcome to our Sage family”. Sage looks forward to meeting your needs and welcoming you into their family.

Art Bottoms/B2B CFO

Founded in 1987, B2B CFO is the largest CFO and Business Transition services company in the nation. The firm provides services to privately-held businesses. B2B CFO is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and has a nationwide presence with more than 225 CFO and Exit Transition Professionals in 46 states across the USA. These Professionals specialize in providing senior level executive services to growing companies that need assistance in finding solutions to their business challenges. The firm’s motto is “First Direction, then Velocity”. Each B2B CFO Professional is a senior level executive averaging 25-30 years of experience.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: 2018 Kickoff Show

February 3, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: 2018 Kickoff Show

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TIFFANY KRUMINS

Tiffany Krumins, the first Shark Tank winner, is an Atlanta native and the inventor of Ava the Elephant, a child friendly dispenser that takes the fear out of taking medicine. Called a modern day Mary Poppins, Tiffany has gone from nanny to entrepreneur, and has seen her passion to help children grow into a business that is now known and loved all over the world.

Tiffany’s success story began when she was a nanny to a little boy with Down’s syndrome who was terrified of “medicine time”. To help alleviate his fear, she constructed an animal made of fabric, sponges, a store bought medicine dropper, and a recordable sound chip from a greeting card – and Ava the Elephant was born. Knowing that she would need to find a way to produce her invention, Tiffany began searching the internet and found a casting call on Craigslist that said: “Do you have the next million dollar idea but don’t have the funding to make it happen?” She immediately applied for the casting and was invited to be on the first-ever episode of Shark Tank.

Her story has been a roller coaster ride as she went from being on a national TV show and receiving $50,000 to start her company, to learning just months later that she had thyroid cancer. While working from a hospital bed, she struggled through the growing pains of building a business and fighting cancer.

Tiffany’s appearance on Shark Tank and the success following continues to provide countless opportunities for her and her brand. Her story has received unparalleled exposure. Some of her more notable appearances and acknowledgements:

Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications

Julius Colbert with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and Nathan & Lana Davis with Tip Top Home Inspectors

February 1, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Julius Colbert with Dickey's Barbecue Pit and Nathan & Lana Davis with Tip Top Home Inspectors

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Julius Colbert, Lana Davis, Nathan Davis

Julius Colbert/Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, the nation’s largest barbecue chain, was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant. The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers several slow-smoked meats and home style sides with ‘No B.S. (Bad Stuff)‘ included. The fast-casual concept has expanded to more than 550 locations in 44 states. In 2016, Dickey’s won first place on Fast Casual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” list and in 2017 again won a top 10 on the list. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Times, and Nation’s Restaurant News.

Nathan & Lana Davis/Tip Top Home Inspectors

Tip Top Home Inspection provides the best inspection possible at a competitive price. They offer clients peace of mind by offering a Home Buy Back Guarantee and unmatched customer service and personalized service. They partner with realtors by providing them with free training courses eligible for CEUs and making sure mutual clients understand the contents of their reports by offering a post-inspection consultation. Tip Top Home Inspector’s slogan sums up the quality of their inspections: “We Find What Others Miss”.

Chris Maier with Green Circle Demolition and Adam Kotter with The Kotter Group

January 26, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Chris Maier with Green Circle Demolition and Adam Kotter with The Kotter Group

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Chris Maier/Green Circle Demolition

Green Circle Demolition is a premier demolition and environmental contractor committed to maximizing client value by providing professional and affordable solutions to specific customer needs with over 50 years of demolition and environmental experience. Project experience ranges from a single-story home to industrial decommissioning of process equipment and facilities. The company was founded to provide clients with a trusted partner and an environmentally aware alternative to traditional demolition means and methods.

Adam Kotter/The Kotter Group

Since 1996, The Kotter Group has empowered independent P&C insurance agents through technology, helping them build relationships and maximize the benefits of cloud computing. Over 5,000 agents use The Kotter Group’s services, with more joining each day.

The Kotter Group understands that relationships matter and people want to connect on a personal level. Communicating effectively with the individual (in the way he or she prefers) is the right thing to do because people are important. Bridge is the flagship service of The Kotter Group. Bridge is a cloud-based, advanced communications suite for independent property and casualty agencies that brings an agency’s communications into one place so they are easier to document and save into the agency’s management system.

The Kotter Group believes that technology should make life better, yet far to often more time is wasted on fancy technology tools. With The Kotter Group, technology is truly simplified.

Scott Wilson with CORE 4 Roofing and Ken Double with the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society

January 11, 2018 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Scott Wilson with CORE 4 Roofing and Ken Double with the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society

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Scott Wilson/CORE 4 Roofing

Core 4 Roofing solves problems with honesty while continually adding value to customers. Desire, devotion and skill goes into their production. They operate on the principle of Core 4. Power is the health and well being. Passion is the relationships with family and friends. Purpose is a continued desire to grow in education and spirituality. Production is the dedication to deliver the highest quality services and products in the industry.

Ken Double/Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society

The Atlanta Chapter is one of 65 local chapters of the American Theatre Organ Society. ATOS is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the theatre pipe organ, like “Mighty Mo” at the Atlanta Fox. The chapter has an instrument at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, with a series of concerts forthcoming. ATOS President Ken Double has toured as a concert performer since 1978, including seven trips to Australia, two to the U.K., and is he one of the two organists at The Fox. They are a most unique “niche” in the music world. The chapter dates to 1964 and played a major role in the Save the Fox campaign.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Raising Capital

December 15, 2017 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Raising Capital

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Steven Julian, Forrest Marbutt, Chevy Arnold, Tiffany Krumins, Gifford Pace

Chevy Arnold/CEA Consulting

Leveraging over 20 years experience in investment banking and consulting, Chevy Arnold with CEA Consulting advises entrepreneurs and c-suite executives on effective strategies to best position their company for a capital raise or M&A transaction. Her extensive corporate network enables her to connect clients with respected transaction intermediaries, legal and accounting advisors, human capital consultants, and capital providers. She is an advocate for women in leadership, serves as a Strategic Partner and Advisory Board Member of LaunchPad2X, and is active in several other women’s organizations.

During her career, Chevy has advised start-up ventures to Fortune 500 companies spanning a variety of industries, including consumer products, entertainment, sports, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services and technology. She has held positions at larger advisory firms (Wachovia Securities, Arthur Andersen Global Corporate Finance and EY Corporate Finance), as well as independent investment banks (The Lenox Group and Genesis Capital). She began her career in information technology and healthcare consulting with Accenture and EY, respectively. Today, through her advisory firm, CEA Consulting, she utilizes her consulting and investment banking experience to assist entrepreneurs and young companies to rise to the next level and thoughtfully consider strategic and financial alternatives.

Forrest Marbutt & Gifford Pace/Fulfillment Strategies International

During their 20 years in business, Fulfillment Strategies International has established itself as a leading provider of third party logistics and fulfillment services, helping companies deliver merchandise to consumers, retail stores and businesses, around the corner and around the globe. FSI offers a full suite of 3PL fulfillment services including storage, inventory management, pick/pack/ship of orders, international shipping expertise, promotional support and custom kit assembly. FSI offers a unique approach to fulfillment support. By layering technology solutions and system/web site integrations with proven logistics best practices, clients gain a solid partner on their team. FSI’s clients maintain a wide variety of sales channels requiring all types of support. Their diverse service offering gives clients the peace of mind to focus on their business development and growth while giving them a true competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Dr. Zack Mills with Tiger Tails Animal Hospital and Jonathan Maguire with Foundation Worx

December 14, 2017 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dr. Zack Mills with Tiger Tails Animal Hospital and Jonathan Maguire with Foundation Worx

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Dr. Zack Mills/Tiger Tails Animal Hospital

Tiger Tails Animal Hospital is dedicated to providing the highest quality veterinary care while also offering exceptional service to their valued clients. They are a full service veterinary hospital offering a broad range of services for dogs and cats, from routine wellness care to laser therapy for enhanced healing and pain control. They also feature a state-of-the-art boarding facility which provides a warm and welcoming home away from home for your animal companions. At Tiger Tails, their patients and their clients are part of their family.

Jonathan Maguire/Foundation Worx

Foundation Worx was started as a full-service foundation repair company. They take a systematic approach to solving your foundation repair needs. They focus on being a consultant that presents solutions, not just a “one size fits all” approach. Foundation Worx partners with you to offer solutions that meet your budget. They have many tools available for foundation repair, including helical piers, push piles, pressure grouting, polyurethane injection and structural reinforcement, as well as waterproofing, grading and crawlspace improvements such as encapsulation and vapor barriers.