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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Having a Well-Defined Business Technology Process (Part 1 of 2)

June 2, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Having a Well-Defined Business Technology Process (Part 1 of 2)

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Mike Sammond , Dave Wilkins — Mike Sammond and Dave Wilkins

On this episode of “Strategic Insights Radio“, Dave Wilkins discusses business technology and why it’s important for businesses of all sizes to have a well-defined business technology process.

Dave Wilkins/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Dave Wilkins has over 30 years experience working for companies such as E&Y, Whitridge Associates, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM in business and technology management and consulting. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Business Unit Manager for the Business Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting.

Originally from Michigan, he has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan, but he has been a resident of Gwinnett County Georgia for over 20 years. In his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government.

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

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ITEN Wired Radio Ep 3: Sponsorships and Why You Want to Be one!!

June 2, 2016 by angishields

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN Wired Radio Ep 3: Sponsorships and Why You Want to Be one!!

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GUESTS:

TJ EDWARDS

Named Account Manager

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

3 West Garden Street Ste. 341 Pensacola, FL 32502

Office: 850-316-4021

Mobile: 850-313-2412

Donovan C. Chau, Ph.D.

Director, Strategy and Engagement

Center for Research and Economic Opportunity

University of West Florida

220 W. Garden Street, Suite 303

Pensacola, Florida 32502

(626) 344-5627 | www.uwf.edu/creo

Dr. Donovan C. Chau is director of strategy and engagement at the University of West Florida’s Center for Research and Economic Opportunity. Since 2014, he has overseen multiple economic development initiatives, including grant programs aimed at tying industry as well as the nonprofit and public sectors closer to the University. In addition, since early 2015 Dr. Chau has served as executive director of Innovation Coast, a nonprofit alliance of technology and knowledge-based companies and organizations in Northwest Florida. Through this role, he liaises extensively with the region’s industry leaders to understand talent development needs and develop solutions to grow these industry sectors. Between 1996 and 2005, Dr. Chau earned a B.A. in literature and government from Claremont McKenna College, an M.S. in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University, and a Ph.D. in politics and international relations from the University of Reading (UK).

Sean O’Brien

Delivering Next Generation IT Solutions

CSRA delivers a broad range of innovative, next-generation IT solutions and professional services to help our customers modernize their legacy systems, protect their networks and assets, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of mission-critical functions for our warfighters and our citizens. Read more about our brands.

Committed to Our Country and Communities

Whether we’re helping our U.S. government customers meet their mission and operational challenges or working to address critical needs within our local communities, we bring the same level of passion and commitment, developing solutions that meet or exceed the challenge.Read about our approach to corporate citizenship.

Jim Rhodes / AppRiver

So what does being phenomenal mean for you? It means you can try out any of our services at no charge for 30 days and make sure they’re right for your business. It means you can cancel your service at any time without penalties. And it means you will deal with a well-trained, experienced team of AppRiver employees – available all day, every day – from your first call and every call thereafter. All of that means you’ll have fewer issues and that the ones you do have will be resolved quickly and accurately. Our job is simply to make your business better.

But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s easy. We’ve worked hard to earn the trust of over 47,000 customers worldwide, protecting 10 million mailboxes and earning a 93-percent customers retention rate. We’re still working hard to provide the best customer service in the business because keeping our customers happy today (and tomorrow) is all that matters!

Founded: April 2, 2002

Corporate Headquarters: Gulf Breeze, FL

EMEA Headquarters: Lupfig, CH

Offices: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Barcelona, Spain

Employees: 250+

SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Patrick Sutton with Milner Inc.

May 27, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

SIMON SAYS, LET'S TALK BUSINESS: Patrick Sutton with Milner Inc.

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Patrick Sutton/Milner Inc.

Milner, Inc. is an expert at designing complete business solutions to improve the way large and small enterprises operate. Milner’s integrated use of the latest equipment and technology, tailored software, and business process changes helps companies improve efficiency and productivity, streamline operations, and stay competitive.

ITEN Wired Radio Ep. 2- Sponsored By Sirius Technical Services and Android Central

May 10, 2016 by angishields

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN Wired Radio Ep. 2- Sponsored By Sirius Technical Services and Android Central

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Glenda Snodgrass / The Net Effect LLC

President

Glenda R. Snodgrass has been lead consultant and project manager at The Net Effect since the company’s inception in 1996. She is primarily engaged in network security assessments & training, software implementations and technology project management.

Glenda is experienced in managing database applications (litigation support, POS, accounting, ecommerce, CRM/ERP) in the US and in France, and has developed browser-based applications in PHP and mySQL. Her extensive hands-on software background gives her unique insight into the user’s perspective and the challenges of securing data while preserving functionality.

A popular speaker on the Gulf Coast, Glenda enjoys giving presentations on information security to civic and professional organizations.

She holds a B.A. from the University of South Alabama (1986) and a maîtrise from Université de Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, France (1989).

We don’t sell hardware or software.

We are consultants, not salespeople.

We apply our expertise to

your business challenges.

Dallas H. Snider / Assistant Professor of Computer Science

UWF

Dr. Dallas Snider is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of West Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Integrated Computing and M.S. in Instrumental Sciences from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He received a B.A. in Physics from Hendrix College. Before joining UWF, he worked as a data warehouse developer for Northrop Grumman Information Systems and prior to that as a database application developer for Acxiom and Euronet. Dr. Snider’s teaching and research interests include data mining, cybersecurity, information visualization, and software development.

Jeff Mitchell / Director of IT

Bit-Wizards

Jeff is the Director of IT and Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Cloud. He has held positions of CTO, Director, Network Admins, Server Admin, Virtualization Admin. All around IT Pro with heavy involvement in ITProCamp a national conference offering free IT training and testing. Has been a speaker at Microsoft Training events, SQL Saturday, ITProCamps, .Net user groups, PMI Symposium, ITGulfCoast lunch’n learns, and ITenwired.

Our solutions deliver results that matter to your business.

At the core of every service we provide is a result oriented business solution.

Founded in 2000 by Vince Mayfield and Louis Erickson, Bit-Wizards is the result of a vision to create a company where innovation and creativity flourish. Along with creativity and innovation, we adhere to proven engineering methods, which has helped Bit-Wizards become a leading software development, digital marketing, and cloud information technology agency in the Southeastern United States.

Our dedication to continued education and certification in cutting-edge technologies helps us provide the highest possible level of technological expertise. Every Wizard is continually challenged to become better – both professionally and personally. This is a mantra that permeates our culture and drives success in every project.

It’s not magic, just dedicated talent.

Sponsors for this episode are…….

Sirius Technical Services is a leading professional staffing agency operating in South Alabama, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast Region. Our experienced recruiting team provides effective and essential services for both skilled professionals and company clients. Using our extensive network, we help to find strong employment opportunities, create mutually beneficial connections, and ultimately facilitate productive working relationships.

Rhonda P. White TSC/CSP

Sales and Marketing Manager

6215 Rangeline Rd., Suite 102

Theodore, AL 36582

Office: 251.443.1166 Ext. 113

Fax: 251.443.1177

Cell: 251.656.1390

PHIL NICKINSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Phil has served as editor-in-chief of Android Central since 2009. In a previous life he spent more than a decade in the newsroom of a two-time Pulitzer finalist newspaper in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla. In his current life, he’s got the greatest job in the world, a gorgeous wife, two beautiful daughters and a mutt named Max. You can find him on Google+,Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

You can see all of Phil’s posts here, and e-mail him atphil@androidcentral.com.

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Phil Stevens with Bed Head Media, JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, and Rick Onorato with NorthPoint Executive Suites

May 5, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Phil Stevens with Bed Head Media, JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, and Rick Onorato with NorthPoint Executive Suites

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Mike Sammond, Phil Stevens, JoAnn Holmes, Rick Oranato, Steven Julian — Mike Sammond, Phil Stevens, JoAnn Holmes, Rick Onorato, Steven Julian

Phil Stevens/Bed Head Media

Bed Head Media is an award-winning creative studio specializing in commercial cinematography, films, print ads and motion graphics. They are a talented team of writers, film professionals, musicians and artists that design and produce high quality media content that meets the needs of their customers. They thrive on the initial process of “ideation”, creating the perfect pitch material and crafting content that tells your story, highlights your product or brand, builds true awareness about your service offering, and speaks to the heart of your target audience.

JoAnn Holmes/HOLMES@LAW

JoAnn “Jo” Holmes is the founder of HOLMES@LAW where her practice focus is business law and contracts, trademark and copyright, and software and tech. She works with a broad array of clients including professional service providers, consultants, software and creative content developers, and manufacturers. Having practiced law for nearly 17 years, her goal is to live the firm’s slogan: “Your Business Ally”.

A graduate of Stanford University and Emory School of Law, her career began in the Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) practice group of Troutman Sanders, a prominent Atlanta-based law firm. There, she successfully represented a gamut of diverse clients from startups to multi-billion dollar companies such as Chick-fil-A, Microsoft and WalMart.

Rick Onorato/NorthPoint Executive Suites

At NorthPoint Executive Suites, they believe every professional deserves top quality in every aspect of their business. Therefore they have committed themselves to equipping businesses with the tools needed for their success. They are proud to offer the best quality in technology, amenities, meeting rooms, environment and service. The staff is committed to serve their clients. The support you receive at NorthPoint Executive Suites is second to none. Their on-demand support team will save you time and money as they deal with the everyday typical “housecleaning” tasks of running an office for you. They pride themselves on running a seamless business center with exceptional reliability in the IT department. They take the headache out of the logistics to ensure smooth operation and handle any issues that may arise with urgency allowing you to focus on your business.

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS: Rick Higgins with Team Logic IT

April 27, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

On the Money

TECHNOLOGY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS: Rick Higgins with Team Logic IT

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On this episode of “On the Money”, Rick Higgins with Team Logic IT discusses the ever changing climate of technology’s impact on small businesses with host Joe Moss.

Rick Higgins/Team Logic IT

In less than a decade, TeamLogic IT has grown into the nationwide network businesses rely on for Managed IT Services. Their success is driven through one core mission – to leverage technology to your advantage. Thousands of businesses across North America are taking advantage of their ability to deliver highly available, secure and flexible IT systems, filling the void in the market for a trusted technology advisor.

To watch the video of this show, CLICK HERE.

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“On the Money” focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. “On the Money” also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.

Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.

What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Digital Assets

April 27, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Digital Assets

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Millie Baumbusch, Putnam Smith, Elizabeth Faist, Jim Dougherty, Craig Frankel

On this week’s episode of “Wealth Matters”, hosts Millie Baumbusch and Craig Frankel discuss “What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Digital Assets”. Guests include Jim Dougherty, Technology Services Director at Bennett Thrasher LLP; Elizabeth Faist, Associate at Sutherland LLP; and Putnam Smith, Attorney at Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey & Smith LLP.

Jim Doughtery/Bennett Thrasher

Jim Dougherty is a Director in the Technology Services Department at Bennett Thrasher. He has ten years of industry experience and a commitment to customer service. Jim has streamlined internal operations, designed and built networks for small to medium sized businesses and provides outsourced CIO Services.

Prior to joining Bennett Thrasher, Jim was the Chief Operating Officer for Graves Technology Group, LLC. Jim joined Graves Technology in 2010 and focused on streamlining process and procedures for day-to-day activities. He got his start at an L.A. based IT Service Company providing technical support and project management.

Jim graduated from Loyola-Marymount University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with an emphasis in Information Technology. He views IT as a tool for businesses to leverage and design network plans around not only their day-to-day operations, but also their goal for growth in the future.

Elizabeth Faist/Sutherland LLP

Elizabeth Faist of Sutherland LLP practices tax law, primarily serving clients in the areas of trusts, estates, and the taxation of tax-exempt organizations. She manages a variety of matters, including gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, preparation of estate-planning documents, administration of estates, IRS tax disputes, and tax advice regarding private foundations and public charities. Elizabeth also counsels clients on tax and succession planning for their businesses. Additionally, she provides guidance on how to most efficiently safeguard assets during multi-generational wealth transfers, incorporating insurance planning and charitable giving programs as appropriate.

Prior to joining Sutherland, Elizabeth practiced at a law firm in Sarasota, Florida where she drafted estate plans, prepared federal and state filings for tax-exempt organizations and administered estates and trusts. Elizabeth provided research assistance to Professor Patricia E. Dilley during the LL.M. program, and, while in law school, she served as a judicial extern for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida.

Putnam Smith/Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey & Smith, LLP

Attorney Putnam C. Smith represents Main Street business owners and executives, professionals of all types and local, regional and national real estate investors, developers and operators, concentrating on business and commercial real estate transactions and tax and estate planning. Common transactions include start-ups, acquisitions and sales of closely held business, tax-free mergers and reorganizations, asset purchases, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures and partnerships in a wide range of industries.

He has practiced corporate law in Atlanta and the surrounding metropolitan area since 1988, initially with Nall & Miller, LLP and later with Robert W. Fisher, P.C., a tax boutique that was instrumental in the creation of Nextel and a number of international ventures in the telecommunications industry before disbanding in 1994. Before attending law school, he incorporated Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign and worked as a legal assistant with other leading Atlanta law firms, including King & Spalding, LLP and Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, gaining invaluable experience with public corporations and investment banks.

During his tenure with Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey & Smith, LLP, Mr. Smith has handled private equity investments in shopping centers and industrial and commercial property in several southeastern states, land assemblages requiring services ranging from quiet title actions to road closures and a $116 million buyout to resolve a shareholder’s dispute involving a closely held technology business.

About Gaslowitz Frankel:

Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: John Schweizer with GDP Technologies, Jerrí Hewett with Wealth Horizon, Estebon Watson with Espeute Productions, and Cally D’Angelo with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

April 22, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Studio

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: John Schweizer with GDP Technologies, Jerrí Hewett with Wealth Horizon, Estebon Watson with Espeute Productions, and Cally D'Angelo with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Johnny Phelps, Cally D'Angelo, Estebon Watson, Jerri Hewett, John Schweizer — Johnny Phelps, Cally D’Angelo, Estebon Watson, Jerri Hewett, John Schweizer

John Schweizer/GDP Technologies

GDP Technologies started delivering office automation to its clients in 1977 as Georgia Duplicating Products. Since its inception, GDP has focused on empowering its Georgia workforce with the ability to increase client Gross Domestic Product, their real output, one client at a time. GDP was acquired by Global Imaging Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Xerox Corporation, in 2010 and continues to fulfill its mission of unparalleled customer service.

Jerri Hewett/Wealth Horizon

At Wealth Horizon, they build globally diversified portfolios tailored for you. For the foundation of your portfolio, they use low-cost core holdings based on Nobel Prize-winning research. They often pair these with satellite strategies. They believe these strategies may lower volatility and potentially protect your portfolio during market and economic downturns. They believe each person has an individual risk number based upon a scale of 1 to 100 that can be quantified. They build a portfolio to match your risk number and not to match a single measure of the market.

Estebon Watson/Espeute Productions

Espeuté Productions is a memory-oriented, multi-tiered production company that provides videography, photography, and entertainment services to its clients. With state-of-the-art equipment and experienced professionalism, they are able to capture every detail of life’s most defining moments. They can also assist in the production of major works such as short and feature films, as well as commercials and corporate marketing videos. They are passionate about what they do and always come prepared to accommodate your every need.

Cally D’Angelo/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The Gwinnett Chamber is the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance the region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life.

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Rob MacLane with 3Ci, Jeff Andrews with GT Software and Michele Richards with Community Management Associates

April 20, 2016 by Garrett Ervin

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Rob MacLane with 3Ci, Jeff Andrews with GT Software and Michele Richards with Community Management Associates

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Rob MacLane, Jeff Richards, Michele Richards, Dom Rainey

Rob MacLane/3Ci

3Ci is one of the industry’s most established and reputable technology staffing firms. Founded in 1978, 3Ci has been innovating to deliver technology staffing solutions for nearly 40 years. 3Ci is committed to addressing the talent needs of small, medium and enterprise-level companies in multiple markets across the United States. The company has a national reach with headquarters in Atlanta.

Jeff Andrews/GT Software

GT Software revolutionizes data, process and transaction access to optimize business information across mainframe, distributed and cloud platforms. By enabling data, companies are able to easily create new business applications regardless of the data type, platform, or programming language.

Founded in 1982, GT Software’s heritage of application modernization began with the mainframe and now continues through today’s modern technologies. It has always been their mission to help clients achieve success by extending the value of their IT investments through agile development with an intuitive, robust integration layer that provides standards-based APIs, improved workflow, and enhanced operational efficiency.

Their solutions make data enablement easy through Web services to quickly drive innovations including cognitive computing, mobile enablement, IoT, and business analytics. GT Software’s solutions are trusted by more than 2,500 organizations worldwide to improve operational efficiency, customer experiences, and to drive innovation.

Michele Richards/Community Management Associates

For more than twenty years Community Management Associates has provided proven and professional property management throughout northern Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. They bring many assets to every Association they manage including first-class customer service, proactive, experienced property management and cutting edge technology. Whether your Association is large or small, a mid-rise or high-rise condominium, co-op or master planned community, CMA delivers professional, effective and cost-efficient management—customized to your Association’s requirements at a price you can afford.