Gary Aldridge, Aldridge Valuation Advisors (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 31) Through business valuation and CFO advisory services, Gary Aldridge, owner of Aldridge Valuation Advisors, works with business owners to measure and then grow the value of their business. On this episode of Nashville Business Radio, Gary and host John Ray discussed what he looks for when [...]

Heather Locke with Hammersmith Support Hammersmith Support focuses on helping clients move through every phase of the web development process: building, hosting, and maintenance. Hammersmith Support is built on a foundation of close client relationships. They seek to know who you are, the challenges your company faces, and then use that knowledge to build a fresh, [...]

A Checklist for Hiring New Employees (Dental Law Radio, Episode 20) You’ve hired that new employee. Now what? As host Stuart Oberman discusses, there should be an onboarding process which involves an offer letter, a well-written employee manual (not the 20-page version downloaded from the internet), consent forms, and much more. Missing steps and inadequate [...]

Brett Baughman is the Founder and CEO of the Brett Baughman Companies Inc. He has been a professional business, executive, and life coach for more than twenty years. Voted the #1 Business Coach for six years running, Brett specializes in helping his clients to reach peak performance through his revolutionary program called The Ideal You. [...]

James Mayhew is an expert on organizational culture and values-based leadership. He was the chief culture officer for one of the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the country, leading the initiative to become one of the top workplaces in Iowa. Today, James works with $4-40 million companies as a corporate trainer and executive coach to [...]

Social media expert Mark Galvin of ePresence, LLC. discusses the latest news and controversy surrounding Facebook and the recent Wall Street Journal series “The Facebook Files”. Mark Galvin/ePresence ePresence provides personal branding services for individuals, executives and entrepreneurs. They leverage social media on an individual level since that is where the audience is most engaged. Mark [...]

George Nour/Chief Facility Defense Chief Facility Defense (CFD) is truly unique. The company is owned and operated by professional fire-rescue firefighters that have the hands-on experience and knowledge to design, install, maintain, inspect and service all of your fire and life protection systems. Their experience with fighting fires gives them the knowledge and experience to [...]

Frank Williamson/Oaklyn Consulting Oaklyn Consulting is a different kind of investment banking firm for privately-owned companies. They help clients complete mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions; arrange financing; and manage investor relationships. By working as consultants, not brokers, they help in situations where other investment bankers cannot.

Kathy French, Ameris Bank (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 391) Kathy French, Vice President of Ameris Bank at the Hembree Road branch, is a long-standing presence both at the bank and in Roswell. She and host John Ray discussed her banking career, what makes Ameris different, the personal service she and her team deliver, her [...]