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David Kurkjian, Terri Moss, Brad Parcells, John Schaffner
John Schaffner/BuckheadView.com
After a life-time career in newspaper journalism, and with no intention to ever “retire,” John Schaffner launched BuckheadView, 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 73 recently and has no intention of retiring anytime soon.
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Brad Parcells/A Better Leader/Projections, Inc.
A Better Leader improves organization’s managerial and leadership effectiveness for greater team dynamics, goal achievement, and a stronger and more productive environment. We help those who are: 1. Struggling with leadership effectiveness from front line and secondary level managers/supervisors; 2. Worried that training was inconsistently delivered over multiple locations and managers did not have 24/7 access capabilities; 3. Challenged to administrate such a program requiring many hours of time, effort and other resources; 4. Frustrated that most leadership programs broke their training budgets.
If these or other situations are forefront in your mind, let’s share a discovery conversation about those areas and see if there is a fit or not. For those who have found a fit, our resources have helped individual and team effectiveness and bottom line productivity. My core value system is Give-to-Give versus Give-to-Get. Passionate about serving and helping others reach their fullest potential. Be your authentic self. Elevate your consciousness and awareness and you’ll elevate your energy. There’s no substitute for trust. I look forward to our conversation, understanding your specific situations and challenges and getting to know you.
Projections, Inc. We work with determined organizations who need to: 1. Build a stronger workforce; 2. Engage with their employees; 3. Train employees and managers; 4. Reduce turnover; 5. Stay Union Free; 6. Communications and training to be consistently and effectively delivered.
30+ years as the industry leader in employee communications and training improving the connections between employers and employees and their internal branding & training messages. We deliver both custom and off the shelf communications and training resources in three distinct media: DVD/video, dedicated interactive websites, and ELearning formats. We also produce in multiple language and cultural formats enabling company’s to deliver more powerful messages that resonate and connect with employees. We work in all industry segments and all size organizations.
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Terri Moss/Buckhead Fight Club
Terri Moss stumbled into boxing only three months before her 34th birthday and at age 36, she made her professional debut. She became ranked the #2 female fighter in the world in the strawweight division in her first year in the professional ranks and held that position for most of her career. She went on to fight for five world titles capturing the WIBF Strawweight World Title and the WIBA Intercontinental Mini Flyweight Title setting a Guinness World Record in the process, making her the oldest female in the history of boxing to win major a world championship. That record has since been broken. Terri began a career as a full time trainer in 2004, and has become well established in the Atlanta boxing community. After retiring as Champion in 2008, Terri founded Atlanta’s first ever series of white collar charity boxing shows called “Atlanta Corporate Fight Night,” which earned her several awards in 1012 and 2013 including “promoter of the year”, “best local boxing brand”, and “most influential person in boxing”. Through Corporate Fight Night Terri has raised over $43,000 in funds and sponsorships for local and national charities including charities such as StandUp for Kids, The Ben Cohen Foundation, Bert’s Big Adventure, PAWS Atlanta, Semper Fi Fund, and most recently the Wounded Warrior Project to name a few. In 2014, Terri plans to expand Corporate Fight Nationally, then internationally, hosting the first ever UK vs USA event both in the US and abroad. Terri also serves as coordinator for the Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) and the Global Boxing Union (GBU) and she serves as chairman of women’s boxing with the Champions of Dignity Association (CODA). CODA is a major supporter of the Retired Boxers Foundation (RBF). In 2012 Terri was awarded the CODA Champion of Dignity honorary championship belt, one of her highest honors, for service and dedication to the sport of boxing. In 2012 Terri also began work on “Boxing Chicks” produced by Tomorrow Pictures, a full length feature film documentary about the heart and drive of women who love the sport, and participate in the sport of boxing. Boxing Chicks was featured in the Shadowbox Film Festival in New York in December of 2013, walking away with honorary mentions for best feature film for the festival. It is set to be released in summer of 2014. In May 2013 Terri opened Buckhead Fight Club, which serves as home to Terri’s fighters and the Boxing Chicks.
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David Kurkjian/MasterMessaging
David Kurkjian is the founder of MasterMessaging, a consultancy that helps clients overcome the status quo through effective sales conversations. Specifically sales conversations focused on meaning and emotion instead of facts and information. His 25 years in sales and sales leadership includes roles with BellSouth, CareerBuilder, Lightyear Direct and Yodle. During these years David discovered what scientists can now prove, buyers make decisions based on meaning and emotion and justify those decisions with logic and reason. Recently David has trained sales teams with Assurant Solutions, Aflac, Intradiem and others to move their prospects to action through meaningful conversations. David lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Charlene and his children Kara, David, Katie and Daniel.
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David Kurkjian, Terri Moss, Brad Parcells, John Schaffner
An eight-time Sportscaster of the Year and nine-time Emmy award winner. Former Voice of the Detroit Tigers on 760 WJR and a 17 Year Veteran TV Play-by-Play Announcer at FOX Sports, Currently the Voice of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, SEC College Football, ACC College Basketball and Baseball. As a Motivational Speaker and Author of ‘Fast Forward Winner’ Bob teaches the lessons of competition and success gleaned from the broadcast booth. Audiences are informed and inspired with stories on leadership, personal growth, and teamwork from one of America’s top play-by-play television broadcasters. From students to large corporations, Bob reaches both hearts and heads with a high-energy, high-content presentation
Debra Thompson, Sr. Manager of Affinity Groups at the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Employed 16 years at Georgia Tech. Responsible for managing the Georgia Tech Alumni Affinity Groups and creating unique ways to engage Alumni and Friends back to Georgia Tech. The Affinity Groups are groups formed because of a common interest in their Tech experience. These groups include professional, academic, cultural, and sport groups. The groups offer professional and social networking, mentoring to students, raising funds for scholarships, and supporting the mission of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Biztech was created as another unique way for the Affinity Groups to engage Alumni and Georgia Tech Friends back to Tech. Learn how to launch and grow a successful business at BizTech 2014.
Simply Buckhead, the definitive resource for Atlanta’s most dynamic in-town neighborhood. With a commitment to journalistic excellence, the magazine serves as the authority on who to know, what to do and where to go in Buckhead and the surrounding communities. Focusing on the neighborhood’s best and brightest, especially those typically ignored by other media outlets. Published 8 times a year, 24,000 copies in over 250 locations, also available online. Proud Member of: Buckhead Business Association, World Trade Center Atlanta, Buckhead Heritage Society, Atlanta Hawks Sponsors of: CURE Childhood Cancer and Share Our Strength
Social media manager, educator and speaker Melanie Romanaux, is the CEO and creative director of Somedia Solutions. Her master’s degree in education makes her passionate about empowering business owners to use social media effectively, and her entrepreneurial spirit inspires business owners to move out of their comfort zones to improve their presence and relationships online. Romanaux has led strategic social marketing campaigns for global corporations, restaurants, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, consultants, retail stores, and local businesses. A student of technology and former Apple Genius, she is fascinated by the myriad of ever-evolving social communication tools and continues to be on the forefront of innovation in adopting and mastering new tools. Her approach to social media management makes social marketing manageable, affordable and effective. Experience Romanaux is passionate about connecting brands with their existing audience and reaching new audiences to: • Gain brand and top-of-mind awareness • Provide excellent customer service • Share valuable information and remarkable content • Develop community and loyalty among fans and followers • Establish credibility, trust, reliability, and consistency as a brand within social communities • Develop and nurture relationships with influential community members An educator at heart, she also hosts conferences, workshops and lectures on such topics as: • LinkedIn for Professionals • Marrying Your Business to Facebook: How to Get Customers to LOVE You and SHARE It • Rising Above the Noise: Social Media Best Practices • Social Media & the Job Search: Advantages & Disadvantages • The Art of Engagement in 140 Characters: Understanding Twitter and Using It to Build Your Business Personal Since 2011, Romanuax has donated her time and expertise to a group called Stick it 2 Cancer, a team of business owners who come together to host fun events to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In just four years, the team has raised over $300,000 for cancer research and patient support. In 2014, she was nominated for the Man & Woman of the Year campaign, hosted by LLS. For 10 weeks, she will embark on a localized, friendly fundraising competition with a dedicated team of family and friends. Romanaux owns Somedia Solutions with her husband Randy. They make their home in Roswell and spend their spare time exploring Georgia with their miniature Australian Shepherd, #pennythewonderdog.
