Curated Collection Of The Best Interviews From Our Sandy Springs Studio
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Todd Pinkerton/Empire State Pizza & Growlers
Mike Muldoon/da Via
Mike Muldoon is President of the US Division of AmRest. AmRest, based in central Europe, owns and operates two brands in the US – La Tagliatella and it’s newest concept da Via. da Via, a fast casual Italian restaurant, debuted its first restaurant in Dunwoody in the Perimeter Place shopping center in October of 2013.
Beth Summers/Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce
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Diana Younts/First Advantage Consulting Firm 
Diana Younts is a subject matter expert on affirmative action and equal opportunity. She has a B.A. in Behavior Sciences, a certificate in mediation. DianaYounts is a member of the Atlanta Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Cobb Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of the Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia.
After 27 years working in different Departments/Agencies and areas of the Federal Government, she retired from the United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in July 2011. As a United States Department of Labor (US DOL) with Office of Contract Compliance Programs (US DOL OFCCP), her duties included auditing affirmative action plans and conducting investigations of alleged discrimination.
As the Managing Partner of First Advantage Consulting Firm, LLC, her goals are to protect clients from costly financial violations, avoid issues with the US DOL OFCCP and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), along with providing the industry leading affirmative action plans.
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John Fay
John represents Northwestern Mutual. He has lived in Georgia since the age of 4, with most of his time spent growing up in Savannah. He studied civil engineering at Georgia Tech. He met his wife Cameron at GT. They have three children, daughters: Camden age 4 and Holland age 2 and son Ericson just turned 1. They live in Decatur and his wife still works full-time in digital media sales. Find John at www.john-fay.com.
Matt Turner
Matt Turner began his career in Retail Management in 1996 working at Home Depot for 8 years. Here gained knowledge about the construction industry, customer service and employee management.
Matt joined the family business at Atkins Systems in 2004. He began as a field technician within a year was promoted to Systems Consultant. His knowledge in the industry has grown tremendously. He obtained the NICET level II, Fire Alarm Engineer Certification, the industry’s most respected certification in his field, as well as certifications with several low voltage manufacturers.
Working at a small business, Matt wears many hats he is manages the Atkins Sales team, engineer’s system design and assists with Project Management. He is integral to Atkins continued pursuit to explore new technologies and find innovative methods to reach our customers and provide them with specific engineered their solutions for security, fire and communications needs. Find Matt at www.atkins-systems.com.
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Sander Biehn
Sander recently left a Fortune 500 telecom in Atlanta and now owns Thought Horizon, a B2B social selling consultancy based on principles he learned while working for a major telecom provider for the past 17 years. Sander’s proven approach helps B2B sales and marketing teams work together to create content and engagement with target markets and customers. Sander holds a provisional patent in Social Media and is finishing a book on workplace innovation entitled, “The 30 Year Paycheck.” He has spoken at conferences and on the radio about innovation. Sander loves amateur geology and astronomy. He went to Duke University where he holds a degree in Philosophy and Classical Studies. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two children. Find Sander at www.thought-horizon.com.
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Rajesh Jyotishi
Rajesh (R. J.) Jyotishi has been in the insurance and financial services business for over 22 yrs. He has assisted thousands of individuals and business onwers for their financial services needs. Rajesh is also the founder of Khabar magazine, a magazine for the Asian Indian community in GA and surrounding areas. He also hosts the moneywise section in the magazine. Find Rajesh at shalinfinancial.com
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Becky Babcock
A local resident and community advocate, Becky raised her family here and served on the Board of Education for years before launching her real estate career. She is always active with family, sports, or outdoor activities when not working. Becky is the leader of one of the most caring and innovative real estate teams in the country and creates remarkable experiences for clients every day. Becky is passionate about leading change and enriching lives. Find Becky at www.pathpost.com
Brad Nix
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Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce interviews Elekta, which moved its headquarters for the Americas to Dunwoody last year, and recently opened up a state-of-the-art training facility at the Terraces office development. Elekta is a pioneer in the medical device field, manufacturing radiation therapy and radiosurgery solutions to improve, prolong and save the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases.
Mark Symons and Jamie Crawford/Elekta 
 
 
Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care.
Since its foundation in 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Professor Lars Leksell, the inventor of radiosurgery, Elekta has been a pioneer in the use of radiation therapy and radiosurgery to improve, prolong and save the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases. Today, Elekta’s advanced technologies are used in 6,000 hospitals worldwide.
Patients are at the center of everything we do. We collaborate closely with doctors to create the tools they need to treat patients more effectively, precisely and efficiently. Today, our professional health-care customers treat nearly 1 million patients every year. We have been at the forefront of medical science and technology over the last four decades and pioneered many of the leading cancer-care innovations used in radiation therapy and neurosurgery today.
The corporate headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. Elekta has 3,600 employees worldwide.
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Sonya Madison
Sonya R. Madison is a legal analyst for various news outlets. In addition to appearing on Headline News, Fox News, and CBS TV and Radio, she is a licensed attorney in Georgia with over five years in private practice assisting clients with employment related issues. Her blog, analyzes the legal issues in entertainment, news, government, and sports. Find Sonya at cloopholes.com.
Ebone Smiley
Born a military brat , Eboné Smiley has lived in California, Belgium, Germany and Virginia. Today she calls Atlanta, GA home but looks forward to filling her passport with stamps!
A bookworm by nature, Eboné’s love of clothing, fashion and shopping were nurtured by her mother, an accomplished seamstress and more than 5 years working in retail sales. Eboné holds a degree in fashion merchandising and public relations from the University of Georgia’s College of Family & Consumer Sciences.
As a student, Eboné worked hard to stretch her budget and always loved finding pieces to expand her wardrobe for less. After college, she continued to perfect her method and has helped friends and family to do the same. It wasn’t until 2008 when a business colleague’s wife asked Eboné to help her plan outfits for an upcoming trip, that she thought to turn her skill into a business. Those two hours spent styling from her wardrobe were so much fun–It didn’t feel like work!
In January 2011, Eboné launched her business with Stella & Dot, a boutique line of jewelry, handbags and accessories for women. She enjoys working one-on-one with personal styling clients and at in-home pop-up shops and looks forward to helping other women and a few good men with her styling, wardrobing and shopping services!  Find Ebone at stelladot.com/thesmileyeffect.
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Tamie Cook/Les Dames d’Escoffier International Atlanta Chapter
Tamie Cook came to a culinary career later in life. After working as an Occupational Therapist for almost 10 years she had the opportunity to live in Paris for three years and discovered food and wine, the way it is meant to be enjoyed. Upon returning to the US she resumed her career as a therapist all the while dreaming of the day when she could turn her new passion into a career. Opportunity struck when a merger led to a lay off and she seized the moment to chart a new path. While attending New England Culinary Institute Tamie performed internships with Bacchanalia and the cooking school LaVarenne in Burgundy, France. While in France, Tamie also worked as a stagiere in a Michelin 1-Star restaurant near Auxerre. She concluded her time in France working the vendange in the village of Pommard, picking grapes and making wine the old-fashioned way.
Tamie worked as Alton Brown’s Culinary Director for 11 years and in January 2013 struck out on her own as a freelance chef, food stylist, teacher, writer, wine consultant, recipe developer and caterer. Tamie became a member of the Atlanta Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier in 2006 and has served as the Chair for the Scholarship Committee since 2011. Tamie was a recipient of an LDEI Scholarship while attending culinary school and made it her goal to not only become a member of the organization but also contribute to this committee.
Her latest adventure is teaching “Mindful Eatingâ€. A course which aims to provide conversation space, resources and community support for changing the ways we think about, acquire, prepare and eat our food. Most of all Tamie has a passion for sharing good food and hospitality with those she loves.
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Susan Pavlin/Global Growers Network
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Sean McGinnis
Sean is the head of Marketing for Sears PartsDirect and has been working in digital marketing since early 1999. He has over a decade of experience in search engine optimization, content marketing, pay per click, social media and a variety of other digital disciplines.
He frequently writes, speaks, and teaches classes on a variety of digital marketing disciplines including SEO, content marketing, and social media and he recently joined the faculty of Elmhurst College as an adjunct professor, where he will be teaching a social media class to MBA students. You can find him at twitter.com/seanmcginnis‎ and seanmcginnis.me
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Karen Houghton/Atlanta Tech Village 
The Atlanta Tech Village, established in 2012, is a community of innovation powered by a 103,000 square foot building located in Buckhead. The ATV is designed to service technology and technology-related companies that have a unique set of needs in their quest to change the world. Physical space should provide much more than just a desk and a place to hang your hat — it should bring the community together, promote serendipitous interactions, and be a powerful tool for recruiting the best talent.
Their mission is to support and inspire entrepreneurs to achieve success through a community that promotes faster connections between talent, ideas and capital. Together, they will fuel Atlanta’s rise to a top five tech startup center in the U.S.
Diane Bloodworth/Competitive Sports Analysis 
In 2010, Diane Bloodworth founded Competitive Sports Analysis (CSA), a cutting-edge sports analytics company, and subsequently launched leading fantasy sports tool, scoutPROTM. Diane is a serial entrepreneur and previous founder of an IT process improvement consulting firm that was acquired in 2003. She has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry with experience at Fortune 500 companies, government and small businesses. Through CSA she is able to combine her love of sports and expert knowledge of technology to make the sports industry more competitive and efficient into the future.
Daniel Roberts/Friendly Human 
Phil Hill/Flashissue
Mark Feinberg/UruutÂ
