Pro Business Channel

Facebook Community Boost Interview with Lori Ann Pope on Georgia Business Radio

Rich Casanova with the Pro Business Channel on site in our own hometown of Atlanta for Georgia Business Radio. We're at a phenomenal event here today with Facebook and their community boost events, bringing the communities together city-by-city. This is a fascinating concept and tour, were excited and proud to be part of it, right now here joining me at the event live is Lori Ann Pope, Facebook's global small business event marketing lead.



Rich Casanova: Before we start talking about the event and your role, actually before we started recording you immediately had a flashback to your radio days, tell me a little bit about that.

Lori Ann Pope: So I started radio in college. I was at Brown University and worked at WBRU FM which was an FM station but a workshop for college students. And so that really instilled my love of radio, music in particular, but I also did news and also exposed me to all sorts of music. I did everything from R&B to Rock to Jazz.

Rich: [00:00:53] Yeah once it gets in your blood right you're hooked, right? So once you once you move on past this Facebook gig we talk about bringing you back in radio one day maybe right?  So you're about three and a half years into this. So what's your role now Facebook?

Lori Ann: [00:01:09] So my role at Facebook has always been the same for the last three years. I'm the global small business event marketing lead and basically what that means is that I lead the team that produces and brings us to life around the world. So we're here in the US but we've also launched in Amea, Europe the Middle East and Africa and also in Asia, we actually launched in Jakarta today.

Rich: [00:01:31] Oh, wow, that's exciting and Atlanta, you know, how often does that happen?  We had a conversation earlier with Katherine Shappley from Facebook talking about what this 50 city tour involves. So, it's 36 cities so far right?

Lori Ann: [00:01:49] It's actually more than that. So Facebook Community boost is really under sort of a larger umbrella of what we call our economic develop initiatives, which is basically how do we help communities boost economies etc. And so it's actually not a new program that we've rolled out. There's really been some version of this for the last five years. I believe you talked to Bess Yount. I call her the Godmother of Facebook Community Boost. It may have started out as Facebook fit and then morphed. So we've stuck with Boost for a long time, so it's either been boost your business or Facebook Community Boost. The whole point has always been connecting with small businesses and their employees to give them the skills and digital tools they need to basically grow their businesses online. I'm passionate about this so many of our small businesses are not engaged in the digital economy.

Rich: [00:02:43] I definitely feel your passion and a shout-out to Bess. I don't know if they still do shout outs or not. So now talk to us about the mission, the idea and the backstory of the community boost events you're doing not only here in the US but around the world and this event in particular, The experiences and some of the takeaways from this three-day event from two different perspectives.  One, the instructors and experts and also from the attendees, what's the exchange here?

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Poke Burri, Office Evolution and DCV Franchise Group Interview on Franchise Business Radio

Ken Yu and Seven Chan
Owners
Poke Burri, Lifting Noodles Ramen, KSP Restaurant Group

Ken Yu and Seven Chan are the owners of KSP Restaurant Group parent company of Poke Burri and Lifting Noodles Ramen. The pair are award winning emerging brands that have helped reshape the emerging asian food culture in Atlanta. Poke Burri has become the front runner in the KSP portfolio winning Yelps #1 Highest Rated Poke in Atlanta, #1 Highest Rated Sushi in Atlanta and Atlanta’s #2 Highest Rated Restaurant overall. Poke Burri is currently franchising with plans to open 10 plus stores in the next year.

Brief Description of Your Product or Service:
We make delicious traditional food with a twist.

 

Topics to Discuss:
Our story
Our franchising
Secret menus
Social media expertise

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:
@pokeburri
@liftingnoodlesramen



Andy Bean
Franchise Owner/Area Director
Office Evolution

Brief Description of Product or Service:
Shared Workspace

Office Evolution is a virtual office and executive office space franchise with locations across the United States. In business since 2003, Office Evolution is the full-service virtual office solutions authority, providing clients with a professional image, friendly service and convenience by offering executive office space and virtual solutions at a practical price.

Committed to helping business owners thrive by taking the work out of running an office, Office Evolution delivers quality service and amenities, and provides opportunities to connect and share knowledge with like-minded professionals. Conference and training rooms, business support services, live answering and call management offer the right mix of services to help business owners succeed.

Topics to Discuss:
Why did you start Office Evolution
Why is coworking/shared workspaces booming
Recent success stories

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-bean-3707a0158

https://www.facebook.com/andy.bean.904

https://www.facebook.com/Office-Evolution-Alpharetta-144901672825966

https://www.facebook.com/Office-Evolution-Dunwoody-444274659356971



Larry Schwartz
DCV Franchise Group
Partner with SingerLewak's DCV Franchise Services Division

With more than 25 years of corporate and business development experience Larry has held executive level positions in the ancillary healthcare and franchise industries. During that time, he has been instrumental in developing and managing new business ventures and has spearheaded the growth of several start-ups, early and middle stage companies. Larry began his career in franchising as a Master Developer for a multi-brand organization in Southern California. Shortly after, he was asked to help lead the company’s national franchise development efforts as well as assist in the launch of a new high-profile brand. In that capacity, Larry was responsible for developing, implementing and executing a national rollout strategy with emphasis on sales and marketing, resale transactions, contract negotiation and real estate procurement.

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Poke Burri, Office Evolution and DCV Franchise Group Interview on Franchise Business Radio

Ken Yu and Seven Chan

Owners

Poke Burri, Lifting Noodles Ramen, KSP Restaurant Group

Ken Yu and Seven Chan are the owners of KSP Restaurant Group parent company of Poke Burri and Lifting Noodles Ramen. The pair are award winning emerging brands that have helped reshape the emerging asian food culture in Atlanta. Poke Burri has become the front runner in the KSP portfolio winning Yelps #1 Highest Rated Poke in Atlanta, #1 Highest Rated Sushi in Atlanta and Atlanta’s #2 Highest Rated Restaurant overall. Poke Burri is currently franchising with plans to open 10 plus stores in the next year.

Brief Description of Your Product or Service:

We make delicious traditional food with a twist.

Topics to Discuss:

Our story

Our franchising

Secret menus

Social media expertise

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

@pokeburri @liftingnoodlesramen

Andy Bean

Franchise Owner/Area Director

Office Evolution

Brief Description of Product or Service:

Shared Workspace

Office Evolution is a virtual office and executive office space franchise with locations across the United States. In business since 2003, Office Evolution is the full-service virtual office solutions authority, providing clients with a professional image, friendly service and convenience by offering executive office space and virtual solutions at a practical price.

Committed to helping business owners thrive by taking the work out of running an office, Office Evolution delivers quality service and amenities, and provides opportunities to connect and share knowledge with like-minded professionals. Conference and training rooms, business support services, live answering and call management offer the right mix of services to help business owners succeed.

Topics to Discuss:

Why did you start Office Evolution

Why is coworking/shared workspaces booming

Recent success stories

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-bean-3707a0158

https://www.facebook.com/andy.bean.904

https://www.facebook.com/Office-Evolution-Alpharetta-144901672825966

https://www.facebook.com/Office-Evolution-Dunwoody-444274659356971

Larry Schwartz

DCV Franchise Group

Partner with SingerLewak's DCV Franchise Services Division

With more than 25 years of corporate and business development experience Larry has held executive level positions in the ancillary healthcare and franchise industries. During that time, he has been instrumental in developing and managing new business ventures and has spearheaded the growth of several start-ups, early and middle stage companies. Larry began his career in franchising as a Master Developer for a multi-brand organization in Southern California. Shortly after, he was asked to help lead the company’s national franchise development efforts as well as assist in the launch of a new high-profile brand. In that capacity, Larry was responsible for developing, implementing and executing a national rollout strategy with emphasis on sales and marketing, resale transactions, contract negotiation and real estate procurement. He also served as Regional Vice President for a multi-brand international franchise company where he was responsible for the development of several brands in the Southwestern US. Since 2009, Larry has worked as a senior level consultant to the franchise industry and has helped facilitate the development of several start-up, early stage and established franchise organizations. He has brought years of small business and corporate development experience to clients in several critical areas including infrastructure development, sales, branding/marketing, operations and investment capital procurement. Larry joined DCV Franchise Services Group as a Partner and Sr. Consultant to pursue his passion for working with companies to develop new and existing brands, create new business opportunities and facilitate the growth and development of...

Robert Williams III
Owner
EnSyT Business Development 

Professional Attributes: “My skills and experiences are diverse and extremely transferable”. I have strong ethical, professional, legal and social standards assimilated into my persona and can project assertiveness, intellectual curiosity and humility, to every situation. I have mastered change, and acquired an array of skills necessary to manage in a highly competitive economy. I effectively combine my professional experience to meet the business needs of my clients/customers.

Career Overview: I systematically apply investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills and continuously work successfully with cross-disciplined teams. I currently empower small businesses to measure and analyze qualitative and quantitative aspects of their business activities using statistical analysis and financial ratios to determine cash flow, liquidity, profitability, efficiency, debt management, etc.

•Solving Business Problems (Decision Tree and 2x2 Matrix Models), Lynda.Com
•Operational Management Fundamentals (Inventory, Production, Quality), Lynda.Com
•Pivot Tables for Data Analysis, Lynda.Com
•Applied Business Research and Statistics (UOP Graduate Level Course)
•Research and Evaluation/Statistics I & II (UOP Under Graduate Level Courses)
•Quantitative Reasoning for Business (UOP Graduate Level Course)
•Financial Analysis for Managers I & II (UOP Under Graduate Level Courses)
•Corporate Finance (UOP Graduate Level Course)


Brief Description of Your Product or Service:
The goal of my company is to assist with capitalizing on the difference between working technically in the business and strategically on the business with continuous and inexpensive access to market/industry data, analysis tools, ideas, best practices and leadership insight from leading resources and leaders of national and international organizations, guaranteed to help you not only out-think but think ahead of most small business owners.

Topics to Discuss:
Personal bio
History of EnSyT
EnSyT Business model
Client success stories
How EnSyT meets its own challenges

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:
Robert Williams III: https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invite-sent/robertwilliamsiii




Show Host:  Artie Ruderman

The Business Developers Network where today’s leading business developers share and learn innovative business development concepts to generate greater value for their businesses. Broadcasting LIVE from the Pro Business Channel studios in Atlanta.

For more info about the show sponsor visit: www.igscorp.net

To listen to more episodes visit: www.BusinessDevelopersNetwork.com



 

 

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Robert Williams III EnSyT Owner on Business Developers Network

Robert Williams III

Owner

EnSyT Business Development

Professional Attributes: “My skills and experiences are diverse and extremely transferable”. I have strong ethical, professional, legal and social standards assimilated into my persona and can project assertiveness, intellectual curiosity and humility, to every situation. I have mastered change, and acquired an array of skills necessary to manage in a highly competitive economy. I effectively combine my professional experience to meet the business needs of my clients/customers.

Career Overview: I systematically apply investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills and continuously work successfully with cross-disciplined teams. I currently empower small businesses to measure and analyze qualitative and quantitative aspects of their business activities using statistical analysis and financial ratios to determine cash flow, liquidity, profitability, efficiency, debt management, etc.

•Solving Business Problems (Decision Tree and 2x2 Matrix Models), Lynda.Com

•Operational Management Fundamentals (Inventory, Production, Quality), Lynda.Com

•Pivot Tables for Data Analysis, Lynda.Com

•Applied Business Research and Statistics (UOP Graduate Level Course)

•Research and Evaluation/Statistics I & II (UOP Under Graduate Level Courses)

•Quantitative Reasoning for Business (UOP Graduate Level Course)

•Financial Analysis for Managers I & II (UOP Under Graduate Level Courses)

•Corporate Finance (UOP Graduate Level Course)

Brief Description of Your Product or Service:

The goal of my company is to assist with capitalizing on the difference between working technically in the business and strategically on the business with continuous and inexpensive access to market/industry data, analysis tools, ideas, best practices and leadership insight from leading resources and leaders of national and international organizations, guaranteed to help you not only out-think but think ahead of most small business owners.

Topics to Discuss:

Personal bio

History of EnSyT

EnSyT Business model

Client success stories

How EnSyT meets its own challenges

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

Robert Williams III: https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invite-sent/robertwilliamsiii

Show Host: Artie Ruderman

The Business Developers Network where today’s leading business developers share and learn innovative business development concepts to generate greater value for their businesses. Broadcasting LIVE from the Pro Business Channel studios in Atlanta.

For more info about the show sponsor visit: www.igscorp.net

To listen to more episodes visit: www.BusinessDevelopersNetwork.com

To view more photos from this show visit: www.ProBusinessPictures.com

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.OnAirGuest.com

Facebook Community Boost Interview with Lori Ann Pope on Georgia Business Radio

Rich Casanova with the Pro Business Channel on site in our own hometown of Atlanta for Georgia Business Radio. We're at a phenomenal event here today with Facebook and their community boost events, bringing the communities together city-by-city. This is a fascinating concept and tour, were excited and proud to be part of it, right now here joining me at the event live is Lori Ann Pope.

Rich Casanova: Before we start talking about the event and your role, actually before we started recording you immediately had a flashback to your radio days, tell me a little bit about that.

Lori Ann Pope: So I started radio in college. I was at Brown University and worked at WBRU FM which was an FM station but a workshop for college students. And so that really instilled my love of radio, music in particular, but I also did news and also exposed me to all sorts of music. I did everything from R&B to Rock to Jazz.

Rich: [00:00:53] Yeah once it gets in your blood right you're hooked, right? So once you once you move on past this Facebook gig we talk about bringing you back in radio one day maybe right?  So you're about three and a half years into this. So what's your role now Facebook?

Lori Ann: [00:01:09] So my role at Facebook has always been the same for the last three years. I'm the global small business event marketing lead and basically what that means is that I lead the team that produces and brings us to life around the world. So we're here in the US but we've also launched in Amea, Europe the Middle East and Africa and also in Asia, we actually launched in Jakarta today.

Rich: [00:01:31] Oh, wow, that's exciting and Atlanta, you know, how often does that happen?  We had a conversation earlier with Katherine Shappley from Facebook talking about what this 50 city tour involves. So, it's 36 cities so far right?

Lori Ann: [00:01:49] It's actually more than that. So Facebook Community boost is really under sort of a larger umbrella of what we call our economic develop initiatives, which is basically how do we help communities boost economies etc. And so it's actually not a new program that we've rolled out. There's really been some version of this for the last five years. I believe you talked to Bess Yount. I call her the Godmother of Facebook Community Boost. It may have started out as Facebook fit and then morphed. So we've stuck with Boost for a long time, so it's either been boost your business or Facebook Community Boost. The whole point has always been connecting with small businesses and their employees to give them the skills and digital tools they need to basically grow their businesses online. I'm passionate about this so many of our small businesses are not engaged in the digital economy.

Rich: [00:02:43] I definitely feel your passion and a shout-out to Bess. I don't know if they still do shout outs or not. So now talk to us about the mission, the idea and the backstory of the community boost events you're doing not only here in the US but around the world and this event in particular, The experiences and some of the takeaways from this three-day event from two different perspectives.  One, the instructors and experts and also from the attendees, what's the exchange here?

Lori Ann: [00:03:12] So when we looked at building their curriculum, it was really filling that gap in what do people really want to know and what don't they know? So a lot of it is one just basics, you know, digital skills and education and then it moves onto introduction to Facebook also Instagram, you may not know that Facebook owns Instagram.

Rich: [00:03:34] There's a rumor about that. That's a pretty amazing story. I'd love to have that conversation one day. It's phenomenal the partnership right?

Lori Ann: [00:03:41] It's great. So one of the things people associate with Instagram is it's great for creatives. So one of the classes is story school and it's amazing...

Institutional Executive to Growth Entrepreneur John Coffin Interview on Capital Club Radio

Here is a glimpse of what John shared in the interview:

“I actually got into banking totally by mistake or kismet…through that process, that six month training class, decided I loved business and I loved banking.”

“… learned a lot about life in the Boy Scouts. About challenges and overcoming obstacles and pushing yourself further than maybe you’d think you were capable of.”

“… that’s something that our generation can learn from the millennials, their willingness to try different things and not be so locked into one career.”

Please join Michael Flock of FLOCK Specialty Finance as he interviews “growth” entrepreneur, John Coffin.

John is the Co-Founder of Practical Growth Advisors (PGA) which is a consulting and advisory firm focused on serving privately held companies and helping them grow faster with confidence. John discusses his transformation from successful institutional executive to small business advisor and creative entrepreneur. He shares his great range of valuable experiences, both personal and professional, and how he’s leveraging these to help guide middle market companies towards achieving their growth goals today.

Prior to founding PGA, John was the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Atlantic Capital Bank. He oversaw the Bank’s Regional Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets divisions. Atlantic Capital is the largest startup bank in US history with an initial capital raise of $125MM. After opening in May of 2007, Atlantic Capital quickly grew to become a $2.9 billion bank, primarily by executing the core strategy of serving the finance and banking needs of growing, privately-held companies. John earned a BA degree in English from Dartmouth College and received a MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. John was an Eagle Scout and is currently a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America. He is active in various civic activities and resides with his wife and three children in Atlanta, GA.

Connect with John:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnccoffin



Capital Club Radio
Hosted by: Michael Flock
Sponsored by: Flock Specialty Finance

Providing a forum for leaders in the middle market segment which has typically been undeserved by traditional banking.

Listeners gain valuable business insights and perspectives to deal with market uncertainty. Topics include: key success factors, both personal and professional, dealing with adversity, outlook for the industry and your business.

 

 

For more info about Michael Flock and Flock Specialty Finance visit:
www.FlockFinance.com

To listen to more episodes visit:
www.CapitalClubRadio.com

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https://www.OnAirGuest.com

To view more photos visit:
www.ProBusinessPictures.com



 

00:06 Broadcasting live from the Pro Business Channel studios in Atlanta, Georgia. It's time for
Capital Club Radio. Brought to you by FLOCK Specialty Finance. Please welcome your host,
Chairman and CEO, Michael Flock.
00:25 Michael Flock: Good afternoon. Ordinarily on Capital Club Radio, we have entrepreneurs

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Institutional Executive to Growth Entrepreneur John Coffin Interview on Capital Club Radio

Here is a glimpse of what John shared in the interview:

“I actually got into banking totally by mistake or kismet…through that process, that six month training class, decided I loved business and I loved banking.”

“… learned a lot about life in the Boy Scouts. About challenges and overcoming obstacles and pushing yourself further than maybe you’d think you were capable of.”

“… that’s something that our generation can learn from the millennials, their willingness to try different things and not be so locked into one career.”

Please join Michael Flock of FLOCK Specialty Finance as he interviews “growth” entrepreneur, John Coffin. John is the Co-Founder of Practical Growth Advisors (PGA) which is a consulting and advisory firm focused on serving privately held companies and helping them grow faster with confidence. John discusses his transformation from successful institutional executive to small business advisor and creative entrepreneur. He shares his great range of valuable experiences, both personal and professional, and how he’s leveraging these to help guide middle market companies towards achieving their growth goals today.

Prior to founding PGA, John was the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Atlantic Capital Bank. He oversaw the Bank’s Regional Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets divisions. Atlantic Capital is the largest startup bank in US history with an initial capital raise of $125MM. After opening in May of 2007, Atlantic Capital quickly grew to become a $2.9 billion bank, primarily by executing the core strategy of serving the finance and banking needs of growing, privately-held companies. John earned a BA degree in English from Dartmouth College and received a MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. John was an Eagle Scout and is currently a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America. He is active in various civic activities and resides with his wife and three children in Atlanta, GA.

Connect with John:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnccoffin

Capital Club Radio

Hosted by: Michael Flock

Sponsored by: Flock Specialty Finance

Providing a forum for leaders in the middle market segment which has typically been undeserved by traditional banking.

Listeners gain valuable business insights and perspectives to deal with market uncertainty. Topics include: key success factors, both personal and professional, dealing with adversity, outlook for the industry and your business.

For more info about Michael Flock and Flock Specialty Finance visit:

www.FlockFinance.com

To listen to more episodes visit:

www.CapitalClubRadio.com

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:

https://www.OnAirGuest.com

To view more photos visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

Business Impact on Distracted Driving and #AtlantaKindness on Georgia Business Radio

Doug Rieder
Chairman / Partner at Sterling Seacrest Partners
I specialize in risk management and insurance & surety bond broking for medium to large commercial contractors and real estate developer / managers. Specialties: General Contractors, First Tier Trade Subcontractors, Grading / Utility Contractors and Real Estate Developers


Brief Description of Product or Service:
Sterling Seacrest Partners is a top-ranked insurance brokerage and consulting firm. The company serves a wide range of clients with complex property/casualty, employee benefit and personal insurance needs.

Topics to Discuss:
Distracted driving and businesses. Most of the discussion since the new law was passed has centered around what individual drivers can and cannot do with their phone while driving. But it’s vital for businesses to have a strong plan for their employees.

In our 24-hour workplace, with employees always potentially just a call or text away, every company should have policies in place to make sure their employees are abiding by the law and are safe.

Leaders must set the tone for safe driving at their companies. It’s not just one tactic. This should be a multi-pronged approach that ingrains safety into your company culture.
1.Talk About It - Make conversations about safe driving a regular part of new employee orientations, quarterly company meetings, more.
2.Training - Safe driving should be a part of the “new employee” training, and should be incorporated into larger training sessions.
3.Enforcement - The culture must be clear about enforcement. Employees must understand that the policy is real or it’ll have no value.
4.Walk the Talk - It is important that the company actually live its plan.


Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

Linkedin: http://www.sterlingseacrest.com/team/doug-rieder/
Website: www.sterlingseacrest.com
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/sterlingseacres
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-seacrest-partners-01390540/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlingseacrestpartnersinc
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkYBp8V_d0



Shayne Walsey
President, UrbanEnterprises.com

Urban Enterprises is a boutique promotional and event staffing firm that has been serving Atlanta businesses for 35 years. We staff high-end brand ambassadors for our clients events and promotions. Our client list includes larger brands like the AJC, Simon Malls, and Disney on Ice, as well as more local brands like Marlow’s Tavern, Willy’s, and Bantom & Biddy. While headquartered in Atlanta, we service clients throughout the South East. Our key services include the following:

EVENT & PROMOTIONAL STAFFING
UrUrban Enterprises offers a full range of staffing programs including full time, part time, seasonal and event staffing. Urban Enterprises provides a turnkey solution for onsite event management including event coordination and event managers. Clients that take advantage of this service include the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the AmericasMart, and Lenox Square.

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Business Impact on Distracted Driving and #AtlantaKindness on Georgia Business Radio

Doug Rieder

Chairman / Partner at Sterling Seacrest Partners

I specialize in risk management and insurance & surety bond broking for medium to large commercial contractors and real estate developer / managers. Specialties: General Contractors, First Tier Trade Subcontractors, Grading / Utility Contractors and Real Estate Developers

Brief Description of Product or Service:

Sterling Seacrest Partners is a top-ranked insurance brokerage and consulting firm. The company serves a wide range of clients with complex property/casualty, employee benefit and personal insurance needs.

Topics to Discuss:

Distracted driving and businesses. Most of the discussion since the new law was passed has centered around what individual drivers can and cannot do with their phone while driving. But it’s vital for businesses to have a strong plan for their employees.

In our 24-hour workplace, with employees always potentially just a call or text away, every company should have policies in place to make sure their employees are abiding by the law and are safe.

Leaders must set the tone for safe driving at their companies. It’s not just one tactic. This should be a multi-pronged approach that ingrains safety into your company culture.

1.Talk About It - Make conversations about safe driving a regular part of new employee orientations, quarterly company meetings, more.

2.Training - Safe driving should be a part of the “new employee” training, and should be incorporated into larger training sessions.

3.Enforcement - The culture must be clear about enforcement. Employees must understand that the policy is real or it’ll have no value.

4.Walk the Talk - It is important that the company actually live its plan.

Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links:

Linkedin: http://www.sterlingseacrest.com/team/doug-rieder/

Website: www.sterlingseacrest.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/@sterlingseacres

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-seacrest-partners-01390540/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlingseacrestpartnersinc

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkYBp8V_d0

Shayne Walsey, President, Urban Enterprises

Organization / Company Name:

UrbanEnterprises.com

Urban Enterprises is a boutique promotional and event staffing firm that has been serving Atlanta businesses for 35 years. We staff high-end brand ambassadors for our clients events and promotions. Our client list includes larger brands like the AJC, Simon Malls, and Disney on Ice, as well as more local brands like Marlow’s Tavern, Willy’s, and Bantom & Biddy. While headquartered in Atlanta, we service clients throughout the South East. Our key services include the following:

EVENT & PROMOTIONAL STAFFING

UrUrban Enterprises offers a full range of staffing programs including full time, part time, seasonal and event staffing. Urban Enterprises provides a turnkey solution for onsite event management including event coordination and event managers. Clients that take advantage of this service include the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the AmericasMart, and Lenox Square.

OFFICE BUILDING DISTRIBUTION

Our Promotion Specialists reach the business community by personally distributing your coupons/promotional materials directly into the hands of the business people working in the local trade areas. Using our office database, our ladies go door to door in office buildings delivering your materials to the front lines of the office community. Current clients include Peachtree Center, Willy's Mexican Grill, and Papa John's.

COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION

Teams deliver postcards and hang posters in coffee shops, retail, restaurants, community boards, churches, schools, day-care centers and other neighborhood related businesses. This grassroots approach is a cost effective and high yield method to promote events and non-profits. Recent distributions include Ringling Brothers, the Alliance Theatre,...