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Small Business Matters 2016 Conference

4th Annual Small Business Matters Conference of 2016

May 20, 2016

Hyatt Villa Christina

 

The SBM conference is a nonprofit event.  All proceeds benefit Real LEDGE, an organization devoted to the development of the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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Special thanks to Tim Fulton for inviting Business Radiox.

 

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Rusty Barringer

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Joe Garley / Cindy Miller Communications

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Bill McDermott / McDermott Financial Solutions

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Tim Morrison / Write Choice

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Caitlin Smith / Wellcentive

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Adrian J. Cronje /Balentine

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JohnBellman / Vistage

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Cal Morgan / President of the Atlanta Human Society

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Garrett Jacobs and Colton Moore / Winner of the KSU top 100 competition

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Jeff Cunningham / Seyfarth Shaw

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Mary Parker / All In One Security

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BB Webb / Owner of The Carl House &  Author of Build Your Business

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Matthew Stamper / CEO & Founder of  iBuy

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John Lee / John Lee Books

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The Phat Katz Brass Band

 

 

 

 

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Ryan Redhawk McPherson and Bill McDermott

 

 

 

 

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Dave Vagts owner of Evadpro.

 

 

 

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JoAnn Holmes with HOLMES@LAW, Kevin Geraghty with Revenue Research and Thad Oviatt with ParkENT Cycles

 

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Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson, Kevin Geraghty, JoAnn Holmes and Thad Oviatt

 

 

JoAnn Holmes, Esq. / HOLMES@LAW, LLC
Attorney and Founder

JoAnn Jo Holmes is the founder of HOLMES@LAW, LLC(www.holmesatlaw.com), where her practice focus is Business Law & Contracts, Trademark & Copyright, Software & Tech. She works with a broad array of clients, including professional service providers, consultants, software and creative content developers, and manufacturers. Having practiced law for nearly 17 years, her goal is to live the firms slogan Your Business Ally™.

A graduate of Stanford University and Emory School of Law, her career began in the Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) practice group of Troutman Sanders, a prominent Atlanta based law firm. There, she successfully represented a gamut of diverse clients, from startups to multi-billion dollar companies like Chick-fil-A, Microsoft and WalMart.

Moving in-house, Jo served on business management and legal teams in senior leadership roles for both public and private manufacturing companies. For more than a decade, she was the go-to lawyer for her business units with presence in North and South America, Europe, Africa and the Pacific Rim. She has overseen IP portfolios in more than 130 countries, is well accomplished in negotiating sophisticated domestic and international commercial contracts, and in resolving high dollar disputes.

Jo has spoken extensively about business law, technology, and intellectual property. Currently, she writes the business law section for the Gwinnett Citizen newspaper, and speaks for SCORE, a longstanding resource partner of the Small Business Administration. Likewise, Jo volunteers with Leadership Gwinnett, Discovery High Schools Entrepreneurship Academy, the SE Gwinnett Coop food pantry, and the Stanford Alumni Association.

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Kevin Geraghty / Revenue Research, Inc.
President

Kevin is responsible for the creation of $3 billion in documented corporate value. He has built successful analytic departments and profitable business models for Fortune 500 clients. Kevin received the Edelman Laureate Award in 1996 and 2016 for outstanding Operations Research practice and received the DM News Martech Award for Data Science in 2015. He is the author of machine learning patents for Dynamic Pricing and Paid Search marketing.

 

 

Thad Oviatt / ParkENT Cycles
Founder & CEO

ParkENT Cycles just wants to HUG your bicycle and keep it safe. We produce an electronic bike rack. The rack is a bicycle locking system built into a custom bike rack. To use the rack a person just needs to push their bike into the rack, activate it with the paired phone app (or key card, or attached kiosk), and the bike rack locks up the bicycle. The electronic bike rack locks the wheel and frame of the bicycle. The rack is safer than any other bicycle lock on the market.

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Veterans Connect Radio Episode 06

 

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Bill Williams, Grant McGarry, Ryan Redhawk, Brandon Skolnick, Eddie Williams

Veterans Connect Radio

A spotlight episode of Atlanta Business Radio and powered by Business RadioX. Co-Hosted by Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson and Brandon Skolnick with Gathering Of Angels. Featuring veteran entrepreneurs, support organizations, outreach groups and more in the Atlanta area continuing to serve our families, our communities and our country. 

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EddieWilliamsEddie Williams / E&M Consulting
Founder & Managing Partners

Eddie is a West Point graduate, U.S. Army Veteran, and former Airborne Ranger, and Green Beret.  After leaving the military, he has held positions of increased responsibility in Sales, Marketing and Management. Eddie also holds an MBA from Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA program.

Eddie also serves in the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF), a voluntary military organization that assists the Georgia Army and Air National Guard during state emergency situations, such as; search & rescue, hurricane evacuation, joint operations, and medical emergencies. He has been the Headquarters Recruiting Officer, Public Affairs Officer, Commander of Operations Company, Executive Officer and Commander of 911th Support Battalion. He currently serves as the Commander of the 76th Support Brigade at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, GA, and holds the rank of Colonel.

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BillWilliamsBill Williams / Axxiom Franchise Consultants

Bill knows what it’s like to want to control your destiny by owning a business. He began his career in the United States Army where he served as an officer in Vietnam. For more than 30 years, he was an executive with technology companies, responsible for training, support, operations and IT. After experiencing “his final corporate reorganization,” he became an adjunct career consultant with Right Management Associates, the firm who provided his outsourcing services.

It was there that he discovered his passion to help others discover their full potential. “As a consultant, I helped them get past the anger and shock of being fired and see this as one of the greatest opportunities of their lives,” he says. “Often, they chose to ‘hire themselves’ and start their own businesses.”

Bill also had aspirations to be his own boss. He wanted to run a business that capitalized on his military and corporate experiences to help others realize their dreams. Research showed that the structure and track record of franchise businesses increased an owner’s success rate. As part of Axxiom Franchise Advisors and the International Franchise Professionals Group, Bill can help you discover the best franchises for your unique skills and desires. Seasoned and wise. Of the highest integrity. Respected and trusted. Caring. An excellent listener with your best interests at heart. That’s how Bill’s colleagues describe him. He speaks and writes on career issues. As a member of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association, he helps former military professionals transition into new careers.  

 

 

 

GrantMcGarryGrant McGarry / Live The Ranger Creed, LLC
Founder

Grant is a former US Army Ranger, author of A Night in the Pech Valley and a combat veteran with five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in the War on Terrorism. Upon graduation in 2006 from the University of Alabama with a degree in finance, Grant McGarry reported to Fort Benning with an enlistment contract “for the hardest thing the Army has to offer.” Following his graduation from the Ranger Indoctrination Program Grant was assigned to the 1st Ranger Battalion in Savannah Georgia. Following the completion of his enlistment in 2011, he was a civilian security contractor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Upon his return to the U.S., Grant was hired by The Coca-Cola Company and served as the Atlanta chapter president of the military veteran’s business resource group. After leaving Coca-Cola Grant started his own business, Live the Ranger Creed, LLC. and co-founded The Darby Project (501-C-3). Grant McGarry is continuing his education at Emory University in the Goizueta Business School Weekend Executive MBA program and his happily married to his wife Karin.

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Tim Fulton with Small Business Matters

Atlanta’s Most Exclusive Small Business Conference

The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina on Friday, May 20, and feature over 200 of Atlanta’s most-recognized small business leaders.

 

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Tim Fulton / Small Business Matters
President

Small Business Matters is a leader in small business coaching and development.

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With over 30 years of experience, Small Business Matters brings a results-based approach to each and every client. Whether your business has been established for 30 years or 30 days, Small Business Matters is passionate about helping you achieve your goals and mission.

Small Business Matters was established in 1994 as an independent management consulting and training practice. It is the goal of SBM to increase the effectiveness and enhance the lives of CEO’s. Since its existence Small Business Matters has worked with companies such asLucent Technologies, Carlson Companies, CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Services, Inc.(formerly Insignia/ESG, Inc.), and Georgia Power.

Small Business Matters is owned and operated in Atlanta, Georgia by Tim Fulton. Tim is a nationally-recognized small business coach, consultant, and advocate. He has been involved in the field of entrepreneurship for the past 30 years as a successful business owner, a small business counselor, and as an adjunct university professor.

Tim currently is a Vistage Group Chair in Atlanta. Vistage is an international membership organization for company CEO’s and Presidents that provides a very unique growth experience for its members.

In 2012, Tim’s oldest son, Taylor, joined the Small Business Matters team as Director of Marketing. With a BS in Marketing/Entrepreneurship from the University of Kansas, Taylor shares Tim’s passion for small business and the entrepreneurial spirit. He has a professional background in publishing and content marketing and uses his experiences in these fields to help Small Business Matters develop and promote resources for the SBM community.

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Artrepreneur Radio’s First Episode with15 year old Musical Genius, Ian Ridenhour! Also, Ian’s Father, Dr. Jamieson Ridenhour, an Artist in his own Right, from Asheville, North Carolina.

 

Artrepreneur Radio spotlights and celebrates artist of all kinds, making their way in the world of Art and Business.  

Host: Alex Gossett Shifflet

 

 

 

 

 

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Ian Ridenhour “Quietly Making Noise” in the Business RadioX studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The song is “Lyrical Harmony” from Ian’s first album.

 

 

 

 

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Team work as Ian rocks with “Just Fine”, one of my favorites, from his first album Quietly Making Noise.

 

 

 

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Ian Ridenhour

Ian Ridenhour is an award-winning fifteen-year-old drummer/keyboardist, singer/composer. Since joining the African drumming group Djoliba Jr. at age four, Ian has expanded his musical accomplishments to include rock, funk, jazz, classical, and choral music. A multiple award-winning performer, Ian played in a number of bands on the Bismarck music scene, including Blind Mice, Hex Radio, and Tigirlily, and he regularly performs as a solo artist and bandleader. Ian was nominated in three categories at the 2015 North Dakota Music Awards–Best Percussionist, Best Keyboardist, and Best Garage Band (which he won!) He has recently relocated to the Asheville, NC area, where he has already wowed audiences at venues like the White Horse and Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues, both as a headliner and as an opener for such acts as David LaMotte, BJ Leiderman, and The Accidentals. His album Quietly Making Noise dropped in 2014. He is currently in the studio working on his second album, to be released in September. 

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Dr. Jamieson Ridenhour

Jamieson Ridenhour is novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. He is the author of Barking Mad (Typecast, 2011), a comedy werewolf murder-mystery; In Darkest London (Scarecrow, 2013), an academic study of Gothic London, and Grave Lullaby (2012), a national finalist for the David Cohen playwriting award; as well as editor of the Valancourt edition of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla. His award-winning short horror films Cornerboys and The House of the Yaga are featured on GeekNation.com. His fiction and poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Architrave, Across the Margins, TheNewerYork, Mirror Dance and others, and has been podcast at Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and Radio Unbound. Find him online at www.jamiesonridenhour.com.

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Eddie’s Attic

Decatur, Georgia

 

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Ian Ridenhour performing at Eddie’s Attic for open mic night in Decatur, Georgia.

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Ian hanging out with his Georgia fans at Eddie’s Attic. Grace Shifflet, Izzy Smy, Whitman Shifflet and Ian Ridenhour.

 

 

 

 

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Ian Ridenhour chillin with his homies Grace Shifflet, Whitman Shifflet and Izzy Smy at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, Georgia.  BTW hats are in.

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to be a guest or sponsor Artrepreneur Radio please get in touch with Alex at Alexgshifflet@businessradiox.com.

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Laura Davis-Taylor with MaxMedia and Bryan Rose with The Snug Gastro Pub

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Laura Davis-Taylor / MaxMedia
EVP, Customer Experiences

Laura has been focused on creating meaningful brand experiences that bridge home, life, and store for over 20 years. Her experience is multifaceted, ranging across brand planning, digital engagement, store design and, more recently, next generation retail experience design.

She believes passionately that good brands do not make promisesthey deliver them in unique and emotionally-compelling ways. Done right, it is this that builds irrational brand loyalty. With this philosophy, she has worked with retailers such as AT&T, Toyota, Best Buy, Coke, LOréal/Lancôme, Lowes, Office Depot, Foot Locker, 7-Eleven, EJ Gallo and Unilever.

Laura is an active retail industry speaker and contributor on the subject of digital experience design for outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Time Magazine, the MMA and MediaPost. She’s an ongoing contributor for Digital Signage Magazine and Retail TouchPoints and her book, Lighting up the Aisle: Practices and Principles for In-store Digital Media, is the only existing resource for how retail brands can harness technology to reinvent their in-store experience.

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Bryan Rose / The Snug Gastro Pub
Owner

Bryan Rose has been a chef and restaurant owner with 20 years experience. I have worked with some of the top companies in the US. Currently operating 2 restaurants in Canton GA.

 

 

Cross Talk with the guests Laura Davis-Taylor, Bryan Rose and Ryan Redhawk

Cross Talk with the guests Laura Davis-Taylor, Bryan Rose and Ryan Redhawk

 

 

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Princess Modupe Ozolua with Empower 54, Sean Henry Founder/CEO of Stord and Tony Sakich Director of Marketing for Augur

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Modupe Ozien Ozolua / Empower 54
CEO and Princes from the Benin Kingdom

Modupe Ozolua is a social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Body Enhancement limited in Nigeria. Body Enhancement Ltd pioneered cosmetic surgery in Nigeria in 2001 and aesthetic lasers in 2007. She is also the founder and president of Body Enhancement Annual Reconstructive Surgery (BEARS) Foundation. From cosmetic surgery procedures, Modupe Ozolua now gives hope to the less privileged. Modupe Ozien Ozolua is a Princess from the Benin Kingdom. She was born in Benin City, Nigeria October 10, 1973, the youngest of four siblings born to Mr and Mrs M.S Ozolua. Her parents hail from Sabongida Ora area of Edo State. Her name, Modupe, means “I praise or thank God” in Yoruba.[3][4] Ozolua had her early education in Nigeria, where she attended University of Benin primary and secondary school, and Queen Idia Girls College in Benin City. Her secondary education was completed at Apata Memorial High School, Isolo, Lagos. To further her education, Ozolua left for the United States of America in 1989. She studied in Southwestern College, San Diego (California), and Devry International University, Los Angeles, California (1989–1995). She was recognised in the 1994-1995 edition of the NATIONAL DEANS’S LIST. Modupe Ozolua has a dual citizenship of Nigeria and America. Ozolua is a businesswoman and philanthropist; she started earning money “at the age 18, by working in McDonalds’ in America while in college, 1991” (Olatunji, 2006).[5] The first business Ozolua had was a communication business in Los Angeles prior to pioneering cosmetic surgery to West Africa at the age of 27. Miss Ozolua describes herself in her interview with Adeseun (2004) [6] as a “workaholic” –to which one might add; intelligent and an ambitious woman. Ozolua has been recognised by the public through her following awards: • Nigeria Women Awards. • Dame International for Pioneering Action Award 2003. • City People for Female Achiever in the Beauty sector 2001. • Moremi Hall Executive Council • Oba Femi Awolowo University for Award of Excellence 2002. • City People for Beautician of the Year 2001. Likewise, Ozolua has been featured on CNN, BBC and many other international media publications. In Africa, in numerous magazines and press publications. The aim of Ozolua’s charity organization, BEARS Foundation, is to treat individuals [children, adults, and people who have serious injuries like acid burn and severe accidents] with deformities and create HIV/AIDS awareness. Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the Patron of BEARS Foundation.

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Tony Sakich / Augur
Director of Marketing

 

Tony Sakich is the Director of Marketing for Augur. Tony’s been responsible for many successful campaigns in the tech space, including: – Creating, managing and executing the successful crowdfunding for Augur, raising $5.3 Million Dollars and becoming one of the 25 most successful crowdfunding campaigns in history. – The #BitcoinBowl social media campaign on ESPN in which $10,000 was given away for free on Twitter utilizing “guest tippers” including Country artist Shooter Jennings, Warner Bros. Records, NewEgg.com, UFC Fighter Jon Fitch, WWE performer Curtis Axel and many others. – Named a finalist in 2016’s MAX Awards for marketing the Augur crowdfunding campaign, putting our 6 person startup side by side with Coca Cola, The Atlanta Hawks, Cricket Wireless and other Fortune 500 companies. – Managed the production, script and project details of BitPay’s two commercials that aired nationwide on ESPN, the first ever for a blockchain company. – Utilized my music history connections from the past to partner with 50 Cent, Warner Bros. Records and Atlanta artists Mastodon for national coverage of BitPay. – Managed the digital campaign around Microsoft’s acceptance of Bitcoin, the largest organization to get involved with blockchain technology to date, resulting in global coverage for both Microsoft and BitPay. – Named an industry leader in Blockchain Technology by Bitcoin Magazine, the largest and most respected publication in the space. This honor was shared with huge names like Tyler Winklevoss, Adam White of Coinbase, Stephen Pair of BitPay (infographic featuring the full list is found at https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-growing-up-an-infographic-of-the-bitcoin-ecosystem-1447865097)

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Sean Henry / Stord
Founder / CEO

Sean is the Founder and CEO of Stord. He has an extensive background in entrepreneurship, and a passion to innovate static industries. At age 11, Sean launched his first successful tech business, an iPhone repair company, in a personal effort to afford his first phone. Sean received the Deans Scholarship to the Scheller college of business at Georgia tech, to pursue operations and supply chain management. Prior to Stord, Sean spent a summer as a lean management consultant in 5 different countries.

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Spotlight Episode: Doing Good Atlanta

This is a spotlight episode of Atlanta Business Radio featuring non profit organizations in metro Atlanta. Highlighting the good work, community involvement and how to operate a succesful not for profit business. 

 

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Todd Shiflett / Georgia Highlands Medical Services
CEO

For more than 16 years, Todd Shifflet served as a key member of the management team at one of the most successful community health centers in South Carolina, and the nation. In that time, he served as the lead in garnering the funding as well as organizing and implementing the strategies that resulted in increased access to more than 16,000 new patients. He also served as architect of the organization’s corporate compliance; community health worker; communications; and private sector fundraising strategies – among other successes. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Winthrop University and has received several trainings and certificates in community health. He has served on many local and state boards, including the Byerly Foundation, the Butler Heritage Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, SC Rural Health Association, and several others. He has also received numerous accolades and awards for his work improving community health including a legislative resolution from the State of South Carolina for his tireless efforts to improve the health and life care system in the northeast region of the state. He joined Georgia Highlands Medical Services as its new CEO this year and has made some significant accomplishments – including a $1 million dollar grant to renovate and open a new specialty center in Forsyth County – over the past several months. He is married to Alex Gossett Shifflet and is the father of twins, Grace and Whitman.

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Megan Bowman / Angels Among Us Pet Rescue
Development Director

Megan Bowman provides nearly 20 years of progressive nonprofit leadership experience in the fields of executive management, philanthropy, and media relations. She began her career working in marketing and media relations for two trade associations in Washington, DC. In 1999, Bowman accepted the role of Executive Director of the Prince William County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Virginia. During her time there, Bowman transformed the struggling office into a strategic leadership chapter within the country, and was invited to participate in executive leadership and planning sessions at the national Red Cross headquarters office in DC.Bowman received the prestigious Gail B. Kettlewell Leadership Award for her management of the Red Cross response to the 9-11 Attack on the Pentagon, where she helped to orchestrate the organization’s largest disaster response in history. Since that time, Bowman has held other senior management positons for the Red Cross in development and, in 2003, created her own independent nonprofit consulting firm called Bowman Development Solutions. Her clients have included theFoster Care Support Foundation, Mommy’s Light, Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, and West Chester Public Library in Philadelphia. Today, Bowman serves as the Development Director of Angels Among Us Pet Rescue based in Atlanta. Her goal is to expand the organization’s development program beyond social media support alone. Bowman earned both an undergraduate degree in communications and public relations and a master’s degree in nonprofit management with a concentration in Philanthropy from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has been married to her husband, Andrew, for 17 years, and has three daughters ranging in age from 7-12. In her limited spare time, Bowman enjoys exercise, cooking, travel, and spending time with her family, including their two rescue dogs, Luna and Jake. She resides in Milton, GA

 

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Jim Hamm / Special Populations Tennis 
Executive Director

Married (Jeanie). Graduated from Chamblee High School; attended DeKalb Junior College (now Perimeter College) and Georgia State (before it was a university). Moved to Atlanta in 1959 from Kentucky (pre-date I-285). Selected to the Chamblee High School Hall of Fame.

Business: Executive Director – Special Pops Tennis since 2005 and also employed by Cobb County School District in Transportation Department since 2011 as school bus monitor for the special needs students.

Special Pops Tennis: Founding member of Special Pops Tennis; elected to the Board of Directors in 2005. Chairman of the United States Tennis Association – Southern section Special Populations sub-committee; Member of the Special Olympics North America Tennis Development Committee; Tennis Coach of Team USA – Southeast Region at the 2003 Special Olympics Summer World Games in Dublin, Ireland; Head Coach of Team USA – 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece; recipient of the USTA Southern Section Adaptive Tennis Community Service Award; Tommy Nobis Foundation Philanthropy Award; Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities Vital Service Award; and Cobb County and Cherokee County Volunteer of the Year; Atlanta Falcon Community Service award. 

website – www.specialpopstennis.org

e-mail – serve@specialpopstennis.com

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KSU Entrepreneurship Center Presents The Shrimp Tank

 

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Ted Jenkins,Stephanie Carvajalino, James Hall and Chris Hanks.

 

 

 

 

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The Shrimp Tank brings you interviews with some of the most successful business owners in the United States to learn the do’s and don’ts of starting and running a successful business. Then, the fun really starts when we bring in high school and college students to pitch their business ideas to the Shrimp Tank. We don’t fund any business, but we do teach kids how to turn their business ideas into a successful business.

 

 

Jim Hall / CEO Triatek

James (Jim) Hall serves as the CEO of Triatek and has over 27 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He led an investment group that purchased the assets of Triatek in 2008 and successfully transformed the company into an international leader in the critical environment airflow controls industry.

He is an accomplished executive with a proven track record of increasing sales, developing organizations, and exceeding objectives for Fortune 500 companies, start-up ventures, and privately held organizations. Jim has served in leadership roles at several healthcare companies including US Surgical Corporation (which was later acquired by Tyco), ViaCirq, Prism Controls, and MAST Biosurgery.

Thanks to Jim’s strong leadership, Triatek was named a “Small Business Rock Star” by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Economic Developers Association, saluting the innovations and contributions of the company to the economy. Jim also represented Triatek at the Georgia Capitol during the ceremony where Governor Nathan Deal proclaimed Georgia’s first ever “Small Business Week.” He was also named the 2014 “Business Person of the Year” by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

Jim volunteers as a member of the Distinguished Clown Corps for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and also as a speaker for the University of Georgia Terry School of Business Leadership Speaker Series. He is an active member of ASHRAE® and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from College of the Holy Cross. He enjoys disc golf, regular golf, and playing bass in several local bands.

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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.

 

Jim Farmer Festival Director of Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBT Film Festival

 

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Jim Farmer / Out on Film
Festival Director

Jim Farmer has been coordinating Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBT film festival, since 2008. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he has served as a juror for other film festivals and is also an area arts and entertainment writer.

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Twitter URL: @OutonFilm

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September 29th – October 6th 2016

 

 

 

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