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Women in Business – Session 3

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Kelli Munczenski // Sawdust + Sod Twitter Linkedin Facebook 

Kelli Munczenski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sawdust + Sod, hooking you up with over 500 local home contractors in ONE online marketplace and on ONE easy to use app.  Instead of wasting hours (or days) finding, vetting, and waiting for contractors, Sawdust + Sod automates word of mouth and lets you do all of that (and more) in about 60 seconds. Search. Book. Pay. Review! Home Maintenance Services, installations, handyman services, landscaping, lawn care, property restoration, remodeling, you name it! With Sawdust + Sod, there is never an out of pocket expense for Contractor participation.

They are honored to have been selected as one of the ALPHA startups at Collision Conference this year. In late April, Sawdust + Sod got the chance to demo their concept with the best of the best tech startups in the world…at the largest tech conference in the country…with only 10% of applicants selected! They are now working on adding additional locations in Knoxville and Nashville in the fall of 2016.

 

Chanda Maldonado // Chambers Welding & Fabrication, Corp.  Linkedin Facebook

Chanda Maldonado is Owner and President of Chambers Welding & Fabrication, Corp. Chanda handles many buckets and wears lots of hats. Chambers Welding & Fabrication, Corp. is a full service welding company offering custom fabrication, welding and metal repair. They have over 15 years of experience and their professional welding fabricators provide superior service in our welding shop and field service.

Judy Herman // Judy’s Counseling Services Twitter Linkedin Facebook

As a licensed professional counselor and mental health service provider (LPC-MHSP) Judy Herman writes, counsels, and speaks from a holistic Christian view that empowers authentic living. She specializes in helping couples create emotional safety and connection in their relationships – guiding them to be heard, understood, and valued so they can gain confidence and skills to be connected and cared for.

Beth Wright of MomSource Network

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Beth Wright// MomSource Network Twitter Facebook Linkedin 

Ms. Wright is responsible for recruiting and interviewing qualified candidates for the MomSource Network and representing the MomSource Network at various events. She is currently responsible for creating the monthly newsletter and all social media management for the organization. Beth has been a stay at home mom for 3 years and wouldn’t trade it for anything. She is very passionate about the Momforce mission and looks forward to being an advocate for professional moms and connecting them with flexible employment opportunities!

The MomSource Network, with operations in Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga, is the only organization dedicated to be the advocate for flexible employment.

Jennifer Harper of Bridge Financial Planning

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Jennifer Harper//  Bridge Financial Planning Twitter Facebook Linkedin Twitter Facebook 

Jennifer is the Founder and Director of Bridge Financial Planning, LLC, providing fee-only financial planning & investing for todays professionals. She began her career in financial services in 2000, in 2001 she graduated from the MBA program at UTC, and in 2006 earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ® designation. Throughout her career she has delivered advisory services to clients and their families & businesses.

Ms. Harper is also the Founding Director of Common Cents Financial Literacy, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 2005. The mission of Common Cents is to promote and encourage financial education, focusing on ages 16-22. Through this organization, she has had the opportunity to work with several community organizations and schools to teach personal financial principles that are applicable to everyone.

In 2010, Ms. Harper was the recipient of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Lightkeeper award for her work with Common Cents and is also an adjunct instructor for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business, teaching Small Business Finance.

Larry Vinyard and Scottie Neil of Pinnacle Bank and Ken Hays of The Enterprise Center

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Larry Vinyard and Scottie Neil//  Pinnacle Bank Linkedin Twitter Facebook Linkedin 

Mr. Vinyard brings 13 years of banking experience to Pinnacle as Office Leader and most recently served at FSGBank as a business banker. Prior to FSG, he worked at Regions and Wells Fargo.

Ms. Neil has 16 years of banking experience she brings to Pinnacle as Financial Advisor and most recently worked at Bank of America as a senior small business banker.

Ken Hays // The Enterprise Center Twitter Linkedin Facebook

Ken Hays’ professional career is a unique mix of real estate development and public affairs, beginning with four years as Assistant Chief of Protocol for the White House and the U. S. State Department, and leading most recently to his position as president and CEO of The Enterprise Center in Chattanooga.

In 2000, Mr. Hays was named President of the RiverCity Company, Chattanooga’s downtown development company. During his four-year tenure, Mr. Hays helped revive the downtown residential market, and he was instrumental in the design and development of Chattanooga’s $120 million 21st Century Waterfront Plan. He now serves on the boards of the Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise and the Fannie Mae Tennessee Advisory Council.

 

 

Women in Business – Session 2

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Ashley McAdoo // Shine Beauty and Wellness  Linkedin Facebook

Ashley McAdoo of Shine Beauty and Wellness joins our Women in Business program to discuss her journey to health, balancing work and home life as a mother, and her business.

Ashley is a Holistic Health coach, raw foods chef, yoga teacher, avid runner, mother of two and wife to her best friend. Ashley believes that food is the best medicine and that we are in control of our health and happiness. She wants you to fall in love with your body, mind and soul all over again. Ashley will work with you to meet your individual needs as a client. She believes in bio-individuality and that each client needs a custom plan that works for their body and lifestyle.

Text Request ft. Ambition

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Kenneth Burke ft.  Jeremy Boudinet// Text Request  Twitter Linkedin Facebook

Do you have “SaaS”?

You want big time marketing success, but you don’t have a big time budget. What do you do?
Jeremy Boudinet of Ambition teams up with Kenneth Burke of Text Request to discuss 5 Principles of Building a Lean, Scalable SaaS Marketing Strategy. Two marketing directors. Two software-as-a-service startups. A ton of helpful nuggets that apply to any digital marketing strategy. Hear personal stories, use cases, research, and more in this jam-packed episode!

 

Text Request ft. Alex Lavidge

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James Dawson ft.  Alex Lavidge// Text Request  Twitter Linkedin Facebook

What is the single biggest pitfall entrepreneurs run into in the startup world?

Chattanooga entrepreneur, investor, and marketing consultant Alex Lavidge joins James Dawson to discuss the importance of Market Research in the beginning stages of business development. They discuss not only the types of research, but also the tools available and things needed to get started!

Women in Business – Session 1

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Stefanie Crowe // SmartBank  Linkedin Facebook

As the introductory guest for our April-May series on start-ups and entrepreneurialism, Stefanie Crowe of SmartBank joins our Women in Business program for a discussion on the relationship banking trend and how it’s rising to meet the new generation of female entrepreneurs. As Chief Experience and Strategy Officer for SmartBank, Crowe is responsible for directing, guiding, and facilitating the company’s strategic planning process. Crowe admits to having a personal life mission to “help women and girls realize their fullest potential,” and during her time on-air she shares tips and insights for women seeking to launch their own businesses.

Text Request ft. Flypaper – Chattanooga

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James Dawson ft.  Andrew Bennett// Text Request  Twitter Linkedin Facebook

A small business owner’s introduction to working with ad agencies. What are the first steps? How should a SMB owner manage their expectations and what is a realistic timetable for ROI?  James Dawson of Text Request and Andrew Bennett of  talk through the questions you should ask when looking for an agency, and what to expect from them out of the gate.

Three successful women in business discuss the rewards and challenges of entrepreneurship in Chattanooga.

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Sheri Young // Feminology   Linkedin Facebook

Sheri Young is the results-driven founder of a boutique agency who has facilitated campaigns & projects of all sizes for a variety of non-profit, B2C & B2B entrepreneurs and organizations. She is also a skilled marketing and PR strategist, writer and public speaker. CEO and founder of Feminology, a family of companies committed to bringing a full-suite of brand development, public relations and media services to emerging and aspiring brands. “We are a women-owned, female-led team of skilled facilitators, designers, writers, illustrators, content marketers and public relations professionals. We offer both agency and accelerator or risk-based agreements dedicated to fueling market launch for a highly selective portfolio of women-owned businesses. We collaborate with both investors and executive management as fully-integrated extensions of their teams.” 

Claire Bartlett // Empower Sport and Performance Enhancement   Linkedin Facebook

Claire Bartlett is a the founder/sport psychology consultant at Empower Sport and Performance enhancement as well as a tennis professional. She played tennis Girls Preparatory School where she won 3 individual and team state championships and went on to play tennis at the University of Florida from 2009-2012 where they won back to back National Team Championships. She has a masters from the University of Tennessee in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Psychology and Motor Behavior.

Cherie White // The Pampered Chef, Ltd.   Linkedin Facebook

As an independent Executive Director Cherie educates healthy, quick food preparation through hands on cooking demonstrations . Guests see and try The Pampered Chef kitchen related products and tools as well as prepare and sample recipes that fall in line with their mission to bring people together and enhance shared meal times, catering to busy lifestyles. The products make entertaining simpler and easier transforming the everyday meal into an extraordinarily effortless experience, which has built a brand people recognize.
As a Leader in one of the Top Leading Direct Sales organizations, Cherie recruits, trains and mentors consultants to build fulfilling income producing home based businesses. My Pampered Chef, Ltd (Berkshire Hathaway company) organization currently consists of 470 overall consultants and 2 million yearly sales. Cherie has been with the company for 20 years, 7 months.