If you missed the Atlanta CEO Council event at Junior Achievement’s Chick-Fil-A Discovery Center,  you missed a terrific evening. More than 100 people toured the Center, bid on special Silent Auction items, networked and contributed to Junior Achievement make a difference . December 9, 2014 was the annual social and philanthropic event hosted by the […]

Recent news has not been kind to the metro Atlanta area. We’ve taken hits for “snowpocalypse” and a recent remark from Atlanta’s Mayor Kasim Reed emphasized a statistic that most of the tech community already knows: 50% of Georgia Tech grads leave town. The Atlanta CEO Council is working to expand our members’ exposure to […]

If anyone wonders why the Atlanta CEO Council is involved in Junior Achievement, spend a day in JA’s Chick-fil-A Foundation Discovery Center and you will quickly understand. At a recent update for sponsors, we heard about the impact the Center is having on students, companies and the volunteers involved. From the students dressing up as their […]

Many startups begin during a brainstorming session among two friends. The emotions are intense; you cannot wait to get started. 80 hour work weeks, shared failures and being broke create solidarity in purpose. But something happens when the company becomes profitable. Some partners want double the effort and some want to double their paycheck. Benevolence is not a universal […]

The point man at the Centers for Disease Control dealing with the scariest diseases, biggest disasters and public health challenges will give the Atlanta CEO Council insight on how social media is fast becoming an important tool in responding to public health challenges. Dr. Ali Khan, director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and […]