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Tim McCormack with Business Transition 360 and Jeff Cohen with Attack Digital Marketing

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Tim McCormack/Business Transition 360

Business Transition 360 is a new furniture dealership, space planning and design company with expertise in all facets of business transition, renovation, relocation and decommission of a workspace, essentially a single source solution for business transition events. Business Transition 360 specializes in helping clients 6 to 12 months before a transition event with planning, design and furniture concepts for a new office space. Business Transition 360 serves clients like Fiserv ( Decommissioning a 500,000 square foot campus), Jacobs Engineering ( New Furniture, relocation and decommissions as a Master Service Provider), Mark Spain Realty ( New Furniture, Space planning for office expansion, new business furniture, IST Management-space planning and branded solutions for new furniture as they grow and many more clients which include sustaining used furniture for clients looking for cost effective solutions as they start up and grow their operations. New Lines include AIS, Compel, Logiflex, Hyer, Great Openings, Office Star and many more.

Jeff Cohen/Attack Digital Marketing

ATTACK Digital Marketing is an agency that works with sales-driven organizations to connect marketing to the sales process to increase ROI on the marketing investment and to grow sales pipelines. The four key areas that they work in: 1) Aligning Marketing and Sales 2) Implementing Inbound marketing strategies, 3) Website development and 4)SEO and content creation

Rebekah Ratliff with Capital City Mediations, Venus Desai with NuGen Systems, and Stephen Box with Stephen Box Fitness & Nutrition

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Rebekah Ratliff/Capital City Mediations

Capital City Mediations is an alternative dispute resolution firm, based in the Atlanta area, operating nationally. President, Rebekah Ratliff is a credentialed former insurance professional with expertise in complex casualty claims loss matters. Having supervised countless law firms and evaluated thousands of cases, Rebekah is masterful in navigating the negotiation process and remains committed to mediation as a first choice in dispute resolution. In civil matters, Rebekah evaluated and negotiated high exposure cases for top casualty carriers, with settlements totaling in the millions. She offers case evaluation services to assist with early resolution. Rebekah spent 25 years as a claims professional managing civil cases across the country, in numerous areas including, but not limited to Products Liability, Trucking and Auto Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Premises Liability, as well as Personal Injury/Wrongful Death. She is registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a civil and domestic Mediator and Arbitrator.

Venus Desai/NuGen Systems

NuGen Systems develops and supplies High Power Li-ion batteries for indoor mobile material handling vehicles. Team has done this in the electronics space and is working to do the same for an unmet need in the Material Handling Space. 99% of potential customers, today, use Lead Acid Batteries. NuGen batteries allow these customers to have batteries that are fast to charge, 8x smaller in capacity, better than cost parity on upfront costs, and last 2.5 times longer and in many cases provide for a zero-downtime, lead-free operation.

Stephen Box/Stephen Box Fitness & Nutrition

Stephen Box Fitness & Nutrition is built around client-centered coaching that focuses on efficient, effective workouts and nutrition that fit your lifestyle. Stephen Box is a certified fitness trainer and nutrition coach who understands the challenges of losing weight having personally lost 80lbs. He has proudly spent the past 6 years helping busy professionals in Gwinnett improve their fitness levels leading to increases in energy, strength, and productivity. At Stephen Box Fitness & Nutrition the focus is on creating long-term results instead of quick fixes that don’t last. If you’re ready to commit to taking back control of your health, you’re ready to train with Box!

Jim Cichanski with Flex HR, Rob Moffa with Ernest Sports, and Lenore Graham “The Money Lady” with Prosperitas Financial

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Jim Cichanski/Flex HR

Flex HR, a professional Human Resources organization, has been assisting businesses for over 16 years. Whether you have one HR project, or need Senior HR Strategic help or want to fully outsource your Human Resources activity, Flex HR can design the right plan for your organization.

 

 

Rob Moffa/Ernest Sports

Ernest Sports provides a full line of launch monitors to fit any golfer’s needs. With products designed for teachers, driving ranges, club fitters & golf novices, know your shot statistics instantly and improve your game with a launch monitor from Ernest Sports.

 

 

Lenore Graham/Prosperitas Financial

Prosperitas Financial Group is the nation’s leader in Living Benefits life insurance. A company represents a “culture.” At Prosperitas Financial Group, it is the coming together of people around a common set of values, beliefs, and purpose. It’s more than products and services, or features and benefits. It is about sharing a common cause. It is about their customers achieving peace of mind.

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Monte Ortel & Stan Hall with the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, Ryan Lucia with Aaron Overhead Doors of Atlanta, and Dimitry Mikhaylov with Paranoia Quest Escape the Room

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Monte Ortel & Stan Hall/Mitsubishi Electric Classic

The Mitsubishi Electric Classic will return to the metro Atlanta area April 10-16, 2017 and will feature legends of the game such as Tom Watson, Miguel Angel Jimenez, and Bernhard Langer. The Mitsubishi Electric Classic proudly stands as a premier golf tournament on the PGA TOUR Champions, but this event is much more than a golf tournament. The events and activities associated with the Mitsubishi Electric Classic provide an all-inclusive, entertaining atmosphere and the beautiful views of TPC Sugarloaf serve as a backdrop for world-class golf and provide the perfect venue to mingle with friends and business leaders while watching the legends of the game. The event, which will benefit local charities through the Gwinnett Championship Foundation Inc., has raised over $1 million since the first tournament in 2013. All three rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic will be televised internationally by Golf Channel.

Ryan Lucia/Aaron Overhead Doors Atlanta

There are many choices when searching for a local Atlanta GA garage door company. Aaron Overhead Doors are one of many. However, they believe they are different. They aren’t a garage door company, they are a customer service company who hired the best garage door technicians and installers to work for them. Can you imagine an experience that goes great and if something happens the company stands by you to help take care of it? They are bringing back the old way of doing business. Honesty, integrity, and great follow up is what they are committed to. If you need garage door repair or installation in North Atlanta, don’t hesitate to call or text 24/7.

Dmitry Mikhaylov/Paranoia Quest Escape the Room

Paranoia Quest is escape room. It’s place where teams of 2-12 people try to escape the room in 60 minutes by Solving puzzles and riddles, finding clues and opening secret locks using your logic and teamwork. It’s a fun time to spend with your date, family, friends or coworkers. With locations in downtown of Atlanta and with a Virtual Escape Room in the Mall of Georgia-Buford.

 

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Brian Douglas with Brian M. Douglas and Associates, Sunil Sehgal with TechArchis Solutions, and Brian Thompson with Corporate Kid Group

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Brian Douglas/Brian M. Douglas Associates

Atlanta, GA Estate Planning & Real Estate Attorney, Brian M. Douglas, assists clients in all areas of life & wealth planning. Services provided include estate planning, trusts and estates, planning wills and trusts, power of attorney, probate and trust administration, small business law, corporate law, real estate transactions and law, long-term care and Medicaid, veterans benefits, charitable planning, special needs and disability planning, estate tax planning, business succession planning, Medicaid crisis planning, and asset protection. Brian M. Douglas serves all of Atlanta, Georgia, along with Cobb County, Cherokee County, Fulton County, Forsyth County, Dekalb County, Gwinnett County, and Douglas County.

Sunil Sehgal/TechArchis Solutions

nsTechArcis is a specialized QA and Software testing company. They provide comprehensive testing solutions and services portfolio for complete alignment with your business objectives. Their objective is to address all of your QA and testing needs, deliver testing transformation, and assure continuous improvements.

 

Brian Thompson/Corporate Kid Group

Corporate Kid’s objective is to open doors for high-achieving students who are defying the odds at home or in “environmentally at risk neighborhoods”. They want to give these teens a chance to change the trajectory of their lives by introducing them to highly successful business leaders in “Real World” business settings. Their hope is that these contacts will develop into friendships that may last for years. The much bigger picture is when their trajectory changes, so will the path of their family as they will have the tools to teach their children. The goal is to not be needed as an organization for the next generation.

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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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David Kim with C2 Education, Shruti Dhawan with SmartPayroll Solutions, and Maria Horstmann with Be Fab – Be You

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David Kim/C2 Education

C2 Education was founded in 1997 by David Kim and Jim Narangajavana, two Harvard students offering private tutoring programs from their dorm room. In 2000, C2 opened their first location in Maryland. As of 2016, the company has grown to over 160 centers nationwide, and will double the number of centers in the next three years. C2 serves over 15,000 students and their families each week. C2 is one of the premier SAT/ACT test prep and subject tutoring companies in the U.S., providing expertise with trained and often multilingual tutoring staff as well as customized curriculum. C2 was the first test prep provider to write and publish student workbooks for the new SAT.

Shruti Dhawan/SmartPayroll Solutions

SmartPayroll Solutions, serving Atlanta and the state of Georgia, is a full-service payroll company. Unlike any other service, they use a Consultative – Boutique – Transparent (CBT) model. They utilize cutting-edge payroll software backed by over 25 years of experience. their unique, personalized approach combined with this robust technology makes them the best choice for businesses of all sizes. With their Human Resources and workforce management tools such as onboarding, background checks, Time and Attendance and employee scheduling, SmartPayroll Solutions can also help you grow and manage an efficient, productive employee base.

Maria Horstmann/Be Fab – Be You

The opportunity to empower individuals, learn from each person’s uniqueness, be part of their growth, witness their transformation, and add value to their lives inspires Maria to stay the course! Choose from one-on-one coaching, small group settings, or corporate wellness solutions. Be Fab – Be You solutions are aimed at helping people achieve optimal wellness inside and outside the workplace.

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