Linda Lee Hughes/The GreatRidge Company Linda Lee Hughes is the founder and CEO of The GreatRidge Company. Prior to starting GreatRidge, Linda held executive positions at The Coca-Cola Company, AIG, and The North Highland Company. She contributes to numerous Fortune 500 companies as a C-level consultant, and provides interim CIO leadership to many Small to …

Clint Crosby/Baker Donelson Clint Crosby is a shareholder in the Atlanta Office of Baker Donelson. Clint focuses his practice on intellectual property and the procurement and protection of intellectual property assets for his clients. Clint also works with entrepreneurs and emerging companies to guide them through business issues including formation, business agreements, employment agreements, joint- …

Karen Steadman/ Leadership Futures, Inc. Dr. Karen Steadman is the Founder and CEO of Leadership Futures, Inc., a coaching and human capital strategy firm that optimizes the performance of leaders in complex systems. Her specialty expertise is advising analytical leaders who are “Beyond Smart” of the best strategies for leveraging the human factor with their teams, …

Eric and Robin Gagnon/We Sell Restaurants Eric Gagnon is well known in the industry as an expert in restaurant sales and valuation where he is a frequent speaker and writer for the restaurant industry He has been designated a Business Industry Expert by Business Brokerage Press. Eric was the 2011 President of the Georgia Association …

Renata Nedzynski/Aquesst Renata Nedzynski is a Managing Partner of Aquesst. Renata grew up outside of Philadelphia with her parents and younger sister, Eva. She earned her BA of Finance, Magna Cum Laude from Clarion University. After college Renata moved to Florida and took a position as a Technical Recruiter with the Fort Lauderdale TEKsystems office …

Jason E. Dyer/Eggplanter, LLC Jason E. Dyer is CEO and co-founder of Eggplanter, a law practice technology startup dedicated to building superior software through radical simplicity. Dyer believes that the practice of law is too complex and important for clunky software. Dyer has presented on the future of legal technology at law schools and legal …

Andrea Busse/IntelaText                                                                                 Andrea Busse is considered a global authority in mobile engagement technologies and continues …

Stephanie Hill/ Women in Technology Prior to joining WIT as Executive Director, Stephanie Hill most recently served as managing principal, business development for Magellan Associates LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in helping companies transform organizations into sustainable models of collaboration and productivity. Prior to that, she served as chief financial officer for the IT Senior Management Forum …

Today we explored how to capitalize on existing markets and create new ones with Expert Guests from Shark Branding and Team Fenom . . .   Phillip Boykin / Shark Branding Phillip Boykin is the Creative Director for Shark Branding, a New York based advertising and marketing firm founded by Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and one …

Tino Mantella / Technology Association of Georgia Tino Mantella is the president and CEO of the Technology Association of Georgia. Since coming to TAG in 2004, Mantella has worked with a team of dedicated volunteers and staff to: build a prestigious board made up of 60 technology stakeholders, grown membership by more than 500%, and …