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Liz Marlow

VP, Business Development

17111 Kenton Drive, Suite 103

Cornelius, NC  28031

Office:  704-896-9622

Cell:  704-560-7534

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AlphaGraphics Lake Norman is a locally owned and operated marketing communications company.

We are experts in creating and producing custom solutions that help you communicate with impact. Our passion is helping you get results. Whether you need Printing Services, Marketing Services or Custom Signage, we have a solution for you:

• designs that capture your vision and promote your brand

• brochures, flyers & other marketing collateral that excites people about your products & services

• eye-catching graphics for your vehicles, windows, walls and floors

• attention-grabbing trade show exhibits, signs, banners and flags

• digital and direct marketing solutions that get your phones ringing

• business printing that showcases your brand on stationery and business cards

• forms, manuals, labels, packaging and much, much more ……

Jennifer Szakaly
Care Manager
6135 Park South Drive
Suite 510 
Charlotte, NC 28210
Main: 704-945-7170
Fax: 877-513-6075
Cell: 704-492-0554

I opened the Charlotte-based geriatric care management and counseling firm, Caregiving Corner, in 2005 to assist caregivers of older adults in navigating the long-term care system and to arm them with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions when dealing with a crisis caregiving situation. As a gerontologist and nationally certified geriatric care manager, I understand the social and psychological complexities of caregiving. I have experience working with other senior care providers, so my knowledge of the aging services network in the Charlotte, NC area is extensive. Because of my expertise, I am also frequently asked to provide training to corporations who employ Baby Boomers who are juggling caregiving and careers, marketing seminars to aging-related businesses on media relations, and various types of speaking and educational events.

Specialties: Assessments, referral & placement services, family mediation, care plan development, VA benefits application assistance, Mediation application assistance, service coordination, monitoring of long-distance caregiving situations, and crisis intervention.

Sherre DeMao
CEO - Strategy Maestro
7210 Hunters Bluff Drive 
Denver, NC 28037
Main: 704.483.2941
Cell: 704.231.3847

Sherre' is passionate about inspiring new thinking to empower positive change and prosperity. As an author, writer, international speaker, and entrepreneur, she inspires leaders and individuals around the globe through her nationally acclaimed books, contributing articles, monthly columns, and weekly Dream Wide Awake blog and email communication. Her first book, Me, Myself & Inc. A Synergized World, An Energized Business, Living Your Ultimate Life, changed the way running a business and life as an entrepreneur was viewed and approached. Her book, 50 Marketing Secrets of Growth Companies in Down Economic Times, was cited as a book " … to be referred to time and time again." Her latest book, Dream Wide Awake" was chosen as a Leadership Book for the National Association of Women in Construction in 2020. As CEO and BizGrowth Maestro of BizGrowth Inc., Sherre' brings more than 30 years of best practices and validated operational, strategic, and value-building success to entrepreneurial enterprises. Her work as a growth strategy consultant, CMO or COO on-call helps build companies of value and worth, and business owners enjoy prosperity and satisfaction. If you are seeking to scale your business and build a company of value to ultimately cash in for all your hard work and efforts, you need to have Sherre' as a part of your advisory team.

Kelly Jimenez

Outreach Educator
Supporting Cap Tel- Captioned Telephones
Charlotte, NC

Main: 704-635-1754

OEI raises awareness of programs that provide free Captioned Telephone service to individuals with hearing loss. If you or someone you care about has trouble hearing over the phone, we can help.  We work with you to make sure anyone with hearing loss can feel comfortable and confident talking on the telephone. With programs to provide a free Captioned Telephone, we bring captioning to you!  OEI works extensively with Audiologists, Veterans Service Officers and Hearing Health Professionals to provide individuals with the support and equipment they need to feel confident talking over the phone – all at no cost!

GiGi Sampson

Business Service Professional

1785 Laurel Hill Drive

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Cell: 704.692.7351

I am passionate about facilitating the growth and success of entrepreneurs and small businesses!  By delivering accounting, project management and secretarial services via a virtual venue, I help my clients stay focused on growing their businesses, instead of on the necessary but time and energy draining tasks such as bookkeeping, sales tax reporting, reconciling bank accounts, etc. Together we set up and streamline systems and processes to stay on track with projects, prospects, new clients and business opportunities.  Clients have the services they need, available as they need them, at a reasonable cost. 

Becca Mangini
Realtor
6001 Gateway Center Dr, Ste 105 
Concord, NC 28031
Cell: 803-445-5289

I am passionate about helping people who are making the jump to home ownership, upgrading/downsizing, or relocating to their next adventure. I know that a home purchase or sale can be the biggest financial move of a person's life and my consultative approach to listing and purchasing truly helps to focus on each client's needs, wants and desires to create their unique "best experience." My goal is to make the process as seamless and pleasurable as possible by being flexible, attentive, and a true master of connections for my clients in the real estate space. 

Kara K. Carpenter

Business Relationship Manager

18809 West Catawba Avenue.Suite 204

Cornelius, NC  28031

Main: 704.603.7705

Omnia Construction Group is a licensed General Contractor specializing in residential remodels, additions and custom homes in the Lake Norman area.  At Omnia, our primary goal is to consistently exceed our client’s expectations throughout the remodeling process.  We achieve that through constant communication and collaboration with the project team, which includes our clients, designers and trade partners. 

At Omnia, we recognize that not every project is a good fit for every contractor.   Therefore, we place significant emphasis on listening to and learning about the needs and goals of our clients, and making sure that we can successfully achieve their vision. 

Hollie Sims
Vice President
18809 W. Catawba Ave
Ste 204A 
Cornelius, NC 28031
Main: 980-829-6676
Cell: 704-577-4860

On Point Flooring is your local source for quality flooring products and installation services. Our more than 20 years of experience provides you with confidence in the work and assurance in the end results.

On Point Flooring is a mobile flooring showroom with hundreds of samples to choose from:
HARDWOOD, HARDWOOD REFINISH, CARPET, LAMINATE, BAMBOO,
VINYL TILE (including custom showers & backsplashes)

**No Charge, convenient in-home consultations.

COSMETOLOGY STUDENT SPECIALIZING IN SENIOR AND DISABILITY ADVOCACY

As a Chair on Business Sorority’s Philanthropy committee, Kristine cares deeply about making a difference for those in need.  She is currently going back to school to get her cosmetology license and plans to focus on servicing seniors as well as individuals with disabilities.  Throughout her past experience working with seniors and those with disabilities, she has seen a great need for specialized care for these individuals.  Kristine loves to make people feel beautiful.  But more than anything, she strongly desires making them feel loved.  Accessibility, consideration of needs, and genuine conversation will be just a few of Kristine’s specialties as a cosmetologist.  Look out for her once she is official in December of 2020!

Perry Blickenstaff
President
516-D River Hwy, #172 
Mooresville, NC 28117
Cell: 704-577-7652

Tammy Rojas
Head Creative Chic

Huntersville, NC 
Office: 704-274-9978
Cell: 917-992-4573

Tammy Rojas, head creative chic at redhot marketing & design, has never had to ask the question “what do I want to do with my life?” The answer was always there - design beautiful things and make people happy, of course! She has been doing just that for over 25 years, for companies such as Not Fade Away Graphics, ToysRUs and dressbarn. Eager to “never work in a cubicle again”, Tammy left NY in 2008 and redhot marketing & design was born! She loves partnering with her clients to help them achieve their marketing and design goals in the most creative way possible.

Branding  |  Print Design  |  Web Design  |  Social Media  |  Public Relations

Wendy Becker
9935 D Rea Rd # 107 
Charlotte, NC 28277
Main: 980-354-1123

Our priority in The Sandbox is to come alongside families whose children have cancer or a life altering illness and make sure they know that they are not alone on this journey. We have just launched a new approach to how we do that, and it’s designed to ensure that we are serving families in the best possible way. It’s called our CARRE program, because The Sandbox Cares About Real Relationships Empathetically. Through this model, we are aiming to customize the services we offer families to be sure it’s exactly what they need.

Jenni Miehle
Owner/Designer
Mooresville, NC 
Cell: 704-995-7753

​As a freelance graphic designer and “grammar nerd,” my specialty is informational documents - things like reports, training manuals, workbooks, forms, etc. I help small to medium size businesses (and nonprofits) look professional and communicate effectively by designing materials that are well-organized, visually appealing, and consistent with their brand.
 

Tamara Rabenold

CEO/Owner

Huntersville, NC

Main: 704-895-3939

Tamara Rabenold is a licensed private investigator and CEO of Vaudra International, a company specializing in Intellectual Property (IP) and corporate investigations. Think handbags, nutritional supplements, car parts, cell phone batteries, e-cigs or anything that is profitable & popular enough to be counterfeited or infringingly imitated. It’s all those deals that look too good to be true when they pop up in your social media feed or favorite online marketplace. New ideas and brands are born every day, and right around the corner is an unscrupulous party eager to make a dollar off of someone else’s hard work.

Over the past 17 years, Tamara has conducted thousands of investigations and worn every hat within the company as she grew in her knowledge base and passion for brand protection. In January of 2021, she acquired 100% ownership, making it one of only a handful of women-owned IP investigative firms in the industry. Conducting investigations globally, Vaudra works with attorneys, corporations, entrepreneurs & brand owners to protect the value of their IP and investigate those endeavoring to wrongfully profit from it.  

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