Playing Above The Line

Frank Shepard is the Business Development Officer for Community Bank in Fairhope, Alabama. Originally hailing from Montgomery, Frank moved to the Eastern Shore over 10 years ago and is enjoying the high quality of life. On this episode, you'll hear him talk about getting through a life-changing accident, how being Membership Director of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce charged his career, and how leadership is about doing what's right, even when no one is looking.

Contina Woods serves as Vice President and Treasury Management Officer at Regions Bank. She is responsible for delivering the bank’s full treasury management services to commercial clients throughout the South Alabama and Pensacola markets. In this episode, you'll get to hear how a journalism major ended up in banking and explore the idea that if you're not growing, you're going to become irrelevant

Brad Pitt is the Chief Administrative Officer at Riviera Utilities. In his role, he has spent a lot of time developing the leadership program to allow employees the opportunity to grow. Raised in a blue-collar, working-class family, Brad began his career as a construction laborer working at a local investor-owned utility and attended college later in life. Over a 39-year career, he believes that starting at the bottom and working hard to get to the top has been a huge contributing factor in his success.

Jeff Phillips is a Co-Founder and CEO of Accountingfly, an online recruitment platform that matches accountants and bookkeepers with full time, remote and freelance jobs. He is also a partner and advisor to Elefant, a practice management and technology training company for modern accounting firms. Jeff was previously with Monster.com where he delivered recruitment solutions for Fortune 1,000 clients. He was named among the Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today for 3 consecutive years.

Dr. Aaron Milner is currently serving as the Superintendent of Saraland City Schools. He has worked in the education system in Alabama through his entire career as a coach, teacher, assistant principal, principal, and Superintendent. He has served on various educational boards focused on leadership and has provided professional development to school systems in the areas of crisis management and classroom management.

Jeannine Birmingham is the President and CEO of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA). Jeannine wears many hats in this position and leads the team that serves over 6,500 members. The mission of the ASCPA is to enhance Alabama’s accounting profession through advocacy, education and member engagement. Right now, in 2019, they are celebrating their 100th year!

Spinks Megginson is the executive director of RedZone Group, LLC and serves as the chief meteorologist for Alabama and Northwest Florida. He lives and works in his hometown of Brewton, Alabama. In this episode, you will learn how weather reporting has been a lifelong passion, how Spink decided to break the traditional news-cycle model, and how RedZone weather is a way for him to serve the people he loves the most.

Tim Wills is the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of South Alabama. In college, Tim worked for the WSIU Television & Radio Stations as on-air talent doing human interest stories. It was during this time that he was introduced to Boys & Girls Clubs sharing stories on Boys & Girls Club members who were in foster care. Impressed with the organization, Tim became a Club Volunteer and later a Board Member. Upon graduating, he started working for Boys & Girls Clubs.

Dennis and Allen sit down and talk with Don Moseley, the Executive Director of the Melton Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCEI). MCEI's vision is to educate, engage, develop, and impact our entrepreneurial community. Dr. Mosley is also the co-author of the successful Supervisory Management: Inspiring, Developing, and Leading People (10th ed.) and Management for the Twenty-First Century (1st ed.).

Gia Wiggins is a career Human Resources Professional. After having worked with companies like AT&T, Sears, and Target Corp, she founded her company in 2015 called Morale Resource LLC. Morale Resource LLC helps businesses take care of their most important asset - its people. She will receive a Doctorate of Business Administration at the University of South Alabama with a concentration in Management in May, where she currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor.