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Atlanta Business Radio

Month: April 2010

Atlanta Business Radio Employee Satisfaction Special with Hank Deren with Factor 7, Dr David Rearick with Strategic Benefit Solutions and Michael Hiffa with Jackson Healthcare

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On today’s show we featured several employee satisfaction oriented companies.

We opened the show with Hank Deren with Factor Seven Group. Hank has held leadership positions in leading corporations and consultancies with a specialty in gaining employee satisfaction through employee communication. His communication experience was gained by working with firms like Price Waterhouse, Aon and Hewitt Associates. To learn more please go to his website www.factor7group.com

Next up we had on Dr David Rearick who has helped organziations of all sizes implement and measure population health improvement programs for decades. He is the VP of Medical Management with Strategic Benefit Solutions, an Atlanta based health and welfare consultancy. To learn more please go to their website www.sbs-benefits.com

We closed the show with Mike Hiffa, VP of Human Resources with Jackson Healthcare. Jackson is a regular on the list of top places to work in America and Mike explained why that is. Mike’s primary focus is building a strong organizational culture by overseeing employee relations, organizational effectiveness, training and development and all recruitment and retention functions for the company. To learn more please go to their website www.jacksonhealthcare.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Printing Expert Mike Doherty with PBM Graphics & Netweaving Guru Bob Littell on Pay It Forward Week

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We opened the show with printing industry expert, Mike Doherty with PBM Graphics. Mike has worked in printing for nearly 25 years. His demand for high levels of customer satisfaction has helped him maximize his clients ROI with every dollar spent on printing. He has extensive experience in helping his clients with everything from concept to completion of graphic communication pieces. To learn more please go to his website www.mikeddoherty.com

We closed the show with Netweaver Bob Littell. Bob came on to share information about Netweaving – Pay It Forward Week which is April 26-30. The objective is to encourage as many people as possible to set up NewWeaving HOSTING Meetings in Metro Atlanta. After  setting up a meeting to introduce two people whom the NetWeaver believes would benefit meeting and knowing each other, the  NetWeaver becomes the ‘host’ at a meeting which can take place anywhere in the city (restaurant, business club, coffee shop, etc.)  Following a little introduction of what NetWeaving is all about (easily explained on the website) the NetWeaver host encouraged his or her two ‘hostees’ to find ways to help each other as well as discover people they probably know in common without realizing it.  Towards the end of the meeting, one or both of the people being hosted usually turn the table on their NetWeaving host and ask how they can help her or him?  Instead of something self-serving the NetWeaver simply asks each to “pay if forward” and each, subsequently agree to host a meeting for two others.

And while these meetings are taking place ‘externally’, internally SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) is promoting “NetWeaving” (introductions to be made across departments and across functions) just as a way to get to know people better and thus help tear down or least walls and silos within the company.

Think of the power going forward of all the connections which will be made that week, and then going forward for days, weeks, months, and even years from now – all triggered by the ripples created during this week. to learn more please go to the website www.netweaving-pif-week.com.

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Atlanta Business Radio’s Green Show Special with Brian Carr, Patrick Vrana, Christy Annis and Jeff Hix Guest Hosted with Jerred Morris

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Today’s Going Green Special featured Jerred Morris from First Data credit card processing solution Guest Hosting for Amy.

This show put a spotlight on some of the leaders of some of the Going Green initiatives in Atlanta.

First up we had Brian Carr with the Clean Air Campaign. The Clean Air Campaign is a non-profit organization that works with employers, schools and commuters to encourage actions that result in less traffic congestion and better air quality. To learn more please go to www.cleanaircampaign.org

Next up we had on Patrick Vrana with Local Planet. Local Planet is an online offer site that links socially responsible and environmentally sustainable businesses to like minded consumers. As part of its launch, they are planning to donate $5000 to Atlanta charities. To learn more please go to www.localplanet.com

Next up we had on Christy Annis with Peas for Prosperity. Christy is a recovering attorney who has started this wonderful eco friendly pea based jewelry line where she is trying to help people in need…one pea at a time. She has partnered with the Samaritan House’s EDGE program…Earning Dignity Gaining Employment program to help the homeless. To learn more about her work please go to www.peasforprosperity.com

We closed the show with our good friend Jeff Hix with Canefields Sugarcane Copy Paper and Indoff Greener Office Products. Jeff explained that Canefields Sugarcane Copy Paper is the most eco friendly copy paper available in the world. From the way the paper is manaufactured all the way to the paper itself you will not find a “greener” copy paper. To learn more about this paper go to www.canefieldsusa.com. To learn more about eco friendly offcice supplies like soy based ink toner check out http://greenpages.indoff.com. And to reach out to Jeff and get his thoughts about how to make your firm more green please go to his consulting site www.spokesconsulting.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Adam Wade with Tellus Science Museum, Tom Roberson with Booth Western Art Museum & Arian Moore with Enliven Atlanta Magazine

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We opened the show with Adam Wade from the Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum. Tellus is a world-class museum located in Cartersville, GA. They have four main galleries: The Weinman Mineral Gallery, The Fossil Gallery, Science in Motion and the Collins Family My Big Backyard. They also have a digital planetarium and an observatory with a 20-inch telescope. There are lots if hands on experiments as well as an 80 foot dinosaur and a replica Wright Flyer. To learn more please go to there website www.tellusmuseum.org

Next up we had Tom Roberson from the Booth Western Art Museum, also in Cartersville. The Booth is a Smithsonian affiliated museum that houses the largest permanent collection of western art in the United States. They also feature a Presidential Gallery, a Civil War Gallery, a sculpture court and a Sage Brush Ranch for kids. They have a couple of upcoming photography exhibitions featuring the works of Tom Murphy and Ansel Adams. To learn more please go to their website www.boothmuseum.org

We closed the show with Arian Moore, founder of Enliven Atlanta, a fitness and media services company. She also publishes Enliven Atlanta magazine, a fitness and health magazine that is specifically geared towards African Americans and Latinos. To learn more please go to her website www.enlivenatlanta.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show