Gwinnett Magazine 2006 Business All-Star

Dr. Bill Williams was named 2006 Gwinnett Business All-Star by the Readers of Gwinnett Magazine.

Didn’t see your favorite businesspeople on this year’s all-star list? They can’t win if you don’t nominate them. Nominate deserving individuals right now and get your candidates on the list of people to be considered. You can also nominate yourself. Feel free to encourage people to rally behind you or the people you name. We look forward to seeing who you think deserves all-star recognition next year.

Here’s the transcript of the article announcing 2006′s All-Stars.

Business Leaders Set a Shining Example of Success

By Justine Petruska (May 2006)

The questions are on our minds a lot at Gwinnett Magazine: What does it take to be the best in business here, and what would an “all-star” roster look like?
We decided to turn to the business community for answers.

Through interviews with decision makers at companies large and small, we learned that five attributes stood out as the criteria meriting all-star recognition. Vision — the ability to see around the obstacles at hand — was mentioned most often. You can tap into the full list in the story below.

We also obtained a list of nominees from our conversations and from suggestions made by readers like you, who participated in the process by visiting our Web site.

Vision. Conviction. Flexibility. Team spirit. Commitment.

All are words that you might use to describe the essential elements of a respected athlete who has earned all-star status. They also offer a viable platform for unveiling a top performer in the world of business.

As it turns out, they only scratch the surface.

The business arena, like any sports venue, is a competitive forum. Winning matters, and in our survival-of-the-fittest world, you might expect that the business people who rise to the top of their profession must possess a certain degree of ability to be hard-nosed – even ruthless – in their everyday dealings.

It’s therefore refreshing to report that, in fact, the opposite seems evident with the Gwinnett Business All-Stars roster. Revealed through candid discussions with several of the top vote getters, there is a model for success from which we all can take a lesson.

Start naming the 2007 all-stars now
Didn’t see your favorite businesspeople on this year’s all-star list? They can’t win if you don’t nominate them. We’ll even make it easier for you to get involved by giving you more time to make your voice heard: We’ve already opened the nomination box for the 2007 Gwinnett Business All-Stars.

Nominate deserving individuals right now and get your candidates on the list of people to be considered. We will keep the suggestion process open until next summer and then announce the results.

You can also nominate yourself. Feel free to encourage people to rally behind you or the people you name. We look forward to seeing who you think deserves all-star recognition next year.

Listed below are a few of the Gwinnett Business All-Stars we know!

Thomas J. Andersen
President, Andersen, Tate, Mahaffey & McGarity

David J. Bowen
Principal, Bowen Family Homes

Millard Bowen
Owner, Millard Bowen Communities

Eric Cape
President, Bowen Family Homes

Dick Freel
Senior Vice President & Director of Marketing, Parmenter Realty Partners

Roger Green
Green Financial Resources

Eddie Hazan
Owner, Tara Fine Jewelry

Stephen K. Hill
Vice President, RSE Grading Company

Wyatt S. Jones, Jr.
President, W.S. Jones & Associates

Thomas J. Martin
Chairman and CEO, Gwinnett Community Bank

Wayne Mason
President, Madison Ventures

Emory Morsberger
President, Morsberger Group

Allen M. Richardson
President, Richardson Housing Group

Bill Russell
President/CEO, Russell Landscape Group

Neil Stevens
Senior Vice President, IronStone Bank

Sidney H. Theus
CEO, American Painting & Renovations, Inc.

Lee Tucker
Partner, Davidson & Tucker

Grace Williams
Grace Williams, CPA

Virgil R. Williams
Chairman and CEO, Williams Group International