Booth 61 With Ricky Steele

On the 20th Anniversary of the Georgia CIO of the Year award, Booth 61 was honored to host the Founder of Intellinet, and The Georgia CIO Leadership Forum, now known as Inspire CIO, Mr. Frank Bell. I first met Frank in the mid-1990’s through the High Tech Prayer Ministries. Frank is a visionary leader in […] The post Frank Bell, Founder of Inspire CIO visits Booth 61 with Ricky Steele appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

What an honor it was to have the 2018 Life Time Achievement Award winner, Mr. Bob DeRodes, visit Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at this year’s CIO of the Year event. I was fortunate to meet Bob 10 years ago and I have been learning from him ever since. Listen to this podcast and you […] The post Bob DeRodes: 2018 Life Time Achievement Award Winner appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Booth 61 with Ricky Steele had the honor of hosting Dave Barnes on November 15th shortly after Dave was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award you see in the photo. Dave is the former CIO of UPS after starting his career as a loader/packer. Dave is not only a great business success but he is one of Atlanta's most […] The post Dave Barnes given the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Always a pleasure to have my friend and the Managing Partner for IBM Security, Mr. Ben Hendrick join Booth 61 for an interview. I have known Ben for 10 years and he is one of the hardest working and well respected technology leaders in Atlanta. He has created a brand that helped Dell grow in […] The post Ben Hendrick, Global Executive - Managing Partner-IBM Security at the CIO of the Year Awards appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

First interview at the 2016 Georgia CIO Leadership Association Annual CIO of the Year was with the Winner of the "Lifetime Achievement Award", Mr. Fran Dramis. This 14 minute interview is Pure Gold and well worth everyone's time to listen. Fran is an icon in our industry and community. It was a great honor to […] The post Georgia CIO Leadership Association's 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Fran Dramis appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

What a Special Treat for me to have two wonderful friends, technology icons and the Co-Chairs of the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball visit Booth 61 with Ricky Steele on Saturday night, May 7th. I have known Bryson Koehler and Janet Sherlock for many years and I promise you, they don’t make folks better than these […] The post Co-Chairs of TechBridge’s 2016 Digital Ball, Bryson Koehler CIO of The Weather Channel and Janet Sherlock CIO of Carter’s visit Booth 61 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It is always a pleasure to spend time with old friends Lisa McVey and Patti Dismukes as well as meet a new friend, Denise Adamson. All three of these dynamic executives from BioIQ were gracious to stop by Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Lisa is a past Chairwoman of […] The post Lisa McVey, Patti Dismukes and Denise Adamson of BioIQ visit Booth 61 at 2016 Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Perennial guest and dear friend, Walt Carter was gracious to stop by Booth 61 with Ricky Steele on May 7th at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Walt has a huge heart to match his huge personality. Walt was an early employee of TechBridge, a long time Table Host and a tremendous supporter from the […] The post Walt Carter, CIO of Primary Capital Mortgage visits Booth 61 at TechBridge’s 2016 Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  It is always a treat when one of my favorite people visits Booth 61. Jay Ferro is an icon in the Atlanta Technology Community. Not only does Jay run a steady ship as the CIO of the American Cancer Society but no one and I mean literally no one does more community service than […] The post Jay Ferro, American Cancer Society CIO Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It was my pleasure to both meet and to have the privilege of interviewing Scott Schindler at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Scott shared some of the exciting new things happening at Dell. He also shared the importance Dell as a company places on supporting the not for profit community not just in Round Rock […] The post Scott Schindler, Managing Director Sales at Dell Services, Visits Booth 61 at the 2016 TechBridge Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It was great having my friend, Ben Hendrick join me in Booth 61 at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball. Ben is an icon in the Atlanta Technology Community. Ben is not only a powerful executive at IBM Security but Ben is a great giver of himself and of his companies resources to many Atlanta not […] The post Ben Hendrick, Managing Partner & Global Competency Leader Infrastructure & Endpoint Security for IBM appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

My first guest in Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the TechBridge 2016 Digital Ball was Jimmy Etheredge, Senior Managing Director – Products North America for Accenture. TechBridge has enjoyed a long relationship with Accenture and it continues to grow because of the leadership of Craig Ramsey, Tiffany Brott and today, Jimmy Etheredge. This interview […] The post Jimmy Etheredge, Senior Managing Director of Accenture, at TechBridge’s 2016 Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Wednesday, March 30th was a very special time on Booth 61 with Ricky Steele. James Franklin, CEO of TechBridge, Bryson Koehler, EVP and CIO of The Weather Company, Jim Reese, CEO of the Atlanta Mission and Beth Smith, Director at Corus 360 LIT up the studio. I could add 25 paragraphs of copy and not […] The post TechBridge and the 2016 Digital Ball 3 30 2016 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

As always it was an honor and privilege to have Ben Hendrick join me in Booth 61 at the GCLA 2015 CIO of the Year breakfast. I met Ben in 2006 or 2007 while he was earning his MBA at Kennesaw State University. Ben and I became more than friends. Many call us Brothers from […] The post Ben Hendrick, Managing Director, Global Delivery – Enterprise Systems & Networking for the Dell Corporation appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It was an incredible honor to have as my first guest on Booth 61 with Ricky Steele on Friday, November 13th, 2015, Mr. James Dallas. James is the 2015 Life Time Achievement Award winner from the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. I have had the privilege of knowing James for about 10 years. He is the […] The post James Dallas, Life Time Achievement Recipient at GCLA’s 2015 CIO of the Year Awards appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

One of the highlights of Booth 61 at the Techbridge Digital Ball is when my friend and everyone else’s friend, Walt Carter visits. Walt has been a guest each year and will continue to be a guest as long as I am hosting the show. Walt is a man after God’s own heart. Walt is […] The post Walt Carter, CIO of Primary Capital Mortgage visits Booth 61 at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

What a JOY it was for me when my sister, Lisa LaRoque dropped by Booth 61 during the opening reception at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball. I first met Lisa at the Thursday morning Bible Study held at Dell SecureWorks. She is one of the people you learn from quickly. She has a magnificent heart […] The post Lisa LaRoque, Executive Director of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, visited Booth 61 at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It was a special treat for me when my old friend, Dave Hudson dropped by Booth 61 on May 9th during the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball. I have known Dave and his equally talented wife, Monika for many years having first met them when I spoke to the SOB’s (Students Of Benn Konsynski) at the […] The post Dave Hudson, Chief Business Strategy Officer and SVP Technology Strategy at Amtrak visited Booth 61 at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

It was a great pleasure and treat when my friend and all around great guy, Aaron Hillegas visited Booth 61 on May 9th at the 2015 Techbridge Digital Ball. Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Big Nerd Ranch. The Techbridge VIP Reception this year and last was sponsored by Aaron and Big Nerd Ranch. […] The post Aaron Hillegas, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch visits Booth 61 at the Techbridge 2015 Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

What an honor to close Booth 61 with Ricky Steele at the Techbridge 2015 Digital Ball with none other than the CEO, James Franklin and the Chairman, Jay Ferro. I am personally in awe of both of these men which is not the job of a radio host. It is however the responsibility of someone […] The post James Franklin & Jay Ferro at the Techbridge 2015 Digital Ball appeared first on Business RadioX ®.