Atlanta’s #1 Small Business Experts
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How To Hone In On Your Niche
David Lefkovits / Co-Founder of The LEFKO Group, Founder of Niche Digital Brands
David was born in Brazil and raised in Venezuela, South America. Since a very young age, he worked with his family businesses on weekends and summers where he was exposed to entrepreneurial life. He moved to the US in 1991 to obtain his Industrial Engineering degree at Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Planning Your Marketing Strategy for 2022
John Cristadoro / President & CEO of The Alliance Group
John began his career in marketing as a marketing manager for WestsideRentals.com, a web-based home finding service covering southern California. After just six months, he was promoted to director of marketing. WRS was eventually acquired by Apartments.com. read more…
The Unsung Heroes Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
Justin Bizzarro / CRO & Executive Director of FoodService Partners Inc.
Who is Justin Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is an entrepreneur, who continues to build a 24-year-old food empire he created with his father out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal growth, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. read more…
The Importance of Supporting Local Business
Melissa & Gil Ruiz / Co-Owners of Pink Stone Chili Co.
Hello! Thank you for your interest in Pink Stone Chili Co. My name is Melissa Ruiz and I am currently living in North Georgia. I am, at first, a housewife and mother of 2 kids currently living at home and one in California. I am second, the sole owner of this gourmet hot sauce/salsa company that recently was established in January 2021, although I have been making this sauce for over 20 years! read more…
What Is An Entrepreneur’s Greatest Asset?
Matt Goldstein / Managing Director & Private CFO of oXYGen Financial Boulder
Matt grew up just outside Washington DC in Silver Spring MD. He attended Florida State University and completed The Wharton School of Business executive leadership program. Outside of work Matt is a family man and loves spending time with his wife Michele and his two daughters, Mackenzie a freshman at Emory University, and Lexi a Freshman in high school and his two dogs. read more…
The Best Advice for Financial Advisors
Hugh Hale / Managing Director & Private CFO of oXYGen Financial Savannah
Hugh Hale began his career in the financial services industry in 1995 at United Lending Company and went on to become one of the Top Ten Branch Managers in the country within four short years. In 2000, Hugh became a Private Banking Consultant for First Union in Savannah, GA and two years later he accepted a position as Director of Private Banking at National Bank of Commerce. Hugh was recruited by AXA Advisors in 2004 and worked as a Financial Advisor and Partner in a detached office in Savannah. In 2010, Hugh achieved his ultimate goal which was to start his own business, Financial Architects of the Low Country, in Savannah, GA. read more…
How to Inspire a New Generation of Employees
Scott DiGiammarino / CEO of MovieComm
Scott DiGiammarino is the CEO and Founder of MovieComm (www.moviecomm.com.) MovieComm is the first and only company, in the history of Hollywood, to gain legal access to the major studios movie clip libraries for use in Leadership Communications, E-Learning and Presentations. read more…
Why You Should Buy Local Flowers
Erin & Jason Champion / Co-Founders of Posie Fields
My name is Erin Champion, the Founder of Posie Fields. I grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and have always been drawn towards how to make things beautiful. In 2018, I asked the Martins of Martin’s Garden (where I am currently growing) if I could use a small part of the farm to grow a few flowers as a sort of experiment. Not only did the flowers flourish but so did my love for flower gardening and floral arrangement. In 2019. I completed the Floret Workshop where I learned how to grow the flower business from “seed to market.” read more…
How You Can TRIPLE Sales for Your Business
Ken Lundin / Founder of Ken Lundin & Associates, Creator of the Sales Alpha Roadmap
Ken Lundin, founder of Ken Lundin & Associates and creator of the Sales Alpha Roadmap, found his mission while standing in his front lawn in Atlanta in 2011, when he learned from the people who had purchased it that his house had been sold by the bank. With his business – and the last 6 years of his life – up in smoke, he took a mid-level sales position and over the course of the next 2 years was offered 2 promotions attaining the role of SVP of Sales within two years. read more…
Creative Ways to Boost Company Morale
Anthony Knierim / Co-Founder of MoveSpring
Anthony Knierim is Co-Founder of MoveSpring | Stridekick and leads overall vision and strategy of the company in areas of product, market, and growth. read more…
The Secret to an Irresistible Corporate Culture
Jamey Lutz / Managing Director of Service Excellence at ChenMed, Author of Pathway to Purpose
Jamey Lutz is an accomplished performance excellence strategist and thought leader, with a career spanning more than 25 years in highly acclaimed organizations like Atlantic Capital, Ritz-Carlton, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation and The Orlando Magic NBA basketball team. read more…