| Decatur IL Small Business Feature | Decatur Computers & Network Solutions Unlimited |

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The Details: Frank Saulsbery C.E.O. Network Solutions Unlimited | In Business: 17 Years

Office Hours: 7:30am-5:00pm  Location: 1234 N Water St, Decatur IL 62523  | Phone: 217.428.6449 | Website: https://www.nsumsp.com/

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What do you do: NSU and our team ensures business technology works to make businesses more efficient and more profitable.

What makes your business unique/special? Our clients no longer have to deal with the problems associated with technology.

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What item/service on your menu or in your shop do you just LOVE and think everyone needs? NSU has an awesome disaster recovery program for businesses.

In what way have you gone above/beyond in the past for a customer? We work around the clock to meet the clients deadlines.

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever had a client do for you? Buy our office lunch.

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What tool/equipment or other vendor could you not imagine doing business without? My staff make it all possible!

On that note… let’s get to know their staff:

Frank Saulsbery C.E.O. and founder | Frank has been involved in almost every role since the company has started.  With a background in both mechanical and microelectronics design, building a technology company was only natural.

Michelle Saulsbery C.F.O. | Michelle is a acting partner in the business and has provided guidance for stable growth and continues to help the team achieve their goals.

Daniel Butler C.T.O. | With over 10 years at the company and almost 20 years in the industry Daniel is able to manage the changes in technology to provide the solutions our clients expect from us.

Brendon Traxler C.O.O. | Brendon has been involved with the company from the original founding, his role is to ensure every need our clients have been met with the best in service and security.

Chad Gordy Technical Coordinator | Chad is the connection for the clients to get the right service at the right time that best suits their needs.

Aaron Damery Project Engineer | Aaron implements new technology and manages the client’s interactions with our services.

Chris Johnston Network Engineer | Chris helps our business clients protect their data and their client’s data, he is also responsible to our always uptime policy for our business clients.

Mat Wheatley, Adam Walters, Steven Borrelli, Mathew Buckles: Technicians  | These team members are the core of all our services, they are the front line to ensure all repairs and setups are done right the first time. 

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What other local business do you just LOVE? Why? Black Iron Coffee Company, it’s [great coffee] always served with a smile!

Tell us about YOU: I love the changing world of technology and the challenges.

When did you know you wanted to go into this business? In 2001 when I first met some clients.

What are you passionate about outside of your business? Travel, we take our RV out as much as possible.

Describe your PERFECT day: When all of our clients needs are met.

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| Chris Bradley | Decatur IL Music Performer |

I’m excited to share a few recent images of Chris Bradley who is a local lawyer and musican I’ve been working with for a couple years to create promo images for. This year we not only created the new promo images for his posters and website but also a headshot for him to use in his law practice. It’s always great to collaborate with Chris as he’s always got a plan/vision in mind for what we want to create and then I get to put my spin on things and add in my pose/positioning thoughts to really make it a duel collaboration.

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You can see some past images for Chris here. And check out some of his upcoming performances:

​5/18/2018     8:00 PM     Walnut Street Winery, 309 S. Walnut Street, Rochester, IL

​6/8/2018       7:00 PM     New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL

6/9/2018       TBA           Warrensburg Fire Department Chicken Fry, Warrensburg, IL

7/13/2018     7:00 PM     New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL

​7/20/2018     8:00 PM     Walnut Street Winery, 309 S. Walnut Street, Rochester, IL

​7/27/2018     8:00 PM     Monarch Brewing Co., 212 S. Independence, Monticello, IL

8/10/2013     7:00 PM     New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL

8/24/2018     8:00 PM     Walnut Street Winery, 309 S. Walnut Street, Rochester, IL

9/14/2018     7:00 PM     New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL

 

| Thrive Entertainment Guide | Commercial & Editorial Photography | Decatur IL |

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Today I’m giving Decatur and Thrive Entertainment Guide some love here on the blog. Decatur has only been home for us since late 2010 so we haven’t even been here a decade yet, but I already feel rooted to this community and really would miss some of the great things this city offers if we were to ever relocate.

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One of the very first connections I made when I moved to town was with Katrina Smalley the publisher of Thrive Entertainment Guide, who I could gush about for days… Not only has Kat been excited about my business coming to the area since day one but she’s excited about this town and EVERYTHING going on in it! It’s her (and by extension, our) job to know about what’s going on in Macon county and make sure you guys do too. And I’m honored to be a continuing part of that effort through Thrive Entertainment Guide.

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I get to do a very eclectic style of work for Thrive with something a bit different every month. Often I get to cover and create images to tell a whole story (including a cover image!)…

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Other times I get to create portraits (like I love) of the movers and shakers doing big things right here in our little town. This is always a fun and challenging endeavor because, while I LOVE to create portraits, it can be a challenge to create a single portrait that shows you, the reader, who this person is as well as what they do or love. And I really push myself to keep these fresh, though there may be a Q&A portrait in every issue of Thrive I hope they’ll never be two that look quite alike (because these folks are all doing very unique and wonderful things).

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Still other times my contribution to the magazine drifts over to the commercial side with product images both for stories and for our supportive advertisers. And (hint hint) if you didn’t know already your ad in Thrive comes complete with my services to create images to show off your products to our readers! (Side note, my very own #BabyB has made about 3 appearances in Thrive already and you can see her twice below… it’s true, she’s a star!).

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And this past month, my husband even made a debut in the magazine as he was interviewed for a story on Macon Speedway and that’s his pride and joy custom-painted helmet you see (shoutout to INDOCIL).

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And occasionally… I mean VERY occasionally I get talked into writing for the magazine as well. Though ‘writer’ has always been a pipe dream of mine, I can’t say that it’s ever been something that comes easily so I admit I avoid it whenever possible. But when it comes with the promise of food and/or coffee who can say no?!?!

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And really all the best assignments come with FOOD (and friends)…

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Decatur really is a unique place and though it seems to get a bad (for some reason) it really is FULL of unique activities, chances for adventure in nature, entertainment from board games to art classes, theater shows to live music plus don’t even get me started on the park district activities and amenities (OMG so much to do!)… and so much more on the horizon (water park and ropes courses dude!). And if you ever have the thought that there is nothing to do in this city… pick up a Thrive (there are literally THOUSANDS available around town every month) and check out the center calendar, where you’ll also find some of my lovely clients!

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Because not only do I work for Thrive every month but it also works for me! Sharing and showing off my amazing clients and what we’ve been creating together.

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You can read these and all past issues of Thrive Entertainment Guide HERE.