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On the Cover: Find Your Advocate with Mays Law
By Kristen Eleveld
If you need an attorney to help you after you have been injured or have lost a loved one, it isn’t just about finding the first law firm you see on a billboard or TV commercial. You need an attorney who is not only able to meet your needs and get the job done, but who will go above and beyond to advocate for you. Many people in Gwinnett have found this attorney through Mays Law, located in the heart of Lawrenceville.
Attorney John Mays, Jr. has spent the last two decades in this field, during which time he has developed a philosophy of treating each client to the best of his ability while advocating for them to have the best possible outcome. As John puts it, in a time where injury attorneys are a dime a dozen, he identifies as more of a “country trial lawyer” – all of the expertise and results of a big Atlanta firm with the care and attention to detail of a family-run business.
“When you hire me, I’m with your case no matter what,” said John. “I believe in treating someone how you would like to be treated.”
With an emphasis on injury and wrongful death claims, in addition to some other areas of practice, John and his team have worked tirelessly to give every client their very best to ensure success at every turn. John is a firm believer in communication with clients on a regular basis, which means that when you call his firm, you will speak to someone directly instead of leaving a message. If John isn’t available to speak with you, he makes a point to return your call within the next 24 hours, ensuring that no client has to wait for days on end to get an answer to his or her concerns.
“We always go the extra mile,” said John. “If you can’t come to me, I’ll come to you.”
And that isn’t an empty promise. If a client’s injuries or other circumstances prevent a meeting with John in the office, he offers to go to the client’s home so there is no delay in getting the help needed.
As a trial lawyer, John spends much of his time advocating for his client in the courtroom, which is one of the things he loves most. With a passion for guiding and aiding as many people as he can, John is committed to nothing less than the best quality of expertise and client service.
“I really do love what I do,” said John. “Our firm wants to do everything
we can do to help you so that you can focus on getting better and your other needs.”
And by “everything,” John means everything. Whether it is a matter of getting witness statements, dealing directly with insurance companies, negotiating liens, or gathering medical records, this firm literally does it all. As John puts it, timing and tenacity matter to each case, which is why he spends so much time on every detail.
Hiring the right attorney after a car wreck is a great decision because they take care of the heavy lifting, which allows you to focus on recovery, your family, and what really matters to you. The right attorney is ready and waiting for you at Mays Law. Give them a call today to learn how they can advocate for you.
More information at https://www.mays.law/, (770) 299-0878; john@ mays.law
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5 On the Cover: Find Your Advocate with Mays Law
7 From the Publisher: Ryan’s Remarks
8 Learning Lessons: Four Key Connections to Foster Your Child’s Early Development
8 Why is Detailing a Parenting Plan Crucial During a Divorce?
11 Calvin Cove Respite Day Program for Caregivers of Older Adults
12 One on One: Daphany Williams-Dubois
13 Getting to Know Frhart2 Enterprises
13 The 2024 Fall Season Middle School Golf League
15 One Man’s Opinion: Coming to Terms with Term Limits
From the Publisher: Ryan’s Remarks
By Dr. Ryan T. Sauers
Hello, everyone. Happy September. The fall season is almost here, and I always look forward to the fall weather with its cooler temperatures. I love all sports. Football is back, and baseball will be fun to watch down the stretch.
Our community continues to grow. Why? We are blessed with amazing people who choose to live, work, and play right here in Our Town. We should be proud of our community. Most communities are not as close as the ones we have. With that said, our attention span is short (or some might argue non-existent), so here are three points I want us to think about.
1. People love to smile and laugh. How many times have you heard a funny story that made your day? How often have you seen something so silly that it makes you laugh? You know – when you keep laughing and can’t stop? How much fun do we have with long-term or deep friends with whom we can truly be ourselves? A lot of fun. And what do we do? We laugh. So, make someone’s day and make them smile and laugh.
2. People love to have fun. Why do you see so many people playing fantasy football, going to theme parties, and/or playing mindless games on their mobile devices? Many use these things as breaks from their everyday routine and to relieve stress from our constantly connected and noisy world. They are fun, simple, and mindless. Have you ever seen adults dress up in full gear for football games or a Halloween outfit? People really get into it. Why? We all love to have fun. This “feeling like a kid again” is the magic that most experience when they visit Disneyworld. And, it is what Disney is selling. We are supposed to act like kids and smile there, so we do. And in case you @RyanTSauers @RyanTSauers
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Learning Lessons: Four Key Connections to Foster Your Child’s Early Development
By Tanisha Turner
The brain develops faster in the first five years of life than at any other point, and studies show that the human brain is never more receptive than during this time period. Understanding some key facts behind children’s brain development can help parents and caregivers better support a child’s learning during this critical time.
Dr. Laura Jana, a pediatrician, award-winning author, and member of the Primrose Schools Early Learning Council, employs four key connections to help explain why the first five years are critical for children’s development:
1. Connecting the Neurons. Babies are born with more than 100 billion nerve cells in their brains. These neurons must connect and communicate with each other in order to form the circuits needed to think, learn, and succeed – something neurons do at the remarkable rate of 700 connections per second in the first five years of life. In fact, peak development of sensory pathways, such as hearing, vision, and language, occurs during the first six months of life. Parents can make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by nurturing their child’s natural desire to explore, asking meaningful questions, and creating as many learning experiences as possible.
2. Making Connections with Caring, Responsive Adults. The everyday back-and-forth interactions adults have with babies – from babbling to singing, cooing and other responsive gestures – shape brain development far more than parents and caregivers may realize. Research from The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University reveals that a strong relationship between a caring responsive adult and a child is so powerful, it can literally serve as a protective buffer against the potentially negative effects of stress and adversity on the developing brain. Start building this relationship with your infant by responding to his babbles, gestures, or cries with the appropriate eye contact, words, or a hug. This supports the development of your little one’s communication and social skills.
3. Connecting Language and Literacy Skills with Future Life Success. Reading and talking to young children is fundamentally important to their development. Betty Hart and Todd Risley, child psychologists at the University of Kansas, found in their landmark 1995 study that the frequency and quality of words spoken to children has significant implications on their vocabularies, IQ, literacy skills, and future academic success. Parents don’t need to wait until their child can sit up, hold a book, or even focus on the words to start reading together – the earlier, the better!
4. Recognizing the Connection between Early Skills and Workforce Development. All parents strive to raise happy, successful children, but over time certain skills have become more relevant for success in today’s workforce. Instead of focusing solely on academic success, parents, caregivers and early educators are also focusing on instilling essential traits and skills like grit, perseverance, compassion, and problem-solving. Early childhood is when the foundation for these attributes is built and nurtured.
Modeling these skills and traits is one of the best ways parents can help their child develop them.
The first five years of a child’s life are special for many reasons. Recognizing the rapid development that takes place during this critical stage and fostering the above connections will help ensure your little one gets the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity!
Tanisha Turner is the Owner of Primrose School at Sugarloaf Parkway. More information at www.PrimroseSugarloafParkway.com or call 770513-0066.
Why is Detailing a Parenting Plan Crucial During a Divorce?
By Bethany Johnston
A parenting plan can become your go to guide, your bylaws, or your rules and regulations. The problem is when you are getting a divorce, you may have never even seen a parenting plan. A parenting plan is the document that provides how the child visitation is supposed to go, where you meet, who has what holidays, and who is in charge of what specialized areas. I always tell my clients that I hope you never need to use your parenting plan because your coparenting relationship is great. However, it is crucial to detail all things related to the children!
Some things to think about are who oversees getting the kids to extracurricular activities? Are practices mandatory? Are games mandatory? Some parents who only have a Friday through Sunday schedule may not want to take on an all-weekend baseball tournament. What about the costs? Does child support cover travel-type sports? Should child support cover all the school expenses, summer camps, and cell phone bills? That always depends on whether you are the one paying child support or receiving child support. Another contender is where pick up and drop off occurs.
A modification is when you Petition the Court to update your parenting documents. A modification is only allowed every two years or if there is a material change in circumstances. A material change could be things like a drastic change in income that effects child support, a parent not exercising majority of their parenting time, the child is emotionally or physically harmed by visiting one parent, or if one parent is moving far away with the child. If you do not have a material change in circumstances, then usually it is two years before you can file a modification. At that time, you can update child support, visitation, and adjust the parenting plan to fit the present needs of the children. A parenting plan for an infant would not be helpful for school age children. A modification is like a second bite of the apple. Be prepared! We would be happy to talk you through a divorce with minors or a modification.
Beth Johnston is an Associate with Weinstein & Black, LLC. More information at https://wblegal.net/
Ryan’s Remarks
missed the memo, it is okay to have fun each day of your life. It is contagious.
3. People love technology yet miss the personal touch. How many of us want someone to handle our requests promptly, get things right the first time, and save us time/stress when dealing with a problem we’ve had with a good, service, etc.? I know I do. But instead, we hear, “For faster service, visit us online.” Note: This is CODE for “Don’t call us. We are busy; if you go online, we don’t have to talk to you or staff as many people.” Thus, be sure technology works for us and that we do not work for it. The personal touch in relationships built on trust matters now more than ever. Small businesses usually get this right, so please support one in our community today.
If we want to communicate more effectively, we must consider our audience. Do we encourage others? Do we make other people smile, laugh, and have fun? After all, adults are just big kids at heart. Being “normal” (whatever that means) is pretty dull. People want to see real, genuine, and authentic
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behavior. So, be YOU and enjoy living in your own skin, and quit worrying about what other people are doing. You know the whole FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) type thinking.
People will talk about you no matter what you do. So, my advice is to give them something good to talk about. Time is ticking and today is “a present,” “the present,” and “our present.” So, make the best out of each hour you have and encourage and inspire each other.
I wish everyone a super September and encourage you to make someone’s day. WOW them. Why? Because it feels great and it is an amazing thing to do. Be upbeat, be encouraging, smile, laugh – and if all else fails, “fake it until you feel it.” And until next time, and as always, thank you for continuing with me on the journey of my town, your town, OUR TOWN!
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Calvin Cove Respite Day Program for Caregivers of Older Adults
By Victoria R. Crosby
Calvin Cove is a nonprofit ministry housed at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Snellville, Georgia.
Westminster Presbyterian Church is a multigenerational church with a congregation of more than three hundred members. There are many specialized ministries to cater to the needs of the community. Calvin Cove is one of those. The program started in 1999 but closed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, and just reopened in January of this year.
The ministry serves all faiths, ethnicities, and economic levels, and is open three days a week, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Many participants have early signs of Dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, strokes, cerebral palsy, mental disabilities, and/or frail health. Participants must meet the criteria of the program, which are to navigate the facility with minimal assistance, manage their self-care needs independently, and self-feed.
In September 2023, after much encouragement from her daughter, Shirley Yearwood responded to an ad for a new Director at Calvin Cove Adult Respite Ministry. Despite being newly retired, the job description intrigued her.
Previously, Shirley worked as an Adult Special Education Teacher, then with Fulton County as an Adult Protective Service Investigator. She investigated cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly. Shirley retired from the Federal Government as a Program Analyst. She was the primary caregiver of her elderly mother who had dementia and was wheelchair bound. Shirley knew she was highly qualified for the position and had a heart for senior programming. She applied, completed interviews, and was hired as the Director at Calvin Cove Adult Respite Ministry.
The goal of the ministry is to “let us take care of your loved ones while you take care of yourself,” Shirley explains. The ministry has a dual purpose: to give caregivers of older adults a break while meeting the social and emotional needs of older adults with mild to moderate memory impairment. Both caregivers and care receivers benefit from some time apart.
Hundreds of volunteers over the years have served hundreds of families. Shirley states the ministry is dependent on dedicated volunteers, some of whom were volunteers prior to the shutdowns. Vicki Santilli, Daryll Santilli,
Susan Keyser, Salli Gillaspie, and Sharyn Berg have shared their knowledge and were highly instrumental in assisting with the reopening. They each continue to volunteer weekly. There are currently approximately fifteen volunteers who have a heart for senior care and are dedicated to serving at Calvin Cove. Many volunteers confess, “it helps me just as much as it helps the participants.” Some say they get so much out of the program that they feel they should be paying to volunteer. Volunteers sign up to come on assigned days to either cook and/or offer support in the daily activities alongside participants.
Group activities incorporate English and Spanish as often as appropriate. Activities include morning devotionals, arts and crafts, music therapy, games, “senior-cise/chair exercise,” reflection conversations, and visits from special guests. Every day is different, and Shirley and the volunteers make each day interactive, educational, and inspiring. During devotional time hymns are sung. Calvin Cove encourages independence as participants lead chair exercises, sing solos, and play games that include Uno, Scrabble, Bingo, and others. Self-expression is encouraged in all arts and crafts activities. One participant from Puerto Rico talked about the flamboyant tree, then everyone attempted to paint one as an art activity. Tea parties, birthday celebrations, nature walks, and discussing past experiences keep everyone’s minds stimulated. On occasion, the senior participants and pre-school
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One on One: Daphany WilliamsDubois
By Victoria R. Crosby
Daphany Williams-DuBois is a human rights advocate who started a multi-faceted nonprofit organization, Daphany’s Fabulous Objective Weekly Workshops (DFOWW) Incorporated. Her mission is to give back to the community by promoting self-sufficiency through nutrition literacy education, entrepreneurship education, and academic literacy.
The headquarters for her charity are housed in the Norcross Cultural Arts Center. The mission of two of her workshops, Write-Right Nutrition and Write-Right Entrepreneurship, is to bridge the food insecurity and financial poverty challenges that disproportionally impact
low-income communities and families with children. Daphany has been recognized by the Fulton County Board of Health for her charitable works. She is a young philanthropist who grew up in Niagara Falls, New York, and is a writer and published author. After graduating from LaSalle Senior High School in Niagara Falls, she wrote her first book of poetry and short stories titled Emotionally Scarred and in 2012 her memoirs titled 1027 The Red House on the Left. She attended the Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York, earning an associate degree in Humanities and Social Science, and later studied Business Management at Herzing University in Atlanta.
The DFOWW association held a workshop in Norcross at the Community Arts Center. The workshop focused on how to legally form a 501c3 non-profit and LLC small business in Geogia. Following the workshop, the orga-
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Getting to Know Frhart2 Enterprises
By Kristen Eleveld
You know your business has something to say, but trying to get the right message to the right people at the right time has proven challenging. Business owners and executives already know that as critical as marketing and brand awareness is for their business, they often find themselves pulled into the operations management side of their company, leaving little time to focus on getting their story out there. But for those in Gwinnett, that problem is solved, thanks to Frhart2 Enterprises.
Frhart2 Enterprises, owned and operated by Freddie Hart, has made a mission out of helping businesses and individuals get their story out to the community. Their three core service offerings consist of social media content creation (paid and organic), personal branding for executives and CEOs, and media production, such as long-form videos and photography. Freddie and his team work to partner with businesses to discover and develop the message they want to bring to the community and beyond.
“I love when a project starts as an idea, but then over a process and execution, it gets brought to life,” said Freddie, who has been part of the Gwinnett area for most of his life. “It’s always cool to see a marketing campaign, a content strategy, or even a rebranding project start off as an idea, then become a reality.”
You might be wondering what to do if you don’t know how to explain your company’s message – or even if you’re not sure what message your company should share. But Freddie and his team have you covered there, too. Every new client starts by having a conversation with Freddie about their business goals, messaging needs, and ideas they have for reaching their audience. From there, Freddie works with each client to develop those ideas into a plan with manageable goals designed specifically to meet the client’s needs.
“The first thing we do is have a thirty-minute onboarding call with the client to understand their goals and what they are trying to achieve. We also record the call,” explained Freddie. “From there, I will take that recording and listen to it with people who will be part of the project.”
It’s easy to see that attention to detail is just one of the qualities that makes the Frhart2 Enterprises team stand out above the rest. In a world where business owners and individuals struggle to find the right message to send, Freddie is standing by to offer expertise that can lift the load from the client while also increasing their brand awareness.
And these clients are in good company. Frhart2 Enterprises has worked with a variety of clients, including the Snellville Chick-fil-A on Highway 78, who was Freddie’s first client, and Perimeter Roofing, Stablegold
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The 2024 Fall Season Middle School Golf League
By Our Town Gwinnett Staff
Registration for the Middle School Golf League (MSGL) is underway for the 2024 fall season. For parents to register their students or get details about the program and see the Frequently Asked Questions about the league, they may go to www.middleschoolgolfleague.com.
“As a high school golf coach and having been the Director of the MSGL for the last eight years,” says Les Witmer, “it is so gratifying to be at a high school match or tournament and have a former MSGL player come up and thank me for having an outlet for them to have learned and play junior golf.”
When the Middle School Golf League began, it was a time when course play was readily available on Sunday afternoons. The popularity of golf since Covid has increased golf course play on weekends. According to Witmer, they have had to modify the spring season and cut off registration and limit the number of players for spring and fall based on course availability.
“We’ve changed the spring program to individual stroke tournaments only and not the weekly league team best ball play,” added Witmer. “With that we’re looking at concentrating our efforts on regular season weekly team play in the fall.”
The fall program will consist of an instructional golf clinic, four weeks of best ball team play, one week of individual stroke play where the top scorers will then play in an invitational 9-hole tournament, and a Drive, Chip, and Putt contest and awards party at the season conclusion. Also, there is a High School Week where a high school player is invited to play with their feeder
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One Man’s Opinion: Coming to Terms with Term Limits
By Bill Crane
Among the highest prizes in presidential electoral politics is having your term or terms of office coincide with the opportunity to make U.S. Supreme Court Justice appointments. As our U.S. Constitution added to the independence of the judiciary from a sometimes-fickle electorate, with lifetime appointments and tenure, the thinking by our Founders was that Associate Justices would focus more on the rule of law, and the Constitution itself might be less impacted by the political winds of the day.
However, following three appointments (an unusually high number) by former President Donald J. Trump during one four-year term, many legal scholars, progressives, and partisan Democrats are quite concerned about what another Trump term might mean for the highest court in the land.
This brings us to the irony of President Joe Biden proposing term limits of eighteen years for Supreme Court Justices, the equal of three terms in the U.S. Senate, and “out of sync” with modern American presidents’ four-year terms (eight years max).
Biden was sworn into the U.S. Senate at age 31 and then served seven terms there before eight years as vice president. And this same president, until only a few weeks ago, wanted Americans to view his 50+ years of experience in public life as a plus, and I guess just because “He’s the guy” to trust at 81 that he still has the right stuff...
Whereas eighteen years was, for many decades, the average tenure of service on the Supreme Court bench, in more recent decades, presidents in both parties have been selecting younger jurists. The average tenure, as a result, has crept UP to twenty-seven years. If President Biden were to be successful (unlikely as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution would be required), it is probably purely coincidental that the three justices who would then be packing would be Justice Clarence Thomas (appointed 1991 by George H.W. Bush), Justice Anthony Alito (appointed 2006 by George W. Bush), and Chief Justice John Roberts (appointed 2005 by George W. Bush).
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nization hosted a Plant and Flower Fundraising event which was open to the public. Donors who purchased a minimum of two plants were honored with a luncheon donated by Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant.
In July Daphany returned to her hometown of Niagara Falls where she gave a free presentation on Nutrition Literacy and Community Resources at a local high school. The educational session included meal planning, label reading, and diabetes education.
The workshop began with a warm welcome from Niagara Falls’ Mayor Restaino who was accompanied by other members of the Niagara Falls City Council. Attendees enjoyed a free luncheon donated by Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Fundraising efforts included merchandise and plant sales.
Returning to teach in her hometown was a full circle moment for Daphany. The Superintendent of Niagara Falls City School District, Mark Laurrie, commented “We are excited to partner with Niagara County Department of Health and DFOWW to present this much needed information.”
Co-sponsors of this event included Bob Evans restaurant, Tim Hortons, Tops Friendly Market, Home Depot, Nike, Pappa John’s Pizza and DiCamillo Bakery.
“We need volunteers and board members to join our team.” Daphany said. “Our goal is to expand our nutrition program to reach rural communities in Georgia, and to maximize the number of families with children we serve.”
More information at https://www.dfoww.org
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students also have shared activities. Dancers from South Gwinnett High School’s Art in Motion Dance Ensemble have performed, and support dogs have come in for pet therapy.
Participants receive a morning snack and a healthy, nutritious, hot lunch. All drinks are sugar and caffeine free.
To find out more about Calvin Cove, email CalvinCove@wpcsnellville. org or call 770-979-9676 ext. 232.
More information at https://www.wpcsnellville.org/
When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did not care for Supreme Court decisions that challenged or overturned some of his New Deal initiatives during his four terms in the White House, F.D.R. unsuccessfully championed expanding the Court to twelve members and capping the age of service at 70. Though unable to garner sufficient support for either measure, F.D.R. was able to appoint eight justices and elevate one appointed to Chief Justice while in office.
President George Washington and the Constitution originally named six justices to the Supreme Court. Then following post-Civil War Constitutional reforms, the court was expanded to its current number of nine in 1869. If term limits were to be seriously considered, I would also suggest placing term limits on Congressional service. I will volunteer first the unpopular opinion of opposing term limits. Term limits are a lazy cheat for the voters and significantly wipe out critical institutional memory.
Changes to the framework of our government do not always have the desired or intended effect. It is little known or discussed, but it was a Republican majority-appointed court that decided Roe v. Wade by a 7-2 majority. The two dissenters voting against the decision were a young Justice William Rehnquist (nominated by Richard Nixon in 1972, and later Chief Justice) and Justice Byron White (nominated by JFK in 1962, and by the time of his retirement in 1993, the last living Progressive and member of the Warren Court).
Some of the most impactful members of the court in modern times served close to a quarter century or more, including Justice Thurgood Marshall (twenty-four years), Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (twenty-seven years), Justice Antonin Scalia (thirty years), and Justice William Brennan (thirty-four years).
A Republican majority of the Court’s four justices, appointed by Abraham Lincoln and buttressed by three Ulysses S. Grant appointees, upheld numerous state and federal statutes following the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1865 and the soon-after expansion of the number of Supreme Court Justices from six to nine in 1869. Grant’s three Associate Justice appointments were critical to cementing the freedoms and rights gained by freed slaves following the adoption of the 13th Amendment.
It will remain a popular talking point for an increasingly less popular president, but his evidence is not strong, and this case is not well made. If voters desire a different outcome, register, participate in Party Primary elections, and don’t simply re-elect incumbents because you recognize their name (incumbent re-election rates in the U.S. House and Senate exceed 90 percent). Case closed.
Bill Crane owns the full-service communications firm CSI Crane. More information at www.CSICrane.com
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school team and talk about high school golf with them.
Middle School Golf is for players from 6th to 8th grade who register through the South Gwinnett Athletic Association. Players are assigned to teams based on what middle school they attend.
“We now have several schools that have an assigned teacher or staff member at the school responsible for Middle School Golf,” said Witmer. “That person helps inform students about golf and the program, and promotes registration. Some even keep up with the players and how they are doing and come out to the matches!”
More information at www.middleschoolgolfleague.com.
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Hospitality, other large corporations in the surrounding Metro Atlanta area, and several political clients.
“Marketing, when it’s all said and done, is two things,” said Freddie, “telling your story and getting it in front of people. You started a business to solve problems or make money. Marketing catapults both of those forward. No business owner wants fewer customers, but all of them want more. Being strategic in the content you put out, the messaging you display, and what platforms it goes on is the determining factor in your success.”
If you are ready to let Freddie help you tell your story, the process is easy. Just head to www.frhart2enterprises.com to fill out the contact form and learn more about Freddie and his team. From there, you will watch your own story be told through a combination of your business experience and Freddie’s expertise. The final product will be a true reflection of the value you bring to your community and beyond, allowing current and new customers alike to reach out to you for more.
Freddie said it best: “What we do is all about being able to follow our motto of making messages known.”
More information at www.frhart2enterprises.com, Freddie@frhart2.com, @Frhart2 on Instagram
