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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

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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

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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

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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.

Elizabeth Gordon goes Heel to Heel with business transformation experts Tanya Mack of The Mackworks and Henna Inam of Transformational Leadership

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stream.2011-03-21.133007(2)This week on Heel to Heel, Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with Tanya Mack , President of MackWorks, LLC and Henna Inam, CEO of Transformational Leadership.

Tanya Mack is the President and CEO of MACKWORKS, a woman-owned business strategy consulting company that specializes in business transformation, change management, brand renovation and revival, and establishing a trust foundation in corporate environments.

In its first year of operation, MACKWORKS secured a diverse client roster that included a famous foods company run by a celebrity chef, one of the foremost creative advertising agencies in the Southeast, a law firm, and a national IT staffing, services, and healthcare company.

Tanya dispels the myth that a corrective course of action in an industry can only be provided by an individual or firm with experience in that industry. Tanya’s solid business experience as an operations and business development leader in small, medium, and large companies alike, allows her to analyze and create process and performance solutions for any business in any industry.

Here are just some examples of Tanya’s business transformation perspective as she brings wisdom and vision to her clients:

  • Business transformation requires expertise in getting to the heart of a matter, simplifying the situation, managing priorities, building trust along the way to be able to affect change, and holding the vision.
  • There is an epidemic of mistrust in corporate America  today- perhaps in life in America today- it is costly on many levels.
  • Trust or mistrust in business will affect speed and cost.
  • Despite this, there are techniques and methods to increase and sustain trust levels (even though people ultimately have to choose to extend and accept trust!) in an organization.
  • Symptoms of a low trust environment include: withholding information, manipulation of facts, resistance to new ideas, covering up of mistakes, duplicate work, loss of clients,  increase in lawsuits, plateau or downturn of performance results.
  • Benefits of improving trust are: improved leadership skills, increased accountability, wisdom of when to take action vs. not,  improved speed and decreased cost in finding the most effective ways to do accomplish something, improved communication, sustainable organizational strength.

Twitter:  MackWorks

LinkedIn:  MackWorks

Blog:  mackworks.blogspot.com

Henna Inam is CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. She is an Executive Coach focused on helping women become transformational leaders in their organizations. She also helps organizations engage, promote and retain their women leaders. What differentiates Henna as a Coach is that she has been in the heels of many of the women she coaches. She is a season C-suite executive, having run a P&L of over half a billion in sales and run a 600+ person organization.

Twitter:@hennainam

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/EmpowerWomenLeaders?feature=mhum

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/TransformLeaders

Elenor Morgan, CEO of MD&E, Inc. & Clarity Specialists, Peggy Parks, The Parks Image Group & Angela Durdin, Writer for Hire share their Chic Tips for Success after talking business with Elizabeth Gordon on Heel to Heel Radio

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Listen to these great Tips for Business Success from Elenor Morgan, CEO of MD&E, Inc. & Clarity Specialists, Peggy Parks, The Parks Image Group & Angela Durdin, Writer for Hire

Heel to Heel is where women talk business.   We shine the spotlight on the success stories of prominent businesswomen and hear the story behind the success.  Business advisory firm founder, strategy consultant, and best-selling author Elizabeth Gordon, is joined weekly by top female business executives and women entrepreneurs to talk about business.  Heel to Heel is sponsored by Flourishing Business, an advisory firm for entrepreneurs; visit http://www.flourishingbusiness.com

Consultants & Women Leadership Experts Susan Hitchcock & Liz Roling of Turknett Leadership Group share their Chic Tips for Success after talking business with Elizabeth Gordon

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This week on Heel to Heel, where women talk business, Susan Hitchcock & Liz Roling of Turknett Leadership Group share their Chic Tips for Success.

Heel to Heel Radio is the premier internet radio show where women talk business.   We shine the spotlight on the success stories of prominent businesswomen and hear the story behind the success.  Business advisory firm founder, strategy consultant, financier and best-selling author Elizabeth Gordon, is joined weekly by top female business executives and women entrepreneurs to talk about business.  Heel to Heel is sponsored by Flourishing Business, the advisory firm for entrepreneurs; visit http://www.flourishingbusiness.com

Elizabeth Gordon goes Heel to Heel with Turknett Leadership Group’s (TLG) Susan B. Hitchcock, Advisory Board & Formerly VP Client Services & 
Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives & Liz Roling, Ph.D. Consultant and Research Associate

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This week on Heel to Heel, Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with with Turknett Leadership Group’s Susan Hitchcock & Liz Roling.

Susan B. Hitchcock

Advisory Board – Turknett Leadership Group (TLG) – Atlanta, GA – Formerly VP Client Services and
Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives – TLG

A champion of women in leadership and an advocate for parity in the workplace, Susan is also a mentor, researcher, speaker and career consultant.  To encourage and support the next generation of women leaders, she created a resource called “The Age of SHEroes”- a collection of profiles about women of achievement, i.e., personal stories and diverse perspectives on life, leadership, and success.

Selected speaking engagements include:

  • Atlanta Women’s Network
  • Conference Board of Canada, Center of Excellence for Women’s Advancement
  • Women’s Legacy – Panelist, United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
  • Possible Woman Conference – Moderator / Women of Power and Vision Panel
  • Women CIO’s Annual Conference, Information Management Forum
  • BellSouth Management Conference
  • Chamber of Commerce – Women’s Business Forum, Clarksville, TN
  • Jewish Professional Women’s Network
  • Prime Power Leadership Conference
  • Agnes Scott College – Senior Transitions
  • UPS – Women in Leadership Forum
  • Kettering Executive Network
  • LEAD Atlanta
  • Tulane University – A.B. Freeman School of Business
  • West Georgia University – Women’s Leadership Forum
  • Southern Natural Gas Women’s Leadership Conference
  • Kennesaw State University – Women’s Leadership Lab

Selected topics include “Lessons in Leadership, Character & Ethics;”  “The Age of SHEroes: Standing on the Shoulders of Those Who’ve Come Before Us and Paving the Way for Those Who Will Follow;” “Investing in Your Future: Career Management 101;” “In Search of Balance, Meaning & Purpose;” “Women’s Leadership: Progress and Challenges;” “The 7 C’s of Leadership;” “Women & Negotiation”

Susan is a native of Franklin, KY, a cum laude graduate of Agnes Scott College, participant at Boston University’s Leadership Institute and recipient of the Georgia Executive Women’s Network Founders’ Award. In the corporate world, Susan had a very successful career with BellSouth, holding leadership positions in Network Operations and in the Management Assessment and Training organization.  As a community volunteer, she’s served as a mentor, literacy tutor, crisis counselor and a fundraiser for many non-profit organizations. Past board service includes AWN, GEWN, PWFI, and Project Read. Currently, Susan’s on the board of Literacy Volunteers (LVA), the Georgia Women’s Institute, Agnes Scott Alumnae Association, and The Global Ethical Leadership Foundation.  She’s also a member of CEO Netweavers (former VP of the ATL chapter), Board of Directors Network, and an advisor for Emerge (scholarships for women.)  In her personal life, Susan is married to Garland Hitchcock and they have two grown daughters and four grandchildren. Besides women’s leadership, Susan’s other passions include travel, reading, and…HGTV!

Liz Roling, Ph.D. is a graduate from the University of Georgia’s Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program. She also has a B.S. in psychology and an M.S. in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Georgia. Liz is currently a Consultant and Research Associate at Turknett Leadership Group.

Liz has extensive experience in a variety of industrial and organizational consulting arenas. She has experience with leadership coaching, developing and conducting structured behavioral interviews, validating selection systems, and creating performance management systems. She also has experience in survey development, administration, report development, and data analysis.

As part of her doctoral education, Liz has successfully completed courses in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Management, and Human Resources and Organizational Development. She has extensive knowledge on topics such as employee selection, performance management, organizational leadership, employee attitudes and organizational outcomes, and employment law.

Liz’s primary research interest is leadership in organizations. She has also conducted research on assessment centers, emotional intelligence, mentoring and organizational outcomes, and research methods. She has presented her research on leadership and gender at the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology’s past two national conferences. Liz’s dissertation was titled Women’s Network Participation and Workplace Coping Resources.

Liz has also taught several semesters of Psychology of the Workplace at the University of Georgia. As part of her teaching experience, she has supervised many undergraduate research and organizational diagnosis projects.

Tune in March 21, 2011 to hear guests Tanya Mack, President CEO of MACKWORKS & Henna Inam President of Transformational Leadership, Inc.

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Tune in March 21 to Heel 2 Heel Radio for these fabulous businesswomen.

Henna Inam is CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. She is an Executive Coach focused on helping women become transformational leaders in their organizations. She also helps organizations engage, promote and retain their women leaders. What differentiates Henna as a Coach is that she has been in the heels of many of the women she coaches. She is a season C-suite executive, having run a P&L of over half a billion in sales and run a 600+ person organization.

Henna Inam,
Transformational Leadership, Inc
http://www.transformleaders.tv/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/hennainam

Tanya Mack is the President and CEO of MACKWORKS, a woman-owned business strategy consulting company that specializes in business transformation, change management, brand renovation and revival, and establishing a trust foundation in corporate environments. In its first year of operation, MACKWORKS secured a diverse client roster that included a famous foods company run by a celebrity chef, one of the foremost creative advertising agencies in the Southeast, a law firm, and a national IT staffing, services, and healthcare company. Tanya dispels any myth that a corrective course of action in an industry can only be provided by an individual or firm with experience in that industry. On the contrary, her solid business experience as an operations and business development leader in small, medium, and large companies alike, allows her to analyze and adapt process and performance solutions for any business in any industry.

Tanya and MACKWORKS are transforming businesses. Whether leading process changes through mergers & acquisitions, providing leadership training, acting as liaison between businesses and/or divisions, or creating public-private partnerships, Tanya has an astute ability to rapidly assess and provide improvements to corporate culture, process efficiencies, new product launches, corporate or product branding,  and start-up or new division operations.

As a business transformation architect, Tanya helps companies create and maintain firm-wide vision and employee/client rapport to make things happen – rapidly – for people and for organizations. For more information, visit:  http://www.TheMackWorks.com

February 28, Natalie Bradley, creator of the Bride Attraction System and BrideAttraction.com & Laura Biering of True Voices talk business with Elizabeth Gordon on Heel to Heel

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Natalie Bradley, creator of the Bride Attraction System and BrideAttraction.com

After owning and operating one of the most successful wedding planning businesses for 6 years at a very young age, Natalie started being asked by hundreds of wedding professionals to teach them how she rose to success so quickly and easily. From that, the “Bride Attraction System” was created, and Natalie has now become known as the “Bride Attraction Expert,” educating thousands of wedding professionals all over the world on how to attract more brides, make more money and have more freedom to enjoy it!

http://www.BrideAttraction.com and http://www.NatalieBradley.com

Laura Bierline of  True Voices

True Voices, Inc., is a coaching company serving individuals and teams in a variety of industries. A diverse client list with the common threads of: passionate, authentic people like you, ready to put yourself out there and risk your way to fulfillment and success.
True Voices works with:

  • individuals who yearn to be more fully themselves in both work and the rest of life,
  • partners (business partners, couples, etc.) who want thriving, harmonious relationships,
  • teams that are ready to perform at a higher level, and
  • businesses seeking to develop the strengths of their key players.

True Voices’ radical mission: We help you embrace your true voice – that which is truly you – and let go of that which isn’t. Most importantly, we help you be you out loud. That means taking the inspired actions and risks, big and small, that will further your learning process and lead to the exciting changes and results you want in your life.

http://www.riskaday.com/