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Month: February 2015

Kevin Aoki with The Aoki Group, Dr. Ray Gutierrez with Modern Emergent Care, Tony Conway with Legendary Events

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Kevin Aoki / Doraku
CEO

Kevin Aoki, founder of The Aoki Group, is a veteran of the Japanese restaurant industry.

Kevins entry into the business was at the knee of Rocky Aoki, who founded the world-famous Benihana Restaurant chain. Initially with his fathers guidance, Kevin launched several successful Asian restaurant concepts. Kevin is now picking-up where his father has left off, finding new and exciting ways to delight diners with innovative variations on Asian and holistic cuisine. Doraku, Blue Tree and Aoki are a demonstration of his expertise and success.

Kevin is continually testing limits and exciting customers with innovative restaurant design and cuisine unmatched in quality. He travels to remote regions of Indonesia and China to source the supplies for each restaurant and is involved in every aspect of each restaurants development, from creation to operation.

Kevin is a graduate of New York University and sits on numerous boards and mentoring groups.

www.dorakusushi.com | Facebook | Instagram

 

Tony Conway / Legendary Events
Founder & CEO

Tony Conway formed Legendary Events in 1997, after 20 years in the hotel industry with Stouffer, Marriott and Ritz-Carlton. The organization has since grown into an award-winning full-service Special Events Company including catering, floral, and design.  In 2013 he launched The Estate, Atlanta’s newest luxury event space, located at 3109 Piedmont Road in the heart of Buckhead.

In its 18 years of business Legendary Events has made contributions in excess of $10 million dollars to non-profit organizations and Tony has served on the boards of The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Alliance Theatre, Leadership Atlanta, Murphy-Harpst Childrens Center, The Atlanta Community Food Bank, Senior Citizens Services, Central Atlanta Progress, UNICEF and many others.

Tony also awarded The Special Event – Lifetime Achievement Award for his indelible imprint on the industry, and hes been honored with a coveted 11Alive Community Service Award. In addition to his service to the local community Conway served as an Honoree Patron Chair for The Ronald McDonald House Gala and Chair for the American Cancer Societys Cattle Barons Ball, and UNICEFs Designs of Hope.

Recently crowned King of The Starfish Ball for 2015 which benefits the NSORO Foundation, Tony continues to donate his time to worthy causes and share his extensive knowledge of entertaining throughout the country and around the world.

www.legendaryevents.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook – Legendary Events | Facebook – 3109 Piedmont Estate | LinkedIn

Dr. Ray Gutierrez / Modern Emergent Care
Atlanta’s Concierge ER

Garth Peters with Buckhead Coalition, Kelly Green with Bank of North GA/Buckhead Business Assn, Chris Godfrey with Hire Dynamics

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Garth Peters / Buckhead Coalition
Execitive VP

Garth Peters is Executive VP for the Buckhead Coalition having joined the Coalition in 2006. Prior to the Coalition he was Senior Executive Officer NA for the Bermuda Ministry of Tourism. Garth is also a retired Capt. and Assistant Adjutant with the Bermuda Regiment, having also served as Aide-D-Camp to the Governor of Bermuda. His career has encompassed a variety of professional and civic interest including memberships or appointments to numerous business and civic boards in Bermuda, New York, and locally, and was founding president of the Memorial Park Civic Association. He was elected to two years as Vice Chair NPU-C, and three years as business rep with NPU-B. He represents the Coalition on a variety of boards, committees, and civic organizations. He was recently re-elected to serve another 2 yr term as President of the MPCA and is a founding member of the Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy. Garth was the Buckhead Business Associations 2013 Bullish on Buckhead Award recipient.

www.buckheadis.com

 

Kelly Green / Bank of North GA/Buckhead Business Assn

Relationship manager in the Professional and Executive division of Private Wealth at the Bank of North GA, a division of Synovus Bank. Volunteered for the Taste of Buckhead event in 2014 and have been newly appointed to the Board in 2015.

 

Chris Godfrey / Hire Dynamics
Account Manager

Chris Godfrey is from Powder Springs, GA and a proud graduate from The University of Georgia with his BBA in Management and Certificates in New Media and Entrepreneurship.
Godfrey has always enjoyed volunteering and being involved in making a better community so while in college he interned with the Red Cross in Athens, was an ambassador for his college, and president of his fraternity. After college he took a role with Beta Upsilon Chi Nationals, a national Christian fraternity headquartered in Dallas, TX. He spearheaded new fundraising campaigns that resulted in new donor gifts annually and developed college students by investing in them to grow as community leaders.
He moved back to Atlanta a little over a year ago, and he has become very involved in the business community here in Atlanta. He continues his journey at the Atlantas Best Places to Work, Hire Dynamics, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. He strives to excel in his work, spiritual and personal life by being involved in the community and make a difference with those lives he comes across by being a positive influence through his actions and character.

www.BuckheadBusiness.org | www.HireDynamics.com | Twitter