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Reid Hutchinson is the President and Founder of NRG SVRS “Energy Savers,” an Atlanta based whole house, turn-key, Home Energy Savings Company.
Founded in 2007, the company’s realistic goal is to cut home energy costs in HALF! Reid says “Zone/Decentralize using Mini-Splits” is the most cost effective way homeowners can make a significant reduction in energy costs and energy consumption. Reid has launched and successfully grown NRG SVRS during a difficult economic time period when other companies are trying to survive. He believes the launch of NRG SVRS went smoothly due to preparation during the Research and Development stage of his business. He says “The combination of saving money, saving energy, and helping homeowners is the reason why people want our service.”
Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Reid was an entrepreneur at the age of 7. His first business was “Cheap Choppers,” a lawn mowing service company. Realizing the cyclicality of the spring/summer business, he would shovel snow in the fall/winter. He later expanded his offerings by hand washing cars. By the time he graduated from high school, his first business had over 30 weekly clients year round! Reid prides himself on running a lean operation and keeping his employees motivated and tied to performance. Competitive by nature, he was the captain of the football and baseball team in high school, and played college football and rugby. Today he is still active, and plays flag football and softball at the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club. His Boulder, CO roots played a significant role in the development of the energy savings company, NRG SVRS.
Reid graduated with a business degree from the Calloway School of Business from Wake Forest University with an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Strategy. Reid believes it is the entrepreneurial spirit that drives him as a business owner and entrepreneur. After graduating in 2002, Reid moved to Atlanta to work for SunTrust Bank, where he acquired the entrepreneurial business fundamentals he utilizes today. He is currently a member of 6 business partnerships at various stages and industries, and has identified 8 additional business ventures he would like to pursue. He considers himself a ”get it done” businessman, where rolling up the sleeves and setting an example with his associates at NRG SVRS is a daily occurrence.
Elyse Hammett, APR
Vice President, Public Relations, EOS
Intrinsically passionate about the clients she serves and the relationships she builds on their behalf, Elyse’s zeal to tell their story is immediately obvious to those who partner with her. Leveraging 20 years of public relations and marketing communications experience, she has served Fortune 500 firms including BellSouth, Centex, Emory Healthcare, HD Supply and Troutman Sanders. Elyse’s positive roll-up-your-sleeves attitude has won both accolades from C-level executives to awards from the American Hospital Marketing Association, Public Relations Society of America, Computerworld, CIO Magazine and the National Telecom Marketing Association.
A frequent guest lecturer at her alma mater, Emory University, Elyse also serves on the board of the Public Relations Society of America where she co-chairs the association’s APR training program, coaching more than 60 candidates since 2007 through the universal accreditation process. An active community member, Elyse volunteers for the Woodward Academy Parents’ Club, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Interfaith Prayer Breakfast and Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church.
Susan Frost, EOS
Susan Frost has longed to run a company for years. She always knew that one day she would. So in her years of working for ad agencies, she kept mental notes of things she would do, and especially things she wouldn’t do.
Susan is endowed with an excellent mind. She is also a meticulous administrator, has a strong work ethic, enjoys excellent interpersonal relationships and is an insightful strategic thinker. Clients like her calm approach to her work and theirs.
At EOS, Susan is the strategic planner and account director. She is also the agency’s Chief Operating Officer. In her past, she has worked for a Dutch real estate developer in sales, marketing and marketing research, worked with several ad agencies and eventually went to work for Austin Kelley Advertising where she met Margaret.
Susan is a native of Alabama, a graduate of the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, and is married with one daughter.