Lori Lyons/Igniting Your Business


Business owners today are struggling with this new, even more intense online world. They have to be deliberate and plan their digital strategies, but many don’t know how. Igniting Your Business can help. They work with service-based businesses with their online presence through awesome websites and connected digital marketing.


Igniting Your Business is a website design and digital marketing company specializing in seasoned service based businesses and consultants. They design an amazing online presence for them so they attract their perfect clients and grow and flourish. They keep the digital side of the business “in flow” and each component working together from websites, to SEO, to email marketing, to social media.


Kent Suter/OneAmerica


In a world where stability has increasing value, especially for financial services companies, you can count on the companies of OneAmerica. They have built a 140-year foundation of strength, and they will continue to thrive and grow by keeping commitments to stability and ongoing policyholder value.


Among their financial company peers, they continue to outperform. They have become one of the fastest-growing mutual insurance holding companies in the U.S. Today, the companies of OneAmerica rely on a national network of financial professionals to provide customers with products and services such as retirement products and services, individual life insurance and annuities, asset-based long-term care, and employee benefits.


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; 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.