Atlanta lost a true legend recently: Mike Reeves, an entrepreneur who made an everlasting impact on the local restaurant and live music scene. He not only co-founded Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurants and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, but he was co-founder of some of Atlanta’s most iconic live music clubs: Cotton Club, the Point, and Smith’s Olde […]
Loretta Goodson returns to the program to talk about the service and business aspects behind University Cancer and Blood Center (UCBC), which has been serving the oncology and hematology needs of patients in Athens, Northeast Georgia, and beyond for more than 40 years. A major topic of discussion is the practice’s upcoming Comprehensive Cancer Center, […]
Some of our favorite guests on the program are those who are making a difference in the world. And this week’s guests are no exception. Their work has an incredibly positive impact on their community, and they do this in a big way through the power of music. Amplify My Community produces concerts and festivals […]
This week’s guest had an orthodox path on the road to becoming a credit building professional. After owning a professional training business and helping clients with their taxes, Perry eventually began learning all about credit building. This led him to create his own company, Credit Building Professionals. He joins host Jon Waterhouse to talk about […]
Independent hospitals are incredibly important to the communities they serve, not only for the health and welfare of the citizens but also due to the fact they create an economic ripple effect. Our guest this week, Ralph A. Castillo, CPA, CEO of Morgan Medical Center, has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare […]
Lenz On Business often explores the business of healthcare and its many forms. This week’s guest knows that business extremely well, including the mechanics of leading a company that successfully helps others and how to persevere in the face of adversity. The Atlanta-based LifeBrite operates LifeBrite Laboratories, which provides clinical testing services to healthcare organizations, […]
Lenz on Business · Dr. Donovan Christie, founder, Anwan Regenerative Center After years in the healthcare field, this week’s guest became an entrepreneur and opened his own concierge practice specializing in lifestyle medicine. Dr. Christie’s business, Anwan Regenerative Center, practices anti-aging functional medicine and focuses on utilizing the triad of good nutrition, exercise, and […]
The show is sponsored by Lenz, Inc., and we have the captain of that ship with us this week. Mike Killeen has been with Lenz, a full-service marketing agency specializing in healthcare marketing, since 2002. He entered his current role earlier in 2023. Additionally, Mike teaches healthcare marketing to graduate students at Emory University’s Rollins […]
The Atlanta Science Festival, a celebration of all things science, takes place March 10-25 with more than 150 events dropping throughout metro Atlanta. The Festival takes over the program this week with Salaita serving as guest host. She chats with Rose about the business behind the Festival, which is celebrating its 10th edition this year. […]
This week’s guest is entrepreneur Michael Cameron, owner and design consultant of Gotcha Covered of Brookhaven-Dunwoody. Michael explains what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and business owner and shares how technology has revolutionized the window treatment solution industry. Gotcha Covered is a retail business specializing in window treatment solutions for homes and businesses. […]
Independent hospitals are incredibly important to the communities they serve, not only for the health and welfare of the citizens but also due to the fact they create an economic ripple effect. Our guest this week, Ralph A. Castillo, CPA, CEO of Morgan Medical Center, has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare […]
Some say the restaurant business is one of the most challenging fields around. Well, this week’s guest specializes in making that aspect of the business world easier for budding restaurateurs, especially women and minority business owners. Lauren Fernandez is CEO and founder of Full Course, a restaurant development and investment firm which incubates and accelerates emerging […]
This week’s guest had an orthodox path on the road to becoming a credit building professional. After owning a professional training business and helping clients with their taxes, Perry eventually began learning all about credit building. This led him to create his own company, Credit Building Professionals. He joins host Jon Waterhouse to talk about […]
With Atlanta’s recent cold front leaving many to deal with freezing pipes, it was fitting to invite Jerome Sabol from Plumb Works back to the program. The Atlanta-based Plumb Works, one of the city’s leading residential plumbing companies, has been operating since 1989 and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Sabol returns […]
This week’s guests are incredibly inspiring, and their company has had and continues to have a profound impact on metro Atlanta and beyond. Dr. Ben Lefkove and physician assistant Ron Sanders of Viral Solutions first founded Viral Solutions drive-up COVID-19 testing sites in 2020 in an effort to resolve the testing crisis in Georgia. Today […]
Many entrepreneurs try a wide range of opportunities before settling on the field of their dreams. This week’s guest has a fascinating entrepreneurial history. A US Navy veteran, Jeff moved out of the Armed Forces and into the nightclub business, eventually owning venues in Atlanta, Georgia and Orlando, Florida. After stepping away from the bar world, Jeff […]
Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, we revisit an interview we had with Diamond Dallas Page, founder of the wildly successful fitness program DDP Yoga. This retired professional wrestler combined yoga positions and calisthenics with physical therapy principles to create a unique program that continues to spawn incredible transformation stories. He talks about the […]
Elvis Presley recorded some classic Christmas music, so Christmas Day is a great opportunity to talk about the business of Elvis, one of the most recognized and celebrated entertainers of all time. We revisit an interview we had earlier this year with Alicia Dean, a marketing, promotion, and events specialist for Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland, the […]
What’s the latest in Atlanta’s residential real estate scene and what does the future hold? This week’s guest has some seasoned perspective. For more than 30 years, Maria Licata has been one of the top-producing agents in the Atlanta real estate market. In fact, she continues to be among the top 1% of real estate […]
AIDS and HIV awareness is as important as ever. According to HIV.gov, approximately 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV and around 13% are unaware of their HIV-positive status. In fact, Georgia has some of the highest HIV rates in the country. And YourTown Health is doing something about it with its HIV […]