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Henna Inam is the CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc., a company focused on helping women leaders transform their businesses, creating great innovation, engagement, and growth in their organizations and communities.
As an Executive Coach and Consultant to organizations developing their female talent, Henna brings the General Management and Marketing expertise she gained from her 20 years running P&L’s, and working in companies like Procter & Gamble and Novartis. What sets her apart is that she has walked in the shoes of the C-Suite women she coaches. She has the experience of having lived/worked in 7 countries across 3 continents. She is a frequent speaker and moderator on key drivers of engaging and retaining women leaders. Henna is a guest lecturer at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business. Clients include entrepreneur CEO’s and high potential women in Fortune 500 companies and professional services firms.

In her corporate career, Henna built strong businesses and teams at Novartis and Procter & Gamble. She held several C-Suite roles such as Chief Marketing Officer, and President of the Americas for Ciba Vision. Her accomplishments at Novartis include running over $500MM P&L and running organizations as large as 600 people. At Procter & Gamble she helped drive multi-billion dollar global brands like Pampers, Always, and Charmin.
Henna is committed to several non-profits. She is on the Board of Counselors for Carter Center, the Advisory Board of DIL (a non-profit educating 16,000 girls in Pakistan) and the Board of Georgia Women’s Forum. She has also been selected as a Mentor for the State Dept & Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program. Henna got her MBA from the Wharton School and attended Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School.

http://www.transformleaders.tv/

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Jennifer Whitaker, Founder

Jennifer Whitaker is a Business Strategist and Executive Coach with a lifelong passion for helping people to discover their unique brilliance and reach their highest potential. With over 25 years of experience in a blend of counseling, management and ownership positions, Jennifer understands first-hand the unique dynamics of high-performing cultures. Using this foundation of experience, she empowers and supports her clients in discovering their unique inner brilliance that yields outstanding results in life and work.

Jennifer, as Founder and CEO of Executive Brilliance, an Executive Coaching and business consultancy, assists CEOs to be highly successful as a leader in their workplace, as well as their own life. Her work blends a powerful skill set that can remedy a host of issues an organization faces in their quest for high-performance. Jennifer’s specific areas of expertise include leadership development, management transition and interpersonal effectiveness.

Jennifer has a Master’s Degree in counseling from Auburn University, is a certified business coach through the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC) and holds an additional master’s and doctorate degree in related fields. Although Jennifer values her educational achievements, what she cherishes most is her family – her husband, Michael, their son Justin and their 4-legged four pound bundle of joy named Samson.

Supporting her lifelong passion of helping others, giving back to the community is a major emphasis for Jennifer. She serves on the United Way Capital Campaign and is involved in Relay for Life and United Way Women’s Legacy. She is a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett Program and serves on the Board of Directors of Dekalb Chamber of Commerce, Christian City, and United Way for Gwinnett.

http://executivebrilliance.com/

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About WorldCommodity Fund

The WorldCommodity Fund(tm) takes a global approach, looking for opportunities in natural resources by investing in equities of commodity-related companies involved in the agriculture, energy, and metals sectors. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by McConnell Asset Management, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2004, McConnell is dedicated to creating a family of commodity-oriented and natural resource-based mutual funds, the WorldCommodity Funds.

http://www.worldcommodityfunds.com/

James Llewellyn.  Mr. Llewellyn has served as a Director and President of the Fund since inception in 2006.  Mr. Llewellyn is the founder of McConnell Asset Management, LLC, the investment adviser to the Fund, and currently serves as Managing Member, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Compliance Officer of the firm.  As a private investor, from 1999-2004, Mr. Llewellyn was a non-managing member, and minority shareholder of Beeland Management Company, LLC (the sponsor of the Rogers Funds).  Beeland was established and founded by James Beeland Rogers, Jr., its then majority shareholder, to create investment products designed to track the performance of the RICI..  Beeland successfully launched the world s first products tracking the performance of the RICI.     which were offered to institutions and individual investors in the United States.  Mr. Llewellyn also served as an observer on the 2005 Index Committee of the Rogers International Commodity Index..  Before founding the Adviser in 2004, he worked as a Private Client Consultant at E*TRADE Securities, LLC where he held the series 7, 63 and 65 licenses.  As a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch Futures, Inc. he held a FINRA series 3 license and was a member of the National Futures Association.  Mr Llewellyn began his career in Taipei, Taiwan and has more than 15 years experience in financial services, including work as a portfolio manager for a private investment partnership, Red Rock Partners, L.P.

Mr. Llewellyn s Role with the RICI and Beeland Management Company Beeland Management Company, LLC, ( BMC  or Beeland ) is an Illinois limited liability company, commodity pool operator, general partner and sponsor of the Rogers Funds (Rogers Raw Materials Fund, LP, Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, LP, Rogers Raw Materials International Fund, LP).  BMC was established and founded by James Beeland Rogers, Jr., its then majority shareholder, to create investment products designed to track the performance of the RICI..  BMC successfully launched the world s first products tracking the performance of the RICI.     private separate accounts, private funds, and a public commodity pool which were offered to institutions and individual investors in the United States.  From 1999-2004, as a private investor, Mr. Llewellyn participated in BMC as a minority shareholder, and non-managing member of BMC.  From December 2004 through March 2005, at the request of Mr. Rogers, minority shareholders and the officers of BMC – McConnell Asset Management, LLC and its principal, James Llewellyn provided consulting services to BMC; including a review of its administration, operations, and distribution of the Rogers Funds.  In connection with this role, Mr. Llewellyn also served as an observer on the 2005 Index Committee of the Rogers International Commodity Index..  Since March 2005, the Adviser, and Mr. Llewellyn have not been affiliated with BMC

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BURST Agency, is a full service, crème de la crème Special Events Production, Media Relations and Affluent Lifestyle Management Agency. We represent clients in entertainment, fashion, sports and corporate business. Our department heads bring with them leadership and experience in these industries and a reputation of excellence and success. Ultimate client satisfaction is the backbone of that success. Quality and detail in execution is what keeps our clients coming back.

Cynthia Walton

BURST Agency is headed by Cynthia L. Walton, “The Renaissance Woman”, as she is affectionately called by her peers, for the truly innovative and extensive background she has compiled for herself in the entertainment and event planning business.
Starting in Dayton Ohio in 1990, Cynthia as well as other prominent figures in the Ohio Valley quickly realized her ability for producing and executing first class events. Cynthia began designing and formatting events for local politicians such as Congressman Tony Hall, Judge Tony Capizzi and City Commissioner Bootsie Neal; as well as local music artists such as Roger Troutman and Shirley Murdock. This prompted Cynthia to come up with a format for her own events through her own company by the name of ‘Jazze Synsations’, which proved immensely successful; drawing the participation of celebrities who were performing or visiting the Dayton, Ohio area such as Lionel Richie, Gregory Hines, Anita Baker, Boomer Esiason, Ickey Woods, Mike Schmitt, Ron Harper, Edwin Mosses, Mike Tyson, D.L. Hughley, Robert Townsend, Tim Reid, Lou Rawls, Cyndi Lauper, Babyface, Boyz II Men…and many more!
Since 2000, Cynthia has organized and executed many private and corporate events for an impressive portfolio of clients representing companies from all industries. Events for these clients have included golf and tennis tournaments, concerts, celebrity fund-raisers, product launch parties, media tours,  corporate management meetings and all kinds of themed events.
Cynthia’s leadership, strategic planning and coordination with respect to mailing lisst, sponsorship support, production needs, creative consulting, and event staff support, specifically address common oversights in event production. In 2005, Cynthia’s earnest desire for event excellence led her to open BURST Agency, her own full service Entertainment and Lifestyle Management Company.  In her role as CEO & Director of BURST Agency, she has developed a following through her formulated events such as , Bio-Brew,  Artistic Cocktail, and World Bazaar. Though formally launched the year of 2010, BURST Agency has already become a force in the Entertainment and Lifestyle industry by broadening its scope and base of operation. Through Cynthia’s leadership, the company has developed and is currently developing relationships with other service professionals to pave the way for BURST Agency’ s current growth and growth projection.

Elizabeth Cambridge

Elizabeth embarked on her professional journey approximately 9 years ago as a humble Administrative Assistant.  Her attention to detail, strong communications skills, business aptitude and organizational abilities have made her an invaluable asset to every organization she has worked in. “I take my profession seriously because, at the end of the day every company needs a strong administrative backing to be successful and keep on growing.” says Elizabeth.

Elizabeth has lived and worked in different countries around the world and in multiple US cities which have granted her a unique perspective and business savvy that few can boast of. And today, as Senior Project Manager of BURST Agency, she brings this diverse experience and knowledge to her position, while helping to coordinate the various departments of the Agency, its teams and clients. “The challenge is not keeping all things going at once; the challenge is to make sure that each service is provided at top-notch quality every single time. That is what makes BURST unique” says Elizabeth.

Justin Snider

Justin is an Atlanta native who is currently pursuing a Marketing degree at Georgia Tech.  His passion is to work in the music and entertainment industry, so working for BURST Agency is a dream come true.

In keeping with his passion for music, Justin currently serves as the Assistant Manager of WREK Radio at Georgia Tech and is responsible for securing underwriting for the station’s various programs.  In addition, he DJs at WREK on a regular basis.

Justin is currently working on the marketing and promotion campaign for two artists that the Agency manages, namely, Jarin, a singer/songwriter and Crushed Ice, an acid jazz band.

Justin’s hobbies include travel, tennis and of course, music.  He also speaks German fluently.

Henry L. Watson

A Fashion Stylist by choice, Henry fuses exquisite details and design concepts into his styling presentations on a consistent basis. His attention to detail and fashion forward sense makes him a true connoisseur in this art.

In the early days of his career, Henry worked in the retail field where his skills of visualization and presentation were honed incredibly; he mastered the rare skill of making things “look good” for consumers in order to encourage sales and invariably create steady revenue. The pressure was always on to perform and perform at one’s best especially when visual presentation was key.

His desire to work in the fashion industry led him to obtain an Associate’s degree in Fashion Design from Bauder College in Atlanta, GA. Henry sought to advance his career in Fashion Styling and, this wise choice has given him exposure and opportunities to work with some notable names in both fashion as well as media.

Henry has worked as Wardrobe Stylist on various fashion shows for industry designers and major retailers. From July 2007-February 2009, in addition to working as Wardrobe Stylist for a mega-retailer, Henry also styled for the Teen Vogue Fashion Show event (2009) and the BCBG Generations Fashion Show (2008).

His signature styling ability has opened doors for him to work on editorial shoots for some prestigious magazines, namely, the cover shoot for SobeFit magazine with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Medical Correspondent; with Elle Duncan, Radio Personality, for Jezebel magazine, and for others such as Downloadz magazine, Rolling Out magazine and Kore magazine, just to name a few.

Henry has also worked with celebrity photographer, Drexina Nelson; Factor Agency; Teyana Taylor (Hip Hop star) and many others.

In TV media, Henry has worked as a Wardrobe Stylist for television Pilot shows of “At the End of the Day” and “Dish Dialogues.”

His experience and knack for visual detailing has also earned him the opportunity to work as Display Artist at the Starlight Children’s Foundation fundraiser in March 2009 and at the Mayor’s Masked Ball Silent Auction in December 2008.

As one can readily see, Henry’s repertoire speaks for itself. His ability to quickly grasp a concept and present its fashion equivalent through styling is indeed exemplary. Yet, his journey has only begun and his dreams keep pace with his passion.

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Tim Harrington, CEO of eRollover

Tim began his career at IBM, where he rose through the ranks to Chief Operating Officer of their Educational Division. He transitioned to startup entrepreneur as the head of Fogdog Sports (www.fogdog.com), a venture capital-backed online sporting goods company recognized by Fortune Magazine as a “world class” customer experience on the web. He went on to found and co-own Armor Gear LLC (www.armorgear.com), an online consumer products company specializing in high-quality travel gear. Tim was also involved in the start-up of GolfWeb, once ranked as the #1 golf-related web site in the world.

A native of New York, Tim earned a BBA in Accounting from Siena College in Albany, NY.,and received an MS in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow.

http://www.erollover.com/

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GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY

SANDY RICHARDSON

LISA SHERMAN

and Chamber Member TIM THORNBERRY of Cornerstone Financial Partners

http://www.gwinnettchamber.org/

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STEVE BACHMAN, AuditMyBooks Analyzer.

Bachman is a proven executive and angel investor with more than 30 years of experience
working with startup and fast growth technology companies. Throughout his
career, Bachman has built and led top notch teams focused on sales execution
and profitable operations.

Bachman’s track record includes growing several self-funded and VC backed
businesses. He has created shareholder value through the sale of companies to
McAfee, NetIQ, Computer Associates and 8e6 Technologies.

Bachman was founder & CEO of Automated Design Systems, President of Marshal
Software Americas, Founder & Director of UK-based Image Analyser and a
consulting executive to CyberPatrol during a management buyout from Websense.

Well known in the Southeast technology community, Bachman is an angel investor
in Nexidia, Oversight Systems, QCept, Servigistics and SilverPop. He is also
active as a Founder & Director of both the Wireless Technology Forum and
the Executive Sales & Marketing Association. Bachman is also the past
President of the Southeast Software Association and a former Founder &
Director of the Technology Association of Georgia.

http://auditmybooks.com/

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Marcel has more than 12 years experience building, implementing and managing enterprise-level solutions in a diverse collection of industries. As President and Founder of Soket, a SaaS-based command center that provides a single place for local organizations and their PR and marketing agencies to orchestrate their web presences, he oversees operations, business development and product management. Prior to Soket, Marcel founded innerEcho, a business and technology consulting firm he lead for 6 years until he sold it in 2008. He has a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

http://www.soket.com/