Show Guests:
Dana Barrett, Brendan Thompson, Renee Pearson
Renee Pearson, the Global Director of IT Innovation for Kimberly-Clark, and Executive Advisory Board member for ATP joined us along with Brendan Thompson, VP of Atlanta Commercial Accounts at CGI and VP of ATP. The conversation centered on networking and the social aspects of building community along with the upcoming sports-themed ATP Gala! For tickets or sponsorship info go to: http://atpconnect.org/event/awards-gala-2017/
In hour two, we continued our Meet the Candidates series with Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms. We focused on traffic and transit, regional cooperation, affordable housing and education. We also got Keisha’s back story and learned what brought her to public service in Atlanta.
Dana Barrett & Keisha Lance Bottomd
In the local headlines:
- SEC fines SunTrust $1.1 million for ‘improperly recommending higher-fee mutual funds’ ( http://bit.ly/2xrhjSV )
- Atlanta and Georgia leaders to make big Amazon push for HQ2 ( http://bit.ly/2xrDgkX )
- Tidbits: Food halls coming to Alpharetta, Midtown; Craft beer bar set for Lenox (http://bit.ly/2xqXkUq )
- Georgia AG Chris Carr joins Equifax breach investigation ( http://bit.ly/2xrasc3)
In the national headlines:
- 75% of HR Managers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume, According to a New CareerBuilder Survey ( http://bit.ly/2xq8h8J )
- Polaroid reinvented: A new camera brand and a 28-year-old CEO ( http://cnnmon.ie/2xqQ7no )
- Angry Birds is targeting a $1 billion IPO ( http://cnnmon.ie/2xrpBdu )
- Equifax on Friday announced that it’s CIO and CSO will Retire ( http://on.wsj.com/2feLV3n )
- Elizabeth Warren’s Equifax bill would make credit freezes freeElizabeth Warren’s Equifax bill would make credit freezes free ( http://cnnmon.ie/2xrzEPV )
