Pro Business Channel

CoFounders Podcast - South Metro Development Outlook Conference, Social Entrepreneurship and Communication Platform

Muhammad Siddique

Brief Description of Product or Service:

We are on the mission to empower 1 Million social entrepreneurs and have enrolled 150K+ entrepreneurs in last 12+ months. We teach them how to fish for life and as a result, thousands of lives has been changed forever.

Show Topics:

Social Entrepreneurship

Web Site/Social Media:

http://meetsiddique.com

http://facebook.com/siddiquem

http://linkedin.com/in/meetsiddique

Edward Chase

Company or Product Name:

i.d.e.a.

Website or Social Media:

linkedin.com/in/edward-chase-8b6143ba

Company or Product Name:

Prattle, Inc

Sam Getty, CEO

Brief Description of Product or Service:

Prattle is an open and social communication platform that lets you be a part of quality conversations and connects you with like-minded people, based on shared interests.

Show Topics:

Story, product, mission, and what's next

Web Site:

www.LetsPrattle.com

Michael Hightower

South Metro Development Outlook Conference

South Metro Development Outlook (SMDO) is the brainchild of Michael Hightower who is the Managing Partner at The Collaborative Firm, a land use planning, program management and real estate development company located in East Point, Georgia.

SMDO serves as a platform to convene elected officials and industry professionals with a common interest in examining and discussing relevant growth-related issues in the southern crescent. It highlights the following seven South Metro counties and the southern part of Atlanta: Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Henry, Spalding and South Fulton.

Each year, South Metro Development Outlook features highly acclaimed industry experts and government officials providing invaluable information on topics of interest.

Show Topics:

South Metro Development Outlook marks 15 years in 2017. Discussion can center around some of the highlights of South Metro accomplishments within the last 15 years, including a boom in the film industry; MARTA transit services in Clayton County (the first expansion of MARTA outside Fulton and DeKalb counties since MARTA began operating in 1971 and the Google Data Center in Douglas County.

Web Site:

www.southmetrooutlook.com

CoFounders Podcast

Conversations with Co-Founders & Start-Ups

Sponsored in part by... WeWork

For more info about WeWork visit:

www.wework.com/locations/atlanta/buckhead

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.CoFoundersPodcast.com

To view more photos from this show visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

(Click on the show photo album)

Buckhead Business Show - Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce along with Financial and Performance Experts

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Santiago Marquez - Vice President/CFO

Guest BIO:

Santiago is Vice President and CFO for the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He has been in the non-profit sector for over 20 years ad has been with the chamber since 2008.

Topics/Questions:

History of the GHCC

Current number of members / size of the chamber

Services offered to members

What events will be held this year?

How do you obtain membership

Web Site:

www.ghcc.org

Ashfrod Advisors

Kenny Vasquez - Financial Representative

Guest BIO:

Kenny Vasquez is a Financial Representative with Ashford Advisors, a general agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY and he specializes in helping families and business owners protect what's important through life and disability insurance.

Topics/Questions:

Tell us a little about your business

How long have you been a member of the chamber and what do you do for them?

How has being a member of the GHCC helped your business?

Web Site:

www.AshfordAdvisors.net

Performance Strategies, Inc.

Diane Bogino, President

Guest BIO:

Like you, behavior expert, Diane Bogino, has seen the spectrum of team performance. What is it that makes a team function really well? Is it that once-a-year bonding retreat? Is it as simple as mutual respect? Is it good team morale? Or is there a different story?

Almost three decades of experience as a coach, a behavioral scientist, an entrepreneur, gaining expertise in human resources, and working in a variety of industries affords Diane a perspective for business and teams that is rare in the coaching field. Unlike many coaches, Diane understands that addressing the team as a unit and placing a focus on each team member’s needs is the only way to achieve full balance, harmony, and productivity for a high performing team.

Topics/Questions:

1.You work a lot with teams, but how is what you do different from the normal let’s join hands and sing “kumbaya” team building programs?

2.Can you give us a brief description of how you address both?

3.Can you explain what you mean by X-Ray and what else it reveals?

4.Hmmm, So the CEO can view the team in their underwear!

5.You are a behavioral scientist and you work with executives, don’t they already know how to behave?

6.Can you give us an example?

7.What are some recommendations for organizations going through changes?

8.Can you elaborate on that for us?

9.How does that translate in the corporate world?

Web Site and Social Media Links:

Web Site: www.performstrat.com

Twitter: @BoginoD

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

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

Show Hosts:

Rich Casanova, CoFounder

Pro Business Channel

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

https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Michael Moore, RainMaker & Chief Storyteller

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

https://twitter.com/BuckhedgeCEO

For more info about the BBA visit:

www.BuckheadBusiness.org

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.BuckheadBusinessShow.com

To view photos from this show, visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

CoFounders Podcast - South Metro Development Outlook Conference, Social Entrepreneurship and Communication Platform
Muhammad Siddique
Brief Description of Product or Service:
We are on the mission to empower 1 Million social entrepreneurs and have enrolled 150K+ entrepreneurs in last 12+ months. We teach them how to fish for life and as a result, thousands of lives has been changed forever.
Show Topics:
Social Entrepreneurship
Web Site/Social Media:
http://meetsiddique.com
http://facebook.com/siddiquem
http://linkedin.com/in/meetsiddique



Edward Chase
Company or Product Name:
i.d.e.a.

Website or Social Media:
linkedin.com/in/edward-chase-8b6143ba



Company or Product Name:
Prattle, Inc
Sam Getty, CEO

Brief Description of Product or Service:
Prattle is an open and social communication platform that lets you be a part of quality conversations and connects you with like-minded people, based on shared interests.
Show Topics:
Story, product, mission, and what's next
Web Site:
www.LetsPrattle.com



Michael Hightower
South Metro Development Outlook Conference
South Metro Development Outlook (SMDO) is the brainchild of Michael Hightower who is the Managing Partner at The Collaborative Firm, a land use planning, program management and real estate development company located in East Point, Georgia. SMDO serves as a platform to convene elected officials and industry professionals with a common interest in examining and discussing relevant growth-related issues in the southern crescent. It highlights the following seven South Metro counties and the southern part of Atlanta: Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Henry, Spalding and South Fulton.
Each year, South Metro Development Outlook features highly acclaimed industry experts and government officials providing invaluable information on topics of interest.
Show Topics:
South Metro Development Outlook marks 15 years in 2017. Discussion can center around some of the highlights of South Metro accomplishments within the last 15 years, including a boom in the film industry; MARTA transit services in Clayton County (the first expansion of MARTA outside Fulton and DeKalb counties since MARTA began operating in 1971 and the Google Data Center in Douglas County.
Web Site:
www.southmetrooutlook.com



CoFounders Podcast
Conversations with Co-Founders & Start-Ups
Sponsored in part by... WeWork
For more info about WeWork visit:
www.wework.com/locations/atlanta/buckhead
To nominate or submit a guest request visit:
www.CoFoundersPodcast.com
To view more photos from this show visit:
www.ProBusinessPictures.com
(Click on the show photo album) 

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

Buckhead Business Show - Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce along with Financial and Performance Experts
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Santiago Marquez - Vice President/CFO

Santiago is Vice President and CFO for the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He has been in the non-profit sector for over 20 years ad has been with the chamber since 2008.

Topics/Questions:
History of the GHCC
Current number of members / size of the chamber
Services offered to members
What events will be held this year?
How do you obtain membership

Web Site:
www.ghcc.org



Ashfrod Advisors
Kenny Vasquez - Financial Representative

Kenny Vasquez is a Financial Representative with Ashford Advisors, a general agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY and he specializes in helping families and business owners protect what's important through life and disability insurance.

Topics/Questions:
Tell us a little about your business
How long have you been a member of the chamber and what do you do for them?
How has being a member of the GHCC helped your business?

Web Site:
www.AshfordAdvisors.net



Performance Strategies, Inc.
Diane Bogino, President
Like you, behavior expert, Diane Bogino, has seen the spectrum of team performance. What is it that makes a team function really well? Is it that once-a-year bonding retreat? Is it as simple as mutual respect? Is it good team morale? Or is there a different story?
Almost three decades of experience as a coach, a behavioral scientist, an entrepreneur, gaining expertise in human resources, and working in a variety of industries affords Diane a perspective for business and teams that is rare in the coaching field. Unlike many coaches, Diane understands that addressing the team as a unit and placing a focus on each team member’s needs is the only way to achieve full balance, harmony, and productivity for a high performing team.

Topics/Questions:
1.You work a lot with teams, but how is what you do different from the normal let’s join hands and sing “kumbaya” team building programs?
2.Can you give us a brief description of how you address both?
3.Can you explain what you mean by X-Ray and what else it reveals?
4.Hmmm, So the CEO can view the team in their underwear!
5.You are a behavioral scientist and you work with executives, don’t they already know how to behave?
6.Can you give us an example?
7.What are some recommendations for organizations going through changes?
8.Can you elaborate on that for us?
9.How does that translate in the corporate world?

Web Site and Social Media Links:
Web Site: www.performstrat.com
Twitter: @BoginoD
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-bogino-b99232




The Buckhead Business Show Spotlights Industry Leaders in Buckhead and Atlanta! Brought to you in part by The BBA and Broadcast LIVE from the Pro Business Channel Studios.
Show Hosts:
Rich Casanova, CoFounder
Pro Business Channel
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcasanova
https://twitter.com/RichCasanovaCom

Michael Moore, RainMaker & Chief Storyteller

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

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

To nominate or submit a guest request visit:
www.BuckheadBusinessShow.com

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

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

Capital Club Radio - Special Episode Interview with Walt Collins from the 2017 DBA International Conference

A Model of Personal and Professional Perseverance, Walt Collins Shares His Story

Featuring: Walt Collins, Founder of Collins Financial

Listen to Walt Collins, a prominent figure in the debt buying industry and founder of Collins Financial. In this interview, he shares his insights, vision and how he has personally been changed through years of living and breathing this business. Walt shares his successes and challenges as he makes his second entrée in the debt buying industry.

Here is a glimpse of what Walt shared in the interview.

Walt discusses the aftermath of his exit from his first debt buying company; “It took the private equity firm about five and half years to run the company in the ground, and my poor people were losing jobs and losing the opportunity …”

Walt shares his wife’s “miracle” that changed his life. “You hear them tell you,’… you really have to get with hospice; you’re not going to keep her around much longer.’ And then shortly after, they called to say, ’We have a liver for her and we need your acceptance. Yes, or no, right now!’

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walt-collins-99001549

About 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 nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.CapitalClubRadioShow.com

To view more photos from this show visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

Capital Club Radio - Back to the Future: Past Debt Buyer Association (DBA) Presidents discuss history and future of DBA

0:00:00.6 S1: On behalf of the Pro Business Channel, we're excited to welcome Michael Flock, the host of Capital Club Radio. Broadcasting on Pro Business Channel networks out of Atlanta and on nine syndicated platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, and iHeartRadio, and recently interviewed on NPR. And now live from the 20th annual DBA conference, please welcome Chairman and CEO of FLOCK Specialty Finance, Michael Flock.

[applause]

0:00:27.1 S2: Good morning, good morning. We at FLOCK Specialty Finance believe in the power of community. And that's why, a little over a year ago, we started a radio show, called the Capital Club Radio Show to build a community of thought leaders, of creative people in this industry who have made a difference for the Debt Buyers Association and others in the accounts receivable management sector. We talk about lessons learned, the successes and failures of the different companies and leaders in this space, and we convert these broadcasts to podcast, which we distribute to the few thousand followers we have, and then we also distribute the podcast to our guests, and they can use the podcast as they see fit.

0:01:08.8 S2: Anyway, but this morning, I am absolutely honored to be here today, hosting the Capital Club Radio Show, as we help celebrate 20 years of the Debt Buyers Association, or DBA. We're celebrating 20 years of connections, 20 years of trust, 20 years of building a new industry. And, if you're a Falcons fan like me, maybe you're celebrating 20 years of drinking.

[laughter]

0:01:36.5 S2: But anyway, to be more serious, this has been an incredible roller coaster of 20 years for all of us. There have been good times and bad times, we've seen periods of great supply, we've seen periods of very tight supply. Periods of low prices and high prices. Periods of loose regulation, and periods of very onerous regulation. So we've thrived and survived in large part, thanks to the leaders of the Debt Buyers Association, some of whom are sitting right here, and also the members and staff of the total Debt Buyers Association. DBA I think has been essential to this industry. It's been essential in defining it, supporting it, and helping grow, and helping legitimize it.

0:02:25.3 S2: In our company, FLOCK Specialty Finance, we talk a lot about the power and importance of passion and perseverance, which drive performance. And I can't think of five better leaders today who represent passion, perseverance, and performance than Walt Collins, Bob Morris, Mike Bendixen, Cade Whitehurst, and Todd Lansky. And we also wanna recognize, Dennis, sitting right here, who helped start this association. He had the idea for the Debt Buyers Association along with these folks, so it was his idea that brings us here today. So Dennis, thank you very much for that idea and 20 years later we're celebrating it, it's now a reality. But without the passion and perseverance, there's no way this industry would ever have come so far from the gun-slinger culture of the past, to the more professional, more consumer friendly culture, than the debt buying and collection industry that we are today. So, I think in general the evolution of the past 20 years has been steady, but obviously not without its challenges, which we're gonna discuss here in a few minutes. And Jan Stieger shared with me some very interesting and positive statistics. According to Jan and our Executive Director who you just heard from, there were only 60 members back in 1997, and today, there are 546. In our first annual conference, there were only 125 attendees, and today, we're going to be close to 900.

0:04:08.8 S2: So in spite of the recent consolidation in our industry, due to a drop of supply of consumer charged off debt, and due to, obviously the radical regulation that we've lived through, DBA is still alive and well, and our...

Capital Club Radio - Special Episode Interview with Bob Morris from the 2017 DBA International Conference

Bob Morris, CEO and founder of Oliphant Financial and co-founder of Beam software takes center stage with Michael Flock in the current episode of Capital Club Radio. Bob discusses his history in the debt buying industry as well as his view that any venture in this competitive and evolving space must be positioned for change and diversification. He shares how this philosophy has impacted the way he has managed the products and ventures he has developed over the years.

Here is a glimpse of what Bob shared in the interview.

Bob shares with Michael his thoughts about the early years at Oliphant: “Well before CFPB ever became the thing, or had any impact on this business… we were misleadingly friendly in our letters, but we wanted to immediately differentiate ourselves from being any sort of an old guard agency… and I’d like to think that’s how this business actually revolutionized the ARM industry.”

Bob comments on some of the biggest changes he has seen in the debt buying industry: “the biggest thing that happened was the qualitative measurements of paper – [the] method of quantifying it and qualifying it as a purchasable asset – changed. Bank recovery managers would sell at various stages of the recovery cycle, which means you’ve got a huge price differential”

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-morris-01273b11/

About 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 nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.CapitalClubRadioShow.com

To view more photos from this show visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

Capital Club Radio - Special Episode Interview with Lou DiPalma from the 2017 DBA International Conference

Lou DiPalma, Managing Partner

Garnet Capital

Lou DiPalma manages Garnet’s client-origination and portfolio-sales efforts. He has been involved in over 500 such transactions; his asset brokerage experience includes credit cards, installment loans, mortgage and commercial loan products. In 1987, Lou helped build Cohane Rafferty’s loan portfolio sales and advisory business, where he worked for 15 years until shortly after the firm’s acquisition by Lehman Brothers. Lou was then a founding member of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods loan sales group (2002-04) prior to starting Garnet Capital. Lou is a leading figure in the marketplace for all types of whole loan asset trades. He has written for and been widely quoted in numerous industry publications including American Banker, The Financial Times (London), and Collections and Credit Risk. He is a frequent speaker at industry-sponsored events and has chaired Source Media’s National Credit Risk Conference. He has a B.S. from St. Lawrence University and a Masters in Banking from the American Institute of Banking.

www.GarnetCapital.com

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 nominate or submit a guest request visit:

www.CapitalClubRadioShow.com

To view more photos from this show visit:

www.ProBusinessPictures.com

Capital Club Radio - Special Episode Interview with Walt Collins from the 2017 DBA International Conference

A Model of Personal and Professional Perseverance, Walt Collins Shares His Story
Featuring: Walt Collins, Founder of Collins Financial

Listen to Walt Collins, a prominent figure in the debt buying industry and founder of Collins Financial. In this interview, he shares his insights, vision and how he has personally been changed through years of living and breathing this business. Walt shares his successes and challenges as he makes his second entrée in the debt buying industry.

Here is a glimpse of what Walt shared in the interview.

Walt discusses the aftermath of his exit from his first debt buying company; “It took the private equity firm about five and half years to run the company in the ground, and my poor people were losing jobs and losing the opportunity …”

Walt shares his wife’s “miracle” that changed his life. “You hear them tell you,’… you really have to get with hospice; you’re not going to keep her around much longer.’ And then shortly after, they called to say, ’We have a liver for her and we need your acceptance. Yes, or no, right now!’

Linkedin:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/walt-collins-99001549





About 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 nominate or submit a guest request visit:
www.CapitalClubRadioShow.com

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

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

Capital Club Radio - Special Episode Interview with Bob Morris from the 2017 DBA International Conference

Bob Morris, CEO and founder of Oliphant Financial and co-founder of Beam software takes center stage with Michael Flock in the current episode of Capital Club Radio. Bob discusses his history in the debt buying industry as well as his view that any venture in this competitive and evolving space must be positioned for change and diversification. He shares how this philosophy has impacted the way he has managed the products and ventures he has developed over the years.

Here is a glimpse of what Bob shared in the interview.

Bob shares with Michael his thoughts about the early years at Oliphant: “Well before CFPB ever became the thing, or had any impact on this business… we were misleadingly friendly in our letters, but we wanted to immediately differentiate ourselves from being any sort of an old guard agency… and I’d like to think that’s how this business actually revolutionized the ARM industry.”

Bob comments on some of the biggest changes he has seen in the debt buying industry: “the biggest thing that happened was the qualitative measurements of paper – [the] method of quantifying it and qualifying it as a purchasable asset – changed. Bank recovery managers would sell at various stages of the recovery cycle, which means you’ve got a huge price differential”

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-morris-01273b11




About 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 nominate or submit a guest request visit:
www.CapitalClubRadioShow.com

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

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