Last summer, Robin Gregg came on board a growing payment startup, geared towards the freight industry, as their new CEO. With a background of 15+ years in the payments industry, including most recently SVP of Product and Growth Strategy at commercial payments solution company Fleetcor, Gregg brought scaling experience to the leadership position. “I was excited about […]
Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood sits in the heart of the city — a few streets over from the downtown business district and Georgia State; a stone’s throw away from the academic hub of the Atlanta University Center’s complex containing Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark Atlanta University. However, Downtown and the Westside are still marked by average […]
Courtney Jones was a top corporate exec when she and her husband decided to start a family. Thanks to a flexible company culture, she was able to continue on a part-time basis and rearrange her schedule. Despite having support from family and a nanny, Jones saw that there was a gap in how women take work […]
“Over the last two years as Mayor, Atlanta has just really taken off.” On March 15, Switchyards Downtown Club filled up for its signature Made In Atlanta monthly event. The eclectic mix of startup enthusiasts, creative entrepreneurs, and those that just wanted to spend a week night learning a little, gaining some inspiration, and maybe […]
PwC’s 2018 Global State of Information Security survey showed that almost half — 48 percent — of companies surveyed don’t have an employee security awareness training in place, while 54 percent don’t have incident response plans in regards to cybersecurity threats. “Thinking through how you’re dealing with stress testing in the incident response programs cannot be understated,” […]