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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors hosted by Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk Matt Tovrog with Bell Oaks Excutive Search and Todd Stanton with Stanton Law LLC

Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed. 

 

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Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing   

Bonnie Boul ruscyzkBonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

She is excited about the publication of her first book earlier this year, Take Your Marketing Online! Proven Ways to Grow Your Firm in the Digital Age. She was recognized in 2012 and 2013 as one of AccountingToday’s Top 100 Most Influential People and is in great demand as a consultant, speaker and leader at various industry events. She is a founding member of the Atlanta Independent Women’s Network and is the Atlanta chapter president of the Association for Accounting Marketing. She is also a regular contributor to a variety of websites, including Social Media Today, Accounting Today and other industry-related publications and has been quoted in Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, CPA Practice Advisor, and others. She was recently invited to join the CPA Consultants’ Alliance and is excited about being a part of this influential group.

 

 

Matt Tovrog/ Bell Oaks Excutive Search

Matt TovrogAs a Partner at Bell Oaks Executive Search, Matt Tovrog has a passion for serving clients before and after the recruiting process and applies his experience in both sales and customer assurance to build long lasting relationships.

Matt joined Bell Oaks following his work with Cbeyond, an Atlanta-based communications provider for businesses. At Cbeyond, he thrived in a number of different roles focused on sales as well as account maintenance. His ability to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with his customers is what led him to Bell Oaks. As partner, Matt is quickly becoming a noted industry expert. He has been quoted and had guest articles appear in multiple industry and consumer publications, including WorkShifting.com, WorkAwesome.com, MediaBistro and LovetoKnow.com to name a few. He also serves as an expert contributor at TalentManagement.com in The Recruitment Revolution. A native Chicagoan, Matt moved to Georgia in the 90’s and is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s degree in
Consumer Economics. He currently serves on the board of the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta, the only local organization of its kind with a mission to “make a house a home” by providing furniture items to families in need. As a board member, he is involved in the planning and execution of the organization’s fundraisers, including the annual Chairish the Future Gala and The Atlanta Mattress 500. He also works to develop strategic partnerships and alliances to further the mission of the organization. He and his wife Lindsey are active members of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Atlanta and currently reside in Alpharetta, Georgia with their twin daughters Emily and Avery.

Todd-Stanton-200x300Building upon his decade of “big law” experience with the reputable firms of Fisher & Phillips and Bryan Cave (formerly Powell Goldstein), and demonstrating the same entrepreneurial drive he admires in his clients, Todd founded Stanton Law LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. Seeking to combine the quality of large firm representation with the flexibility, responsiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a nimbler shop, Todd’s practice remains dedicated to the employer side of the employer-employee relationship. From on-boarding new talent and assisting with the development of workable job descriptions, personnel policies, and compensation plans, to guiding clients through sticky disciplinary, performance, and leave issues, to executing respectful and amicable separations, Todd provides practical bottom line-oriented legal advice to small and medium-sized employers.

When not working to represent the needs of employers, Todd enjoys hiking, landscaping, photography, and coaching youth baseball. He played NCAA baseball while at Washington & Lee University and his love of the game inspired him to coach the next generation of ball players. He’s active in the Georgia Bar Association’s Lawyers Assistance Program, serves as secretary for the board of directors of Buckhead Baseball, Inc. and president of the board of directors of Haygood United Methodist Church Weekday Children’s Ministries, and is a member of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Sports Network board.

Todd lives in the Atlanta neighborhood of Morningside with his wife, Ashley, their two sons, Parker and Griffin, and their rescue setter-collie mix, Hattie.

 

 

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Chris Carneal with Boosterthon and David Brinkman with Assuresign

Business RadioX ® Host Ryan McPherson interviews business owners and entrepreneurs from metro Atlanta’s leading companies.

 

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Chris Carneal/Boosterthon
Founder & CEO

Chris CarnealChris Carneal is the founder and president of Booster and its flagship school funding program, the Boosterthon Fun Run.
Chris was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He later attended Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., where he played baseball. During college he started his first company, All Sports Tutoring, a sports training program that also taught students valuable character and leadership lessons.

The son of a long-term educator, Chris sold All Sports Tutoring in 2002 and launched his newest endeavor, an innovative fitness fundraiser for schools called the Boosterthon Fun Run. He designed it as an alternative to the product sales that most elementary schools use to meet budget shortfalls. Today, Booster employs more than 450 team members and partners with over 1,600 schools to meet their yearly funding goals. The Boosterthon also offers one of the most innovative character education programs in the nation with more than one million students participating. In its mission to strengthen schools by increasing funds and inspiring students, Booster has raised schools more than $120 million to improve education since its inception.

Chris and his wife Lyndie live in Johns Creek, Ga., with their four children.

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David Brinkman/AssureSign
Founder & CEO

David BrinkmanDavid Brinkman is president and CEO of AssureSign, an electronic signature software provider for enterprises and small business. As a veteran technology entrepreneur, David co-founded Third Party Verification, Inc. (3PV), which is now a part of AssureSign. David also serves as an active board member of the Electronic Signature and Records Association (ESRA).

 

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KSU Entrepreneurship Center “The Shrimp Tank” Featuring JC Ordono with First Fence of Georgia

Feeding Young Entrepreneurial Minds & Businesses Plans Entrepreneurs come to the Shrimp Tank to compete for funding to grow their dreams.

Hosts of The Shrimp Tank Chris Hanks and Ted Jenkin.

 

 

 

JC OrdonoJC Ordono/First Fence of Georgia 
Majority Partner, President

Mr. Ordono is the Founding Partner and majority owner of First Fence of Georgia. He has fifteen years fence industry experience in a broad range of Operations, Sales and Executive positions. He has achieved CFP (Certified Fence Professional) status, certified by the American Fence Association and is recognized for professional achievement in the Industry.

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Ted Jenkin, JC Ordono, Chris Hanks

Ted Jenkin, JC Ordono, Chris Hanks

 

 Ted Jenkin/Oxygen Financial
(Co – Host)

Ted Jenkin has spent the past 22 years giving personal financial advice to thousands of people across the United States. After graduating from Boston College in 1991, Ted spent more than 16 years working for American Express Financial Advisors/Ameriprise Financial. He was one of the youngest people in the history of the company to reach both Field Vice President and Group Vice President level. He managed more than 800 financial advisors throughout 8 states in his last position with the company. He won the premier performer award, leader of the year award, and had the number one office in the country for more than two years in a row. In 2008, Ted founded oXYGen Financial to help revolutionize the financial services industry by creating a new company that focused on serving the X and Y Generation. oXYGen Financial now has more than 1,700 clients throughout 25 states across the country. Ted has been featured in over 25 magazines and newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Huffington Post. He has six advanced designations from the College for Financial Planning (CFP®, CRPC®, CRPS®, AWMA®, AAMS®, CMFC®) and is an on air radio personality featured on the popular drive time Atlanta radio show The Rock 100.5 Morning Show on Rock 100.5 FM. Ted lives in Milton, GA with his wife Genna and three kids Olivia, Lyla, and Louden.

 

 Chris Hanks/ KSU EC
(Co – Host)


Christopher C. Hanks
is the founder and executive director of the KSUEntrepreneurship Center. Prior to this, Hanks was the founder and director of the entrepreneurship program at the University of Georgia. He has owned multiple businesses, including music, e-commerce, publishing, and export ventures. He is also the co-author of a best-selling book on low risk entrepreneurship.

Hanks leads the International Entrepreneurship Institute and is certified in business valuation, providing expert witness testimony. Before teaching at UGA, Hanks taught entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and assisted in leading the Russell Center for Entrepreneurship. He earned a BBA from University of Georgia and an MBA from San Jose State University. Before launching his first business, Hanks held corporate risk management positions in the pharmaceutical and beverage industries.

 

 

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Landel Hobbs with National 4H-Council and Sarah Gibson with Cell Phone Repair Atlanta

 

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Landel Hobbs/National 4-H Council

Chairman of National 4-H Council Board of Trustees

Landel Hobbs, founder and CEO, LCH Enterprises, LLC, Atlanta, GA, assumed his new leadership role as chairman of the National 4-H Council Board during last month’s Board meeting. Hobbs areas of expertise span the financial, telecommunications, media and entertainment industries. Prior to LCH Enterprises, Mr. Hobbs was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Time Warner Cable as well as the Chief Accounting Officer for Turner Broadcasting Company.

He has served on Councils Board for more than five years and prior to his new leadership post chaired the Finance Committee.

 

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Sarah Gibson/Cell Phone Pair Atlanta
Marketing & Sales Director

Sarah is the Marketing and Sales Director for CPR Atlanta. She runs around like a super hero making sure local companies and schools, picking up devices and cutting overhead costs. Cody is one of the CEOs of CPR Atlanta and is the creator of our service techniques, our top researcher, and the foundation of our business.

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Todd Stanton with Stanton Law LLC, Brad Weaver with Nine Labs, Darren Miller with Elite Crowdfund and Jack Curtis with Corporate Health Partners

 

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Todd Stanton/ Stanton Law LLC
Founder

Building upon his decade of big law experience with the reputable firms of Fisher & Phillips and Bryan Cave (formerly Powell Goldstein), and demonstrating the same entrepreneurial drive he admires in his clients, Todd founded Stanton Law LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. Seeking to combine the quality of large firm representation with the flexibility, responsiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a nimbler shop, Todds practice remains dedicated to the employer side of the employer-employee relationship. From on-boarding new talent and assisting with the development of workable job descriptions, personnel policies, and compensation plans, to guiding clients through sticky disciplinary, performance, and leave issues, to executing respectful and amicable separations, Todd provides practical bottom line-oriented legal advice to small and medium-sized employers.

As legal counsel, Todd is focused on helping companies avert employment-related issues without sacrificing managerial efficiency. In most instances, a proactive approach to employment issues can prevent months of disruptive headaches down the road. When the inevitable disputes do arise, however, his litigation experience allows his clients to consider all available options to efficiently resolve the problem. He regularly represents employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies such as labor departments, equal opportunity and human rights commissions, and employee safety administrations.

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Brad Weaver/Nine Labs
Chief Experince Officer

Brad went to school to be a lawyer, then came to his senses and has spent the last 18 years as a Creative Director, User Experience Designer, Information Architect, Author, and Content Strategist. Day to day, he guides the creative team in usability, design, content strategy, product development, interactive, branding, and data visualization. He and his teams have created leading work for clients including IHG, Verizon, Bank of America, AT&T, ESPN, Disney, NATO, The PGA, and Coca-Cola.

Along the way, he’s been the big cheese, the plebeian, the middle manager, and the class clown. Not one to shy away from hard work or his blue collar upbringing, he’s also folded clothes, pumped gas, bagged groceries, sold cell phones, and climbed the Great Wall of China. In addition to serving as CXO, he is the author of Creative Truth, and regularly teaches workshops, mentors students, and speaks at conferences around the world.

His likes and loves are design, film, whiskey, Oxford commas, and Jesus, but not in that order. His superpower, naturally, would be mind-reading.

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Darren Miller/Elite Crowdfund
Co Founder & COO

Darren Miller is the Co-Founder and COO of Elite Crowdfund. He has a diverse background of operations management and digital marketing and development. As the COO Darren oversees the day to day operations of ECF and drives the planning and implementation of the company’s goals. He is also the VP of Digital Marketing for US Strategic Capital, the parent company of Elite Crowdfund. USSC is a boutique investment bank which focuses on raising capital for banks, real estate funds, VC funds and companies.

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Jack Curtis/Corporate Health Partners
Founder & CEO

Jack Curtis founded Corporate Health Partners, Inc. in 2002 and serves as its CEO.  Jack has a BS in Biomedical Engineering and a MS in Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee. With more than 30 years of experience, Jack offers a high-energy leadership style, analytical strength, team development and authenticity.

Prior to CHP, Jack’s systems engineering training and Quality Improvement experience taught him how to create and value strong culture, while his strategic leadership within Berkshire Hathaway prepared him to engage employees for outstanding performance. Jack also led a comprehensive physical exam start-up organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and an ignited passion to make a difference in the health and performance of employers and employees within his sphere of influence.

Over the past 15 years, Jack has demonstrated his commitment to helping employers, communities, and our nation’s health and competitiveness. He often reflects on his clients who have invested in wellness and have seen tangible results. One such client example is Couer, Inc., led by Jay Cude, who benefited from health as an integral part of their culture, while health risks and costs steadily declined.

With an ongoing commitment to influencing serious change in corporate wellness, Jack enjoys his membership and Leadership Committee chair position at an industry Think Tank of thought leaders within employee health management, called Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). Jack is also a member of the “League of Leaders”, the Institute for Healthcare Consumerism (IHC), and Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA).

Jack’s life mantra: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

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KSU Entrepreneurship Center “The Shrimp Tank” Featuring Steven Eisenstein with Classic Tents & Events

Feeding Young Entrepreneurial Minds & Businesses Plans Entrepreneurs come to the Shrimp Tank to compete for funding to grow their dreams.

Hosts of The Shrimp Tank Chris Hanks and Ted Jenkin.

 

 

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Steven Eisenstein/Classic Tents and Events 

Steven Eisenstein is the President of Classic Tents & Events. His background is in Hotel/Restaurant Management and he is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Providence.

 

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Aubriana Alvarez Lopez with Digital Element and The LBMA also Chris Sanders From Consulting Talent Source

Insightful show quote from Aubriana, “Two trends in Mobile Technology I see having a big impact in 2016 are more Virtually and Augmentented reality starting with the gaming industry and growing from there and then more advancements in Data Mining.”

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Chris Sanders and Aubriana Alvarez Lopez

Aubriana Alvarez Lopez/Digital Element 

Through pursuing my interest in the business of sports, I found my niche in mobile and technology. My love of sports has not faded, but I have found that I thrive in the challenging, yet exciting and evolving, connected world. I am a problem solver by nature and quite often my inspiration comes from the “can’ts and won’ts” in life. Because I believe that most processes and products can always be better, I enjoy figuring out how to make that happen.

Looking at mobile strategy as a whole, I aim to help businesses improve their consumer experience, with a focus on Location-Based Services and data implementation as a key piece of this equation. By reviewing trends and forecasts in the marketplace, communicating with current clients, and considering consumer preferences I aim to offer a holistic approach to digital/mobile marketing.

At Digital Element, a leader in geolocation, I lead all mobile initiatives. As Lead Strategist, I oversee product direction, strategic partnerships, and business development. I enjoy working closely with the sales team to guide and educate mobile efforts internally and to address trends and best practices as it pertains to strategic implementation for businesses through industry events and publications.

I also started and serve as President to the Atlanta chapter of the Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) guiding the efforts to educate, share best practices and establish guidelines for growth, and to promote the services of member companies to brands and other content-related providers. The LBMA is an international group dedicated to fostering research, education, and collaborative innovation at the intersection of people, places and media, where I work with retailers, agencies, advertisers, media buyers, software and services providers, as well as wireless companies.

 

 

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Chris Sanders/Consulting Talent Source 

Chris is an independent consultant and co-founder of Consulting Talent Source (CTS) – a facilitated network that makes it easy for organizations to find and engage top-tier independent consultants to help address critical issues.

Chris began his career with Accenture (Andersen Consulting) where he helped companies in the communications industry capitalize on emerging trends. He subsequently joined Ernst & Young where he helped Fortune 50 clients improve their sales, customer service, and finance functions. During his tenure, he also served as Chief of Staff to the Vice Chair of Advisory Services where he was instrumental in launching Advisory as a separate global business unit and then transforming it to become a growth engine for the firm.
Chris earned degrees from The Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) and The University of Georgia. He has significant international experience, having lived, studied and worked in The Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, and Italy.

 

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Lee Kantor, Chris Sanders and Aubriana Alvarez Lopez

Lee Kantor, Chris Sanders and Aubriana Alvarez Lopez

Bryan Miles & Shannon Miles with eaHELP also Christopher “Chase” Carey, Kelley Linn with Chasing Meditation

 

Bryan Miles and Shannon Miles with eaHELP also Christopher “Chase” Carey, Kelley Linn with Chasing Meditation

 

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Bryan Miles/eaHELP

Bryan is the CEO and co-founder of Miles Advisory Group, the parent company of virtual staffing specialists eaHELP and MAG Bookkeeping. Bryan has an extensive background in the technology and construction industries, and lives in suburban Atlanta with his wife and co-founder Shannon and their two children.

Shannon Miles/eaHELP

Shannon is COO & co-founder o fMiles Advisory Group,which is the parent company of eaHELP, the leading executive virtual assistant provider, and MAG Bookkeeping, a virtual bookkeeper serving churches. Miles Advisory Group was founded in late 2010 with eaHELP and MAG Bookkeeping quickly developing into distinct brands. Miles oversees the organization in partnership with her husband and co-founder Bryan Miles, who serves as CEO.

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Christopher “Chase” Carey/Chasing Meditation

Chase Carey spent 20 years in Corporate America’s Health Insurance and Consulting industry, in significant positions.  In 1998, as a VP of Underwriting for Aetna, Inc., he contacted the Chief Medical Officer telling him of the benefits of Meditation and other Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) techniques.  He offered to help the company become a major force in bringing these techniques to the health insurance industry and the people it took care of.  He received a courteous reply admitting it all made sense but that he was simply “too far ahead of them.”  17 years later Aetna is teaching its employees to Meditate.

In the 1990’s his Meditation work began at The Monroe Institute in Virginia. He participated in 6 week-long programs, which are 24/7 immersions into deep Meditative states and guided exploration within them. The training enabled him to re-enter any number of Meditative states, near instantaneously, at will, anywhere, anytime, including at work while solving complex problems as a career insurance executive.  He can teach you to do this too.

Chase teaches his personally developed Advanced forms of Meditation:  Inner Essence Meditation(TM), Professional Meditation(TM), and Stress Domino Stress Meditation(TM) and is a Certified Meditation Teacher for the Sarah’s McLean’s Simple, Easy Every Day Meditation (SEED) Method(TM).

He is an Author (Chasin’ Meditation), Professional Speaker, Certified Reiki Master, Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner, 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, Certified Master Scuba Diver, Tactical Firearms Enthusiast, and has worked as an Extra in TV and Movies (Drop Dead Diva, Necessary Roughness, Satisfaction, A&Es COMA, and more).  He received his MBA from Villanova University and BS from Penn State University.

 

 

Kelley Linn/Family Divorce Mediation Centers/Author/Public Speaker

Manages (3) Family Divorce Mediation Centers. Facilitates teams of registered, certified and licensed professionals (CPA’s, Mediators, Attorneys) that help families assess, address, negotiate and reach agreements on all issues relating to separation, divorce or settlement modifications including financial settlements and child custody/parenting plans. Author/Publisher – 5 Specialty Books on Divorce. Distinguished Presenter/Public Speaker at Georgia State-Conferences and Conventions since 2011.

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Ambassador Theodore R. Britton and CWO4 (ret) Fred L. Codes with The Montford Point Marines Association

The Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) is a nonprofit military veteran’s organization, founded to memorialize the legacy of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps. The first African American U.S. Marines were trained at Camp Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1942 to 1949.

 

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IMG_7945Ambassador Theodore R. Britton/National Montford Point Marine Association, Inc

Ambassador Theodore R. Britton Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina to Bessie B. and Theodore R. Britton, Sr. His family relocated to New York City in 1936. Britton left high school in January of 1944 to join the U. S. Marine Corps where he served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After being discharged, he enrolled at New York University until the beginning of the Korean War. Britton was then called to active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps where he served until May of 1951. He then resumed his studies at New York University and graduated with his B.A. degree in banking and finance in February of 1952.

Britton worked as a mortgage officer and head of the mortgage department at Carver Federal Savings and Loan Association from 1955 to 1964. From there, he became president of the American Baptist Convention and a leader in the non-profit housing field. Britton was then invited to join the federal government by Harry Finger, who was head of Research and Technology in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Britton closed his offices in New York and Pennsylvania and decided to join HUD in 1971 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. As the HUD official managing international research, his volunteer program for the U. S. Information Agency attracted favorable attention. Britton was nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and Grenada and as the U. S. Special Representative to Antigua, Dominica, St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent on November 17, 1974. Britton was elected as vice-chair of the Group on Urban Affairs at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 1971, and later as president. His resignation as Ambassador was accepted by President Jimmy Carter in May of 1977.

Upon retirement, Britton was honored by the City Councils of Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.  He was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal on June 30, 2012 in recognition of his services with the U.S. Marine Corps’ Montford Point Marines. Britton is a Life Member of the Second Marine Division, Montford Point Marine Association, and the Association for Intelligence Officers. On March 2, 2013, he joined the Marine Corps Commandant and other officials as a U. S. Navy ship was christened to honor the Montford Point Marines. Britton has served as Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Albania since 2006. He is also the Honorary Chairman of Kristal University in Tirana, Albania where her was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree in 2009.

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Fred L. Codes /Chief Warrant Officer­4 (ret)

IMG_7947Fred L. Codes was elected as President of The Montford Point  Marine Association, Atlanta Chapter ­5 in October 2011. He served as Vice President of The Montford Point Marine Association, Atlanta Chapter ­5 from  October 2009 to October 2011. During this tenure, he assisted in having the national convention  in Atlanta.  He helped build relationships in the community on behalf of the Montford Point  Marine Association as well as locating Original Montford Point Marines in the Atlanta Area and  convinced them in joining the Atlanta Chapter. He was and is a consummate leader in driving  membership to the chapter.  He was instrumental in implementing the lead at the following  events: Homeless Veterans Stand­down, AT&T Black History Month Program, Home Depot  Salute to Veterans, EPA Salute to Veterans, Honor Air Flight that took WWII Veterans to visit  all the Memorials including the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC to name a few. Chief  Warrant Officer Codes plays a vital role in the Association by leading the way for other members  to follow. In addition to his time as President of The Atlanta Chapter, Chief Warrant Officer (ret) Codes  served thirty years (30) years in the military. Four years was served in the U.S. Air Force and  Twenty­Six years was served in the Marine Corps. He served in many capacities from Military  Police, Administrative Clerk, Marine Corps Recruiter, Personnel Officer, Legal Officer and  Manpower Officer.  His tour of duties and other assignments were in Germany, Northern California, Okinawa,  Japan, Milwaukee, WI, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Southern California, Long Island New  York and another tour of duty in Atlanta, GA and then again in Okinawa, Japan and his  subsequent retirement in Albany, GA in July 2001.   He holds a Business Management Degree and currently works in the Residential Real Estate  Market.  His professional military education includes The Basic School, Amphibious Warfare School,  Personnel Officer’s School, Recruiter’s School, Personnel Administration School, Military  Police School, Staff Non­Commissioned Officer’s Academy, Legal Officer’s School and Air  Force and Marine Corps Basic Training.  His awards includes the Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award), Navy Commendation Medal  w/1 star, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal w/1 star, National  Defense Service Medal w/1 star, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Good Conduct Medal w/2  stars. In addition to my career as a Marine and my real estate career, I know that it is my responsibility to give back to my community. T h e r e f o r e , Isit on the Board of Directors for North Fulton Community Charities that caters to the needy in our surrounding  [FRED’S BIO] August 14, 2013 3 areas. I also sit on the Board of Directors for Giving Children a Chance (GCAC) that helps foster children find l oving homes. Additionally, I have served as the Ministry Chair for my church, in which I coordinate all local, regional and international missions to help the least, last and lost for the past seven (7) years. We have built a manse, water purification  projects, and HIV programs, to name a few in Ghana, West Africa for three (3) years. We are  in our fifth (5th) year in Haiti providing medical services to those that still desperately need it  and we will conduct our third trip to Kenya to build homes for orphans as well as finishing  renovation on a church in Jamaica that will be rededicated back to the community this year. I  also engage our youth by coordinating missions trips regionally for them annually to help those  less fortunate, they went to New Jersey this year to help those affected by hurricane Sandy.

 

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KSU Entrepreneurship Center “The Shrimp Tank” Special Holiday Edition

The Shrimp Tank

Feeding Young Entrepreneurial Minds & Businesses Plans Entrepreneurs come to the Shrimp Tank to compete for funding to grow their dreams.

Special Holiday Episode featuring the children of your Hosts of The Shrimp Tank Chris Hanks and Ted Jenkin.

 

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Ted Jenkin, Chris Hanks, Catherine Hanks and Hannah Heisman

Ted Jenkin, Chris Hanks, Catherine Hanks and Hannah Heisman

 

 

 

 

Ted Jenkin/Oxygen Financial
(Co – Host)

Ted Jenkin has spent the past 22 years giving personal financial advice to thousands of people across the United States. After graduating from Boston College in 1991, Ted spent more than 16 years working for American Express Financial Advisors/Ameriprise Financial. He was one of the youngest people in the history of the company to reach both Field Vice President and Group Vice President level. He managed more than 800 financial advisors throughout 8 states in his last position with the company. He won the premier performer award, leader of the year award, and had the number one office in the country for more than two years in a row. In 2008, Ted founded oXYGen Financial to help revolutionize the financial services industry by creating a new company that focused on serving the X and Y Generation. oXYGen Financial now has more than 1,700 clients throughout 25 states across the country. Ted has been featured in over 25 magazines and newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Huffington Post. He has six advanced designations from the College for Financial Planning (CFP®, CRPC®, CRPS®, AWMA®, AAMS®, CMFC®) and is an on air radio personality featured on the popular drive time Atlanta radio show The Rock 100.5 Morning Show on Rock 100.5 FM. Ted lives in Milton, GA with his wife Genna and three kids Olivia, Lyla, and Louden.

 

 Chris Hanks/ KSU EC
(Co – Host)


Christopher C. Hanks
is the founder and executive director of the KSUEntrepreneurship Center. Prior to this, Hanks was the founder and director of the entrepreneurship program at the University of Georgia. He has owned multiple businesses, including music, e-commerce, publishing, and export ventures. He is also the co-author of a best-selling book on low risk entrepreneurship.

Hanks leads the International Entrepreneurship Institute and is certified in business valuation, providing expert witness testimony. Before teaching at UGA, Hanks taught entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and assisted in leading the Russell Center for Entrepreneurship. He earned a BBA from University of Georgia and an MBA from San Jose State University. Before launching his first business, Hanks held corporate risk management positions in the pharmaceutical and beverage industrie

 

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Ted Jenkin, Chris Hanks, Bryan Hanks, Molly Heisman

 

 

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