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Silver Lining in the Cloud

Month: June 2013

Dr. Seth Yellin with Marietta Facial Plastic Surgery, David Lee with The Intersect Group and Dan Eberly with Eberly & Associates

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Dominick Rainey, Seth Yellin, David Lee, Dan Eberly, Nikole Toptas

Dr. Seth Yellin/Marietta Facial Plastic Surgery

Cosmetic and reconstructive procedures can change the way you see yourself and how others interact with you. Cliché or not, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone knows beauty when they see it. Beauty is not just one thing; it is many things to each of us. The doctors and staff at Marietta Facial Plastic Surgery have applied their skills to thousands of cases; however, no two have been exactly alike. They promise to listen carefully, explain thoroughly, act precisely and treat you respectfully.

David Lee/The Intersect Group

The Intersect Group, founded in 2006, is a different and better business partner. They create unparalleled value for their clients by combining industry-leading consulting capabilities with comprehensive staffing and recruitment services. Clients trust them to deliver results based on their deep expertise and proven resources within finance, accounting, and information technology. Through their flexible delivery approach, you get the right solution, at the right time to accelerate your success and achieve all of your mission-critical objectives.

Dan Eberly/Eberly & Associates

Eberly & Associates is a land planning, civil engineering and landscape architecture firm with a reputation for solid engineering solutions which demonstrate environmental awareness. They deliver a unique approach of combining both the design capabilities and experience of their engineers and landscape architects. This creates a thorough, uniform process by which to service their clients’ needs.

The engineers and landscape architects at Eberly & Associates work in close partnership with architects, developers, general contractors, institutions and government agencies to develop long term relationships. They have a reputation of thinking like their clients and they know their clients’ reputation is riding on their performance. Their clients value this approach, and come back to Eberly & Associates time after time. Clients include those from the private and public sectors, including multi-family housing, office, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, education, industrial & distribution, institutional, hospitality and recreation. Their experience and leadership, excellent client relationships and outstanding reputation are their strengths. All of this and more has placed Eberly & Associates as one of the most respected engineering firms in the Southeast region.

Steve Damerow with Loyaltyworks, Jeff Greene with Greene Worldwide Transportation and Randy Hicks with Meridian Star Merchant Services

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Steve Damerow, Jeff Greene, Dominick Rainey, Randy Hicks

Steve Damerow/Loyaltyworks

Loyaltyworks is a 35 year-old debt-free employee managed award winning technology firm based in Atlanta whose cloud based platform helps companies manage multiple employee and sales loyalty or incentive programs simultaneously. The company has 40 employees and has been awarded Inc 5000 and Best and Brightest Place to Work by National Association of Business Resources.

Getting maximum impact, Loyaltyworks creates and manages full-service incentive, loyalty and reward solutions that maximize the impact of the people and relationships that drive your business results.

Jeff Greene/Greene Worldwide Transportation

Greene Worldwide Transportation (formerly Greene Classic Limousines) is the number one rated limousine company in Atlanta and is recognized worldwide. They feature new vehicles, online reservations and 24/7 service.

Randy Hicks/Meridian Star Merchant Services

Run your business without it running you. Having value is one thing, but adding value is another. Meridian Star Merchant Services is more than an electronic payment processing company – they are a team. Every step of the way, they are committed to your company’s success by focusing on delivering the best products and services. It’s a perfect partnership.

Meridian Star’s fast and cost-efficient payment processing options will increase your bottom line. You make the sales and they handle the rest. Helping you increase your profitability is their goal.

They are one of the most important business partners you will ever have. Their electronic payment processing solutions, savings, security and settlement options have propelled them to the top of the industry. Meridian Star is a full-service company offering equipment sales, leasing, rental and financing programs, and their user-friendly equipment ensures swift transmissions. Through their strategic alliances with some of the largest FDIC insured settlement banks and transaction processing networks in the country, your business benefits from having the powerhouses of the electronic merchant banking industry at your service.

At Meridian Star, their payment processing systems are a lifeline for any business, large or small. They provide each and every customer with a payment processing system that fits their requirements. Their processing specialists will design and implement a customized system that will enable you to achieve efficient point-of-sale transactions and rapid settlements. Meridian Star’s team of specialists combine the knowledge of consumer habits with expertise in electronic processing to develop a streamlined system for every business.

If your company already accepts plastic payments, they will provide you with a free analysis of your current statement to lower your overall processing costs. Their competitive pricing includes state-of –the art technologies, customer support and an account or a specialist. Together, they can help you run your business without it running you.

Ken Kingery with Mosaic Corporation, Steve Budde with Promozation and Gary Lewis with Carrington Mortgage Services

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Silver Lining in the Cloud is hosted by Nikole Toptas and Dominick Rainey with CDI Managed Services.

Ken Kingery, Steve Budde, Dominick Rainey, Gary Lewis

Ken Kingery/Mosaic Corporation

Mosaic Corporation is an Atlanta based company that focuses exclusively on paperless document and content management solutions. They specialize in the transition from “paper based” (manual) work processes to more efficient “paperless” operation with the overall goal of improving business results. Their success stems from an understanding of cultural adoption challenges and their ability to bridge to new and improved methods of operation through education, training and practical application.

Their competency also reaches into a wide variety of general business applications for imaging including accounting, HR, Operations and much more. They also provide customized solutions for many segments. Visit Mosaic “Industry Solutions” on their website http://www.mosaiccorp.com/ for information relating to key vertical markets benefiting from their experience.

Steve Budde/Promozation

Promozation is a promotional products distributor connecting companies to promotional products. The focus of Promozation is to serve as a one-stop shop for businesses looking to promote their company name/brand. They offer a wide variety of promotional items to fit the needs of companies any size.

From pens to polos, Promozation has you covered. Their website http://promozation.com/ contains thousands products that can be customized with your logo. If you can dream it, they can brand it!

Gary Lewis/Carrington Mortgage Services

Carrington Mortgage Services is a full-service direct lender. This means Carrington is not a broker but closes with their own money and sells the paper to Fannie or Freddie. Carrington is very strong with FHA and securitizes bulks on behalf of FHA.

Their customers are real estate agents and borrowers buying or refinancing. What is important to them is their company has engineered the mortgage process and has the process fine tuned to care for each loan individually.

Peter Casey with Claddagh Resources, Bryan Glutting with ACS Solutions, Tiffany Mack Fitzgerald with Black Girls Golf and Sharon Ritchie-Haughton with Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

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Peter Casey/Claddaugh Resources

Claddaugh Resources is a Global Executive Search Firm with headquarters in Ireland and six offices around the world. One phone call to Claddagh Resources puts extensive resources to work for you. You can focus on running your business while they actively source, recruit, and interview qualified candidates. You also benefit from their extensive review process that includes reference checks, sales results verification, degree verification and a criminal background check.

Bryan Glutting/ACS Solutions

ACS Solutions is an organization that specializes in fiber and copper cable assemblies. They supply these assemblies for the internet, wireless, transportation and utility industries, offering a quick ship, high quality and easy-to-do business transaction.

Tiffany Mack Fitzgerald/Black Girls Golf

Black Girls Golf is an organization committed to providing women with a fun, safe and friendly environment to learn, play and experience the career and health benefits of golf.

Sharon Ritchie-Haughton/Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center provides a comprehensive array of quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, ranging from post-acute care and short-term “rehab-to-home” services to compassionate long-term care. The center’s “Homebound Program” helps individuals return home following a short stay at the center, and rehabilitation services include physical, occupational and speech therapies.

Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located in Atlanta’s historic Old 4th Ward History District, surrounded by many historic sites on Auburn Avenue, including the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. The center’s decades of service to its community and its historic location make its new name a perfect fit.