Past Speakers for January-December 2024

JAN 03	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JAN 10	Peter James,
	Final Expense Advisor, Affordable Senior Solutions LLC
	Affordable Senior Solutions LLC provides advanced planning for burials and cremations and also pre-needs planning as another part of its umbrella. Peter began his career in metro Atlanta in telemarketing after moving from Jamaica in 1992 and did medical equipment sales for Lanier Healthcare/Medquist for 13 years. He migrated to insurance sales in 2008 and also freelanced in marketing and sign store management. Since 2013, Peter has worked exclusively in the insurance industry as an agent with Bankers Life and then with Lincoln Heritage specializing in Final Expense Life Insurance. In 2020, he started Affordable Senior Solutions LLC to cater exlusively to the senior market. Peter has been married to his wife, Josette, for 32 years, and they attend Victory World Church.

JAN 17	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JAN 24	Bruce Murray,
	Digital Creator for AToH Project
	Bruce has been a freelance graphic designer for twelve years with a wide range of clients from Sony, BET, to Marvel, DC, and several game developers. Before this, he worked in retail for five years.

JAN 31-FEB 07	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

FEB 14	Andrew Schiehr,
	Founder & CEO of Innovative Healthcare (IHC)
	Andrew has over 30 years experience as a healthcare executive with accolades in servicing major national accounts. Andrew served as Regional Vice President for a leading edge national provider of medical equipment for eight years. He then became the Eastern Regional Manager where he was instrumental in the acquisition of a device used for Gyn procedures, pre-FDA approval. He was pivotal in developing an in-office mobile delivery model which resulted in the formation of Innovative Healthcare. To Andrew these initials stand for I Honor Christ. He continues to cultivate relationships with manufacturers to lower capital expenses and provide turnkey systems to physicians' offices from personalized scheduling, experienced mobile clinicians and professional support staff.

FEB 21	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

FEB 28	John Rymer,
	Benefits Agent with Great South Benefits Group
	Great South Benefits Group offers Group Health Insurance for small and medium sized businesses, long term healthcare insurance, and life Insurance. John previously owned Rymer Homes, Inc. which developed residential communities from Dunwoody north to Dahlonega for about twelve years. Prior to Rymer Homes, Inc. John was a chemist with Kraft General Foods and worked in the Food industry for thirty years. He received a B.A. from Berry College majoring in chemistry. John is married with two children and is a published author and song writer.

MAR 06-20	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

MAR 28	Gerald Simmons,
	CEO of Terminals Plus Etc, LLC
	Gerald is the founder of Terminals Plus ETC, a provider of credit card merchant services and point of sales systems based in Alpharetta Georgia, ( https://terminalsplusetc.net ) for the past 20+ years. Prior to that Gerald was with the Sears Roebuck Company for 3 years as an assistant department manager at Gwinnett Mall. Gerald became a born again Christian while serving a 6 year tour in the 1970’s in the military and was stationed in Germany at Leighton Barrack in Wurzberg, Germany. Gerald currently resides in Sugar Hill, Georgia.

APR 03	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

APR 10	Whit Smith,
	Georgia Tech
	Whit has taught electrical engineering at Georgia Tech since receiving a PhD from there in 1990 after time in industry designing commercial broadcast equipment and computer controls. For the last couple of decades, Whit mostly has orchestrated interdisciplinary teams of students in their required group design projects immediately prior to their engineering degree graduations. He met his wife while teaching at Oxford, and they have a daughter who just acquired her driving learner's permit.

APR 17	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

APR 24	Stacy Burton,
	Owner/Broker, Amerirealty
	Stacy has been in the real estate business for over 50 years. Formerly, he was Owner/Broker with RE/MAX Northeast, a real estate company providing mostly residential brokerage and mortgages. A native Atlantan, Stacy taught high school and coached prior to entering the real estate business in 1971. He was the first RE/MAX broker in the state of Georgia. Stacy and his wife, Jeannie, have two daughters and now reside on Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia.

MAY 01	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.