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Parveen Jaglan of Blep, Inc. and Dr. Nathan Keiser of Carrick Institute

Blep Inc.

Parveen Jaglan / Blep, Inc.

Dr. Parveen Jaglan is a practicing optometrist in the greater Atlanta. She has two private practices, Eye Associates of Smyrna and Eye Associates of Locust Grove. She has been practicing optometry for over 19 years after getting her doctorate in optometry from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Ma. She is also the founder and CEO of her newly launched company, Blue Light Eye Protection Inc. (BLEP Inc.). BLEP Inc., has a patented coating for ophthalmic lenses to protect the eye from the harmful high energy wavelength (blue light) that gets emitted from all digital devices. BLEP Eyewear is the only readily available eyewear in the market that has a blue light protection coating designed to bring long and short term benefits from overexposure to digital devices. BLEP Inc. was the winner of the South East Medical Device Poster presenter in 2014, beating out 22 other highly evolved medtech companies. BLEP Eyewear has also been featured on 11Alive NBC in Atlanta and WNEM TV5 in Saginaw, MI.

She is married to Harvard trained Retinal Specialist practicing in the largest retinal group in the Southeast. She also has two lovely daughters ages 14 and 11.

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Dr. Nathan Keiser / Carrick InstituteCarrick Brain Center 

Dr. Keiser was born and raised in Chelsea MI and is thrilled to bring his passion for functional neurology to the staff of Carrick Brain Centers in Atlanta GA. His work as a board certified functional neurologist has taken him to many places around the U.S. and Europe to learn, treat and consult for those in need. After operating thriving practices in the wonderful communities of Nashville, TN and Port St. Lucie, FL, Dr. Keiser is excited to bring that experience to greater Atlanta and the surrounding communities.

Dr. Keiser utilizes Gentle Chiropractic and Functional Neurology in the evaluation and treatment of his patients. Although trained in standard Neurology, which focuses more on the disease processes of the nervous system, Functional Neurologists are trained to look at how the human brain and nervous system works not only in each of its individual parts but as a complete functioning system. This training is critical because all of our bodily functions are governed by the human nervous system. The human nervous system is the master control unit of the entire body, if the brain is aging or deteriorating at a faster rate, it opens the door for nearly all health related problems to show up. This vital system of the brain and nerves is required to function at an optimal level in order for us to have optimal health.

Dr. Keiser’s passion is utilizing his training and experience in Neurology, to help people who have not found the answers to their health problems elsewhere. Many of these health problems do not always fall into a strict category of “neurological problems” but they have components to them that require neurological intervention. In addition, Dr. Keiser, utilizes these same skills to work with Doctors of Chiropractic, Medical Doctors and other Health Care practitioners in the treatment of their patients and their communities.

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Scott Peters of WNA Limited Company and Keith McNulty of The Intersect Group

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Scott Peters / WNA Limited Company

A seasoned and successful CEO and Board Member with a 30+ year proven track record of significantly improving and turning around both private equity owned and public companies in the financial services, internet, technology, manufacturing, and business consulting industries.  He is a passionate, driven, and compassionate leader who has consistently delivered excellence in sales/revenue growth, operational efficiencies, attractive profits, as well as high customer and employee satisfaction.  Scott’s last two CEO roles resulted in the successful sale of two portfolio companies and the transformation of  two other portfolio companies to profitability and industry leadership as well as Better Business Bureau top (A+) ratings and several awards for customer satisfaction, business ethics, and community service.   For example, as President and CEO, Scott led Generation Mortgage Company to a $30M+ financial and operational turnaround within 2 years,  a sales/revenue increase of more than 8.5 times, and growth from 11th to 3rd in the reverse mortgage industry while competing with much larger companies such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Genworth, and MetLife. Scott is a former General Electric, MassMutual, and AT&T executive who is considered an expert in process management and developer/implementer of management systems that continually drive high quality results. He has led companies with $10M to $500M+ in revenue and has supervised from 100 to more than 500 employees.  He is seeking full-time or interim CEO or Operating Partner opportunities in Atlanta, the Southeast, or within a commutable distance of Atlanta.

Industry sectors of expertise:  19+ years in Financial Services (life and disability insurance, annuities, consumer and business credit, contingency auditing, subprime credit cards, micro lending/payday lending, mortgages, long term healthcare insurance, reinsurance, and insurance third party administration), as well as leadership experience in technology, internet, manufacturing, and business consulting .

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Keith McNulty / The Intersect Group and Woodard Consulting

Keith McNulty is an accomplished senior executive and management consultant with a distinguished history of achievement over 20 years in strategy, consulting, corporate development, finance, information technology, marketing and operations. Recognized as an innovative business leader for integrity, learning, continuous improvement and the ability through people, process and technology to lead high performance teams on initiatives that maximize shareholder value and customer satisfaction.  He currently serves as a Management Consultant with The Intersect Group, on a client engagement as Interim Chief Operating Officer at Woodard Consulting.

Keith led turnaround strategy and process improvement at two private equity owned portfolio company turnarounds as a senior strategy and process executive.  From 2012 to 2014, Keith worked for TriPlus Services, Inc., owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners and Haverford Capital.  From 2009 – 2011, he worked for Generation Mortgage Company, owned by Guggenheim Partners.  Both companies were unprofitable for several years before he started and achieved profitability during his tenure.

His earlier experience includes work at two large, global public companies that experienced a chapter 11 restructuring, Nortel Networks and Mirant (now part of NRG).  He also worked for Atlanticus Holdings, SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Before earning an MBA, he worked in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs at the U.S Department of State in Washington, DC.

Keith has an MBA from Georgetown University and a B.A. from UCLA in Political Science with a Specialization in Business Administration.  He is based in Marietta, Georgia.

About The Intersect Group – The Intersect Group is a different and better business partner. We create unparalleled value for our clients by combining industry-leading Consulting capabilities with comprehensive Staffing and recruitment services. Clients trust us to deliver results based on our deep expertise and proven resources within finance, accounting, and information technology.

About Woodard Consulting – As part of a larger purpose to empower small business advisors, Woodard fosters networking relationships among small business advisors, conducts the highest quality learning experiences for small business advisors, and builds relevant, powerful resources for small business advisors.  http://www.woodardevents.com

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Pamela Robinson of Financial Voyages and Sharon Macaluso

Pamela Robinson

Pamela Robinson / Financial Voyages, LLC

As CEO of Financial Voyages LLC, Pamela Robinson is responsible for setting strategic direction, objectives, action plans and policy. She negotiates contracts and grants and leads diverse team in all aspects of designing, developing and delivering customized training programs in the international community..

To advance economic development initiatives, Financial Voyages LLC partners with international organizations, government agencies and businesses to help their collective workforce perform better in the international community by achieving mastery in business, finance and project management.

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Sharon Macaluso / The University of GA SBDC

Prior to joining the SBDC in 1994, Ms. Macaluso held management, marketing and customer service roles with IBM and Eastern Airlines. She also worked in a family owned and operated business, a hosiery manufacturing plant. Her areas of expertise include marketing, market research, strategic planning, human resources, personal selling, customer service, and management. Sharon developed a strategic planning instrument specifically for growing small businesses and has utilized this tool in facilitating strategic planning retreats for small businesses throughout the state. Sharon has had various articles published on branding, strategic planning, customer service and women- owned business issues, and has developed guide books on market research and conducting focus group studies. She recently created and presented a program for the National Association of Small Business Development Centers on “Customer Service Excellence in a Techno-World”

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