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 & Printegy
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).
Episode 208 – Lara Hodgson – Finding Inspiration for Success
Lara Hodgson / NOW Corp
Lara Hodgson co-founded and serves as CEO & President of NOW Corp. The company’s flagship product, NOWaccount, enables businesses to get paid immediately in a way that feels like taking a credit card for payment even when terms are offered. NOWaccount solves the problem Lara faced while growing her manufacturing business, Nourish, when she was forced to fund the company’s expansion into national outlets with trade credit. read more…
Episode 207 – Garret McLaren – Honing Your Skills Through Consistent Training
Garret McLaren / Executive Firearms
Garret Mclaren is the owner and Co-founder of Executive Firearms LLC. He served 3 years as a sniper in the Army.He has being shooting for ten years and has a passion for educating people on how to shoot. Whether first time shooters or those who already shoot he loves to teach. read more…
Episode 206 – Rhonda Duffy – Learn to Lead
Rhonda Duffy / The Puzzle of You
Real estate expert and consumer advocate Rhonda Duffy is documented and ranked the #1 Agent in the U.S. for resales three years in a row and #1 Agent in Georgia 12 years in a row. Rhonda is the media’s go to expert on real estate matters for her commonsense approach, consumer advocacy and work to educate the public on the rapidly changing landscape of her profession. read more…
Episode 205 – Matthew Herrera – Surround Yourself with Success
Matthew Herrera / CLIMB
As a Financial Services professional of +12 years in Metro Atlanta, had the opportunity to serve and support clients and communities for Financial Institutions in all asset class sizes of $10 Billion to $1 Trillion for domestic and international banks. Having started in banking as a Branch Manager in the Retail Consumer Bank prior to the Great Recession, weathering the downturn transitioned into Treasury Cash Management. read more…
Episode 204 – James Haug – Putting People First
James Haug / Haug Law Group
Mr. Haug is a graduate from the University of Georgia and moved directly to law school at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. He is a rising star in the legal community, proud member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Million Dollar Trial Lawyers, Georgia Association of Personal Injury lawyers, and even more proud to be a father of his and his wife’s two beautiful girls. read more…
Episode 203 – Josh Neville – Mitigating Risk
Josh Neville / Airborne Canton
Josh is 42 years old and originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He grew up traveling the world as his father worked for the US Government. He graduated college in 1999 from the University of Colorado with a BS in Business Administration after receiving an Army ROTC scholarship and immediately entered the Army as a Second Lieutenant. read more…
Episode 202 – Anna Balkan – Authenticity is Everything
Anna Balkan / Anna Balkan Designer Jewelry Gallery
Anna Balkan’s uninhibited use of color and bold innovation comes from a lifetime of seeing beyond limits and following the signs of her own life journey. Her story is one of a survival and overcoming odds, about re-inventing herself over and over wile maintaining open and enthusiastic heart. read more…
Episode 201 – Ted Baker – True Success is Enjoying What You Do
Ted Baker / Qalo
Ted Baker is a Husband, Father, and the CEO/Cofounder of QALO Inc. QALO is a lifestyle company based in Southern California that he and his business partner KC Holiday launched in 2013, after his wife asked if he was “ever going to wear a wedding ring?!” read more…
Episode 200 – Zach Zelner – It’s Not Doing It First; It’s Doing It Better
Zach Zelner / PupSocks
Zach is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at the age of 17. His track record includes the launch of a fully-bootstrapped cookie delivery startup out of his apartment in 2012 which he then grew to 3 locations across Florida with over 100 employees until he sold it in 2018. read more…
Episode 199 – Monte Joiner – Know Who You’re Hiring
Monte Joiner / Dent Science
Dent Science has deep roots in Georgia. It’s owner, Monte Joiner is from Macon Georgia. After working for 12 years as an insurance adjuster, Monte made a career change and started working in body shop management. After learning the ins and outs of body repair, Monte decided to continue his education at a specialized training program in California for paintless dent removal. read more…