Art Wood/Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank Art Wood is not your typical mortgage guy… With a passion for people and for making things happen, Art takes the mortgage process from what could be scary, overwhelming and intimidating, to a seamless and rewarding experience. Art wants to be your mortgage guy, and not just the guy that worked on your mortgage. “I believe in getting to know each and every client as family, sorting through available options, and finding the right mortgage fit.” Art loves to make people happy and he will go out of the way to make that happen. He has been in the mortgage business since 2005, and is currently Branch Manager of Legacy Mortgage Team at Goldwater Bank, N.A., in downtown Tucker, GA. Art grew up in Tucker, attended Erskine College in South Carolina, and lives in nearby Stone Mountain with his wife Karen and their two young children, Trace and McKenna. He is the founder of Fuse Networking at Smoke Rise, an active member of the Lilburn Business Association, the Tucker Business Association, and a board member at Smoke Rise Country Club. Art is also very involved with the community. He leads Sunday worship at Tucker First United Methodist Church (Table 153), and organizes a quarterly event, “Pints and Praise,” to benefit NG3, an organization focused in developing character and providing spiritual growth for high school athletes. Additionally, Art is one of the main organizers of two acclaimed community events, Taste of Tucker and Tucker’s Chili Cook Off, both benefiting local charities. It’s all that he does that makes Art Wood who he is: family guy, community guy, and definitely…not your typical mortgage guy. Jane Bishop/Take the Next Step Jane Bishop, is CEO of Take the Next Step which emerged out of her passion to help others “go for their It.” She helps small business owners and entrepreneurs strengthen and align with their inner core for success by using her coaching and training skills. When you work with Jane you will experience accomplishing your “it” and be a greater influence to those around you. Jane uses her E4U system to help clients get to the core faster to create and execute a plan for effectiveness. Jane is also a professional speaker and published author. Curious? Reach out and book a complimentary session and see where that leads. Ryan Sauers/President of Sauers Consulting Strategies Ryan T. Sauers has spent 25 years leading and/or consulting with visual communications and marketing related organizations. Ryan is President/Owner of the consulting firm, Sauers Consulting Strategies; Our Town Gwinnett Magazine (2 monthly magazines); and its parent company End Resultz Media. Key areas of focus of the consulting firm include: sales training, marketing strategy, personal branding, leadership development, and organizational change. Sauers is a frequent national speaker and columnist. He has been recognized as one of the top 80 CMO’s in the world and achieved the top designation of  Certified Marketing Executive through Sales and Marketing Executives International. Sauers is an adjunct university professor teaching leadership, marketing, and communication courses to current and aspiring leaders. Ryan is a Certified Myers Briggs, DiSC, and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner. Ryan is working on his Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership and is host of the radio show Marketing Matters. Sauers is author of the best-selling books Everyone is in Sales and Would You Buy from You?   More info at: RyanSauers.com or OurTownGwinnett.com. Show Overview Marketing Matters with Ryan Sauers is a radio and podcast show presented by Our Town Gwinnett Magazine. Each show discusses marketing, sales, communications, branding, leadership, and more. Host, Ryan Sauers, is a best-selling author, national speaker, and consultant and facilitates discussion of how these topics play a vital role in every aspect of our lives. Each episode shares real nuggets of information from hosts and great guests that listeners can easily understand and apply to their everyday lives, where personal or business. The show challenges listeners’ current state of thinking to grow to new heights and see new opportunities in business and life: rapidly changing, multigenerational, and noisy in nature.