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Month: July 2015

Georgia Business Radio July 31st Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Gary Patterson with The Fiscal Doctor, Peter Stacho with Speakpage

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Gary Patterson/The FiscalDoctor
Founder

20150731_105326Gary W Patterson Biography
Gary helps business leaders find the Million Dollar Blind Spot: Before It Finds You enabling sustainable profitable growth. He has helped over 200 middle market leaders who are tired of their organization being (1) a best kept secret, (2) stuck , or (3) coasting.
Gary specializes in helping leaders increase revenue profitably with less stress by
uncovering million dollar blind spots in time to avoid costly mistakes and make the best business decisions;
carrying out rigorous due diligence and risk assessment reviews, and
partnering with them on critical fiscal and financial projects.
Gary Patterson has learned one thing from analyzing and helping hundreds of companies:
“What You Don’t Know About Your Business: Can Cost You Your Business” which can mean the difference between life and death, in your product, business, department, life or job.
Thankfully, there is a Fiscal Doctor in the building, The Fiscal Doctor

www.FiscalDoctor.com   LinkedIn   Facebook   Twitter   YouTube
www.removingrisk.com

 

Peter Stacho/Speakpage
Founder & CEO

20150731_105452Previously lead the design effort for Turner Broadcasting’s internal apps platform as UX Architect. Apps we designed include the content management system behind CNNGo (2014 Digital Innovation Awards: Best Digital Strategy), Turner’s OnDemand CMS, and an automated live video feed ingest system which has successfully replaced legacy software inside CNN’s Newsrooms across the globe. Peter has won half a dozen awards and actively contributes to the open source community.

 

 

www.speakpage.com   Twitter   Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

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Sales Influencers Radio 07-28-15 Show Host: Jeff Sheehan, Guests: John Fitzpatrick with Force Marketing and Kenny Zail with Kenny Zail and Associates

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John Fitzpatrick/Force Marketing
CEO and President

11222053_1616857415240919_6041064213882466210_nJohn W. Fitzpatrick is the CEO and President of automotive multi-channel marketing company Force Marketing. He co-founded the company in 2007, and since then it has grown to boast a team of nearly 100 employees with headquarters in Atlanta and an office in NYC.

Force Marketings clients include large dealer groups, Tier II ad associations and OEMs throughout North America. For six consecutive years, it has landed on Inc. magazines 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. It has also earned spots on the Atlanta Business Chronicles Pacesetter Awards list and Atlantas 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.

The Force team is proud to provide its automotive clients with ROI-driven, technology-enabled services that are innovative, trackable and proven to achieve results. Fitzpatrick resides in Atlanta with his wife Kristina, and is an avid fan of travel, basketball and his alma mater, the Florida Gators.

www.ForceMarketing.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

 

Kenny Zail/Kenny Zail and Associates
Owner

11233079_1616857225240938_5355364982815476058_nKenny Zail is owner of Kenny Zail & Assoc. He firmly believes that we become the best when we find our passion and enjoy the process. His company creates interactive activities that focus on networking and team building.

After attending Trine University in Indiana, Kenny became a professional drummer and drum instructor for 15 years. He wrote a drum instruction book and backed up performers from stage, screen and recording artists.

Afterwards Kenny became a buyer and sales manager for JC Penney, where his philosophies lead his sales team to win various sales awards.   Kenny has served on the boards of The National Speaker Association, National Association of Catering and Events, and Meeting Professionals International. He is also an alumnus of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

www.KennyZail.com

 

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Matt Meeks Founder of m6media a Digital Marketing and Training Company

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Matt Meeks/m6media
Founder

11800139_1616769538583040_3318264334089050519_nMatt is a lover of all things tech – So he decided to take his love of technology as well as digital marketing and make it a full-time job, thus creating m6media. Now he gets to use his expansive knowledge of both every day and he couldnt be happier. The best part about Matt though is his uncanny way of making it all look simple. If you have a technology question, he can explain it to you in a way that makes even the most technology challenged person feel tech smart.

www.m6media.net | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

 

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Kids Business Radio 07-25-15 Host Dirk Ebener with Kids Business Expo and Global CIF Interviewing Guests: Megan Lynch with Apprentice Minds and Pete Kane with RevLocal

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Megan Lynch/Apprentice Minds
Co-Founder

unnamedMegan Lynch, high school English teacher turned entrepreneur and co-founder Ragan Lynch Simmons are part of Apprentice Minds, an organization that helps young entrepreneurs discover, develop, and demonstrate their passions to the world. Apprentice Minds and the AMEC, Apprentice Minds Entrepreneurial Co-op, made up of 30 entrepreneurs from 5 states launched a Kickstarter campaign  to support he next generation of entrepreneurs.

www.ApprenticeMinds.com  | Twitter | Facebook

 

Pete Kane/RevLocal
Business Development Manager

11061187_1616399528620041_1223392568423235071_nBorn in Philadelphia lived in Asheville NC and Richmond Va for 25 yrs and the last 26 years in Marietta. Attended Virginia Tech, enjoy golf, tennis, running and doing Google reviews for local businesses and friends.  Married to Carolyn for the last 31 years. We met on the Carnival Cruise lines ….yes the “love boat”.  Have two daughters Sarah and Mary Rachel age 28 and 24. and having the time of my life enjoying our almost 2 yrs old granddaughter Ellison.

Most of my career is been in sales and sales management consumer goods companies like Nabisco and food distribution companies like Sysco and US foods.  The last 2 years I’ve spent with Revlocal based out of the Columbus Ohio area. A digital marketing company.  Pete’s passion has been to help entrepreneurs and small-business owners be successful using new digital strategies.  I also love helping people over 50 who didn’t grow up with all this technology to become more productive, less stressed, and lead a more balanced life using Evernote.

www.RevLocal.com | LinkedIn | Twitter (Pete) Twitter (ReLocal) | Google+ | Tumblr

Free resource for information on Evernote:  www.EvernoteCampus.info

 

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Isabel Marques with Startup Pirates Atlanta

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Isabel Marques/Startup Pirates Atlanta
Chief Pirate

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Startup Pirates is a non-profit global initiative with success in many cities in Europe, Asia and South America, with over 50 programs so far and more than 80 startups created. The Startup Pirates Atlanta program is an intense and fast paced one-week program that enables aspiring entrepreneurs to get inside the startup world and learn how to develop a business idea. With a combination of training, mentoring and idea development, we help participants structure and develop their early stage business ideas. In the end, they have the opportunity to pitch to investors and successful business leaders and receive prizes that enable them to continue their work.

 

www.Atlanta.StartupPirates.org | Twitter | Facebook

 

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Georgia Business Radio July17th Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Henna Inam with Transformational Leadership Inc, Mike Watkins with Verifyd, Foreclosure Software Company

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Henna Inam1Henna Inam/Transformational Leadership Inc.
CEO

Henna Inam is CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. As an executive coach and speaker, she brings twenty years of global senior leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies. She graduated from the Wharton School with an MBA and participated in executive education programs at the Harvard Business School.

 

 

www.transformleaders.tv    www.wiredforauthentity.com    Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn

 

 

 

 

Mike WatkinsMike Watkins/Verifyd, Foreclosure Software Company
CEO

Founder of Traditional Title Services, Georgia’s Largest Title Company and creator and founder of Verifyd, the first and only digital and compliant foreclosure auction platform.

Mike has a degree in Accounting from the University of Texas in Austin and is a Registered Investment Advisor. He started Traditional Title Services in 1994 when he was just 22 years old and has gone on to pioneer changes in that industry in both processes and technology. A few years ago he spun off a new company called Verifyd that is changing the way the foreclosure process works, ensuring that the borrowers due process is protected and confirming that the foreclosure sales have been conducted in a legally verifiable manner.

 

 

www.Verifyd.com

 

 

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Franchise Business Radio 07-15-15 Host Pam Currie: Guests Paul Macaluso with FOCUS Brands and Southeast Franchise Forum, Joe Kelly with TalentServed, Sean McGarry with FranchiseDirect, Chris Sloan with Insperity

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Paul Macaluso/FOCUS Brands Restaurant Group
SVP Marketing, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s Bakery-Café
Marketing chair for Southeast Franchise Forum

11695803_1614756002117727_415113989662560846_nMacaluso joined Atlanta-based FOCUS Brands in 2011 as chief marketing officer for Moes Southwest Grill, where he led the team to achieve 13 consecutive quarters of same store sales increases. In addition, he spearheaded the opening of 185 restaurants and entered seven new states and four new countries marking several significant achievements for the brand. In November 2014, he was named senior vice president of marketing for the Restaurant Group; he oversees the brand marketing and strategy processes for all brand-level marketing resources including culinary, public relations and creative services for McAlisters Deli, Moes Southwest Grill and Schlotzkys Bakery Café. Prior to his tenure at FOCUS Brands, he held executive positions at Sonic Drive-Ins, Taco Bell and Burger King. He has achieved numerous internal awards at FOCUS Brands and serves on the advisory board for the Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference.

He has just been appointed as Marketing Chair for the Southeast Franchise Forum, a regional organization established to foster professional relationships throughout the franchise community and to enhance the reputation of franchising through the exchange of information, ideas and solutions.

www.southeastfranchiseforum.com   Twitter (Paul)   Twitter (MoesHQ)
Twitter (Schlotzsky’s)   Twitter (McAlister’s Deli)

 

Joe Kelly/TalentServed, LLC
Director of Recruiting

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www.TalentServed.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

 

 

 

 

 


Sean McGarry/FranchiseDirect
Managing Director

10981735_1614756952117632_5357451065244406245_nSean Mc Garry, an economics graduate, has worked in the franchise industry for the past 20 years. Initially as a management /Franchise consultant. For the past 15 years as the founder and managing director of FranchiseDirect. Franchise direct operates a network of franchise recruitment site that operate in North America, Europe and Asia.

www.FranchiseDirect.com

 

 

Chris Sloan/Insperity
District Manager

11219662_1614756765450984_1471695823581971410_nChris Sloan is a district manager in one of Insperitys Atlanta sales offices. He has been with the company since 2011, and helps oversee sales efforts in the Greater Atlanta area.

www.Insperity.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

 

 

 

Pam Currie/Franchise Intellect, Inc
Founder

11150832_1576354345957893_2982872453116006697_nPam Currie has over 20 years in franchising and traditional corporate America; She has acquired business acumen from multiple perspectives of the franchise business model, starting at the franchisee level, then as a franchisor business support & trainer, to a franchisor launch & system developer, all of which included creating strategies for sales development and implementation of relevant training programs.

Her experience puts her in the role of training other franchise advisors. She founded Franchise Intellect and offers franchise consulting to individuals who are interested in pursuing franchise ownership and to franchisors that are looking to receive assistance in developing a franchise growth strategy and/or a training strategy. She specifically enjoys guiding her client’s in making a knowledgeable decision in selecting the best franchise based upon their criteria, with the objective of achieving financial health and life enjoyment.

FranchiseIntellect.com | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook
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Sales Influencers Radio 07-14-15 Show Host: Jeff Sheehan, Guests: Barbara Giamanco with Social Centered Selling and Rob Armstrong with InsideView

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Barbara Giamanco/Social Centered Selling
Speaker, Author, Advisor
Barb Giamanco heads up Social Centered Selling. Shes the co-author of The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media and authored the Harvard Business Review article Tweet Me, Friend Me, Make Me Buy. Known internationally as a thought leader in Social Selling, Barb is a sought after Sales and Social Media Advisor and Speaker. She has won numerous sales awards and was named a Top Sales Influencer by Top Sales World for the 3rd year in a row.

Barb has a proven, 30-year track record in generating sales and capped a corporate career at Microsoft, where she led sales teams. Barb and her team at Social Centered Selling have trained over 30,000 sellers and her company was recently named one of the Top 25 Social Selling Companies in the United States.

www.SCS-Connect.com | www.BarbaraGiamanco.com | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

 

Rob Armstrong/InsideView
Alliance Director

RobRob Armstrong is an experienced and accomplished sales leader who leverages established relationships, interpersonal skills, commitment to integrity and teamwork to achieve business objectives. After a 25 year career in Telecom, Rob moved into software solutions about 8 years ago. He is currently responsible for running the Channel Alliance at InsideView for data partner, Equifax He is passionate about selling in the B2B space and understanding how harnessing the power of big data helps his customers tackle sales and marketing challenges.
www.InsideView.com | LinkedIn | Twitter

 

 

Show Host: Jeff Sheehan/Sheehan Marketing Strategies

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Jeff is a marketing consultant and job search mentor, as well as the volunteer director of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church Career Ministry in Atlanta.

Jeff ranks in the top 1% of people on LinkedIn and over 310,000 followers on Twitter.

He has been recognized as the #1 Marketer In The World To Follow On Twitter  #2 in Social Media and #1 in Sales. Ranked number 6,481 out of 554,000,000 users on Twitter, Jeff is ranked number 23rd in Atlanta right after The Weather Channel, ahead of both Diet Coke and the music group Collective South. He co-authored the book: “HIRED! Paths to Employment in the Social Media Era.”

www.SheehanMarketingStrategies.com   Linkedin   Twitter

 

 

Rob Herget with MonkeyDough.com and John Schaffner with BuckheadView.com

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Rob HergetRob Herget/MonkeyDough.com
Founder

 

Rob Herget was born and raised in Miami Florida. He owned an insurance business for 30 years before selling it and creating MonkeyDough.com. He has 2 boys, Steven who is 20 and in
college in Texas. Matt who is 24 and is a very successful artist in Los Angeles, with galleries in Miami, NY, LA, San Francisco and Dallas. Rob moved to Atlanta from Miami last year to
live out at Reynolds Plantation where he had been a member for about 13 years. He is dedicated to making a huge impact in the Atlanta are with his company MonkeyDough.com

 

www.monkeydough.com   Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin (Rob)  Linkedin (Monkeydough)

 

 

 

 

 

John ShaffnerJohn Schaffner/BuckheadView.com
Editor

 

After a life-time career in newspaper journalism, and with no intention to ever “retire,” John Schaffner launchedBuckheadView, an online news site covering news of interest and importance to residents of Atlanta’s Buckhead community. Schaffner launched his professional journalism career in the early ’60s, when he joined the St. Petersburg Times fresh from Florida State University. In the years that followed, he moved from there to The Palm Beach Post and then to The Philadelphia Inquirer prior to joining The Atlanta Constitution as Managing Editor in 1977. Since moving into Atlanta community journalism a dozen years ago, Schaffner has attended nearly every major community meeting and event in the areas he has covered. The Atlanta City Council, the Buckhead Coalition, the Buckhead Business Association and the Northwest Community Alliance have all recognized BuckheadView Editor John Schaffner for his hands-on community journalism. As a resident of Buckhead and active participant in local meetings and events, Schaffner’s coverage provides a perspective that goes far beyond any other community news organization. Schaffner turned 74 recently and has no intention of retiring anytime soon.

www.BuckheadView.com     Linkedin     Twitter     Facebook

 

 

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Georgia Business Radio July 10th Host Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson: Guests Tricia Whitlock with Hypepotamus, Blake Nations with Over 50 Job Board.com, Harold Alexander with Alexander Software, Inc.

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Trisha WhitlockTricia Whitlock/Hypepotamus
Editor In Chief

Tricia Whitlock is the Editor of Hypepotamus, THE publication for Atlanta’s thriving startup scene. She grew up in Atlanta, is a two time Georgia State grad, and ran her own small business during her college years. Now she writes about the movers and shakers in our local tech ecosystem. You can check her out on the Atlanta Tech Edge on Sundays and hustling around Midtown every day of the week.

 

 

www.hypepotamus.com   Twitter   Facebook

 

 

 

 

Blake NationsBlake Nations/Over 50 Job Board.com
CEO

Blake is a professional recruiter with more than 25 years of experience recruiting for professionals ranging from physicians and more. Not long ago, he found himself out of work and with limited prospects due to his age. Finding employment after age fifty became a challenge, despite his deep experience.

He recently joined the internet start-up Over 50 Job Board.com to lead the organization and provide guidance on how the company can best serve Baby Boomers as they continue to seek gainful employment.

Just prior to joining Over 50 Job Board, Blake was compelled to take a retail job in order to keep busy.

 

 

www.over50jobboard.com   Twitter   Facebook

 

 

 

 

Harlod AlexanderHarold Alexander/Alexander Software, Inc.
Founder

Alexander Software, inc is producer of TimeCUE the online time clock that allow employees to clock in and out from their smart phone. With TimeCUE an employer can enter in addresses and after their employee downloads the app, that employee can only clock in and out from the addresses entered in by the employer. Their time can then be uploaded to your payroll software to process paychecks

 

 

www.timecue.net

 

 

 

 

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