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Dr. Hughan Frederick with NILE Women’s Healthcare, Jordan Lisvosky with Atlanta Parent Magazine and David B. Wright with W3 Group Marketing

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Dr. Hughan Frederick / NILE Women’s Healthcare
Founder & CEO

A board-certified OB/GYN practicing for nearly 20 years, Dr. Frederick has had the experience of helping thousands of women with childbirth through menopause and everything in between. Trained in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, bio-identical hormones and bariatrics, he has the unique expertise to help women through lifes many stages.

While he manages several high-risk pregnancies, Dr. Frederick maintains a low c-section rate compared to the national average. He has performed hundreds of gynecological surgeries including hysterectomies, laparoscopies, and routine OB/GYN examinations.

Since establishing Nile in 2006, Dr. Fredericks practice has grown to be among the largest women’s care practices serving the North Fulton area. The reason women choose Nile is not its size, however, but rather the personal attention and emphasis on patient participation in their own holistic care. Known for his friendly beside manner, Dr. Frederick is most popular for his naturalistic approach to women’s health. Pills and surgery are given as final options not the first suggestion. His philosophy has garnered him many accolades including being voted one of the best doctors in Roswell, GA, best on Kudzu.com and Atlanta Parent Magazine.

In addition to Nile Womens Health Care, he serves as the medical director for Glow Anti-Aging Center and Medical Spa. For the privacy and convenience of several clients, he offers his bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, novel therapies for vaginal atrophy, urinary leakage and vaginal dryness in this full-service, luxury space.

Dr. Frederick currently serves as Chairman of Womens and Childrens Services at North Fulton Hospital. He is board certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the National Medical Association (NMA). He is also active in the community, a supporter of the March of Dimes and is a member of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. He is married, has two sons and one daughter.

 

 

Jordan Livosky / Atlanta Parent Magazine
Special Events Coordinator

Jordan Lisvosky started her journey with Atlanta Parent 4 years prior to her officially joining the AP family as a a volunteer at their annual Family Festival. After college, she made her way back to Atlanta Parent as an intern in special events and was quickly hired on full time. From there, she became Special Events Coordinator and now runs the annual Family Festival with the help of great volunteers and loves getting students from her alma mater, Chamblee High School. In her spare time (if there is any!) she loves volunteering with local animal rescue groups, helping with the Young Professionals of Dunwoody and watching Shark Tank. She loves getting out into the community and hearing about how parents use Atlanta Parent to plan their birthday parties, summers and weekends year round.

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David B. Wright / W3 Marketing Group
President & Chief Marketing Officer

David B. Wright is a bestselling author and is President & Chief Marketing Officer of W3 Group Marketing, a marketing firm that helps growth-oriented businesses get more customers, clients or patients. David provides marketing services ranging from high-level strategic direction down to the tactical implementation including SEO, video marketing, mobile, local, social, online PR, and more. Video SEO is a particular sweet spot – David has gotten to Page One of Google in as fast as two minutes!
David is an international speaker, has lived in Tokyo, Japan, done business around the world and has been quoted in numerous publications including Inc., The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, AMEX Open Forum, About.com, CEO.com, and Business Insider. He has climbed Mt. Fuji and dozens of other mountains, loves SCUBA diving, kayaking, music and all sorts of adventures. He is a champion fish taco chef, learned to surf in Bali, shot archery in the crater of a Japanese volcano, was a radio DJ in Atlanta, rode an elephant through the jungle in Thailand, and is ready for his next adventure. He lives in Tucker, GA with his wife and stepdaughter.

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Chau Nguyen with Hirewire and Andy Powell with Alchemy Polymers

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Chau Nguyen / Hirewire
Founder & CEO

Chau Nguyen has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years. In 2005, Chau co-founded Campus Special, which was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US for four consecutive years. Campus Special reached millions of college students at over 500 universities through mobile apps, ecommerce, and print media. Nearly 4,000 college students launched their career in sales and marketing through his award winning internship program. In 2014, Campus Special was acquired by Chegg, Inc. and rebranded as Chegg Deals.

While searching for his next venture, Chau identified an opportunity to leverage his background in hiring to empower an underserved workforce and disrupt the traditional hiring process. In 2015, Hirewire, the first on-demand hiring marketplace connecting hourly job seekers and employers was launched (available for iOS and Android @ hirewire.com/app)

Chau has been named one of the Highest Rated CEOs of 2014 among small to mid sized companies by Glassdoor and voted to the annual list of Most Loved CEOs in America 2014 by Inc. Magazine. Chau has a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing people.

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Andy Powell / Alchemy Polymers
Technical Consultant

Andy Powell is a Technical Consultant at Alchemy Polymers, a manufacturer of polyurethane leak seal, soil stabilization and slab lifting resins. He is an expert on both the products and their applications, with many years of infrastructure repair work and on-site consulting under his belt. He attended Auburn University.

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors: If you don’t take care of yourself, who’s going to run your company?

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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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Kevin Kusinski, Samuel Mugavero, Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, Paris Campeau

 

 

Kevin Kusinski / Ksquaredmeals
Years ago, I was struggling with my weight. I learned, the hard way, that exercise alone was not going to help me lose the weight. I started to cook healthy meals, and tried to incorporate

principle of cooking that I had witnessed with my multiple years in the restaurant industry. I got really good at it! I decided to become a personal trainer because i wanted to help others change their life.

Years went on and I started this company because I wanted my personal training clients to see more results! I wanted to help them obtain their fitness goals quicker and maintain them for life. I love to cook and have a passion for experimentation. As the years have progressed, I decided to incorporate the ideals of paleo diet. The paleo diet, in my opinion, is an awesome way to eat all-natural, gluten-free meals that are high in protein and low in calories, salt and preservatives. I firmly believe that this diet can not only help you lose weight, but increase your energy and help you feel like you are doing good things for your body.
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Samuel Mugavero, Ph.D / Smugs Fitness
Sam Mugavero is the owner of Smugs Fitness; a company providing individual and small group fitness training to people of all ages and abilities including businesspersons, full time Moms and Dads, and high school athletes seeking to participate in collegiate athletics. In addition to our individual and small group training, we also provide onsite fitness and health programs to assist businesses (small and large) in creating a healthy, strong, and productive workplace.
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Paris Campeau / Indigo Wellness
I am a licensed skin therapist, certified yoga instructor, and have a MA in Humanistic Psychology. I have recently opened Indigo Wellness, a full service day spa that will continue to grow into an urban holistic haven for both body and mind. I am a solo parent of an amazing 3 year old, who is my source of all inspiration.
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 Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing Bonnie 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.

 

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Michael Flock with FLOCK Specialty Finance and Kit Hughes with Look Listen

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Michael Flock / FLOCK Specialty Finance 
Founder, Chairman & CEO

Michael Flock has been involved in the credit, collections, debt buying, and outsourcing businesses for more than 20 years, beginning with Dun & Bradstreet and more recently as a financial advisor and investment banker.

In 2007, he founded Flock Advisors to provide M&A advisory and capital funding services to these same industries.  In 2013, Flock Advisors became FLOCK Specialty Finance.  This change enabled the company to provide more funding solutions to current clients. The change also gave FLOCK the ability to expand its offerings into more market segments that have been under served by traditional banking.

Prior to founding FLOCK, Michael provided M&A advisory support to private equity firms, helped companies reengineer their operations, and led a successful recapitalization of a consumer collections agency where he was interim CEO. He was also an advisor to Croft & Bender, a middle market investment bank.

He earned his BA from the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. During his college years, he served as a White House Intern. Later he worked as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in France and also did graduate work at the Institut d’Etudes de Sciences-Politiques in Paris. He received an MBA in finance from Fordham University.

 

 

Kit Hughes / Look Listen
CEO

Kit Hughes is a typical technology entrepreneur. He dropped out of college to start a company in 1999, spent a period of time homeless, and (slowly) became an overnight success.

Eventually, Kit returned to school as a two-time research fellow at the University of Georgia leading experimental technology research projects exploring mobile computing and connected devices. He credits his business smarts to his studies in strategy and innovation at MIT.

In his agency career, Kit has worked with a variety of B2B and B2C brands across multiple touchpoints: AnheuserBusch, BP, Char-Broil, Coca-Cola, GE, NCR, Philips, Steve Harvey, and Synchrony Financial.

He co-founded Look Listen with his collaborator in punk bands, Paul Sternberg. In 2015, Look Listen was recognized as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the US by hitting the Inc 500 and the 64th fastest growing company in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter Awards.

 

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Brian M. Douglas with Brian M. Douglas and Associates and Mike Pearson with CBI

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Brian M. Douglas / Brian M. Douglas and Associates, LLC
Attorney

Brian M. Douglas, Esq. has always been committed to the belief that a persons legal needs are personal and not just business. This is a cornerstone in Brians approach to law and how he serves his clients. In 2003, when he founded Brian M. Douglas & Associates, LLC, his vision was to create an entire culture that embraced this same powerful concept.
Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied Mechanical Engineering while working full time as a manufacturing supervisor for a Fortune 100 Corporation. Upon graduation, he moved to Atlanta to attend John Marshall Law School, where he graduated cum laude and as class valedictorian. Brian was initially drawn from engineering to law because of his gifts for reasoning and logictwo qualities that are essential for a successful attorney.

Today, Brian is a highly respected attorney with a solid reputation with his clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, and within the court system throughout the state of Georgia. Through his firm, he has taken on very diverse cases, working with real estate law, estate planning and elder law. What Brian is highly acclaimed forestate planning and asset protection. Today, Brian is married to a wonderful woman, Tess. They have two small children who make life a daily adventure, and are passionate about animal rescue and fostering, along with all causes that help promote it.

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Mike Pearson / CBI 
Information Security Strategist

Mike Pearson serves as an Information Security Strategist for CBI, a provider of IT risk management services and solutions. Possessing more than 25 years of industry experience, Mike provides oversight and leadership on client engagements in the Atlanta area, helping organizations assess their IT risk and then build a road map to minimize and mitigate those risks.

 

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Veterans Connect Radio Episode 2

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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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Lloyd Knight / VETLANTA
Co-Founder

Lloyd Knight is Director, Government, Aerospace & Project Cargo Operations at UPS.  He oversees multiple freight forwarding programs supporting a wide range of clients including the Department of Defense, defense contractors, humanitarian and aerospace customers. He develops operational strategies to meet business objectives and ensures UPS remains compliant with government regulations.  Lloyd has been employed at UPS since 2007 and in addition to his current assignment has served in several different roles including Government Tender Manager, Global Government Operations Manager and a special assignment with corporate HR focusing on veteran hiring initiatives.

Lloyd retired from the Air Force in 2007 after 20 years of service.  During this time, Lloyd logged over 3,000 flight hours as a Loadmaster on several operational and flight test aircraft including the C-141 Starlifter, C-5 Galaxy, and C-23 Sherpa.  He also served assignments as a Tanker Airlift Control Lift Element (TALCE) Loadmaster, HQ Air Mobility Command Functional Manager and First Sergeant.  

Lloyd founded the UPS Veterans Business Resource Group in Atlanta and co-founded and the Chairman of VETLANTA, an industry collaboration of Veteran friendly/ affiliated organizations in the Atlanta region.  VETLANTA mission is to make Atlanta a top destination for veterans. He is an active volunteer for multiple veteran non-profits including American Corporate Partners and Hire Heroes USA.     

Lloyd has associate degrees in Aircrew Operations and Human Resources Management from the Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor Degree in Transportation & Logistics Management from American Military University and a Master’s Degree in Logistics & Transportation Management from American Military University.  

He has been married to Suzan for 28 years and has two sons (James & Brandon).  Brandon is a college sophomore and James is a soon to be transitioning solider assigned to the 82nd Airborne.

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Joe Sroka / NovaPoint Capital LLC
Chief Investment Officer

Joe has 20 years’ experience in the investment management industry. Prior to founding NovaPoint, he was a portfolio manager at Spectrum Advisory Services and GMT Capital in Atlanta and Epoch Investment Partners in New York. He has also worked as an equity research analyst at Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro. Before beginning his investment career, Joe was an Infantry officer in the U.S. Army. Joe holds a BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a MBA from the University of Chicago. He is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT).

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Brannon Gray / Victory Lane Vinyl
Founder
30yrs old, Born and raised in Panama City, Fl. Been in Ga 7yrs
Served 3yrs as a 68w Combat Medic in the Florida Army National Guard
Went to Pakistan in 2008 Operation Inspired Gambit.

 

 

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Business RadioX Welcomes Alex Gossett Shifflet to the Team

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Business RadioX welcomes Alex Gossett Shifflet to the Business RadioX Sandy Springs Team.  Alex will be  joining Lee Kantor, Stone Payton and Ryan McPherson in the corporate studio.  Alex is Executive Producer for all the programming in the studio and she will also be hosting.

Alex is a graduate from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.  She has a BA in Communications & Theatre from Coker College.  Also a MA in Directing & Acting from the University of South Carolina.

Before taking the leap into broadcasting Alex taught Theatre and Public Speaking for 23 years. In addition to being on the stage as a performer, Alex enjoys and feels more comfortable in the Director’s chair producing many shows such as “ANNIE”, “SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK”, “THE MUSIC MAN” and “SAME TIME NEXT YEAR”. 

Alex came on board Business RadioX in February of 2016 and is looking forward to interviewing business leaders, entrepreneurs, artist and conducting remote broadcasts in the Atlanta area.

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KSU Entrepreneurship Center Presents The Shrimp Tank

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The Shrimp Tank brings you interviews with some of the most successful business owners in the United States to learn the do’s and don’ts of starting and running a successful business. Then, the fun really starts when we bring in high school and college students to pitch their business ideas to the Shrimp Tank. We don’t fund any business, but we do teach kids how to turn their business ideas into a successful business.

 

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Brittney is the CEO and Co-founder of The Dorm Room Beautician (@thedrbco). She began The DRB with co-founders Kaye Thompson and Marcelo Burkard after 3+ years as a freelance stylist for afro-textured hair in the Athens Area in August 2015. The DRB facilitates connections and operations for freelance hair stylists and their clients in college areas. Brittney is originally from Suwanee, Ga where she graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2012. She will graduate from The University of Georgia with a BBA in Business Marketing w/digital emphasis, an ABJ in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish minor in May of 2016. After graduation, Brittney will continue to grow The Dorm Room Beautician and intern for The Wall Street Journal in NYC. Follow her on twitter, @brittneylaryea to learn more!
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Caleb is the founder of Spacey Sciences and is building the University of Georgia’s first satellite. He has worked for NASA as a flight software developer and was a Google Glass beta tester – having helped build the first musical score viewing application for it. He lead the team that won the first MLH, nationally recognized, hackathon for UGA by building a low-cost remote-operated telescope. He currently runs the most popular Computer Science and Astronomy blogs on the tumblr blogging platform with a total following of over 200,000. Caleb is a Computer Science and Astrophysics double major at UGA. His career goal is to further the exploration and monetization of outer space and to help lay the foundation to explore and colonize our solar system.
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Anastasia Roberts has a degree in Digital Marketing from the University of Georgia.  She lives in Athens with her two young boys and enjoys watching them play football, basketball, and Jiu Jitsu. Anastasia started Nourishing Business Solutions in 2015 because she saw a need with the businesses around her to have quality marketing in order to grow.  Anastasia believes in the freedom entrepreneurship offers to people and enjoys teaching others how to nourish their businesses through effective marketing techniques.  You can check out NBS at www.nourishingbusinesssolutions.com, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Change Leaders Exclusive Episode 3

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Change Leaders Exclusive: Showcasing and Learning From World-Class Change Agents

Topic: Breaking Barriers in Higher Education and Technology

Tune into Change Leaders Exclusive as we discuss breaking barriers in higher education and technology. Gary Humphrey, who is the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at ADAPTURE as well as President of ATP, along with Dean Erika James, who is Dean of Goizueta Business School, join James in today’s topic of “Breaking Barriers in Higher Education and Technology”. Listen in on the biggest risks they’ve taken and barriers they’ve overcome in their respective careers.

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 James Dallas’ Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change is an informative, insightful guide to effectively leading the transition through change. While most change management books present case studies about what happened at other companies, this book is based on the author’s own experiences managing over 10 transformational and turnaround initiatives, 15 acquisition integrations, and 5 operations/quality shared services centers of excellence. By relating personal lessons learned, how they were subsequently applied, and how you can benefit from them, this book provides a unique first-hand perspective on successful agents of change. You’ll learn the qualities and skills required to usher in the new paradigm, and how to break a large initiative into manageable chunks that are more likely to proceed as planned. By crafting your strategy based on proven methods, you’re far and away more likely to meet or even exceed your change objectives.

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Exclusive Interview with Dana Oliver from Medtronic and Author of Mantra Design

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Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die!, by Dana A. Oliver, is the definitive innovation leadership guide book.

 

Dana A. Oliver has helped grow Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. With 30 years of experience and an impressive track record of revenue generation, Dana’s latest book Mantra Design is a must-read for every new product development professional aspiring to introduce premium priced, patent protected, market share leading products. 

 

In Mantra Design, Dana reveals the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation.

 

“Innovation is the lifeblood of any company’s continued growth and future survival,” says Dana A. Oliver. “To this day, I continue to read, learn, and evolve my leadership and innovation philosophies; and I hope that this book is beneficial to the next generation of innovation professionals.”

 

Mantra Design emphasizes the importance of continued innovation to keep sales teams and customers excited about the products and loyal to the business where they invest their time and money, creating the cash flow vital to a company’s success.

 

Mantra Design was published in October 2015 and is available for sale on Amazon.

 

To learn more, please visit MantraLeadership.com  

 

About the Author:

 

Dana A. Oliver lives in Jacksonville, FL with his wife Linda and daughter “Lexi” Alexandra. He is the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division and has helped grow this business unit from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. He has approximately 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. He has applied for over 30 patent applications and has been granted over 20 US patents to date.

 

Dana is a graduate of Northeastern University and ITT Technical Institute.

 

He published his first business guide book “Mantra Leadership – Don’t Become the Emperor with No Clothes!” in January 2015. His second book Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die! was published in October 2015.

 

Dana plans to become an independent Consultant and Educator in calendar year 2016 offering expertise in Innovation Leadership.  

 

To learn more about the author or inquire about his services, please visit http://www.mantraleadership.com/
Readers can connect with Dana on Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter.

 

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