https://businessradiox.com/series/northgeorgiabusinessradio/

North GA Business RadioX, 999 Chestnut Street, Gainesville, GA (2025)

11/22/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵?

Most business owners think of their insurance broker as "that person who shows up once a year at renewal time." But Jared Bostrom from Burnette Insurance Agency is rewriting that playbook entirely.

After nearly 20 years in the employee benefits space, Jared operates on a radical principle: "If you have employees, you have risk."

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁:
→ Monthly manager training sessions
→ Employee handbook audits
→ HR compliance consulting (FMLA, Fair Labor Standards Act, DOL requirements)
→ Communication skills workshops for leadership teams
→ Year-round risk management partnership

"𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵," 𝘑𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴. "𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩."

The result? His clients don't just get insurance quotes - they get a fractional HR consultant who helps them build healthier workplaces and mitigate risk before it becomes costly.

Because after payroll, benefits are your next biggest expense. Shouldn't you get more than a once-a-year phone call for that investment?

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗠𝟱𝟱𝟬 𝗪𝗗𝗨𝗡 @ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Out of town listeners can stream live here:
👉https://bit.ly/ListenWDUN3pm

This segment of North Georgia Business Radio is brought to you thanks to the support of our incredible sponsors:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/20/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻?

They're all part of Johnny Valentine's absolutely wild journey from California hippie son to North Georgia's most entertaining solar expert.

While most solar companies started with boring grid-tied systems, Johnny spent seven years driving mountain back roads, installing off-grid battery systems, and literally calling Amish solar installers for tech support—they'd send him invoices via fax and answer questions from their phone shack.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁-𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:

🔆 Why Johnny got into solar in the first place (hint: it involved impressing women at bars, and it worked—six kids later!)
🔆 The Amish secrets to battery-based solar that nobody else was doing in 2012—and why lithium technology has now made it accessible to everyone
🔆 Why the 30% federal tax credit is about to disappear and what that means for your wallet if you've been thinking about going solar

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://businessradiox.com/podcast/northgeorgiabusinessradio/johnny-valentine-gain-solar-services/

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/15/2025

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻? What if the key to lowering it—and gaining true energy freedom—was sitting in your backyard?

On this week’s North Georgia Business Radio, Johnny Valentine of Gain Solar Services joins Phil Bonelli to talk solar power with a side of storytelling, humor, and real-world wisdom. Whether you're a homesteader, a prepper, or just tired of rising bills, this episode is your solar schooling.

🔅 Discover why lithium battery tech changed the solar game
🔅 Hear why roof-mounted panels may not be the best choice
🔅 Learn what to do before the 30% federal tax credit expires
🔅 And yes—Johnny even sings about solar hot water (it slaps)

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗠𝟱𝟱𝟬 𝗪𝗗𝗨𝗡 @ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Out of town listeners can stream live here:
👉https://bit.ly/ListenWDUN3pm

This segment of North Georgia Business Radio is brought to you thanks to the support of our incredible sponsors:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/12/2025

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀... 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂?

If you're constantly putting out fires, struggling to scale, or wondering why your numbers don't tell the full story, you need to catch this episode!

On this segment of North Georgia Business Radio, Phil Bonelli sits down with JD Mealor (Cadence Bank) and Bryan Scott (Go Fight Win) to unpack the game-changing power of business systems and strategy.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:

✅ Why your financial statements are telling a story about your efficiency (or lack thereof)
✅ The hidden systems gaps that are costing you time, money, and growth
✅ How to move from "flying by the seat of your pants" to predictable, scalable operations
✅ Real-world examples of automation and AI that actually work
✅ The coaching and authenticity principles that separate good businesses from great ones
Whether you're doing $1M or $100M in revenue, this conversation will challenge how you think about your operations.

🎧 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://businessradiox.com/podcast/northgeorgiabusinessradio/bryan-scott-go-fight-win-business-systems-and-strategy/

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/08/2025

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 -- 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?

Today’s episode of North Georgia Business Radio dives deep into the power of systems, people, and process with two of the sharpest minds in business: JD Mealor of Cadence Bank and Brian Scott of Go Fight Win.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆:

✅ Why even 8-figure businesses struggle without solid financial systems

✅ How AI and automation can eliminate decision fatigue

✅ The myth of control—and how it’s capping your company’s growth

✅ Simple tools that boost consistency and save your sanity

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗠𝟱𝟱𝟬 𝗪𝗗𝗨𝗡 @ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Out of town listeners can stream live here:
https://bit.ly/ListenWDUN3pm

This segment of North Georgia Business Radio is brought to you thanks to the support of our incredible sponsors:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/06/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸... 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸?

Banking fraudsters are targeting North Georgia businesses RIGHT NOW—and they sound exactly like your bank. JD Mealor from Cadence Bank just exposed the tactics criminals use and shared the ONE rule that stops them cold.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:

✅ The phone call scam fooling even savvy business owners
✅ Why fraudsters target businesses in "waves" (and when you're most vulnerable)
✅ The ONE RULE that protects your business 100% of the time
✅ Why "self-awareness is a superpower" for building unstoppable teams

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆:
https://businessradiox.com/podcast/northgeorgiabusinessradio/jd-mealor-cadence-bank-banking-fraud-prevention/

Don't let your business become the next victim. Protect what you've built.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

11/01/2025

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

JD Mealor from Cadence Bank joins Phil Bonelli to expose the frightening reality of banking fraud—and the ONE simple rule that could save your business from financial devastation.

Fraudsters are targeting North Georgia businesses RIGHT NOW. They sound professional. They know your bank's systems. They'll seem legitimate.

In this must-listen episode, discover:

✅ Why fraudsters target businesses in "waves"—and how to know when you're vulnerable
✅ The phone call tactic that's fooling even savvy business owners
✅ Why your mom, dad, or recently widowed neighbors are prime targets
✅ The ONE RULE that protects your business 100% of the time

Plus: JD shares why "self-awareness is a superpower" and what really goes into building a team that frees you to do what only YOU can do.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗠𝟱𝟱𝟬 𝗪𝗗𝗨𝗡 @ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Out of town listeners can stream live here:
https://bit.ly/ListenWDUN3pm

This segment of North Georgia Business Radio is brought to you thanks to the support of our incredible sponsors:
Cadence Bank | Hopewell Farms GA | Roundtable Advisors

10/30/2025

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.

22-year-old Mishelle Orrego didn't just graduate from UGA with a Computer Science degree—she built a mentorship app in high school, became the first person in the Southeast to win TWO Google scholarships, and landed 4 job offers by doing the ONE thing her classmates didn't think of.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆:

✅ The "wrong job fair" strategy that got her 4 offers while everyone else got ghosted
✅ How she built Synchronized—an app connecting K-12 students with perfect college mentors
✅ Why she never went to a single UGA game (even during back-to-back championships!) and what she was doing instead
✅ Her philosophy: "You have to open your own doors. No one is going to create opportunity for you."

Whether you're a recent grad, a parent of a college-bound student, or an entrepreneur looking for fresh perspective—this episode is PACKED with actionable wisdom.

🎧 Listen to the full replay here:
https://businessradiox.com/podcast/northgeorgiabusinessradio/mishelle-orrego-synchronize-app/

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