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Cumming / Forsyth Business RadioX Episode 2: Ruben Boling from UNG, Jimmy Lane with the Cumming / Forsyth Chamber of Commerce and Michael Eilerman

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 Cumming / Forsyth Business RadioX spotlighting , celebrating, and advertising businesses and entrepreneurs  in Cumming and Forsyth County.

Hosted by Alex Gossett Shifflet

Powered by Business RadioX, Lee Kantor and Stone Payton

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Jimmy Lane, Micheal Eilerman and Ruben Boling

 

 “A rising tide lifts all boats”

by John F. Kennedy

 

 Ruben Boling

Ruben Boling / UNG
Director, Center for the Future of North Georgia

With over 30 years of combined experience in business and academics, Dr. Boling has developed an expertise in the fields of strategy, entrepreneurship and management. During his business career, Ruben has served in leadership and staff positions for several major companies including Arthur Andersen, Georgia Power and WorldColor. He has also served as owner or co-owner of two different small businesses and as a key partner in start-up initiatives in larger companies and institutions. His managerial and consulting experience has spanned several industries and focused on enhancing or improving strategy, customer acquisition and retention, and operations.

As part of the Mike Cottrell College of Business and as Director of the Center for the Future of North Georgia, Ruben’s primary focus is to promote entrepreneurship and business leadership in the classroom and regional and international business community.

Ruben holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a focus in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from Kennesaw State University, Master of Science in Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, and Bachelor of Civil Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University.

Courses Taught

Capstone Leadership Experience (MBA), Internship Program Advisor, Strategic Management, Strategic Management in a Global Environment (MBA),

Assistant Professor of Management

Mike Cottrell College of Business

University of North Georgia

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Jimmy Lane and Michael Eilerman

 

Jimmy Lane/ Cumming / Forsyth Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of Development

 Jimmy Lane is the Vice President of Development at The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce.  In this capacity he acts as the primary membership and investment development representative on behalf of the Chamber. This position is responsible for all major private investment in the organization and membership development.   He is also responsible for the Membership Development Executives, Administrative Support Staff, Chamber Stakeholder Volunteers, and Program Oversight.  He has been in this role at the Chamber for 7 years.  He is also very active with the Leadership Forsyth program and the Bald Ridge Boys Lodge where he will assume the role as Chairman of the Board for both organizations in 2 years.

 Jimmy studied Math Education at North Georgia College & State University and was active in the Corp of Cadets holding leadership positions for 3 years.  He is also a member of the Sigma Omega Fraternity.

 Jimmy lives in Braselton, GA and is married to his college sweetheart Felicia Kiener Lane.  They are the proud parents of 5 year-old twins named Blakley and Cameron.

 Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

212 Kelly Mill Road, Cumming, GA 30040

Direct:  770-887-6461 Ext 12

Cell:  678-449-6120

Fax:  770-781-8800

www.cummingforsythchamber.org

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Michael Eilerman

Michael Eilermann is an entrepreneur in the area of business networking.  In 2001, Michael started a faith-based Christian business networking group, that grew to 5 monthly lunches around Atlanta,  That group is currently reformulating as G6ten, founded on Galatians6:10.

 Over the years, Michael has learned a lot about business networking about what works, and what does not. He now does several unique things to help others with their business networking productivity. He at times refers to himself as the $35 entrepreneur.  Though everything he does is on an ala carte basis, everything he does is $35 or less.  His latest entrepreneurial endeavor is a digital business card, using your personal business card, with working links to whatever you want people to know about you, including click to call, and click to email.  His digital business cards will work on any smart phone, tablet or computer.  No App Required. He also helps people create personal ‘About Me’ web pages and sites.  Business networking is significantly about people, and not always about the specific business that you do or are in.  He can have anyone into a simple About Me web site, teach them how to edit it, and have their name on it, in an hour and yes, for only $35.  He can have your audio or video business introduction on the internet, on your own easily referable web page for $35 or less.  We have to make it easy for the people who know, like and trust us, to actually refer us.  Michael has a personal saying, “You have to whittle away at your why not’s”

In His Service And At Yours
My Photo Michael Eilermann
404-322-8978
www.g6ten.net
www.eilermann.us
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Alex, Michael, Jimmy and Ruben

UHY Advisors

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Frank Fenello / UHY Advisors
Managing Director

Frank Fenello is managing director of the UHY Atlanta office, and leads the national management consulting practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in management and professional consulting in the finance, audit and accounting professional services industries.
UHY Advisors, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest professional services firms in the U.S., delivering financial, tax and business consulting services to companies ranging from mid-sized to the Fortune 500. The firm’s innovative Management & Technology Consulting practice provides a one-stop solution for a company’s financial and operational functions, with a full suite of services to transform a company’s performance and profitability.

 

 

David Barton / UHY Advisors
Managing Director

David Barton is a Managing Director with the firm in the Southeast and serves as leader in the Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance and Management & Technology Consulting groups. He has more than 25 years of practical experience in information systems and technology risk and controls.

 

 

Brad Baer / UHY Advisors
Managing Director

Brad Baer is a Managing Director in the Management & Technology Consulting group of the firm in the Southeast, which provides high-value consultative services to help clients meet their business, accounting and finance objectives. He is responsible for client service, client management, solution creation and delivering process improvement expertise to help clients enhance and sustain gains in their businesses. Brad has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of finance and accounting, management, client service and operations.

 

 

Cindy Hannafey / UHY Advisors
Managing Director

Cynthia Hannafey is a Managing Director with UHY Advisors’ Management & Technology Consulting group, providing portfolio, program, and project management; software selection services; and operational and financial process optimization services to client companies. She is a results focused executive with more than 20 years’ experience in analyzing existing operations and implementing the strategies, processes and technologies to address enterprise-wide challenges. Cynthia provides management consulting excelling in the aggressive execution of projects that impact a client’s internal operations.

 

 

Amy Gallagher / UHY Advisors
Principal

Amy Gallagher is a Principal with the firm’s Resource Solutions Group in the Southeast, which provides high-value custom project services to help clients meet their business, accounting and finance objectives. Amy brings over 14 years of experience in recruitment leadership and talent management for national and international professional services firms.

 

 

KSU Shrimp Tank with Dixie McCurley Trusted CFO Solutions

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Feeding Young Entrepreneurial Minds & Businesses Plans Entrepreneurs come to the Shrimp Tank to compete for funding to grow their dreams.

Hosts of The Shrimp Tank Chris Hanks and Ted Jenkin Executive Producer Lee Heisman

 

 

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Dixe McCurley /  Trusted CFO Solutions
Founder & President

Never able to fully identify with the stuffy title of “accountant”, Dixie set out to revolutionize accounting practices for small- to medium-sized businesses by offering a new way of thinking about process. With a unique method that capitalizes upon the latest technology, she walks each client through their pain points. Experienced in a wide range of industries, Dixie provides innovative solutions to inefficient accounting. From personnel to policies to procedures, she streamlines the process using the latest technology to get data into dashboards to empower Controllers + CFOs.

 

 

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors Features Jerry Jones and Kelvin Moy

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed.

 

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Kelvin Moy and Jerry Jones

 

Jerry Jones / Ad Information Technology (“AdIT”) / Baseology

Jerry Jones helps manage AdIT’s advisory and IT consulting services as well as Baseology’s custom SaaS development. Jerry has over eighteen years of experience in accounting, audit and information technology consulting including eight years of public accounting experience. Audit and advisory service industry experience includes distribution, financial services, health care, high-tech, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, not-for- profit, real estate service and transportation. Jerry’s certifications include CPA, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC.

 

 

Kelvin Moy / Ad Information Technology (“AdIT”) / Baseology

Kelvin Moy has over sixteen years of experience in information technology risk management, strategic planning, governance, operations and consulting. His information technology services portfolio includes manufacturing, financial institutions, high-tech, marketing, real-estate, construction, transportation and logistics, education, government, and not-for- profits. In addition to assisting with the firm’s compliance services, he also manages AdIT’s IT consulting projects and outsourced CIO services. Kelvin specializes in working with executive teams and decision makers to remediate business gaps with practical and scalable enterprise information technology solutions.

 

Additional Resources:

See AdIT Baseology Firm Presentation and Baseology Baseline Builder Flyer

 

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing   

Bonnie Boul ruscyzkBonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

She is excited about the publication of her first book earlier this year, Take Your Marketing Online! Proven Ways to Grow Your Firm in the Digital Age. She was recognized in 2012 and 2013 as one of AccountingToday’s Top 100 Most Influential People and is in great demand as a consultant, speaker and leader at various industry events. She is a founding member of the Atlanta Independent Women’s Network and is the Atlanta chapter president of the Association for Accounting Marketing. She is also a regular contributor to a variety of websites, including Social Media Today, Accounting Today and other industry-related publications and has been quoted in Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, CPA Practice Advisor, and others. She was recently invited to join the CPA Consultants’ Alliance and is excited about being a part of this influential group.

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Marketing Series Episode 02

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Co hosts Lee Kantor and Thomas Harpointner

Digital Innovation Segment

vashalkhannaVishal Khanna / Wake Forest Innovation
Digital Marketing Director

Content Marketer of the Year, 2015

Vishal Khanna is an innovative digital marketing thought leader and mentor with proven expertise in leveraging small marketing teams to deliver outstanding, measurable results. He received the Content Marketer of the Year award in 2015 for his digital program to promote Wake Forest’s research services to pharmaceutical and medical device companies. An advocate for using technology to build scalable digital marketing programs, he has over 15 years of experience leading digital marketing initiatives that amplify brand, drive engagement and create new business opportunities.

Expertise: Digital Marketing; Content Marketing; B2B; Strategic Planning; Brand Management; CRM; Customer Acquisition and Retention; Online Advertising; SEO, PPC, Social Media; Life Sciences; Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Marketing

Email: vishal@vishalkhanna.com

 

 

Thomas Harpointner (Co Host) / AIS Media
CEO

Thomas Harpointner is founder & CEO of AIS Media, Inc., an Atlanta-based, award-winning digital marketing firm. Thomas is a recognized subject matter expert on digital marketing strategy development and execution.

Thomas has served as a keynote speaker at trade organizations, conferences, and corporate events. He has appeared on Fox Business, Bloomberg Television, CNN Radio, CNBC, The Advertising Show, The Today Show and many other TV and radio programs. He’s been featured in publications such as Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, CFO, AJC, Fortune, and Wired.

At AIS Media, Thomas consults executives at leading companies on digital strategy. He’s led hundreds of digital marketing initiatives for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations such as AT&T, Synovus Financial, Emory Healthcare, Wake Forest Innovations, Pfizer, and Maui Jim Sunglasses. Under his leadership, AIS Media has been recognized with dozens of prestigious industry awards.

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Veterans Connect Radio Episode 014

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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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Shane Lazenby, Samir Patel, Ryan Redhawk and Brandon Skolnick

 

 

 

R. Shane Lazenby is the founder and managing member of Lazenby Law Group. After more than a decade of defending those accused of negligence in personal injury cases, Shane decided to reverse course and help the victims of serious injuries. With unparalleled compassion and limitless commitment, Shane quickly learned how much more rewarding and uplifting service as a victim’s advocate can be. Shane now focuses his practice on helping the victims of catastrophic personal injury and the families whose loved one has passed as a result of the negligence of another.

EDUCATION

Shane received his law degree in 1999 at the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. While at Mercer, Shane was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Mercer Law Review where he served as the Eleventh Circuit Survey Editor. Shane also received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in Latin, from Mercer in 1994.

MILITARY SERVICE

Following law school, Shane returned to the United States Army where he served as a Judge Advocate with the 82d Airborne Division. Shane’s service included duties as the Regimental Judge Advocate for the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment where he obtained a 100% conviction rate in the most active military justice jurisdiction in the United States Army. Shane was also selected to be the first Judge Advocate from the 82d Airborne Division to deploy to the Global War on Terrorism as counsel to the Commander of the 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Shane was then selected to be the Operational Law Attorney for the 82d Airborne Division Commander in Bagram, Afghanistan where he served until returning home in December 2010, Shane retired from the Georgia Army National Guard after 21 years of total military service with the Georgia National Guard, United States Army, and Army Reserve. Shane joined the military in 1989 first serving as a combat medical specialist. In 1993, Shane graduated from Officer’s Candidate School and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer. Shane served as an Infantry Platoon Leader, Signal Platoon Leader, and Operations Officer with a Ranger-led, Airborne Long Range Surveillance Unit. Shane’s service awards include the coveted Ranger tab, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Bronze Star for service in the Republic of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Shane’s service as an Army Ranger also included competition in the LTG David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition in 2002.

EXPERIENCE

After his return from Afghanistan, Shane transitioned into private practice with a prestigious trial defense firm in Atlanta, Georgia gaining invaluable experience and growth alongside some of Georgia’s finest defense and plaintiff attorneys. After deciding to depart big city life, Shane settled his family in Gainesville, Georgia. In Gainesville, Shane continued honing his skills as a partner with a Gainesville firm specializing in the defense of physicians accused of medical malpractice. In his career, Shane has tried more than fifty cases to verdict. His extensive experience was noted when he was selected as an Atlanta Magazine Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.  Shane was also pleased to be selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer for Plaintiff’s Personal Injury in 2015; a peer reviewed award limitedto only the top 2.5% of Georgia’s attorneys. Shane also maintains a coveted AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell – the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.  Shane was alsofortunate to graduate from Leadership Georgia in 2013.

SPECIALTIES

Shane specializes in representing the victims of automobile accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, landowner negligence and the families of those who have suffered a wrongful death. Shane is admitted to practice before the State and Superior Courts of Georgia, the United States District Court, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.

HOME LIFE

A native of Georgia, Shane was raised in the burgeoning metropolises of Lula and Gray, Georgia. Shane is married to the former Jennifer Trapnell of Gainesville. They have four beautiful children – Jackson, Allie, Sawyer, and Lillianna. The Lazenbys are members of Lakewood Baptist Church where Shane is a past Chairman of Lakewood’s Panel of Deacons.

 

 

Samir Patel/Mobilization Capital

Samir Patel is an Atlanta native. He graduated from West Point (2008) and served in numerous leadership positions with the US Army to include platoon leader, commander, chief of operations and a procurement/contracting official.  He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.  He’s part of an investment group and his current focus is on building  Mobilization Capital. This company solves some of the most challenging cash-flow issues facing government contractors.
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Josh Gertz and Sarah Woodward with AMMO, Greg Lipman with Piastra and Vanessa Barigelli with Critical Research

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Josh Gertz / mLevel
AMMO Co-Founder / Director

Josh Gertz is co-founder of AMMO and the Atlanta Mobile Awards. He is also a serial entrepreneur and business development executive with more than 20 years experience in the digital media space. At mLevel Josh and team are changing the way people learn. During the rare times when not working you can usually find him tending to one of his BBQ smokers, chasing after his 3 kids or at a poker table.

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Sarah Woodward / Stable Kernel 

AMMO Co-Director

Somehow made it onto Mobile Marketer’s “Mobile Women to Watch in 2016” list along with an impressive group of women professionals I admire.

Love spending every day as a marketing strategist and brand evangelist for stable|kernel – a 20-member mobile app development company working with innovative, purpose-driven clients. In almost three years we’ve grown in both revenue and size. Awesome to be part of building a company from the ground up!

I’m also a co-director for the Atlanta Mobile Marketing Organization, presenters of the Atlanta Mobile Awards. We invite mobile marketers, developers, interactive and digital media, brand and public relations professionals and anyone interested in learning from other people in our space to check us out.

In the past, I’ve managed global agency sales processes and client projects, assisted account and pitch teams, as well as working in the legal field before getting into public relations. I can’t turn down a good cause – I have a passion for getting involved and rallying the troops to take action.

 

 

 

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Owner / Chef

Originally from Boston, Chef Greg learned about food at a young age when he first learned the phrase, “Food is love”. His first culinary steps were what captured his passion when Grandmother Rose showed him how to make chocolate chip cookies, and he states that he is still perfecting the recipe. After training at New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, he worked in different restaurants in the Boston area.

Around age thirty, he trained with a classically trained French chef on a small yacht while sailing over a third of the way around the world. Shortly after the trip, Chef Greg moved to Atlanta and began working at Maxim Prime at the Glenn Hotel in downtown Atlanta. He then worked as the Chef at Alon’s Bakery and Market. After Alon’s, Chef Greg was Executive Chef at Dal Cuore in Johns Creek before opening Piastra.

 

 

 

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National Account Manager

Vanessa Barigelli is the National Account Manager for Critical Research in Atlanta, GA. In 2009 she left NY state to pursure business development opportunities in the South. Since then she has helped to grow and develop business for both public and private organizations in industries of healthcare, staffing and recruiting and other HR Services including background investigations. She represents Critical Research, a background screening firm with over 38 years of experience conducting background investigations. Our goal is to help your organization partner with individuals who won’t damage your organization’s brand or reputation. We use comprehensive screening packages that are customized to fit your business. We are your one-stop shop for identification verification, criminal background checks, employment and education verification, professional license verification, drug screening, physicals, references, motor vehicle reports, I-9, credit checks, annual screening, random screening, compliance support, exit interviews, employee surveys, and more. We can help your business retain great talent, reduce turnover, and focus on the employee experience as you grow!

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Cumming/Forsyth Business RadioX Episode 1: Bruce Longmore with Lenny’s Subs and Tim Campbell with Big Frog T-Shirts & More

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 Cumming / Forsyth Business RadioX spotlighting , celebrating, and advertising businesses and entrepreneurs  in Cumming and Forsyth County.

Hosted by Alex Gossett Shifflet 

Powered by Business RadioX, Lee Kantor and Stone Payton 

Welcome to the very first episode of CFBRX!!!   I hope this is the first of many shows spotlighting all types of businesses in Forsyth county.  It was such a pleasure sitting down and chatting with Bruce  and Tim.   Both men are excellent examples of successful, family run businesses that make giving back to the community, they call home, a priority.   From Bruce providing 120 free lunches for the Leukemia Society or Tim coaching the North Forsyth freshman football team, they truly personify what is best about local business in our community.   I could go on and on telling you all the ways these two and their businesses give back to the community.  They also were kind enough to come to the interview bearing gifts.  Bruce brought a dozen delicious cookies from Lenny’s  Subs.  Tim was kind enough to make a few T-Shirts with our Business RaidoX logo on the front.  Thanks Gentlemen! It was a true honor to meet and interview you.  Please come back soon and talk about the progress you have made with Lenny’s Subs and Big Frog T-Shirts and More.  Now sit back press play and enjoy the show.

 Alex

alexgshifflet@businessradiox.com 

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Please get in touch with Alex if you would like to be a guest, sponsor or host your own show on Cumming/Forsyth Business RadioX.

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Tim Campbell & Bruce Longmore

Bruce Longmore / Lenny’s Subs
Owner / Operator

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Bruce Longmore

From the moment we purchased Lenny’s Sub Shop we chose to be a community minded business. We are fortunate that as a restaurant we can use food to support many different causes. We have learned that one key to small business success is concentrating efforts on what business owners can do for the community and not the other way around. Please find a partial list of contributions below.

Lenny’s separates itself from the competition by offering delicious food, generous food portions, service like a full service restaurant, great catering model and a happy smile and greeting every time you visit.

Lenny’s separates itself from other Lenny’s by community involvement, networking, marketing, social media and active involvement in the restaurant. Customers enjoy coming into Lenny’s and seeing the owners actively participating in the business…not just Donna and Bruce…children David, Ashley and Jack. We are a family run business that is also community minded.

One of our goals at Lenny’s is to use Fortune 500 skills and techniques in a small business. We strive to do that every day.

These efforts have resulted in impressive sales growth through an economic crisis and recovery:
Lenny’s has grown 174% since 2008

Lenny’s has won numerous awards from Lenny’s Franchiser including:
Franchisee of the Year 2010
Million Dollar Sales Store Top 5: 2010, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Best Customer Satisfaction: Taste of Food: 2011, 12
Best Customer Satisfaction: Order Accuracy: 2010, 11
Best Customer Satisfaction: Speed of Service: 2011, 2012
Best Customer Satisfaction: Overall Satisfaction: 2010, 11
Top % Sales Growth Top Five: 2008, 09, 10, 11
Top $ Sales Growth Top Five: 2008, 09, 10, 11

Other Awards:
Business Person of the Year, Forsyth County Chamber 2011
Small Business of the Year, Forsyth County Chamber 2012

Lenny’s in Cumming has been featured in articles in the following national and local publications:
Wall Street Journal
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Forsyth County News
Horizons
John’s Creek Herald
Alpharetta Revenue and News
Around About Cumming
Forsyth Herald

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 Get in touch with Lenny’s Subs

Facebook:  Lennys Atlanta

Twitter:  LennysAtlanta

 Website:  Lenny’s Subs

Lenny’s Sub Shop

Cumming Marketplace

1040 Market Pl Blvd

(678) 947-0336

Open until 6:00 PM

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Tim Campbell / Big Frog T-Shirts & More
Owner/ Operator / Principal Frog

 

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Timothy ‘Tim’ Campbell is Founder and Managing Partner of Bright Sky Enterprises, LLC, a family owned and operated holding company consisting of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts of Cumming, Georgia, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of Suwanee/Johns Creek and PTC Strategies.  Big Frog is a locally owned and operated professional custom garment decorating business with offerings ranging from Direct To Garment “Vintage” printing, Screen Printing, Embroidery and Vinyl applied to a wide variety of apparel and gifts ranging from t-shirts and tanks to hoodies, polos, oxfords, caps and jackets.  PTC Strategies is a management consulting and executive coaching firm whose objective is to help leaders of small and medium sized organizations develop and execute strategies to ensure sustainable growth and success through sound business planning and organizational alignment. As a growth strategist, you can find Tim at the intersection of Coach, Engineer and Builder – with the unique skill to envision it, teach it and help leaders make it come to life.  His experience gained through nearly 30 years in roles that include Vice President Quality Improvement, Vice President Human Resources, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, President and CEO of leading U.S. businesses give Tim a very unique broad-based perspective of what makes and sustains success in any enterprise.

Prior to founding Bright Sky Enterprises, LLC, Tim was Chief Executive Officer and Board member of SecurAmerica, LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia based security services firm providing a suite of security related services in over 500 commercial, light industrial, distribution, healthcare and higher education properties across the United States. There Tim developed the firm’s first strategic plan refining the firm’s value proposition and targeting both organic and acquisitive growth goals, restructured the operational infrastructure while adding new executive talent, improved cash flow and eliminated external debt resulting in improved YOY revenue by 24% and gross contribution by 25% in the first 12 months.

Prior to joining SecurAmerica, Tim spent 12 years at the ARAMARK Corporation where he served as President of two ARAMARK operating companies and was a member of the executive leadership team at ARAMARK that orchestrated a unique management led LBO to take ARAMARK private in January, 2007.  As President, ARAMARK Healthcare, Tim led the turnaround of this multi-billion dollar business segment that provides Clinical Equipment Maintenance & Engineering, Plant Management & Engineering, Capital Project Management and Food and Patient Nutrition services in over 1,200 acute care hospitals across North America.  Prior to ARAMARK Healthcare, Tim was President, ARAMARK Correctional Services providing a similar suite of services to over 600 state, county and municipal correctional facilities in North America, where he and his team grew the business to over $500 million and became the significant market share leader in their industry.  In addition to these leadership roles, Tim helped lead the assimilation of the $800 million acquisition of Service Master as Executive Vice President of ARAMARK Healthcare and served as Region Vice President.  Prior to ARAMARK, Tim led new business acquisition in the Education business unit at Sodexo as Sr. Vice President Sales & Business Development.  Tim began his business career at Atlanta based Rollins, Inc. (Orkin Pest Control) where he progressed through a number of positions over his ten year tenure there including Rollins first Vice President Quality, Vice President Human Resources and Vice President Administration/Operations of Rollins Protective Services.

With nearly 30 years of service industry experience, Campbell has shared his expertise through directorship of a number of boards of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including the former Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Quality Resource Center, the American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity and currently The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management & Education (CAHME) and Advisory Board Member for the new University of Georgia College of Engineering.  He is closely affiliated with a number of trade organizations including the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), The American College of Healthcare Executives, The American Correctional Association, The National Sheriff’s Association, The International Facility Management Association and the National Association of College & University Business Officers.  Led by (then) Senator Sam Brownback and Congressman Danny Davis, Tim provided input to and lobbied for the Second Chance Act, which was passed by Congress in 2008.  He later attended the formal signing of the law by President George W. Bush in the Oval Office.

Tim earned both a B.S.A.E. degree and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Georgia where he graduated Cum Laude, was a walk-on member of the Georgia Bulldog football team, was Gamma Sigma Delta, and was the University’s first K.K. Barnes National Award Winner in 1984.  Since then Tim has guest lectured at several universities, been an invited speaker at 20 professional conferences and has authored or co-authored 17 published articles on topics ranging from food safety to leadership development.  

Tim is a volunteer Assistant High School Football Coach at North Forsyth High School, A volunteer guest musician with Musicians On Call at the VA Hospital in Decatur, Georgia, a guitarist/singer/songwriter, avid runner, whitewater kayaker and holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate.  His wife Sandi, and their two children live in Cumming, Georgia.

 Get in touch with Big Frog T-Shirts & More

         Tim Campbell/Pond Owner & Principal Frog

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of Cumming, GA: (770) 889-3764

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KSU Shrimp Tank with John Barber with SpeedPro Imaging

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Feeding Young Entrepreneurial Minds & Businesses Plans Entrepreneurs come to the Shrimp Tank to compete for funding to grow their dreams.

Hosts of The Shrimp Tank Chris Hanks and Ted Jenkin Executive Producer Lee Heisman

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Ted Jenkin, John Barber, Chris Hanks

John Barber / SpeedPro Imaging 

John T. Barber Biography  Franchise Development, General Management Executive, Entrepreneur  A proven executive, Mr. Barber has a diverse background in strategic management, sales and  franchise development, acquisitions, and organizational leadership. He began his career with The  Procter and Gamble Distributing Company, gaining a solid foundation in disciplined sales  techniques, execution of existing and new product management, managing key accounts, and  motivating sales teams. He quickly advanced to Unit Sales Manager in one of the largest retail  markets in the United States. (1982-1985)

Recruited by the Pepsi-Cola Company, he progressed on a fast-track progression through  increasingly responsible sales, business development, and leadership roles in both the retail and  food service industries over a fourteen year period. As a Market Unit General Manager, Mr.  Barber managed all aspects of sales and operations in union and non union facilities, where he  positioned the organization as a gold standard operation in the U.S. While at Pepsi Cola’s North  American headquarters in New York, as Vice President of Marketing Equipment Management for  the United States and Canada, he led an organization of 3000 employees, improving productivity  by double digits, with annual cash flow responsibility of $1.5 Billion USD. (1985-1998)

Mr. Barber was recruited by the Manitowoc Company to form a new operating division created  through acquisition. As Executive Vice President and General Manager, with full financial  responsibility for Manitowoc Beverage Systems, Inc, he was challenged with completing the  acquisition, assimilation and roll-up of formerly entrepreneurial organizations into a common  corporate sales/technology/distribution platform, while maintaining full customer service and  product distribution integrity. The Company exceeded $100 million in year 1 revenue (1998-  2000)

He then joined a technology start up company with a suite of POS-based wireless transaction  payment solutions for the food service, vending, and retail segments. As Chief Operating Officer  of Wirca Inc, the scope of responsibilities included establishment of operating infrastructure,  business development, partnership opportunities, recruiting, and active participation in the capital  raise process. He was challenged with gaining market share for technically advanced products in  development with high commercialization costs, during capital market decline. (2001-2003)

As the capital markets declined, Mr. Barber was hired as the Vice President of Member  Development and Member Services for Foodbuy LLC, a Foodservice Group Purchasing  Organization and operating division of the Compass Group PLC in London. His responsibilities  included leading the team in all aspects of member management including business development,  staffing, member relations, opportunity analysis, and negotiating member agreements. During his  tenure with Foodbuy, the represented purchasing volume doubled to $1.4 Billion USD by adding  new members and organically growing the existing client base. (2003-2006)

In 2006, he joined Hot Stuff Foods, a prior business partner, who had just completed a  management led buyout in partnership with business development corporation Allied Capital.  Mr. Barber’s first assignment as Executive Vice President of Development was to build a high  performing franchise development team. In 2007 and 2008, the team signed and opened twice as  many franchise convenience store locations as in any of the previous four years. Mr. Barber was  then promoted in October 2008 to Executive Vice President Sales and Development for a wholly  owned operating division, Lettieri’s Inc, while maintaining his current responsibilities at Hot  Stuff Foods. Effective January 2009, Mr. Barber was promoted to Chief Customer Officer and  Executive Vice President for Hot Stuff Foods Lettieri’s, adding the functional departments of  R&D, Innovation, Brand Marketing & Advertising, and Franchise Store Operations for 1100  locations in six countries, Equipment Installation & Service, and all Sales functions for the  consolidated company. In 2009, Hot Stuff Foods Lettieri’s doubled EBITDA. Allied Capital sold  the portfolio of companies in 2010. (2006 to 2010)

John T Barber Bio, continued page 2  In 2010, Mr. Barber focused his efforts on delivering rapid growth for numerous Quick  Serve/Quick Casual restaurant brands in the franchising industry. He was the Senior Vice  President for Focus Brands in Atlanta, owned by Private Equity firm Roark Capital. The Focus  portfolio included Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzky’s, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and  Carvel Ice Cream. Mr. Barber was on the executive committee with the Brand President’s and  reported directly to the CEO of the 3300 unit franchise parent.

In late 2011, Mr. Barber was recruited to the position of Chief Development Officer Worldwide  for Global Franchise Group based in Norcross Georgia. His responsibilities included franchisee  acquisition and contract negotiation, real estate development, store construction, project  management & build out, and franchisee relations. Under Mr. Barber’s leadership, the portfolio  of brands (3000 plus store locations in 36 countries) including Great American Cookies,  PretzelMaker, Maggie Moo’s Treatery, Marble Slab Creamery, and The Athlete’s Foot Shoe  Stores grew franchise deals signed by 300% and store openings worldwide by over 250%.

In 2013, the founder of Paratus Health Systems contracted Mr. Barber to assist in reacquiring the  company and to build operational capabilities and profitability. 2014 was a record sales year for  Paratus increasing net profit by over 800%. He currently serves as a Board Member and Advisor  to Paratus Health Systems.  In 2014, Mr. Barber, after several years of requests, joined privately held Chester’s International  as Senior Vice President of Franchise Development. On behalf of ownership, he resurrected and  completed negotiations for International Master Franchise agreements in Europe and the GCC  countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE/Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman).  Since 2015, Mr. Barber founded Rapid Growth Partners, a growth consultancy firm to the Food &  Beverage Industries (currently serves as the President and CDO), he is the President, Treasurer,  and Director of H&J Resources Inc. in Midland Texas, and he is a Partner/Owner and the CCO of  SpeedPro Imaging of NorCross Georgia.

Mr. Barber is a current Board Member of The United Intentions Foundation, a Board member of  Hedgehog Lacrosse, a Board member of Paratus Health Systems, a past Board member of Studio  RG Technologies, and a Committee Member of the 2016 Azalea Festival to benefit the  Endowment Fund of The Cottage School in Roswell Georgia. He has held licenses in Real Estate  since 2003 and is a 2011 graduate of the Alpharetta Public Safety Citizens Academy.  Mr. Barber has also been a past member of The International Franchise Association, The  Association of Healthcare Foodservice Management, The International Council of Shopping  Centers, The National Association of Convenience Stores Hunter’s Club, The National  Association of College & University Food Service, and the National Association of College and  Auxiliary Services. He is a recent inductee (2016) in the Southeast Chapter of BNI.

John Barber graduated from the University of Minnesota and holds a Bachelor of Science degree  in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management and an Associate in Liberal  Arts degree.

Contact information:  John T Barber  Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Domestic: 770.712.7708
International: 001 770.712.7708
Email: rapidgrowthpartners@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https:www.linkedin.com/in/johntbarber
Skype:john.barber9090

 

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David Rodriguez / Fiserv
VP of Quality and Release Management, Electronic Payments

David Rodriguez is Vice President, Quality and Release Management, Electronic Payments at Fiserv. He has almost 30 years of experience in software quality assurance, systems analysis and software development.  David graduated from California State Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Computer Information Systems & Business Administration.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) is a leading global provider of information management and electronic commerce systems for the financial services industry, providing integrated technology and services that create value and results for our clients. Fiserv drives innovations that transform experiences for more than 13,000 clients worldwide.

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Sandy Welfare /  WIT 

Sandy D. Welfare is the Executive Director of Women In Technology (WIT). Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of Cool Girls Inc, an award-winning early intervention after-school program dedicated to the empowerment of girls (2009-2015).

Sandy’s career began in 1989 in Greenwich, Connecticut where she joined Rand Insurance as the Controller. Six years later, she accepted a position with Lucent Technologies, an international telecommunications leader, holding a number of positions including serving as Accounting and Treasury Manager in Singapore (1999-2000) and then as Senior Manager in Australia and New Zealand (2000-2002). Sandy returned to Atlanta in 2002 as Senior Manager of Global Financial Services.

In 2003, Sandy accepted a position as Director of Operations for Xchanging, a business processing outsourcing company. In 2006, her career took her to London, England as Managing Director for professional services, where she managed global business processing services for bank financial transactions, insurance and retail.

Sandy received her undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in New York, and a Master of Business Administration from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She serves on the board of several non-profits, including Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. Sandy resides in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, Cliff and son, Soloman.

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