August 19/20 – Patrick Kunz, Halff Associates and John Sharbaugh, Texas Society of CPAs

Our Guests for the August 19th/20th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Patrick Kunz, President, Halff Associates, Inc.

John M. Sharbaugh, CEO & Executive Director, Texas Society of CPAs

Join us Friday afternoon at 3:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00 for an Encore Presentation on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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Patrick Kunz, President, Halff Associates, Inc.

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Patrick Kunz is President of Halff Associates, Inc., a full-service engineering and architecture firm founded in Dallas in 1950.  Under Pat’s leadership, the firm has grown to nearly 600 employees across 16 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

Less than two years after graduating from Texas A&M University with a civil engineering degree, Pat started his life-long career at Halff.  Shortly thereafter, he became a professional engineer and started his progression as a leader by becoming a project manager, a team leader, a vice president, chief operation officer, and ultimately, president.

The award-winning firm was most recently recognized as a Dallas Business Journal Middle Market 50 company and in 2015 was named a Top Place to Work in Dallas by the Dallas Morning News and in Austin by the Austin American Statesman.

Halff.com

Phone: (214) 346-6200

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John M. Sharbaugh, CEO & Executive Director, Texas Society of CPAs

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John Sharbaugh is the CEO and Executive Director of the Texas Society of CPAs and began his leadership of TSCPA in March of 2000. The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional organization representing Texas CPAs.

Before joining TSCPA, John was Vice President of State Societies and Regulatory Affairs with the American Institute of CPAs in Washington DC for 12 years. He also served as Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of CPAs and as Deputy Executive Eirector for the Florida Institute of CPAs.

John is past president of the CPA Society Executives Association. He is also past Chairman of the Texas Society of Association Executives and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

TSCPA.org

Phone: (972) 687-8500

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August 12/13 – George Kanaan, Sigma Marble and Peter Zielke, Exigo Office, Epic Servers & EpicU

Our Guests for the August 5th/6th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

George Kanaan, Founder & President, Sigma Marble

Peter Zielke, CEO, Exigo Office & Co-Founder Epic Services and EpicU

Join us Friday afternoon at 3:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00 for an Encore Presentation on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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George Kanaan, Founder & President, Sigma Marble

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Sigma Marble, Tile, Terrazzo is a Dallas-based; family owned and operated business founded in 1986 by Civil Engineer George Kanaan after working five years overseas as a Project Manager in General Construction.

In 1991, the company expanded its operation and opened a full-service fabrication and installation facility in Houston and in 2014, Sigma once again expanded and opened an installation facility in Orlando and added a Terrazzo division including precast Terrazzo.

Sigma Marble’s work includes Stone and Ceramic Tile, Dimensional Stone and Terrazzo, Fabrication and installation, Commercial and large residential work. Since its inception, Sigma Marble employees, project managers and estimators have over 100 years combined experience utilizing the advantages of a 12,000 square foot facility.

SigmaMarble.com

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Host, Steve A Klein, George Kanaan


Peter Zielke, CEO, Exigo Office & Co-Founder Epic Services and EpicU

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Peter Zielke operates two high-tech companies, Exigo Office, Inc. and Epic Servers. As CEO of Exigo Office, Inc., Peter specializes in online networking and security, serving hundreds of thousands of users daily. He spent 10 years developing a system that clients can customize, which was a feature not previously available.

As Co Founder of Epic Server, Peter helps design custom co-location, servers, connectivity, and bandwidth solutions for clients. After his first high-tech position with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, he worked in the information technology, security, and network design sectors.

Peter is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, a global network of information systems professionals. As a contributor to UNICEF, Peter joined a team of nonprofit organizers that fights for the human rights of children worldwide.

Exigo.com   EpicServers.com   EpicU.org

                               (214) 367-9999     (214) 367-9000

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Host, Steve A Klein, Peter Zielke