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On today’s show we opened with Alisa Coffey, Executive Director of Stronghold Atlanta, an organization that connects women and children who have been victims of domestic violence with HEL: Healing, Empowerment, Love andProtection. This amazing non-profit was founded by Alisa and her daughter Morgan. They have recently partnered with RBC Bank to develop It All Adds Up: A Woman’s guide to financial self-defense event for women on June 15. To learn more follow them on twitter at @strongholdatlanta or their website www.strongholdatlanta.org

Next up we had on Sean McGarryfounder and CEOof Franchise Direct. one of the world’s leading franchise portals, with a netwrok of websites dedicated to the US, Canada, the UK/Ireland, Spain, France and Germany. Sean spoke about some important things business owners should know before making the decision to convert to a franchise. To learn more about which franchise is right for you be sure to check out his website www.franchisedirect.com

We closed the show with Jordan Krolick with Tound and Drowth. Jordan is dedicated to creating exceptional value in consumer-focused industries. His firm provides consulting services for equity firms and their portfolio compnaies as well as individual restaurants, retail and hospitality concepts. To learn more please go to his website www.tdrowth.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