Driven to Business with Eddie Mayfield

Steve Green will be joining with Mountain Park First Baptist Church to present Mountain Park Christmas with Steve Green.  Steve Green will be at the Stone Mountain Church on December 7th.  This Stone Mountain, GA Steve Green concert will feature not just Christian artist Steve Green, but the Mountain Park choir and orchestra.

The Steve Green Stone Mountain, GA Christmas concert will be a wonderful and memorable event.  Tickets are $5.00 and are available by calling 770-921-1452.  Visit MPFBC.ORG for additional information.

Steve Green is a Christian music singer, notable for his vocal range and flexible solo style. Over his 35 year career, Green has been honored as a four-time Grammy Award nominee and a seven-time Dove Award winner. He has had 13 No. 1 songs, and has sold over three million albums.

This is Steve Green’s second appearance at Mountain Park, and this year’s Mountain Park Christmas with Steve Green and Friends in Stone Mountain, GA promises  to be a spectacular event.

The event expects to sell out completely, and those wishing to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets at the earliest opportunity.  Tickets go on sale Sunday August 31.

A Mountain Park Christmas, with Steve Green and Friends:  December 7th at Mountain Park First Baptist in Stone Mountain, GA.  770-921-1452.

My guest this week on Driven to Business is the honorable Consul General for the Nation of Israel to the Southeastern United States.  Opher Aviran has held this position since 2010.

The Consul General is a delightful and very timely guest given the situation in Gaza right now.  We discuss that conflict at some length, plus the business climate in Israel. Did you know, for instance, that Israel has the highest number of high tech companies in the world outside of  California?

He also shares some personal insights about his impressions of America after moving here.   You won’t want to miss this program.   Consul General Aviran shares an intimate account of what its like to experience a rocket attack, and gives us a great background on how this conflict started, and continues.  In addition, he  has a wonderful sense of humor and humility, and is a fun guest.  Tune in Saturday morning at 11.

Driven to Business, hosted by Eddie Mayfield, airs at 11 AM every Saturday on WAFS, Atlanta’s Biz 1190 AM.  The program is streamed live on Biz1190.com  and podcast on eddiemayfield.com

Simply the best business radio in Atlanta..  Driven to Business.

B.J. Pak was born in Seoul, Korea, the youngest child of a police detective and a homemaker. In the early 1980s when B.J. was nine years old, his family immigrated to the United States in pursuit of the American dream of higher education and prosperity. The family arrived in the suburbs of Orlando, Florida where B.J.’s father found work bagging groceries and washing dishes at a Red Lobster restaurant to support the family. Over the years, the family was able to scrape together enough money to open a small grocery store where B.J. worked as young man.

B.J. served as a Federal prosecutor for 6 years, and then ran for the Georgia House of Representatives.   B.J., ran as an outsider, and most politically savvy people thought he had no chance.  But B.J. and his family ran a strong grass roots campaign, and won a tough election.

B.J. has been a popular legislator, and is a great guest.   B.J.’s business and legal background gives him a unique perspective on the problems facing Georgia, the nation, and its business community.  B.J. is a Partner at the Atlanta law office of Ballard Spahr LLP

Don’t miss this interview..   B.J. appears on Driven to Business on Saturday August 2nd at 11 AM.

Driven to Business, hosted by Eddie Mayfield, airs at 11 AM every Saturday on Atlanta’s Biz 1190 AM,  is streamed live on biz1190.com and podcast on eddiemayfield.com

Simply the best business radio in Atlanta..  Driven to Business!

I spend much of our broadcast time here on Driven to Business interviewing people from a variety of backgrounds on subjects that I trust are interesting to our listeners.   I recorded a program set to air on Saturday July 26th that’s a more laid back, fireside type, chat about business, growth, leadership, and marketing. Much of it is taken from my own experiences.

I find many small business people to be discouraged.   As I once heard “One Minute Manager” author Ken Blanchard ask..  “who is just sick to death of encouragement?”

I started the program off by recalling some concepts from a great book by Mark Richardson, “How Fit is Your Business?”   One of his precepts of being a fit business is to accept the NEW normal.   Far too many of us in business keep thinking that the difficult new times we find ourselves in are somehow temporary, and are awaiting a return to what we found familiar and comfortable in the past.   For most businesses however, NOW is normal, and it’s not only discouraging to you and your team to keep looking back, it can be fatal to your company if you keep it up.     The 90’s are gone, and you can’t bring them back. I also talk a bit about Peter Bourke’s excellent book..  Unselling. (Hit the link)   Peter does a great job of explaining why traditional sales techniques may just not work for you, and suggests a better approach.

It doesn’t matter if you’re big, small, profit,  or non-profit.  You MUST regain a sense of direction, purpose, and optimism.

Businesses thrive in all sorts of environments.  I spend most of this program encouraging and giving some practical hints to those of you holding leadership positions.  Your career and business can not only survive, but thrive, regardless of what the national economy is or isn’t doing.

I think you’ll enjoy this program.   Tune in .

Driven to Business hosted by Eddie Mayfield airs every Saturday at 11 AM on Atlanta’s Business Radio, Biz 1190 AM.  The show is streamed live on Biz1190.com and podcast on eddiemayfield.com .

Simply the best business radio in Atlanta..   Driven to Business..  tune in.

Jason Thompson is an attorney, businessman, and a political activist.  Jason serves as the GOP chairman of the 7th Congressional District here in Georgia.  Jason heads up the Thompson Law Firm in Duluth.

Jason became interested in politics when as a young man, he had a chance meeting with the late Jack Kemp.  His interest in politics led to his interest in law.

Driven to Business attempts to avoid being overtly political, but we do find the “business” of politics interesting.  Eddie has talked often on the program about the similarity between identifying and capturing votes to identifying, landing, and keeping customers. Jason gives a great inside view of the political landscape, the practice of law, and American business.

Jason has a great sense of humor, and is not averse to making controversial and politically incorrect statements.  You’ll enjoy this program. You may not agree with him on everything, but you’ll enjoy him.

Jason is a delightful and knowledgeable guest.  Jason will be on Driven to Business at 11 AM, Saturday July 19th.  The program will be podcast on eddiemayfield.com .

Driven to Business, hosted by Eddie Mayfield, is heard every Saturday at 11 AM, on Atlanta’s Biz 1190 AM.  The program is streamed live on biz1190.com and podcast on eddiemayfield.com .

Simply the best business radio in Atlanta..  Driven to Business.