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Joe Ciardullo, Chief Marketing Officer  |  Cellairis

Cellairis Franchise, Inc. is a cellular accessory specialty retailer and a provider of accessory-to-service retail support services.  We operate a vast network of sales and carrier distribution channels which strongly position us to provide consultative support regarding your logistical needs.

Joeciardullo@cellairis.com  |  www.cellairis.com |  678-513-4020 x212  |  @cellairis

Chad Osgood, CEO/Managing Partner  |  Premier Logic

Chad is CEO of Premier Logic, a consumer-focused technologist and business strategist. He has been in leadership
roles for more than a decade, led over 100 client engagements large and small in a multitude of different technology
environments.
Chad founded 18th Floor Ventures in 2010 in an effort to drive technology investments in Atlanta, and he focuses on
startup valuation, execution and early stage financing. 18th Floor Ventures currently has 4 portfolio companies, 3 of
which were revenue-generating inside 6 months and 2 already profitable.
Chad drives the Premier Logic vision and strategic relationships, including numerous non-profits around Atlanta.
He’s passionate about giving back to the community and likes to align Premier Logic’s activities with charitable
causes that nurture local organizations.
Chad lives in Alpharetta with his wife, son and dog. When he’s not working, he’s enjoying exploring a newworld with his son, chasing down interesting food around Atlanta and cooking. Chad can be reached atcosgood@premierlogic.com

cosgood@premierlogic.com  |  www.premierlogic.com

Jessica Black, Director of Sales & Marketing  |  Premier Logic
Jessica Black is the Director of Sales & Marketing for Premier Logic, out of Atlanta. Jessica is a results-focused
business development professional, with a proven track record of success in entrepreneurial to large corporate
environments. She has seven years of IT Sales, Account Management and Professional Services experience.
Areas of expertise include Project Management, Brand Positioning, Direct & Database Marketing and Vendor
Management.
Jessica is a proven public relations spokes person and fundraiser for many national organizations and charities. She
is recognized for building enriched relationships with a myriad of clients, referral sources and business partners.
Prior to joining Premier Logic, Jessica graduated from the University of Georgia and quickly began her careerin Technology with IBM, as a Global Sales Representative. She then moved to other smaller Atlanta based ITconsulting & staffing companies. Jessica’s passion is volunteering for organizations like Children’s Miracle Network,Hands on Atlanta, Big Brother Big Sisters Program, and Children’s Hospital of Atlanta. Jessica is truly addicted tovolunteering and helping others. She also enjoys marathon training and photography.

jblack@premierlogic.com  |  www.premierlogic.com

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Alvin Miles / Kennesaw State University

Alvin C. Miles is a native of Lake Charles, LA, and he retired from AT&T with over 30 years of business experience. He is the Director of Business Development for the award-winning Executive MBA Program (EMBA) and an Instructor of Management in the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. Alvin has also served in many leadership capacities to support his alma mater. He was a Vice-President for EMBARK, the alumni association for the EMBA program. He served as both a team and an individual coach, and he also served on the Coaching Advisory Board. Alvin currently teaches Introduction to Teaming, Introduction to Team Constitutions, High Performance Teaming and Teaming & Beyond. He discussed the Program as a guest on “Money Talks” in 2010.

Alison Keefe / Kennesaw State University

Dr. Keefe is the interim Program Director and Associate Professor of Economics and Business Simulations for the Coles College Executive MBA program at Kennesaw State University. She teaches micro, macro, and international economics as well as facilitates the hands-on Income/Outcome® simulation and Foundation® and Capstone® business simulations. She holds a Ph.D. in applied economics from Auburn University with specializations in international and resource economics, and she is an active researcher in the fields of international economics and commodities trade as well as economic development and resource economics.

Philip Wilheit Jr. /  Wilheit Packaging LLC

Philip Wilheit Jr. came on the show with us today to discuss effective networking in Atlanta. He is a partner of Wilheit Packaging LLC where he manages online marketing and sales. They work with several Fortune 500 companies like Mars/Wrigley, Steelcase Industries and Mohawk Industries. In addition to being a Partner at Wilheit Packaging LLC, Philip also owns TargetMatz LLC (a game that  helps children with basic math) and is co-owner of Copia Limousine Commany LLC.

Adrian J. Cronje, CFA®, Ph.D, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Balentine

Adrian Cronje is Balentine’s Chief Investment Officer, and Chair of the Investment Strategy Team. He is a founding partner of Balentine, and a member of the Management Committee.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist at Wilmington Trust, he chaired the firm’s Investment Strategy Team. Adrian also previously served as Director, Deputy Head of Quantitative Equity Products at Schroders in London, where his team managed more than $3 billion across global equity markets for institutional and private investors.

Adrian holds a Ph.D. in Macroeconomics and Econometrics and a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he served as Assistant Director of Studies at King’s College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics, with honors, from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Adrian has served on and moderated many panels of industry experts, and he has addressed diverse groups including the CFA Institute’s Annual Conference, CFA Society of Philadelphia, the Boston Security Analysts Society, the Georgia Tech MBA program, the Southern Federal Tax Institute, the Southeastern Council of Foundations, and the Georgetown University Law Center’s Continuing Legal Education program.

He volunteers as a member of the Endowment Committee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and teaches CFA Review courses for the CFA Society of Atlanta. Adrian was awarded The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2011, an honor designating the region’s up and coming business and community leaders.

Karen Carlisle,Vice President, Corporate Communications & Development, Nobis Works (formerly Tommy Nobis Center)

Karen Carlisle joined the Nobis Works staff five years ago, after serving on the organization’s board of directors for five years. She leads the corporate communications, fundraising and vehicle donation programs.

Karen’s background includes heading public relations & government affairs for the U.S.headquarters of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Randstad Staffing. She served previously for nine years as head of marketing and public relations at Atlanta’s Northside Hospital.

An Atlanta native, Karen holds a master’s degree in Public Relations from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Auburn University (War Eagle!). Her civic affiliations include the Leadership Cobb and Honorary Commanders Alumni Associations, YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement Award, Cobb Jury Commission, Marietta Kiwanis Club, and Chairing the Marietta 1st United Methodist Church Council.

Karen and her husband Kee live near the Marietta square. They have four children and a new granddaughter. Karen enjoys exploring Georgia backroads with Kee to discover unique folk artists and their work, and taking their chocolate lab Sam on walks at nearby Kennesaw Mountain.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Bill is active in several civic and professional associations:

• VP of Finance of CoreNet Global
• Past President of REGA
• Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
• Member of the Georgia Economic Development Authority (GEDA)
• Member of  the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA)
• Board member of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
• Board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
• Board member of the Georgia Assisted Living Federation of America (Georgia-ALFA)
• Board member Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• Trustee for Midway Methodist Church

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About Brandon

• Member, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
• Board Member, Historic Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau Board
• Member, Board of Trustees – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
• Member, North Fulton Hospital Board
• Member Regional Business Coalition Board Former member of the Alpharetta City Council – 2000 to 2004
• Former member of Alpharetta Planning Commission – 1996 to 2000
• Graduate, Regional Leadership Institute, 2003 Class
• Brandon and his wife Shuntel have two children, Courtney, 23 and Hunter, 20. They have livedin Alpharetta for 19 years.

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Interstate Tax Strategies specializes in helping businesses that operate on a multistate basis (have customers in multiple states) identify, understand, and develop a proactive strategy for managing their multistate sales tax obligations.  The goal is to minimize or eliminate the sales tax risks and liability that might occur if they were to get audited by one of the states where they conduct business.  If companies have already identified a problem with their sales tax processes, Interstate Tax Strategies can help them resolve these in a way to reduce tax, interest, and penalties. 45 states have a sales tax and each state has its own set of rules as to what is taxable.  Failing to understand these rules can create a large and potentially catastrophic problem for businesses.

State governments are still running significant budget shortfalls from a few years ago.  In an effort to bridge that revenue gap, they are finding ways to expand their tax base, increase tax rates, and increase enforcement of the existing tax laws.

On a nationwide basis, sales tax collections constitute about 45% of the state revenues collected. In states like Texas, Florida, and Tennessee that don’t have personal income tax, the amount of tax is much higher.   State governments believe that over $15 billion of sales tax goes uncollected each year.  The reasons for this under collection are varied and can be legally complex to understand.  However, over $1 billion of tax is collected each year under audit by the various departments of revenue. This is money that was taken from businesses because they did not know their responsibility for complying with tax.  The state’s goal is to identify and audit businesses that owe back sales tax.  In many cases, these businesses may owe tax for 8 to 10 years.  In addition to the tax, interest and penalties are imposed.

Many businesses do not understand their responsibility for complying with another state’s sales tax laws.  Most CPA firms do not have the expertise to properly advise their clients in these matters.  It is not uncommon for companies to have some type of tax reporting responsibility in many of the 45 states that have sales tax.

We closed today’s broadcast with “Atlanta’s Best Connector” Nominee, Art Wood . . .

Art Wood with Hometown Lenders wants to be your mortgage guy, not just the guy who worked on your mortgage. He has been in the mortgage industry since 2005 and became a Branch Manager with Hometown Lenders in 2010.

He takes his job personally. Not your typical mortgage broker, he believes in building a personal relationship with his clients so that he can determine the right fit for them. Art wants to make what can be a scary and intimidating process non-threatening, and even, dare we say, fun? He believes in making people happy and understands that comes from running his company differently. He can help anyone sort through the overwhelming options available to find something that works for them.

With a passion for people that literally exudes from his ever present smile, Art is naturally very involved with his community. He grew up in Tucker and attended Erskine College in South Carolina. He is a member of the Lilburn Business Association, Tucker Business Association, and City Club of Buckhead.

He also sits on the Community Membership Building Committee at Smoke Rise Country Club. He is an entertaining and knowledgeable guest speaker for these organizations as well as the Founder and Host of ”Business After Hours @ Smokerise,” a very successful networking group which is currently averaging over 70 people monthly.

In 2008, Art chartered a Business Networking group which is currently thriving with 25 members and over $500,000 in referral revenue passed for the year. Splitting his time between his work (sometimes taking calls at the dinner table!), his family (he and Karen have two adorable young children, Trace and Makenna), the golf course, and leading worship at Tucker First United Methodist Church, Art never seems to be still for long.

Art leads worship at the Contemporary Service at Tucker Methodist and can be found catching a quick cat nap on Sunday after service. Art wants to be your friend in the mortgage business and he means it. Let him take the coldness out ofthe process and turn your mortgage into a work of ART.

AND . . . They announced the launch of their new Radio Show.

HealthCare Consumerism Radio will Air LIVE each Friday 11:00 am on the Business RadioX ^TM Network, and plans are being discussed to bring the show on the road for Remote Broadcasts at both 2012 Forums.

Each week, we’ll be LEARNING, CONNECTING and SHARING with fellow Institute members, employers, industry thought leaders, solution providers, brokers, advisors, consultants, human resources and benefits managers, C-suite executives, financial management decision makers, TPAs, executives and administrators of regional health plan providers.

* To Nominate Guests For The Show And For Sponsor Inquiries: E-Mail Support@BusinessRadioX.com

Doug Field is producer of “IHC FORUM”, CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism, and CEO of FieldMedia, LLC, a leading media company with magazines, networking web communities and events serving the Employer (www.employersweb.com) and Health Care (www.theihcc.com) markets.

FieldMedia is the only media devoted exclusively to “consumer-directed health care” and Employersweb.com is vastly becoming the No. 1 marketing source for Employers wanting to better manage their workforce through benefits, compensation, work-life, recognition and career development resources.  Doug has owned and operated a number of business-to-business magazines and trade shows such as Environment Today, Employee Benefit News, Benefits Expo, Veterinary Products News and Workforce Training News. He is a graduate of Ohio State University.

Ronald E. Bachman has been at the center of U.S. health care transformation, advancing consumer based solutions to lower the number of uninsureds, improve mental health coverage, develop the concept of consumer-centric Medicare and Medicaid, and advance employer introductions of healthcare consumerism.

Currently he is the President and CEO of Healthcare Visions, a thought leadership firm dedicated to advancing ideas and policy initiatives that are impacting the U.S. health care market.  Bachman is also a Senior Fellow of the Center for Health Transformation (CHT), the National Center for Policy Analysis, the Wye River Group on Health, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation (GPPF).

As an actuary, he has extensive experience in healthcare strategy for payers, providers and employers.  Formerly, Bachman was a principle with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he consulted to a broad range of clients including: employers, HMOs, hospitals, physicians, indemnity carriers, BlueCross BlueShield plans, as well as State and Federal Agency clients.

(Encore) Original Broadcast January 22, 2011

Inspiration At Work on Business RadioX ^TM Network

Host: Terry Barber

Kenneth Blanchard Ph D.
Coauthor, The One Minute Manager®

Few people have impacted the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, gregarious, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Ken is universally characterized by friends, colleagues, and clients alike as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate men in business today.
When Ken speaks, he speaks from the heart with warmth and humor. His unique gift is to speak to an audience and communicate with the heart of each person as if they were alone together. He is a polished storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand.

Ken’s impact as a writer is far reaching. From the phenomenalbest-selling book, The One Minute Manager®, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and is still on best seller lists, to his current trilogy of books coauthored with Sheldon Bowles, Raving Fans, Gung Ho!®, and Big Bucks®. And his book on spirituality in the workplace, Leadership by the Book, coauthored with Phil Hodges and Bill Hybels, is giving new meaning to “servant leadership.” Ken’s list of 18 books, including 5 more within the One Minute Manager Library, continue in the forefront on where we need to go to help people be the best that they can be.

Dr. Blanchard has received several awards and honors for hiscontributions in the field of management, leadership, and speaking. In 1991, the National Speakers Association awarded him its highest honor, the “Council of Peers Award of Excellence.” In 1992, Dr. Blanchard was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame by Training magazine and Lakewood Conferences, and he also received the 1992 Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International. In 1996, Ken received the Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Award from the American Society of Training and Development.

(Encore) Original Broadcast August 3, 2011

Atlanta Business Radio on Business RadioX ^TM Network

Host: Amy Otto & Lee Kantor

GeoVax’s mission is to develop, manufacture, test and license vaccines to combat significant human diseases for which no vaccines presently exist. Our first target is HIV/AIDS for which our vaccine technology has demonstrated promising preventative as well as therapeutic potential.

In 2001, GeoVax Inc. was established in Atlanta, Georgia to develop highly promising vaccine technologies for preventing AIDS caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 or AIDS virus). Our HIV/AIDS vaccine technologies and extensive patent filings evolved over 15 years through a collaboration headed by Dr. Harriet Robinson at Emory University in Atlanta with researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

Previously, Dr. McNally was Senior Vice President of Clinical Research for CryoLife, Inc., a pioneering company in transplantable human tissues. Dr. McNally is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, serves on the advisory boards of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Dupree College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a former Chairman of Georgia Bio, a trade association.

Dr. McNally graduated with a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. The Board of Directors has concluded that Dr. McNally should serve on its Board of Directors by virtue of his prior business and scientific experience, including his experience as Chief Executive Officer of Cell Dynamics, LLC and as Senior Vice President of Clinical Research for CryoLife, Inc., and due to his intimate involvement with the Company’s ongoing operations as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

(Encore) Original Broadcast December 15, 2011

Atlanta Business Radio on Business RadioX ^TM Network

Host: Lee Kantor & Stone Payton

CPAs Bruce Paulk and Gary Clayton shared a ton of business planning tips that they use to help their clients prepare for life’s uncertainties. They talked about how they work with their business owner clients to create a checklist that helps them with their succession planning, risk mitigation, disaster planning and other important stuff that most business owners don’t spend enough time thinking about. If you are looking for a business CPA firm that does more than your taxes you should really check these guys out.

Next up we had an in depth conversation about short sales and the foreclosure process with Closing Attorney Matt Dickason with Dickason Law Group and Renovation Loan Specialist Brian Stephens with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.