Past Speakers for January-February 2020

JAN 08	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JAN 15	Larry Pearson,
	Vice President, Marketing, Impetus Technologies.
	Larry brings over 30 years of management experience working with software product companies in business development, marketing, product management and systems engineering. His experience ranges from 20 years with global Fortune 50 companies like IBM to leadership positions with mid-sized software product companies and startups. Larry joined Impetus Technologies in 2004 after four years as an Impetus customer. Having a keen appreciation for the customer's viewpoint, he spent his early years with Impetus as Area Vice President for the Eastern U.S., and during that time he built some of their largest and most enduring customer relationships. As VP of Marketing, he is responsible for messaging strategy and execution, marketing communications, public relations, all events (i.e. trade shows and webinars), inside sales and lead generation. Larry holds a degree in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas.

JAN 22	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JAN 29	Terry Bryant,
	Owner and Client Relations Manager, Precise Healthcare Solutions.
	As a medical employment agency in Atlanta, the staff at Precise Healthcare Solutions has a passion and interest in finding the best candidates for the job and placing them in the role that they'll best fill. With a practiced importance in friendliness, compassion, and professionalism, they aim to best assist medical professionals and providers so the community is met with the best healthcare possible. Prior to founding Precise Healthcare Solutions, Terry worked in Nurse Triage Communications at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and was a Patient Services Contractor with Apria Healthcare prior to that. Terry attended Georgia State University and served in the U.S. Navy for 14 years.

FEB 05	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

FEB 12	Chris Chancey,
	Founding Shareholder of Centurion Advisory Group.
	In 2013, Chris and his wife, Sarah, moved to the fringe of Clarkston, Georgia, a refugee resettlement community in the Atlanta metro area. After a year of learning from their refugee neighbors, they believed there was an ample amount of refugees looking for good jobs and knew there was an ample amount of companies looking to hire dependable employees. They launched Amplio Recruiting in 2014, and since then Amplio has placed over 5000 refugees in jobs with 300 Atlanta companies and has grown to areas in Texas, North Carolina, and Michigan, while eclipsing $11M in revenue. Chris published a book in the fall of 2019 entitled "Refugee Workforce" and is focused on achieving Amplio's vision of staffing companies in 25 locations by 2025.

FEB 19	Larry Shrader,
	President of Five Star Properties,
	a company which owns and operates income investment real estate in the Atlanta metropolitan and north Georgia areas since 1991. He has been in the real estate business for more than 30 years. Larry currently has his real estate license with Virtual Properties Realty and is a member of the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors. Larry has co-hosted the Norcross Fellowship Luncheon with Heinz Wegener since 1985. His business background includes ten years in management with JCPenney where he worked part time while in college before going on their Management Training program in his home town, Chattanooga, Tennessee. He accepted a company transfer to Atlanta where he met his wife, Deborah. Larry and Deborah have four grown children and six grandchildren.

FEB 26	Stephen Fuller,
	Owner, Stephen Fuller, Inc.
	An Atlanta resident and Georgia Tech graduate, Stephen Fuller has received numerous awards of excellence for superior architectural design, including three Best in American Living commendations from the National Association of Home Builders. Stephen believes that professional accolades are gratifying, but just as meaningful are the countless affirmations he hears from families who draw unending pleasure and comfort from his creativity. Through his designs, he gives expression to an abiding philosophy, that a home should live in harmony with its surroundings, and that tradition should live in harmony with time. Stephen Fuller designs homes that address individual homeowners' needs and complement the style and preferences set forth by the families who will occupy them.

MAR 04	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.