Mel Miller
Financial Advisor
9525 Birkdale Crossing Drive, Ste 308
Huntersville, NC 28078
Office: 704-896-9985
Cell: 704-650-5439

Do you have peace of mind around your financial situation? 

At Ameriprise, our unique and collaborative Dream> Plan> Track> ® approach to financial planning starts with your dreams, not just the numbers. Working with you, I'll take the time to understand every aspect of your current financial situation, listen to your dreams and aspirations and explain your options to help you make informed choices. I'll create a plan to help accomplish your short and long-term goals and provide an ongoing review of your plan to help keep you on track as your financial situation and needs change. I will provide risk management, making sure a catastrophe such as death or disability won't undo your dreams. My goal is to provide you with personalized financial planning over time that starts with you, not the numbers. 

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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. As an author, writer and international speaker, she inspires leaders and individuals around the globe through her nationally acclaimed books, contributing articles, monthly columns, and weekly Monday Motivation 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 " … referred to time and time again." Her next book, The Profitability Quotient," is due out in pre-publication copies by late 2017.

As CEO/Strategy Maestro of BizGrowth Inc., Sherre' brings more than 30 years of best practices and validated operational and marketing 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.  

Eileen Stephens 

Organizational Development

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Main: 704-746-9301

Debi Thomas
Interior Design

16847 B Birkdale Commons Parkway 
Huntersville, NC 28078
Main: 704-517-2030

Debi Thomas Designs provides stunning and original turn key designs for any room in your home. Services include color selection, space planning, and materials selection for new construction, remodeling, or ‘makeovers’. Tailored window treatments and bedding are designed by Debi Thomas, an award-winning interior designer with over twenty years of experience in the industry, fabricated by highly skilled tailors, and professionally installed in your home. Exclusive accessories, designer fabrics, wall coverings and area rugs, as well as bench-made custom upholstery are selected to compliment your style and respect your budget.

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!

Karen D. Moravus

Branch Sales Manager/ NMLS #447961

16930 W. Catawba Ave., Suite 200

Cornelius, NC 28021

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Main: 704-918-6000

Fairway Independent Mortgage is a nationally ranked, residential mortgage lender committed to providing the best rates for our customers while remaining dedicated to the highest level of service demonstrated through consistent, informative communication with clients and their real estate partners.  Our goal is to act as a trusted advisor, providing highly personalized service and guiding our clients through every step of the loan process.  It’s all designed to exceed expectations, guarantee satisfaction, and earn trust.  We strive to streamline the mortgage process for our clients and make it stress free for all parties involved.  (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is licensed in all 50 states and has headquarters in Madison, WI, and Carrollton, TX.)

Morgan Prendergast

Mortgage

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Main: 781-812-5110

GiGi Sampson

Business Service Professional

1785 Laurel Hill Drive

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Office:  704.240.3153

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. 

Shannon Anderson
Real Estate Pollinator/Broker
5925 Carnegie Blvd, #250 
Charlotte, NC 28209
Main: 704-602-0400
Cell: 704-796-4867

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. 

Elizabeth Colen
Nutrition, Diet and Health Specialist
Ms. Fit One Lifestyle
Phone:  704-980-0250

WWW.MsFitOne.com
Instagram /Twitter:  @MsFitOne
YouTube:  Elizabeth Colen

Elizabeth Colen is a Health Specialist who helps people create radical breakthroughs in their health and wellness. Elizabeth has a deeper understanding of weight issues because of her own weight loss story of losing over 115 pounds. She has maintained that weight loss for more that 10 years.  She focuses on you while you focus on everything else.  Elizabeth will work with you to create a customized holistic comprehensive health plan that will give you more energy, more focus and more clarity so that you can be more focused on your business and be more productive in your day to day life.  Living a healthy lifestyle is more than physical it’s being healthy mind, body and spirit.   Your well-being is a lifestyle not a fad

Kasandra Brew Blum

Property Manager

P.O. Box 119, Huntersville, NC 28070

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Main:559-977-0017

Neighborhood Property Management is a full service residential property management company. I am passionate about managing my clients rental homes to ensure their investment remains an investment. The services provided to my clients include tenant placement, rent collection, routine interior/exterior inspections, eviction filings, financial reporting and maintenance. I believe in providing quality service to each client and customer to build and retain professional and trusting relationships.  

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. 

My specialty is personal insurance and enjoy working with my clients listening to their insurance needs and finding effective solutions to protect their financial assets.  NFP Insurance also has resources for commercial, life, health and group coverages.

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.

Melanie Rockefeller 

Period Subscriptions Services 

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Main: 704-363-7815

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

Owner

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Main: 704-965-3254

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Mary Lou Winn
Office Manager

18809 W. Catawba Avenue, Suite 102 
Cornelius, NC 28031
Main: 704-409-1875
Cell: 704-277-3648

Viking Merger & Acquisitions’ business sales process has evolved over the years into what it is today: a streamlined system that helps business owners successfully complete the sale of their business and earn top dollar in the process. Since 1996 Viking has sold over 500 businesses, averaging 96% of the asking price and is among the top 2% of M&A brokers in the nation.

If you are ready to sell your business, or at least ready to discuss the idea and get a feel for what your business might be worth, please contact us to schedule a free consultation. During our no-cost, no-obligation introductory consultation, we’ll talk with you to learn more about your business and its unique attributes. We tell you about what we do, how we do it, what it costs, and what you can expect in the process—and of course, everything we discuss is completely confidential. Afterward, we’ll perform a complimentary valuation, showing your business’ range of value and will do pre-screening with a lender to ensure it meets current lending guidelines.

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