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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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.

Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

We started the show off with Jude Southerland Kessler, lifelong Beatles fan and author of Should Been There. Shoulda Been There is the first documented biography of John Lennon, a meticulously factual account housed in a fiction format. She spent over 20 years researching the novel, traveling to Liverpool seven times and interviewing most of John’s friends, early band members and college mates. This facinating book traces John’s life from 1940 until the end of 1961. In the interview Jude shares some great sotries about John and Paul, their friendship and their rivalry. This is a must have gift for Beatles fans and Lennon fans. Please go to Jude’s website www.ontherockbooks.com to get your copy.

Next up we had on Tom Gustoff, regional developer for Massage Heights who just opened a new retreat in Sandy Springs. This location will be the first of 20 franchise locations planned for the Atlanta market within the next 5 years. Massage Heights is based in San Antonio and the executives there feel that Atlanta is a prime location for expansion. Massage Heights is a membership based spa retreat that offers elevated services and home spa products as well. To learn more about the services of the new Sandy Springs / Dunwoody location or to learn more about one of the franchise opportunities available here in Atlanta please go to their website www.massageheights.com

We closed the show with Angel Van Wye owner of Caring Transitions of Metro Atlanta. Caring Transitions is the first national franchise to specialize in helping families transition their loved ones from home to retirement or care facilities. Angel explained that they help families when it’s time to move parents or loved ones out of their longtime home which is typically filled with years and years of accumulated stuff. Angel and her staff come in and help the families assess what is in the house and assist them in making critical decisions about those items. Then they work closely with the family to help them sell or liquidate those belongings in a timely manner. To learn more about Angel and her firm please go to her website www.caringtransitions.net/loganvillega

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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

We started the show off with Amy Pedersen and Jennifer Daniels, co-founders of the Marietta, based shapewear firm Slimpressions. According to Amy and Jennifer Slimpressions is a “flab-u-less” line of everyday shapewear designed to slim a woman’s arms, back and midriff. Slimpressions’ garments create an illusion of weight reduction boosting confidence while sculpting the top half of a woman’s body. These two moms said they came up with the idea because they needed a solution to tackle their own flaby, flappy arms. For more information or to see some amazing before and after images please go to there website www.slimpressions.com

Next up we had on Gary Valvo and Mike Carney, owners of Mr. Handyman’s 300th franchise in Peachtree City. Gary and Mike invested in the full-service home repair and maintenance franchise after realizing the demand for reliable and affordable maintenance services in the Atlanta area. They felt that as more homeowners decide to stay put during this sluggish real estate market that the demand for quiality home improvement services is greater than ever before. Gary explained that in today’s economy more and more homeowners are investing in monor repairs rather than do large scale remodelling projects or buy a new home. And with people busier than ever they just don’t have the time to do things themselves any more. So Mr Handyman helps its clients shrink their nagging to-do lists. To learn more about Mr Handyman please go to their website www.mrhandyman.com and find the franchise nearest you. Mike and Gary are in the Coweta-Fayette area.

We closed the show with good friend Dr Robert Schwerzel, president of Technology Guidance Services. Bob talked about the powerful free seminar series he is doing with Larry Warnick of PassKey Strategies. He and Larry are helping entrepreneurs position and grow their businesses through difficult times. They are offering these seminars at the Corporate Office Centers in Sandy Springs / Dunwoody and in Alpharetta. These seminars are on the third Wednesday of the month in Sandy Springs / Dunwoody and on the third Thursday of the month in Alpharetta. Each seminar features an opportunity to network and learn some valuable practical technique to grow your business. We strongly recommend attending these powerful seminars. To learn more please go to Bob’s website www.tgsproducts.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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

Chi Chi Okezie with SIMPLE Networking guest hosted today’s show for Amy Otto and Lee Kantor.

She started the show off with Chris Cooper, Founder/CEO of Execute Your Passion, LLC. Chris is dynamic as a coach, trainer, speaker, motivator and now you can add an author to his resume. He has truly found his passion for assisting others and inspires great numbers of people to success. Chris’s newly published book, “Achieve Your Dreams: 26 Quick Keys to Succeed in Life”, cleverly highlights ways in which students, entrepreneurs and professionals can hone in on their skills and be a Champion for Success! The book gives 26 useful tips which are presented in alphabetical order. Readers can map out their steps of action after each chapter. Check out his website www.ExecuteYourPassion.com
Next up ChiChi had on Kim Boim, President of WWAOW Publishing, USA. WWAOW publishing is an non-traditional publishing house which offers many benefits to authors and businesses. WWAOW stands for Worldwide Alliance of Writers based in Belguim. WWAOW has been in the binding and printing business for over 69 years and has the resources to produce and distribute books around the world. Ultimately giving authors and businesses a global voice as they market their literary works. A notable author in the WWAOW community includes, Gold 2008 Olympic Winner-200m sprint, Veronica Campbell-Brown. For more information about getting your book published with the help of Kim and her firm please go to her website, www.WWAOW.com

Chi Chi Okezie who is an entrepreneur/instructor/author of SIMPLEnetworking, LLC wrapped up the show with helpful and practical tips for listeners who desire to write, publish and market their literary masterpieces.
Chi Chi Tip #1: Have a Book Signing or Two. Book signings, in retail bookstores or restaurants and business venues are excellent ways to bring awareness to an entrepreneur’s products and services. It encourages networking and community support from all angles.

Chi Chi Tip #2: Teach a Class. Entrepreneur Authors are encouraged to link up with local colleges, universities, community libraries, churches etc. and teach a class on their book. It is an exceptional way to feature and sell the book. Authors can also teach classes on related subject matter of the book.

Chi Chi Tip #3: Online and Social Networking. This is a great time to connect with businesses and individuals online or face to face. Authors should select online social networking groups which allow their members to post profiles of themselves. In the profiles, authors can showcase their book, website and direct people to preview or purchase their products/services.

Chi Chi Tip #4: Be a Radio Show Guest. What better way to make yourself and your voice known than to be a guest on a radio show! Authors can branch out to an interested and new crowd of potential clients and customers. After the show, request a podcast/tapping of the show so pass along as marketing material.

To learn more about Chi Chi please go to her website www.snseminars.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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.

Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

We started the show off with Innovation and Change Expert Stone Payton. Stone is with The Desai Group and he talked about managing your corporate climate for sustainable top line growth. He explained that a company’s corporate culture is one of the most efficient machines on the planet. And that any effort wasted on behaviors that don’t produce immediate, visible and positive results is immediately displaced with actions that do. To learn more about Stone, The Desai Group and how to create innovation in your company please go to Stone’s website www.innovationroi.com or www.desai.com.

Next up we Jim DeBetta with Slingshot PRoduct Development came on to explain what it takes to launch a product. He has extensive experience taking a product from idea all the way to the shelves of Wal-Mart or to the screen of QVC. To learn more about Jim and his firm please go to his websites www.jimdebetta.com and www.slingshotproducts.com you’ll find a ton of great resources.

Fianlly we closed the show with technology expert Marius Nel with 360 Smart Networks. Marius has been helping company’s with technology challenges for almost 20 years. He has lots of experience in voice/data integration and security. He has successfully implemented various computer telephony integration projects dealing with VOIP, Call Centers, Voice/Datas and WAN. So if you have an IT problem it would definitely be worth your time to check out 360 Smart Networks, their website is www.360smartnet.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

Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

We started the staffing special by interviewing Wade Hughes with The Intersect Group. Wade is the partner in charge of Intersect consulting services. In this capacity, he manages strategy articulation, corporate governance, operations and project management and implementation engagements on behalf of The Intersect Group clients.

Wade gained extensive experience with large-scale project implementations during his 12-year career as a consultant, manager and practice director for Arthur Andersen Business Consulting. His areas of expertise include processes and systems for accounting, billing, sales and customer service, as well as revenue processes for large public companies. For several years, he led a software company he founded, developing and implementing a revenue and customer management system for niche industries. For more information about Wade and his firm please go to his website www.theintersectgroup.com

Next up Rosemary Gignilliat, President of RG Staffing Resources shared her take on what it takes to succeed in the competitive medical staffing world. Rosemary began her career with OM5/Daystar, a national subsidiary of Management Recuriters International in 1989. Her tremendous commitment to her clients and candidates earned her MRI’s most prestigious award of ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OF THE DECADE, national recognition as NATIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR for 2001 as the REGIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR for 1989, 1993 and 200l. She was in the TOP TEN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR category for ten consecutive years.

“Rosemary is an exceptional team member with a real talent for the search industry”, said Kathleen Luck, Manager and founder of OM5/Daystar at Colony Square. “Her client testimonials are outstanding and all echo the commitment Rosemary has shown in partnering with her clients over the years.” “Rosemary does it right the first time”. “She makes my life so much easier.” “I can’t imagine hiring anyone without her assistance. It frees me up to do my job.” To learn more about what Rosemary is up to please check out her website www.rgstaffing.net

Next we had Nicole Pierce, New Business Development Manger with Snelling Staffing Services in the Atlanta Perimeter office.

Snelling delivers temporary, career and professional staffing solutions to companies in every region of the country. After more than 50 years of innovation, Snelling knows how to connect people and businesses. We focus on helping clients to achieve priority driven results. With true consultative sales and ongoing quality reviews, we make sure we maintain alignment with your objectives to deliver the most productive solution in an ever-changing environment.

Nicole’s specific focus is legal staff recruiting. She places legal secretaries, paralegals, assistants, marketing professionals, records clerks, and any other support or staff position within leading Atlanta law firms or corporations. She also helps with high-level administrative, sales, and accounting positions as-needed. For more on her firm please go to her website www.snelling.com/atlantaperimeter

Finally we go to hear from one of Atlanta’s most successful creative recruitment and consulting firms for premier ad agencies, Guy Tucker with Ask Guy Tucker. For many years, a commonly heard phrase around the Southeast in ad agency HR discussions and creative department meetings has been: “I don’t know, let’s ask Guy Tucker.” And so a successful consultancy was born.

Guy is known for his insight into who and where the top creative players are – plus their talent and temperament. This fuels his ability to bring people and companies together successfully. Since launching the company in 1996, Guy’s company has placed creatives in many of the most recognized firms in the business – from hot entrepreneurial shops to International mega agencies. Guy is the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Atlanta Ad Club Silver Medal award for lifetime service to the industry and the community. For more about Guy and his firm please go to his website www.askguy.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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.

Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

First up we had on our good friend Dr Kathleen Hall from The Stress Institute. She shared some great advice about how stress resilience can positively impact a company’s bottom line. Her firm helps corporations become proactive with their wellness leadership. She explained that 90% of Americans polled felt they were stressed or extremely stressed. For more information about Dr Hall and all her wonderful work with corporate wellness and healthy mindful living, please go to her website www.thestressinstitute.com

Next we had on J. Michael Zenn, Author of The Self Health Revolution. this is the book that best selling writer Harvey Diamond said “If ever there was a single book anyone interested in his or her health and well being should read without fail, this is it!” Michael explained to us that 91% of us will die from either: cancer, heart disease, stroke or complications from diabetes and that each of those diseases are preventable. For more information about his book and his availability for lunch and learns and his partnership with Whole Foods please go to his website www.selfhealthrevolution.com

We closed the show with Stephanie Servy and Kimberly Hard of Be Well Atlanta. They have a wonderful approach to trying to create a community among lifestyle, medical and wellness professionals in Atlanta. They offer a discount card that gives its members privlieges and special deals throughout the city. Members can take advantage of a vast array of benefits designed to support a healthy lifestyle. Some of these benefits are: discounts at wellness focused medical professionals; preferred pricing at fine dining establishments as well as discount packages and wellness retreats. To learn more please go to their website www.bewellatlanta.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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.

Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

First up we had Taun Henderson Director of BNI in Atlanta, GA explain how Business Networking International became the world’s largest business referral organization. Taun helps BNI get chapters in Atlanta off and running. He feels that BNI is the best place for business men and women in Atlanta to share ideas, contacts and lots and lots of referrals. Networking is such a big part of Taun’s life he recommends that you forget about the Yellow Pages and contact him when you need a referral. He has such a big database of personal contacts he’ll know exactly the right person for you. To find a BNI chapter near you and build your own Golden Rolodex please go to their website http://referrals4life.com

Next we had on Art Wood, President of Atlanta’s newswet BNI chapter called Brookhaven Rainmakers. His chapter meets every Tuesday from 7:15am-8:45am at the Georgia State Building. He is having a big kickoff get together for his chapter on November 11 from 7:30am-9:30am at Oglethorpe. To learn more about Art’s mortgage solutions company Bright Path or BNI please go to his website www.brightpath.com or email him at awood@brightpathmtg.com

We also had on the Education Chairperson from the Brookhaven BNI chapter Bob Albright. Bob owns Buckhead Document Pros and provides scanning, copying and other document related services to lawyers, doctors and dentists in Buckhead. For more on Bob and his firm please go to www.document-pros.com

The VP of the Brookhaven BNI chapter Sylvia Morrow also joined us in the studio. She has been practicing law for over 20 years and her practice extends to all things real estate. From residential to commercial she closes transactions for individual and corporate purchasers and sellers, as well as institutional lenders.

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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

First up we had Bruce Culbert, CEO of iSymmetry.com, an Inc Magazine fastest growing company in 2007. Bruce has been described as an e-commerce visionary by Forrester Research and a “charismatic leader” by Information Week. CRM Magazine has recognized him as “One of the 20 Most Influential People in CRM.”

Bruce is also CEO of myCRMcareer, a web community for people in the CRM industry as well as the Managing Director of BPT Partners. He is a member of the Board for the Center for Professional Selling at Kennesaw University and is a Global Advisor to Greater China CRM. For more on Bruce and his firms please check out his websites www.isymmetry.com and www.myCRMcareer.com

Next up we had on Jordon Krolick, President and CEO of Stevi B’s, a national pizza buffet restaurnat franchise. Stevi B’s currently has 25 franchised and five comapny owned locations in 6 states. They feature a fmaily friendly environment with crazy pizzas like: loaded baked potato, chicken fajita, mac and cheese and cheeseburger deluxe. Their food is always fresh and families of four can eat there for about $20. It’s perfect for sports teams and school functions. They do a great job connecting and giving back to with the communities they serve. For more information please go to his website http://www.stevibs.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 Atlanta, GA, USA.
Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.

Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

Sally Jamara with Traversa Consulting was kind enough to sub for Amy Otto this morning. To learn more about Sally and Traversa Consulting, please go to her website www.traversaconsulting.com.

This morning we had a lively roundtable discussion on ways to profit in a down economy. Sally invited Tammy Hurt with Outsource Events and Kristi Atkins with AIM Markeitng Solutions to particpate in the conversation.
Tammy Hurt is the Founder and President of Outsource Events, Inc., an event management firm specializing in the logistical planning and execution of executive-level and customer events. As an 18-year veteran of the meeting and event industries, Tammy has built a reputation for organizational excellence and professional integrity. Her experience as an independent planner of corporate meetings, conferences, and events includes managing all aspects of event sponsorships, full-scale corporate meetings and corporate incentive programs.

Among her successes are such high-visibility events as Olympics, Super Bowl, US Open, NCAA Men’s Final Four, NASCAR, and other events for Fortune 500 corporations. During her distinguished career, Tammy has worked with an impressive array of world-leading venues, resorts and suppliers throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean to deliver outstanding results and positive year-over-year annual growth since the company’s inception. Outsource Events is a WBENC, nationally certified, Women”s Business Enterprise.

Tammy is the proud recipient of the 2008 – Catalyst Magazine Top 25 Entrepreneurs and Ones to Watch Award, which recognizes emerging small business leaders for their high quality leadership, strength, determination, perseverance and, ultimately, success.

She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy (aka known as the GRAMMY Awards), serves as Second President on the Executive Board of ProWIN (Professional Women’s Information Network) and as Strategic Advisor for the Atlanta chapter of Women In Sports and Events (WISE). She is involved in and respected among the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), Atlanta Sports Council, Meeting Planners International (MPI), and International Special Events Society (ISES).

For more information about Tammy and her firm please go to her website www.outsourceevents.comom.

Prior to forming a|i|m MARKETING SOLUTIONS, Kristi Atkins was a Vice President at The GEM Group. As a founding member of GEM, she was responsible for business development and management of client business. Her clients included: UPS, Bank of America, Compaq, General Mills, Sears, Domino’s Pizza, GM Racing, ING and SunTrust Banks.

Kristi also spent 6 years with Advantage International (now Octagon). While at Advantage, she managed the Sara Lee Olympic account (Champion, L’eggs and Hanes brands), the global sponsorships for MasterCard International and Girl Scouts of America.

She has extensive expertise in Olympics, motorsports, golf and soccer. This experience includes: sponsorship identification, strategy development, sponsorship negotiation, asset integration and tracking of sponsorship effectiveness. For more information about Kristi and her firm please go to her website www.aimmarketingsolutions.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 Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.
First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. 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.Today’s show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta. www.tab-nwatlanta.com

We opened the show up with Darin Kraetsch who spent the last five years as a Principal and Officer for Raving Brands, the Atlanta-based leader in the fast-casual dining industry which consists of nine of the fastest growing franchise brands in America. The company was ranked #1 in Fast Casual magazine’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers.”

Darin’s latest project is being the CEO of Flip Flop Shops. Trying to do to flip flops what Sunglass Hut did to sunglasses, Flip Flop Shops is the authentic retailer of the hottest brands and latest styles of flip flops and the first-ever franchise of it’s kind.For more information please go to their website www.flipflopshops.com

Next up we had on the editor of Business to Business magazine Tim Darnell. Tim shared some behind the scenes look at the exciting and never dull life of the editor of the premier business magazine in Atlanta. This must read magazine is truly evolving with the times… offering newsletters, events, podcasts and breaking news feeds. This magzine and website is a must read for Atlanta Business Radio listeners. To subscribe to their newsletters or podcasts please go to their website www.btobmagazine.com and don’t forget to check out their magazine which is available at newstands everywhere.

We closed the show with Todd Schnick from the Intrepid Group. Todd is a master direct marketer who has spent the bulk of his career helping politicans get elected. His unique experience makes him a valuable resource to the entrepreneur and small business person who is struggling with his/her marketing message.

todd explained that most small businesses do not have a marketing plan. And statistics show that a business can see up to 30% more sales – simply by taking the time to draft – and execute – a marketing plan. He says that he can help you with this process, as well as with branding and company positioning. for more information about Todd and his firm please go to www.intrepid-llc.com and when you are on his site be sure to read his blog it is great.

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.