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Dick Ingwersen / Warren Averett Linkedin

Dick Ingwersen is a Member of the Warren Averett Tax Division and serves on the Firm’s Executive Committee. Dick brings to clients extensive experience in individual tax and financial planning, estate and fiduciary planning, retirement plans, employee compensation, partnership taxation, private investment partnerships and closely-held corporations.

Matthew Frooman / Warren Averett

Matthew Frooman is a Member in the Tax Division of Warren Averett where his practice includes a wide variety of business and individual client matters. In addition, he is a Technical Compliance Firm Best Practices Leader. He has extensive experience with income tax compliance and planning for corporations, partnerships, trusts and individuals, including having worked with a number of multi-state and inbound and outbound foreign business clients, many with heavy capital and/or personnel investments. Some of Matthew’s special projects have included detailed analysis and mediation relating to litigation support (including divorce) matters, purchases and sales of businesses and Internal Revenue Service examinations. Additionally, he has led the roll-out of various specialized tax services for the Firm in conjunction with alliance partners, such as cost segregation studies, Georgia retraining tax credits and Section 412i defined benefit plans. He’s particularly adept at locating and executing opportunities to amend new clients’ prior tax returns for tax refunds, and at identifying improved tax filing positions on a current and ongoing basis for continued tax savings. Clients have called him “tenacious” in his approach to finding the best results for them. They value the creativity and acumen he brings to the table, along with his integrity and commitment to the Firm’s 5-STAR client service. Matthew resides in Atlanta with his wife of 30 years, and they have four children and one grandson.

Vikas Verma / Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Linkedin

Vic Verma is the Chairman & CEO  for Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Co. He is also Managing Partner with  The Radiology Group LLC.

Vic is an Entrepreneur, Real Estate Developer & Investor. He arrived in the US from India in 1977 after finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering & Associate Degrees in Marketing Management and International Marketing. He started with the San Antonio based Alamo Insulation Co. as Junior Estimator & rose to the President’s position in 3 years. Vic established Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing in 1982 in San Antonio. The company headquarter was moved to Atlanta in 1989. Alpha now has 9 offices throughout Texas, Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Florida & Alabama. He currently oversees business and market development & finance for Alpha’s operations.

He invested in The Radiology Group (TRG) & Women’s Imaging Centers (WIG) in 2011 & took over the role of Managing Partner in 2013 after making critical changes in company’s personnel & culture and making them profitable. TRG is an Atlanta based Radiology Services company serving Clinics and Hospitals in 9 states. WIG has 3 current locations and is exploring national franchise options to stimulate rapid growth.

Over the years, he’s been actively involved with various trade organizations & served as President of Georgia Walls & Ceilings Association & Charter Mentor of The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE). He currently is a board member of the National Association of Minority Contractors (Atlanta) & Cobb Chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlanta. Vic also serves as advisor emeritus for Cobb Chamber CEO Roundtable Blue group. He is past chairman of Indo American Cultural Association and Founder of Senior Citizens Group for Asian Indians in Atlanta. Vic has over 37 years of business startup & management experience and served on the Advisory Boards of Bank of N. Georgia (formerly Charter Bank & Trust), Owens Corning & Johns Manville, a Berkshire company. Vic is also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta Class of 2005.

 

 

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Mark Carlson / Baker Donelson Linkedin Twitter

Mark Carlson an Atlanta-based M&A lawyer at Baker Donelson and the leader of the firm’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. In his law practice, he helps clients to structure, negotiate and execute middle market M&A deals, joint ventures and other business combinations as well as general business transactions. Mark’s industry experience includes transactions and strategic initiatives in wireless technology, manufacturing, private equity, financial services and international transactions. In his personal life, he enjoys reading novels, exercising and playing the guitar.

Brent Burke / Northwestern Mutual Linkedin

Brent Burke is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER who works primarily with closely held business owners and executives with their corporate and personal financial planning needs. His practice includes wealth management, executive & employee benefits, life insurance, disability income and estate planning. Brent is married and has 4 kids and has recently started the adoption process. He is an Assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts, a small group leader for 9th grade boys at church, also a crossfit an outdoors nut!

 

 

 

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Akber Mithani / Zydexo Linkedin Twitter Facebook

Akber Mithani is the Executive VP at Zydexo. He Serves as a key member of the executive team that sets the Zydexo’s strategic direction that spearheads business development initiatives that are consistent with Zydexo’s overall strategy. He Manages multiple business initiatives in a start-up environment and most recently ZydexoEd, which is the Zydexo’s Education Technology Solution. Akber focuses on revenue generation and strategic partnership development, all while building and managing a business development team. He is the driving force in the development of the work ethic, culture and values of the sales and business development group. Akber is a passionate golfer and a Private Pilot with Instrument rating.

Tonya Lee / Life in the Pink Linkedin

Tonya Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Life in the Pink, Inc., a medical garment manufacturing company specializing in post-surgical drain management. She holds two Master’s Degrees in Counseling and Psychology. She is a member of the prestigious Oxford Round Table, Oxford, England and has spoken on subjects such as tolerance and self-esteem all over the world. She has been published in the peer-reviewed Oxford Journal on Public Policy in 2010.

Tonya has over 14 years experience as an innovative and versatile leader specializing in building organizations from ground level. A creative thinker and problem solver, Tonya has proven herself as a visionary in business development, product design and development, and team building.

 

 

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Dr. Paul Lopez / Element Funding Linkedin

Dr. Lopez is co-managing principal of Element Funding, a mortgage lending company offering residential mortgages with branches in GA, FL and NC. Paul serves on the Boards of MUST Ministries and Action Ministries which are non-profits organizations addressing the needs of the poor in north Georgia. He is also the co-chair of an initiative called TYE University, co-sponsored by TiE Atlanta and the Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

Lydia Jones / UGA Small Business Development Centers Linkedin Twitter Facebook 

Lydia Jones, senior public service associate faculty with the University of Georgia, serves as the District Director for the Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). Her leadership supports consulting and educational activities of a large team of SBDC professionals and facilitates innovation throughout Metro Atlanta and north Georgia on behalf of small business communities. In addition to service on several advisory boards, she is a member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association and she serves as the co-chair of an initiative called TYE University, co-sponsored by TiE Atlanta and the Georgia Small Business Development Centers.

 

 

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Sam Tandon / 1010 LLC Linkedin

Sam is an MBA and successful entrepreneur, investor, mentor, business adviser and leadership coach, with over three decades of experience. Sam pursues his passion of helping people and companies grow. With his real-life, in the trenches business experience in 4 continents, Sam, “gets business”. Sam fuses real-life stories and his conversational techniques to connect with decision makers at an intimate, intense and individual level. Sam is actively involved in investing in new businesses, is a business adviser and mentor, sits on both private business and not-for-profit boards.

Sam managed and created value for his investors, took his own start-up venture, made an initial public offering, and listed it as a publicly traded company. Sam, has co-founded four ventures in different industry segments: business consulting, IT software, international exports and manufacturing, and has employed hundreds of employees over the years. Sam, has traveled to four different continents, for his global export business, creating new markets, increasing market share and profits. Opened offices overseas, which enabled to leverage local contacts, by better understanding cultural and business environment.

Pursuing his passion of giving back to the community, Sam, mentored and coached a group of Young Entrepreneurs, Team TerraBacter — first selected as America’s regional winners—the team participated in the International Business competition and WON the first prize in the Global finals, organized by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) in Vancouver, Canada. TiE is a Silicon Valley based entrepreneur’s association with worldwide chapters. Over 700 young entrepreneurs across 23 cities, around the globe participated.

Vamsi Gadde, Sai Maddali and Nilai Sarda / Terrabacter

 

 

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Dave Walters / Silverpop Linkedin Twitter

Dave Walters is a 20-year digital marketing veteran with a career split almost equally among Fortune 50 corporations, Top 5 interactive agencies and, most recently, the technology start-up world. As the final businessperson before IT, he typically sits at the intersection of business need and technical build—most often with a marketing-driven view of the world. As a Product Evangelist, Dave works hands-on with Silverpop customers to sharpen their marketing strategies and architect technology solutions that solve business problems. He most often works with cross-functional stakeholders to bridge the organizational gaps between marketing, IT, operations and executive management.

Jen Bonnett / StartupChicks Linkedin Twitter

Jennifer is a technology entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in Information Technology and Software Development specializing in web and mobile technologies. Jennifer has held numerous CTO positions in technology startups. Most notably, Jennifer was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of eTour.com. eTour.com was an internet advertising engine similar in nature to a search engine. As the sole technology-oriented founder, she designed, developed, and launched the initial version of eTour.com in the spring of 1998. She eventually grew the technology staff to 60 employees, as the company grew to 180 employees.

In 1999, eTour.com was labeled the “Most Addictive” site on the web by Industry Standard; the “coolest tool site” of the year by http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com; and was ranked number 1 in average days visited by MediaMetrix (a.k.a. the “stickiest” site on the web). By April of 2001, eTour had grown to 5 million subscribers and was ranked number 71 in total traffic for the world wide web by MediaMetrix. eTour.com was acquired by Ask Jeeves (now ASK.com) in May of 2001.

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Anand Thaker / NeoMarketing Solutions Linkedin Twitter

Dinesh Raturi / GTS, Inc.

Established in 1998, GTS, Inc. specializes in the deployment of Point of Sales Systems at Mega Retailers in USA and is a leading organization in its field of Activity.

Paul Lopez / Element Funding

Dr. Lopez is co-managing principal of Element Funding, a mortgage lending company offering residential mortgages with branches in GA and FL. Paul serves on the Boards of MUST Ministries and for Action Ministries which are non- profits organizations addressing the needs of the poor in north Georgia. He is also the co-chair of a new initiative called TYE University, co-sponsored by TiE Atlanta and the Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

 

 

 

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Dr. Ritu Shrivastava/Live Ur Dreem Facebook

Dr. Ritu Shrivastava is a dancer, choreographer and teaches dance at her own studio Live Ur Dreem . Ritu believes in her Motto “Learn a new Art and have fun doing it” she strives to fulfill the dreams of her clients by pairing the art of body language to lyrics of sensational songs from Bollywood – the glamorous Indian film industry. Her memorable solo and group performances have won kudos in USA and India. Ritu has a background in Indian classical dance and 20+ years experience in customizing dance to the skill level of her clients. Born and raised in India, Ritu now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with her husband. She has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and Asia and has developed an eclectic niche of her own dance style. Ritu offers to customize dance for performances for all ages, especially adults, for special occasions e.g., weddings, cheer leading, sweet sixteen parties, surprise parties, etc. She believes that dance is the hidden language of the soul and endeavors to offer dancing that inspire self-expression, fun and fitness! Come and experience our Motto “Learn a new Art and have fun doing it.”

Sanjiv Tandon/1010 LLC

Sanjiv (Sam) Tandon is an MBA and Entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. He has successfully founded and run multiple businesses, creating value for his own company, taking it from Start up to a Publicly listed company (IPO).

Sam is a Business consultant and offers Management consultancy to Small and Medium Businesses. He is an Experienced Leadership coach, has a passion to imbibe qualities of success in young entrepreneurs. Sam loves his role as a mentor and success coach, and believes in his philosophy of “success is measured only by results”.

Sam is a highly result oriented person. He has proven that achieving results is a leadership quality, and believes that out of the box thinking can solve any obstacle. Sam’s favorite quote — “A problem is like a ball on the billiards table, when there is an obstacle to shoot it in one hole, change your angle and shoot it in the other hole.”

Sam likes to enjoy life – his motto “Live Life to the fullest – Chase your Dreams.”