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Bob Patrick & Kelly Kelkenberg with Duluth Fit Body Boot Camp and Michael Hall with The Milner Group

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Steven Julian, Michael Hall, Kelly Kelkenberg, Bob Patrick, Mike Sammond

Bob Patrick and Kelly Kelkenberg/Duluth Fit Body Boot Camp

Introducing the Fit Body Forever program – a fitness program designed for adults 55+ years old and Baby Boomers who want greater health, better physical function, and to stay fit and active for
the long haul.

Michael Hall/The Milner Group

The Milner Group is dedicated to helping financial advisers and insurance professionals protect their clients. They provide a wide range of risk management services including; Life Insurance, Annuities, Long Term Care, and Disability Insurance. Milner’s role is to help each adviser find the very best solution for their individual client. They believe that protecting families and businesses from the turmoil that follows death or disability is essential, and they work hard to help their advisers and agents take care of their clients. Risk Management is a very important part of any financial plan but it is very often overlooked. In life just like in sports it is important to play offense and defense and we serve a vital role in making sure business owners and families have the best defense possible.

KM Howard with Ekthesi Advertising & Consulting Firm, Denise Peck with Design House of Flowers Weddings & Events, and Nate Turner with CTR Partners

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Mike Sammond, KM Howard, Denise Peck, Nate Turner, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, KM Howard, Denise Peck, Nate Turner, Steven Julian

KM Howard/Ekthesi Advertising & Consulting Firm

Ekthesi Advertising & Consultant Firm offers you the ability to have quality advertising commercials and top notch business consulting for an affordable cost. Their target market is the new, small and midsize business, as well as new authors and nonprofits, that can’t afford the tens of thousand dollars, but still need the same services to grow their business.

Denise Peck/Design House of Flowers Weddings & Events

Design House of Flowers is a full service custom floral design studio. A one-stop shop! Their professional event and wedding floral designers are based out of Buford, GA near the Mall of Georgia. They are able to achieve the freshest and newest trends in floral design by using the finest elements. Unique rental props, luscious fabric and table linens, and beautiful blooms all combine to make your wedding or event a treasured memory. Flawless events begin with a vision. Color, season and personal style are some of the elements that go into custom floral design. With a wide selection of seasonal styles and color palettes, they can create your vision. Design House of Flowers Weddings & Events offers an endless selection of flower varieties, designs, styles, and event decor to express your vision.

Nate Turner/CTR Partners

CTR Partners represent tenants — the people leasing or buying space — in commercial real estate. They are your advocate, helping you navigate every aspect of commercial office and industrial real estate. Their goal is to make the process easier: from selecting the ideal work environment, to managing complicated lease/purchase negotiations, to ensuring the deal is completed to your satisfaction. Above all, one difference with CTR is their intentional development of long-term, ongoing relationships with every client.

 

Amanda Shook with Advanced Furniture Services and Charity Estes & Chelsea Larko with Cornerstone Coworking

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Steven Julian, Amanda Shook, Charity Estes, Chelsea Larko, Mike Sammond

Steven Julian, Amanda Shook, Charity Estes, Chelsea Larko, Mike Sammond

Amanda Shook/Advanced Furniture Services

When Advanced Furniture Services was established in 1995, their main focus was to provide the highest quality service and dedication. It has always been more than a promise, it has been a commitment. Many prestigious financial institutions, Fortune 500 Companies and emerging growth firms have successfully turned to them to meet their office furniture needs. At the end of the day, they are confident that they will be able to deliver superior value and quality service to satisfy their customers.

Charity Estes & Chelsea Larko/Cornerstone Coworking

Cornerstone Coworking is a coworking, meeting & event facility. Coworking is about building a community of professionals within our members who are more productive, innovative and successful because they can collaborate. Cornerstone is not only a space to bring in and impress clients but it’s also a network of businesses sharing new ideas, learning opportunities, and networking possibilities. They also offer a very unique and modern atmosphere that can be transformed to fit your event needs. It is Cornerstone’s goal to truly help their community grow through successful small businesses and creating a professional atmosphere for their member’s to thrive in.

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THE DR. DIONNE SHOW: Hiring Veterans & Athletes

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Lex Brown, Dr. Dionne Poulton, Sean Rainey, Sam Douglas

Lex Brown, Dr. Dionne Poulton, Sean Rainey, Sam Douglas

This episode of “The Dr. Dionne Show” features a vibrant discussion about the unique skills and values that veterans and athletes have in common that make them “low risk hires” and invaluable workplace pillars. You will hear the impressive personal stories of Lex R. Brown II, a former athlete and veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Operation Iraqi Freedom, turned entrepreneur; Sam Douglas, former standout basketball player turned corporate executive and basketball coach; and Sean Rainey, who is a boys basketball coach, former athlete and a retired police detective with the New York City Police Department. Listeners, especially hiring managers and HR representatives will learn why “bias” is not necessarily a bad thing when making the decision to hire a veteran or athlete, especially when filling a leadership position.

Sean Rainey & Sam Douglas/Just Skills of Atlanta

The mission at Just Skills of Atlanta is to develop youth to their best potential for both on and off the court, and to prepare them with the skills and mindset of better basketball players. At Just Skills, they are more than letting participants play. They are about skill development. They have a five-fold set of objectives that they set to meet with every participant that is associated with the organization: Conditioning, Instruction, Practice, Mindset, Life Lessons.

Last but not least – They encourage all to enjoy the game!

Lex Brown/Solutions By Lex

Solutions By Lex “Consider It Done” provides word-class writing and consulting services in the following areas of expertise: career enhancement, business development, organizational change, process improvement, startups, technology, military veteran issues, and project management.

 

HOST: DR. DIONNE WRIGHT POULTON

imgresDionne Wright Poulton, Ph.D., is an HR and Leadership Consultant, Educator, Author, Speaker, and Owner of Poulton Consulting Group, LLC (PCG), an HR and Leadership Consulting business specializing in diversity and inclusion, equity, bias, intercultural communication, adult learning, adult behavior, and conflict mediation. Since its inception in 2004, PCG has worked with a wide range of diverse clients in the US and Canada, including in the San Francisco tech and digital marketing industry, K-12 schools, higher education, and many corporate and service industries. Poulton Consulting Group (PCG) is also a government-approved business for local, state and federal level contracts.

Dr. Wright Poulton is also author of the acclaimed book “It’s Not Always Racist…but Sometimes It Is,” which is an extension of her PhD dissertation at the University of Georgia where she researched the racial biases and assumptions of teachers. Her book has received incredible attention, including an outstanding review from world-renowned Kirkus Media. She is also a certified K-12 teacher whose work is inspired by her 16 years of cumulative experiences as a high school teacher and university instructor in public and private institutions in Canada and the United States. Additionally, Dr. Wright Poulton has earned professional degrees from San Francisco State University (M.A.), the University of Toronto/OISE (B.Ed.), and from Rice University (B.A.) in Houston, Texas as a former NCAA Division I track and field scholarship athlete.

In 2014, Profiles In Diversity Journal identified Dr. Wright Poulton as “A Woman to Watch.” She has also been invited for social commentary in print media in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as for numerous radio shows, including on CBS radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia, and on Tavis Smiley’s Radio Show. Excitingly, the “Dr Dionne Show” debuted in September 2016 on Business RadioX and with a focus on smart dialogue about diversity, leadership and behavior in the workplace and beyond.

Dr. Wright Poulton is originally from Toronto, Canada and is also a former member of Canada’s National Track and Field Team. She currently lives with her husband and their two daughters in Snellville, Georgia.

To book Dr Dionne Poulton as a Speaker for your next event, or for Dr Poulton to facilitate one of her innovative professional development workshops that are based on her PhD research, you can reach her at the following:

Email: dionne@poultonconsultinggroup.com

Phone: 404-323-3842 or 1-877-263-2227 (internationally)

Facebook- Poulton Consulting Group
LinkedIn – @Dr Dionne (Wright) Poulton
Twitter- @DrDionnePoulton

For more information, please visit Dr Poulton’s business website: www.poultonconsultinggroup.com

 

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: What is Strategic Technology Consulting?

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Vlad Rusz and Dave Wilkins

Vlad Rusz and Dave Wilkins

Today’s topic: What does Strategic Technology Consulting actually mean, and what is included in providing that to a client.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, ongoing marketing services, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the Company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran four successful businesses that currently range in age from 17 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $175,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure that the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting also provides full loan SBA packages, Immigration Visa Business Plans, Commercial Lending Business Plans, Commercial Space, Growth, Not-For-Profit and Venture Capital/Investment Ready Plans.In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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 . Currently, he is 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. Over his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government, among others.

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.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: David Cross with U.S. Asset Management, Brittany Buck with Hampton Inn & Suites Duluth, Arvell Poe with At Home, and Courtney Spencer with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Johnny Phelps, Courtney Spencer, Brittany Buck, David Cross, Arvel Poe

Johnny Phelps, Courtney Spencer, Brittany Buck, David Cross, Arvel Poe

David Cross/U.S. Asset Management

David Cross is a Certified Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor with U.S. Asset Management. His primary responsibility is portfolio management and client relationship management. After 25 years at major firms and leading a team that was responsible for managing over $220 million in client assets, he left the firm in 2016 to start his own firm. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Auburn University and earned the Certified Portfolio Manager designation through the Academy of Certified Portfolio Managers and Columbia University.  David has earned numerous distinguished service awards with his former employers and he has over 25 years of experience managing investments for individuals, businesses and charities. He is active in the business and civic community, serving in a variety of organizations.

Brittany Buck/Hampton Inn & Suites Duluth

The Hampton Inn & Suites Duluth is conveniently located near I-85 and Pleasant Hill Road. It is a beautiful, newly renovated hotel including complimentary Wi-Fi, hot breakfast buffet, on-site fitness center and fresh cookies in the afternoon.

 


Arvell Poe/At Home

At Home knows that no two people are the same, and they like it that way. From quirky to traditional, modern to exotic, they pride themselves on having something for everyone. Their wide variety of products allows customers to express their own unique style throughout their home in ways big and small. Add in the outstanding customer service that the Buford location provides and you’ll know why their customers consider this store their second home.

Courtney Spencer/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. The mission of the Gwinnett Chamber is to strengthen existing businesses, facilitate the growth of quality job opportunities, and enrich the community’s quality of life. The Gwinnett Chamber serves over 2,000 members throughout metro Atlanta by delivering pertinent and useful programs that strengthen and connect businesses locally, regionally, and globally. The Gwinnett Chamber uses its strategic marketing and communications capabilities to support its members, promote its programs, and enhance economic development efforts.

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SIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Dave McMullen with redpepper

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Al Simon and Dave McMullen

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Dave McMullen/redpepper

Dave McMullen is principal at redpepper, a creative services firm and innovation lab with offices in Atlanta and Nashville. redpepper helps companies adapt and grow in a changing world by specializing in the intersection of communication, technology, and human behavior.

He is a writer and speaker with expertise in leadership, innovation, and marketing and has been featured on 60 Minutes, NPR, CNN, Headline News, CNBC, FOX News, and numerous national publications.

Listed on Catalyst magazine’s ‘Top 25 Entrepreneurs’, Dave was named the Pinnacle Small Business Person of the Year as well as the American Marketing Association’s Atlanta Marketer of the Year.

He is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT and served as the President of the Atlanta Entrepreneur’s Organization.

His company, redpepper, has been ranked on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing private companies for 6 years and has been recognized within the advertising industry with several local, regional, and national ADDY Awards.

 

 

WEALTH MATTERS: Financial Management and Life Care Options for Seniors

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Robert Port, Miles Hurley, Chris Foster, Barbara Scurry, Adam Gaslowitz

Robert Port, Miles Hurley, Chris Foster, Barbara Scurry, Adam Gaslowitz

Adam Gaslowitz and Robert Port discuss “Financial Management and Life Care Options for Seniors” on Wealth Matters. Guests include Miles Hurley, Partner at Hurley Elder Care Law; Barbara Scurry, Owner at Senior Partners; and Chris Foster, Executive Director at A Hand to Hold.

ABOUT MILES HURLEY

Miles Patrick Hurley is an Elder Law attorney in private practice in Atlanta, serving the legal needs of the elderly population on issues related to aging; including retaining independence,quality of life and financial security. Mr. Hurley is one of ten attorneys in the state of Georgia to receive the Elder Law Attorney Certification (CELA), and one of approximately 400 nationwide.

THE LAW FIRM PRACTICE: Miles is committed to making the process of planning for the future—our own and that of those we love—as pain-free as possible. His firm holds the philosophy that dedicated client service and individualized plans can actually make this difficult process empowering and even rewarding.

  • Providing comprehensive legal solutions for elders by helping families find, get and pay for good long-term care
  • Life Care Planning
  • Veterans Benefits Eligibility
  • Medicaid and nursing home planning
  • Guardianship/Conservatorship
  • Asset Protection
  • Special Needs planning
  • Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney
  • Probate and Estate Administration

LEADERSHIP ROLES: Mr. Hurley serves or has served in the following leadership roles:

  • President of the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • Founding member and former Vice President of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association (LCPLFA)
  • Current Chair of the Elder Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia
  • Served as the vice president of the Board of Directors for The Lewy Body Dementia Association
  • Board member Atlanta Theater To Go
  • Board member Estate Planning Council of North Georgia
  • Troop Committee – Boy Scout Troop 74

EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS:

  • Undergraduate-Emory University/University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Law – Georgia State University

College of Law

  • Contributor: Alzheimer’s Association – GA Chapter, Quarterly Newsletter; Contributor: Senior Services

North Fulton Quarterly Newsletter

  • Member of State Bars of Georgia and Tennessee

Website: http://hurleyeclaw.com/

ABOUT BARBARA SCURRY

Barbara Scurry grew up in Minneapolis, MN but has lived in the Atlanta area since late 2000. She graduated cum lade with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University and had a corporate career in marketing in the manufacturing, financial services, and geriatric healthcare industries.

While doing sales and business development in nursing homes and marketing for a Continuing Care Retirement Community and a private-duty home care company, she developed a passion for working with senior citizens. In 2011, Barbara started Senior Partners (formerly The Money Moxie) to be a financial advocate that provides peace of mind to seniors who are struggling with their daily life and money matters.

With her skill at organizing chaos, Barbara and her staff of three Senior Partners, get things done for their clients, protect them from fraud, help keep them independent, and save them money. Senior Partners specializes in providing above and beyond personalized, concierge-type services for their clients.

Barbara lives in Norcross and part-time in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband Darryl and has recently taken up yoga and cardio boxing as her outlet for stress.

Website:  http://yourseniorpartners.com/

ABOUT CHRIS FOSTER

As an inspirational business leader, Chris Foster brings 25 years of business management in the Atlanta market to A Hand To Hold, one of Georgia’s largest private duty home care agencies.  As a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) & Gerontologist, Chris is an expert in the field of aging and senior care. With extensive experience in business management, marketing, public speaking and leadership, Chris strives to bring inspirational messages, timely information and reliable resources to the seniors of Georgia.

Website: http://ahandtohold.com/

ABOUT GASLOWITZ FRANKEL, LLC:

GF logoGaslowitz 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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If you would like to watch past episodes of “Wealth Matters”, please visit their You Tube Channel.

Remember to tune in on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM to listen live to their show!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EstateDispute

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EstateDispute

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/estatedispute

Michael Auten & Randy Bernard with On-Site Health Solutions of Atlanta

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Michael Auten, Randy Bernard, Mike Sammond

Michael Auten, Randy Bernard, Mike Sammond

Michael Auten & Randy Bernard/On-Site Health Solutions of Atlanta

On-Site Health Solutions of Atlanta has been committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and companies by bringing preventative care to the workplace at no cost to the employer. OHS Atlanta helps thousands of employees each year with early detection of diseases that could possibly save their lives.

 

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO:The importance of having a well defined business technology process (Part 2)

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Strategic Insights Radio, co-hosted by David Wilkins, Senior Vice President of the Strategic Technology Division of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and CEO and Founder of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp Vlad Rusz will be discussing how to make the right technology choices for your business. This episode will dive into what questions a company should ask when determining what the right technology is for their business. It will also discuss how technology can enhance a business’s overall profitability, but also explain why technology is just a tool in helping to build a company’s ROI.

This episode is the second in a series of technology focused shows by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, ongoing marketing services, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the Company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran four successful businesses that currently range in age from 17 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $175,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure that the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting also provides full loan SBA packages, Immigration Visa Business Plans, Commercial Lending Business Plans, Commercial Space, Growth, Not-For-Profit and Venture Capital/Investment Ready Plans.In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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 . Currently, he is 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. Over his 30 years in business and technology, he has worked with clients in multiple business sectors including finance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government, among others.

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.