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Marie Fratoni with Get Clients Everywhere, Rick Loose with Milton Park Partners, and Elizabeth Burgner with Planned PEThood of Georgia

Mike Sammond, Marie Fratoni, Rick Loose, Elizabeth Burgner

Mike Sammond, Marie Fratoni, Rick Loose, Elizabeth Burgner

Marie Fratoni/Get Clients Everywhere

Get Clients Everywhere provides coaching support to entrepreneurs so that they find more clients, make more money, make a greater impact and have more fun! They work with smart, talented business owners providing coaching, training, and speaking around important entrepreneurial topics that help businesses grow.

 

Rick Loose/Milton Park Partners

Milton Park Partners is a staffing company providing a broad array of solutions designed to meet the needs of today’s small businesses. Their purpose is to enable the small business owner to “get on with business” by relieving executives of the many burdensome and time consuming aspects of employment from hiring to well after the employee has left the organization. Business owners and their employees can rely on Milton Park Partners to be their “HR Department” and provide a full scope of administrative and professional HR support.

Elizabeth Burgner/Planned PEThood of Georgia

Planned PEThood of Georgia reduces the overpopulation and suffering of dogs and cats through education and low-cost spay/neuter programs and to rescue, vet and place adoptable dogs and cats into good permanent homes. Adoptable is defined as dogs and cats that pose no health or safety risk, which makes the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet.

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LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (June 20, 2013)

Michelle Anderson, Amy Fitzpatrick, Theresa Conklin, Stacey Gross, Jeanne' Smith, Marie Fratoni

Michelle Anderson/DateNightATL

Are you stuck in the same tired routine and so overworked that you can’t find time or energy to plan a special night with the one you love? It’s your anniversary… her birthday… his big promotion… or you just want an evening out. Where do you start?

That’s where DateNightATL comes in! They specialize in tailoring an evening (or two) for you. They make it simple: You pick the date, they’ll plan the night. DateNightATL plans date nights and special occasions for busy couples.

Amy Fitzpatrick/Gulf Coast Grill

Gulf Coast Grill is a family friendly restaurant with a beach feel serving up great fresh seafood, oysters shucked to order, drinks and music. They have a full bar, kids play area and live music on the weekends.

Marie Fratoni/Get Clients Everywhere

Get Clients Everywhere is a comprehensive, innovative and fun coaching program that helps shy business owners become confident, savvy, and systematically find clients, make money and be successful.

Hosted by women business owners and featuring other women business owners and executives, LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success is hosted by Theresa Conklin with Pinnacle Custom Signs, Stacey Gross with Favorite Place Travel and Jeanne’ Smith with Ultra Touch Cleaning.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success (May 23, 2013)

Kristen Hansen, Jeanne' Smith, Theresa Conklin, Durenda Wood, Stacey Gross, Noel Howell, Marie Fratoni

Noel Howard & Kristen Hansen/Jasmine Jones

Jasmine Jones, LLC is an intimate apparel company with a passion to see every woman discover her beauty and strength. They believe lingerie builds confidence that ignites a healthy love life. They would love for marriages to be renewed and refreshed through this inspiration. Book a party and enjoy a night with the girls that is filled with laughter, fun and encouragement!

Durenda Wood/Computer Construction Company

Durenda Wood, owner of Computer Construction Company, specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is the art of manipulating code and text on a web page to show up in the search engines. Their obsession is Google where over 85% carries all internet searches. Computer Construction Company has been successfully providing search engine optimization to business websites since 2001. No matter who you hire to optimize your website, please make sure they show up in the search engines themselves. For years they have continued to beat their own competition, so just think what they can do to yours! Computer Construction Company provides WordPress website design as well as maintenance updates for companies.

Marie Fratoni/Get Clients Everywhere

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

LUCRATIVE LADIES: Celebrating Our Success is hosted by Jeanne’ Smith (Ultra Touch  Cleaning), Stacey Gross (Favorite Place Travel) and Theresa Conklin (Pinnacle  Custom Signs). Highlighting women business owners and the companies they run, Lucrative Ladies gives a ”voice” to the women  leaders in our business community.

Wendy Brant with Anchor Home Mortgage, David Post with Care for Cops and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Wendy Brant/Anchor Home Mortgage

Anchor Home Mortgage is a full-service broker. They work with banks all over the country to bring the best programs with great rates to their borrowers. Their entire team is committed to providing their clients with a world-class service experience along with the lowest interest rates available, period. Their outstanding mortgage professionals will work with you one on one to ensure that your financial solution is tailored specifically to meet your needs. Whether you are purchasing your dream home, refinancing an outstanding loan, or consolidating debt, their highly experienced team of loan officers can help you find the right loan program at the lowest possible rate no matter what your needs may be. Their ultimate goal is to create lasting relationships with each of their clients so they may continue providing excellent service for many years to come.

David Post/Care for Cops

Every day those in law enforcement risk their lives to protect us. The rising numbers of officer deaths in recent years has made us aware of the sacrifices we ask these men and women to make every day. Together we can help families of fallen officers in their time of need.

Care for Cops is a non-profit organization that has provided direct financial assistance to more than twenty-eight families since 2004. They provide direct financial assistance to families that have lost a loved one, helping to:

  • Provide resources in times of great need
  • Bridge the financial gap when a loved one is lost
  • Acknowledge the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers in Georgia

Law enforcement officers deserve to have the peace of mind of knowing their families will receive the assistance needed if they are killed in the line of duty.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Chris Jones and Carly Craine with Eagle Rock Distributing Company, Dr. Lauren Millman with Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center, Jeff Johnson with Jake Johnson’s Garage and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Chris Jones & Carly Craine/Eagle Rock Distributing Company

Eagle Rock Distributing Company (ERDC) is a full service beverage distribution company with offices located in Stone Mountain and Dalton, Georgia. The company services licensed retailers in metro Atlanta and North Georgia and the wine and spirits division of ERDC, services retailers statewide. ERDC distributes beer brands from Anheuser-Busch, Yuengling, New Belgium, Krombacher and others. They also have an innovative brands portfolio including Nestle, Sparkling Ice and Taste of Florida.

Dr. Lauren Millman/Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center

Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center specializes in providing a unique and specialized form of chiropractic to help naturally heal those suffering from pain or dysfunction. The unique approach that Dr. Millman utilizes naturally and effectively restores the body back to a balanced position so that the body can in turn heal and live as it was intended. Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center operates on the foundation that unless you correct the underlying problem (spinal imbalance), no pill, potion or lotion can make you better. When you can effectively correct the underlying dysfunction, your body, in turn, can heal. Our spinal care procedure effectively and uniquely evaluates the state of your whole frame, which in turn effects your overall health. Your structure dictates your body’s function, and our practitioners understand how to effectively evaluate structure to optimize your body’s function. Suwanee Spine offers premier chiropractic care as well as Neuromuscular Therapy and Personal Training/Corrective Postural Exercises.

Dr. Lauren Millman is the Chiropractor and Owner of Suwanee Spine and Wellness Center in Suwanee, GA (off Peachtree Industrial Blvd. and Moore Rd.). She practices a unique form of chiropractic known as Upper Cervical Chiropractic, which is only practiced by less than 1% of chiropractors nationwide. Dr. Millman is 1 of 40 upper cervical chiropractors that specializes in the QSM and NUCCA techniques. Dr. Millman opened Suwanee Spine & Wellness Center in Suwanee in 2012 , serving as a health and wellness resource to the community. Dr. Millman is a wellness practitioner and community leader, and she continues to exceed expectations of her patients by the results they receive through exceptional care. Dr. Millman is a writer, speaker and published peer-reviewed researcher.

Jeff Johnson/Jake Johnson’s Garage

Jake Johnson’s Garage offers automotive, truck and marine repair as well as state emissions inspections and repairs/diagnostics.

Jake Johnson’s Garage was started in 1922 by John “Jake” Johnson Jr. in downtown Atlanta on Courtland Street. In 1934, the business was relocated to Piedmont and Monroe Drive and became the first AMOCO station in Atlanta. Jake Johnson’s Garage was one of the first foreign car repair shops in Atlanta. John Johnson III took over in 1951, continuing service in Atlanta at three other locations over the years. Eventually relocating to Buford in 1988, Jeff Johnson took over in 1992 and continues to operate the family business to this day.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Torey Rose with You’re Sew Special, Leighann Russell with Keller Williams Realty, Jimmy Van Buren with Atlanta Junk King and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Torey Rose/You’re Sew Special

You’re Sew Special, Inc. emerged from a challenge presented to Torey Rose after years of dealing with athletic uniforms that were late, wrong, or didn’t fit her players. Her school principal challenged her to make her own uniforms. That challenge developed into a specialized company where uniforms are custom-designed and custom-fitted. YSS is starting its 20th year in business with Torey as the President and CEO and has grown from an athletic apparel company to include other types of apparel. The mission at YSS is to take the pain out of their clients’ lives.

Leighann Russell/Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners

Leighann Russell is a Realtor at Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners. Leighann’s mission is to provide exceptional service to her clients and be the trusting source they can go to as an advocate and knowledgeable advisor.

Jimmy Van Buren/Atlanta Junk King

Junk King is a family owned and operated green junk removal service based in Cumming, GA.

Jimmy Van Buren was born in southern California and raised in Dahlonega, GA. He graduated from Lumpkin County High School in 2007 and went on to graduate from Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and a minor in Business in 2012. He started working part-time for Junk King in December of 2011 and came to work full-time as the Business Development Manager in May of 2012.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Ken Fehner with The Social Gloo.com, Sharon Rocchio with Your Seamless Event, Jon Chuckery and Jason Synowski with Scotts LawnService and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Ken Fehner/The Social Gloo.com

The Social Gloo is a new media marketing company with over 20 years of experience with traditional marketing channels. Unlike many marketing companies adding social media to their list of services, The Social Gloo is a social media company first. The Social Gloo specializes in social media management for businesses, including Facebook management and design, Twitter management and design, LinkedIn management and Foursquare management, as well as website design and traditional advertising and promotion.

Sharon Rocchio, Your Seamless Event

Your Seamless Event is a full service event management and design company located in the Atlanta area. With nine years experience executing corporate, not-for-profit, social events and weddings, Your Seamless Event’s productions captivate clients and spellbind guests. They listen to the vision of their clients and strive to make their vision become a reality.

As winner of a 2012 Allie Award and Director of the International Society of Event Specialists Education Committee, Sharon Rocchio is a prominent member of Atlanta’s exciting event design community, a sought after speaker for area women’s groups and a go to expert for the event industry.  Visit http://www.yourseamlessevent.com/ and Take 5 minutes to avoid the top 5 event disasters.  Contact Sharon Rocchio at 678.878.1198 for a complimentary consultation.

Jon Chuckery & Jason Synowski/Scotts LawnService

Scotts LawnService, a division of the Fortune 500 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co, is a recognized leader in the lawn care industry throughout metro Atlanta. Providing the highest quality service and backed by a product line recognized the world over, Scotts LawnService offers a variety of services including lawn care, tree/shrub care, and, through our sister company Ortho Home Defense, perimeter pest control. With Scotts LawnService you know your lawn and landscape will receive the highest quality product from the names consumers have trusted for nearly 140 years…names like Weed-B-Gon, Miracle-Gro, Turf-Builder, Halts, and Ortho Max. Call our Norcross office at 770-840-0114 to speak with a representative today about how to get started with Scotts LawnService and put your lawn and landscape on the fast track to what you’ve always dreamed it would be!

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Sonja Wren and Ken Wilson with Suddath Relocation Systems, and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Sonja Wren & Ken Wilson/Suddath Relocation Systems

An Atlanta moving company that is more than just another Atlanta mover, Suddath Relocation Systems offers moving, transportation, warehousing and logistics services to Atlanta and the surrounding area.

Whether you are moving yourself or you are a corporation looking to relocate your employees or offices, Suddath is the best-of-the-best of Atlanta movers. Residents and businesses trust Suddath for all of their local Atlanta warehouse, household goods moving, logistics, office moving and corporate relocation needs.

Suddath offers do-it-yourself options to full-service moving and storage services both domestically and internationally. The Suddath local service center serves as your Atlanta warehouse, movers, office movers, and Atlanta logistics company that is unmatched with resources and expertise.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Jeanne Smith with Ultra Touch Cleaning, Dr. Bill Williams with Suwanee Dental Care and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Jeanne Smith/Ultra Touch Cleaners

Ultra Touch Cleaners provides residential, turnkey and business office cleanings. They have been in Gwinnett County since July 2007 and have been in the industry for 20 years. They service Gwinnett & surrounding counties. Ultra Touch Cleaning is a drug-free workplace that is licensed & insured.

Ultra Touch Cleaning specializes in custom home cleaning services available on a weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, monthly or one-time basis. Ultra Touch Cleaning cleans each home/office individually to guarantee that they meet each client’s objectives and budget.

Dr. Bill Williams/Suwanee Dental Care

Suwanee Dental Care is the comprehensive dental practice in Gwinnett with four highly skilled dentists who can take care of the entire family’s needs all in one place. With over 60 years of combined experience, they treat cases simple to severe with care, compassion and understanding…not to mention with a gentle touch. Being trained in all dental arenas, including, implants, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, TMJ, periodontics, reconstruction with crowns and bridges, cosmetic, laser and sedation dentistry, they are able to meet the most discriminating individuals needs, even the dental phobic.

Because they understand that dentistry is very personal and important to each individual, they take the time to do a very thorough examination only after they have met and discussed important history and current concerns each person coming to them has. They seek to help each person achieve healthy longevity and to have smiles that they will love. Suwanee Dental Care, certainly an oasis in the midst of what we call Gwinnett.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.

Karen Tinker with USA Mobile Drug Testing, Mark Fuhrman with CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast, Don Conklin with Pinnacle Custom Signs and Marie Fratoni with Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Karen Tinker/USA Mobile Drug Testing

USAMDT is a professional drug & alcohol testing, compliance and training firm located in Norcross, GA. They specialize in helping companies of all sizes navigate the complicated world of Drug and Alcohol Testing and Compliance. They support both DOT and non DOT protocols and they come to your site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They provide convenient and cost-effective solutions.

Karen Tinker is a Certified Compliance Specialist (C-USAMDT), DATIA Certified Professional Collector (CPC) and DATIA Certified Designated Employer Rep Trainer (C-DERT). Karen’s core competencies include Georgia Drug Free Workplace Certification and Compliance as well as DOT FMCSA Compliance. She is known as a Drug Free Workplace Advocate who provides speaking engagements throughout NE Georgia. Karen can help companies set-up and maintain a Drug Free Workplace as well as help companies and individuals with other testing such as court ordered, student, athlete, job fair, jobsite or special events screenings. She also blogs for various websites regarding drug and alcohol awareness.

Mark Fuhrman/CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast

CSS is a 24-hour sports network carrying a full slate of college sports programming. The channel offers a comprehensive sports lineup throughout the year including over 40 live college football games including the SEC, Sun Belt, Conference USA and Gulf South Conference. In addition, CSS broadcasts over 165 men’s and women’s live college basketball games and over 80 live baseball games, as well as a comprehensive mix of sports news and in-depth sports analysis geared toward fans in the south.

Don Conklin/Pinnacle Custom Signs

Pinnacle Custom Signs is a full service commercial sign company located in Buford, GA. They serve the greater Atlanta metro area but concentrate their efforts in Gwinnett, Hall and Forsyth Counties. The company was founded in June 2011 by Don and Theresa Conklin. Both of them left their corporate jobs to start their own business and create jobs in the community.

Marie Fratoni/Reinvent Yourself Seminars

Reinvent Yourself Seminars is a Coaching and Training Company which supports people in creating happy, fulfilling careers. They provide speaking engagements, skill-building seminars, 1-on-1 Coaching, and vacation-courses in Italy where people develop success skills and business growth strategies to make the leap from “same old, same old” to a thriving and prosperous career or business.

Marie Fratoni, M.Ed. is a talented human potential expert and a top reinvention strategist. She is a dynamic Coach and Speaker, and brings a wealth of talent and experience to her programs, demonstrating a high level of commitment and expertise.