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Interview with Mr. Chris Bonatti, President and Treasurer of International Electronic Communication Analysts, Inc.

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Introduction:

My name is Chris Bonatti, and I am the President and Treasurer for International Electronic Communication Analysts, Inc.  I have a degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but for the past 25 years or so I have been a consultant in computer and communications security.  I have considerable experience in the areas of open systems and Internet based protocols; Command, Control and Communications (C3) applications; tactical communications; and information assurance (IA).  He is an accomplished programmer and software architect.  He has been an active participant in numerous standardization technical committees.  Mr. Bonatti also has significant project management and team leadership experience.  He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).  He has previously held a restricted radiotelephone operators license, and is a long-standing member of both the IEEE, and AFCEA.

Q1) How did you start your consulting business?

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Interview with Mr. S.B. Francois, Owner and CEO of SBF Investments, LLC

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Interview with Mr. S.B. Francois, Owner/CEO of SBF Investments, LLC

by Rebecca Casey

 

Mr. Francois’s Background:

Mr. Francois is an Air Force Veteran and a Government Contractor, however he had the feeling he didn’t want to spend the rest of his life “punching the clock”. That is what first gave him the idea he should start his own business. His company currently invests primarily in Personal and Commercial Real Estate and also does some property management.

Q1) What inspired you to start your business?

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Cohort interview with Mark Peurifoy

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     Mark Peurifoy is a senior industrial designer brand specialist for B/E Aerospace in Winston-Salem, NC.  He has his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his Masters Degree of Industrial Design from NC State University.  He lives in Winston-Salem with his wife and three year old daughter.

     Mark is interested in learning about how he can operate the design part of his business in an entrepreneurial fashion.  I found it fascinating about how many similarities there were between the business he is in (designing airplane interiors) and the business I am in (the grocery business) even though the businesses are quite different on the surface.  When we design stores, we go through a similar process as his company does.  The concern for the customer is evident in each business. Mark reflects the airlines’ brand identities in the aircraft interiors that he designs as we also reflect our brand identity when we design stores.

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6 Great Interviews with 6 Great Entrepreneurs

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     I interviewed six entrepreneurs, each for a specific reason that will help me understand facets of my own entrepreneurial journey.  I wanted to talk to entrepreneurs that had started in totally different industries, but had the dream to create their own business.  I wanted to interview both large and small innovative companies.  All in all, this was a fascinating process that allowed me to develop many new contacts and connections in the Winston-Salem, NC community.

     If I were to sum up my learnings, it would come down to three words “Follow your dreams”.  Everything else seems to take care of itself.

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