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Cobb Business Radio Spotlights the Vinings Historic Preservation Society – Business RadioX

November 15, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – November 13, 2015) – On October 21, 2015, Cobb Business Radio welcomed to the studio Gillian Greer with the Vinings Historic Preservation Society. Host Lenise Williams sat down with Greer to learn more about Vinings and its place in Atlanta history.

Gillian Greer serves as the Executive Director for the Vinings Historic Preservation Society (VHPS) whose mission is to maintain and preserve The Yarbrough House, The Old Pavilion, and The Pace House and educate the public on the history of the area. The town of Vinings is located in Cobb County alongside the Chattahoochee River and ten miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta. Originally home to many ferry stations along the river in the 1800’s, Vinings is home to rich history that helped build Atlanta and Cobb.

The Solomon and Penelopy Pace House was built with the remains of the 17-room antebellum home of Vinings founder Hardy Pace. Today, The Pace House plays host to weddings and other celebrations. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

The Old Pavilion was originally built as an open-air structure in 1874 by the Western & Atlantic Railroad. In 1995, it was moved to the grounds of The Pace House where it is used for community events, weddings, receptions and parties.

The third property protected by the VHPS is The Yarbrough House, built in 1880 and inhabited by the Pace family for over a century. Over the years, it operated as a tea house and restaurant. Presently, the VHPS has undertaken the mission of restoring the building to its original historical floor plan and outfitting it with original 1880s period furniture.

To learn more about Greer’s role in maintaining historic Vinings, listen to the entire interview on Cobb Business Radio.

About Cobb Business Radio:

Each week from the Zaxbys (Lower Roswell Road and South Marietta Parkway) Studio, host Lenise Williams highlights the best and the brightest business owners located in and also serving Cobb County. Cobb Business Radio airs on Wednesdays at 10:00am Eastern.

About Business RadioX®:

Business RadioX® interviews dozens of innovative entrepreneurs and successful leaders each week. Its mission is to help local businesses Get the Word Out about the important work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. With a pro-business slant and a long-form interview format, guests don’t have to worry about being ambushed or talking in “sound bites.” Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://lucas-brx-site-speed.sprod01.rmkr.net.

Midtown Business Radio Spotlights KRG Oil Company – Business RadioX

November 13, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – November 13, 2015) – On November 1, 2015, Midtown Business Radio welcomed to the studio Marie Hunter with KRG Oil Company. NOWaccount CFO Archie Jones introduced Hunter to host CW Hall who spoke with her about being a female entrepreneur and disrupting the industry.

Marie Hunter is the Owner and President of KRG Oil Company, a family and female owned fuel and petroleum products business. The company has positioned itself to serve the needs of small to mid-sized clients that require quantities of fuel and petroleum products that are below what larger fuel companies are willing or able to fulfill. KRG services a variety of customers including general contractors, tree companies, landscapers, trucking companies, grinding/grading companies, recycling companies, hospitals, hotels and many more.

Hunter started KRG with her father, who himself had spent numerous years in the fuel business, after she was laid off from a previous job. “KRG Oil was started because we felt that the fueling industry was missing good, old fashioned customer service,” said Hunter. “Our corporate philosophy is to treat all of our customers with professionalism and respect, no matter how big or small the client company.”

As an entrepreneur, Hunter and her team want the success of this business to be used as a platform to encourage others to “think outside of the box” and to give back to the community.

To learn more about Hunter and KRG Oil Company, listen to the entire interview on Midtown Business Radio.

About Midtown Business Radio:

Each week, from the Business RadioX® studio in Midtown, host CW Hall interviews Atlanta’s top business professionals to learn what makes them the best at what they do. Midtown Business Radio airs on Tuesdays at 11:30am Eastern.

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Pensacola Business Radio Spotlights Data Revolution – Business RadioX

November 6, 2015 by rhondachale

PENSACOLA, FL–(Marketwired – November 06, 2015) – On October 20, 2015, Pensacola Business Radio welcomed to the studio Jay Smith with Data Revolution. Host Keith Hoffert sat down with Smith to talk about cloud technology and serving the small to medium size business market in Pensacola.

Jay Smith is the Managing Partner with Data Revolution, a company that provides and supports cloud based technology services for small and medium businesses in Northwest Florida. Their mission is to make cloud technology easy and affordable for small and medium businesses while fostering a work environment for its teammates that recognizes and rewards great customer service and long term relationships. Smith is a Voice and Data Solution Design veteran with almost 20 years of experience in professional sales and sales management in both Telecommunications and Technology.

Data Revolution’s sweet spot is serving the small business community. “Data Revolution was born out of seeing small businesses feel trapped in their technology,” explained Smith. “A lot of time, it was obsolete, it was expensive, they didn’t really understand what they had, it wasn’t really doing what they thought it would do for them. And it’s the recurring theme that they always think ‘I can’t afford to get out of this stuff.’ So Data Revolution has the mindset of let’s make it simple to understand, let’s make it affordable for small businesses and keep it in layman’s terms.”

Smith provides design and implementation solutions for business clients by providing key performance indicators that can be benchmarked technically and financially after implementation.

To learn more about Data Revolution, listen to the entire interview on Pensacola Business Radio.

About Pensacola Business Radio:

Broadcasting live from DeVilliers Square, we interview the city’s best and brightest Business Owners, Community Leaders and Budding Entrepreneurs. Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Warren Averett, FloridaWest, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region.

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On the Money Radio on Gwinnett Business RadioX Features Singer-Songwriter Joey Stuckey – Business RadioX

November 6, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – November 06, 2015) – On October 21, 2015, On The Money welcomed to the studio Joey Stuckey. Host Joe Moss sat down with Stuckey to talk about the exciting world of the music industry and why music is so important to business.

Joey Stuckey is the owner and president of Joey Stuckey Music & Shadow Sound Studios. Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator and sound engineer. He is also the official music ambassador for his home town of Macon, Georgia. Stuckey’s guitar style is reminiscent of rocker Jeff Beck and jazzer Wes Montgomery, while his vocal influences range from Mel Torme to Gregg Allman.

Stuckey is currently involved with students, instructing them on guitar, voice, music theory, and sound engineering. He is the professor of Music Technology at Mercer University and an official mentor for the Recording Connections School in Los Angeles. Recently, Stuckey has taken on the role of music publisher and has a growing catalog of songs in multiple genres. His publishing companies include Sociology Publishing (BMI) and Sign Wave Publishing (ASCAP).

As a musician and business owner, Stuckey has a unique approach to his music. “You have to figure out who your audience is so you do have to kind of label things. But I just love to play music — I love country, I love rock, I love classical, I love jazz. That’s the blessing of being a recording engineer and producer because I get to play so many different styles of music.”

Stuckey spoke directly to the business of music and how it correlates to business in general. “There’s a wonderful military saying that says ‘No great plan withstands contact with the enemy.’ I’ve taken that mantra and I use it in my business. Just because I have a good plan that makes sense and sounds like it’s good, by the time we actually interact with people who are dynamic and not static, just because a good plan doesn’t work doesn’t mean you’re doing the wrong thing. You just need to be flexible and be able to try and do something different.”

Stuckey treated listeners to his rendition of “Georgia On My Mind.” To hear him perform, as well as talk more about his music background and career, listen to the entire interview at On The Money.

About On The Money:

On The Money focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. On The Money introduces listeners to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market. Hosted by Joe Moss and sponsored by Embassy National Bank,On The Money airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM Eastern from the Gwinnett Business RadioX® studio.

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DeKalb Business Today on DeKalb Business RadioX Spotlights the City of Chamblee – Business RadioX

November 5, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – November 05, 2015) – On October 18, 2015, DeKalb Business Today welcomed to the studio Broc Fischer with the Chamblee Chamber of Commerce, Mark Frost with Jim Ellis GM Brands, Adam Causey with the City of Chamblee and Dan Pappas with the Chamblee Downtown Development Authority. Host Matt Holmes led a roundtable discussion with these business leaders from the city of Chamblee to talk about how far Chamblee has come since the recession and how they plan to grow in the future.

Broc Fischer serves as the President of the Chamblee Chamber of Commerce. The mission of the Chamblee Chamber is to advocate and promote the business interests of the diverse community that makes up Chamblee. Through a partnership with all levels of government and organizations, they guide, support and nurture positive business growth. As President, Fischer is focused on efforts to grow the membership of the Chamblee Chamber.

Joining in the conversation was Mark Frost, VP of Operations with Jim Ellis GM Brands. Jim Ellis car dealerships have brought much commerce to the community of Chamblee. “Jim Ellis has eight dealerships in Chamblee, plus a central collision center on Peachtree Road, and we also have four dealerships out in Kennesaw/Marietta and one up in Buford,” explained Frost. “We employ about 1,000 people and this year we’ll sell about 25,000 cars. We should do about $1Billion in sales, and 60% is from the Chamblee campus.”

Frost went on to describe the growth and improvement he’s seen in Chamblee. “Eleven years ago when I came to the area, the big talk was that the area was on the decline, everyone needs to get out, needs to move, it’s over. And of course, Mr. Ellis saw it differently, and the last five years they’ve spent tens of millions of dollars renovating every single store in Chamblee and the area has just really come alive and it’s an exciting time for us.”

Rounding out the discussion was Adam Causey, Economic Development Manager for the City of Chamblee and Van Pappas, Vice Chair of the Chamblee Downtown Development Authority. Causey and Pappas talked about spurring development in the city.

To learn more about the City of Chamblee and these featured guests, listen to the entire interview on DeKalb Business Radio.

About DeKalb Business Radio:

Broadcasting live from beautiful downtown Decatur, DeKalb Business RadioX is the voice of business news in DeKalb County. Each week on DeKalb Business Today, hosts Matt Holms and Jason Becknell interview top business leaders and entrepreneurs to help them get the word out about their businesses and help them connect with other industry leaders. DeKalb Business Today airs on Fridays at 10am Eastern.

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Business Babies and Beauty on Cobb Business RadioX Spotlights Dr. Tequilla Hill – Business RadioX

November 4, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – November 04, 2015) – On October 20, 2015, Business Babies and Beauty welcomed to the studio Dr. Tequilla Hill with Hill Psychotherapeutic Services. Host Shanda Cadet spoke with Dr. Hill about her unique practice and how she serves her patients.

Dr. Tequilla L. Hill, LMFT, is a licensed therapist in the state of Georgia and Florida and has been working with individuals, couples, and families from various backgrounds for over a decade. She is the owner of Hill Psychotherapeutic Services, where they offer a strength-based, holistic, and collaborative approach to therapy. Dr. Hill invites her clients into meaningful conversations that are rich with empathetic understanding, curiosity, compassion, and personal empowerment.

After several years in the corporate sector of mental health, Dr. Hill decided to branch out on her own and open her own therapy practice, following her family’s entrepreneurial spirit. “When you’re in corporate America, you can be mediocre and still get a nice salary,” said Hill. “But when you work for yourself and you are the talent, you are the visionary, you are the marketer, you are the financier — all of the roles of entrepreneurs — you have to do those well in order to survive. So literally, you eat what you kill.”

Dr. Hill is passionate about assisting clients to develop innovative solutions that may enhance, manage, and heal multiple aspects of their lives. Her main objective in both her personal and professional life is to enhance the quality of life of others.

To learn more about Dr. Hill and Hill Psychotherapeutic Services, listen to the entire interview on Business Babies and Beauty.

About Business Babies and Beauty:

Business Babies and Beauty highlights successful women entrepreneurs of all facets including the fashion, baby and beauty industries. We help entrepreneurs get the word out about their services, products and events and help them connect with other industry leaders. Listeners gain useful information, insights, and tips on how to build a successful business and balance work with family life. Sponsored by Airbender HVAC Maintenance, Business Babies and Beauty is hosted by Shanda Cadet and airs weekly on Wednesdays at 12pm Eastern.

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Pensacola Business Radio Spotlights Robyn Hatcher – Business RadioX

October 29, 2015 by rhondachale

PENSACOLA, FL–(Marketwired – October 29, 2015) – On October 15, 2015, Pensacola Business Radio welcomed to the studio Robyn Hatcher, owner of SpeakEtc and author of “Standing Ovation Presentations.” Host Keith Hoffert sat down with Hatcher to learn about her approach to helping business professionals improve their presentations and conduct successful interviews and interpersonal communication.

Hatcher, a self-described “recovering” actor, has been a presentation skills expert for the past 17 years. Her clients have included C-suite executives and entrepreneurs, as well as academics and human services professionals, among many others. As a professional actress, Hatcher has appeared on stage in New York and the surrounding region, as well as in television commercials and dramas. Her book “Standing Ovation Presentations” was named one of the top-ten business and self-help books on Forbeswomen.com, in December 2013.

SpeakEtc offers participants a highly interactive presentation, where Hatcher introduces the neuroscience of communication; shares her creatively entertaining concept of ActorTypes and gives practical, actionable tips and techniques to excel whether leading a meeting, making a sale, interviewing, pitching or presenting.

“What I do is I break down all of the steps that go into a really great presentation or any conversation,” explained Hatcher. “Every conversation is a presentation. I also created a communication assessment tool which is finding our your ActorType — what makes you tick as a communicator and then highlight that skill.”

Following the studio discussion, Hatcher was also featured as the keynote speaker during the 3rd annual Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Conference, celebrating National Women’s Business Week.

To learn more about Hatcher and her unique approach to effective communication, listen to the entire interview on Pensacola Business Radio.

About Pensacola Business Radio:

Broadcasting live from DeVilliers Square, we interview the city’s best and brightest Business Owners, Community Leaders and Budding Entrepreneurs. Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Warren Averett, FloridaWest, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region.

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CEO Exclusive Radio Broadcasts From Vistage Executive Summit in Boston – Business RadioX

October 28, 2015 by rhondachale

BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – October 28, 2015) – On November 4, 2015, Vistage Worldwide, Inc. will sponsor a live broadcast of CEO Exclusive Radio from its annual Vistage Executive Summit at The Westin Waltham — Boston. CEO Exclusive Radio is a weekly program on Business RadioX that focuses on trends that every CEO needs to know to effectively run and grow their business in today’s market. The show from the Vistage Executive Summit is a perfect opportunity to get those insights in real-time from Boston’s community of middle market CEOs and their advisors.

Soyini Coke, host of CEO Exclusive Radio says, “The power of the Vistage model is that CEOs value the wisdom that can only come from other CEOs. Our show will make that wisdom available to every CEO on the planet, wherever they are. It’s incredibly exciting.”

To elicit this wisdom, Ms. Coke draws on her decade of working with company leaders to develop strategies that bring millions to the bottom line for her clients. Before starting her own practice, she graduated from Harvard University and worked at McKinsey and Company, the top-notch management consulting firm.

Focused on the theme of “Leading with 2020 Vision,” and designed exclusively for business leaders in Boston, this event will give attendees access to compelling insights from the experts on how to strategically plan ahead, differentiate themselves from tomorrow’s competition, and attract employees who will drive their company forward. They will explore how they can drive change in their organizations, communicate powerfully, and stay relevant in a rapidly changing business environment.

Keynote speakers and panelists include the renowned economist Alan Beaulieu, Daniel Muzquiz, President of The Predictive Index, Phil Mason with Mason & Mason, Sean Murray and Kristin Towse with Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.

In addition to the Vistage Executive Summit in Boston, Vistage hosts summits in New York City, Houston, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, San Jose, Chicago, Orange County, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Washington DC.

Visit http://www.vistage.com/events/ to learn more.

For more details or to listen, visit https://lucas-brx-site-speed.sprod01.rmkr.net/podcast/ceoexclusive/ceo-exclusive-vistage-executive-summit-boston-2015/. CEO Exclusive Radio airs Tuesdays at 8am on Business RadioX.

About Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Founded in 1957 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Vistage assembles and facilitates private advisory boards for CEOs, senior executives and business owners. Vistage members participate in monthly, Chair-led private advisory board meetings. More than 19,000 members in 16 countries also have access to one-to-one executive coaching, expert speakers, and our global network of business leaders.

About CEO Exclusive Radio:

CEO Exclusive Radio: Emerging Trends from CEOs and their most Trusted Advisors brings insights to CEOs that they need to stay current and run their businesses. Every show features an expert who serves as an advisor to CEOs while running their own business. For CEOs by CEOs. The show airs Tuesday mornings at 8AM Eastern and is hosted by Soyini Coke, the Founder and Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises. For media inquiries, to requests to appear on CEO Exclusive, contact info@ceoexclusiveinsights.com.

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Silver Lining in the Cloud on Gwinnett Business RadioX Features Deloitte Consulting – Business RadioX

October 27, 2015 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – October 27, 2015) – On October 14, 2015, Silver Lining in the Cloud welcomed to the studio Preeti Maini with Deloitte Consulting. Host Dominick Rainey sat down with Maini to learn about Deloitte’s SAP practice.

Maini is a manager in the Deloitte Consulting — SAP practice, where she handles a wide variety of information management projects on behalf of her clients, primarily leveraging SAP systems. Deloitte Consulting is organized into three primary service areas: Human Capital, Strategy & Operations, and Technology. Maini’s SAP practice serves the Technology sector, delivering solutions that help drive transformation, improve productivity, and streamline business operations.

Maini explained her team’s process in handling premier clients. “Our typical project offers a suite implementation. We look at a company’s reporting, their analytics, how they’re consolidating reports, any kind of planning and forecasting process. And what we usually see is that from a big perspective, their top challenges include having inconsistent processes, they don’t have master data, they don’t have a global chart of accounts. As a result, they’re not able to do easy reporting.”

With several years’ experience at IBM doing SAP implementations globally, Maini brings a wealth of experience in planning, architecting, designing, developing, and implementing complex business intelligence and data warehousing solutions to the Deloitte Consulting team.

To learn more about Maini and Deloitte Consulting, listen to the entire interview on Silver Lining in the Cloud.

About Silver Lining in the Cloud:

Silver Lining in the Cloud is presented by Computer Design and Integration. Silver Lining in the Cloud is an open forum show that highlights and promotes many of Atlanta’s top businesses and business leaders. Guests hone in on what is the silver lining that their business offers to the community, how they are making a difference and celebrating their success.The show airs on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and is co-hosted by Nikole Smith-Toptas and Dominick Rainey.

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