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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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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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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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Tiffany Krumins: Shark Tank winner and creator of Ava the Elephant

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Tiffany Krumins/Ava the Elephant

Tiffany Krumins, the first Shark Tank winner, is an Atlanta native and the inventor of Ava the Elephant, a child friendly dispenser that takes the fear out of taking medicine. Called a modern day Mary Poppins, Tiffany has gone from nanny to entrepreneur, and has seen her passion to help children grow into a business that is now known and loved all over the world.

Tiffany’s success story began when she was a nanny to a little boy with Down’s syndrome who was terrified of “medicine time”. To help alleviate his fear, she constructed an animal made of fabric, sponges, a store bought medicine dropper, and a recordable sound chip from a greeting card – and Ava the Elephant was born. Knowing that she would need to find a way to produce her invention, Tiffany began searching the internet and found a casting call on Craigslist that said: “Do you have the next million dollar idea but don’t have the funding to make it happen?” She immediately applied for the casting and was invited to be on the first ever episode of Shark Tank.

Her story has been a roller coaster ride as she went from being on a national TV show and receiving $50,000 to start her company, to learning just months later that she had thyroid cancer. While working from a hospital bed, she struggled through the growing pains of building a business and fighting cancer.

Tiffany’s appearance on Shark Tank and the success following continues to provide countless opportunities for her and her brand. Her story has received unparalleled exposure. Some of her more notable appearances and acknowledgements:

  • Follow-up appearances on Shark Tank on four separate occasions
  • Sharing her story and her product on the Dr. Oz Show to a national audience of millions of viewers
  • Nominated for the Top 50 Mompreneurs by Babble.com
  • Keynote speaker for Disney Social Media Mom’s
  • Her story has been featured on Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, TVGuide.com, YoungEntrepreneur.com, MomInventors.com and many other online and print publications

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Dameion Harris with Advanced Credit Help, Wendy Pace with Pace Setting Media, and Sta-C & Paris Hale with Smokin Girls BBQ

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Dameion Harris/Advanced Credit Help

Advanced Credit Help not only strives to help make a positive impact on our clients’ credit, but they promise to educate them at the same time! If they don’t educate you on how to change your financial thinking habits, then how will you not end up in the same situation again? That’s why education is so important to them!

 

Wendy Pace/Pace Settings

Pace Setting Media is a social media management company that assists small to medium sized businesses manage their online presence, brand and reputation.

 

 

 

Sta-C and Paris Hale/Smokin Girls BBQ

A mother and daughter duo formed a professional bbq competition and catering team,  SmokinGirls BBQ. Paris led the team to various victories in 1st place BBQ sauce, 1st place Pork Loin, and many awards which include ribs, chicken, pulled pork, brisket, and BBQ desserts. Paris shines as: 2013 Georgia State BBQ Champion,  Youngest Competing Champion @ Las Vegas World Food BBQ Championship, #1 Pork Loin, #1 BBQ Sauce  GA Top 10 Team of the Year.  Ponytail Paris continues to pursue her cooking career in upcoming competitions and television shows which will display how barbecuing can easily be transferred to the kitchen.

 

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Stan Osbourne with Bahama Breeze, Todd Reddeman with Mocha My Day, and Tom Vooris with Choices To You

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Stan Osbourne/Bahama Breeze

Caribbean inspired food, handcrafted tropical drinks, and a vibrant island atmosphere lets you feel a million miles from home, any day of the week. At Bahama Breeze, you can explore island flavors, discover legendary cocktails, and feel the energy of live music. Like sunshine on your face, it’s warm and welcoming. A place to gather with friends and share a tasty plate or two or five. No worries. You’ll find your favorite dishes here, but their chef delights in introducing you to tropical tastes and new recipes.

Todd Reddeman/Mocha My Day

Celebrate the wonder and romance of a real coffeehouse experience at your next special event with the hottest coffee bar catering service in Atlanta! A coffee and chocolate lover’s dream, Mocha My Day specializes in creating a delicious selection of espresso and non-espresso based drinks for you and your guests. Any season, any reason, whenever you want to have fun!

Tom Vooris/Choices To You

Let Choices To You bring the restaurant to you! If you live in the North Fulton or Gwinnett County area of Atlanta, they’re about to make your life a whole lot easier! If you ever ask yourself, “Where’s the best restaurant delivery near me?”, they have got you covered. Try their food delivery service today! Choices To You lets you pick take out from some of the best restaurants around you. Feel like Italian? Mexican? Chinese? Who doesn’t love take out food?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marissa Maldonado with Proda Technology, Shaun Boyce with Ankle Biters, Michael Gifford with New Heights Marketing

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Marissa Maldonado/Proda Technology

Proda Technology’s core business is providing Managed IT services which includes Network Security Audits, Network Design, Network Maintenance, and Help Desk support for small to medium sized businesses. Proda also provides onsite technical implementations and support, Cyber Security Education, and Website Design/ Security Maintenance. Proda Technology’s mantra is “Tailored IT Solutions. Pivotal Support”. This core belief is attained by creating technically proficient units of team members who all have excellent communication skills, exceptional customer service, collaboration mindset, and above all else values in alignment with the company from day one. Every member is focused on the client’s technological well-being and security.

Shaun Boyce/Ankle Biters

Ankle Biters offers extra-curricular, co-curricular and after care options to schools, neighborhood HOA’s and any location benefited by child focused programming. With options ranging from 10 & Under Tennis to Stop Animation Movie Production, Ankle Biters can assist any location with professional and affordable after school options.

 

Michael Gifford/New Heights Marketing

When you work with New Heights Marketing, you get more than a marketer, website designer, or copywriter. You get a consultant and coach with over 35 years of business experience who will listen carefully to you and craft a plan of action customized to your wants and needs. They love to help business owners reach their goals and achieve their dreams!

 

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Keith Daniel with Paran Homes, Larry Black with A Computer Partner, Damien Porche with Organized Pixels, and Keeyawna Porche with Porche Weddings & Special Events

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Keith Daniel/Paran Homes

Paran Homes is a new home builder in the Atlanta, Raleigh and Nashville Markets. Paran Homes just finished partnering with FOX on a reality TV show called “Home Free”. The show is all about changing lives! Contestants compete to win their heroes a brand new home with Mike Holmes and Tim Tebow coaching them through the competition. This all took place at the Paran Homes’ brand new community in Dallas, GA.

Larry Black/A Computer Partner

Larry Black founded A Computer Partner in 2009 after 15 years of serving as an IT Director, among other duties, with other corporations. His goal is to provide tech services at reasonable prices with a guarantee of repair or no charge.

 

 

Damien Porche/Organized Pixels

Organized Pixels is a community-based Digital Marketing and Google Trusted Photography Agency that heads the execution of client initiatives including: Paid Search Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Display Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Email Campaigns and Mobile Marketing.

 

Keeyawna Porche/Porche Weddings & Special Events

Porche Weddings is a full-service wedding & special events planning firm located in downtown Lawrenceville. In addition to wedding planning, they offer photography, videography, 360 video, event design and much more. Their goal is to eliminate the stress of planning your wedding and allowing you to be a guest at your own wedding.

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Stephan Sharples with Fumi Hibachi Sushi & Bar

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Stephan Sharples/Fumi Hibachi Sushi & Bar

A newly-designed space, inventive cocktails, and the best sushi in town – how can you go wrong? Their goal at Fumi is to maintain the quality, creativity and freshness of the food they serve. Fumi strives to maintain a responsible policy towards sustainability, not just with their fish, but with the entire menu. This privately-owned restaurant is an excellent choice for lunch, dinner, private parties and business meetings. A great family restaurant, Fumi works to ensure that each guest receives prompt, professional and friendly service for an exceptional dining experience. Whatever your event or celebration, they are here to make your special day a truly memorable one.

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

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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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Barbara Kvam with LegalShield and Julie King with Fairway Mortgage

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Barbara Kvam/LegalShield

LegalShield is a 44-year old company providing individuals, families, and small business-owners with affordable access to top-rated attorneys in the U.S. and four provinces of Canada. ID Shield plans are also offered by partnering with Kroll, a 44-year old worldwide theft investigative services company. Kroll will do whatever it takes, for however long it takes, to restore a member’s stolen identity, backed by a $5 million service guarantee.

Julie King/Fairway Mortgage

Julie King, Fairway MortgageFairway Independent Mortgage Corporation and it’s staff have one clear goal – to act as a trusted advisor, providing highly personalized service and speed during every step of the loan process. It’s all designed to exceed your expectations, guarantee satisfaction and earn trust. Fairway opened it’s doors in 1996. Last year, they doubled their business from $5.63 billion dollars in loans closed to over $11 billion in 2015.