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Pensacola Business Radio-07.11.16 Guests: Scott Absher, CEO of ShiftPixy, Inc.

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“Shifter workforce” helps employers avoid the burden of ACA compliance; ShiftPixy revolutionizes the Gig Economy structure
Irvine CA – June 30, 2016 –ShiftPixy, Inc. is currently offering to help fellow employers use innovative solutions to avoid the many burdens created by the Affordable Care Act. Providing unique insurance products, regulatory compliance services, and proprietary human administration tools, ShiftPixy also lends out their private variable workforces to third party employers that have been forced to reduce the size of their organizations.
“ShiftPixy, not the employer, retains the workforce known as ‘Shifters’. All administrative and regulatory matters that accompany the hiring of Shifters is handled by ShiftPixy, totally removing that burden from its contract employers. Under ShiftPixy’s tutelage, these employers get the benefit of having a workforce without the regulatory burdens that normally accompany the hiring of that workforce. The employer gets to maintain workforce levels while providing Shifters the opportunity to receive ‘full time’ revenues and healthcare coverage,” states Scott Absher, CEO, ShiftPixy, Inc.
“The Affordable Care Act is affecting personnel decisions. A survey of more than 600 small business owners by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 20% of companies surveyed reported they have cut the number of workers they employ. Employers are not required to offer coverage for employees who work less than 30 hours per week. A related study found that 12% of employers’ nationwide are planning to reduce workers’ hours as a result of the ACA. By making the Shifters into ShiftPixy employees, we can now lend them out to the third party employers who are in need of additional workers,” continues Absher.
ShiftPixy has reported filing a Reg A+, the new SEC regulatory vehicle that allows non-accredited investors the opportunity to invest in a Company at an early stage (IPO). Previously, investing in pre-market IPO’s had been available to only a select few accredited or institutional investors.
For more information:

ShiftPixy Inc. Regulation A+ IPO

ABOUT SHIFTPIXY, INC.

ShiftPixy, Inc. was created to take advantage of weaknesses in compulsory insurance markets where statutory requirements for business owners collide with the extremely limited access to the coverage and compliance they are required to have.
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ShiftPixy management is in the optimal position to intermediate a more effective solution to meet the needs on both the provider and shift worker sides of this new labor reality in the U.S. ShiftPixy has developed proprietary technology and client engagement processes that enable the Company to create high value on both sides of the U.S. shift work chasm.

ShiftPixy allows available and qualified shift workers to connect with immediately available shifts from participating ShiftPixy providers through a simple mobile application. Shift workers or “Shifters” can find shift opportunities within their skill set and geographic range, and pick unfilled shifts when they need the work.

ShiftPixy processes the entire workflow on the provider side from offering open shifts, approving a Shifter based on their rich profile, to processing the entire payroll, insurance and regulatory demands for each shift hour worked.

HELPING EMPLOYERS

In helping employers take care of their employees, we could see changes and decisions for employers that were resulting in fewer hours for shift workers but leaving gaps or holes in employers’ schedules.

SHIFTPIXY’S SOLUTION

  1. ShiftPixy was designed to sync work opportunities from job providers with the open time slots of available shift workers.

2. ShiftPixy manages relationships with job providers to take open shift opportunities that are filling their schedules and offer them as work opportunities to qualified workers without the formal job interview and commitments.

3. The ShiftPixy app allows shift workers to enroll, profile and prequalify based on their work and training experience for open shift opportunities.  “Shifters” can earn provider specific qualifications to boost their score and access to more shift opportunities.

SHIFTPIXY ADVANTAGES

ShiftPixy has built a very robust platform that processes and manages over 50 essential and regulated aspects of the job provider’s human capital management demands.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jerry Jennings
561-255-0075
jerry@emersongerard.com

 

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Pensacola Business Radio: 6.23.16 Guests:Dana A. Oliver/ Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic

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Dana A. Oliver is the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic.

He has helped grow Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. With 30 years of experience and an impressive track record of revenue generation, Dana’s latest book Mantra Design is a must-read for every new product development professional aspiring to introduce premium priced, patent protected, market share leading products. 

In Mantra Design, Dana reveals the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation.

“Innovation is the lifeblood of any company’s continued growth and future survival,” says Dana A. Oliver. “To this day, I continue to read, learn, and evolve my leadership and innovation philosophies; and I hope that this book is beneficial to the next generation of innovation professionals.”

Mantra Design emphasizes the importance of continued innovation to keep sales teams and customers excited about the products and loyal to the business where they invest their time and money, creating the cash flow vital to a company’s success.

 

About the Author:

Dana is a graduate of Northeastern University and ITT Technical Institute. He has approximately 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. He has applied for over 30 patent applications and has been granted over 20 US patents to date.

Dana published his first business guide book “Mantra Leadership – Don’t Become the Emperor with No Clothes!” in January 2015. His second book Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die! was published in October 2015.

Dana plans to become an independent Consultant and Educator in calendar year 2016 offering expertise in Innovation Leadership. He lives in Jacksonville, FL with his wife Linda and daughter “Lexi” Alexandra.

To learn more, please visit http://www.mantraleadership.com/

For further information or to set up an interview with Dana, please contact Kelsey McBride at Book Publicity Services at Kelsey@bookpublicityservices.com or (805) 807-9027.

 

 

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Pensacola Business Radio – 12-29-15 Guests: Jenny Clark with Solvability

 

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Jenny Clark / Slovability
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Jenny W Clark is founder and CEO of Solvability, Inc., a training organization dedicated to small businesses in the federal contracting industry.  Through webinars, podcasts, live “boot camps” and conferences, Jenny help small business learn the accounting side of federal contracting and shows them strategies to be more competitive and improve their cash flow.

 

Growing up in a Navy family, Jenny considers herself lucky to have grown up in the Pensacola area.  She is a Gulf Breeze High School graduate and returns to the Panhandle frequently to visit family.  Jenny has a BA in Economics and also a Masters in International Business Studies.  She’s worked in the aerospace and defense industry for over 30 years, specializing in accounting systems.

 

Jenny has stayed connected with the iTen area business community and sees lots of potential for growth in Florida, especially in IT, aviation, and unmanned vehicles.  She is also an advocate for veterans, especially for veterans who are transitioning from military to civilian careers.

 

Jenny currently lives and works in the Tampa Bay area.  She can be reached through her website at www.solvability.com or via e-mail at jwclark@solvability.com or through Linked in.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/solvabilityjwc

 

Founded in 1997, Solvability works exclusively with small businesses performing as either a prime contractor or subcontractor on federal contracts, focusing on DCAA Compliant accounting systems.

Growing companies need information about which systems to use, the costs of the software, implementation, training and maintenance.  Understanding your business structure, your plans for the future, the types of contracts and even agencies you are going after, and your reporting requirements are key to selecting the right financial accounting and reporting systems.

So where do you go for help?  The local PTAC can only really provide information about start-ups.  Your partners and competitors will only share some of their knowledge and strategy.  Large prime contractors don’t understand (and don’t care) that implementing an ERP system is expensive and time consuming, plus it takes more experienced accounting teams to run, and that your priority is passing a DCAA audit (since most small businesses are CAS-exempt.)

Before you can put in the right systems – you need the right people!  Finance and Accounting professionals who understand accounting, cost accounting and government contracting requirements, who become part of your key personnel and keep your books straight, but also know about indirect rate strategies, multipliers, billing, bidding, unallowables, unbilled and how to pass a DCAA Audit.

That is where Solvability comes in – your resource for selecting and  integrating the systems you need, while providing training for accounting, cost accounting and government contracting for you and your team.

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Pensacola Business Radio – LIVE from iTEN Wired Summit 2015 – Pensacola Beach Florida

Pensacola Business Radio Live Broadcast from the iTEN Wired  2015 Summit

 

 

The 2015 ITEN Wired Summit was October 22 and 23 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front. ITEN Wired is hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance. The two-day conference provides networking and learning opportunities for executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, and academia to foster local economic development efforts surrounding innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

 

 

 

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Jim Beran / Gilmore Services
Director of Sales

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Ebrahim Randeree / Florida State University
Associate Dean

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Paul Carney / Navy Federal Credit Union
Manager of Talent Acquisition

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William F. Hills / Navy Federal Credit Union
Chief Information Officer & Executive Vice President

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Rhonda White / Sirius Technical Services
Business Development Manager

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Brian Wilkey / Digital Boardwalk
Executive Vice President

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Donovan Chau / Innovation Coast
Executive Director

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Daniel Judge / ActiGraph
Software Architect

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Dr. Stephan W. Dunnivant / Gulf Coast State College
Associate Dean Program Development

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Eric Miller / Metro Systems
Account Manager

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Peg David / H2 Performance Consulting
Senior Advisor

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Vern Boyle / Northrop Grumman
Director of Technology / Cyber Division

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UWF Panel / University of West Florida – IT Academy

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Jeremy Wyatt / ActiGraph
CTO

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Hunter Adams / AdamsIP, LLC
Patent Attorney

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Glenda Snodgrass / Net Effect

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Jenny Clark / Solvability
CEO

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Cathleen C. Lilli / Konica Minolta
Director of Enterprise – Technology Infrastructure Services

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Allison Jones & Lisa Fairbanks / Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund
Senior Audit & Tax Services

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Pensacola Business Radio – 10.20.15 Guests: DATA REVOLUTION – JAY SMITH

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Jay Smith / Data Revolution
Managing Partner

 

 

Jay is the Managing Partner of Data Revolution LLC – a provider of Cloud Based Technology services for Small and Medium Businesses.  Jay is a Voice and Data Solution Design veteran with almost 20 years of experience in professional sales and sales management in both in Telecommunications and Technology.

 

In addition, Jay currently serves on the Board of Directors of IT Gulf Coast.org, an association of Information Technology professionals made up of local companies, business leaders and government, who come together to fund scholarships for local students at University of West Florida, Pensacola State, and the Naval Flight Academy.  Jay is also a member of the ITEN Wired Summit planning committee.  ITEN Wired hosts the largest IT summit on the Gulf Coast each year in October.

 

Jay is an active in many local organizations.  He has a strong commitment to the local area, and works with businesses throughout the region to help spur economic growth.

 

Specialties: Jay provides design and implementation solutions via Unified Communications and Data Networking solutions for business clients by providing key performance indicators that can be benchmarked technically and financially after implementation.

 

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