Meet The Team
The coaches on this page are here to help you in many areas of small business and personlasl development. Depending on what your need is you may select a coach or one will be assigned to you once you complete the Coaching Request Form by clicking the link below.
Marc Parham
Marc E. Parham is a small business expert, professional speaker, radio host and author of the book “Yes I Can – Develop My Idea and Start My Own Business". He has been working for over 20 years to help people start and grow businesses.
His mission is simple, to educate and coach people to start taking more control of their lives by learning how to start their own small business.
Marc is a Managing Partner at the CAPBuilder Network Group; (www.capbuildernetwork.com) a consulting company whose focus is helping people start and grow their own businesses. He is the creator the successful business information site called The CapBuilder Network (www.capbuildernetwork.com) and radio talk show CAPBuilder Talk (www.capbuildertalk.com) that provides articles, information and resources to help start and grow small businesses. He also the director of Entrepreneurship at the Urban League of Greater Atlanta.
On October 11, 2013 Marc was invited and attended a meeting with President Obama to discuss how the shut down and debt ceiling issues were affecting small business. The meeting was held at the White House and it was co-sponsored by Business Forward. Marc, a member of the Business Forward Local Leadership Council was one of a select group of nine individuals invited to attend the meeting.
He is available for speaking, coaching and other business events using the contact information listed below.
email: marcp@capbuildernetwork.com 770-634-7231
Website: www.marceparham.com, www.capbuildernetwork.com, www.capbuildertak.com
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KimKimberly Griffin -Supplier Diversity Certification
Consultantdbe Consulting LLCMay 2010 – Present (5 years 11 months)Greater Atlanta AreaDBE Consulting is a full service preparation service for minority supplier certification programs that include ACDBE, DBE, LSBE, WOSB, WBE and MBE, Hubzone among others. We also provide Training, Consulting, RFP Writing and Document Preparation for small and middle market companies with an emphasis on minority contractors throughout the United States.
Whether you are just starting a business or your company is already established, you can drastically increase your chances at winning contracts if you are certified as a small disadvantage business, women owned businessor minority owned business.
If you are looking to be ACDBE, DBE, LSBE,WOSB, MBE or WBE certified – DBE Consulting can get you there. As a former DBE concessionaire in a major US airport, we understand, first hand how to navigate through the process and how to avoid the pit-falls that can cause worry and frustration for many first time applicants. We offer our intimate knowledge and experience of the DBE certification process and leverage our relationships throughout the country to make sure that your process goes smoothly and is approved quickly. We can help you avoid common mistakes that can derail your certification process including: How to properly assess your personal net worth and make it conform to government guidelines. How to organize and prepare your company records and documents for submission.How to conduct a successful site visit. Whether you are seeking certification for the first time or have had problems in the past, hiring an experienced certification consultant can simplify the process, save you time and money.
Our success rate is unmatched! We've helped many minority business owners gain certification and we can help you, too.
Coach Jim Foster
Small Business Coach
Jim Foster is an experienced strategic Business Coach and Consultant, Mentor, Speaker and Certified Travel
Consultant. He coaches and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. He writes business plans professionally and conducts business seminars and workshops. His clientele includes the SBA – SCORE division, Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, The Home Based Business Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Muhammad Zahir
Marketing Expert
Your Trusted Advisors Net
September 2004 – Present (11 years 8 months)Greater Atlanta Area
BRANDING | TRAINING | TEAMING | COACHING
We are known in the marketplace as 360 Guerrilla Marketing, Be Your Own Brand, Scholarship Dreams and Salon Occupational Safety. Our collective brand image celebrates excellence and performance through the unveiling of potential and purpose. Now, we continue that celebration by putting it back under one umbrella … Your Trusted Advisors Net.
Your Trusted Advisors started in 2004 as a collaboration of professionals that believed the client was best served when their advisors worked together for the benefit of the client. Over time we discovered another belief; “Small businesses are the extension of the individuals that created them.” Thus, the values and experiences of the business owner shape the culture of the business from employees to customers. If we wish to influence the growth of a business we need to look first at the business owner.
This introspection gives us the most powerful tool possible for creating true success ... "Purpose-Led Branding."
We help business owners answer the questions:
~ Why am I in this business?
~ How have my experiences qualified my genius?
~ What products or services should I offer?
Success in the marketplace demands your distinction from the competition. Your Trusted Advisors helps businesses create a platform, crafted from the owners unveiled purpose and potential, that targets customers who want their offerings. We help the business owner establish a culture that creates loyal customers, trusted employees and supports their unique market positioning.
Visit Us: http://YourTrustedAdvisors.net
Kevin McGee
Business Coach
Kevin McGee is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and business coach. He was a serial entrepreneur long before the term became trendy. With a wide range of experience ranging from light manufacturing to multi-unit franchising, he started his first major venture at 23 years old. He has more than 25 years of entrepreneurial and business development experience, giving him unique insight and wisdom into this area of entrepreneurship. Kevin uses this experience as the basis for his speeches on topics such as overcoming obstacles, business and personal development.
