Joanne Hayes

Publisher & Founder

Joanne Hayes is a 26-year veteran of the publishing industry, having worked for 12 years as an Account Executive for an award-winning Journal Register Company newspaper group, Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, and 3 years as the Marketing Director of SO Rhode Island, a publication of the award-winning magazine company Providence Media, prior to her move to Atlanta in 2009.


Simply Buckhead Magazine was conceived by her company, ValueStream Media Group, and began publication in 2010, with Joanne at the helm as Publisher and Founder.  The publication quickly became the “must-read” publication for people who live, work, shop, dine, entertain, travel, have families, homes, and pets and participate in philanthropic efforts, and has literally been read online all over the world. 


ValueStream Media Group is a media partner and sponsor to CURE Childhood Cancer, Bert’s Big Adventure, Atlanta Community Food Bank, The nsoro Educational Foundation and Joanne currently serves as a Board Member for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

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MOUNTAIN ESCAPE

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ONE ENCHANTED EVENING

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WALKING IN SENOIA

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8 Ways To Make Your 401(k) Balance Grow Faster

The 401(k) has become, for most individuals, the cornerstone of their retirement savings.   As these…

5 Reasons Gen X Needs To Build Their Own Wealth

At 46 years old, the statistics would classify me as Generation X. The media defines…