NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: LaTonya Martin

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans LaTonya Martin LaTonya Martin has nearly become a household name in Middle Tennessee. Her drive and persistence over the years has placed her into a position as one of the area’s well recognized names in insurance and real estate. Her company Grande Style Homes has nearly the visibility of one of the larger, franchised real estate companies in the local area, yet she leads a boutique brokerage of personable professionals from a quaint, ornate location in a well- known district. LaTonya had years of success as an insurance professional. She worked for State Farm and Nationwide and owned her own Shelter Insurance and Allstate Insurance [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Vincent Baker

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Vincent Baker Vincent is an ambitious entrepreneur in the custom graphics and apparel industry. Vincent re-located to the Williamson County community in 2010. Vincent stepped out on faith and took a job managing American Sign Design which, at that time, was a very small sign and graphic company which shared a business space with a local automobile parts store. Vincent quickly grew American Sign Design into a thriving company within two years, then Vincent purchased American Sign Design as the sole owner and relocated to a free-standing location to best meet the needs of the Franklin and Williamson County community. As the new owner of [...]

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RutherfordBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Pastor James Milton McCarroll

Click Here To Listen Rutherford Business 100 Leading African Americans Pastor James Milton Carroll Jr James Milton McCarroll, Jr. serves as the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. He is a Nashville, TN native. He received the Bachelors of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Accounting from Tennessee State University in 1999. He further received the Master of Divinity Degree from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in 2003. He was licensed to preach and ordained to the Christian Ministry at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late, Rev. James C. Turner, Sr. He has since dedicated his life to bringing the message of faith, hope, [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Kelby House Garner

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Kelby House Garner Dr. Kelby House Garner is a native of Brownsville, TN, and resident of Nashville, TN since 1998. Dr. Garner currently serves as the Dean of Instruction for MNPS Virtual School. Dr.Garner is an instructional leader for high school End-of-Course subjects, middle school subjects, as well as Exceptional Education services at Virtual School. More, Kelby supervises all Virtual School partnerships with over 30 MNPS schools that offer virtual courses on a part-time basis. Dr. Garner also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Tennessee State University and Trevecca Nazarene University. Upon graduating from John Overton High School, Dr. Garner enrolled at Tennessee State [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Joseph Webb

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Joseph Webb Joseph Webb, D.Sc., MHA, FACHE is Chief Executive Officer of Nashville General Hospital (NGH) at Meharry, a publicly supported, community-based hospital which serves as the primary teaching hospital of Meharry Medical College. Dr. Webb joined NGH in January 2015, bringing 25+ years of proven expertise in for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. He most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee. Branded as a Visionary and Transformational leader, Dr. Webb has demonstrated success as both a fiscal and operational change agent. Dr. Webb began his career with Healthcare Services of America at Coastal Carolina Hospital [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Joseph Webb

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Joseph Webb Joseph Webb, D.Sc., MHA, FACHE is Chief Executive Officer of Nashville General Hospital (NGH) at Meharry, a publicly supported, community-based hospital which serves as the primary teaching hospital of Meharry Medical College. Dr. Webb joined NGH in January 2015, bringing 25+ years of proven expertise in for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. He most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee. Branded as a Visionary and Transformational leader, Dr. Webb has demonstrated success as both a fiscal and operational change agent. Dr. Webb began his career with Healthcare Services of America at Coastal Carolina Hospital [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Ray White

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Ray White Dr. Ray White is a senior healthcare executive with over 43 years of healthcare experience. Throughout his career as a healthcare executive Ray has functioned in roles ranging from Vice President /COO of a large multi-facility nursing home Company, President of a Rehabilitation Company, to President, CEO, and founder of Prohealth Rural Health Services, Inc. a viable Federally Qualified Health Center Look‐Alike, and owner of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care agencies and rehabilitation facilities and agencies. He has been responsible for operational budgets in excess of $36 million dollars annually. Ray has done extensive missionary work in South Africa [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Jerry Day

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Jerry Day Jerry Day is the CEO/President of Day Business Services LLC. Day Business Services LLC owns a Cartridge World Spring Hill a Fortune 500 Franchise, Blue Print Printing and a Federal Contracting subsidiary. His mission at DBS is to provide customers with superior customer service, quality, cost savings and to make a positive impact on the community. Also, Jerry currently serves as CEO of Theta Iota of Jackson, Tennessee Inc. non-profit, Chairman of the West Tennessee Regional Planning Commission for the city of Jackson, Jackson Environmental Board, Basileus for the Theta Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He is active in the [...]

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SumnerBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Bernice Hollins

Click Here To Listen Sumner Business 100 Leading African Americans Bernice Hollins Passion and purpose are the unwavering principles, which drives Bernice’s strategic and visionary leadership. Her dedication to unsurpassed quality remains the foundation of her sustainable success. Bernice Hollins is the Vice President of the South Region’s Thrivent Member Network Board. She joined Thrivent Financial in December of 2015 as the Manager of Community Engagement. Prior to Thrivent Financial Bernice was the Senior Vice President of Sales for Evermind Inc, Bernice had a long and successful career with several national senior living providers. Her experience in the long-term care industry has always included a three-pronged approach to people, product, and profit. With an eye [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Kevin Townsel

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Kevin Townsel Kevin G. Townsel, J.D. serves as the City of Franklin’s Director of Human Resources. Prior to this position, Kevin served as the Chief People Person, Vice-President of Legal Affairs and Human Resources for the Dick’s Last Resort restaurant company. Kevin has also worked as a Human Resources executive for Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants, Burger King Corporation, and TransCor America. A 14-year resident of Franklin, in 2016 Kevin was re-elected to serve on the Franklin Special School District Board (“FSSD”) of Education through 2020. In 2015, Kevin received an award from Franklin’s African American Heritage Society for his service on the FSSD Board. In 2009, [...]

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