Q. What does your business do or provide to the community?
For more than 45 years, Nuts ‘n Berries has been helping our neighbors discover that food can be medicine. Through organic groceries, local foods, clean supplements, and personalized wellness guidance, we make healthy living simple, welcoming, and accessible.

Q. What’s the most important thing you want people to know about your organization?
We’re more than a health food store—we’re a trusted resource. Our goal is to meet every customer where they are, provide honest education without judgment, and help people discover practical ways to live healthier through real food, quality supplements, and community.

Q. Tell us about one of your recent success stories
This past year we’ve continued expanding our carefully curated product selection while strengthening partnerships with local farmers, food artisans, and wellness brands. It’s been exciting to welcome many new customers to the store while continuing to earn the trust of families who have shopped with us for more than four decades.

Q. What makes your organization different from others like it?
At Nuts ‘n Berries, we believe education is just as important as the products we sell. Instead of simply pointing customers to a shelf, we take the time to understand their goals, answer questions, and help them find solutions that fit their lifestyle.

Q. How does your organization give back to the community?
Giving back is woven into everything we do. From supporting local producers and entrepreneurs to sharing wellness education and participating in community events, our goal is to help Brookhaven thrive—not just as a place to shop, but as a healthier, more connected community.

Q. Share one of your favorite Summer Vacations and why.
Personally visiting the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross country camper trip was the highlight of my adult vacations. Seeing our country and visiting a place with such a rich history left me inspired! (Mari Geier)

Q. What do you like about being a Member of the Brookhaven Chamber?
We’re proud to be part of a network of local businesses that believe in collaboration over competition. The Brookhaven Chamber creates opportunities to build meaningful relationships, support one another, and strengthen the community we all serve.

Q. Have you been to any Chamber events? What has been your favorite and why?
Kevin regularly attends the morning networking sessions and enjoys the opportunity to get to know other local businesses.

Contact info:

Mari Geier, Owner
mari@nutsnberries.com

Kevin Parker
kevin@nutsnberries.com

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Q. What does your business do or provide to the community?
Skybound Aviation is a premier flight school located at PDK Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

Q. What makes your organization different from others like it?
Whether you’re starting with a Discovery Flight or training for a professional airline career, we provide structured, affordable, and flexible flight training programs.

Q. How does your organization give back to the community?
We proudly support local charities and events. Girls in Aviation Day with Women in Aviation International Atlanta’s Wheels Down South Chapter, Angel Flight, Wreaths Across America, The SeaDoc Society.

Q. What do you like about being a Member of the Brookhaven Chamber
We are very excited to network with fellow Chamblee businesses!

Contact info:
skybndco@skybnd.com
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Q. What does your business do or provide to the community?
Circle 4 Marketing is a consultancy focused on helping business owners and executives scale at a pace their systems, team, and budget can actually support. Sustainable growth starts with
clarity, not more marketing.

Q. What’s the most important thing you want people to know about your Organization?
After 25 years across hospitality, SaaS, nonprofits, and retail, I start by finding out what your business can actually handle — then build from there. I break the reactive marketing loop, building a capacity-first strategy that sticks.

Q. Tell us about one of your recent success stories
Taste of Atlanta needed to stop the waste.  My capacity-first approach was the guidepost to find the gaps and still meet her business goals —and we came in under budget & improved every marketing metric. From founder, Dale DeSena: “Ellen’s marketing diagnostic identified gaps in our communication channels, and once she helped us align and streamline our messaging, our ticketing strategy saw a 27% increase in sales. Her objective perspective and clear guidance were exactly what we needed to move forward with confidence.”

Q. What makes your organization different from others like it?
I address the operational root causes behind why marketing stalls. Instead of just adding more activity, I bring clarity, alignment, and capacity to how marketing fits into day-to-day business operations. I don’t just fix today’s marketing problem; I build systems that keep working long after I’m gone.

Q. How does your organization give back to the community?
Building business goes hand-in-hand with building community. I proudly support the Father Christmas Cup, an annual holiday soccer tournament for grieving Atlanta families, and serve on Giving Kitchen’s Georgia Engagement Council, providing emergency financial assistance and vital aid to food service workers in crisis.

Q. Share one of your favorite Summer Vacations and why.
An amazing World Cup stay-cation! Watching England v Congo at The Benz with my family was a bucket list experience. I met my British husband playing soccer at college. Celebrating with our 2 sons & the community we’ve created in ATL over the past 30 years feels full circle.

Q. What do you like about being a Member of the Brookhaven Chamber
The people: members & proactive leadership. The Chamber is building by listening, even giving me a platform to host a marketing readiness workshop to empower local restaurant owners ahead of World Cup. They’re truly invested in our community.

Q. Have you been to any Chamber events? What has been your favorite and why?
Yes, I regularly attend Coffee & Contacts, but my favorite event so far was the AI Power Lunch series. The cross-sector panel featured experts who delivered practical, tangible insights far beyond high-level theory—it was incredibly useful.

Contact info:
ellen@circle4marketing.com
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Q. What does your business do or provide to the community?
Lunch It Forward is a registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that partners directly with public schools to eliminate school lunch debt, ensuring students can access nutritious meals without stigma or interruption. We work with donors, businesses, and the community.

Q. What’s the most important thing you want people to know about your organization?
We want people to know that school lunch debt is a solvable problem, and no child should ever feel embarrassed or go without a meal because of their family’s financial circumstances. We’re committed to restoring dignity one meal at a time.

Q. Tell us about one of your recent success stories
One of our biggest successes has been building the foundation for long-term impact in a very short period of time. (We are newly formed in 2026)

Q. What makes your organization different from others like it?
Lunch It Forward is different because we focus exclusively on eliminating school lunch debt by partnering directly with public schools, creating immediate, measurable impact for students and families. 100% of every donation goes to eliminating debt.

Q. How does your organization give back to the community?
Lunch It Forward gives back by partnering with public schools to eliminate school lunch debt, ensuring students can access nutritious meals without stigma or interruption.

Q. Share one of your favorite Summer Vacations and why.
My husband and I just returned from the BVI, and we both agreed it was the best trip we’ve ever taken. It was the perfect place to relax, unplug, and explore the islands at our own pace.

Q. What do you like about being a Member of the Brookhaven Chamber
I am a new member, but appreciate all of the local focus you provide.

Contact info:
hello@lunchitforward.com
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Q. What does your business do or provide to the community?
Non-medical home care (companionship, meal prep, light housekeeping, transportation, assistance with dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting) for seniors to remain independently in their own homes. Our caregivers are older, active, compassionate adults.

Q. What inspired you to start your business or enter your field?
I have been serving the Buckhead/Brookhaven community for over 26 years, first as a pharmacist for Publix, and now as Owner and Operator of SHS Buckhead. I love working closely with the seniors in our community and helping seniors who need just a little help to be able to age in place. Making a positive difference in the lives of both our clients and our senior caregivers provides a great sense of satisfaction and purpose to my days.

Q. What is your favorite part about being a woman in business in Brookhaven and surrounding areas?
There are so many successful, inspirational women in our city and to be able to learn and grow alongside them is very motivating.

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Q. In 1 – 2 sentences, what does your business do or provide to the community?
My State Farm agency partners with clients to deliver comprehensive insurance and financial services designed to protect assets, manage risk, and build long term financial security.

Q. What inspired you to start your business or enter your field?
I was inspired to become a State Farm agent because it allowed me to align my professional work with a deep commitment to community. Every decision I make reflects not just ambition, but responsibility — a responsibility to leave the people I serve and the places I engage in better than I found them.

Being a State Farm agent gives me that opportunity every day. Daily, I strive not only to open my office door, but to open doors for collaboration that turn ideas into action.

All while building a successful business grounded in my core values of integrity, service, and strategic leadership.

Q. What is your favorite part about being a woman in business in Brookhaven and surrounding areas?
One of the most rewarding parts of being a woman-owned business in Brookhaven is truly living where I work. I believe strongly in the idea that “all things local” matter.

I am deeply grateful for the support the Brookhaven community has shown my State Farm agency over the past 15 years. Many of my clients are more than clients — they are neighbors and friends. I have had the privilege of watching children grow from toddlers to teenagers and families build their lives here.

Because we share a common interest in seeing our community thrive, I look for opportunities to give back and contribute to the continued growth and success of Brookhaven.

Forward in that, being a business owner in Brookhaven has given me the chance to participate in many groundbreaking initiatives, including serving as a charter member of our local chamber, being an inaugural member of Leadership Perimeter, and representing District 2 as an appointee to the newly established DeKalb County Women’s Commission.

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