EO Nashville Members in the News: Alex Tolbert, Charles May, David Waddell, Michael Brody-Waite, Alan Young, James Fields and Dan Hogan

A look at what EO Nashville members have been up to the last couple weeks.

In his column in The Tennessean, Alex Tolbert [Bernard Health] discussed whether U.S. health care is a growth driver or value destroyer.

Charles May [bytes of knowledge] appeared in the Nashville Business Journal’s executive profile section May 2.

David Waddell’s [Waddell & Associates] column appeared in the Memphis Daily News Friday. In his column he discussed the “no-growth rally.”

Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker] and Alan Young [Armor Concepts LLC] were featured in last week’s Nashville Business Journal. The two were noted as panelists for the upcoming NBJ Entrepreneur Exchange on June 6.

In his bi-weekly column in The Tennessean, James Fields [Concept Technology] discussed whether or not your data is safer within your business or in a public cloud.

Medalogix [Dan Hogan] was featured in the Nashville Business Journal and Nashville Post for inking a deal with Alacare Home Health & Hospice, an Alabama-based company with 23 locations. This deal will triple Medalogix’s client base. Click here and here for coverage.

Dan Hogan was also mentioned in the Nashville Business Journal‘s article, “Apps techies can’t live without.”

EO Nashville Members in the News: James Fields, Best Places to Work, Andy Bailey, Tom Turner, David Waddell and John Rowley

Here’s the EO Nashville wrap-up for this week and last.

James Fields’ [Concept Technology] column appeared in Sunday’s Tennessean. In his column, James discussed how Internet users can protect their privacy online.

Congratulations to the following EO Nashville companies who were honored with Nashville Business Journal’s Best Places to Work awards:

• InQuicker LLC [Michael Brody-Waite] – Small | 10-25 Employees
• Rustici Software [Michael Rustici] – Small | 10-25 Employees
• Trinisys [David Box] – Small | 10-25 Employees
• Vertek Solutions Inc. [Brian Murphy] – Small | 10-25 Employees
• Advanced Networks Solutions [Max Sadler] – Medium | 26-100 Employees
• Centresource [Nicholas Holland] – Medium | 26-100 Employees
• Concept Technology [James Fields] – Medium | 26-100 Employees
• Vaco LLC [Jerry Bostelman] – Medium | 26-100 Employees

In his most recent Tennessean column, Andy Bailey [Petra] discussed how inspiration is a catalyst for growth. Read his story here.

Andy Bailey’s bi-weekly column on SmallBizDaily.com detailed the importance of understanding your team members’ strengths to grow your business.

In his recent column in the Memphis Daily News, David Waddell [Waddell & Associates] discussed how it has been a particularly tough stretch for sage taxicab investors.

John Rowley [Fletcher | Rowley] was quoted in Campaigns and Elections. Read what he had to say here.

EO Nashville Members in the News: John Rowley, Tim Ozgener, Alex Tolbert, Andy Bailey, Michael Brody-Waite, Alan Young, Mark Deutschmann, Justin Crosslin, Hannah Paramore and Jeff Turner

Another busy week for the members of EO Nashville.

John Rowley [Fletcher | Rowley] was featured in the Nashville Business Journal’s Executive Profile section last week. Read the Q&A here.

OZ [Tim Ozgener] was voted Best New Venue by nFocus Magazine.

Alex Tolbert’s [Bernard Health] column appeared in Sunday’s Tennessean. In this week’s column, Alex discussed the pros and cons between medical pay models.

Alex Tolbert was also mentioned in Wednesday’s Tennessean. Read more here.

Andy Bailey’s [Petra] column also appeared in Sunday’s Tennessean. Andy discussed the sacrifices his wife has made as an entrepreneur’s spouse and Andy’s wife provides a few words of advice from her experiences.

Andy Bailey also appeared in Business Daily.com. Read his blog here.

Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker] and Alan Young [Armor] were featured in the Nashville Business Journal last week. The two will talk at the upcoming Nashville Business Journal Entrepreneur Exchange.

Mark Deutschmann [Village Real Estate Services], Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker], Crosslin and Associates [Justin Crosslin] and Hannah Paramore [Paramore | the digital agency] appeared in this week’s Nashville Business Journal, where they shared their best advice with readers.

National Storm Shelters [Jeff Turner] appeared on News Channel 5 on Wednesday. You can view the video and read more here.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Best in Business, Top 50 Restaurants, Sam Sanchez, James Fields, Darek Bell and Dan Hogan

Many congratulations are in order for the members of EO Nashville. See how they’ve been keeping so busy.

Congratulations to the following EO Nashville members who were named Nashville Business Journal’s Best in Business:

• 1-25 Employees: Bernard Health [Alex Tolbert], Farmington Financial Group LLC [Hart Weatherford] and SnapShot Interactive [Mark Scrivner]
• 101-500 Employees: Advance Financial [Michael Hodges]
• 501+ Employees: Vaco LLC [Jerry Bostelman]

 

Nashville Lifestyles’ April issue listed the top 50 restaurants in Nashville. Congratulations to the following EO Nashville member companies for making the list:

• The Catbird Seat [Ben Goldberg] – #2 of top 50
• Burger Up [Miranda Pontes] – Top 50
• Sperry’s Restaurant [Sam Sanchez] – Top 50

Catbird Seat

Burger Up

Sperry’s

Sam Sanchez [Sperry's Restaurant] appeared in last week’s Nashville Today. The story reported that Sam and his business partner plan to expand their two restaurant concepts to Florence, Ala.

The Catbird Seat [Ben Goldberg] appeared in The Tennessean’s Five to Try section Friday. Ben Goldberg also appeared in Inside Vandy, Vanderbilt’s student newspaper and the Nashville Business Journal. You can read these stories here and here.

James Fields’ [Concept Technology] column appeared in The Tennessean last Sunday. In his column he discussed the importance of and how to choose the right business software.

Congratulations to Corsair Distillery [Darek Bell], who recently won the #1 gin in the 50 Best Gins competition.

Congratulations to Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker] and Dan Hogan [Medalogix], both honorees of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2013 class of Health Care Heroes. Honorees were selected for their contributions to Nashville’s community and health care industry by a panel of judges.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Bob Bernstein, Tom Turner, John Rowley, Andy Bailey, Alex Tolbert, John Kepley, Jerry Bostelman, Michael Brody-Waite, David Waddell

Time for another weekly wrap up of what the EO Nashville members have been up to.

Bob Bernstein [Bongo Java] appeared in the Nashville Business Journal’s Case Study last Friday. Learn how Bob  has expanded his Bongo Java coffee company to five stores and a roasting brand here.

A recent article in the Nashville Post reported that DSi [Tom Turner] is setting up a Texas office to expand into the large Dallas and Houston markets.

DSi also appeared in Evidence Technology Magazine’s March/April issue. The article discussed how the online data explosion has affected the electronic discovery and digital forensics process.

John Rowley [Fletcher Rowley] was featured in Campaigns & Elections as a shoptalker in their most recent issue. See what John had to say here.

A recent guest blog of Andy Bailey’s [Petra] appeared in SmallBizDaily.com Sunday. In his blog, Andy discussed the importance of leaving your comfort zone.

Alex Tolbert’s [Bernard Health] column appeared in The Tennessean Sunday. He discussed why achieving transparency in health care is not an easy task.

The Nashville Post announced Friday the opening of Bernard Health’s second Nashville-area retail store this week.

Bernard Health was also mentioned in Catalyst Healthcare Research as one of few consumer-facing businesses in the health insurance industry.

Teknetex [John Kepley] and Vaco Resources LLC [Jerry Bostelman] were featured in a recent Tennessean story. The article mentioned Teknetex and Vaco as two recruiting firms who have seen a change in how companies are hiring and what level of talent they are looking for.

Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker] was featured in the Nashville Business Journal in February. Michael also recently sat down with the Nashville Chamber to answer a few questions about the company’s culture. See Michael’s answers here.

Digital Journal recently announced that the Medical Center of Central Georgia, the second-largest hospital in Georgia, has served more than a total of 25,000 patients using the InQuicker Online Waiting Service.

David Waddell [Waddell & Associates] appeared in the Nashville Ledger this Tuesday. Read what he had to say here.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Michael Brody-Waite, Andy Bailey, Bryan Merville, George Uribe, Nicholas Holland, John Rowley and David Waddell

It’s time for another weekly roundup of EO Nashville members in the news.

InQuicker [Michael Brody-Waite] appeared in Bloomberg last week. The article mentioned InQuicker for the concierge service it offers to about 140 hospital emergency departments.

Andy Bailey’s [Petra Coach] bi-weekly column appeared in The Tennessean last Thursday. In his article Andy discussed the best way to woo and keep clients—by offering a money-back guarantee upfront. Andy has never had a customer cash-in his or her money-back guarantee. If it were to happen, it would be worth it.

Bryan Merville [Beacon Technologies] was featured in the Nashville Business Journal’s Executive Profile section on Friday.

Bryan Merville’s Executive Profile in the Nashville Business Journal

According to the Tennessean, the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently presented its eighth annual Business and Community Awards. George Uribe [Guestbooker] was named Outstanding Professional in Media.

Populr.me [Nicholas Holland] was in Venture Nashville Connections on Monday. Nicholas’ Populr micropublishing startup will soon pursue a $2 million series A capital raise.

On Monday, John Rowley [Fletcher | Rowley, Inc.] was quoted in an article by The Tennessean about Nashville’s 2015 mayor’s race.

David Waddell’s [Waddell & Associates] column appeared in the Memphis Daily News on Wednesday. You can read the column “Fiscal Equality vs. Efficiency” here.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Rebecca Donner, Michael Berman, Michael Brody-Waite, Andy Bailey, Dan Hogan and John Kepley

Inner Design Studio [Rebecca Donner] was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review, Lamar Times and Medical Construction & Design for the interior design of Forrest Health, a health care leader in Southeast Mississippi. The facility held two ribbon ceremonies to celebrate the building’s new design on Sept. 19 and Oct. 15.

US Postal Service Federal Credit Union is now using the Ncontracts contract and vendor management solution from Network Contract Solutions [Michael Berman]. You can read the full story from the Credit Union Times here.

InQuicker.com [Michael Brody-Waite] was mentioned in the Hudson Reporter on Monday. Jersey Medical Center will launch InQuicker later this month. InQuicker.com was also mentioned by the Hickory Daily Record, a publication covering news from Hickory, NC. The article announced FryeCare Urgent Care-Conover’s launch of InQuicker.

Andy Bailey [Petra Coach] was featured in American Management Association. In his article, Andy compared a winning business to a great sports team.

In Thursday’s Tennessean, Andy’s bi-weekly article discussed the importance of defining the 3 Ps of company culture: people, process and profit.

On Wednesday, Medalogix [Dan Hogan] received the 2012 Healthcare Information Technology Acceleration award. The award recognizes the organization with the best emerging technology focused on the rapid adoption of health care reform initiatives. John Kepley with Teknetex also won an award at the HIMSS show last Wednesday. Teknetex was honored with the HIMSS HIT Workforce Development Award

Medalogix was featured in Predictive Modeling News‘ October issue. The issue included an article written by Dan and a Q&A between Predictive Modeling News and Dan.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Michael Brody-Waite, Bob Bernstein, Benjamin Goldberg, George Uribe and Nicholas Holland

Michael Brody-Waite [InQuicker] was featured in Southern Alpha on September 21. In the Guest Voices section of the growth and technology blog, Michael discussed three major assumptions he made about funding. InQuicker was also mentioned in a Fast Company piece on October 3. The story highlighted InQuicker’s innovative solution to avoid long wait times in the ER.

Bob Bernstein’s Bongo Java and Benjamin Goldberg’s Patterson House were both listed in the Wall Street Journal’s article about Nashville on Saturday. Bonjo Java was mentioned for its artistic clientele, great coffee and delicious food. Not to mention the improv groups that perform. The Patterson House was listed as a “don’t miss” attraction.

Nicholas Holland [Populr.me] and Bob Bernstein were featured in the Nashville Business Journal’s Spotlight section on October 5. In the interviews, the two were asked about the art of the pitch when asking potential investors for money.

George Uribe [GuestBooker.com] was highlighted by the Nashville Hispanic Chamber for the Music City Media Mixers he holds on the third Friday of each month at the Hard Rock Café.

And lastly (not to be outdone), Entrepreneurs’ Organization was mentioned by Forbes this week in its list of the best organizations for entrepreneurs. In the article EO was described as the ultimate toolbox for entrepreneurs.

EO Nashville Members in the News: Greg Greenwell, James Fields, Darek Bell, Alan Looney, David Waddell, Michael Brody-Waite, Bob Bernstein, John Aron, Greg Greenwell, Dan Hogan and Hannah Paramore

On Friday, TotalPrint [Greg Greenwell] was featured in the Nashville Business Journal’s Case Study section. The story covered how the young startup company has been growing rapidly while others have been standing still or struggling. Since its inception in late 2007, TotalPrint has bought three companies, expanding its size, service offering and market share.

In his column in the Sunday Tennessean, James Fields [Concept Technology Inc.] discussed the steps to take if your business partakes in the Bring your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon.

Corsair Artisan Distillery [Darek Bell] was recently awarded two very honorable “Best Rye” 2012 awards at an American Rye Tasting hosted by TheFiftyBest.com. TheFiftyBest.com announced that Corsair’s  Ryemageddon was awarded a gold medal. Corsair’s Wry Moon was awarded a double gold medal.

Castle Homes’ [Alan Looney] Idea House was a focus in Tuesday’s Nashville Business Journal. The Idea House at Fontanel Mansion will be built by Castle Homes. It will be open to the public from June 2013 to December, when it will then become a bed and breakfast or event venue for Fontanel Mansion.

In his weekly article in the Memphis Daily News, David Waddell [Waddell & Associates] discussed public and private reforms taking place as a requirement for survival due to the financial crisis in 2008.

Congratulations to the NEXT Award winners. Here’s a list of the EO Nashville members who won:

Growth

• Health Care — Michael Brody-Waite/InQuicker

Market Mover

• Sustainability/Social Enterprise: Bob Bernstein/Bongo Productions

Entrepreneurs of the Year

• Health Care: Michael Brody-Waite/InQuicker
• Manufacturing/Logistics: John Aron/The Pasta Shoppe

To see the complete list of all winners click here.
Lastly, the Nashville Business Journal announced Nashville’s Most Admired CEOs finalists. Congrats to the following EO Nashville members for making the cut.

• Greg Greenwell [TotalPrint]
• Dan Hogan [Medalogix]
• Hannah Paramore [Paramore | the digital agency]

EO Nashville Members in the News: Dan Hogan, Jeremy Werthan, Elliot Holt, Michael Brody-Waite and James Fields

In last Tuesday’s Tennessean, Dan Hogan [Medalogix] discussed how Medalogix directly addresses the Affordable Care Act’s challenge to reduce hospital readmissions in the Tennessee Voices section of the paper. The Nashville Business Journal also addressed local companies, including Dan’s, that are innovating to meet the needs of the ACA. Read that story here.

Jeremy Werthan [Werthan LLC] was profiled in the September 14 edition of the Nashville Business Journal. Jeremy has seen a 35% increase in revenue after merging his countertop company with his brother’s tile business.

Elliot Holt [Medi-Copy Services] was also interviewed by the Nashville Business Journal for last week’s issue. You can read the interview here.

The Nashville Post once again covered Michael Brody-Waite’s [InQuicker] impressive growth. You can read that post here.

Lastly, James Fields’ [Concept Technology, Inc.] article about virtualization, a best practice for green IT, was featured in The Tennessean on Sunday.