Salah Harrell is a native of Douglas, Georgia. She attended Georgia Southern University for her undergraduate degree and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Political Science. In 2015, Salah began attending Howard University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor in May 2018. Salah joined a personal injury firm in October [...]

It was started with a conversation and notes on the back of a napkin. Founders Rick Goddard and Brian Roth met in Washington, DC. while lobbying for the beer industry. They shared a passion for unique beers with local flavor and wanted to bring something new to Athens. After five years of research and planning, [...]

Robert Balentine is Chairman of Balentine, the Atlanta-based wealth management firm, where he oversees more than $4 billion in client assets. Ranked among Barron's Top 25 Independent Advisors nationally and number one in Georgia, he has spent the last 40 years advising business owners on matters relating to their wealth and legacy. An active community [...]

Maurice Contreras started Volcanica Coffee after visiting his homeland in costa Rica. While he was there, he saw an opportunity to import great-tasting coffee from volcanic regions, such as inCosta Rica, to consumers. The company started part-time in his garage and now operates a coffee plant near Atlanta, Georgia with 20 employees that includes his [...]

Six months from now, what will your business's tax position be? (Talk about a literal million-dollar question!) President Biden has proposed new federal tax plans affecting both businesses and individuals. And while the specifics remain up in the air, the time to start preparing your business to adapt is now. In this episode of The [...]

Yasmine Jandali began her business career in the 1990s working for one of the largest investment banking firms in the country. Helping clients succeed in their own businesses gave Yasmine the drive to build and sell her own company. She is a business owner, entrepreneur and business intermediary who brings more than 15 years of [...]

Emily Alice Wilson started editing in middle school and founded EKAT Productions shortly after. She has since graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in Film and Media. Along with completing my BA, she also completed her Avid Editing certification through Georgia Film Academy. She loves editing and has not only done promotional work [...]

BJ Green is a seasoned commercial banker with over 28 years of experience in leverage and syndicated financing as well as equity, debt, and M&A transactions. He leads Cadence Bank's Georgia middle market banking team, which provides strategic financial guidance to middle-market companies across multiple industries, including manufacturing and construction. Green holds a Master of [...]

Chris Franklin serves as president of LocumTenens.com, the industry's most visited job board and full-service locumtenens agency. Under his leadership, the company - which provides innovative and strategic solutions to staffing challenges for thousands of healthcare facilities across the U.S. - has experienced exponential growth, currently serving 90 percent of the nation's top hospital systems. [...]

Josh Stech started Sundae to help homeowners get a better outcome when selling off-market. With a career at the intersection of technology and residential real estate, he's seen first hand the opportunity to create a new type of business that wins by doing the right thing for the seller. Prior to starting Sundae, Josh was [...]