Driven to Business with Eddie Mayfield

Pam Martin is the executive director of the Hope Clinic in Lawrenceville, GA.

The Hope Clinic is a Christian non-profit, internal medicine clinic. We provide the highest standard in medical care to the uninsured, underinsured and indigent in Gwinnett County, a suburban area of Metro Atlanta.

The Hope Clinic was founded in 2002 by Dr. William Martin to provide an affordable alternative to the hospital emergency room for the primary care medical needs of the uninsured. The clinic is a vital part of Gwinnett’s healthcare safety net and supplies over half of the available charitable primary care capacity in the county. Dr. Martin and the team of providers at the Hope Clinic specialize in internal medicine and chronic care diagnosis.

Listen as Eddie and Pam discuss not on the “business” or providing health care to the medically underserved, but the issues with health care as it affects small businesses and individuals.

Driven to Business with Eddie Mayfield is heard every Saturday at 11 AM on Atlanta’s Biz 1190 AM.  The progrem is streamed live on biz1190.com and podcast on eddiemayfield.com and itunes.  Simply the best business radio in Atlanta..  Driven to Business.

Dr. Silva’s experiences encompass career and life coaching, security strategies as a prison deputy prison warden, and psychotherapist. He helped students at Ave Maria University, University of Michigan and currently at Eastern Michigan University. He has taught psychology at Kalamazoo College and Schoolcraft College; provided training for counselors, managers, and hostage negotiators.  He is the founder of Santa Maria Children’s Foundation.

Dr. Silva is an intelligent, passionate individual that you’ll enjoy hearing.   His latest book, Life 100 is well worth the read.   The title refers to spending 90% of your time dealing with NOW, 9% on the future, and 1% in remembering the past.  You’ll enjoy, and be inspired from hearing Dr. Silva.  Listen in as Eddie and Dr. Silva discuss not only his book, but his experiences and observations on life, business, and relationships.

Dr. Silva was first on Driven to Business Saturday morning, September 27th at 11 AM.

Driven to Business with  Eddie Mayfield airs every Saturday at 11 AM on Atlanta’s business radio, Biz 1190.  The program streams live on biz1190.com and is podcast on eddiemayfield.com and itunes.

Art Kleve is the owner of Nobody’s Auto Repair in Lawrenceville, Georgia.  Art has a long history in the automotive business.  After serving in a number of executive roles with several auto manufacturers, Art decided to become a small business person, and purchased Nobody’s Auto Repair in the early 2000’s.

Having leadership experience in both large and small corporations gives Art a unique perspective on business, customers service, leadership, and marketing.  Listen in as Eddie and Art discuss not only the automotive business but the timeless principles of life, business, and leadership.

Driven to Business, hosted by Eddie Mayfield airs every Saturday at 11 AM on Atlanta’s Business Radio, Biz 1190.  The program is podcast on Eddiemayfield.com, Itunes, and other places, and is streamed live on biz1190.com 

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I had the opportunity to sail for the second time with Holland America’s MV Zuiderdam to Alaska.

Thanks to the great production people at Biz 1190, and the kind folks at Holland America, I was able to do an interview aboard the vessel and underway with Ron Van Vliet, who is the Culinary Director and Acting Hotel Director on the Motor Vessel Zuiderdam.

Anyone that’s ever been aboard a cruise ship is well aware of how difficult the job of the Culinary and Hotel director can be. Ron does it with a great deal of grace, and does it very well. Imagine if you will, pulling into port at 7 AM, disembarking 2000 passengers and all their stuff, then loading up another 2000 and all their stuff beginning at noon. PLUS, you have to load and prepare food, get all the rooms cleaned, and everything sparkling aboard the ship so that the embarking passengers get the same great treatment that the disembarking ones did. That’s completely aside from taking on fuel, and handling the ship operations

It’s a great study in both logistics and customer service, applicable to any business of any size. One of the things that always intrigues me is how a business develops a culture of friendliness. At our company, EMA Inc., it’s part of our culture, and it’s always fascinating to hear how others did it as well. That culture is evident at Holland America the moment you step aboard, and any business would be wise to learn the lesson of treating customers well.

Listen in as I discuss all of this with Ron; you’ll enjoy it. He has a great sense of humor, especially for someone so busy.

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

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

On this edition of 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.

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..

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 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.

And, 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.  Give it a listen .

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.

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.

Dana Barrett hosts the morning show on WAFS, Biz 1190 at 9 AM every morning.  (hit link for details)  Dana is a high energy, entertaining personality and a very fun guest on Driven to Business.  Listen as Eddie and Dana discuss how she started her radio program, careers, branding, marketing, customer service, and a variety of other issues.  

Dana is anything but dull, and you’ll enjoy this program so give it a listen. In addition to being a program host, Dana is quite the businesswoman, and the insights she shares are worth your time.

Driven to Business hosted by Eddie Mayfield is heard every Saturday at 11 AM on Atlanta’s business radio, 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

Jeremy Dys is the senior counsel with the Liberty Institute (see libertyinstitute.org ) .

The Hobby Lobby case decided this week by the Supreme Court is just one example of issues surrounding religious liberty.

For those tempted to say, “I’m not interested in religion, I just want to run my business,”  Jeremy makes a great case,  that attacks on religious liberty are the first step to attacks on all liberty, including the freedom to own and operate a business.

And, those attacks are relentless and continuing.

Listen as Eddie and Jeremy discuss the Hobby Lobby case in detail, as well as other cases, and the principles and issues that go along with freedom.

This is an upbeat and interesting discussion, and you’ll not want to miss it.  Great guest, Jeremy Dys– and a great show.

Driven to Business, hosted by Eddie Mayfield, airs at 11 AM, every Saturday on Atlanta’s Business Radio, 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.