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Greg Vaughn and Warren Colter of Bauerfeind USA

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Bauerfeind USA

Greg Vaughn / Bauerfeind USA

Gregory J. Vaughn, M.D. currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bauerfeind USA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Bauerfeind AG. Bauerfeind is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of premium quality orthopedic braces, athletic supports and compression garments, which it provides to healthcare professionals, professional and amateur athletes, and consumers.

Prior to joining Bauerfeind, Greg held a variety of management positions in sales, marketing and business development with Medtronic, Inc. Greg also held management roles at NDCHealth Corporation where he led the company’s flagship pharmacy services business unit and at McKinsey & Company where he rapidly advanced to manager and led strategic, operational and organizational engagements for healthcare industry clients. While at McKinsey, he co-led the Atlanta office business analyst and minority associate recruiting program. Before becoming a business executive, Greg earned board certification in ophthalmology and founded his own practice in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Greg has undertaken various civic leadership roles including the Emory University Board of Trustees, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Board, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce BioSciences Leadership Council Co-Chairperson, Emory University Alumni Association Board President, the Emory Senior Society, various student advisory roles, and The Vestry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Greg graduated with a M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed an ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History from Emory University. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA.

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Warren Colter / Bauerfeind USA

Warren Colter is Chief Marketing Officer of Bauerfeind USA, subsidiary of the Germany-based designer and manufacturer of premium orthopedic braces and supports for patients, athletes and consumers. Warren is a graduate of Morehouse College with a BA in Economics and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a MBA in Marketing. Most recently, Warren was VP Marketing for PetEdge, a privately held manufacturer and distributor of pet care products for consumers and professional groomers, based in Boston.

Warren has over 20 years of successful senior marketing and sales executive experience in consumer goods with Pillsbury, fashion and sports retail with Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe Company), and business services with Aramark Uniform Services. Warren is known for building brand equity, gaining new customers, retaining current customers, and growing eCommerce. Warren is a board member for The Goethe (pronounced goohr’-ta) Zentrum Atlanta, a German cultural center based in Midtown. His other community interest is urban public education.

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Randy Satterlee of VanRan Communications and Lauren Satterlee and Sarah Simmons of IsoKlean

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Randy Satterlee / VanRan Communications

With a passion for creating customer-focused solutions with paradigm-shifting business impact, Randy Satterlee is a telecommunications pioneer and the Co-Founder of VanRan. Her unique customer service model providing individualized solutions, best in class technology and services tailored to each customer’s specific requirements continues to be a central theme within the VanRan organization.

Prior to starting VanRan, Randy was in the Executive Development Program for AT&T. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Iverson Genetics as well as the Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Randy has a Master’s Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio State University. She has been a guest speaker at local colleges and high schools on entrepreneurship and previously served on the Telecommunications Committee for Gwinnett Technical College. She is also a member of Global Executive Women and the Woman’s President’s Organization.

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Lauren Satterlee / IsoKlean

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Michael Blake of Arpeggio Advisors, Marc Lewyn of GV Financial Advisors and John Miller of Sterling Risk Advisors

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Michael Blake / Arpeggio Advisors

Mike Blake is the founder of Arpeggio Advisors, a boutique business appraisal and corporate strategy advisory firm in Atlanta. Mike’s background has included work in venture capital, investment banking, and public accounting.

For the first eight years of his career, Mike worked in venture capital and investment banking in the U.S. and abroad. In 2004, Mike entered the business appraisal profession full-time, working most recently for Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP (the largest independent public accounting firm headquartered in Atlanta). Mike led HA&W’s effort to become the first appraisal practice in Georgia to earn the International Society of Business Analysts’ Gold Seal of Trust, the only peer review recognition for observing best practices in the business appraisal profession in the United States.

Mike has particular expertise in the appraisal of firms in the fields of professional services, information technology, aerospace, and alternative energy. In addition, he has developed specific expertise in the appraisal of intellectual property and intangible assets.

Mike is an active educator. He is a Special Instructor of Business Valuation in the Georgia Tech/Emory University TI:GER (Technology Innovation:  Generating Economic Results) program. In addition, he is regularly invited to provide instruction on entrepreneurship, corporate finance, and business valuation to graduate level classes at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Kennesaw State University, the University of South Carolina, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia. Furthermore, he regularly provides continuing professional education for his peers in the business valuation profession.

Mike earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and French (Cum Laude) from Franklin & Marshall College, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgetown University.  Mike is also a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2014.

Mike’s additional professional and community-service passions include supporting entrepreneurship through education and nonprofit board involvement, raising awareness of and funding to combat Lou Gehrig’s Disease, promoting alternative energy development through market forces, advocating for de-stigmatizing mental illness and disorders, and expanding the inclusiveness of the Atlanta high technology community.

Mike speaks Russian, French, and Ukrainian, lives near Atlanta with his wife and two sons, and plays keyboards and vocals for Kickin’ Off the Coverz, a working classic rock cover band.

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Marc Lewyn / GV Financial Advisors

With over 20 years of experience, Marc is a partner, senior financial advisor, and CEO of Strategic Liquidity Services (“SLS”) at GV. SLS provides a methodology designed to help business owners navigate the complex options available for generating liquidity from their businesses.

“Most business owners think there’s one way to generate liquidity from their business — to sell it,” Marc explains. “However, that’s one of many options, and in our experience, it’s often not the best one. We help people navigate complex variables so they can choose a path that best fits with their personal and professional goals.”

Lewyn graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia and received his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to joining GV Financial, Marc served as a corporate attorney for a variety of business clients. Marc also had the privilege of working on the staff of a U.S. Senator, a job he credits for giving him the willingness to tackle a variety of complex problems in service to others.

A leader in the community, Marc enjoys sharing his time and expertise with a number of Atlanta-based charities and organizations. Marc is the immediate past Chair of the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and has served on the Executive Committee and the Board of that organization for many years.  He served on the Endowment Board of the Westminster Schools, the Boards of the Greenfield Hebrew Academy, and  the Endowment Committee of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, the Atlanta Scholars Kollel and Temima High School. 

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John Miller / Sterling Risk Advisors

Mr. John W Miller II has over 20 years of experience in providing risk management and commercial/professional insurance solutions to clients throughout the United States. He knows clients’ business as well as he knows insurance, and is a trusted strategic advisor to professional, commercial, and personal clients.

A founding Principal of Sterling Risk Advisors, John was a Principal at one of Atlanta’s oldest insurance brokerage firms. Previous to that, he was an Insurance Underwriter for The St. Paul Companies (now a part of Travelers). John speaks regularly to healthcare organizations around the Southeast and is often quoted in the media on the topic of the malpractice insurance marketplace.

John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Furman University. At Furman, he served as the Business Manager of The Paladin (student newspaper), Treasurer in the Association of Furman Students (student government) and Executive Committee Member of the Inter-Fraternity Council. John was active in the Sigma Chi Fraternity serving as President and as Grand Council delegate from South Carolina. Prior to Furman, he attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga and graduated from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta.

With a dedication to giving back to the community, John coaches football, basketball and baseball through the Northside Youth Organization and serves on its Board of Directors. He is also on the Board of Directors of The Schenck School and serves on the Board of Directors of the Wiskott Aldrich Foundation. John is also on the Board of Directors of the Westminster Schools Catbackers.  An Eagle Scout, John serves as an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 232 in Atlanta.

John is an active member of The Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. He and his wife Mary reside in Sandy Springs and have three children: Will, Price and Mary Hilton.

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Monty Hamilton and Ingrid Miller of Rural Sourcing, Inc.

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Monty Hamilton / Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Monty Hamilton is CEO of Rural Sourcing Inc. (RSI) and is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and growth, including the launch of 10 new development centers with 2,000 colleagues across low cost of living, high quality of life locations in the United States. This is his second entrepreneurial startup venture after leaving Accenture in 1995.

Monty is on the advisory boards for the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and The Bond Group; and he chairs the IAOP’s Domestic Sourcing Chapter. He holds an M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and a B.B.A. in business from Millsaps College.

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Ingrid Miller / Rural Sourcing, Inc.

As Chief Operating Officer for Rural Sourcing Inc. (RSI), Ingrid is responsible for realizing RSI’s vision to provide US-based high quality IT outsourcing solutions through her management and oversight of all RSI development centers. Her responsibilities include leading and developing RSI talent, client relationship management, ensuring the scalability and reliability of RSI’s process and systems and strategically determining the next set of solutions for our clients. She is also responsible for establishing and ensuring consistency across the organization with respect to RSI’s processes, values, and methodologies. Ingrid brings an expansive knowledge of underlying computer systems and technologies, allowing her to contribute to all aspects of our application development and maintenance projects.

Ingrid is a graduate of Babson College, where she earned a B.S. in Business Management.

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The Best Tactic for Long-Term Revenue Growth

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Long Term Growth Tactics

Soyini Coke / Annona Enterprises

Soyini Coke is Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises, a strategic advisory firm that works with business under $100M in annual revenues. The company’s experience and exclusive framework helps its clients plan for success. Annona’s project management skills ensure that its clients assemble the funds, business processes and people to run their businesses more profitably.

She served on the founding board of two non-profit organizations in Atlanta. As the Sponsorship Chairperson for the South African American Chamber of Commerce, Soyini was responsible for creating the organization’s database of potential sponsors, developing the Chamber’s sponsorship packages, and securing companies to support the organization’s ongoing operations. As President of Team Ivy’s Networking Breakfast, Soyini assumed leadership of an informal group designed to foster meaningful relationships in the Ivy League business community. Under her stewardship, the breakfast more than tripled its attendance, secured marquis speakers for its programs, and has established a board to ensure proper oversight and continued growth.

Prior to founding Annona Enterprises, in 2004, Soyini served as an interim executive for start-up companies—structuring financing transactions, establishing a pipeline of potential investors, conducting presentations to raise capital, creating business plan and investor documents, creating the companies’ organizational structures, and designing business processes for management of company operations and revenue generation. She served as Business Manager for Atlanta-based FIERCE Magazine, an edgy, multi-cultural publication for women. Soyini was also the founder of Twenty Houses, Inc., a real estate investing company that wholesales property to other investors and controls a portfolio of residential real estate.

She began her career as a business analyst at McKinsey after graduating cum laude from Harvard University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics and Economics. Her personal interests include travel, salsa, and the spiritual quest for enlightenment.

You can find out more about Soyini, CEO Exclusive Radio, and Annona Enterprises, by contacting her here. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn or Twitter.

 

Leslie Zinn and Victor Gaffney of Arden’s Garden

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Ardens Garden

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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Max Wagerman of Maximun Resources and Doug Lehman of Lehman’s Terms

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Max Wagerman / Maximum Resources

Max has over 22 years of experience specializing in the sales and placement of consumer goods in America’s top retailers. As a 3rd generation salesman in the consumer goods industry, Max has been a leader in building successful relationships between manufacturers and buyers. As the founder of Maximum Resources in 2004, an industry leader in the consumer products industry , Max oversees a team with over 200 collective years of sales and marketing experience to the  major retailers in North America. Maximum Resources success’ as  a leader in the consumer goods industry can be attributed to Max’s excellent long term relationship with The Home Depot and a concentration of experience in Department 28 Seasonal. In addition to The Home Depot, Max has strong working relationships with buyers, OMM’s, and merchandising managers at various North American retail outlets. Before starting Maximum Resources, Max grew Landmann USA, a German firepit/grate manufacturer from a niche brand into national program with Home Depot, setting sales records for that respective category over a 4 year span.

Max has a sterling track record of delivering results for his clients. He is the category captain at Home Depot and Lowes for the hose storage and grilling category- subsequently building Liberty Garden Products and Char-Griller from a regional to a national program. Due to their partnership with Maximum Resources, Liberty Garden Products has grown over four-fold during the past 5 years. Since building a relationship with Maximum Resources, Char-Griller has grown to the number 2 brand in Charcoal Grilling.  In addition to Liberty Garden Product and Char-Griller, Max has placed Valvoline Motor Oil into 1,850 Home Depot’s due to his extensive connections in the consumer goods, home improvement, and automotive retail sectors.

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Doug Lehman / Lehman’s Terms

Doug Lehman has an extensive background in sales, marketing and product training promotion. He has worked for companies and organizations like IBM, Sun Microsystems, The Coca-Cola Company, Cisco, Microsoft Dynamics,  and Youngstown State University, effectively closing sales to enterprise accounts, small to medium sized businesses and the consumer market.  Currently Doug supports Social Centered Selling as Video Marketing Sales Consultant and sales video trainer.

In 2010, Doug developed Lehman’s Terms of Business a video blog website www.douglehman.com
a social video sales training site that offers video promotion and production services.  Doug currently hosts an online video training series called Social Selling TV and is part of the business review insider program for McGraw-Hill Publishing.

As a brand ambassador and member of the Atlanta Bloggers Community, Doug has a passion for customer engagement training leveraging the tools of sales, social media and video to generate results.  Doug specializes in sales training videos, client testimonials and video spotlight interviews for Authors, Speakers, Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs. The art of storytelling with a fresh and candid perspective for your clients to conceptualize, visualize and recognize.

Other passions include reading up on the latest technology trends in sports and entertainment. Doug received his Master Degree in Sports Administration from Kent State University and Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Western Michigan University earning his Marketing Degree. Doug is an active supporter of The Camp Dream Foundation and a member of the Atlanta Internet Video Marketing Association and a video blog contributor to Top Sales World.

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