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Simon Says Let’s Talk Business 2.0: Bonnie Mauldin, President of The Mauldin Group & Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy join Gary Zermuehlen of Sandler Training, Simon INC

November 4, 2022 by Amanda Pearch

Forsyth Studio

Simon Says Let’s Talk Business 2.0: Bonnie Mauldin, President of The Mauldin Group & Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy join Gary Zermuehlen of Sandler Training, Simon INC

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Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy (R) and Bonnie Mauldin, President of The Mauldin Group (L)

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Bonnie Mauldin, President & CEO of The Mauldin Group

The Mauldin Group is a Results-driven, Effective Advertising Services for Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses. They have an experienced team of web designers, graphic designers, social media managers, paid ad experts and marketing consultants that can create a customized program for your company to shine online. Together, we can help increase brand recognition, improve search engine rankings, and elevate your social media engagement so new customers will consistently find you and get started with your services.

Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy

Paulette is a Certified Divorce Coach, Credentialed Mediator and Certified Amicable Divorce Professional behind Better Divorce Academy. Helping many people make it to the other side of divorce, stronger, emotionally empowered, amicably and better financially prepared for their future. Their coaches and mediators meet you where you are, support you every step of the way, help make the unbearable grief manageable and give you the recommended resources you need when you need them. As Mediators, they stand with you and your spouse as a neutral party so your process is steady and successful. Together they help you determine the unknowns, roadblocks and uncertainties and allows both parties to create a resolution and agreement.

Host Gary Z is a Sales Trainer & Coach at Sandler Training, Simon Inc.
Companies depend on sales force development. Gary and team equip sales professionals to drive sales revenue higher, uncover significantly more business opportunities, shorten their selling cycles, and protect their gross profit margins. Using a powerful combination of consulting, sales training, they help their client community to achieve goals and overcome challenges.

Series proudly presented by Sandler Training, Simon Inc.

Broadcasted LIVE from the Forsyth Business RadioX Studio in Cumming, Georgia

Produced by Amanda Pearch

Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

June 8, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

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Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment, with Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 239)

Bonnie Mauldin of The Mauldin Group joined the show to discuss marketing in a Covid-19 environment, starting a successful advertising program, developing and nurturing leads, and much more. The host of “North Fulton Business Radio” is John Ray and the show is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

Bonnie Mauldin is the Founder and CEO of The Mauldin Group.

The Mauldin Group is a professional web design and digital marketing agency, that specializes in branding and lead generation for small business. The goal of The Mauldin Group is to offer small to mid-sized corporations creative, results-driven, lead generation and branding solutions.

Since its founding, The Mauldin Group has continued to grow, establishing itself as not just a leader in the Atlanta market but as an international company. Through Bonnie’s revolutionary internet marketing practices and savvy networking skills, TMG has grown to a team of twelve.

Bonnie was named a Business Person of Excellence by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce in 2019. The Mauldin Group is the proud recipient of the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Business of The Year Award, Best of Atlanta by the AJC, and ranked as one of the Top 10 SEO Agencies in Atlanta by Expertise.com.

To find out more on The Mauldin Group, go to their website or call 678-846-2306.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Overview of the Mauldin Group
Marketing in a Covid-19 Environment
The difference between marketing and advertising
Crucial steps in connecting with a new lead
Enhancing the connection with new leads
Starting an advertising program
Planning an advertising program
What to do if an advertising program is not producing enough leads

North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Family Business Radio, Episode 4: Valencia and Ozzie Giles, Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music, Melissa Gunderson, Morsels by Melissa, and Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

November 12, 2019 by John Ray

Family Business Radio

Family Business Radio, Episode 4: Valencia and Ozzie Giles, Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music, Melissa Gunderson, Morsels by Melissa, and Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

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**Anthony Chen, Bonnie Mauldin, Melissa Gunderson, Valencia Giles, and Ozzie Giles**

Family Business Radio, Episode 4: Valencia and Ozzie Giles, Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music, Melissa Gunderson, Morsels by Melissa, and Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

On this episode of “Family Business Radio,” host Anthony Chen welcomes Valencia and Ozzie Giles, owners of Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music, Melissa Gunderson, chef and owner of Morsels by Melissa, and Bonnie Mauldin, founder of The Mauldin Group. “Family Business Radio” is broadcast from the North Fulton Studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Valencia and Ozzie Giles, Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music

Valencia and Ozzie Giles own Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music, a top award-winning music school in Gwinnett County where instructors teach instrument lessons to over 650 students, ages 3 to adult, from the U.S. and abroad. Lessons include voice, piano, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, drums, clarinet, flute, greek instruments and more. More than 40 instructors teach classes in Early Childhood Music Development, Special Needs, Music Theory, and Art, all under one roof.

Valencia’s love of music took root when her father gave her a piano at age 7. The music school director graduated from Alabama A&M University with a double major in flute and piano. She is a member of the Music Teachers National Association.

Ozzie, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Needs Education, and a Master’s in Counseling and Ministry, works with students with special needs.

The couple highlights how Lawerenceville-Suwanee School of Music provides loving structure and support to help students not only succeed in music, but in life down the road.

For more information visit the Lawerenceville-Suwanee School of Music website. Valencia Giles can be reached by email, or call 678-376-9800.

Melissa Gunderson, Morsels by Melissa

Melissa Gunderson is chef and owner of Morsels by Melissa where she provides full range menu items to clients including specialty cakes and sweets. Melissa’s expertise includes the planning and implementation of corporate and private parties and events, as well as wedding receptions and intimate dinners.

At a young age Melissa loved to cook and sing. She turned down culinary school to pursue a career in opera. As a “Full Lyric Soprano” she sang professionally for 10 years. While singing full time, she honed her cooking skills in New York City with some of the top caterers there. In the end, Melissa decided cooking was her true joy in life and decided to jump into the culinary world full time.

Melissa started her culinary career in New York City. In 1996, she worked as a private chef for Four Star Chef Works and The Pavilion Agency while catering for private clients of her own. In 2000, Melissa decided to move back to Atlanta, her hometown.

Melissa started as an event chef for Bold American upon her arrival in Atlanta. She also worked with Proof of the Pudding as catering manager/party chef and The Epicurean as sous chef. While working with these premiere catering companies, she began to build her own clientele, eventually starting her own catering company, Morsels by Melissa.

For more information visit the Morsels by Melissa website. Melissa Gunderson can be reached by email, or call 678-357-2349.

Bonnie Mauldin, The Mauldin Group

Bonnie Mauldin is founder of The Mauldin Group. Her agency specializes in serving small businesses with professional web design, internet marketing and business development training. Services also include social media management, Search Engine Optimization, Linkedin profile makeover, Pay-Per-Click Management and more. Her mission is to help companies become more profitable and expand their brand to new heights.

The Mauldin Group is ranked as a Top 10 SEO and PPC Agency in Atlanta by Expertise.com.

Bonnie serves on the Marketing Council at Gwinnett Technical College and as a Diplomat with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Bonnie was named Business Person of Excellence this year, and has won Business of the Year by the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce.

She is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs become more profitable and expand their brand to new heights.

For more information visit The Mauldin Group website. Bonnie Mauldin can be reached by email, or call 678-846-2306.

Anthony Chen, Host of “Family Business Radio”

This show is sponsored and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network. Securities and advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. (RAA), member FINRA/SIPC. RAA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of RAA. The main office address is 575 Broadhollow Rd. Melville, NY 11747. You can reach Anthony at 631-465-9090 ext 5075 or by email at anthonychen@lfnllc.com.

Anthony Chen started his career in financial services with MetLife in Buffalo, NY in 2008. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, he considers himself a full-blooded New Yorker while now enjoying his Atlanta, GA home. Specializing in family businesses and their owners, Anthony works to protect what is most important to them. From preserving to creating wealth, Anthony partners with CPAs and attorneys to help address all of the concerns and help clients achieve their goals. By using a combination of financial products ranging from life, disability, and long term care insurance to many investment options through Royal Alliance. Anthony looks to be the eyes and ears for his client’s financial foundation. In his spare time, Anthony is an avid long-distance runner.

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

March 26, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred's Beds, and Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

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**Gary Zermuehlen, Cara Becker, Mike Becker**

Mike and Cara Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA

**Cara and Mike Becker, Fred’s Beds, Cumming, GA**

Mike and Cara Becker are the Owners of Fred’s Beds in Cumming, GA. Fred’s Beds offers deals to dream about; high-end name-brand mattresses at close-out prices. Fred’s Beds sources its mattresses through a nationwide network of discounted closeouts, factory over-runs, liquidations, mix & match, and lightly distressed models. In addition to mattresses we also carry headboards, frames, pillows, sheets, protectors, and comforters – everything you need for a great night’s sleep! Whether it’s a lower priced queen bed for the guest room, a mid-level full size for the kids, or a super high end king mattress for your master bedroom, Fred’s Beds’ experienced and friendly staff will guide you to your very own deal to dream about!

For more information on Fred’s Beds, go to their website, give them a call at 770-999-9576, or visit them at:

Fred’s Beds Mattress Clearance Center
6280 GA Highway 400 North
Cumming GA, 30028

Gary Zermuehlen, Dale Carnegie Training

Gary Zermuehlen is Senior Sales Consultant with Dale Carnegie Training. Dale Carnegie is a world-wide training organization that helps people take command of their jobs and change their lives. They have been around for over 105 years and have had over 8 million people take their courses. What makes their training unique is they not only train people but transform them in a positive way. The Dale Carnegie Courses all evolved from the book Dale Carnegie wrote in 1936 called How to Win Friends and Influence People. Over 30 million copies have been published and it still is one of the top ten selling books of all time next to the Bible. Their courses take those principles in the book and put them into a lab like environment where people get to learn and practice those principles and skills. To contact Gary, send an email to gary.zermuehlen@dalecarnegie.com.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Jennifer Finkelstein Hall with MatchKey Consulting and Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group

January 15, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Jennifer Finkelstein Hall with MatchKey Consulting and Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group

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Jennifer Finkelstein Hall, Kali Boatright, and Bonnie Mauldin

Jennifer Hall with Matchkey Consulting

After spending 22 years with SunTrust Bank and over 4 with Atlantic Capital Bank, both in Atlanta, Jennifer Finkelstein Hall started MatchKey Consulting in June 2017. MatchKey Consulting is a professional development consulting firm that works with business owners to develop their internal teams and external networks. Internal development happens when team members feel empowered, equipped and educated. External development is the result of connecting with the best resources to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. The right MATCH is KEY.

During Jennifer’s career, she has been a commercial relationship manager, credit administrator, sales director, training program developer, premium finance company sales leader, sales process trainer and curriculum designer. She has developed new lines of business, corporate referral programs and new business client portfolios from scratch on several occasions. She has never met a stranger.

Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group

Bonnie Mauldin is the Founder and CEO of The Mauldin Group. The Mauldin Group is an award winning 5-star rated internet marketing and public relations agency focused on helping small businesses generate new leads online and getting positive media exposure in the local community. Bonnie and her team have helped many small businesses grow and be profitable.

North Atlanta’s Bizlink is produced by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) and is hosted by Kali Boatright, President and CEO of GNFCC. The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of over 1400 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals. Our service area includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell and Sandy Springs. GNFCC is the leading voice on economic development, business growth and quality of life issues in North Fulton County.

The GNFCC promotes the interests of our members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. We provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live.

For more information on GNFCC and its North Fulton County service area, follow this link or call (770) 993-8806.

Tracy Stowell with The Rhoads Group and Grant Brim with Brim Law

September 5, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Tracy Stowell with The Rhoads Group and Grant Brim with Brim Law

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Tracy Stowell/The Rhoads Group

The Rhoads Group is an independent insurance agency in Cumming, GA. They are able to find the best rates on the market for your home/auto/life and business insurance needs. Their mission is to help busy people reduce cost, increase coverage, and ultimately achieve peace of mind. Since they are independent, The Rhoads Group is free to match your needs with the insurance company that best fits them. This means receiving excellent coverage, at the most competitive price.

Grant Brim/Brim Law

Grant Brim is an attorney and the owner of Brim Law Firm. Grant specializes in business law. From business formation and the preparation of organization documents to employment manuals, employment agreements, expansion (mergers or acquisitions), and general counsel, Grant has the knowledge and experience needed to serve small and medium sized business as a trusted advisor. Grant has been named a rising start in the legal community by Super Lawyers Magazine for three consecutive years.

Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group, Tai Anderson with Supreme Lending, Lois Alexis-Collins with The Alternative Board (N. Atlanta), and Will Hall with HIP nation Healthcare Solutions

August 15, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Bonnie Mauldin with The Mauldin Group, Tai Anderson with Supreme Lending, Lois Alexis-Collins with The Alternative Board (N. Atlanta), and Will Hall with HIP nation Healthcare Solutions

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John Ray, Will Hall, Bonnie Mauldin, Lois Alexis-Collins, Tai Anderson

Bonnie Mauldin/The Mauldin Group

The Mauldin Group is an award winning 5-star rated internet marketing and public relations agency focused on helping small businesses generate new leads online and getting positive media exposure in the local community. Bonnie and her team have helped many small businesses grow and be profitable.

Tai Anderson/Supreme Lending

Supreme Lending operates with a simple vision: to become the best mortgage banking company in the nation. Supreme Lending achieves this vision by constantly adhering to their mission of “Serving Others Before Self.” Supreme Lending has built a stellar reputation by delivering industry-best speed and remarkable customer service.

Lois Alexis-Collins/The Alternative Board

The Alternative Board is an invitation-only 27-year business membership organization made up of Presidents, CEOs/Owners, and Managing Partners of small to medium businesses who meet in confidential, facilitated boards of 5-8 members for four hours each month to become stronger leaders, set strategic and tactical direction for their companies, and to achieve their personal as well as professional visions. Members of the Alternative Board see real bottom line improvements to their businesses and enjoy a competitive advantage on a regular basis. The Alternative Board has been helping and supporting independent businesses and currently has over 4000 members in over 1,100 cities in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

Will Hall/HIPnation Healthcare Solutions

HIPnation Healthcare Solutions provides an innovative and much better way for employers and individuals to access healthcare. In today’s broken system, a major change is needed. HIPnation provides everyone better access to healthcare with a 24/7 concierge physician, vastly lower costs, and much better health outcomes. Patients get far more time with a physician who knows them and can work with them on a path towards better health, and when you see or talk with your primary care physician, there is no copay – ever. HIPnation has also partnered to build a catastrophic plan to provide coverage for those types of issues. They currently have offices in Roswell, Chamblee, and Dunwoody.

Spotlight on Digital Marketing

February 10, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Spotlight on Digital Marketing

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Don Dodds / M16 Marketing

Don Dodds is a Managing Partner and an innovative digital marketer with more than 18 years of experience demonstrating his idiosyncratic combination of creative, technical and business acumen. He has managed and delivered successful projects for large corporations like AT&T, the Southern Company, John Deere, Heidelberg, the state of Georgia and hundreds of small businesses.

Dodds is a serial entrepreneur and founder of 3 multi-million dollar corporations and has a keen understanding of how to grow a business. He holds a registered trademark and patent as the creator of Frand® WiFi, a wifi marketing automation system that allows traditional brick and mortar businesses an opportunity to generate leads, automate engagement, market, analyze and monetize campaigns using WiFi. Mr. Dodds shares his marketing expertise both as a speaker and writer for online publications like the Huffington Post.

Bonnie Mauldin / The Mauldin Group

Bonnie Mauldin aka “The Rainmaker” is a Senior SEO Specialist who has helped countless small and medium size business owners propel their business to greater heights. She is also a top-notch sales marketing copywriter who has published four bestselling books and has been featured on CNN, Fox News, The Huffington Post and The Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Bonnie is also the founder and CEO of The Mauldin Group, a North Fulton based company that specializes in providing world class yet affordable online marketing services designed to elevate small and medium sized businesses to the next level of success.

Ankit Patel / K-3 Technologies

Ankit Patel is the CEO and Co-Owner of K-3 Technologies. A local Atlanta based web design and internet marketing firm.