Episode 76: Will Casterlow and Triad PC Solutions
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Triad Cyber Solutions provides professional cybersecurity services and consulting to small and medium business, education, enterprise, and non-profit organizations. We offer top-rated protection with our managed security services. We audit your existing cyber security infrastructure to close any security gaps that may put your organization at risk for a cyber attack. In today’s business environment, technology is key to innovation, collaboration and growth. You need a managed service provider that understands your unique needs, plus has the practical experience necessary to...
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Episode 75: Keith Siler and Siler's Cane Corso's
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He has been called a dog whisperer. The familiar adage, dogs are a man’s best friend, rings true for over half a million households across the United States. According to the Forbes Advisor, 66% of Americans own pets, totaling nearly 89.6 million homes. Of that 89.6 million, 65.1 million are dog owners. (Information based on Pet Ownership Statistics 2024) The numbers mentioned are based on registered ownership of dogs; however, they don’t account for the countless number of people who have picked up strays or acquired a dog from a friend of a friend....
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Episode 74: Jarie Chantell with Clear My Skin by JChantell
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When it comes to maintaining beautiful and healthy skin, Jarie Chantell Ayala-Bullock knows something about it. The Orlando, FL, resident is an Esthetician licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and Florida. Jarie enjoys a balanced and well-rounded lifestyle. She is married with four kids, having one son of her own and two bonus daughters and one bonus son. Besides being a savvy businesswoman, she has accomplished quite a bit professionally and personally in her life. Jarie is an Army Veteran and graduated with honors from American InterContinental University with a...
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Episode 73: Daria Via and Cozy + MeTime Candles
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The history of candles dates back many years, even centuries. According to The National Candle Association, one of the earliest uses of candles can be traced to the Ancient Egyptians in 3,000 B.C. as a way to provide light. Candles have also been central to worship and religious ceremonies thousands of years ago. Did you know that in the 1800s, candles were used by miners as a way to keep track of time? The candles were marked with 12 lines, and when the wick burnt to a specific line, the miners would know it was time for a shift change. Today, most people...
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Episode 72: Coach Melody McClellan with Unwrap You
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Americans are among the most morbidly obese globally. Still, we spend more than any country per capita on weight loss gimmicks. Melody McClellan is a wife, mother, and former pharmaceutical sales rep, and eleven years ago, she would have never imagined herself helping others in physical health and wellness. Today, she can’t imagine doing anything else. As her clients call her, Coach Melody is an outstanding Health and Wellness transformation strategist with twenty-plus years of experience. “After years as a pharmaceutical sales rep, I realized there is a huge lack of education around...
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Episode 71: Jensine Reeder & The Source Unlimited LLC
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Without question, Jensine Reeder is a lover of all people. The Greenville, SC, resident has a reputation for giving and pouring into others. She has intentionally made limitless connections across the beauty, technology, and nonprofit sectors and provided hope and opportunities while doing so. Jensine’s story reflects the life of someone who has refused to be denied or misled. She shares, “Family has always been important to me. I grew up in Greenville, SC, as the oldest of five siblings, and Southern Baptist ideals shaped my adolescent...
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Episode 70: ICONI Leggings & Angel Johnson
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Angel Johnson is sort of a world traveler. Her feet have touched down in many places, such as Kuwait, Qatar, and Afghanistan. However, she is still a true Southern girl. Originally from Charleston, SC, she attended the Citadel Military College there and is one of the first one hundred black women to graduate from there in its 150 year history. Her next move, she was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and enjoyed an eight-year career there, obtaining the rank of Captain while, of course, traveling abroad....
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Episode 69: Bridgette Williams - Demhaj Poetry Lounge
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Bridgette Williams is an entrepreneur who allows divine inspiration to guide her, and it hasn’t steered her wrong yet. Currently, she owns two thriving businesses. Bridgette’s latest product of divine intervention is Demhaj Poetry Lounge, located in High Point, NC. The name Demhaj is significant for many reasons. “When I first conceived the idea of the coffee shop, I remember thinking about how much love and joy my son brought me so that I would name the business after him. I wanted people to feel what I felt in a way. My son’s name...
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Episode 68 - Dionne M. King - DMK Consults - Huami Magazine Community Celebration 2023
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On this episode, we are featuring Dionne M. King with DMK Consults, based in Kansas City, MO. She will be one of the speakers at the Huami Magazine Community Celebration 2023 - Black Business Expo. This event will take place on June 9th, 2023 at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in downtown Greensboro, NC. For more information, please call 336-340-7844 or visit our website at www.huamimagazine.com
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Episode 67: Seretta Boson - The Pickle Lady - Huami Magazine Community Celebration 2023
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On this episode, we are featuring Seretta Boson, owner of Sarge's Famous Pickles based in Little Rock, AR. She will be one of the vendors at the Huami Magazine Community Celebration 2023 - Community Day. This event will take place on June 10th, 2023 at Aggie Park in Greensboro, NC (Next to the Hayes Taylor YMCA) For more information, please call 336-340-7844 or visit our website at www.huamimagazine.com
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In addition to leading and serving, Ava Smith is also an accomplished entrepreneur. She is the owner of Flat Fee Recruiting and Ava Smith & Associates. Flat Fee Recruiting is a permanent placement recruiting firm that provides quality employees at affordable rates. It also assists companies in various industries and with all types of vacancies.
Ava Smith & Associates is a full-cycle HR Consulting firm that operates as an outsourced HR Manager or Director for small businesses, non-profits, and ministries throughout the United States. Some offered services include onboarding, compliance, benefits, risk management, wellness, and training.
The New Jersey native holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Human Resource Management from Limestone University and is a Lifetime Member of the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society. She has over 25 years of experience as a Human Resources Professional. That includes employee relations, compliance, recruitment, retention, and training. Ava began her career in the non-profit sector and shifted into manufacturing, the corporate arena, and staffing.
Throughout her career, Ava progressively moved upward in her positions, serving in various roles from HR Assistant to HR Director. In August 2002, Ava began her own firm, HR Specialties, which specialized in providing HR services, training, and recruiting. She later expanded this firm by adding additional experts and rebranded it into what is now widely known as Ava Smith & Associates. In 2010, she formed a permanent placement agency called Flat Fee Recruiting. Her agency received the Minority Business of the Year Award in 2013 through the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Ava is also a noted Diversity Trainer and has delivered hundreds of sessions throughout the Southeast since 2005. Her clientele involves corporations, manufacturers, non-profits, service organizations, government officials, municipalities, universities, hospital systems, local chambers, and faith-based organizations.
To learn more about Ava Smith and Associates, please call them at 864-448-0939. To learn more about Flat Fee Recruiting, please give them a call directly at 864-326-4211 or visit their website at www.flatfeehiring.com
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