Guests: Skya Nelson COO & Creative Director at Fed By Threads Skya began his career in the apparel industry in 1987. He became active in sustainable products in 2004 and currently drives strategy and innovation for Fed By Threads, the leading Eco-Corporate Apparel company in the United States. Skya is a native of Hawaii, where he developed an aloha style [...]

Robert Long/Forward Forsyth The Cumming-Forsyth Chamber not only serves the business community as a traditional chamber, but it also the lead entity for economic development and tourism. Forsyth County is one of the fastest growing counties in the US, has the #1 school system in Georgia, and is the most affluent county in Georgia. Forward [...]

Kirk Barnes is the Co-Founder of TransPharMed, a consulting firm focused on business development and commercialization for healthcare and health care focused start-ups. He has a life sciences background with experience related to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nanotechnology, diagnostic, digital health and medical device industries. Kirk has a broad background encompassing leadership, sales, sales excellence coaching and training, business [...]

Sid Mookerji is a leader of Retail Innovation as the Founder and Managing Partner of Silicon Road – which is defining the Future of Retail; Funded by Retailers. He is also CEO and co-founder of Silver Spirit Global LLC which operates tech parks in India and the US. Prior, Sid was Global CEO and Founder of [...]

Connie Casteel helps ATDC clients around the state understand and secure federal funding from the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs highly competitive research awards up to $1.5 million. As an interface with Georgia s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), she also helps connect ATDC startup companies with manufacturers [...]

Allyson Eman is currently the Executive Director of Venture Atlanta. Allyson has been leading this organization since it’s inception in 2007 and planning the 12th event. This is one of the largest venture capital conferences in the country and was established by Metro Chamber, TAG and Atlanta CEO Council. Follow Venture Atlanta on Twitter.

Nathan Huynh is the CEO of NextJuris, a knowledge sharing and expertise matching platform for the legal industry. Nathan is a lawyer who also has a BS in electrical engineering. Nathan began his career as a Silicon Valley technology lawyer with over 15 years of professional legal practice with world-class law firms and cutting-edge technology [...]

sp_pro_tip_right_mic.mp3 | Convert audio-to-text with Sonix Stone Payton: And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s get tactical for a minute, and let’s talk about some equipment. Specifically for this one, let’s talk about the recommended microphone for this thing of ours. Lee Kantor: Now, [...]

“North Fulton Business Radio,” Episode 149: Matt Baldwin and Debra Cohen, Vertisys Our guests on this edition of North Fulton Business Radio are Matt Baldwin and Debra Cohen of Vertisys. Matt and Debra talk about where most breaches come from (company insiders) and how to educate on how best to use their system. Matt and [...]

Show Summary Only an estimated 40% of business investment eligible for allowable R&D tax credits are claimed on tax filings. Many businesses are potentially missing out, sometimes for sizeable amounts. What are R&D tax credits? To find out if your business qualifies, listen to this interview with Tommy Zavieh, National Practice Leader for R&D Tax [...]