January 22 – Eddie Dean, Eddie Dean and Company and Claudia Mirza, Akorbi

Our Guests for the January 22nd/23rd edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Eddie Deen, CEO, Eddie Dean and Company

Claudia Mirza, CEO, Akorbi

Join us Friday afternoon at 3:00 and Saturday morning at 9:00 on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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Eddie Deen, CEO, Eddie Dean and Company

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International caterer, adjunct professor, pianist, songwriter and community leader are all descriptions of Eddie Deen. Eddie has become a role model generously helping individuals and his community become instruments of change.

Eddie grew up on a working ranch in Wills Point and opened his first restaurant on the shores of Lake Tawakoni in 1980. In 1994, he purchased the land and buildings for the “commissary” in Terrell, which is now the main staging area for Eddie Deen & Company Catering.

Eddie Deen and Company catered both Inaugurations for President George W. Bush feeding over 87,000 guests in Washington DC. For the last 20 years Eddie Deen and Company has been the official caterer of the Texas Gubernatorial celebrations, catering over 74,000 guests.

In 1996, Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Downtown Dallas was created in the old Malouf dress factory just south of the Dallas Convention Center. In December of 2008, Eddie’s newest development Edison’s Dallas opened which expands the services and relationships to a growing, diverse, client base.

EddieDeen.com

Phone: (214) 741-4211

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Claudia Mirza, CEO, Akorbi

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Claudia Mirza is the CEO and co-founder of Akorbi, a global provider of multilingual business solutions in more than 170 languages to some of the largest companies in the world.

Akorbi offers a full range of language, localization and global marketing solutions, including: professional and multilingual staffing, translation, interpretation, multilingual call centers, business process outsourcing, sign language interpretation, alternate formats, transcription, e-Learning and eDiscovery.

What started as a home-based translation business in 2003 has flourished under Claudia’s leadership into an international company with approximately 600 full-time and part-time employees and 200%+ growth in recent years.

Akorbi.com

Phone: (877) 4-AKORBI

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January 15 – Abid Abedi, iCode and Richard Bell, The BOSS (Bargain Outlet Super Store)

Our Guests for the January 15th/16th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Abid Abedi, CEO, iCode

Richard Bell, CEO, The BOSS ( Bargain Outlet Super Store)

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Abid Abedi, CEO, iCode

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As the founder and chairman of a staffing agency, Abid Abedi saw a need to help fill the gap for STEAM careers through a holistic learning program. He partnered with some key individuals and created iCode; an educational incubator with classes in the evenings and weekends teaching children in grades 1-12 computer programming and robotics.

Abid is a serial entrepreneur with more than fifteen startups in technology, wireless services, IT consulting, staffing services, real estate development and education in the U.S., Europe and Asia. His companies include Managed Staffing, Scarlet Wireless, Rosewood Academy, Nectir, Inc., Plano Parkway Investments and most recently, iCode.

iCode is an after school and weekend program that offers holistic STEM education to students in 1st through 12th grade immersing them in high-tech surroundings as they learn computer-programming skills in addition to learning concepts in the field of robotics and computer science.

iCodeInc.com

Phone: (469) 608-7023

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Richard Bell, CEO, The BOSS ( Bargain Outlet Super Store)

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The BOSS, or Bargain Outlet Super Store, was founded by Richard Bell, in 2008, in the garage of his two-bedroom home and has developed into a 30,000-square-foot super store and showroom.

Headquartered in Dallas, The BOSS is a home improvement outlet super store that sells to the pros but is also open to the public. In fact, The BOSS is the only pro supplier in Dallas-Fort Worth that offers contractor discounts to the public.

The BOSS buys directly from the manufacturer and passes the deep discounts to their customer. They source materials from around the world made to tight specifications, ensuring consistent quality. The BOSS offers a huge supply of flooring and home improvement supplies such as cabinets, counter tops, faucets, vanities, toilets, door hardware, and moldings.

ShopTheBOSS.com

Phone: (972) 255-9900

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