Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: Emily Johnson, Miss Hooters International, 2024 Hooters Calendar Cover Girl

Happy holidays!

The 2024 Hooters Calendar has just been released.

To celebrate the 2024 Hooters Calendar, Hooters hosted calendar signings at some Metro Atlanta locations featuring:

Cover Girl: Emily Johnson (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Have a listen:

Miss March: Sophia Zullo (Mason, Ohio)
Miss July: Cassidy Marginean (Grand Prairie, Texas)
Miss September: Sara Vratanina (Daytona, Fla.)
Miss November 2023: Ashleigh Meade (Chantilly, Va.)
Back Cover: Paloma Henderson (Charlotte, N.C.),
Calendar Girls from Hooters of Kennesaw: Gwyn Johnson (Kennesaw, Ga.), Caitlin Tabor (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Calendar Girls from Hooters Mall of Georgia: Abbey Upshaw (Buford, Ga.), Jasmin Duncan (Buford, Ga.), Cassidy Keene (Buford, Ga.)

For every calendar sold, Hooters will donate $1 toward its Give A Hoot fundraising effort benefiting the V Foundation for Cancer Research — one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding organizations — and other local beneficiaries through the Kelly Jo Dowd Breast Cancer Research Fund. To date, Hooters has raised over $8.7 million for this organization.

To find your nearest Hooters location, visit Hooters.com. For more information about the Hooters Calendar, please visit hooterscalendar.com.

Johnson, the 2022 Hooters Girl of the Year and four-time Hooters Calendar Girl, has worked at Hooters for six years and has used that time to build her professional portfolio. This includes pursuing her academic dream of a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. The goal to pursue this career started when therapists helped her brother recover from brain surgery when she was growing up.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio 9/3/22 - Anastasia Muravyeva, World Champion Dancer, CEO and Founder ‘Dance ‘n Dazzle’

Rick talks to world champion dancer, Anastasia Muravyeva this week.

Anastasia has a fun new concept of dance entertainment.

Have a listen:

This is priceless entertainment for any occasion.

Dance ‘n Dazzle provides all inclusive and unparalleled special events, castings, media, and print spreads with the most elegant and memorable element, that will surely add a sparkle to the occasion. Wedding packages illustrate the most detailed pieces and luxurious displays of elegance. All packages are immaculately designed to provide the necessary talent and ambiance to accommodate any type of movie productions, print, and live requirements. “DND” caters to the most sophisticated venues with next-level entertainment, organized to complement accompanied headliners or to be the centerpiece of any celebration.

“DnD’s” spectacular holiday and themed events are paired with light shows and costumes to create a mesmerizing experience. “DnD” also offers metadance, which is a virtual engagement that’s displayed at a digital venue of the client’s request. Moreover, their presentations bring the most enamoring dynamic to any corporate gathering. Red carpet and dinner shows are magnificent additions that provide a formal and classy atmosphere.

Ms. Muravyeva has derived inspiration from one of her favorite quotes from Fred Astaire, “Do it big, do it right and do it with style.” Dance ‘n Dazzle agency hosts the most talented performers trained to provide events or media with the most luxurious entertainment available in the industry.

For more information please visit: www.dancendazzle.com

Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio 4/3/21 - Danica Tormohlen, Covering the Trade Show Industry

Great to be joined this week, by one of the best follows on Twitter when it comes to the Trade Show industry. Danica Tormohlen (@DanicaTormohlen).

Danica and Rick have a lively chat about events, conventions and trade shows returning.

Danica has been a respected professional in the exhibition industry ever since she joined EXPO in 1994 as an assistant editor and moved up the ladder to the publisher’s office. Her career has included a Folio: Eddie Award for Editorial Excellence in the travel and hospitality category, and an award for best web site redesign from min’s btob.

Tormohlen, who will be based in the Kansas City area, has also spoken at industry events and has served on various committees for the International Association of Exhibitions and Events including education and public relations.

She is a fountain of information and she shares some of it this week with Rick.

Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio 3/27/21 - Hermann Elger, VP at Sharecare on Safe Events

Rick talks with Hermann Elger, VP at Sharecare this week.

Elger, VP President of travel, hospitality and entertainment at Sharecare, talks about the long-term planning and tools stadiums and arenas need to be using to fully rebuild their businesses and fan trust.

With a light at the end of the tunnel, some leagues have started to welcome fans back into stadiums (re: MSG and Barclays) and others are in the preparation stages. However, it will take more than revamped cleaning procedures to truly win back the trust of fans and visitors.

Previously the Chief Operating Officer of Baccarat Hotels & Resorts, Hermann has been helping the hospitality, entertainment and sports industries get back on their feet with Sharecare’s VERIFIED®, a multi-pronged digital verification and accountability system in partnership with Forbes Travel Guide and supported by CAA Icon and OVG. Most recently, the State Farm Arena in Atlanta announced the integration of VERIFIED® into their recovery plans to establish confidence from fans in their safety efforts.

Topics:

Why on-site COVID testing, mobile ordering, digital health passports and cleaning procedures won’t be enough to fully recover entertainment/sporting events

The value people are placing on health security, digital accountability and a verification standard for venues

How COVID’s permanently changed the way people think about events and how stadiums need to communicate with visitors

Hermann Elger is executive vice president of travel, entertainment, and health security at Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place.

In this role, Elger is responsible for leveraging the company’s digital capabilities and health expertise to help employers and businesses across service industries ensure public health safety as part of overall consumer well-being. With channel partners such as Forbes Travel Guide, Elger oversees the delivery and global expansion of Sharecare’s Health Security VERIFIED™ solution, a platform and verification system designed to help hospitality organizations comply with proactive and reactive measures to minimize the risk and impact of acute public health events.  

A well-respected, widely traveled, and assured leader in luxury hospitality, Elger brings a wealth of expertise and 25 years of global experience to Sharecare. Prior to joining the company, Elger served as managing director of Baccarat New York and chief operating officer of Baccarat Hotels and Resorts, leading the development of new properties and overseeing day-to-day operations and quality guest experiences for the flagship hotel. Previously, Elger also served as general manager for Baccarat Hotels and Resorts, overseeing operations and the guest experience at luxury properties such as The St. Regis New York and Montage Beverly Hills. He also spent 18 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where supported the development of new hotels as an opening team leader for The Ritz-Carlton Aspen Highlands, Philadelphia, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Elger followed his father into the hotel industry and earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the University of Denver. His talents are recognized with honors including “Best GM in US and Canada” in the Travvy Awards and “Most Innovative GM” by American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts, both awarded in 2016. Elger also was named one of the “40 Most Influential Leaders in Tourism in Mexico” by Lideres magazine.

Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio - 2/16/19 - Rick's Two Events this Week

Rick attended two big events in Atlanta this week.

The Technology Association of Georgia "Summit"
and
The Oracle Grow Live - Netsuite event with Magic Johnson

Rick and Sully talk about some of the topics at these two great events

 

1. TAG is the Technology Association of Georgia
www.tagonline.org

Their "Summit" is their biggest event each year.

So each year, the state’s tech community gathers at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Cobb County to celebrate and take a look at where the business of technology is heading in Georgia.

The Summit brings together and engages more than 1,200 prominent technology, business and thought leaders centered around the most prominent and relevant trends that are sparking, disrupting and driving innovation today through the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) — one of the country’s largest technology associations with 34,000+ members.

Summit Day is an invitation to engage with the tech community! It provides an opportunity to learn, meet, and discover new ways for your company to get involved, develop relationships, and identify potential partnerships. The Summit allows you to ‘be in the know’ on who is leading the industry in innovation and inspiring what’s next in technology.

The Summit showcased nationally recognized speakers, trending content sessions, the newest inductee into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia, and Georgia’s most innovative tech companies revolutionizing business. Attendees will also have an opportunity to demo the latest technology and interact with TAG’s 27 tech professional societies for ways to get plugged into what’s happening in the Georgia tech market. Keynotes were delivered by Tiffani Bova and Guy Kawasaki.
   
 
2.   Awards Given Away this week:

Top 10 and Top 40 Innovative Companies of Georgia
Companies selected as the “Top 10” and “Top 40” Innovative companies are showcased at The Summit, including an opportunity for the “Top 10” to address the Summit’s attendees.

“Top 40” recognition is awarded based on specific criteria focused on innovation, including:
degree of innovation
scope and financial impact of innovation
likelihood of success
promotion of Georgia's innovative efforts nationally and internationally

3. Highlights of the Summit and reports released

Georgia continues to be a top technology employment market
Georgia's technology sector grew significantly faster than the US average and employs nearly 300,000 private sector tech employees
Technology wages in the state have continued to increase – up 2.6% over last year, which is more than the increase seen from 2016 to 2017
Capital invested in Georgia remained high - and the total number of deals was the second highest since the report began tracking in 2012
 

4. Magic Johnson in town for Oracle Netsuite
www.netsuite.com

Grow Beyond!

For more than 20 years, Oracle NetSuite has helped organizations grow, scale and adapt to change. NetSuite provides a suite of cloud-based applications, which includes financials, along with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), HR, professional services automation and omnichannel commerce. It’s one-stop shopping for businesses all over the world.

Netsuite is always being optimized for “what’s coming next.” New themes, new extensions and new ways to track sales and merchandise where introduced recently.
 

5. The Wisdom of Magic

Magic has been more than successful as he's made the transition from the basketball court to the boardroom.
He is involved in many successful business ventures.

Johnson may have retired from the National Basketball Association in 1991, but he says he needed to start his own business but lacked the knowledge. The key, he said, was getting mentors.

Atlanta played a key role in Johnson’r business success. He started off by leveraging on the spending power of African Americans who spend a trillion dollars a year. His first venture, after putting up Magic Johnson Enterprises, was investing in movie theaters.

“Our first movie theater ended up topping revenue for its opening weekend and was one of the highest grossing in the business.”

6. Magic on Teamwork, Building his Brand

He touched on his basketball career, what it takes to build a team and how he loves to hire and work with young people since they have fresh ideas and a glimpse into the future.

Other tidbits from Johnson included his philosophy on creating brand ambassadors by overserving and he told a great story about how he landed his first Disney contract.