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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Scooter’s Coffee® Certified as a 2020 World-Class Franchise® By the Franchise Research Institute®

Scooter's Coffee has received the World-Class Franchise® certification from the Franchise Research Institute®!

The recognition comes after an independent franchisee validation survey conducted by the Franchise Research Institute, in which 75 percent of all Scooter's Coffee franchisees participated. The survey was designed to determine the quality of 10 key metrics crucial to franchisee success within the Scooter's Coffee franchise system.

"One of the most important means of creating and maintaining a truly successful franchise system is to meet or exceed the expectations of its franchisees," says Jeff Johnson, Founder and CEO of the Franchise Research Institute. "A key step in this process is to obtain open, honest feedback from franchisees through confidential, third-party research. Scooter's Coffee wants to ensure the amazing franchisees are getting exactly what they need for their world-class businesses."

The survey asked Scooter's Coffee franchise owners to rate their franchisor through a series of questions in categories such as overall quality, growth potential, support and communication.

Among the responses received from Scooter's Coffee franchisees:

"We are so proud to be considered a World-Class Franchise by the Franchise Research Institute," says Todd Graeve, Chief Executive Officer of Scooter's Coffee. "We always want to not only offer an amazing experience for customers but also to our franchisees because we wouldn't be where we are without them! They are the key to our tremendous growth over the past few years, and we are excited for more to join the Scooter's Coffee team!"

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Scooter's Coffee franchise satisfaction results are available at: http://www.WorldClassFranchise.com/Scooters

About Scooter's Coffee:
Scooter's Coffee, the Midwest-based drive-thru coffee franchise, is on track for another record-breaking year of growth. In over two decades of business, Scooter's Coffee's success is simple: stay committed to the original business principles and company core values. Scooter's Coffee Brand Promise stays true: "Amazing People, Amazing Drinks… Amazingly Fast!®"

The U.S. coffee market is an estimated $48-billion-a-year recession-resistant industry, and Scooter's Coffee is striving to become the #1 drive-thru coffee franchise in the nation. Visit ownascooters.com to learn more about the benefits of owning a franchise of a well-established company.

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For more information, visit scooterscoffee.com, facebook.com/scooterscoffee, ownascooters.com, or call 877-494-7004.

About the Franchise Research Institute®:
The Franchise Research Institute is a Franchise Performance Measurement firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. FRI is the original auditor of franchisee validation and does NOT sell leads or advertising. FRI's World-Class Franchise® opportunities must demonstrate that they are endorsed by their franchise owners through FRI's scientific, confidential, third-party surveys.

For more information contact: Katy Butler, Marketing Manager, Franchise Research Institute,
(402) 489-5205 or Katy@FranSurvey.com.

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Game.tv Closes $25M Round to Bring Esports to Discord, Twitter, and Facebook

Game.tv, the AI-powered Esports Tournament Platform, today announced the closing of its $25 million round, led by Intel Capital. Game.tv also announced the launch of its platform via Discord and tournament web app, which allows players to set up and operate tournaments directly through the Discord app, Twitter, and Facebook. The new funding, Discord bot, and web app will help grow Game.tv's mobile gaming communities through tournament sponsorships and additional plugins, and scale the development of Game.tv's core product, Tourney.

"In researching the emergence and growth of mobile esports, we identified Game.tv as having unique technology and business model," said Lisa Hanson, Managing Partner at Niko Partners. "As the mobile esports segment expands, Game.tv is well positioned to build a substantial user base, scale its services, and be an important player in this space."

While traditional sports have had the time and structure to bring players from tee-ball and little league to the MLB, or from driveway hoops to the NBA, esports are unique. Esports are played on a million different "fields," and there is not a direct path for players to go from amateur to pro. Game.tv was founded on the belief that community-based esports is fundamental to a healthy esports ecosystem — an ecosystem that currently focuses only on professionals.

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Rosen Sharma, CEO of Game.tv, said, "AI is the key. In esports today it is difficult to make money unless you are running large professional tournaments and events. Most tournaments run and make money from sponsorships, which exist only for the big events. AI doesn't need to make money in order to host an event, thus enabling tournaments in communities at any scale so long as people are willing to participate."

Tourney layers on top of existing gaming communities. For instance, Animal Tower Battle, a game with a vibrant community on Discord in Japan, has integrated Tourney to run weekly tournaments precisely where players spend the bulk of their time. The AI learns about the community and adapts to it. Similarly, hundreds of streamers and content creators with Discord servers have adopted Tourney to run thousands of tournaments directly in their communities. In the same way, communities on Twitter and Facebook can run tournaments natively in their respective communities using the Game.tv web app with deep links into both platforms.

Arun Chetty, Managing Director at Intel Capital, added, "When Game.tv's platform crossed 10,000 tournaments in a short period of time, we sensed something big was going on here. As a big supporter of both esports and emerging technologies, Intel is always looking for ways to accelerate adoption of esports. We believe that Game.tv has a unique vision and technology and with this funding, they can gain a big piece of the esports market segment."

About Game.tv

Game.tv is an AI-based esports tournament platform headquartered in Silicon Valley with a team across 20+ countries including Korea and Japan. Game.tv is led by gamers with strong track records of building mobile games and growing the mobile esports fan and player base. The company's core product is Tourney, an AI-powered esports assistant that can run tournaments from start to finish. Game.tv was founded in 2018 and is backed by blue chip investors and partners around the world, including Intel Capital. Tourney is currently available for over 60 games, and more games are being added weekly. For more information, visit https://www.game.tv/.

About Intel Capital

Intel Capital invests in innovative startups targeting artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, datacenter and cloud, 5G, next-generation compute and a wide range of other disruptive technologies. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested US$12.6 billion in more than 1,560 companies worldwide, and 677 portfolio companies have gone public or participated in a merger. Intel Capital curates thousands of business development introductions each year between its portfolio companies and the Global 2000. For more information on what makes Intel Capital one of the world's most powerful venture capital firms, visit http://www.intelcapital.com or follow @Intelcapital.

This Year’s Best Gift Ideas Bring Friends, Fun, Romance and Confidence, Says Dance Ambassador at Arthur Murray International

What do you give to that person on your holiday list who already has the newest cell phone, the smartest tv and the absolute best of everything? A growing number of people are giving the gift of an experience. Trips to the zoo with the grandchildren, vacations for the entire family and even ballroom dance lessons are making their way onto many gift lists this year.

"New skills that create lifetime memories are so much more meaningful than another scented candle or cashmere sweater. Ballroom dance lessons can open a new chapter in the recipient's life, a window into a world that they may never have even considered," observed Victoria Regan, Arthur Murray International] Dance Ambassador.

The gift of ballroom dance lessons comes with numerous benefits that can't be put in a box:

"Dance lessons are really the ultimate gift for the person who has everything," added Ms. Regan. "The fun that you can give with an Arthur Murray gift certificate for an experience like learning to dance, is so much more meaningful, it's really a breath of fresh air."

For loved ones overseas, a gift of dance lessons at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio is also a gift that crosses borders and oceans. There are more than 270 Arthur Murray Dance Studios in 22 countries around the world. Gift givers can be confident that their family and loved ones will receive the same professional, high quality level of dance instruction in America, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia or South America.

Ballroom lessons are more than that – they are a lifestyle that brings new people into a world that will be remembered long after other gifts have been discarded or donated. Gift certificates are available at Arthur Murray Dance Studios, which can be found in 270 cities in 22 countries around the world. For more information, visit http://www.arthurmurray.com. Read this for more information.

blumshapiro’s Vanessa Rossitto Selected as A Recipient of Inaugural Connecticut Society of CPAs Women’s Award

Vanessa Rossitto, CPA, a partner and industry leader of blumshapiro's Government Services Group, has been recognized as one of the Distinguished Service Awardees for the Inaugural Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) Women's Awards. The honor recognizes the many contributions that CPA women professionals are making in Connecticut.

"Vanessa embodies our award-winning culture of performance that encourages our employees to engage and contribute their ideas and perspectives to better serve our clients, our colleagues, our firm and our communities," said Joseph Kask, CEO of blumshapiro. "Vanessa is a trusted partner and mentor who continues to play an integral role in the success of our firm, development of our employees and improvement of our communities. We congratulate Vanessa on her success and for receiving this outstanding award."

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"I want to thank CTCPA for recognizing the work of so many great women in Connecticut who are making a difference in our industry as well as where we live and work," said Rossitto. "We have made great gains in our profession and I am very optimistic about its future with so many talented women entering the CPA field. I congratulate the other Distinguished Service Awardees as well as the Women to Watch Awardees recognized by the CTCPA." Read here.

Winners of the inaugural CTCPA Women's Awards were selected in two categories: Distinguished Service and Women to Watch. Nominees for Distinguished Service were scored in several categories including thought leadership, contributions to the profession, community service, mentoring of other professionals and leadership in workplace improvements.

As a partner and industry leader of blum's Government Services Group, Rossitto has over 25 years of experience in government accounting and auditing. She has played an instrumental role in obtaining and maintaining the Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for her clients. Read this here.

Rossitto is the partner sponsor of blum's Diversity & Inclusion (DIBS) committee. DIBS is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating differences among the firm's employees as well as recruiting a talented and varied cross-cultural workforce. She is also a member of blum's Women Who Lead Social Network, which includes a wide range of senior-level blum personnel actively helping to clear advancement barriers for women through guidance, coaching and advocacy, and offering honest feedback and advice to all blum employees about how to support the women they work with. Read news here.

Rossitto is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. She has served on the Board of Directors of Leadership Greater Hartford and Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity, as well as the Accounting Department Advisory Board of Central Connecticut State University and the Board of the Charter Oak State College Foundation.

Rossitto received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Central Connecticut State University.

The Distinguished Service Awards will be presented at the 2020 CTCPA Women's Awards Breakfast on January 22nd at TPC River Highlands Clubhouse in Cromwell, CT.

blumshapiro is the largest regional business advisory firm based in New England, with offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The firm, with a team of over 500, offers a diversity of services, which include auditing, accounting, tax and business advisory services. blum serves a wide range of privately held companies, government and nonprofit organizations and provides non-audit services for publicly traded companies. To learn more visit us at blumshapiro.com.

CMB Recognized as a 2019 Market Leader: Top 50 Market Research Firm

Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB) has been recognized for the seventh consecutive year as a Top Market Leader. The 2019 GreenBook Market Leaders Report is the new and expanded iteration of the venerable U.S. Top 50 Report by the American Marketing Association (AMA). Under its new name, the GreenBook Market Leaders Reports will continue to serve as a leading resource in the global market research industry, recognizing companies with demonstrated growth, strategic consultancy, and business acumen. More info here.

"We are honored to be recognized once again as a market leader," said Jim Garrity, CEO. "This accomplishment wouldn't be possible without our team's ability to tackle our clients' complex, sophisticated business challenges with humility, gumption, and deep curiosity."

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In 2019, CMB expanded its client base, expertise, and innovative offerings—combining powerful predictive analytics, agile qualitative, and deep expertise in consumer psychology. CMB is committed to continuing to invest in the technologies and diverse talent that drive our clients businesses, and the industry forward.

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About GreenBook
GreenBook has been a resource for market research professionals since 1962, publishing the GreenBook Directory of marketing research companies and facilities. Today, GreenBook connects marketers and market researchers with people, information, and ideas that generate results. Through IIeX events, the GreenBook Blog, the GreenBook Directory, and the GRIT Report—GreenBook provides the learning and inspiration insights professionals need to move their businesses, their careers, and the entire industry forward. Learn more here.

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About Chadwick Martin Bailey
CMB collaborates on game-changing initiatives including market identification, segmentation, invigorating brand health, rejuvenating tired trackers, driving loyalty and advocacy, and product and service development. Leading global brands rely on CMB for relentless decision-focus, creative and innovative design, and a deeply consultative approach to enable clients to make their strategic brand, innovation, and market decisions.

General Availability (GA) Announcement - Confluera Autonomous Detection & Response Platform Release 1.0

Confluera Inc., the real-time cybersecurity company, today announced the General Availability of Confluera 1.0, the industry's first Autonomous Detection & Response platform to deterministically detect and stop attackers navigating your infrastructure.

In spite of aggregate spending exceeding $33 billion on network & infrastructure security, 77% enterprises are anticipating a critical infrastructure breach in the near future. Security teams around the world are struggling to defend their organizations as the current security paradigm revolves around remediating data breaches post-damage. The Confluera platform ushers cyber defenders into the new era of attack interception by allowing:

1. Complete Cyber Kill Chain Tracking, and not just individual detections that lead to alert fatigue plaguing almost every enterprise security operations center

2. Deterministic and Continuous Storyboarding of cyber attacks as they progress through the enterprise infrastructure, as opposed to manual investigations based on correlational analysis of security events

3. Immediate Response capabilities to stop attackers before they infiltrate the critical enterprise assets as opposed to post-facto analysis of a data breach.

The Confluera platform delivers easy to understand attack campaign stories in the form of attack progressions that are prioritized automatically based on associated risk scores, along with suggestions for response and remediation, which are fully actionable. The stories themselves contain the sequence of tactics and techniques (refer to MITRE ATT&CK) used by the adversaries in order to gain deeper and wider access to the enterprise infrastructure. This marks the beginning of an era in cybersecurity space where manual threat hunting and correlations are replaced by deterministic and autonomous tracking of the attacker's intent and progress.

The Confluera platform is underpinned by patent-pending 'Continuous Attack Graph' technology to identify an attack progression in real-time. The technology allows for causal sequencing of attacker's activities in real-time and eliminates the correlational guesswork that is typical of solutions based on searching through event data lakes. These attack sequences are scored and ranked to conclusively intercept ongoing attacks.

"No matter how much automation is applied to identify attacks via data lake strategies, the fact remains that such analyses result in providing visibility into what an attacker has done, and not what he/she is doing, thereby eliminating any possibility of intercepting the attack" says Confluera VP of Products, Gautam Agrawal. "We are fundamentally shifting the focus of security teams towards interception and defense, as opposed to post-breach remediation". Read related news here.

To learn more about the benefits of Autonomous Detection and Response, please read our announcement blog, and sign up for a personalized demo on our website.

About Confluera Inc:
Confluera's mission is to redefine the security paradigm by introducing autonomous detection and response capabilities to deal with modern cyberattacks. Confluera aims to turn security analysts into cyber defenders by enabling them to stop breaches in their tracks. Confluera is Co-Founded by Abhijit Ghosh, Niloy Mukherjee, and Bipul Sinha. Ghosh is the CEO and has a background in networking, security and real-time systems, Mukherjee is the Chief Architect and has a background in distributed computing, operational analytics, and artificial intelligence, and Sinha is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rubrik. For more information, please visit confluera.com.

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MotorGospel Ministries Receives Coveted Guidestar Platinum Seal

"Since giving up a six-figure rocket scientist's salary to devote full time to the ministry, I have worked many 20 hour days on 4 hours sleep" says Aaron Schwartzbart, founder, president and pastor of MotorGospel Ministries. "I and my colleagues were highly-educated and well taken care of in the space program but I was never sure of whether I was doing any good for mankind. Now I work for free in my tiny office lined with pictures of lives that have been touched or possibly even saved by MotorGospel Ministries. I no longer doubt whether I am benefiting mankind. It ain't rocket science but it is probably the most important contribution I will make in my lifetime."

Schwartzbart founded MotorGospel Ministries in 2001 but was a self-described "amateur minister" until he left the day job in 2012. The ministry has both Christian activities and non-religious benevolent activities such as the unique anti-street-racing campaign that MotorGospel operates in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, the courts and Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee. The anti-street-racing campaign features a variety of elements such as after-school auto shop and legal 150 MPH driving instruction at racetracks throughout Southern California. With degrees in physics and theology, Schwartzbart is a 4-time champion race car driver and an ordained minister. He has personally coached over 100 students one-on-one at the track and reached millions with the anti-street-racing message via print, broadcast and social media. Read latest news here.

The tiny ministry is also unique in that they never ask for donations and they have no paid employees. Plenty of people do donate spontaneously and the ministry puts the donations to good use, but they never ask. Schwartzbart's model for charity is to extend a hand to the needy, not to donors.

So it is ironic that MotorGospel Ministries (EIN 46-4682864) has received the Guidestar Platinum Seal. Guidestar lists approximately 1.8 million charities. Many of them have highly-compensated executives and lavish fundraisers. By focusing on charitable work instead of bureaucracy and fundraising, MotorGospel Ministries has received the Guidestar Platinum Seal. This puts the tiny ministry in the top 1/2 of one percent of Guidestar's 1.8 million charities in terms of trustworthiness and transparency. (see https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-4682864)

For more information about this little organization making a big impact, see this excellent writeup from Brett Becker: https://nasaspeed.news/columns/must-read/taking-racing-off-the-streets/