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GET IN THE GAME: Professional Sports in Gwinnett County

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The state of professional sports in Gwinnett County is the topic on this special edition of “Gwinnett Business Radio“. Taped on the “Get In The Game” television studio at the Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center in Lawrenceville, host Mike Sammond interviews the leaders of Gwinnett’s professional sports entities.

Guests include:

Stan Hall – Executive Director of the Gwinnett Sports Commission
North Johnson – General Manager of Gwinnett Braves (baseball)
Alec Schimke – Director of Operations of Georgia Swarm (lacrosse)
Joe Gelderman – VP/GM of Business Operations of Atlanta Gladiators (hockey)
Elissa Dooman – Tournament Director of Mitsubishi Electric Classic (PGA golf)

Gwinnett County is unique when it comes to the professional sports landscape, but is the Gwinnett sports scene getting too crowded? Are there enough sports fans and corporate sponsorship dollars to go around? How do Gwinnett’s pro teams get noticed in the shadow of Atlanta’s pro teams? These issues and more are addressed on this special edition of “Gwinnett Business Radio“.

 

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Cristina Culbreath of Tin Lizzy’s Cantina, Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter and Jim Lloyd of Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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Mike Sammond, Cristina Culbreath, Maureen Kornowa, Jim Lloyd, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Cristina Culbreath, Maureen Kornowa, Jim Lloyd, Steven Julian

Cristina Culbreath/Tin Lizzy’s Cantina

Cristina Culbreth, Tin Lizzy's CantinaTin Lizzy’s is a highly differentiated, full-service restaurant and bar offering award-winning cuisine and signature drinks in a high-energy cantina environment. At Tin Lizzy’s, they are known for their refreshing margaritas, friendly service, lively music and of course, their FlexMex cuisine.

 


Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter &
Jim Lloyd of Sip and Swine BBQ Festival

Jim Lloyd and Maureen KornowaGwinnett Children’s Shelter has a new “Home of Hope” where they take homeless children from birth to 17 years of age, with their young moms. GCS develops customized life plans designed to keep the family unit together and set them on a path to independence by providing all the necessary life skills training so that Mom can sustain herself upon completion of the program. Gwinnett Children’s’ Shelter is a pioneer with this new forward-thinking program which is designed to end the cycle of homelessness for two generations at one time.

Sip and Swine’s mission is two-fold: to showcase and promote the appreciation of competition BBQ in a fun-filled festival environment, and to support the community by donating all of the proceeds of the event to the Gwinnett Children’s Shelter.

To watch the video of this show, CLICK HERE.

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Jamie Dukes of Drip Fusion, Phil Van Gelder of Atlanta Office Technologies and Littie Brown of SpeedPro Imaging

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Jamie Dukes/Drip Fusion Institute

The Drip Fusion Institute (DFI) Concussion & CTE Protocol is the first “comprehensive” pharmacological treatment for Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. For maximum absorption, DFI utilizes IV infusions as the primary vehicle to disburse medicines to the brain.

 


Phil Van Gelder/Atlanta Office Technologies

Atlanta Office Technologies (AOT) is an office equipment dealer and full technology solutions partner. They don’t consider trying to be everything to everyone. They are experts in print and copy management, but every once in a while, they find ways to help clients improve their workflow and overall infrastructure. They accomplish this through alternative technologies such as software, automation and professional managed services.

AOT won’t tell a client they can do it all, but you can guarantee that whatever they do commit to, they will honor that 100% of the way through the relationship.

Littie Brown/SpeedPro Imaging

SpeedPro Imaging specializes in producing high quality graphic images for their customers that convey a message, attract attention and reinforce their brand. Their products ranges from a small yard sign to attract attention to a vehicle wrap reinforcing their brand. Dressing up the store front or participating in a trade show, they can provide the right look for their customers. If you can imagine it, they can print it.

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David Kohlasch of Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta and Michelle & Rick Sutter of Coffee News of Suwanee

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Gwinnett Business Radio - December 10, 2015

Mike Sammond, David Kohlasch, Michelle Sutter, Rick Sutter, Steven Julian

David Kohlasch/Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta

David Kohlasch, Sonesta Gwinnett Place AtlantaLocated in Duluth, GA, in the greater Atlanta community, Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta is in the heart of Gwinnett County. This recently updated 17-story hotel is the largest in the county and its 426 guest rooms include 15 suites and the Preferred Level for business guests. The hotel features 18 function rooms offering more than 16,000 square feet of meeting and event space and the hotel’s 8,000 square foot Georgia Ballroom accommodates up to 1,000 guests, the largest in the area. In addition, the hotel offers ArtBar- a gastro pub ideal for cocktails and dinner, Grapevine Restaurant which is open for breakfast and lunch, and a private dining room for small groups and intimate special events, plus an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, health club, sundeck and free parking.

Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta is located near major entertainment venues including the Infinite Energy Arena (formerly the Gwinnett Arena), the Infinite Energy Theater (formerly the Performing Arts Centre) and the AAA Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field. Other attractions like Lake Lanier, World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta and the CNN Center are located nearby. Local shopping options include Gwinnett Place Mall, Sugarloaf Mills Mall and the Mall of Georgia

Michelle & Rick Sutter/Coffee News of Suwanee

Michelle and Rick Sutter, Coffee News of SuwaneeCoffee News is the most widely distributed restaurant publication in the world and has been hugely successful in helping small and medium sized businesses nationwide create a strong presence in their community for over 28 years. The Sutter family of Suwanee as publishers are proud to offer Coffee News.

Fresh weekly issues of Coffee News can now be found in 50 locations and growing throughout the Suwanee, Buford and Sugar Hill area. They’re very excited to bring this free, weekly publication to local restaurants, coffee shops, hair salons, professional offices, community buildings and other local businesses where people have a few minutes to read good news and fun features while waiting. Their goal is to be “everywhere” within the community to maximize enjoyment for their readers and exposure for their local advertisers.

To watch the video of this show, CLICK HERE.

Jake Lacy of Breakout Atlanta, Stephanie Forrester of Zoe Auto Body and Mike Cohen of Transportation Specialist’s Group

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Jake Lacy/Breakout Atlanta

Jake Lacy, Breakout AtlantaBreakout Atlanta offers fun and exciting Breakout Games. Each Breakout Game is a real-life escape room adventure for a small group. Work together as a team to escape the room before time runs out. It’s great for groups of friends, family, or coworkers. You’ll solve puzzles, crack codes, find hidden items and more in order to escape. You have one goal: escape the room in under one hour.

Stephanie Forrester/Zoe Auto Body

Stephanie Forrester, Zoe Auto BodyAt Zoe Auto Body, they make customer service a priority. Their people are highly trained and are dedicated to the commitment of quality, workmanship and service that their business was founded on. Their technicians have several years of experience behind them. Zoe Auto Body is proud to serve the auto body repair needs of the Sugar Hill area. When the safety of your family is on the line, why settle for second best?

Mike Cohen/Transportation Specialist’s Group

Mike Cohen, Transportation Specialist's GroupTransportation Specialist’s Group (TSG) is a third-party logistics company specializing in cost savings, technology and back-office efficiencies surrounding freight. They perform a free analysis to determine the level of the savings opportunity. All rates, savings and fees are totally transparent and disclosed shipment by shipment in a weekly billing report. The program is fully funded by the savings. This includes the RFP process which will secure contracts for each and every client individually. TSG has its own in-house Transportation Management System which is included. They audit and pay the bills. They set up accounting rules and their customer service unit handles all the back-office support which includes labor intense shipment issues.

To watch this episode of “Gwinnett Business Radio” on YouTube, CLICK HERE.

Ryan Burton of Ryan Burton Music Group, Maria Mendillo of FarraTech and Al Simon of Sandler Training by Simon

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Ryan Burton/Ryan Burton Music Group

Ryan Burton, Ryan Burton Music GroupRyan Burton Music Group is an independent record company that focuses on artists at the start of their career. Their goal is to record music that ignites imaginations. The company was founded by Canadian/American entrepreneur, musician, songwriter and producer Ryan Burton and is based in Dacula, GA.

 

Maria Mendillo/FarraTech

Maria Mendillo, FarraTechFarraTech Inc., formerly known as Laser Supply & Service, was founded in 1990 and is based in Norcross, GA. FarraTech has one simple philosophy: to be the best customer service company in Atlanta. Whatever your laser printer, copier, service or repair needs may be, they invite you to experience for yourself what makes FarraTech an extraordinary company. Their people, their focus on quality, and their dedication to doing business with integrity is what they care about and strive for daily.

Al Simon/Sandler Training by Simon

Al Simon, Sandler Training by SimonSandler Training by Simon specializes in training and coaching in the areas of sales, leadership, sales management and customer service. They specialize in teaching business owners and sales professionals to be effective and consistent with their business development strategies, tactics and attitudes.

A graduate of Georgia Tech with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management, Al Simon has over 35 years of direct sales experience, and he has also been exposed to many different sales strategies and approaches. Consistently the top performer in sales volume for his company before starting Sandler Training by Simon, he has mastered the art of selling in both simple and complex sales cycles. He has also successfully managed salespeople in highly competitive, high-risk situations.

Robin Reece with Robin Reece Productions, Marjorie Dykes with The 1818 Club, and Don Maxwell and Lonnie Allen with M2 Asset Services

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Robin Reece/Robin Reece Productions

Robin Reece - Robin Reece ProductionsLooking for a female voice with a touch of Southern? Well, stop right now! You found one in Robin Reece Productions. Need copywriting for your business venture? Need help with something to say or sell on the Web? You need a competent, experienced, affordable voice that can write. That’s where they come in.

If it’s important to you, it’s important. When the best and the most expensive are not synonyms.

Marjorie Dykes/The 1818 Club

Marjorie Dykes - The 1818 ClubLocated atop the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce building, The 1818 Club is the perfect destination for private dining, corporate events, and social gatherings. Voted “Best Power Lunch & Meeting Place” by Gwinnett Magazine, the Club has over 750 of the county’s top business, academic, and community leaders. Members can enjoy their 100-seat fine Dining Room, Bar & Grill, 8 private meeting rooms and 220 seat grand ballroom. Named for the year in which Gwinnett County received its charter, The 1818 Club is a member-owned, private dining & meeting venue that provides the best in food, service and meeting accommodations for its members. The 1818 Club strives to make your business their pleasure!

Don Maxwell & Lonnie Allen/M2 Asset Services

Don Maxwell & Lonnie Allen - M2 Asset ServicesM2 Asset Services was founded in 2014 by Melva G. Wagner and Don Maxwell. They are a minority owned company, with an extensive nationwide network of professionals and organizations coming together to provide “Quality Home Ownership Opportunities To Consumers”.

M2 provides non-profit organizations with end-to-end default and asset management services. Through their client practices, high touch approach and proprietary expertise, M2 ensures superior service while maintaining a personal connection with non-profit organizations, funding partners, financial institutions, real estate service providers, and the consumer.

M2 offers a highly effective combination of asset management services and multi-faceted solutions to non-profit organizations to ensure their success of managing properties from acquisition through resale.

Benefits to Non-Profit include:

  • Nationwide Coverage
  • Oversight & Monitoring
  • Reporting
  • National Funding Sources
  • Compliance and Quality Assurance
  • Turn Key Asset Management Solution
  • National Field Services
  • Assist non-profits with the implementation of consumer home buying workshops, credit counseling and financing seminars

Benefits to Funding Institutions:

  • Cost effective solutions for end-to-end management of default properties
  • Management of non-profit and vendor network
  • Oversight & Monitoring
  • Complete internal accounting and compliance
  • Nationwide Coverage
  • Reporting

To watch this program on YouTube, CLICK HERE.

 

Mike Miller with Two Maids & A Mop and Chris LaMorte with Web Chimpy

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Mike Miller/Two Maids & A Mop

Mike Miller, Two Maids & A MopTwo Maids & A Mop is a residential cleaning company headquartered in Birmingham, AL that recently launched an aggressive franchising strategy and now serves 13 markets throughout seven states. The company is the nation’s second fastest growing cleaning company, and they recently opened a Gwinnett franchise, owned by Michael Miller, which marks the company’s 17th franchise location. Learn more at www.twomaidsfranchise.com.

Chris LaMorte/Web Chimpy

Chris LaMorte, Web ChimpyWeb Chimpy is not your average digital marketing company. They offer web design, branding, and digital marketing services to small businesses nationwide. They are on a mission to provide quality web design and branding services that, until now, were only accessible to the big corporations.

 

 

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Andi Swan of Bethany Christian Services and Reggie Brown of World Global Network

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Andi Swan/Bethany Christian Services

Andi Swan, Bethany Christian ServicesBethany Christian Services is a global nonprofit organization that brings families together and keeps families together. Strengthening families for the well-being of children is our top priority. Our services include adoption, foster care, and pregnancy counseling. We also provide counseling to families, assist refugees and immigrants resettling in the U.S., and partner with several international countries to help keep families together. The work we do equips families to be the answer for children in need—as Christ intended.

Bethany Christian Services is located in 36 states and works in many countries around the world. All of our U.S. offices provide pregnancy counseling and adoption services. Internationally, Bethany has been able to replicate adoption and foster care services in countries such as China and Ethiopia. We also have a sponsorship program and other programs that support children and families overseas.

Bethany envisions a world where every child has a loving family.

Reggie Brown/World Global Network

Reggie Brown, World Global Network 2WOR(l)D stands apart as a leader in the global markets of media, mobile and wearable technologies. Employing the brightest minds and best professionals, WOR(l)D constantly invest in great ideas and highly motivated people. Every WOR(l)D product reflects its passion for research, innovation and environmental responsibility.

Founded in 2011, WOR(l)D is a recognized as a leading player in the drive towards a more economically stable, socially connected, “greener” world. Leveraging a new business paradigm, WOR(l)D seeks to transcend every social and economic boundary. Using innovative products and a proven, direct selling business model WOR(l)D is helping people around the globe to transform their lives—and their livelihoods.

WOR(l)D’s phenomenal success is built in partnership with of thousands of dedicated, ambitious people worldwide who identify with WOR(l)D values and who promote WOR(l)D’s innovation. Many of those same people who started on the ground floor have risen to influential positions in WOR(l)D global markets. Through the efforts of this dynamic, close, growing group of people, WOR(l)D products are being used, read about and studied in more than 100 countries.

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Keith Daniel of Paran Homes and Rich Bartolotta of Schooley Mitchell

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Keith Daniel/Paran Homes

Keith Daniel, Paran HomesParan Homes is a new home builder, building quality homes throughout the Southeast in cities such as Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga and Raleigh.

 

 

 

Rich Bartolotta/Schooley Mitchell

Rich Bartolotta, Schooley MitchellSchooley Mitchell is the largest independent telecom and merchant services consulting company in North America, with offices from coast to coast. They deliver telecommunications and merchant services expertise to companies large and small from all industries, offering a broad range of services that include analysis of existing and future needs, assessment of best alternatives and implementation of cost-effective solutions. The company is fully independent of all providers, ensuring recommendations are based exclusively on your needs.

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