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Pat’s Run ATL and Hire Heroes USA

 

Pat’s Run is the signature fundraising event of the Pat Tillman Foundation. It is being held on April 23rd at Newtown Park in Johns Creek to commemorate the day Pat Tillman lost his life in Afghanistan serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment.   To find out more about Pat’s story and the Pat Tillman Foundation please go to: http://pattillmanfoundation.org/our-story/

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Ryan “Redhawk” McPherson, Seth Deitchman, Jason Dodge, Marsha Dickerson

 

 

 

 

Seth Deitchman: Race Director, Pat Tillman Run

Seth has been serving a global clientele which includes business owners, corporate executives, retirees, non-profit organizations, captive insurance companies & professional associations. Prior to being at Morgan Stanley and in the financial services industry, Seth was a small business owner and held leadership positions within several global corporations. Seth earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s WP Carey School of Business and his MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix.

Seth & his family have a focus on giving back to the communities they care for with their time, passion and funding when available. He is involved with a variety of organizations, such as the Jewish Family & Career Services, Pat Tillman Foundation, BlueHair Technology Group, Homestead Hope Foundation, St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Dana G. Smith Foundation & serves as President Emeritus for the Arizona State University Alumni Association Georgia chapter where he previously served as President for eight years.

Seth and his wife, Denise, are family oriented and raising two beautiful children, Jolie and Benjamin. He enjoys playing golf and tennis and exploring the world through travel. Seth has lived in various states across the nation, and, as a result, he relishes meeting new people and sharing life experiences.

 

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Marsha Dickerson: Veteran Transition Specialist, Hire Heroes USA

Marsha is from Dahlonega, GA and is currently a Veteran Transition Specialist with Hire Heroes USA (HHUSA) in Alpharetta, GA. Prior to HHUSA, she was with Human Technologies, Inc. as a Recruiter / Operations Coordinator. Marsha maintained new hire paperwork, direct deposits, background checks, drug screens, separation data, workers compensation, and unemployment records. She also managed the recruitment and placement for multiple clients and companies in Gainesville, GA.

 

Marsha joined the Army Reserves after graduating high school with her best friend, they were able to be by each other’s side throughout their military career. She was deployed to Iraq in 2008, where she spent 12 months operating as a Human Intelligence Collector. Marsha was then stationed at Fort Gordon as a Training / Operations Manager where she managed 30-40 personnel in training and leadership development programs. She also attended Arabic language training while stationed at Fort Gordon.

 

Marsha grew up playing the piano and cheering throughout my school years; she obtained a cheerleading scholarship when she attended Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN. Marsha enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting, riding four wheelers, running and horseback riding. She spends most of my time with my 18 month old daughter, Autumn. Her passion is helping veterans and making a difference in their lives and careers.

 

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Stanley Vergilis with HUX.com, Michael Robertson with Underdog Marketing Solutions, Joseph Guerrisi with Perk-N-Pooch

 

 

Stanley Vergilis/HUX.com
Co-Founder

Stanley is a co-founder of Hux.com, an online marketplace where you can book a local house cleaner with more services on the horizon. Hux makes it easy to choose a service provider, get your total price upfront and instantly schedule and pay without ever picking up the phone. Stanley was a student at Georgia Tech, playing in a band and running a bustling tutoring business when he and partners James Loper and A.J. Alix launched Hux.com

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Michael Robertson/Underdog Marketing Solutions
Owner/Operator

A Graduate of Reinhardt University, Underdog Marketing CEO Mike Robertson has a vision of helping small business owners get the business online and increase customer engagement. Mike is a self admitted internet geek and loves seeing his clients reach the top of the search results.

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Joseph Guerrisi/Perk-n-Pooch
Owner

 

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Special Episode with The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce

8th Annual North Fulton Business Expo

Date: March 11, 2016 Time: 10:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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The mission of the North Fulton Chamber is to be the catalyst for economic development, business growth, and quality of life in North Fulton.

The GNFCC promotes the interests of our members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. We provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live. 

 

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Bonnie Mauldin and Kendra Plotkin

Bonnie Mauldin and Kendra Plotkin

 

 

Kendra Plotkin/GNFCC
Director of Operations

As Director of Operations, I have watched our Chamber grow along with our community. I am fortunate to work with a great team assisting businesses with resources and connections that will help their business grow. We represent the 6 cities of North Fulton. We offer opportunities to spotlight their business and network with their peers.

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Bonnie Mauldin / The Mauldin Group Facebook Twitter

Bonnie Mauldin aka “The Rainmaker” is a Senior SEO Specialist who has helped countless small and medium size business owners propel their business to greater heights. She is also a top-notch sales marketing copywriter who has published four bestselling books and has been featured on CNN, Fox News, The Huffington Post and The Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Bonnie is also the founder and CEO of The Mauldin Group, a North Fulton based company that specializes in providing world class yet affordable online marketing services designed to elevate small and medium sized businesses to the next level of success.

 

 

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Ben Hamilton with ImagineAir

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Ben Hamilton and Ryan Redhawk

 

 

Ben Hamilton/ImagineAir
Co-Founder and CEO

Prior to serving in his role as CEO, Ben Hamilton was heavily involved with the operational development of ImagineAir, and has served as the company’s Part 135 Director of Operations. As a co-founder ImagineAir, Ben has led the company through more than 30% growth year over year in his mission to offer on-demand air travel at the lowest price point in the industry. Prior to ImagineAir, Ben served as President of Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jacket Flying Club of more than 200 members, and a flight instructor for students, faculty and alumni. Ben is a licensed commercial pilot and CFI with multiengine, single-engine, and instrument ratings. Ben Hamilton holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A from Emory University.

 

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The Shrimp Tank Featuring Chris Hardwick with Build Technology Group

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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.

 

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Lee Heisman, Chris Hardwick and Chris Hanks

 

 

Chris Hardwick is a graduate of University of Georgia with a BA in Political Science.  

As a recognized technology leader known for his love of solving problems, technology issues, building for and on successful business solutions, it has garnered him positions with such companies as Aaron Rents, Inc., ista, e:so Global, and Instawares.  With his ability to break down technology into business goals, and strategic technology alignment, he has been navigating his career waters through Hardwick Solutions, LLC for over 8 years.  Chris now leads Build Technology Group that practices a “partnership” approach to serving their clients, with the formula of breaking down strategic business goals into obtainable technology goals and vice versa.  He helps his partners be successful by being their trusted IT partner in delivering cost effective, smart technology.   

Longtime resident of Atlanta, Chris is married to Melissa with 3 boys.  He stays involved with their school through his volunteering on the Keheley School Council and the Keheley Foundation.  His community volunteerism covers animal welfare, children, education, environment, health and technology.  

Chris has recently been honored with being added to the board of ATG as well as various nominations for his work in Scrum.  

 

Inside The Shrimp Tank

Inside The Shrimp Tank

Exclusive with “UNSTOPPABLE” Kelly Roach

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Kelly Roach/Kelly Roach Coaching
Founder & CEO

Kelly Roach is an NFL Cheerleader and Fortune 500 Executive turned CEO, Million Dollar Marketing Mentor and Author of her upcoming book, UNSTOPPABLE: Nine Principles for Unlimited Success in Business and in Life. She helps individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs skyrocket productivity, growth and income. She is also the host of top-rated podcast, Unstoppable Success Radio on ITunes and Sticher. Kelly focuses heavily on exercise integration, personal development, and key healthy living rituals to help her clients achieve sustainable business success couple with a fulfilling freedom based lifestyle.

 

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The Shrimp Tank Featuring Mike Russell with ETS Solutions

 

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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.

Ted Jenkin, Mike Russell, Chris Hanks

Ted Jenkin, Mike Russell, Chris Hanks

 

 

Mike Russell/ETS Solutions
Founder

11263064_1590122594581068_8926286324631199718_nMike has a B.S. Degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA in Accounting & Finance degree from Kennesaw State University. Mike took his experience managing companies and law firms and formed Elite Telecom Services in 2002, re-branding his company to ETS Solutions in 2014 to include Cloud Services.

 

 

 

 

 

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Ted Jenkin/Oxygen Financial
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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)


ChrisHanksChristopher C. Hanks
is the founder and executive director of the KSU Entrepreneurship 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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MAG Bookkeeping, The Vine Church and Promise686

MAG Bookkeeping helps busy pastors and growing churches by serving as their virtual church bookkeeper connected to the duties of church accounting, payroll and donor management.Randy Ongie has been the President of MAG BK since 2013. He previously worked as a Project Consultant for, Cogun Inc., a national church construction company. Before his time at Cogun, he served as an Executive Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson City, TN.
Ronna Roth is a Client Relations Manager at MAG Bookkeeping, and has served on the team since 2013.

David Walters is the Lead Pastor at The Vine Church, which has campuses in Hoschton, GA and Flowery Branch, GA.

Andy Cook is President and CEO of Promise686, a ministry that assists families and churches who care for vulnerable children by providing financial assistance, community support, and adoptive and foster care related education.

 

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David Walters and Randy Ongie

 

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Andy Cook and Ronna Roth

 

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NAWBO Nashville and Business RadioX On Location Jan. 27th

 

Today on Atlanta Business Radio we had the pleasure of speaking with President of NAWBO Nashville Jacqueline Hayes. She discusses the up and coming Lunch and Learn series that begins January 27th.

 

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Jacqueline Hayes / NAWBO and Crayons & Marketers, LLC Linkedin Twitter Facebook

JacquelineHayesJacqueline Hayes, MBA is a marketing strategist, published content writer, and owner of Crayons & Marketers, LLC, a boutique marketing consultancy in Nashville, TN, committed to helping businesses and nonprofits simplify their approach to marketing and earn brand equity through storytelling. Jacqueline helps her clients understand the value of content marketing and uses 90 day marketing plans to share brand stories, build audiences, and stimulate lead generation and nurturing activity to ultimately improve conversion rates. Jacqueline also serves as the president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Nashville Chapter.

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Justin Barnes and This Just In Radio Show will appear LIVE at HIMSS 2016

This Just In Radio Show host, Justin Barnes, aka the @HITAdvisor and his guests shed light on the latest trends, strategy and innovations impacting healthcare, technology and even entrepreneurialism in America. Whether it’s healthcare, health IT, strategy, or the “next big thing”, if a topic is trending, Justin is sure to be talking about it with his broad circle of peers.

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Justin T. Barnes/Justin Barnes, LLC

Justin BarnesAs a healthcare innovation executive and strategist, Justin is a corporate, board and policy advisor who also serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). Justin mentors and provides strategic entrepreneurial advice as well as key business connections to help grow a wide range of organizations including healthcare and IT companies, industry collaboratives, health systems and physician practices. In addition, Mr. Barnes is Chairman Emeritus of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association as well as Co-Chairman of theAccountable Care Community of Practice where he assists both organizations with industry strategy and leadership. Justin is also the host of the weekly syndicated radio show “This Just In” on Healthcare Radio.

Barnes previously was a member of the leadership team at Greenway Health where he worked for 11 years primarily serving as Vice President of Marketing, Industry Affairs, Government Relations and International Affairs.

In addition, Barnes was a member of the founding team and Vice President of the patient-provider communications and engagement company, Healinx Corporation. Today, Healinx is known as theRelayHealth Division of McKesson. Before joining Healinx, Barnes held several National Operations positions with HBO & Company that subsequently merged with McKesson in 1999.

Justin has formally addressed and/or testified before Congress as well as the last two Presidential Administrations on more than twenty occasions since 2005 with statements relating to value-based medicine, accountable care, interoperability, EHR meaningful use, consumerism, health IT innovation, health information exchange, patient engagement, quality, HIPAA and the globalization of healthcare. Barnes is a regular public speaker on these issues and has appeared in more than 800 journals, magazines and broadcast media outlets relating to national leadership of healthcare and health IT. In addition, Barnes has advised several U.S. Presidential campaigns on healthcare public policy, HIPAA, health information exchange, health IT and EHRs.

Barnes majored in Legal Studies and holds a BA & BS from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and served Rotary International as a Board Member and Chairman of Public Relations for the Amherst Rotary Club. He also served in the U.S. Army in Infantry & Communication Units.

Elected and Appointed Governance Positions

  • Chairman Emeritus & co-Founder of the HIMSS EHR Association
  • Co-Founder & Director, Mobile Health Consortium
  • Co-Chairman & co-Founder, Accountable Care Community of Practice (AC CoP)
  • Board Member, Healtheway
  • Co-Founder, Healtheway’s Carequality
  • Board Member & co-Founder, CommonWell Health Alliance
  • Board Member, Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force on Delivery System Reform & Health IT
  • Board Member, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE-USA)
  • Co-Chairman, Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) Bioscience Leadership Council (BLC)
  • Fellow, Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS)
  • Board Member, Texas Health Institute (THI)
  • Board Member & co-Founder, ONC Regional Extension Center (REC) Community of Practice (EHR Adoption CoP)
  • Board Member of the HLC Confidentiality Coalition Steering Committee
  • Board Member, National Science Foundation Body of Knowledge Advisory Board
  • Chairman, Membership Committee of EHR Association
  • Board Member, Gwinnett Technical College HIT Advisory Board
  • Co-Chairman, Government Relations, National Health IT Week
  • Member of National Governors Association (NGA) Health Information Protection Task Force of the State Alliance for E-Health
  • Member of EHR Association Government Relations Work Group
  • Member of HIMSS Government Relations Roundtable
  • Member of Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) Privacy Expert Panel

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