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Scott Rosenblum with Neutrino Media Group and Sandy Wallack with Wallack Law

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Scott Rosenblum / Neutrino Media Group, LLC Linkedin

Scott is currently the Chairman and CEO of Neutrino Media Group (NMG), an innovative multi-media and technology company. Neutrino partners and joint ventures with progressive companies and international brands to develop and deliver innovative digial media and entertainment to the market place. NMG’s digital advertising solutions, media properties and branded entertainment connect with diverse audiences and users, while providing unprecedented reach to an ever-expanding group of targeted users. NMG currently names; Google, Time Warner, Dailymotion, AOL, WideOrbit, Admeta, Liverail, Yahoo and Hearst Media amongst the many companies it works with.

NMG Media produces engaging digital, broadcast media and content over a range of categories. The company is currently working with some of the most innovative companies including YouTube, O2 Media, Time Warner and several other media companies on a range of projects.

NMG Digital advertising solutions provides, best in class programmatic and direct buying and selling of advertising for publishers and buyers. NMG provides the latest direct purchasing, direct bidding, ad serving, auction based RTB and exchange platform solutions in digital advertising for a diverse group of premium publishers and buyers while driving top tier cpm’s and fill for publishers inventory. NMG Digital follows best practice while processing trillions of bids a year and providing best in class results.

Prior to NMG, Scott was the CEO of Rock Media, now a division of NMG. Working with companies such as Elle Magazine, Hearst Media and Marriot Corporation, Rock, an innovator in branded entertainment, was among the first to combine branded entertainment and integrated media into one model and is currently creating some of the most engaging sports, fashion, music and film related properties.

Sanford “Sandy” Wallack / Wallack Law Linkedin

Sandy has been practicing criminal defense throughout the metro Atlanta area for over 20 years. He has experience handling offenses including murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, white-collar crime, sexual offenses, commercial gambling, drug offenses and RICO actions. Sandy has experience and handles cases at both the trial and appellate level in state and federal court.

Sandy received his B.A. in Political Science from University of Florida and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute.

Sandy is a life member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Animal Law section of the Georgia bar and has provided pro bono assistance in the area of animal law since law school.

Sandy has called Atlanta his home for over 30 years, having grown up in the Atlanta area. Sandy is married with three kids and two dogs.

 

 

Cobb County Edition: Ned Goepp

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I spent 30 years in the wholesale apparel & accessory world building brands for corporations at Levi Straus & Liz Claiborne, and decided to put my brand building & entrepreneurial skills to work for myself when we acquired the SmartBox Atlanta Franchise in September 2012. SmartBox is the affordable & efficient solution for people in the metro Atlanta market. We deliver, our customer packs the box, we pick up & will store or redeliver to their new home or location. We do local & long distance moving and are fast becoming the go to solution for Cobb County & metro Atlantans when it comes to their moving & storage needs. Touch it once when you load the box, and touch it the 2nd time when you unload your belongings. Remember, “if you’ve got stuff, we’ve got solutions”!

George Gordon with Moose Exhibits and Michael Uzzell with ALCOVA Mortgage

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George Gordon / Moose Exhibits Linkedin Linkedin

  • Moose Exhibits, 2012 – present / Director of Sales and New Business development.
  • Jack Morton Worldwide, 2007 -2009 / Manager of Graphic Production, Responsible for the management of a small, but growing graphics area within the exhibits arm of a global experiential marketing company. Duties were focused on improving production methodology and the expansion of business within an internal and external client base.
  • Impact XM, 1988-2004/Manager for 2D Graphic Design & Production/ Responsible for the formulation and execution of all details pertinent to the operations of a graphic design and production department. Duties included refinement of production methodology, assessment and acquisition of personnel, technological and raw material resources, finance and budget planning and long term corporate strategy development.
  • Beitel Displays, 1979 – 1988/ Graphic Artist; Manager of the Graphics Department

Michael Uzzell / ALCOVA Mortgage LLC Linkedin Twitter Facebook

Michael Uzzell, Branch Partner, ALCOVA Mortgage LLC. (NMLS ID# 148818) – “I have been an owner, manager and top producer for nearly 15 years. I specialize in residential purchases and refinances. I am able to offer a large product mix that allows me to help each family on an individual basis to find the best home loan to fit their family’s need. With my vast experience and corporate support I have become an industry leader. – Service First is my motto! The best compliment you can give me is a referral to your family, friends and co-workers.”

 

 

Cobb County Edition: Lillie Mae PR

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Lillie Mae/ Lillie Mae PR 
Through landing opportunities with Atlantic Records and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide very early, Lillie Mae established a keen interest in media and entertainment while completing a Communications Studies degree at UNC Chapel Hill.  She now manages a multi-faceted portfolio of work as President/Founder of Lillie Mae Public Relations.  Over the past few years her Public Relations efforts have extended nationally for client placements with USA Today, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Mo’Nique Show, The Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo News.  She has personally been featured on Black Enterprise,  RollingOut.com, The Examiner, Kontrol Magazine, Hera Herald and NStyleAtlanta for her PR expertise and women empowerment efforts.  She will continue to permeate the industry with great innovation as a media and public relations specialist, while touring the country to empower female professionals of all facets.
Lillie Mae is also an author, visionary and founder of Glambitious. the ultimate empowerment network for other female visionaries.

Jennifer Sherer with Metro Atlanta Chamber, Kim Eaton with Aptean, Erin Rosintoski Lewis with Atlanta Tech Village, Jennifer McKenna with JMac Consulting and Jason Premo with Premo Ventures

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Jennifer Sherer, PhD / Metro Atlanta Chamber Twitter Twitter Facebook

Jennifer Sherer is the Vice President of Business Higher Education (BHE) for the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC). She works closely with the BHE partner universities to increase collaboration with metro businesses and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.

Prior to joining MAC, Jennifer served as the Executive Director of Southeast BIO (SEBIO), a regional non-profit organization that fosters the growth of the life sciences industry in the Southeastern U.S. by promoting entrepreneurship and bringing together key stakeholders active in the development of the industry. SEBIO’s mentoring programs, designed to prepare entrepreneurs for fundraising and cultivate new start-ups from universities, have benefi ted over 200 companies in the Southeast. Companies participating in SEBIO activities have gone on to raise over $2.5 billion in public and private funding.

Prior to joining SEBIO, Jennifer was a licensing associate in the Office of Technology Transfer at Emory University. She was responsible for assessing intellectual assets for advancement, developing marketing strategies, and generating commercialization plans for technologies generated by university researchers. She also aided faculty members in developing strategic partnerships with industry. Jennifer serves on the Emory University Center for Ethics advisory board and is a member and volunteer of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).

She earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at the University of Virginia and a B.S. in Biochemistry at Lehigh University.

Kim Eaton / Aptean Linkedin Twitter Facebook

Kim Eaton serves Aptean as Chief Executive Officer, leading the company to provide unrivaled service to its nearly 5,000 global customers and drive product innovation in the enterprise software market. Ms. Eaton joined Aptean in August 2014 as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing all aspects of Aptean’s global operations.

Ms. Eaton has over 25 years in the technology sector with a broad range of senior leadership and management positions. She began her career as an Accenture consultant, implementing large-scale distribution and warehouse management systems, as well as Financial and HR/Payroll solutions.

She has served as President for BlueCube Software and as Executive Vice President for RedPrairie Corporation. Prior to joining Aptean, Ms. Eaton was with NCR Corporation where she served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for NCR Corporation’s Hospitality Division. She was also responsible for the integration process of Radiant Systems into NCR, focusing on sales and marketing.

Ms. Eaton holds a Bachelor of Science in Distributed Studies (Biology, Chemistry) from Iowa State University.

About Aptean: •Aptean is a global software company with 1200 employees in 17 countries and more than 5,000 customers. We’re headquartered right here in Atlanta, on Perimeter Center Parkway. We develop software that is found “where the work gets done.” By that we mean that our CRM, ERP and Manufacturing Execution products are installed on the front lines of our customers’ businesses—call centers, sales forces, bakeries, shop floors, assembly lines—to help those processes run more efficiently and reduce costs.

Aptean was launched in 2012, but we have a much deeper history than that—our core products like Ross ERP, Pivotal CRM and Respond Complaints Management were once stand-alone companies with track records and customers that go back as far as 20 years. Customers, like Farm Credit Services in Omaha; they have been a Pivotal customer for 16 years, long before Pivotal was a part of Aptean. Stories like theirs really struck me when I joined the company last year—Aptean customers are more like partners, they trust us and have evolved with us over the length of our long relationship. When we make upgrades and enhancements to the product, they are intricately involved with improvements and new functionality. That’s a tremendous sign of the value we’re providing and the voice that we give them in shaping the product.

Erin Rosintoski Lewis / Atlanta Tech Village Linkedin Twitter

Erin Rosintoski Lewis is a Community Manager at Atlanta Tech Village. She connects the Village to the larger ecosystem in Atlanta and beyond. Erin curates meetings between startups and investors, corporations, and strategic partners. She oversees the events team, programming calendar, and engages sponsors to support the entrepreneurs at the Village.

Jennifer McKenna / JMac Consulting Linkedin

Jennifer McKenna (aka “JMac”) is a change agent who transforms visions into reality. She is adept at extracting the Big Idea and breaking it down into measurable milestones. With a background in program and business development and change management consulting, Jennifer coaches leaders and facilitates the process of transformation in pursuit of growth.

Specializing in communications and strategy development, Jennifer is particularly savvy at identifying and changing patterns within the minds of business leaders and the inner workings of organizations that previously inhibited productivity and profitability.

Her focus is to honor and leverage the company’s mission and its people to achieve measurable victories and to ensure that the business itself enriches lives. Jennifer infuses a fresh perspective into traditional organizational paradigms to ensure congruency, integrity and forward movement to enhance the business and the world at large.

Jennifer has been featured on local television affiliates for her work as a coach. She has also been recognized for her conscientious approach as a facilitator, working with highly sensitive subject matter to generate successful outcomes from controversial discussions. As a consultant she managed a team that launched a new industry category for a Fortune 100 company that was named a product of the year less than six months of the product launch. Exceeding goals is a habit for Jennifer as evidenced by the 365% business growth one client experienced over a 3-year period of time.

Over the course of the last twelve years she has facilitated national conferences, expert panel discussions and annual planning retreats for many teams at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as multiple other small businesses and non-profit organizations. Jennifer is known to excel under pressure and has been called on to lead teams in crisis.

She believes that our professional life is an extension of our personal life and must be meaningful. Inspired by this, she creates customized strategic models to help progressive-minded business leaders create the change they desire.

Jason Premo / Premo Ventures Linkedin Twitter

Jason Premo, a native of Georgia and a GT Yellow Jacket, is Chairman of Premo Ventures, a Greenville SC – based venture capital firm focused on investing and accelerating small to mid-size advanced manufacturing companies with high-impact potential in the aerospace, defense, energy, and medical device industries.

Jason’s diverse career has encompassed a wide variety of roles ranging from design engineering to CEO, in startups to Fortune 500 global organizations.

Jason is also an active Angel Investor with Swamp Rabbit Angels, providing much needed seed capital for startups and early stage companies in the South Carolina. Jason is also an Advisory Board member for a number of startups and small to mid-market market companies in a variety of software, manufacturing, electronics, oil & gas, and professional services industries.

Jason received a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a certified Lean Manufacturing-Kaizen Facilitator, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and ISO 9000 Auditor. He is also currently a senior examiner for the prestigious Presidential Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA).

Jason was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley as a Board member for the South Carolina Centers of Economic Excellence. He is a Foundation Board member for the Greenville Technical College, Executive Officer Board Member for the NEXT Charter High School, Board member for SC Broadband Advisory Council, Advisory Board for AidJoy Charities, and a Liberty Fellow with the Aspen Global Leadership Institute.

 

 

 

Special Edition: Cobb County

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Tiffany Webb, MBA/ Unique Occasions By TNicole

Tiffany Nicole Webb, MBA is Founder, Owner, and Visionary behind Unique Occasions byTNicole, Inc. She is professionally known as an Event Planner Consultant, but she really considers herself to be a leader who believes in service. She prides herself on providing assistance and services that help people create and experience memorable events that last a lifetime.

Tiffany is passionate about every aspect of event planning from creating, organizing, to project management. She also loves to bring people together by coordinating events that will empower them in their lives both professionally and personally.

Tiffany has always had a desire to be an entrepreneur since she was a little girl and has been planning events for herself and love ones since she was a child. Her first experiences with event planning began at a young age during planning her childhood birthday parties year after year. After handling multiple projects and events through her professional career in the corporate arena, she decided to transition into her longtime dream of entrepreneurship and follow her passion. Through faith, persistence, determination, and hard work, she birthed her private event planning company, Unique Occasions byTNicole, Inc. in 2013. She now spends each day fulfilling her purpose and executing the visions of her clients.

It is imperative that each event implemented by Unique Occasions byTNicole, Inc. is a direct result of the client’s vision. Tiffany enjoys transforming ideas and bringing them to life through managing various events. At Unique Occasions byTNicole, Inc., there is an amazing staff that works relentlessly to ensure successful and unforgettable events for our clients time and time again.

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Lindsey Walker/ PR Mentality

Lindsey Walker is the CEO and Lead Publicist of PR Mentality. The firm has a presence in Atlanta, GA, and services clients worldwide. Lindsey has a true passion for empowering entrepreneurs and creating a voice for them among their target audience through public relations.

Lindsey has launched effective PR campaigns in the fashion, beauty, entertainment and literary industries. Past coverage includes: KPLR 11, Vibe Vixen, Hype Magazine, Kontrol Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Focus SWFL, among many other regional and national media outlets.

A proud alumna of Jackson State University, Lindsey holds a Bachelors degree in Mass Communications and has been featured in numerous publications including The Source Magazine and Everything Girls Love

 

Spotlight on NAWBO

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Jill Peck / Henderson Shapiro Peck

Jill serves as Vice President & COO for Henderson Shapiro Peck, a relationship driven, award winning marketing and business support company with 23 employees. Over the past 18 years, Jill and her partner, founder of the company, Debbi Shapiro have been instrumental in supporting women driven initiatives both personally and professionally.

She is the President of the National Association of Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO Atlanta), a member of the Certified Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBENC) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Jill has volunteered for Scottish Rite known as Children’s Healthcare of America, The Girl Scouts of America, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, The Atlanta Food Bank, The Tolerance Education Program and was the marketing chair for Emerge Scholarships for three years.

Jill graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and a minor in marketing from the College of Journalism and Communications.

Linda Hughes / Great Ridge Company

The Great Ridge Company makes the integration of IT with the rest of your business easy. We provide consulting services focused on the successful development and implementation of strategies to integrate business operations and technology solutions. Our solutions provide processes and tools that are sustainable to support your company through years of growth. GreatRidge delivers Smart Solutions Accelerating Smart Corporate Growth(TM).

Grace Webster / Credit Suisse Linkedin

Grace is a Relationship Manager within the Private Banking North America division at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. In this capacity, she is responsible for recommending and implementing investment strategies, as well as providing holistic wealth management advice across the Southeastern United States. She works with individuals, families, and institutions to develop solutions that are specifically tailored to meet their unique professional and lifestyle needs.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Grace worked in non-profit and public policy organizations in Washington, DC, including The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the Motion Picture Association of America, and the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a published author on the topic of impact investing and consulted for the World Economic Forum’s Impact Investing Initiative.

Grace earned a BA with Honors in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA with concentrations in Investment Finance and Social Entrepreneurship from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She holds the Series 7 and 66 licenses, as well as the life insurance sales agent license.

In addition to serving as the Secretary for NAWBO Atlanta’s Board of Directors, Grace is an active member of the Junior League of Atlanta and volunteers with Open Hand Atlanta and Kate’s Club. She also enjoys vegetarian cooking, international travel, and supporting the Tar Heels basketball team.

 

 

 

Cobb County Edition: Campbell High IB Program

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Dan Penick / Campbell High School IB Program Coordinator

After an extensive application process, the International Baccalaureate Program opened in the fall of 1997 as a Cobb County magnet program at Campbell High School. The IB Diploma Program is a comprehensive, pre-university course of study that incorporates international perspectives within a rigorous core curriculum in both the math/science and humanities areas of the curriculum. The International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland bases the program on the concept that upper secondary level education should encompass a broad range of subjects, which accommodate diverse student interests and intentions while consistently adhering to high academic standards. Consequently, only schools officially approved by the International Baccalaureate Organization are authorized to offer the IB curriculum, which is not based on any specific high school graduation requirement or the graduation requirements of any one country. Instead, it is an advanced program for students who want to participate in a challenging academic environment that gives them a global perspective on people, cultures, history, and events while meeting the highest academic requirements for admission to top colleges in the US and abroad. Therefore, the student who satisfies the demands of the IB program demonstrates a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of mastery of subject content and in development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a competitive world.

 

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Joseph Malbrough/ IB Progam Parent and Advocate

Joseph Malbrough is the owner of the UPS Store Smyrna and an active member in the Smyrna and Cobb County Business Community. Mr. Malbrough has an incoming freshman and also a son that is a junior in the IB Program at Campbell High School. He has been impressed with the program and is excited to be an advocate at any chance the he gets.

 

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Scott Forester/ Forester Consulting

Forester Consulting is a private consulting firm dedicated to accelerating and maximizing your company’s sales and client acquisition.  The firm’s main services include strategic direction for executives looking for new ideas on how to best grow their business and training for sales management and sales producers.  Forester Consulting’s client list ranges from small, start-up companies all the way up to large corporate entities with large sales teams.

Forester Consulting is headed by Scott and Ed Forester.  Together they bring over 53 years of executive level experience and strategic insights into the world of sales, marketing and business development.

Scott Forester began his career with Prudential Insurance Company and has led sales and marketing for a number of small and large companies, including AT&T and Assurant before starting Forester Consulting in 2012 with his father, Ed Forester.

Ed Forester began his career with Prudential Insurance Company in 1962.  He became one of the leading estate planning and large group producers until he was named General Manager of the then Greater Atlanta Agency in 1978.  Under Ed’s leadership the Greater Atlanta Prudential agency lead the nation in sales and revenue generated until his retirement in 1995.

 

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Michelle Barnard/ Michelle Barnard Fitness

Michelle Barnard is a certified Personal Trainer, Yoga, and Group Exercise Instructor. Honored to help our world community stay fit for life, Michelle designs challenging results driven workouts for all fitness levels. Armed with over 10 years of teaching experience and the preparation of training, Michelle Barnard Fitness stands ready to assist you in reaching your fitness potential.

​Michelle’s passion for fitness inspired her to spread her message to others by starting her own company, Michelle Barnard Fitness. From this inspiration she has has developed Tone & Tuff and Barefoot Boot Camp small group training programs. Here she uses her background in kickboxing, yoga, weight training, Pilates, water and floor aerobics to help many achieve their fitness goals.

She earned her Personal Trainer certification through ACE (American Council on Exercise), her 200 hour Yoga Instructor training from Kashi Atlanta and her Group Exercise Instructor certification from AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America). She has instructed fitness classes for CNN, Gold’s Gym, Delta Airlines, Georgia Pacific, the YMCA, and the Center for the Visually Impaired.

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Cobb County Special Edition: How They Changed Careers

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Dr. Jamie Michael/ Michael Family Chiropractic

I am a born and raised Georgia girl that has typically always taken the path less traveled. After seeing the movie “patch adams”, I set forth on a pre-med path. After a terrible medical experience my last week in college, I decided that I did not want to be a medical dr. I went on to use my Biochemistry degree and became a Chemist for Johnson and Johnson. Then the universe just decided to come and slap me in the face with becoming a chiropractor. My mom who had suffered with Leukemia went into remission after seeking out a chiropractor and my life was completely changed within 30days of seeing a chiropractor. After reading a book on my honeymoon about following your dreams, my husband and I made the decision to move to Atlanta and start my chiropractic journey. After becoming pregnant while in school I focused my specialty in prenatal and pediatric care. Which allowed me to become “patch adams”. I currently have the largest family practice on the west side of Atlanta where we see healing and health in abundance. It is fun getting to do what I do. We are making a huge difference in our community.

 

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Tiffany Fitzgerald/ Black Girls Golf

Black Girls Golf was founded in 2011 by Tiffany Mack Fitzgerald. Tiffany created Black Girls Golf after spending several years in Corporate America and noticing how many opportunities were available to her colleagues who played golf. As she became a more experienced golfer, she noticed how few Black women were involved in the sport. Black Girls Golf is headquartered in Greater Atlanta with new chapters being established in other major metros in 2015. Tiffany has been featured in Black Enterprise Magazine and sports and business radio sharing her experience as a golfer and helping other women experience the rewards of golfing. Black Girls Golf hosts hands-on golf instruction, ladies only golf outings, and networking events in a fun and supportive atmosphere.