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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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Local consultant encourages leaders to lead people where they are

Four years ago, Katie Wynn decided to create a budget to track her household finances, but she had no idea where to start. Wynn did what anyone else would do: she googled it. Wynn admits she’s still no budgeting expert, but she knows much more about the topic than she did before. Wynn, founder, and President of Dynamik Consulting in Augusta used this anecdote to illustrate the Situational Leadership II Model. She discussed this model at the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series on Wednesday, March 16 at

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Pick your priorities rather than trying to balance everything, panelists advise women leaders

It’s impossible for female business leaders to balance the many hats they wear as professionals, wives, and mothers, just to name a few. That was the opinion offered by Dr. Patrice Buckner Jackson, founder and facilitator of EduCare Training and Consulting, LLC at the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s March Women in Business program. “You’ll never have a balance,” said Jackson, affectionately known as Dr. PBJ. “Give yourself permission to be in the priority of the moment.” She was one of three panelists along with Kim Evans, Executive Director of

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An event featuring Mark Alison to help businesspeople unlock the power of their brains

A more powerful and efficient way to use your brain can give people a fulfilled, less stressful life. That will be the point of a presentation by Mark Alison, 9-11 a.m. March 24, hosted by Auben Realty at 909 Walker St., Augusta. Called Future Planning, the presentation will show people how to access the power of their brains to create a clear direction in life. Alison, an entrepreneur, founded Alison Group’s marketing firm, now merged with Alison South, has many years of experience in motivational speaking. “People who attend this

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Subaru and You

  Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional.   Is it just me, or… Subaru and You I have to admit to being among the millions who for decades have seen Subaru vehicles and especially their owners as (politely) a smile-inducing, eccentric sub-set of humanity. The term, “Tree-huggers” comes to mind. But in seeking to get to the bottom of how this automaker and this culture found each other, I uncovered an array of marketing insights that could be helpful to you

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Former Fort Gordon commander shares his thoughts on Russia and leadership

Retired Brig. Gen. Jeff Foley doesn’t think the Russian people stand behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push into Ukraine. Unlike most politicians and media personalities giving their opinion on TV, Foley’s views come from first-hand experience. Foley, the former commander at Fort Gordon, shared his thoughts on Russia and leadership to a group of home services professionals at a CSRA Home Connections meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at the Snelling Conference Center. While serving in the Army in the early 2000’s, Foley traveled to Russia as a military liaison and

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Businesswomen to discuss mentoring and coaching next generation leaders

Behind every successful business leader, there’s a mentor who provided guidance, motivation and advice. Female professionals will have the opportunity to learn from local mentors at the next Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Program on Tuesday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Mill Events Center on Greene Street. Three businesswomen will discuss mentoring and coaching the next generation of leaders in a panel discussion called “Leadership & Legacy.” The panelists are Dr. Patrice Jackson, founder and facilitator of EduCare Training & Consulting,

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Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach

  Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional.   Is it just me, or… Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach Baseball invented the bench coach as a way of acknowledging the fallibility of single-decision-maker decision making. Medicine calls it the second opinion. Napoleon and Hitler could have used one when contemplating Russia. Things just seem to get smarter with a second viewpoint. You and your marketing are no different. To demonstrate, let’s meet Mark. Mark owns a modest electronics store and fervently

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Local business consultant to discuss improving your company’s situation

It’s hard to pin down Michael Scott’s leadership style on The Office, but for better or for worse, many business owners and CEOs adopt one style and stick with it. Others subscribe to the Situational Leadership model, a flexible leadership approach developed in the 1960s by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hershey that involves adapting to ever-changing workplace situations. Katie Wynn, founder and President of Dynamik Consulting of Augusta, will discuss this model at the next Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series event on Wednesday, March 16 from 11:30

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Former Fort Gordon leader to command business leaders’ attention

If you had the opportunity to listen to a speech from the former commander of Fort Gordon, you would probably do whatever you could to take advantage of that opportunity. Retired Brig. Gen. Jeff Foley, a 32-year Army veteran, author and leadership coach, will serve as keynote speaker for a local business meeting next week. Foley will speak at a breakfast meeting for CSRA Home Connections, a division of CENTURY 21 Larry Miller Realty, on Wednesday, March 9 at the Snelling Conference Center, 3165 Washington Road, Suite D in Augusta.

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