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Tim Hur with Point Honors & Associates Realtors

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Mike Sammond, Tim Hur, Steven Julian

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Tim Hur/Point Honors and Associates Realtors

Point Honors and Associates is a unique real estate firm focused on clients. More than just a simple real estate company, PHA fosters an environment where clients come first and has a motto of “redefining real estate”.

Clients that work with PHA agents dramatically increase the chance for success and a complete sale. Their unique model provides advice from qualified professionals and has grown from the exponential number of referrals. PHA is experienced in residential and commercial aspects of the U.S. market and has significant expertise in the international market, with a concentration in Asia.

PHA is based in Gwinnett County, a location that serves as a doorway to the fastest-growing region in the U.S., as well as the entire country. Tim Hur has also been appointed as the President Liaison to South Korea for the National Association of Realtors for 2013 and 2014, and served as the President of the Atlanta Metro Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America.

J.D. Crowe with Southeast Mortgage and Jim Clark with The APocket Company

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Mike Sammond, J.D. Crowe, Jim Clark, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, J.D. Crowe, Jim Clark, Steven Julian

J.D. Crowe/Southeast Mortgage

Southeast Mortgage, Georgia’s largest non-bank lender, is a full-service Georgia mortgage lender offering FHA loans, VA loans and conventional loans. Southeast Mortgage can assist you with your next home loan, or refinance your current primary residence, second home, or investment property. Southeast Mortgage is also licensed in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina, which allows them to extend their mortgage lending services to out-of-state clients. They are one of the few Georgia mortgage lenders with processing, underwriting and document preparation all housed in Atlanta to serve you better.

Jim Clark/The APocket Company

The APocket Company is building an app for the business community which will enable its members to build deeper relationships with those most-valued contacts in their network.

 

 

April Rooks with Cornerstone Personal Development, Jim Miskell with Estate Planning of Georgia, Stan Shkilnyi with the Barrow Group, and Art & Denise Picus with Sports Image

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Mike Sammond, April Rooks, Jim Miskell, Denise Picus, Stan Shkilnyi, Art Picus, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, April Rooks, Jim Miskell, Denise Picus, Stan Shkilnyi, Art Picus, Steven Julian

April Rooks/Cornerstone Personal Development

Cornerstone Personal Development is a team of management professionals providing training and development for business in North Georgia through innovate seminars, events and on-site leadership development programs. Their objective is to assist organizations in developing healthy cultural habits, defining boundaries and expectations that provide structure, improve productivity and help with conflict resolution. By also working with teams and individuals they are able to provide character development to improve work ethics and build life skills. They believe if you wish to build a better company, invest in people.

Jim Miskell/Estate Planning Law Group of Georgia

The Estate Planning Law Group of Georgia provides peace of mind removing undue anxiety for their clients; whether it’s working with families to create an asset protection plan for elder years, or documenting decisions made in advance of a crisis for healthcare and financial wishes, they help families to legally prepare for what the future holds.

 

Stan Shkilnyi/Barrow Group

The Lion is more than a symbol to them. Its strength is at the heart of everything they do. The experience of the Barrow Group in the temp staffing and Film/TV production industries allows them to design an insurance program specifically for your company. Ares of expertise and coverage include workers compensation,  general liability, and group health benefits. Why settle for the help of an “insurance agency” when you can have the Barrow Group’s staffing industry & film production industry experience work for you.

Art Picus & Denise Picus/Sports Image

Sports Image is an all-inclusive sports marketing and event management firm helping schools and grassroots organizations nationwide. Through sponsorship activation, they strive to help organizations get free equipment and funding for their programs. They help to “take the PAY out of PLAY.”

 

OPEN FOR BUSINESS presented by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Bryan Ginn, Mike Sammond, Malinda Foster, Randy Hicks

Bryan Ginn, Mike Sammond, Malinda Foster, Randy Hicks

Bryan Ginn/GA PCOM

GA Campus – PCOM was established in 2005 to help address the physician shortage in Georgia and the southeastern United States. With academic programs including the Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine, Doctorate in Pharmacy, and a masters degree in BioMedical Sciences, their college focuses on the health sciences. The college anticipates an expanding academic program in the years to come to address other health sciences fields where there is a need for more practitioners.

Malinda Foster/Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of GA

The Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of Georgia is an award-winning hotel located in Buford, GA. Host hotel to the Gwinnett Braves, this Marriott hotel offers corporate and leisure travelers a place to call home while in the area. The hotel offers guests an exceptional facility, convenient location and outstanding customer service. The Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of GA is owned and operated by Hotel Equities which is a full service hotel development and management company located in Atlanta.

Randy Hicks/Merchant Data Systems

Merchant Data Systems was founded in 1997 on the principals of delivering outstanding service as well as a commitment to innovation and excellence with both their merchants and sales partners.

They are a full-service payment processing company offering a wide array of services to all business types including Credit Card Processing, Debit Card Processing, Automated Account Settlement, POS Equipment Sales & Leasing, 24/7 World Class Customer Service, Merchant Cash Advances, Proprietary Gift Card and Loyalty programs, as well as merchant-friendly PCI Compliance solutions.

They also offer industry-leading Payroll, Human Resources, Marketing and eMarketing programs and more to streamline their merchants’ operations and help them realize cost savings. Their consultative approach with business owners helps merchants get the products and services they need while helping to keep their costs low. This allows merchants to focus on their core business with confidence that their payment acceptance tools are working together with them to increase in-store sales.

Through the alliances Merchant Data Systems has forged, they are able to provide the most technologically advanced and secure payment processing solutions and products positioning Merchant Data Systems to be a one-stop shop for all your payment processing needs.

Jessica Cork with YKK Corp. of America, Yoshi Domoto with JapanFest, and Sachi Nakato with Nakato Japanese Restaurant

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Mike Sammond, Jessica Cork, Yoshi Domoto, Sachi Nakato, Steven Julien

Mike Sammond, Jessica Cork, Yoshi Domoto, Sachi Nakato, Steven Julian

Jessica Cork/YKK Corp. of America

Located in Marietta, Georgia, YKK Corporation of America is the western hemisphere parent of YKK Corporation’s North and Central America Group. Geographically, this Group consists of 12 dynamic operating companies spread across five time zones covering Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Colombia, South America. YKK first entered the United States as a zipper distributor in 1960, set up a sales office in Atlanta in 1970, and in 1972 purchased 54 acres in Macon, one of the first Japanese companies to set up operations in Georgia. YKK now employs more than 1,200 Georgians in 3.5 million square feet of manufacturing and office space in Macon, Dublin, Marietta and Austell.

Yoshi Domoto/JapanFest & JASG

JapanFest Weekend, the largest Japanese festival in the Southeast, will be held September 20-21, 2014 at the Gwinnett Convention Center from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Japan is the number one foreign investor in Georgia and JapanFest celebrates the special economic and cultural bond Japan and Georgia share together.

 

Sachi Nakato/Nakato Japanese Restaurant

Nakato is the longest running Japanese Restaurant in Atlanta. Nakato is third generation family owned and operated, and has been serving Atlanta since 1972.

 

 

Judy Young Doering & Julie Amerson with Noble Village Senior Living

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Judy Young Doering & Julie Amerson/Noble Village Senior Living

Noble Village Senior Living is a privately, locally family-owned development company that’s been in business over twenty years and specializes in building, owning and operating senior living communities. These communities provide a continuum of care, from independent living cottages and homes, to independent living apartment homes, to licensed assisted living and memory care. Noble Village Senior Living has built several communities in metro Atlanta including Johns Creek and Suwanee, and are currently building a new community in Peachtree Corners. They currently own and operate Noble Village at Sugarloaf in Suwanee and plan to open the new community Noble Village at Spalding in Peachtree Corners in the Spring of 2015.

Aric Castleberry with Aric C. Cosmetics, Jordan Sandler and Katie O’Connor with KMS Technology Solutions, and Mary Overstreet with GROW Counseling

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Steven Julian, Jordan Sandler, Katie O'Conner, Mary Overstreet, Aric Castleberry, Mike Sammond

Steven Julian, Jordan Sandler, Katie O’Connor, Mary Overstreet, Aric Castleberry, Mike Sammond

Aric Castleberry/Aric C. Cosmetics

???????????????????????????????Aric Castleberry is an Atlanta based make-up artist, salon owner and founder of Aric C. Cosmetics. He began his career as a professional photographer where he learned firsthand that applying make-up was anything but easy. In 1999, Aric realized his client base was growing and very loyal, and he responded to their encouragement to start his own line of  cosmetics. His years of experience in the retail trenches paid off as it allowed him to collect the best-preforming products across multiple brands, which became the basis for his line and are the formulas that support what he now calls his “Blueprint for Beauty”.

Jordan Sandler & Katie O’Connor/KMS Technology Solutions

???????????????????????????????KMS Technology Solutions grows brands by offering state-of-the-art marketing strategies while providing the support to participate in today’s changing technological world. Companies use KMS as their full-time marketing team or simply for consulting a new  product/service campaign to ensure success. As a dedicated member of your team, KMS provides custom IT solutions that create unrivaled value for your company along a tailored plan to reach your target market.

Mary Overstreet/GROW Counseling

???????????????????????????????Grow Counseling is a practice of licensed therapists in the Atlanta Metro area with office locations in Suwanee, Buckhead and Peachtree City. They provide counseling services to individuals, couples, families, teens, and children for concerns such as stress management, addictions, marital conflict, life transitions, grief, parenting and more. They offer workshops  in the workplace and community on a variety of topics to encourage team building and stress reduction in the workplace.

INDIGO INSIGHTS: Tyler Williams with Tyler Williams Live

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Tyler Williams/Tyler Williams Live

???????????????????????????????Tyler Williams is a transition coach based out of Athens, GA. Tyler believes we all have a  unique voice and when we connect that voice to the world around us, we all win. The coaching  process creates opportunity for significant life change by raising self-awareness, increasing  motivation and using accountability to fully experience life around us. Tyler is passionate  about helping people uncover their voice, helping clients to live life at their highest level. He  primarily works with those facing life transitions. A complimentary session is offered to those  interested in learning more about the coaching process. For more information visit tylerwilliamslive.com.

Rich Lockhart and Jeff Ely with Magnolia Golf Group, Zachary Bennett with Reformation Productions, Justin Williams with Williams and Williams Law Firm, Carl Odendahl with Pilgrim Mat Services

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Rich Lockhart, Jeff Ely, Carl Odendahl, Justin Williams, Zachary Bennett

Rich Lockhart & Jeff Ely/Magnolia Golf Group

Magnolia Golf Group helps golf tournaments and other special events meet and exceed their fundraising goals and create memorable experiences for their attendees.

Zachary Bennett/Reformation Productions

Reformation Productions is a full service marketing agency focused on helping small and regional sized business grow through using proven, professional marketing techniques and strategies tailored to the specific business to provide the most effective creative possible and the most efficient use of their marketing budgets.

Justin Williams/Williams and Williams Law Firm

Williams and Williams Law Firm is based in the north Atlanta metro area and serves it’s clients in the areas of DUI defense and personal injury. A father and son firm, they are dedicated to providing the community with passionate understanding and dedication to their cases; wisdom from their experience, research, and education; and the results that matter most to their clients. This team of lawyers is fearless in trial and yet fully engaged in client service.

Carl Odendahl/Pilgrim Mat Services

Pilgrim Mats is a facility services company specializing in customized safety floor mat rental for all types of business.  They are also a full-service commercial laundry focusing on textile rental and washroom supplies.