Atlanta Business Radio

Even when federal tax laws change, do you know how the states your company has a presence in are responding? Your company's state and local tax matters can get complicated fast depending on where your business is located, where your employees are located and where your customers are located. So what should savvy companies know [...]

Monique Chenault is a four-time Emmy nominated executive producer, writer and content creator with over 20 years of development and production experience in network, cable and nationally syndicated television. She has produced over 10,000 hours of non-fiction programming that spans across all unscripted formats including talk, variety, reality, documentary, investigative journalism, court TV, hard...

Karen Mills has an electrical engineering degree from Georgia Tech and she is also a registered professional engineer. she worked 4.5 years as an engineer before resigning and attending law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. She is the Managing Member of a boutique law firm in Atlanta, [...]

RMI CEO & Founder Ken Robbins got his start in business when he dropped out of Georgia Tech and earned his real estate license. He began knocking on doors--sometimes 150/day-- and became the youngest board-certified multi-million dollar producer at age 24. The man behind one of those doors was a veteran ad agency owner who [...]

Jean Durham, Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach at ILEC Jean has more than 20 years of military service and has recently retired. The Marine Corps has definitely taught her that organizational skills coupled with hard work pays off; loyalty and teamwork are a must for the task at hand; and that a culture of [...]

As Founder and Chief EyeMail Officer of EyeMail Inc., Lisa Jones is a digital innovator and disruptor for marketing communications since 2004, has developed multiple patent-pending technologies within the digital video-in-email marketing space. EyeMail enables full video (up to 60 seconds) to play automatically inside the email. Under her visionary leadership, Lisa has elevated EyeMail [...]

Employees are leaving their jobs in droves looking for something better. For workers, opportunities are seemingly endless. For companies, filling numerous empty positions while also attempting to retain the employees they still have is a challenge, to say the least. In this episode of The Wrap, David Salters (the leader of Warren Averett Staffing & [...]

Art Oleszczuk, Chief Marketing Officer at SkillPointe Art is an experienced entrepreneur, digital marketer and research expert and with over 20 years' experience in building online marketplaces and SaaS solutions. His background includes leadership roles at Cox Automotive, Equifax and TrueCar. He is currently focused on creating a better future for skilled professionals who do [...]

Lamar Tyler, CEO at Traffic Sales & Profit Using his motto "The Gatekeepers Are Gone," Lamar has leveraged digital marketing to move his online brands from small personal blogs to an international brand with over 700,000 social media fans and 60 thousand plus customers in all 50 states and 43 countries around the world. Among [...]

We can all agree that there's no shortage of uncertainty when it comes to what 2022 may look like for businesses, and taxes are no exception. With IRS delays, potential legislative updates and a dynamic business environment, how should organizations respond? In this episode of The Wrap, tax experts and business advisors Lisa Billings, CPA, and William [...]

Chris Chammoun is the Director of Agricultural Technology (AgTech) at the Georgia Center of Innovation, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). In this role Chammoun supports Georgia based AgTech companies, assist in recruiting AgTech companies to Georgia, and helps foster the innovation ecosystem throughout the Georgia agricultural industry. Chammoun has served [...]

Paul Noble, CEO at Verusen Paul Noble's passion for entrepreneurship has always shaped his approach for go-to-market strategies and tools, which was the driving force to pursue his dream of launching his own organization to improve the availability of easy-to-use technology for optimizing the supply chain for materials management. Verusen helps the world's largest organizations [...]

Melissa R. Brogdon co-founded FourthParty, a Legal technology Saas company, to provide a more efficient practice management solution for negotiators. In her role as COO, Melissa manages the development team and customer experience for FourthParty's enterprise solutions. FourthParty has been recognized by selected for the $100,000 Black Founders Fund Award as well as features on [...]

Jaime Zawmon is a visionary executive that believes in the power of a strong community. Having spent over a decade in the publishing world as a former magazine Publisher and Division President, she has profiled thousands of CEOs throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Interviewing the region's most enterprising CEOs in print, on-camera and hosting many large-scale corporate [...]

Eric Levitan is the founder and CEO of Vivo, the premier virtual small group fitness program designed specifically for adults 55 and older. He left corporate America after 25 years of working in technology and running software companies to try to positively impact people's lives and make a difference in the world. After witnessing the [...]

Andrew O'Shea is the Founder & CEO of Wellspring, a health & wellness gift box and care package company providing turnkey solutions for Human Resources professionals across the globe around the Health, Wellness, and Fitness space through the utilization of existing wellness funds provided through their corporate insurance carrier. Andrew has previously served as a [...]

Tim Stutz is the Chief Operating Officer at Insight Global, an industry leading staffing and talent solutions company that prides itself in developing a purpose-driven culture where its people come first. Tim is responsible for managing operations and systems for 63 field offices across the US and Canada that support 4,000 corporate employees and more [...]

Regan Bercher Harlin serves as Chief of Staff of The Gathering Spot, a private membership club with locations in Atlanta, DC, and LA. Regan joined The Gathering Spot in 2015 as the first employee serving as Membership Director and helping to open the first location in Atlanta. Now, Regan leads special projects related to the [...]

Hanno Ekdahl is the founder of Idenhaus Consulting, a professional services firm specializing in the design and implementation of Identity Management and Cybersecurity solutions. With more than 15 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Hanno has a deep understanding of how the cybersecurity space has evolved as well as mission-critical insight around the [...]

Kelly Gay With Arketi Group, is the chair of OnBoard and immediate past chair of Venture Atlanta. She also serves on the boards of 1105 Media, the Atlanta CEO Council, ATDC, and Acivilate. Kelly has led companies ranging from billion dollar organizations to startups. As CEO, she has led both private and public companies, all [...]

Meraj Ahmed is Co-Founder & President of Eidi, and an Undergraduate Student, B.I.S. Media Entrepreneurship at GSU. Eidi is a one-stop decor shop for Muslim holiday decor. What You'll Learn In This Episode The biggest problem with starting a company TRANSCRIPT Intro: [00:00:04] Broadcasting live from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. It's time for Atlanta [...]

As CEO, Heather Fortner leans into her passion for listening - to the SignatureFD team, our clients, and the industry - to create and implement the organization's vision and mission to impact the lives of 10,000 families. Practicing a "coach with empathy" leadership style, Heather leverages her unique ability to harmonize people's passions and talents [...]

Georgia State's Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF) program is supported by the Marcus Foundation with a $300,000 grant to assist underrepresented student entrepreneurs, recent alumni, and Georgia State community entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship to start and grow new ventures. Jamine Moton And MK Khan / Georgia State's Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund [...]