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March 21, 2022

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned From Cyber Attacks

Nowadays, if you do not have an I.T. or Cyber protection plan, you could be putting your clients at great risk and your employees in a tenuous situation as well. In today’s Vodcast,” Cross Link Consulting founder Patrick Reynolds, invites you to “save the date” on a Cyber conference and provides some tips on how to prevent a Cyber attack.

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Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Show up every day with integrity

Twenty-eight years… That is 10,220 days and 1,344 weeks. During this time, I experienced the death of MTV, the release of the first cell phone, the rise of social media/share culture and the beginnings of Super Savers, now known as Home Direct of Augusta, my direct mail advertising company. When I first started in the advertising industry it was the late 90’s, men’s shorts became longer, Walkmans and cassette tapes were abundant, and power suits were a thing. The advertising company I worked for was Jones Intercable’s Cable Coups, a

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B2B Stories

Local real estate professional featured in Georgia magazine

Nancy Carolyn Powell earned her real estate license as a teenager and has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. As her business, Powell & Associates, Inc. has grown, so has her commitment to mentoring the next generation of real estate professionals. The March issue of Georgia Trend Magazine features profiles of Powell, a local broker, and owner of Powell & Associates, Inc., and five other influential female business leaders. Her mother, Marcene Powell, founded the company in Lincolnton in 1992, and she worked for her for many

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B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: How the pandemic accelerated automation, remote work, and other new business models

  Dr. Rick Franza, is the Dean of the Hull College of Business who discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, we take a look at how business models have changed as a result of the pandemic. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Looking back at the last two years, what new or changed business models do you see? Rick: The pandemic didn’t necessarily create a lot of new business models but it accelerated a lot of business models. For

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B2B Stories

A pandemic survival story

Dapper & Co. made the best of a bad situation for themselves and others The pandemic was hard on many local businesses and sadly, some didn’t survive. But others made it through that unsettled period and are still alive. Over the next several weeks we’ll look at their stories and what made the difference for them. Daryl “Dapper” Rolle is the perfect example of the old saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Rolle, the owner of Dapper & Co. men’s grooming lounge, used the two months his business

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Cyber Security

Lessons Learned From Cyber Attacks

Nowadays, if you do not have an I.T. or Cyber protection plan, you could be putting your clients at great risk and your employees in a tenuous situation as well. In today’s Vodcast,” Cross Link Consulting founder Patrick Reynolds, invites you to “save the date” on a Cyber conference and provides some tips on how to prevent a Cyber attack.

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