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Atlanta Episode 222 – Farah Allen – Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Farah Allen / The Labz
Farah Allen is an accomplished tech leader with over 16 years of experience in the Software Development industries. Allen currently is the CEO & founder of ‘The Labz’: The Labz is a secure and trackable collaboration and rights management platform for creative content. The Labz is backed by blockchain technology and currently has one of the largest databases of blockchain music ownership metadata.
Atlanta Episode 221 – Derek Griffin – Making Your Business Thrive
Derek Griffin / Speartek
Derek Griffin is the President of Speartek, a technology firm that focuses on B2B Ecommerce website development.  B2B stands for business to business and is a common term for wholesale businesses or product companies that sell through a distribution network. Derek was one of the founders of Speartek back in 2000, right as the dotcom bubble was about to take a turn for the worse. read more…
Atlanta Episode 220 – Michael Fusco – Recovering When Disaster Strikes
Michael Fusco / WorldClaim
Licensed as a public adjuster since 1979, Michael Fusco, CEO of WorldClaim, has been considered worldwide as one of the leaders of the public adjusting industry, specializing in the preparation and presentation of complex commercial insurance claims for governments, institutions, and businesses. read more…
Atlanta Episode 219 – Gene Gordon – Maximize Your Investment Returns
Gene Gordon / PensionQuote
Gene Gordon, founder and CEO of PensionQuote,™ is a nationally-recognized leader in tax-leveraged, qualified plans, and an industry expert who specializes in helping entrepreneurs, corporations, and business owners implement proprietary tax strategies that allow them to pay the least amount of taxes. He has provided these exclusive services to some of America’s largest financial institutions—such as the Financial Advisers of Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo. read more…
Atlanta Episode 218 – Young Entrepreneur Finalists – Break Into Business
Sancho Hodges / TemperBands
Sancho Hodges, the creator of TemperBands, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. With playing soccer as one of his favorite sports, he noticed that he got really hot or cold, and he wanted to make a solution. That is how TemperBands was born. He began his company at the age of 13. Little did he know that it would become a successful business. Being raised in the city of Atlanta, a major force in the civil rights movement, he learned the importance of passion, dignity, and intelligence. He will always remember that business isn’t about the money, it’s about commitment. Sancho is Youth Beta Club President for the entire state of Georgia.
Atlanta Episode 217 – Kamal Grant – Be in the Happy Business
Kamal Grant / Sublime Doughnuts
As the creative mind behind Sublime Brands’ distinctive doughnut and bakeshop concept, Founder & Creative Director Kamal Grant demonstrates a love for baking and bringing smiles to customers’ faces that can only be described as awe-inspiring. “I realized at a very young age that sweets make people happy, and that’s what I wanted to do with my life,” recalls Grant. read more…
Atlanta Episode 216 – Arun Nijhawan – Finding Opportunities in Unlikely Places
Arun Nijhawan / Lucror Resources
Lucror Resources is a real estate investment and development company focused on the acquisition and development of urban assets. Arun Nijhawan, Lucror’s founder, holds over 20 years of experience including leading real estate initiatives for $4 billion hedge fund GMT Capital and international real estate development firm Portman Holdings. read more…
Atlanta Episode 215 – John & Jordan Wells – The 95/5 Business Model
John & Jordan Wells / Titan Pest Solutions, Inc.
Titan Pest Solutions, Inc. is built on the basic principles of Efficiency, Effectiveness, Profitability, and Professionalism. We use these principles to service our customers with Honesty, Character, and Integrity. Understanding out clients’ needs and priorities, then working diligently to accomplish their objective is our main focus. read more…
Atlanta Episode 214 – Richard Gerber – Service Is What Counts
Richard Gerber / Aladdin Travel Services, LTD.
Richard I. Gerber purchased the Aladdin Travel Agency April 1, 2016. The agency has been operating since 1987 as a brick and mortar storefront full-service travel agency. He along with his wife Valerie, who is the travel professional, are the owners. Richard’s background and experience, although he traveled extensively, was as a health care administrator. read more…
Atlanta Episode 213 – Jennifer Hartz & Halley Morochnik – Corporate Social Responsibility
Jennifer Hartz / Corporate Hartz, LLC.
Jennifer Levine Hartz’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) role at The Home Depot, time with McKinsey & Company, experience at iXL Enterprises, and lifelong civic engagement came together in 2000 with the establishment of Corporate Hartz. The firm has two lines of business: Strategic CSR & Sustainability, and Philanthropy Services for Donor Advised Funds & Family Foundations. In the former, she leads with her head; in the latter, she leads with her heart. read more…
Atlanta Episode 212 – Charel & Jamaal Palmer – Innovation through Collaboration
Charel Palmer / Popbar Alpharetta
Charel palmer is the owner/operator of metro Atlanta’s hottest dessert spot, popbar Alpharetta. Positioned in the hip, new halcyon project in Alpharetta, Georgia, popbar offers its guests all natural, fully customizable gelato, yogurt and sorbet in a new way – on a stick!