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Harvey J. Coleman is President and founder of Coleman Management Consultants, Inc., (CMC) of Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Coleman possesses a wealth of experience working at America’s leading corporations and Military organizations including IBM, Xerox and the U. S. Army Security Agency.

Recognized both nationally and internationally as a public speaker, human resources consultant and author, Mr. Coleman has been a regular guest speaker at Emory University’s executive MBA program, IBM’s International School in Belgium and has taught managers from over twenty-five countries in Europe, Asia and South America. In addition he has served in a consulting capacity to a major committee of England’s House of Lords.

Recently, Mr. Coleman produced a ten-module video-tape and workbook program entitled “A World of Diversity, “ which seeks to capitalize on the opportunities inherent in a diverse workforce. His book “Empowering Yourself…The Organizational Game Revealed,” is targeted toward the American worker, is receiving widespread critical acclaim across the country.

He is known locally to the Atlanta business community as the recipient of the 1986 “Small Businessperson of the Year” award presented by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. His successful business relationships with various Atlanta leaders have resulted in both national and international opportunities to represent both his city and CMC.

Interested in and is a supporter of Atlanta’s cultural events, Mr. Coleman is an active patron of both the Atlanta Symphony and the Atlanta Ballet. In addition, he is a founding member of two of the four Atlanta business clubs to which he belongs.

His civic involvement has extended to national and local civic boards including the Boy and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta; the Boys Clubs of America, Inc.; Boys Scouts of America; Atlanta Area Council; St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation; Neighborhood Justice Center; North Area Council; Chamber of Commerce of Greater Atlanta; United Way Evaluation Committee; Advisory Committee for the Training and Development Committee of United Way; Leadership Atlanta, and the United Way Evaluation Task Force.

Mr. Coleman holds an undergraduate degree from Youngstown University and has conducted his graduate studies at Emory University’s School of Business.

http://www.hcoleman.com/

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Jacqui Chew is an expert on developing and executing go-to-market strategies for emerging and established brand that produce results. During her career, Jacqui has accumulated 15 years of experience delivering multi-channel marketing, public relations and business development programs to global companies in the enterprise software, Internet, information security and consumer products and services sectors. Previously, she held leadership positions at CoreCard Software, Manning, Selvage & Lee, PeopleSoft, Silverpop and Stonesoft. She has also consulted at such Fortune 1000 businesses as Chupa Chups USA, eBay, IBM e-Business Services and SSL International.

As principal of iFusion Marketing, she utilizes fundamental marketing principles and technology including social media to affect change for her clients. She has consulted with media and member-driven companies including The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Lee Enterprises and the Atlanta Press Club and the American Marketing Association. Jacqui has also authored articles on social media for iMedia Connection, Chiefmarketer and Association Publishing magazine, and has provided expert commentary to business publications including DemandGen Report, Newspaper & Technology and DM News.

A winner of numerous awards of excellence, Jacqui serves on the boards of the New Leaders Council,  TEDxPeachtree and the Atlanta Press Club, one of the largest professional associations for journalists in the United States. She previously served on the board of the American Marketing Association Atlanta chapter where she spearheaded the annual Atlanta Marketer of the Year Awards to two successful, sold-out years in 2007 and 2008.  Jacqui is also active in the Technology Association of Georgia and Women in Technology, including serving as chairperson of WIT’s prestigious Women of the Year in Technology awards in 2006 and 2005.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and is bilingual in English and Mandarin.

http://ifusionmarketing.com/

William Doyle was originally part of the Vystar Team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. His role expanded in November 2005 as he became company President and a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Doyle assumed the role of Chairman of the Board and CEO in April 2008 when Travis Honeycutt retired

Prior to joining Vystar, Mr. Doyle was Vice President of Marketing, Women’s Health for Matria Healthcare, Inc. (now Alere) where he spearheaded the initial branding efforts and held responsibility for sales development, training, public relations, and marketing. He has worked in many aspects of healthcare for over twenty five years encompassing manufacturing, sales, marketing and advertising with such companies as Isolyser Company, Inc., McGaw, Inc., Lederle Laboratories (now Wyeth), and in an advertising capacity for Novartis Ophthalmics.

He has co-authored and presented numerous papers for Vystar globally since its inception including the Japan Rubber Association and an upcoming invitation to present at the Smithers-RAPRA Latex 2010 conference in Amsterdam and has served as section chair at latex conferences previously.

Mr. Doyle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chapter of the March of Dimes where he is a past Chairman of the Prematurity Campaign. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Penn State University and Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.

http://www.vytex.com/

Please check out the March of Dimes event, “Dining Out”, Metro Atlanta– a great event for a great cause.

http://www.marchofdimes.com/georgia/6450_26521.asp

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Robert Ball is Co-Founder and CEO of OfficeArrow.com, an online community providing business resources and discount business products for small businesses and start-up entrepreneurs. He launched one of the first group buying applications for small businesses, which Inc. Magazine and The Wall Street Journal has called “Groupon for business.”  A seasoned entrepreneur and online veteran, Robert was a member of Akamai Technologies’ original executive team, where he directed Akamai’s record-setting IPO and grew revenues internationally fourfold in under two years.  Earlier in his career, Robert was involved in the early stages of facilitating online commerce.

www.officearrow.com

For Jonathan the opportunity to put his years of experience in finance and business development to work to launch a new customer-centric agency with a fresh approach proved to be the dream of a lifetime. Today, as one of the firm’s managing partners, he enjoys working with clients to solve marketing challenges and plan for future success.  Jonathan is a native of Columbia, SC and a proud graduate of the University of South Carolina. He earned a bachelor of science degree from USC with a double major in finance and management. Prior to starting Mighty 8th, he worked as an accountant as well as a professional fund raiser and received his Certified Fund Raising Executive designation through the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. He has also worked for several agencies where he grew a passion for the business.

One of his proudest career accomplishments, outside of founding Mighty 8th, was when he helped complete a 3.6 million capital campaign to establish an endowment for Carolina Children’s Home, a residential facility for at-risk youth.

Jonathan is a member of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, and the Buford Business Alliance. His son Jonathan, Jr. is a student at the University of Alabama and Kay, his pet pug, is a big part of the family.

www.m8th.com

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Georgian Landscape Design is best described as a great hobby gone terribly out of control. The owner, Ed Szczesniak, has spent a lifetime designing, installing, and maintaining landscapes not only for his own homes but also the homes of countless friends and neighbors along the way.

On most weekends Ed could be found somewhere in the yard, planting this, redesigning that, pruning this, and generally getting lost in the joy of doing something away from the corporate world he lived in during the week. As friends and neighbors began asking for his advice, counsel and sometimes his muscle, Ed realized that this was truly a labor of love, and maybe even a second career. After taking stock of his capabilities and shortcomings as a “landscaper”, Ed decided to once again go back to college and see what he didn’t know about this “hobby”. Much to everyone’s surprise Ed actually took a number of horticulture classes, did pretty darn well, and found out that he actually did know what he was doing in the yard.

Well, now he’s doing what he loves and even making a little money at it. He personally designs the landscapes for his clients, as well as hand selects the plants, installs them, and even maintains them if the client wants. Projects range from the very simple, to full scale landscape plans that include irrigation systems, hardscapes, landscape lighting and water features. Ed personally manages each project, and takes on only one project at a time, seeing each project through from dirt to bloom.

 http://www.georgianlandscape.com/

Make It Loud has been in business since 2003, providing its customers will all kinds of internet and computer related solutions.  Make It Loud has a phenomenal team, ready to tackle any of your design related issues.  Make It Loud specializes in giving its clients an effective and attractive web presence that appeals to your customers and champions your business or service. In addition, Make It Loud provides premier print services, coordinating any of your online design work with your printed materials, for a truly professional look.
John Lehmberg has been working with (and on) computers since desktop PC’s were new, having quickly adapted to the world of computer technology.  As time progressed, John moved into web design and printing as well, and launched Make It Loud in 2004, satisfying his creative bent developing premium websites for small-businesses and entrepreneurs.  John and his team of experienced design professionals provide full-service corporate image design and printed materials.  You’ll find that Make It Loud provides excellence and integrity in all of their work.  As a business owner, John will settle for nothing less.

http://www.makeitloud.net/

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Tino Mantella, TAG

The Technology Association of Georgia has emerged with a refined mission, a renewed commitment, and a new president, Tino Mantella . TAG is dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving. TAG also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities.

Membership in TAG puts you in good company: a who’s who of tech leaders and pioneers. TAG is an unmatched way to network with peers…to grow professionally, to find a job or hire an employee…and to grow your skills. With nearly 11,000 members, representing 1,600 tech and tech-enabled companies, TAG is a leader in the technology industry.  TAG serves as an advocate for positive public policy change that will transform the technology community and will enhance the economic climate of Georgia.  Our membership includes thought leaders from technology companies – small and large, executives of FORTUNE 500 companies, investors, service providers, government and civic leaders and entrepreneurs.

http://www.tagonline.org/

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Richard Kirby, Executive Impact

Richard Kirby is the prototype for many of today’s executives and professionals who are challenged to manage their careers and make worthwhile job transitions in a difficult 21st century employment market. During his 30-year corporate career, Richard proactively moved between occupations and employers with consistent success, seeking better opportunities and a broadening of his management experience. He successfully transitioned professions from engineering to human resources to marketing to sales, while also choosing to change employers seven times.
Today, Richard is a Certified Management Consultant, a Certified Personnel Consultant and an Executive Career Consultant.  He launched his own boutique career firm, Executive Impact, in 2002 to provide private career consultations to executives and professionals, both employed and unemployed.
Richard has a depth of knowledge and practical in-the-trenches client experience that allow him to speak with authority about the subjects of job search and individualized career management. He recently published his career book, Fast Track Your Job Search (and Career!), and has set his sight on replacing What Color Is Your Parachute!

http://www.executive-impact.com/

Anita Best, Find Your Franchise

Anita Best brings over 20 years of business experience to the franchise industry and has represented the top percentile of achievement in every business she has participated in from the inception of her career. As a franchise owner and operator for over 10 years, she has a true passion for business ownership.
Anita opened a Keller Williams franchise as managing partner, and through her stewardship, the business achieved profitability in year one and her office grew to over 125 agents in less than 3 years. Because of her inimitable business acumen and success in running the franchise, she was invited to join the business coaching program at KW, where she coached other business owners to reach their peak performance.
Today, Anita uses her wealth of knowledge and broad base of experience to assist aspiring business owners to determine which franchise opportunity best aligns with their strengths, goals and core values. If you have ever considered business ownership as a career, or are looking for passive investment opportunities, Anita is eminently proficient in saving you time and money, and committed to helping you make your best possible investment choice.
“My single expectation of every client interaction is that they have a positive experience and leave the exchange immensely more knowledgeable of their options, regardless of whether or not they decide to pursue business ownership.”

http://www.findyourfranchise.com/

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Kevin O. Skedsvold was born in Williston, North Dakota on August 20, 1963. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 1985. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Augusta University (1985) and his law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law (1988). Kevin was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1988.
Kevin has focused his practice on Insurance Defense Litigation with a particular emphasis on defense of Employers and Insurers in workers’ compensation matters in the State of Georgia. He serves as state-wide counsel for numerous large and small insurance companies as well as many private and self insured corporations. Kevin holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV rating for expertise and ethics.
As part of his law practice, Kevin is actively involved in presenting seminars to his clients in an effort to keep them apprised of new developments in Georgia law on a wide range of topics including insurer bad faith, risk management, claim investigation, insurance coverage, trial practice and workers compensation issues. He has been approved by the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office to provide continuing education seminars to insurance adjusters for credit. Kevin is also the only Attorney in the State of Georgia to be selected by Wickstrom Insurance and Risk Training Center, a nationwide firm providing general workers compensation and state specific worker’s compensation training, (www.wirtc.com) as an instructor for certified workers’ compensation training on matters pertaining to Georgia Law.

http://www.skedsvoldwhite.com/

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John Kibbe is an Employee Benefit Consultant representing the Benefits Advisory Group in Atlanta, Georgia. He provides insurance services to corporations and individuals. These services include integrated healthcare solutions, financial business strategy, plan design, underwriting, administration, employee communications and carrier selection.  John consults regularly with executives from a variety of fields to help create synergistic solutions for our clients.
John began his thirty year career representing major health insurance companies in sales, marketing, underwriting and national account management.  Prior to joining the Benefits Advisory Group, John provided out source Benefit and Human Resource administration and consulting services to major corporations and healthcare plans throughout the U.S.
Raised in Scituate, Massachusetts, a graduate of Boston College, John and his family moved to Atlanta in 1982

http://benefitsadvisorygroup.biz/

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MJL Benefit Communications:       http://www.mjlbenefit.com/

MJL’s objective is to improve your company’s bottom line and enhance employee’s morale by delivering employee benefits and a benefits communication program that is customized, comprehensive, and consistent. MJL supports your broker/agent’s efforts by offering valued services at a competitive and flexible price.

Communit-Y Health Network:      http://www.chn-corp.com/

Jackie Warren, RD, LD, Director of Operations.  Ms. Warren became a CHN coach in 2007 and was promoted to Director of Operations in 2008. Prior to working for CHN, she was in private practice as a licensed dietician.

Edward Gutowski, Director of Sales.  Ed has over 25 years of healthcare experience in underwriting, account management, and sales in Employee Benefits, Case Management, Disease Management, and Wellness Services.

At Communit-Y Health Network (CHN) we are redefining the health management industry. Traditional wellness and disease management programs have been around for years, but have not been effective in improving the health status of participants. In addition, most health management programs have failed to make a positive impact on healthcare claims cost.

We know a full continuum of care should incorporate early medical intervention and treatment to produce the most cost effective model. Our face-to-face, one-on-one coaching program enables the participant to make behavioral and lifestyle changes needed to embrace a healthier way of life. At CHN, we know that healthier employees file fewer health claims. Our health management programs produce results unmatched in the industry. Not only do we have a high participation level, but our coaching reduces health risk and those changes are documented in the first 12-week coaching session.

CHN Health Management Programs benefit companies or organizations of any size. Whether your goals are a healthier, happier, more productive work force, or reduced health plan costs, CHN Health Management is your best choice.

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Lily and Melanie Sandler….Blamtastic Executives

http://blamtastic.com/

Lily Sandler, 12
Company Founder & Blam Designer,
BLAMtastic® Natural Lip Balm
When Lily was just 10 years old, she was having trouble finding her lip balm. She said, “Mom, where’s my lip blam?” Lip BLAM? Brilliant. Lily’s mom said that would make a great name for a lip balm company. BLAMtastic® Natural Lip Balm was born. Lily has a strong work ethic shared by few and she loves working to grow her company. She has a passion for riding horses and she loves drama and volleyball.

Melanie Sandler, 10
Company Founder & Blam Designer,
BLAMtastic® Natural Lip Balm
Melanie has a natural gift for creating amazing flavors. Kids go crazy for them. She has been doing so since the company began when Melanie was just 9 years old. Since launching the business in 2008, Melanie has balanced designing for BLAMtastic®, playing guitar and bass in her band, staying active in sports, and maintaining good grades in school.