Darin Myers

Coach Darin: Finding a balance between agility and planning

For many CEOs and business owners, there’s a delicate balancing act between maintaining an agile approach to leadership and adhering to the goals of a business plan. Agility encompasses the need to stay flexible in the face of ever-changing market conditions. A business plan marks the organization’s best efforts to set an agreed-upon goal and the ways in which to achieve that goal over an established period of time. At first blush, these may appear to be contradictory processes. However, savvy business leaders find a way to balance agility and

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Blue Ribbon Businessperson Of The Month

Businessperson of the Month: Juan Galvan

Ramiro Galvan is a busy man. As the CEO of El Rey Group and someone who likes to give back to the community, Ramiro appreciates all the help he can get. That’s why he nominated his brother, Juan Galvan, as Augusta Business Daily’s Businessperson of the Month for February. “Juan is an incredibly dependable and hardworking individual. He consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that our company runs smoothly and efficiently. His ability to learn quickly on his feet has been invaluable, allowing him to adapt to any situation

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Consumer Stories

Tourism icon to help military folks in the CSRA

An annual event scheduled at Augusta Regional Airport is drawing increased attention to the airport. The third annual “Run the Runway” has been set for March 16. It gives individuals the unique opportunity to run a 5k race on one of the runways at the airport. “The course takes you through Lock and Dam Park and then, it will turn and get you on our property. You’ll run up our runway and down and end on our taxiway,” Lauren Smith, Assistant Director of Marketing & Public Relations at the airport

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Cyber Security

New A.I. features for your business

In today’s P.U.T.T., Patrick Reynolds takes a swing at letting you know what’s next in Artificial Intelligence to help you let technology work for you.

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B2B Stories

CSRA firm expands to spotlight your needs

A company with a South Augusta showroom and three South Carolina locations is getting ready to light up Evans. LITECRAFT is getting ready for its outdoor season with the upcoming Masters tournament, while clients plan to undertake spring and summer renovations. The company also provides lighting solutions for ceilings, walls, and with free-standing lamps. Owner—Augustan, Michael Johnson has showrooms in Charleston, Surfside Beach, Greenville, and on Barton Chapel Road in Augusta. According to Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate, LITECRAFT Lighting is the fastest-growing lighting store in the Southeast. JT handled

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Faith

Faith Friday: Men of Augusta, it’s time!

“I’ve always said that if you reach the fathers, the men of the homes, you’ll reach the whole family.” That’s how my conversation began with Pastor Brad Whitt of Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez. Pastor Brad was kind enough to offer me a few minutes to talk about the Men of Augusta conference coming up next weekend March 1st and 2nd. Brad says Abilene has done a couple of men’s conferences, but years have come and gone since the last one took place. In praying about it last year, he

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B2B Stories

Universities fueling the workforce pipeline for tourism and hospitality jobs

Travel, tourism, and hospitality are rebounding following a slump during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Augusta University and UGA are helping bump the numbers by offering training programs for those industries. A recent report from the University of Georgia (UGA), listed hospitality and tourism as the second largest contributor to the state’s economy. In 2022, there were nearly 168 million visitors generating $39.8 billion in direct visitor spending. That translates to $4.7 billion in state and local tax revenues. In Athens, the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel

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Cyber Security

Chipping in with Google reviews

When your company gets unsolicited rave reviews, it’s like making the putt at the Masters. When it comes to providing cyber security for your company, a few things could be more important.

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B2B Podcasting

Making $ through state contracts

Are you a small business? Need to make more money and move your business forward? Today’s Biz Bits outlines the steps for the doing business with the state of Georgia. Check it out!

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