Rome Business Radio

Elaine Abercrombie: Elaine Abercrombie is the Owner of Greene’s Jewelers, Inc.  This family business located on Broad Street has been in business 70 years.  Elaine serves on the Rome Floyd Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is immediate past Chairman. Elaine began working for Greene’s in 1984. She received her Certified Gemologist and Graduate […]

Lamante Attaud, Tendo Technologies.     TENDO technologies was the brain child of Founder and CEO, Lamante Attaud. In Sept 1996 he opened his first “internet” account with pipeline.com. It was a small community of mostly nerds and programmers like himself. That year, using his background in Fortran and C++ began teaching himself HTML. Using IRC […]

Hillery Sawyer – Speakcheesy, Owner Speakcheesy was founded in 2014 as a spark of an idea between three friends. Rome did not offer a late-night food option and they wanted to fill that need. What better than cheese and bread to get you through a late night in our downtown hub? Hot late-night food wasn’t […]

We are joined by Lisa Smith of The Rabbit’s Nest of Rome, Ben and Doug Bowling of Doug’s Deli, Mimi Weed of Mel and Mimi’s, and Thomas Kislat and Jeanne Krueger of the Rome-Floyd Chamber of Commerce in this Small Business Spotlight show. We discuss many things related to the pandemic, specifically adjusting business models […]

Jeanne Krueger from the Rome-Floyd Chamber of Commerce, Richard Montanaro of the UGA Small Business Development Center, and Scott Preston of Synovus Bank are interviewed by Rome Business Radio about what local businesses can be doing to manage their way through the Covid-19 crisis.

Stephanie Scearce serves as Vice President of Economic Development for Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC).  As Vice President, Stephanie is responsible for the effective and successful implementation of GNTC economic development initiatives, including customized contract training and continuing education programs, within the college’s nine county service area.  In partnership with vario...

Nicole Popham is a real estate agent with Legacy Properties. She has been a licensed Realtor since 2016. Before that, she worked in property management. In October 2018 she joined a brand new real estate company called Legacy Properties and obtained her brokers license 2019. She says the purpose of her being a Realtor at […]

Holly Lynch, owner of The Season Events, brings a creative and organized approach to event planning.  She graduated from Berry College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and from Kennesaw State University in 2003 with a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Marketing. Before beginning her own business, […]

Roger Manis is a retired logistics executive, cattle farmer, and real estate investor. Manis spent most of his life in the freight transportation and trucking industries. In 1994, he and his wife Diane started Scott Logistics Corp. in Rome, and over 25 years built it into a business that was generating about $175 million per […]

Charlie Williams is the CEO of the Charles Williams Real Estate Investment Company (CWREIC), which invests in development and property management opportunities, specializing in self-managing their own portfolio of residential communities. The company has a 51 year old history and was founded by the late Charles Williams Sr. As a Real Estate Broker and CPM, […]

Elizabeth Huff is a Home Care Consultant with Home Instead. She joined Home Instead in 2017 and has been instrumental in finding qualified candidates. She demonstrates a good understanding of people and has created a strategic recruiting program to reach candidates who genuinely care about servicing our senior community. She strives to hire the best […]

Doug Walker has been covering news, and more specifically business news, in Rome, Georgia for more than 35 years. With a background in radio, he shifted to the Rome News Tribune about 10 years ago. He has a wealth of knowledge about the Rome business community, its past, present and future. Amanda Farrell is the […]

Dan Bevels is the Public Relations Manager at Floyd Medical Center. He has a background in TV and radio, but has worked for Floyd Medical Center for over 10 years. In his capacity, he oversees all media and marketing needs for the facility. Patsy Wade is the Bereavement Coordinator for Heyman Hospice Care at Floyd. […]

Cindy Stansell is the Owner of Salon Ten 17, named for the birth date of her son. Salon Ten 17 was recently honored in the “Best of Rome” awards as being the Best Salon, which offers great hair care for women, men, and children. Cindy Gilstrap and Cindy Stansell are partners in The Wig Chix […]

Saunders Jones III is the Chief Lending Officer for Coosa Valley Credit Union.  While he is responsible for managing all lending areas of Coosa Valley (Auto Loans, Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Mortgages, and Business Loans), his true heart is in helping small business owners and real estate investors. He has helped hundreds of his clients […]

Rhonda Wallace is currently the Vice President of Greater Banking at Greater Community Bank, and has been in banking for the past 35 years. She was recently named the Best Banker in the “Best Of Rome” awards presented by the Rome News Tribune. Mrs. Wallace is a member of the board of directors of Floyd […]

TJ Cochran had a guitar in his hand from the age of 4, playing on a fireplace in his living room, surrounded by family.  He was born in Marietta, Georgia, but was raised in the top left corner of Georgia in a little town called Rome. His country roots originated from driving tractors, plowing fields […]

Delaney Rhinehart is the owner and Operator of The Downtown Dog, a grooming salon and boarding facility for dogs. The Rome native has been working with animals her entire life, and dogs for several years. She opened her shop about 2 years ago, and she takes great pride in working with dogs who have been […]

Jeanne Krueger was promoted to President and CEO of the Rome Floyd Chamber in July of 2019. In January 2019, Jeanne Krueger stepped into the leadership role of Interim Director for the Rome Floyd Chamber. With determination and focus to serve fellow colleagues in their excellent Chamber work and to consistently advance the Chamber’s pro- […]

Thomas Kislat is the Sales and Marketing Manager for the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau which oversees operation of the Forum River Center in downtown Rome. Chad Smith is the President of Trinity Motor Car. David Lance is the President and CEO of Greater Community Bank. This cross section of a vibrant and thriving […]

Greater Community Bank reflects the strength and commitment we’ve had for over two decades and will allow us opportunities to serve you with more resources including more diversified financial products and services, while preserving the spirit of community banking. Matt Robbins, Senior Vice President, Greater Community Bank. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn and follow GCB on LinkedIn, […]

Etowah Employment is the oldest and only privately owned staffing service in Rome, Georgia and the surrounding areas. Because of our structure and closeness to the clients we serve, we are able to make decisions quickly pertaining to all aspects of our business. Etowah’s management team is intimately involved on a daily basis with all […]