Co-Founder of the Atlanta Small Business Network | Co-Founder of CBT News | Co-Founder of JBF Business Media | Host of CBT News and the Female Founder show
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NHTSA Opens Recall Inquiry into Jeep Wrangler 4xe Hybrid SUVs Over Loss of Power
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a recall query into 94,275 Jeep Wrangler 4xe hybrid SUVs manufactured between 2021 and 2024, citing concerns over a loss of motive power. This investigation comes in response to complaints from owners who experienced engine shutdowns, including those whose vehicles were previously recalled in 2022 for the exact same issue.
Hyundai Dealers Sue Automaker Over Alleged Inflated EV Sales
A group of Hyundai Motor dealers has filed a lawsuit against the South Korean automaker in Chicago federal court, accusing the company of inflating electric vehicle sales numbers and punishing franchises that refused to participate in the alleged scheme. The lawsuit, initiated by Napleton Aurora Imports in Illinois and affiliated franchises, claims that Hyundai Motor America Corp (HMA) pressured dealers to misuse inventory codes intended for “loaner” vehicles to artificially boost sales figures.
Why celebrated news anchor Lynn Smith left TV to build her own media business
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Libby Hockenberry, founder of The Victorian Atlanta discusses the power of perseverance for entrepreneurs
First, Hockenberry shares insight into her experience as a small business owner and offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. She emphasizes the importance of courage and belief in one’s ideas, regardless of gender, and encourages others to take the plunge and pursue their passions.
How the Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative is elevating female founders — Monica Hooks, Executive Director
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How entrepreneur Lauren Wilson aims to bridge employee scheduling gaps with her tech venture ImIn, Inc.
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Mastering motivation to drive business growth with iFOLIO Founder Jean Marie Richardson
Welcome to the first episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories, offer real-world tips, and advice to help you grow professionally and personally.
How Genius Guild founder Kathryn Finney helps diverse entrepreneurs find funding
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
The Importance of building connections in business with Amanda Yu-Nguyen, Founder of Barkuterie Boards
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Meet Suzi Sheffield: Founder of Beautiful Briny Sea artisanal dry goods
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Full Course founder Lauren Fernandez on positive affirmations, work life balance, and entrepreneurship
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Make a left at the airplane
By Bridget FitzPatrick During my childhood in once-sleepy Penndel, an oddity lay in the center of town, supported by stilts — a genuine 50+ passenger airplane-turned-cocktail-lounge. It was the town’s iconic behemoth that was good for giving driving directions long before the convenience of GPS. “Turn left at the airplane.” This wasn’t just any airplane. It was a retired Lockheed C-121 Constellation.
How to conquer limiting beliefs and discover your roadmap - Author Rachel Luna
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Actress turned entrepreneur Jenette Goldstein shares the story behind Jenette Bras
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How founder Tamara Lucas built a successful app with no prior tech experience
Transcription: Bridget Fitzpatrick: Tamara, thanks so much for joining us today. Tamara Lucas: Thank you for having me. I’m excited. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Yeah. Now, you have an interesting background, it’s completely different from what you’re doing now. So, can you talk to us a little bit about that and then how you moved into My Panda app and the development? Tamara Lucas: Yeah.
Reimagining work-life balance with Instant Teams Co-Founder and CEO Liza Rodewald
Transcription: Bridget Fitzpatrick: Liza, thank you so much for joining us today. Liza Rodewald: Thank you for having me. It’s a pleasure to be here. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Yes. Can you talk to us about what was your motivation for starting your company? Liza Rodewald: Sure. So, I call myself kind of an accidental entrepreneur.
How Headbands of Hope Founder Jess Ekstrom stays positive by 'Chasing the Bright Side'
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How entrepreneur Barbara Jones-Brown is succeeding in male-dominated industries
A hiring manager explains the "coffee cup test" he uses in job interviews A hiring manager, Trent Innes, who is also the CEO of a software company called Compono, explains that he uses the "coffee cup test" to determine who gets hired or blacklisted from his company.
How entrepreneur Barbara Jones-Brown is succeeding in male-dominated industries
Barbara Jones-Brown is an award winning tech CEO, and founder of Lillii RNB, a computer consulting firm in Georgia. She has a unique and inspiring story on succeeding as a black woman in a historically male-dominated industry, and on this episode of The Female Founder she joins Bridget Fitzpatrick to discuss her career as an entrepreneur in the technology space.
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Change the Status Quo - Attorney Kathryn Burmeister
Kathryn Burmeister is an accomplished attorney, author, speaker, coach and founder of Burmeister Law Firm. Today she joins Bridget Fitzpatrick, host of The Female Founder on Atlanta’s Small Business Network, to discuss the difficulties she faced in her early career, and how she overcame her own obstacles to becoming the lawyer she always wanted to be.
How to Conquer Limiting Beliefs and Discover Your Roadmap - Author Rachel Luna
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How Andrea Longfellow Found Passion, Humility, and Balance in the Franchise Industry
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How the Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative is Elevating Female Founders — Monica Hooks, Executive Director
Transcription: Bridget Fitzpatrick: Monica, thank you so much for joining us. Monica Hooks: Thank you for having me, Bridget. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Yeah, it’s a pleasure. I know it’s been a little while since you were here at ASBN. Monica Hooks: Pre-pandemic. Yeah. Bridget Fitzpatrick: I think it’s 2018. Right, right. So, welcome back. It’s been a little while. Monica Hooks: It has, but I’m so happy to be back and tell you about the program and see your fabulous studio. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Oh, thank you.
How Genius Guild Founder Kathryn Finney Helps Diverse Entrepreneurs Find Funding
Transcription: Bridget Fitzpatrick: Kathryn, thank you so much for joining us today. Kathryn Finney: Thank you for having me. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Now my first question should be when do you sleep, right? Kathryn Finney: And I’m a mom too. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Oh my goodness. You do it all. Kathryn Finney: I sleep. I think it’s important as a entrepreneur and as a leader to take a break.
How Entrepreneur Lauren Wilson Aims to Bridge Employee Scheduling Gaps with her Tech Venture ImIn, Inc.
Transcription: Bridget Fitzpatrick: Lauren, thank you so much for joining us today. Lauren Wilson: Thank you for having me. Bridget Fitzpatrick: Now a lot’s been going on. I know you recently took the leap from Chime Solutions, where you were chief of staff, and to now launching your own app. Can you first talk to us a little bit about your background? Lauren Wilson: Yes. After I graduated from the University of Georgia, I went into my family’s business, which is in the outsource call center industry.
Why Celebrated News Anchor Lynn Smith Left TV to Build Her Own Media Business
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
The Importance of Building Connections in Business with Amanda Yu-Nguyen, Founder of Barkuterie Boards
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Full Course Founder Lauren Fernandez on positive affirmations, work life balance, and entrepreneurship
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Meet Suzi Sheffield: Founder of Beautiful Briny Sea Artisanal Dry Goods
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How Headbands of Hope Founder Jess Ekstrom Stays Positive by 'Chasing the Bright Side'
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
How Passion and Creativity Fueled Teneka Williams to Open Royal Petals ATL
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Atlanta Fashion Designer Abbey Glass on How She Finds Balance as a Creative Entrepreneur
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Wireless instrumentation communication propels plant processes
As companies adopt and leverage digitalization, they are implementing smart systems and adding connectivity to data sources to improve operations and empower their workforces. This trend is especially apparent in the field, where process instrumentation and other common devices, like valve actuators, increasingly provide a wealth of diagnostic information.
Choosing the best communication device for your manufacturing plant
The Motorola RMU2040 is a 2-Watt radio perfect for smaller spaces. (Courtesy of HQ98.com) Working in a manufacturing plant requires constant communication between floor workers, foreman and superintendents. For manufacturing floor workers to do their jobs they have to have a good communication system in place. This system needs to allow employees to communicate with each other, superiors and call for help if necessary.
Actress Turned Entrepreneur Jenette Goldstein Shares the Story Behind Jenette Bras
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories and advice from female entrepreneurs to help you build and grow your business. This show is designed to inspire and motivate other female founders to be the best entrepreneurs they can be.
Libby Hockenberry, Founder of The Victorian Atlanta Discusses the Power of Perseverance for Entrepreneurs
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories, offer real-world tips, and advice to help you grow professionally and personally.
Reimagining work-life balance with Instant Teams Co-Founder and CEO Liza Rodewald
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories, offer real-world tips, and advice to help you grow professionally and personally. Today’s guest is Liza Rodewald, Co-founder and CEO of Instant Teams.
What inspires, scares, and motivates celebrity cake designer Ebonie Carzo?
Welcome to another episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories, offer real-world tips, and advice to help you grow professionally and personally. Today’s guest is Ebonie Carzo, celebrity cake designer and influential community leader helping small businesses grow one cake at a time.
Welcome to the first episode of The Female Founder with Bridget Fitzpatrick, Co-founder of ASBN and the CBT Automotive Network. The Female Founder is a show all about helping women grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Each episode will highlight inspiring stories, offer real-world tips, and advice to help you grow professionally and personally.
Improve plant efficiency through remote monitoring and diagnostics
In hydrocarbon processing, refineries and tank farms suffer from inefficiencies that result in serious losses. These losses often take the form of fugitive emissions and downtime due to failure or maintenance. The unplanned shutdowns caused by component failure and unnecessary maintenance decrease a plant’s output, while fugitive emissions contribute to a facility’s carbon footprint.
Social distancing and real-time locating systems
It’s been a turbulent time during the COVID-19 pandemic. One bad piece of news seemingly follows another. While we’re very lucky to be able to keep operations running from our home office, for many of our customers this is not possible. We naturally have been following the developments in society, politics and the economy with highest interest. Exchanging ideas and thoughts on a daily basis on how to adapt to the constantly changing circumstances.
System integrators and serial communication monitoring: Why it matters
Historically, industrial control systems (ICS) could exist as a closed-loop, with an air-gapped network and a solid physical security program insulating them from the outside world. An operator could trust the integrity of their operations based on process outputs, and when processes broke down maintenance was brought in to locate and fix the issue. Not to say it was a simple time (it wasn’t), but the internet and digital transformation has changed the game at an ever-accelerating pace.
The role of the system integrator in the digital transformation
Manufacturing automation is seeing a shift from controls type projects to information solution, or digital transformation-type projects. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) supports this digital transformation and falls under its umbrella. John Cunningham, director of business and industrial IT, RoviSys discusses the role of the system integrator in the digital transformation, safe remote access, better bandwidth and resiliency in manufacturing.
AMRs have a big future in manufacturing production
ABB’s recent announcement to acquire Spanish mobile robot company ASTI underlines something we all knew: Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have a big future in the industrial sector. ASTI has been around for 35 years and employs over 300 people and is the 4th largest vendor of mobile robots in Europe by revenue. It is a well-established player in a market that is better known for recent start-ups.
Making industrial control system solutions more adaptable
Learning Objectives A new architecture and philosophy is required for industrial control solutions in the Industry 4.0 age. Reinvention is needed because of Industry 4.0’s potential to change how information is processed and gathered. Using digital twins, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) can help leverage digital transformation. Dynamic and intuitive machines are transforming the way businesses function in every industry.
The best engineers are going to the competition, and here’s why
Learning Objectives To hire better engineers, look at scarcity and competition. Consider logistics and location to hire more engineers. Fix poor hiring practices and invest in engineering talent. Hiring can be a challenge at any time, but in 2021, hiring for talented engineers feels especially difficult. Five factors are making it even harder to find and hire the ideal candidate, and if these are not addressed, the competition will be a few steps ahead.
Control your move to remote operations
In many cases, the infrastructure required to support a move to reduced onsite staffing or a move to remote operation may already be in place. Reducing onsite staff has increased focus in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The initial knee-jerk philosophy may be to ensure “the same level” of process safety and reliability is maintained across this transition. It is unlikely the same level of process safety and reliability can be achieved without meaningful effort and cost.
Control your move to remote operations
In many cases, the infrastructure required to support a move to reduced onsite staffing or a move to remote operation may already be in place. Reducing onsite staff has increased focus in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The initial knee-jerk philosophy may be to ensure “the same level” of process safety and reliability is maintained across this transition. It is unlikely the same level of process safety and reliability can be achieved without meaningful effort and cost.
5 Smart Strategies You Need to Implement Now to Disaster Proof Your Business - Beate Chelette
On today’s edition of The Atlanta Small Business Show, Jim speaks with Beate Chelette, the author of the #1 international Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go From Overwhelmed to Awesome”. She has been named one of fifty must-follow women entrepreneurs by the Huffington Post, and sold her first venture to the one and only Bill Gates. Beate is here today to discuss 5 Smart Strategies You Need to Implement Now to Disaster Proof Your Business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bridget Everett on Her 7 Favorite Things 2018
If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what famous people add to their carts. Not the JAR brooch and Louis XV chair, but the hand sanitizer and the electric toothbrush. We asked comedian Bridget Everett about the vanilla cold brew, gold ring, and T-shirts she can’t live without. The Strategist is designed to surface the most useful, expert recommendations for things to buy across the vast e-commerce landscape.
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