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Wells Fargo Female Executives share their Chic Tips

Heel to Heel Radio interview women of Wells Fargo; Candy Moore, Lindsay Johnson, Natalie Blakeney and Nicole White share their Chic Tips of Business Advice for Success with hostess Elizabeth Gordon, President of Flourishing Business, LLC.

Candy Moore

Senior Vice President

Southeast Community Development Manager

Wells Fargo & Company

Candy Moore is a Senior Vice President and Community Development Manager in Atlanta, responsible for the company’s community lending, service and investment strategies and goals for Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Candy joined Wachovia in 1993 and has held several roles, including financial center manager, national director of marketing for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation and director of market share growth for retail mortgage and internet sales.

As an active community volunteer, Candy serves on the boards of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta and the Atlanta Business League, while serving previously on the boards of the United Way of the Central Carolinas and the South Carolina Board for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.  She also served on Converse College’s alumnae board for ten years and was the first African-American to serve as chair of the college’s Board of Visitors.

Candy is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of The Links Inc., where she was among 50 women nationally selected as a member of the Scott Hawkins Leadership Institute (2010 – 2011) and serves as co-chair of the Fundraising Committee.

She has held leadership positions with Junior League in Charlotte, N.C. and is a PAC Committee Member with Junior League of Atlanta.  Candy was co-leader of Wells Fargo’s 2010 Community Support/United Way Campaign and was 2010 Vice Chair for UNCF’s 27th Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball.

Candy is among Who’s Who Black Atlanta, and has been named one of Atlanta’s 100 Most Influential African-American Women and one of Atlanta’s 100 Top Black Women of Influence.  She was also the recipient of the Concerned Black Clergy’s 2010 Corporate Award.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and marketing, graduating cum laude, from Converse College, an all-women’s college in Spartanburg, S.C. Candy is also a graduate of the Retail Consumer Bank Associate Management Program.

Lindsey M. Johnson

Vice President

Atlanta Marketing Manager

Wells Fargo & Company

Lindsey Johnson is a vice president and marketing manager in Atlanta, responsible for the Community Bank’s advertising, marketing and sponsorship efforts in the metro Atlanta region.

Lindsey joined First Union/Wachovia in 2001 and has held several roles, including marketing manager for Online Banking services, as well as marketing director for key growth segments, including small business and de novo efforts.  www.wellsfargo.com/biz

As an active member of Wells Fargo Volunteers, Lindsey has chaired several of the bank’s signature volunteer events in Atlanta, including the  Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure,” the Atlanta PRIDE Festival and the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Annual Christmas Parade.

Lindsey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and marketing from Florida State University.



Natalie C. Blakeney

Vice President

Marketing Services

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Natalie Blakeney is a marketing vice president for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  She is responsible for developing marketing strategies for national programs designed to help more Americans achieve the dream of sustainable homeownership.  Some of these programs include a counseling program to help declined borrowers address their challenges as they pursue homeownership and educational outreach programs with the National Association Realtors®-Women’s Council of Realtors and the National Association Real Estate Brokers-Women’s Council.

Natalie has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience.  Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Natalie worked as a membership/marketing manager for The Washington Council of Agencies, a nonprofit providing group buying programs, management training and advocacy programs to community and faith-based organizations.  She was responsible for building relationships with local nonprofit groups, providing technical assistance and developing marketing programs geared toward the nonprofit community in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area.

Natalie began her marketing career in retail sales management as a manager for The Gap, Inc.  Her career has included various marketing positions involving special events planning, public relations, and market planning and sales.  She is former Program Manager for the AMA-DC Mentorship which she developed and successfully launched for the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Natalie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., and completed courses in The University of Virginia’s E-Commerce Graduate Certificate Program.

She is also a blogger for Beyond TodaySM, a Wells Fargo blog containing retirement guidance.

www.wellsfargo.com/beyondtoday

Nicole White

Wealth Advisor
Greater Atlanta

Nicole White is a Wealth Advisor for the Greater Atlanta region of Wells Fargo Private Bank. As part of The Private Bank, Ms. White is responsible for coordinating a team of  seasoned specialists to provide clients with comprehensive wealth management services, including private banking, risk management, investment management, insurance solutions, philanthropic strategies and trust and estate planning through Wells Fargo Wealth Management.

Prior to joining Wachovia Bank in 2001, Ms. White served as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Group. She spent eight years with the firm focused on asset management, trust estate planning and risk management.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Ms. White earned her Masters in Business Administration from St. Louis University with a focus in finance, and her Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Florida A&M University.

Ms. White serves on the National Council of Wealth Advisors for Wells Fargo Wealth Management. She is active with multiple civic and philanthropic organizations, including the United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council and the African-American Leadership Council and the Atlanta Women’s Foundation.

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Wells Fargo Executives Candy Moore, Lindsey Johnson, Natalie Blakeney, Nicole White talk business with Elizabeth

This week Elizabeth Gordon, goes heel to heel with the Women of Wells Fargo.  Meet:

Candy Moore, Wells Fargo Senior Vice President and Community Development Manager in Atlanta, responsible for the company’s community lending, service and investment strategies and goals for Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Lindsey Johnson Wells Fargo Vice President and Marketing Manager in Atlanta, responsible for the Community Bank’s advertising, marketing and sponsorship efforts in the metro Atlanta region.

Natalie Blakeney is a marketing vice president for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. She is responsible for developing marketing strategies for national programs designed to help more Americans achieve the dream of sustainable homeownership.

Nicole White is a vice president and Wealth Advisor for Wells Fargo’s Private Bank, responsible for coordinating a team to provide clients with comprehensive services, including private banking, risk management, investment management, insurance solutions, philanthropic strategies and trust and estate planning.

Hear about life as a professional woman working for Wells Fargo, how they got started and what they get to do today. Learn what they company is doing in the community and for women  and women-owned businesses www.wellsfargo.com/biz , as well as Natalie’s blog focusing on women and retirement www.wellsfargo.com/beyondtoday and Wells Fargo’s approach to wealth management for women.

Chic Perspectives is where women talk business.   Hear the stories behind the success of prominent businesswomen and female entrepreneurs each week.   Best-selling author of The Chic Entrepreneur: Put Your Business in Higher Heels, Elizabeth Gordon, interviews top female business executives and women entrepreneurs.

Chic Perspectives is sponsored by Flourishing Business, LLC Change Management Consulting; visit http://www.flourishingbusiness.com

After talking business on Heel to Heel Radio with Elizabeth Gordon, President of Flourishing Business, Patricia Bowen, from The Bowen Group and Kimberly Weeks CEO of BKonnected Marketing, LLC share their Chic Tips for business success

Patricia Bowen, Owner of The Bowen Group and Kimberly Weeks CEO of BKonnected Marketing, LLC, representing Atlanta Women in Business Loans Non Profit (AtlantaWomenInBusinessLoans.org), share their Chic Tips for Business Success with Elizabeth Gordon, President of Flourishing Business.

Find out more about BKonnected Marketing, LLC, which provides drip marketing services and sales consulting to small businesses and community banks across the US.  www.BKonnected.com

Visit Atlanta Women in Business Loans (AtlantaWomenInBusinessLoans.org) to find out more about getting a business loan.

Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with Patricia Bowen and Kimberly Weeks of Atlanta Women in Business and Atlanta Women in Business Loans

This week on Heel to Heel, Elizabeth Gordon, President and founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with

Patricia Bowen, Consultant of The Bowen Group and Kimberly Weeks CEO of BKonnected Marketing, LLC, representing Atlanta Women in Business Loans Non Profit.  Atlanta Women in Business Loans (AtlantaWomenInBusinessLoans.org)

After decades in the corporate world, Patricia Bowen is currently directing her efforts toward fundraising and grant writing for non-profits in metro Atlanta. She started out as a copywriter for a multi-level marketing company that recruited women who had few decent earning options ‘back in the day’, and she’s never stopped supporting girls and women, no matter what her position, no matter what her company.  She moved on to a career in high-tech, eventually directing business partnerships in fourteen countries with dot.coms to Fortune 50 tech companies.  She earned a business coaching certification and then coached executives on her international teams, and went on to form her own company, Change Agents LLC.  Most recently she cofounded a senior move management company, Get Ready for Tomorrow, which helps the families of senior citizens downsize and move, and liquidates estates.

Pat has a Masters degree in Psychology, is multiple entrepreneur, a certified business coach, trained grant writer, experienced fundraiser, and currently sits on the boards of three metro non-profits, helping them raise funds to better serve their clients in need.

Kimberly West Weeks has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years, her career began with Wachovia Corporate Services and for the past 16 years, Kim has focused on providing financial services to community banks across the country.  She was President of QwickRate and most recently, IDC Deposits.  Today, Kim is CEO of BKonnected Marketing, LLC, which provides drip marketing services and sales consulting to small businesses and community banks across the US. www.BKonnected.com

Pat offered great advice to help all women recognize, believe in and learn to employ their own inner qualities and strengths. Listen up ladies, this will allow you to go confidently through your life, long after your ‘babeness’ has faded.

Her words of wisdom include –

We don’t need permission to be who we want to be and to go after what we want, but we may need help.

Seek help wisely, without giving up ownership of your dream.

You can never pay back all those who have given to you.  Pay it forward.

Kimberly shared great advice from her successful business journey in creating BKonnected’s multi-media and marketing approach to staying connected and communicating consistently allowing clients to build better, long-term relationships and grow with new clients.

Visit Atlanta Women in Business Loans (AtlantaWomenInBusinessLoans.org) to find out more about getting a business loan.

After talking business with Elizabeth Gordon, President of Flourishing Business, Sarah Gaither, Banking Officer of State Bank & Trust Company shares her Chic Tip

Sarah Gaither, Banking Officer of State Bank & Trust Company shares her Chic Tip for Business Success with Elizabeth Gordon, President and founder of Flourishing Business.

Learn about State Bank and Trust at https://www.statebt.com

Listen to women talking business on Heel to Heel Radio on Business Radio X sponsored by Flourishing Business.

Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with Banker, Sarah Gaither, of State Bank and Trust on Heel to Heel Radio, where women talk business

This week on Heel to Heel, Elizabeth Gordon, President and founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with Sarah Gaither

Banking Officer of State Bank & Trust Company.

Sarah started in banking 10 years ago, and is currently with State Bank and Trust at the Marietta Branch as a Banking Officer dealing with consumer & commercial deposits and lending.  Prior to her current role she was a Private Banker for Buckhead Community Bank.  Sarah has an associate Business Adm. Degree from Young Harris College and an Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Georgia College & State University.  She and her husband, Matt have 2 children, Ella who is 4 and Reid who is 2 and  live in Canton (Cherokee County), GA.

As a businesswoman, breaking away from pears to achieve her own goals and not following the pack just because it was comfortable, was one of the biggest things she has overcome.  She recommedetting past the anxiety by being open to new challenges and going with the flow to understand where I fit in and observing to see how to make the biggest impact.

What motivates/inspires you?  I truly have a desire to help others – weather it is helping them feel good about their banking products/services, helping them obtain the funds to make their business flourish, or philanthropy work by helping underprivileged children and youth – I am motivated by their happiness.

In this interview we discuss how to learn about money, finance, banking and business.   The State Bank Story, one of the most well capitalized banks in the country.  Sarah shared about how to get a commercial loan and tips for a great banking relationship.

Sarah also talked about strong women mentors she’s had in her life including her mom and Donna Kain, a former boss.  Learning from and emulating these strong women has given her strength in her career.

State Bank & Trust Company is located at:

250 Church Street

Marietta, GA 30060

https://www.statebt.com

Heel to Heel Radio where women talk business is sponsored by Flourishing Business http://www.flourishingbusiness.com.