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On today’s show we were proud to invite some of Atlanta’s finest inventors and inventor vendors back on the show. We opened up with Dave Savage past President of the Inventors Association of Georgia. The IAG meets monthly and is a mixed group of experienced and inexperienced inventors, patent owners, marketing consultants and other innovative people. To learn more go to www.georgiainventors.com or www.davesavage.com. You can call Dave directly at 404-323-8686 or email him directly at dave@davesavage.com

Next up we had on Patent Agent Ted Heske. Ted explained the difference between a patent agent and a patent attorney. He also shared some tips about how to go about the patent process. To learn more about his firm please go to www.heskeinc.com

Next we had on Kermetta and Howard McGarity with Lips-n-Eyes. They have invented several products including the Lips-n-Eyes make up holder and the Big Mouth Barf Bag. To learn more please go to their website www.lips-n-eyes.com

We closed the show with Aileen Luciano with InventHelp. They help inventors with patents and marketing to get their products to market. To learn more please go to www.inventhelp.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

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Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.  

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

On today’s show we opened up with Dr Stephen Briggs, President of Berry College in Rome. Dr Briggs talked about how throughout Berry College’s long history they have emphasized meaningful work experience as a key component of its educational experience. Today almost 95% of all Berry students choose to complement their classroom education through participation in an on-campus work study program. To learn more about Berry College please go to www.berry.edu

Next up we had on Richard Judy with Appalachian Education and Recreation Services. Richard shared some great information about the Len Foote Hike Inn. The Hike Inn is run by a non profit group but is owned by the Georgia State Parks. The Inn is a back country lodge accessible for its guests only by hiking 5 miles to get there starting at Amicalola Falls. There are 20 rustic rooms waiting for you. To book your stay please go to www.hike-inn.com

Next up Heather Wilson with Bench Strength came on to explain how to make your life as an Independent Consultant a little easier. She is holding an all day workshop at Emory this Friday to help professionals thinking about becoming a consultant or who are currently working as a consultant.
To learn more about the workshop and how Heather can help your consulting career grow please go visit her online at her website www.benchstrength-inc.com

Next we had Bernadette Boas with the Boas Group. Bernadette explained that not all business owners are created equal and not all business owners are entrepreneurs. Bernadette’s coaching group gives her clients the knowledge and skills they need to manage their businesses and accomplish their goals. To learn more please go to www.theboasgroup.com

We closed the show with Mike Cleary with Abcom. Mike talked about face to face marketing and how to use trade shows, events and branded environments to grow your business.  Abcom has been helping their clients create meaningful and profitable trade show and event experiences for over 20 years. You only have 3-6 seconds to make an impression – give Mike a call and ask him how to do it. To learn more please go to Mike’s website www.abcom-inc.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

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Please click play to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

On today’s show we opened up with Sandy Springs City Council Candidate Jim Squire. Jim is an experienced business executive with a strong background in strategic planning, policy making and financial oversight at the corporate and association board levels. To learn more about the candidate please go to his website www.squireforsandysprings.com

We closed the show with Grant Carter, CEO of Team Doctors Preferred Access. Team Doctors mission is to provide a level of service and access to a quality of medical care that has never been available to discerning individuals and their families before. to learn more please go to their website www.theteamdoctors.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

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Please click PLAY to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

On today’s show we had Mike Wittenstein guest co-host.

There’s a lot of talk about improving customer experience. But very little about how do you make them work better and more consistently. Mike Wittenstein, the Authority on Customer Experience, and some of his colleagues from leading experience brands Hard Rock, Chick-fil-a, and Alternative Apparel will discuss why focus on the employee experience is important and share some ideas you can build on in your own business.

Learn more about Mike Wittenstein at www.mikewittenstein.com. Check out Jim Knight at www.hardrock.com. Scott Reed can be found at the Chick-fil-A at Sprayberry Square or online at www.chickfila.com. Check out the latest fashions at Mary Kathyrn Dean’s Alternative Apparel at their website www.alternativeapparel.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 People Connect on Radio X

When business to business sales professionals think about prospecting they usually think about clever ways to open the door and meet their prospect. They must get past security guards, executive assistants, voice mail systems, and receptionists to deliver their 30 second plea for a meeting. Most sales people tell you that it takes at least seven tries to schedule a meeting after you get to the person you want to talk with. Then it’s a tedious process of gathering information about your prospect until you know enough about their business to make a sales pitch. This takes months! But Lee Kantor has a track record of getting prospects to the meeting after just a couple calls.  When they get there, they’ll tell you anything you want to know. Lee Kantor is the founder of Atlanta Business Radio X, an Internet radio station.

CEO’s love good PR. Just imagine calling the CEO of your prospect company and inviting them to be your guest on a business talk radio show. That first call should get you past the receptionist, executive assistant, and even the voice mail. Then all you do is develop your interview questions and schedule a time for the show at Radio X. They get to tell their story to you, you get a voice record of the conversation so you don’t even need to take notes, and you get to build rapport while providing your client with a real value. The best part, your client gets a permanent link to the interview which they can link to on their website.  From there, it’s a matter of salesmanship and personal rapport.  After the show when you make a follow up call to pitch your solution, you should get a warm reception.

While Lee was working in the marketing department for a fitness center, he and his partner wrote a book on loosing weight. The natural path was to promote the book on talk shows and found himself hosting a weekly Internet radio show, “Dr. Fitness”. His sense of humor led to a great following. “It was easy to get guests for the show.” And then the epiphany hit him – “Why not do this for other people, for a fee?” Lee found a paying client.  That job funded his own studio and Atlanta Business Radio X was launched.

Today, Atlanta Business Radio X is well established with a community of hosts.  Lee helps hosts network with each other to share success stories and qualified prospects. It is the networking and community that really sets Radio X apart from other Internet radio stations.  Lee admits there are some stiff competitors out there who offer a similar service for free, but they do it over the phone.  “When a salesperson can meet face to face with a key prospect there is a much higher conversion rate and that makes it worthwhile to pay for a studio interview.”

Lee wants his clients to be successful, so he is there to co-host the program, make sure the conversation stays lively, and that the technology is practically invisible to the host and the guest. Lee is typically out the door at 3 PM each day and edits the programs from the comfort of his home office.  At the end of the day, it is great PR, it was fun, and two business people came together for a meaningful exchange.

Lee is documenting “how to do it” so he can expand into other geographic markets. He isn’t sure about whether to franchise the model or not but he knows this business model is scalable and it can be successful in other cities too.  Lee is also evaluating the idea of putting Internet radio in-house at companies with large sales teams but at this time feels the program has better credibility with prospects when it is outsourced rather than in-sourced.

Sales and marketing is rapidly evolving with our society. People don’t want push advertising, junk mail, spam email, or in your face multi-media presentations. They want value and will respond to invitations that add value to their mission. It seems that commercial free, Internet radio is catching on and creating a venue for business people to meet and initiate deals.

Lee grew up in New York City and Miami. Seeing his father as a career employee of the US Postal Service, Lee realized he was a bit of a maverick and would never be able to work in corporate America. Lee pursued a degree in advertising from the University of Florida. While at UF, he worked on a team that won an advertising contest with an Atlanta company. That early success launched his career into the advertising field. The creative side of advertising was a good fit with his nonconformist spirit. Lee has a blast hosting and co-hosting programs on Radio X and the bug seems to be contagious. Lee’s eleven year old son, Max watched him do a show and said “That’s easy, I can do what you do.” So Max now hosts his own 10 minute show “Kid Power”.  Max has interviewed kid stars from Hollywood and has an international following.

For more information about Atlanta Business Radio X check their website www.businessradiox.com

Reporting and photography by Sam Dobrow. Sam Dobrow is a freelance writer and photographer. For more information on Sam Dobrow visit www.samdobrowphotography.com.

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We opened the show with Brent Morris, who talked about the upcoming Dunwoody Fall Festival sponsored by the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce. The event and Chili Cook-off will be held in Dunwoody Village on October 24. To learn more please go to www.dunwoodyfallfestival.com

Next up Cliff Oxford with Entrepreneur Advisors came on to share some helpful tips for entrepreneurs. If you are interested in learning more about how Cliff and his team can help your firm grow please go to his website www.entrepreneuradvisors.com

Up next was David Rubel author of If I Had A Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity. To learn more about this great book written for kids 9 and older please go to www.habitat.org

Next Shawn Holland with Capital Preservation Group came on to explain Captive Insurance Companies. Captives are closely held property and casualty insurance companies that are used to formally self-insure risk that are not currently being covered by a third party insurer. To learn more please go to Shawn’s website www.cappg.com

Next Karen Galambos with Right Type Pro’s explained the benefits of having the audio and video content you have transcribed and posted onto your website. She explained that people learn in different ways and a lot of people prefer to read rather than to listen or watch. Her transcription service is Atlanta based and does not use any voice recognition software or overseas transcribers. Check out Karen’s website at www.righttypepro.com to learn how transcribing your content can help move your website to the top of Google’s search engine rankings.

We closed the show with Lori Lite (pictured) creator of Stress Free Kids, a line of books and CDs designed to help children, teens and adults manage stress, anxiety and anger. Lori was a featured contestant on ABCs reality TV show Shark Tank. To learn more about her please go to her website www.stressfreekids.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

Podcast: Download

Please click play to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.  

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

Chad Rothschild subbed for Amy, who is slumming in Italy this week. Chad, you may recall is the leader of the Atlanta Bloggers Meetup Group

We opened the show with Reginald Sinevet with Stealth Marketing Solutions. Reginald talked about Search Engine Optimization SEO and Search Engine Marketing SEM. Reginald is a former Marine who also worked in Corporate America as an IT Project Manager. If you want your site to come up first on Google then you should spend some time with Reg – please go to his website www.stealthmarketingsolutions.com

Next up we had on Greg Cory, President of eMaximation who talked about placing value on your social media efforts. As businesses rush on to all the Social Media sites in order to build a presence they must also learn how to manage the expectations of their customers who now expect constant communication. Greg has worked out a solution called How is Your buzz which is a dashboard/social media platform designed to equate value to your social media efforts and monitor your social media footprint. To learn more about how eMaximation helps companies utilize the internet in their lead generation and marketing efforts please go to their website www.emaximation.com. you can also follow them on Twitter at @howisyourbuzz

We closed the show with Lee Doernberg with Liquid Capital. Liquid Capital helps small businesses acquire working capital. To learn more please go to his website www.liquidcapitalcorp.com/ldoernberg

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

Podcast: Download

Please click play to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

We opened the show with Dr William Alexander who is with the Morehouse School of Medicine. He gave our listeners a great explanation of the H1N1 flu that is spreading around Atlanta and the rest of the country. He talked about the importance for business owners to prepare now. Their is a high probability that a good number of your employees and their children will get the flu in the next few months.  Leave policy flexibility will become critical if a severe flu outbreak occurs. To learn get up to dat information from the government please go to www.flu.gov or check out Morehouse’s website at www.msm.edu

Next Shelly Weidner from Simon Property Group’s Director of Mall Marketing & Business Development for Town Center at Cobb was on to discuss the latest goings on at her mall. there is a big fashion show benefiting the Strand  and a Youth Foundation For Education Bowling event coming up. Shelly says they have a popular mall walking program and are very involved with schools giving them a place to perform.  And Santa is coming to the mall about 1 week after Halloween – so bring your kids to the mall soon. To learn more about Town Center you can go online at www.simon.com

Next Allan Vella General Manager for the Fox Theatre came on to discuss the historic Fox. The Fox is one of the finest and most popular places to see a show. The Fox is a non-profit organization owned by Atlanta Landmarks. Each year you can go see: Broadway shows, concerts, kids shows, ballet, movies and international events.  They try and have something for everyone. You can even use their ballrooms for corporate events and parties. To learn more please go to www.foxtheatre.org

Next George Ishee explained how The Ultimate HD Productions and AdzZoo can help your business appear on the first page of a local Google search. They even offer a guarantee. George is an expert in helping his clients attract and close more interested and qualified business leads. To learn more please go to www.theultimate.com

Next Charlie Cummins came on to discuss his new book, Uprooting Anger: Eliminating The Emotion That Kills. This book is a great tool to give you strategies to uproot anger in order to help increase trust, healthy conflict, commitment and ultimately results at work. Charlie is with Core Performance Consulting and more can be found about him, his firm and his book at www.coreperformanceconsulting.com

We closed the show with Terry Trace who is with The Entrepreneur’s Source. Terry helps people who are interested in becoming an entrepreneur through franchising. He has helped many recently laid off corporate executives get set up in a franchise to help them continue their careers. To learn more please go to Terry’s website www.theesource.com/ttrace

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

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Please click play to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

This morning Amy was out sick so Lee was on his own, hosting the show himself.

He opened the show with Jocelyn Smith on of the Principals with Infinitee, strategic advertising and marketing solutions. Jocelyn is a visionary, a rule breaker, a mover and shaker. She likes to start by getting to know her clients and their business model inside and out. Then she looks at all the possibilities and breaks down the details. In short, she make your advertising and marketing plan bulletproof. Leadership is her style. Smart strategies are her trademark. With every relationship, she thinks and acts responsibly every step of the way. As an eternal optimist. To learn more about her firm please go to www.infinitee.com

We also had on Bill VanDerKloot founder of Magick Lantern one of the areas finest film and video production companies. Bill is an independent director and producer whose 30+-year career includes short films, television documentaries and theatrical features.   Over the years he has traveled the world producing films on a range of subjects from public sculpture to ethnic history; from southern blues to environmental science.  He has won over one hundred international film and television awards, including Emmys, CINE Golden Eagles and the George Foster Peabody Award.

His production company has created memorable projects, such as the Atlanta Olympic Film, which was used to win the bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.  His most recent project, FLYING THE SECRET SKY, has aired nationally on PBS and is distributed worldwide by WGBH – Boston and the National Geographic Channels.

VanDerKloot created of the award-winning Little Mammoth Media children’s programs, The BIG Adventure Series®, which are licensed in over 30 countries worldwide.  VanDerKloot’s projects have been distributed on such venues as PBS, Discovery, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, HBO, Showtime, domestic and international homevideo, as well as digital downloads and theatrical release.

Based in Atlanta, VanDerKloot is the founder and President of VanDerKloot Film & Television and sister company, Magick Lantern, a full service video production company serving major advertisers, broadcasters and corporations.  His 22,000 square-foot studio facility in downtown Atlanta, offers creative production, editorial, design, and audio services, along with a fully-equipped television production studio.

VanDerKloot was the founding director of the Atlanta Film and Video Festival. He is a guest lecturer in college film classes, and he has written about filmmaking for such industry publications as American Cinematographer. He also serves on several industry boards, he is vice-president of the Georgia Production Partnership, and he is Chair of the University of Georgia Library Board of Visitors. To learn more about Bill and his firm please go to www.magicklantern.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.

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This morning we had our Home Services special.

We opened the show with Ron Francoeur, CAPS with Cornerstone Building Accents. They are remodeling experts for accessibility and independent living.  His website is www.cornerstonebuildingaccents.com

Next we had Lou Avarado founder of Handy Husband. His firm was founded in 1994 and has helped thousands of people with minor home repairs.  His website is www.handyhusband.com

Next we had on Gary Robertson, owner of Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts. Gary explained the importance of hiring a professional insured and certified arborist. He can be found online at www.yellowribbontree.com

Next Erik Anderson owner of Nite Time Decor by A Green Lawn came on. He explained how lighting can dramatically change the crub appeal of your home and improve the entertaining possibilities in your backyard. His website is www.agreenlawn.com

Next up Larry Fried with ServPro came on and shared how his firm helped the Fox theatre out when they suffered from fire and smoke damages a few years ago.  His website is www.servproofchambleedunwoody.com

And we closed the show with Tim Eloshway owner of Protect Painters. Tim explained why latex paint is the way to go and how important staining your deck is to make it look great and last longer. His website is www.protectpainters.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