Bone Up on Business

With over two decades of sales and marketing experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 20 Companies, Cliff Pelloni has developed an ability to effectively create marketing systems for businesses of all sizes, allowing them to compete effectively online.

Understanding the shifting patterns of media from tradition to digital and responding to requests by friends and business associates for help, Cliff turned a passion and interest into a thriving business, serving clients that are local, national and international in scope.

Additionally Cliff is putting the finishing touches on a new book on Mobile Marketing for Business, expected to be on Amazon in May.

Eric J. Romero, PhD is an Unconventional Leadership Consultant, Author & Reality Speaker with more than 15 years of experience. He has presented his ideas in the United States, Brazil, France, Peru, Thailand, Portugal, Mexico, India, Switzerland, China, Japan, Estonia, Sweden, Puerto Rico, and Germany. He earned a PhD in Management, published over 36 articles and a book, Compete Outside the Box: The Unconventional Way to Beat the Competition. However, he believes he does not fit the stereotype of a stuffy intellectual. He is also a part-time stand-up comedian. Originally from New York City, Eric's ideas are delivered with a sense of humor, 100% unedited honesty and street smarts!

Betsy Holland is director of Corporate Responsibility & Civic Affairs at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) She oversees the company’s community outreach efforts, corporate contributions, government affairs and environmental sustainability programs. She is based in Atlanta and reports to Misty Skedgell, senior vice president of corporate communications for TBS, Inc.

Holland joined TBS, Inc. in 1997 to work in the Corporate Affairs department. Her initial responsibilities included developing an employee volunteer program and launching the company’s annual day of service.

Holland currently sits on board of directors for ToolBank USA and Fugees Family, Inc. She also serves on the Board of Deacons at Morningside Presbyterian Church. She holds a degree in Government and in Women’s Studies from Smith College and a certificate in corporate community relations from Boston College.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

Bone Up on Business kickstarts this episode with Kimberly Corbin-Greene as she talks about ConferenceDirect, a full service meeting planning company which handles all logistics of any meeting, convention, conference or event, from venue site selection to contract negotiations, to onsite assistance, all at no cost to group or company hosting the event. Following her is the wonderful Dr. Janet Page, professional psychotherapist and author of the book "Get Married This Year: 365 Days to 'I Do'". Rounding up the episode is the lovely Caroline Stoessinger. Caroline is a concert pianist, Founder and Director of The Mozart Academy and has recently launched her book "A CENTURY OF WISDOM: lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor" which is a collection of stories and life lessons from this most remarkable 108 year old woman.

Caroline Stoessinger is a concert pianist who has appeared on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and from Australia to Tokyo and Europe. She is the founder and director of The Mozart Academy, which provides music lessons free for children of United Nations

workers and immigrants. She's also the Artist—In-Residence and Professor of Music at John Jay College. As a producer of internationally televised programs. With her book, A CENTURY OF WISDOM which gives readers wisdom from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer who at 108 years old is the world’s oldest living Holocaust Survivor and concert pianist, Stoessinger is a major voice for music in our lives. The book has won the Norman Mailer Book Award 2012 for preserving the history of our times.

Dr. Janet Page is a psychotherapist in private practice for over thirty years in New York City and Atlanta. She was "Noonday's" psychotherapist on WXIA for 14 yrs, taught "I Will Be Married in A Year" at Emory for 22 years, and is a Huffington Post contributor. Her book "Get Married This Year" is very successful on Amazon and in bookstores has been excerpted in Huffington Post and Fox News Magazine, radio, and TV. Workshops are offered. Here's the introduction to her book:

"Think falling in love and living happily ever after is a fantasy? This action-based book emphasizes both heart and brain - an emotionally intelligent approach to finding your mate. Attitude really is everything. Where you go is important. Who you are when you go there and how you make use of opportunities are more important. Learn to avoid pitfalls, fight fear, put your new show on the road, know when to quit, and how to recognize a keeper. Isn't your future spouse too important to leave to chance?"

Kimberly Corbin-Greene is a certified meeting planner and certified meeting specialist. She has degrees in hotel/restaurant management, hospitality sales & meeting management & hospitality law. Previously, Kimberly was in charge of national and global sales for Hilton, InterContinental, Starwood Hotels & Resorts for which she taught hotel sales teams how to contract with meeting planners. Currently, she's a global meeting planner with ConferenceDirect, a full service meeting planning company, which handles all logistics of any meeting, convention, conference or event, from venue site selection to contract negotiations, to onsite assistance, all at no cost to group or company hosting the event.

Kimberly has been in the hotel and meeting planning industry for over 17 years where she has booked conference & convention revenue well over $1,500,000,000 in her career history. She works with conferences and conventions globally. Kimberly is originally from the NY/NJ Area and is now residing in Atlanta.

 Also managing director for inSideOut Hospitality consulting, assisting hotels to be better partners with meeting planners through webinars, onsite trainings and workshops

On this episode of Bone Up on Business, Joyce interviews three magnificent guests, Directors in their respective fields.

First off, Jack Brunson, Jr. Jack is the Director of Rooms for the Emory Conference Center Hotel. ECCH is approved by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), and provides the ideal setting for conferences, meetings, weddings, special events, business trips, and relaxing getaways. The conference center offers spacious, beautiful conference and meeting rooms, and complete meeting packages and amenities.

Our second guest in Carol Cox, Director of Marketing & Business Development for Mall of Georgia, which iscurrently the largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia, consisting of more than two hundred stores on three levels. The Mall of Georgia is managed by the Simon Property Group, one of the largest real estate investment trust companies in the US.

And we round up the show with Martin Ekster, Director of Sales and Construction at EnviroBuilt Systems. EnviroBuilt Systems is the premier provider of insulated precast concrete is the US, primarily used for residential and commercial building systems. The company sells, manufactures and installs the strongest and most energy-efficient building envelopes across the country.

Martin Ekster is the Director of Sales and Construction at EnviroBuilt Systems. Marty is a precast builder and designer in hurricane southeast coastal region of the USA. He is fortified qualified and green building certified.