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Month: October 2016

Leslie Zinn and Victor Gaffney of Arden’s Garden

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Leslie Zinn / Arden’s Garden

As the daughter of Arden, Leslie grew up drinking all sorts of nutritional concoctions which instilled a deep-seated passion for health and nutrition at a young age.  Leslie graduated from Georgia Tech with a BA in Management in 1991 and became one of the founding partners of Arden’s Garden in 1995.  She became CEO in 1999 with a mission to make healthy, affordable options convenient to the public.   Leslie is passionate about children’s health and prides herself on offering nutritious and appealing choices for kids.

Married with four children, Leslie is most proud that she gave birth to super healthy kids at the tender age of 35, 40, 42, and 46.  Leslie knows firsthand that drinking fresh juice keeps your body young and vibrant.

Leslie is still Arden’s favorite “guinea pig” which leads to new product development and exciting new avenues for Arden’s Garden.  She continues to lead and cultivate the company, distinguishing Arden’s Garden as the premier juice company in the Southeast.  Arden’s Garden currently has 120 employees and just opened its 14th retail store in the Atlanta area.

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Victor Gaffney / Arden’s Garden

Victor is the Director of Operations for Arden’s Garden and enjoys travel, sailing and long walks on a short beach.

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Greg Chesnutt and Jerry Stern of Prime Technological Services

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Greg Chesnutt / Prime Technological Services

Mr. Chesnutt has served as Chairman, President and CEO of Prime since June 2009.  From January 2008 until his appointment as CEO, he served as a Board member and advisor to the Company.  In addition to his duties at Prime, Mr. Chesnutt serves as a Principal at Jordan Blanchard Capital, our Company’s largest shareholder.  Greg has over 25 years’ experience as an advisor, investor, and operating executive in middle-market growth companies.  From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Chesnutt served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Betco Corporation, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and equipment.  During his tenure, Betco achieved significant growth through both organic expansion and acquisition.  From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Chesnutt served as a portfolio company President for Brynwood Partners, a private-equity firm focused on investments in middle-market consumer goods and manufacturing businesses.  From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Chesnutt served in various line management positions with Acuity Brands Lighting (formerly Lithonia Lighting).

Mr. Chesnutt holds a BS in Business Administration from The Citadel and an MBA from The Harvard Business School.  He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the YPO Electronics Industry Network, and the Atlanta CEO Council.

Jerry Stern / Prime Technological Services

Since joining Prime in 2007, Jerry has led our Sales, Business Development and Customer Service teams.   Prior to joining Prime, he had a long and very successful career in the electronics industry and served in a number of district and regional management positions with industry leading electronic semiconductor manufacturers and world class distributors.  Jerry has spent his entire career in technology and technology-driven businesses.  He brings deep knowledge and a significant understanding of OEM’s needs and maintains strong relationships with design engineers and supply chain partners.  The breadth and depth of these relationships serves our customers’ interests as a value-added EMS partner.

Barry Etra of Raise Forum and Roger Reak of Stratalli, LLC

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Barry Etra / Raise Forum

Barry Etra has over 30 years of business experience, having worked in Sales and Marketing, Operations, and General Management, all with privately-held companies.

He came to Atlanta as the COO of a plastics manufacturing plant. Today, he runs the RAISE Forum (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory), which is helping to change the face of the early-stage world in the Southeast by helping to fund Southeast companies from Southeast equity lenders.

He has a BA and an MBA from Columbia University; his MBA is in marketing and finance.

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Roger Reak / Stratalli, LLC

With over 30 years of experience in managing companies for success, Roger Reak has presided over 4 successful business turn-arounds, and has developed a methodology that generates exceptional results for companies in trouble and for companies enjoying rapid growth!

Reak has held President or Business Unit/Division Manager positions at 13 different companies including Mitsubishi Electric and National Semiconductor and is a partner and an investor in 3 early stage businesses.  He is accredited as a management consultant and is currently working with over 70 companies, helping them to prepare for and find growth funding.

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Jeff Klabish of Alta Via Consulting and Eric Meerschaert of Chicago M and A Advisors

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Jeff Klabish / Alta Via Consulting

Jeff Klabish is the Organizational Change Management Practice Director at Alta Via Consulting.  Jeff has 25 years of experience helping organizations as small as startups and as large as global 100 multinationals adapt to change and achieve better results.   He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Agile ScrumMaster, and Certified Project Manager Professional.  Jeff has leveraged these disciplines to help his clients change and adapt to achieve greater performance.  Jeff began his consulting career at Accenture and has worked at several top tier organizations such as Ernst & Young LLP, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and CSC.  Jeff is passionate about bringing the best practices he implemented at organizations such as NASA, AT&T, Nokia Mobile Phones, and Eli Lilly to small and mid-market companies.

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Eric Meerschaert / Chicago M & A Advisors

Eric Meerschaert, is a Managing Director with Chicago M&A Advisors and founding partner of Value Growth Partners.  He is working with Alta Via in the marketplace to help companies drive higher shareholder and enterprise value by pivoting strategy and execution in a more uncertain, dynamic economy.   Eric is motivated by helping mid-market executive teams address complex growth and profitability challenges.  Eric has always believed that teams who run their company every day like they’re going to sell it will make the right investment decisions and drive the right set of priorities.  The foundation of Eric’s thinking was formed by transforming organizations through leadership roles at Accenture (Arthur Andersen’s MICD) and McKinsey & Co.   Eric has been a senior partner in multiple consulting firms, led strategy, marketing and sales and services within software and has been a CEO in a publicly held environment.  He understands the unique leadership challenges in both privately held and publicly held companies.   Eric has participated in many company transactions on the buy and sell side and has driven acquisition diligence and post-merger integration.

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