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There are two good reasons you should consider supplemental education for your child: 1) Competition for college admissions is becoming more competitive. 2) Every may not adapt to the different curriculum taught by different schools: Public - Charter – Religious – etc. 
In our studio, Chris and Mollie Ruttle, owners of a Best in Class Education Center franchise and their son, Carter will tell us what qualifications you should look for when  selecting supplemental education.
Chris Ruttle is currently Managing Owner of Fortview Group Inc d/b/a Best in Class Education Center, bringing teacher-led supplemental education to the north-Atlanta market. He also is CEO of Rathkeale Ventures LLC, which specializes in scaling small to midmarket companies in a variety of markets. Prior to his current ventures, Chris was CEO of Vumii Imaging Inc., a global company developing, manufacturing and selling long range security camera systems worldwide to users in the transportation, critical infrastructure, and government markets. Earlier he served as Vumii’s CFO and COO during its startup phase, successfully commercializing products and scaling the business, as well as leading Vumii’s sale to its current owner. Prior to Vumii, Chris spent 25 years with General Electric’s industrial systems businesses, where he transformed a diverse set of operations while serving roles including CFO, as well as General Managers of Manufacturing, Sales, and Business Development. In addition he spent two years as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing with AO Smith’s Electrical Products Group, an $800M manufacturer of electric motors. Throughout his career, Chris has demonstrated an effective global mindset developed during extensive assignments across Latin America, Europe, Israel and China; he is fluent in Spanish and German. Chris is a graduate of Wabash College with a BA in Political Science and German. He has also completed GE Crotonville’s Business Management Course as well as executive education at Georgia State University. Outside of work, Chris volunteers with church and civic organizations, and also mentors individuals one-on-one.
It is  important is receiving a quality well rounded education. 
Best in Class


20+ year old supplemental education franchise
70 franchisees across the country- mainly on the west coast; we brought Best in Class to Georgia in 2018
Programs for K-12 students include enrichment classes, tutoring and test prep
Run by a husband and wife team of Hao and Lisa Lam - we consider our relationship with them a strong plus

What makes Best in Class special for parents and students?


Support for K-12 students
Broad set of programs - enrichment classes, tutoring and test prep
Teacher led classes - active learning in all programs
Enrichment curriculum aligned with Georgia standards
We go beyond teaching concepts to applying those concepts: critical thinking and word problems in math, writing in English
No contracts

Ruttle Family


Owners include Molly and Chris Ruttle, and our son Carter Ivey; daughter Allison is a teacher
Family has a deep passion and a lot of experience in education - including grandparents
Chris has a background scaling businesses

Why a business & why Best in Class?


Our passion for education & focus on helping students succeed
Working together to build a family business we can share in
Support for Carter recovering from a stroke - he had to relearn English and has used that experience to help our younger students struggling with English
A lot of interest in supplemental education in north Fulton and Forsyth
Best in Class has a strong business model

K-12 Education Topics & Parent Concerns

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There are two good reasons you should consider supplemental education for your child: 1) Competition for college admissions is becoming more competitive. 2) Every may not adapt to the different curriculum taught by different schools: Public - Charter – Religious – etc. 

In our studio, Chris and Mollie Ruttle, owners of a Best in Class Education Center franchise and their son, Carter will tell us what qualifications you should look for when  selecting supplemental education.

Chris Ruttle is currently Managing Owner of Fortview Group Inc d/b/a Best in Class Education Center, bringing teacher-led supplemental education to the north-Atlanta market. He also is CEO of Rathkeale Ventures LLC, which specializes in scaling small to midmarket companies in a variety of markets. Prior to his current ventures, Chris was CEO of Vumii Imaging Inc., a global company developing, manufacturing and selling long range security camera systems worldwide to users in the transportation, critical infrastructure, and government markets. Earlier he served as Vumii’s CFO and COO during its startup phase, successfully commercializing products and scaling the business, as well as leading Vumii’s sale to its current owner. Prior to Vumii, Chris spent 25 years with General Electric’s industrial systems businesses, where he transformed a diverse set of operations while serving roles including CFO, as well as General Managers of Manufacturing, Sales, and Business Development. In addition he spent two years as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing with AO Smith’s Electrical Products Group, an $800M manufacturer of electric motors. Throughout his career, Chris has demonstrated an effective global mindset developed during extensive assignments across Latin America, Europe, Israel and China; he is fluent in Spanish and German. Chris is a graduate of Wabash College with a BA in Political Science and German. He has also completed GE Crotonville’s Business Management Course as well as executive education at Georgia State University. Outside of work, Chris volunteers with church and civic organizations, and also mentors individuals one-on-one.

It is  important is receiving a quality well rounded education. 

Best in Class

20+ year old supplemental education franchise

70 franchisees across the country- mainly on the west coast; we brought Best in Class to Georgia in 2018

Programs for K-12 students include enrichment classes, tutoring and test prep

Run by a husband and wife team of Hao and Lisa Lam - we consider our relationship with them a strong plus

What makes Best in Class special for parents and students?

Support for K-12 students

Broad set of programs - enrichment classes, tutoring and test prep

Teacher led classes - active learning in all programs

Enrichment curriculum aligned with Georgia standards

We go beyond teaching concepts to applying those concepts: critical thinking and word problems in math, writing in English

No contracts 

Ruttle Family

Owners include Molly and Chris Ruttle, and our son Carter Ivey; daughter Allison is a teacher

Family has a deep passion and a lot of experience in education - including grandparents

Chris has a background scaling businesses

Why a business & why Best in Class?

Our passion for education & focus on helping students succeed

Working together to build a family business we can share in

Support for Carter recovering from a stroke - he had to relearn English and has used that experience to help our younger students struggling with English

A lot of interest in supplemental education in north Fulton and Forsyth

Best in Class has a strong business model

K-12 Education Topics & Parent Concerns

Common focus: parents want the best for their children & understand their children will need to "learn how to learn" to thrive in today's environment

In many cases parents are not familiar with the current teaching methods, particularly math

A lot of testing - concerns for child's performance and passing classes

College admissions -...

Calvin Gray with T-Mobile Talks Future of 5G on the Georgia Podcast
Atlanta is known as the cradle for wireless communication.  In our studio is ‘the man behind the mobile network’.  Calvin Gray was the first of four engineering employees for T-Mobile.  He will tell us about T-Mobile’s advanced technology, 5G and the future of wireless communications.
Calvin Gray is the Senior Director of Engineering and Operations at T-Mobile and is often known as the “man behind the mobile network.” He fell into the wireless industry by luck in 1984 and moved to Atlanta in the ‘90s, where he became one of the first four engineering employees for T-Mobile. His ingenuity helped to build the very first network site in 1996-97 – long before it was mainstream – and he has since helped the company build 2,300 cell towers and make significant enhancements to local networks ahead of the Super Bowl. To ensure the strength of the network, they enhanced it in a way so that it would cover way more people than T-Mobile currently serves and made it a point to leave the infrastructure in place to continue to serve Atlanta – a game-changer for residents as they prepare for the launch of 5G.
Topics:


You’ve been called the “man behind the mobile network” here in Atlanta. Tell us a bit about your long tenure with T-Mobile. How did you get started? What do you love about working with the company?
You are also an Atlanta resident. How has your work in Atlanta made a difference to your own community?
Tell us a bit about the work your team did to prepare Atlanta for the SuperBowl – and how you ensured the results of that work would remain for residents and visitors?
Why is Atlanta such an important market for T-Mobile?
What is the craziest memory or story you have of working in the field?
The launch of 5G is just around the corner. Can you tell us a bit about what 5G will look like for businesses here in Atlanta? How will it make things easier for consumers?

Website and/or Social Media Links

Website: t-mobile.com
 t-mobile.com

Instagram: @tmobile
Twitter: @tmobile
Facebook: @TMobile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-gray-3146201/




More about Georgia Podcast
"Who's Who and What's New Georgia!"

Interviewing industry and thought leaders with compelling stories. In addition to the live broadcast, content is distributed across multiple syndicated platforms with more than 500,000 downloads.

Show Host:
Rich Casanova, Chief Visionary Officer
Pro Business Channel

Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME.

Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta.

With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. "I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community." Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer.

http://www.ProBusinessChannel.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova
https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Check out more episodes at: http://www.GeorgiaPodcast.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pro-business-channel--2662314/support.

Calvin Gray with T-Mobile Talks Future of 5G on the Georgia Podcast

Atlanta is known as the cradle for wireless communication.  In our studio is ‘the man behind the mobile network’.  Calvin Gray was the first of four engineering employees for T-Mobile.  He will tell us about T-Mobile’s advanced technology, 5G and the future of wireless communications. 

Calvin Gray is the Senior Director of Engineering and Operations at T-Mobile and is often known as the “man behind the mobile network.” He fell into the wireless industry by luck in 1984 and moved to Atlanta in the ‘90s, where he became one of the first four engineering employees for T-Mobile. His ingenuity helped to build the very first network site in 1996-97 – long before it was mainstream – and he has since helped the company build 2,300 cell towers and make significant enhancements to local networks ahead of the Super Bowl. To ensure the strength of the network, they enhanced it in a way so that it would cover way more people than T-Mobile currently serves and made it a point to leave the infrastructure in place to continue to serve Atlanta – a game-changer for residents as they prepare for the launch of 5G.

Topics:

You’ve been called the “man behind the mobile network” here in Atlanta. Tell us a bit about your long tenure with T-Mobile. How did you get started? What do you love about working with the company?

You are also an Atlanta resident. How has your work in Atlanta made a difference to your own community?

Tell us a bit about the work your team did to prepare Atlanta for the SuperBowl – and how you ensured the results of that work would remain for residents and visitors?

Why is Atlanta such an important market for T-Mobile?

What is the craziest memory or story you have of working in the field?

The launch of 5G is just around the corner. Can you tell us a bit about what 5G will look like for businesses here in Atlanta? How will it make things easier for consumers?

Website and/or Social Media Links

Website: t-mobile.com

 t-mobile.com

Instagram: @tmobile

Twitter: @tmobile

Facebook: @TMobile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-gray-3146201

More about Georgia Podcast

"Who's Who and What's New Georgia!"

Interviewing industry and thought leaders with compelling stories. In addition to the live broadcast, content is distributed across multiple syndicated platforms with more than 500,000 downloads.

Show Host:

Rich Casanova, Chief Visionary Officer

Pro Business Channel

Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME.

Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta.

With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. "I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community." Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer.

http://www.ProBusinessChannel.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova

https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Check out more episodes at: http://www.GeorgiaPodcast.com

Submit a guest request at: http://www.OnAirGuest.com

View guest photos at: http://www.ProBusinessPictures.com

Jason Smith with ASLAN Training & Development on the Georgia Podcast

Jason's Enterprise Sales career began with Red Hat Software as a new business development rep in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Since then he has driven sales and developed business development plans for IBM and Fiserv, where the strategies he designed and executed consistently yielded revenue attainment in excess of 300% of target while creating multiple loyal reference clients for his companies.He founded CIGRIE, LLC in 2016 as an alternative to traditional strategic consulting for small businesses in Atlanta. In 2018 CIGRIE was selected as an affiliate of ASLAN Training & Development, to deliver their 23-year training curriculum to major Enterprises globally for companies like, SolarWinds, KVH, FLIR, and American Airlines.

Jason Serves as a City Leader for Bunker Labs, a national non-profit supporting veteran entrepreneurs. For the past 3 years, Jason has also served as an Associate Instructor for the Atlanta Chapter of FourBlock, providing career transition training for veterans after completing higher education.

Topics:
Jason is fully focused on teaching methods to utilize the front-line seller's perspective to break down barriers between sales, marketing, and operations.
He teaches the ASLAN Training & Development methodology to fundamentally change the way that people sell in this new paradigm of diminished receptivity to traditional sales methods.

Website and/or Social Media:
www.aslantraining.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsmithatl



More about Georgia Podcast
"Who's Who and What's New Georgia!"

Interviewing industry and thought leaders with compelling stories. In addition to the live broadcast, content is distributed across multiple syndicated platforms with more than 500,000 downloads.

Show Host:
Rich Casanova, Chief Visionary Officer
Pro Business Channel

Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME.

Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta.

With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. "I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community." Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer.

http://www.ProBusinessChannel.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova
https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Check out more episodes at: http://www.GeorgiaPodcast.com

Submit a guest request at: http://www.OnAirGuest.com

View guest photos at: http://www.ProBusinessPictures.com






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Jason Smith with ASLAN Training & Development on the Georgia Podcast

Jason's Enterprise Sales career began with Red Hat Software as a new business development rep in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Since then he has driven sales and developed business development plans for IBM and Fiserv, where the strategies he designed and executed consistently yielded revenue attainment in excess of 300% of target while creating multiple loyal reference clients for his companies.He founded CIGRIE, LLC in 2016 as an alternative to traditional strategic consulting for small businesses in Atlanta. In 2018 CIGRIE was selected as an affiliate of ASLAN Training & Development, to deliver their 23-year training curriculum to major Enterprises globally for companies like, SolarWinds, KVH, FLIR, and American Airlines.

Jason Serves as a City Leader for Bunker Labs, a national non-profit supporting veteran entrepreneurs. For the past 3 years, Jason has also served as an Associate Instructor for the Atlanta Chapter of FourBlock, providing career transition training for veterans after completing higher education.

Topics:

Jason is fully focused on teaching methods to utilize the front-line seller's perspective to break down barriers between sales, marketing, and operations.

He teaches the ASLAN Training & Development methodology to fundamentally change the way that people sell in this new paradigm of diminished receptivity to traditional sales methods.

Website and/or Social Media:

www.aslantraining.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsmithatl

More about Georgia Podcast

"Who's Who and What's New Georgia!"

Interviewing industry and thought leaders with compelling stories. In addition to the live broadcast, content is distributed across multiple syndicated platforms with more than 500,000 downloads.

Show Host:

Rich Casanova, Chief Visionary Officer

Pro Business Channel

Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME.

Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta.

With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. "I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community." Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer.

http://www.ProBusinessChannel.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova

https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Check out more episodes at: http://www.GeorgiaPodcast.com

Submit a guest request at: http://www.OnAirGuest.com

View guest photos at: http://www.ProBusinessPictures.com

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Diane Bogino Performance Strategies, Inc on the Buckhead Podcast

As an executive coach, Diane helps align behaviors with organizational goals. Using scientifically based assessment tools, coaching, and training, I work with CEOs and their executive team to build a more productive team by tapping into talent, leadership effectiveness, performance, and development.

 

Topics:
Experience
Uniqueness of the Tandem Team X-Ray Program
How understanding others behaviors & communication styles affects different parts of a business
Ideal clients

Website and/or Social Media Links
www.performstrat.com
@boginod
https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-bogino-b99232




The Buckhead Business Podcast Spotlights Industry Leaders in Buckhead and Atlanta! Brought to you in part by The Buckhead Business Association and Broadcast LIVE from the Pro Business Channel Studios.

Show Host:

Michael Moore, RainMaker & Chief Storyteller

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellbyphone

https://twitter.com/BuckhedgeCEO


For more info about the BBA visit:
http://www.BuckheadBusiness.org



Check out more episodes at:
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Diane Bogino Performance Strategies, Inc on the Buckhead Podcast

As an executive coach, Diane helps align behaviors with organizational goals. Using scientifically based assessment tools, coaching, and training, I work with CEOs and their executive team to build a more productive team by tapping into talent, leadership effectiveness, performance, and development.

Topics:

Experience

Uniqueness of the Tandem Team X-Ray Program

How understanding others behaviors & communication styles affects different parts of a business

Ideal clients

Website and/or Social Media Links

www.performstrat.com

@boginod

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-bogino-b99232

The Buckhead Business Podcast Spotlights Industry Leaders in Buckhead and Atlanta! Brought to you in part by The Buckhead Business Association and Broadcast LIVE from the Pro Business Channel Studios.

Show Hosts:

Michael Moore, RainMaker & Chief Storyteller

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellbyphone

https://twitter.com/BuckhedgeCEO

For more info about the BBA visit:

http://www.BuckheadBusiness.org

Check out more episodes at:

http://www.BuckheadPodcast.com

To view photos from this show, visit:

http://www.ProBusinessPictures.com

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:

http://www.OnAirGuest.com