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×1 Chatter with BNC | Lindsay Perry - Marketings & Events Manager at Wilson Chamber of Commerce 13:25
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Lindsay Perry, the Marketing & Events Manager at the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. Passionate about leveraging creativity and strategic planning to support our chamber's mission and serve the vibrant business community in Wilson County. ----- Lindsay Perry on LinkedIn Wilson Chamber of Commerce…
1 Chatter with BNC | Scott Dorney - Executive Director of the North Carolina Military Business Center 28:05
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Scott Dorney, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Military Business Center. Originally from Allentown, PA, Scott graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, SC in May 1977. He also earned a Masters in International Affairs Degree from Columbia University in New York, NY in 1988. Prior to joining the NCMBC in 2004, Scott served six years as the Chief Officer for Support Services for the City of Fayetteville. In this capacity, he directed Human Resources and had management responsibility for other departments, including Risk Management and Information Technology. An entity of the State embedded in our community colleges (with 17 offices statewide), the NCMBC is a unique business development and technology transition organization that grows the defense economy by expanding federal contracting and supporting retention of transitioning military personnel and recruitment of defense contractors to North Carolina. ----- NCMBC Website Scott Dorney on LinkedIn…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Perry Safran, Partner at Safran Law. Perry Safran is one of the state’s leading construction law attorneys and is the founding partner of the Raleigh-based Safran Law Offices. For ten years, Mr. Safran was engaged in construction and project management and thereafter for forty years, has been engaged in the practice of law. Mr. Safran was previously elected to Raleigh’s City Council and has served as an adjunct professor at both N.C. State University and Campbell School of Law.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with John Martin, Partner & Co-Founder of Fourth Elm. Fourth Elm Construction is a commercial General Contractor based in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina, serving clients across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. The Fourth Elm Construction team brings a broad level of expertise to a construction project; this experience includes work in the office, industrial, medical, retail, residential/senior living and automotive market sectors. We provide pre-construction/estimating, design-build, facility maintenance, and construction management/supervision services. John is active in many triad organizations offering unique community insights that has proven invaluable to their clients and subcontractors.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Larry Farber, the President & Co-Founder, Middle C Jazz. As both A performer and businessman, music has been the central core of his life. Known locally as “the music man“, Larry played piano with bands from the early age of 12, and he still tickles the keys from time to time. His 47 years as a founding partner with East Coast entertainment, as well as being the founder of Music With Friends in both Charlotte and Houston add to an impressive resume. Adding to his legacy of musical ventures is now Middle C Jazz.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Todd Edwards, the Chairman of NC East Alliance Board of Directors. Ben Kinney and Edwards talk the economic development in eastern NC in the last few years, music, and more.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Adrienne Cole - President & CEO of the Greater Raleigh Chamber or Commerce 18:53
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Adrienne Cole. Cole is the president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Chamber and leads the Triangle’s largest business membership organization representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County. In this role, Adrienne’s core focus areas are economic development, diversity, equity and inclusivity, government affairs, transportation, workforce development, talent, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and supporting small business.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Rick Thurmond - CMO at Charlotte Center City Partners, Founder at Confluence 23:36
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Rick Thurmond, the Chief Marketing Officer at Center City Partners & the founder of Confluence. Thurmond talks to Ben Kinney about his career trajectory so far, what's new at Charlotte Center City Partners, shared more about Confluence and Charlotte's music scene, and more.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Leigh Altman - Mecklenburg County Commissioner, Chair of the Metropolitan Transit Commission 36:21
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Leigh Altman, a Mecklenburg County commissioner who is chair of the Metropolitan Transit Commission. The group is leading efforts for a $25 billion expansion of the Charlotte area's transportation system, including new light rail, expanded roads and improved bus service. It would be the biggest public works project in state history. Altman discusses efforts for a 1 cent sales tax that requires approval from state lawmakers and a public referendum. She was a lawyer in the Georgia governor's office before moving to North Carolina in 2009, and has worked at Charlotte's Council for Children's Rights. She was elected to the commission in 2020.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with AJ Ramsey. Ramsey is the Managing Director & COO of Transworld Business Advisors with over 35 years of involvement in both the corporate and small business worlds with experience in building, running, and selling domestic and international organizations. AJ holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a real estate and finance focus from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Trey Cash, the Economic Development Director for Lenoir and Greene Counties. Trey has worked with Greene County Government for many years and has served as Deputy Director for Emergency Services, Emergency Management Specialist/Fire Inspector, and EMT-Intermediate.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jessica Graham, CEO of Fionix Consulting. Graham is a leader in her profession and her community. She received her accreditation in public relations in 2003 and was named to the Public Relations Society of America College of Fellows in 2019. Jessica has been an active volunteer in the Public Relations Society of America Charlotte Chapter, Southeast District, and nationally. Locally, she’s served on the boards of and volunteered with organizations like Dress for Success Charlotte, Charlotte's Trail of History, American Lung Association NC, Women Executives of Charlotte, JDRF, Classroom Central, Leadership North Carolina and Leadership Charlotte.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. David Moore is the CEO of David Moore & Partners and has 20 years of experience providing M&A advice to businesses and individuals. His company provides business brokering, investment banking, due diligence assessments of companies prior to sale, valuations, closing services and capital raises, among other services. He gives real-life examples of surprises he's witnessed in exit planning and other facets of entrepreneurship.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with two leaders at TowneBank, which has become a big player in North Carolina banking with offices in Cary, Charlotte, Greenville, Raleigh and the Outer Banks. Billy Foster is the president and CEO, while Will Morrison oversees Towne Financial’s residential mortgage, insurance, real estate brokerage and wealth management units. Formed as a new bank in 1999, Suffolk, Virginia-based TowneBank has $17 billion in assets. It ranks sixth in market share in the Triangle, first in northeast North Carolina and 11th in Charlotte. Both Foster and Morrison are graduates of Old Dominion University and veteran Virginia bankers.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Thomas Salley, the President of Visit Wilkes, NC. Salley talks to Ben Kinney about his career journey so far, what's new in Wilkes County, the importance of customer service, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Julian "Bubba" Rawl, cofounder of Cary-based Preston Development, which has developed more than 16,000 home lots since 1991. He and partner Tim Smith are now focused on the 8,100-acre Chatham Park, which is on pace to become North Carolina's largest multiuse planned development. The Greenville native discusses his initial foray building ice rinks around North Carolina, Preston's dramatic growth in Cary and Disney's plans to create a large residential community within Chatham Park.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Eli Cheatham, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer for International Farming 20:31
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Eli Cheatham, chief strategic initiatives officer for Raleigh-based International Farming, a private investment company that manages a $1.5 billion portfolio of agricultural land. International Farming has made numerous investments in companies such as CropTrak , The Peach Truck , and Manson Growers within the business software, food products, and horticulture industries. CEO Charles McNairy helped form the company in 2010, and is part of the Harvey family, which has been involved in the agriculture business in North Carolina since the 19th century.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Kathy C. Bailey is retiring at the end of August as CEO of UNC Health Blue Ridge in Burke County. She has held the top job since 2013. Before coming to UNC Health Blue Ridge in 2005, she was the inaugural CEO of The Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head for six years. She talks about the challenges of rural health care and why the partnership with UNC Health has worked in Burke County.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features George Schulmeyer, area president of M/I Homes in Charlotte. He discussed the booming housing market in the region, where the market is going, and what it means for the regional economy. Schulmeyer has served for nearly three decades in the homebuilding industry, including five years as M/I’s division president. He’s a graduate of the University of Virginia with a B.S. in commerce, accounting and finance. M/I Homes completed 450 homes and townhomes in the Charlotte area in 2023, with another 500 expected to be completed this year. The company anticipates closing 600 homes in the region in 2025.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Brett Curley, general manager and chief operating officer of the Charlotte City Club, a 75-year-old community institution based in uptown Charlotte. Center-city private clubs are reinventing themselves as many executives spend fewer days at the office. Curley describes innovative approaches related to pricing and attracting affinity groups at the member-owned Charlotte club. He has led the enterprise since last September after previous stops at clubs in Florida and North Carolina. For about 12 years, he worked for McConnell Golf at its clubs in Raleigh and Greensboro. Before coming to Charlotte, he was GM at San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Jed Routh is the vice president of markets and products at Kempower, which recently opened its state-of-the-art EV charger manufacturing facility in Durham. Kempower’s growth strategy aims to position the company among the global top five in the DC charging market by 2030. Kempower’s production site in Durham is one of the four factories Kempower operates globally. Kempower’s three European factories are located in Lahti, Finland. The Kempower Durham facility will create approximately 300 jobs It's estimated to add over $700 million to North Carolina’s economy in the next decade. Routh previously was director of business development at eTransEnergy. He also was a vice president at Thomas Built Buses/Daimler Trucks North America in High Point.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Meredith Archie. Archie was named president of the NC Chamber Foundation in April 2022. She leads the Foundation’s competitiveness institute activities, oversees commissioned studies, and provides guidance on public policy issues outlined in North Carolina Vision 2030, categorized by three pillars: Education and Talent Supply, Competitive Business Climate, and Infrastructure and Growth Leadership. Under Archie’s leadership, the Foundation serves as a convener around these issues and conducts nonpartisan research on complex challenges, crafts sound policy recommendations, and tracks progress.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Dr. Elizabeth Welch, founder of Community Pets Mobile Veterinary Clinic, which provides affordable spay/neuter services in the Charlotte. Her deep concern for the welfare of animals sparked her career after earning a bachelor's degree and doctorate in veterinary medicine at Auburn University. Before starting her business, she was the medical director of Stand for Animals, a nonprofit veterinary organization that expanded from one to three locations during her 13 years there. In the interview, she discusses challenges and opportunities for improving pet care in North Carolina.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Michelle Doran, the chief operating officer at the Smith Anderson law firm, brings over 25 years of senior leadership experience from various regional and international law firms. The firm has an all-female C suite, a rarity in the business world. Known for her energetic leadership and mentorship, Doran has a distinguished track record of overseeing business, finance and operations at law firms, including the New York office of an AmLaw 100 international firm where she led operations for eight regional offices around the world. Most recently she served as COO of a Northeastern law firm. Doran holds a degree in organizational leadership and communication from Marist College.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Dr. Jenni Harris, Executive Director of Business Services, NC Dept of Commerce 20:18
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Dr. Jenni Harris is the Executive Director of Business Services, NC Dept of Commerce with expertise in strategy development, implementation, relationship management, cross-sector collaboration and building organizational capacity. Dr. Harris leads diverse teams of key stakeholders and decision-makers toward innovative and strategic solutions that improve higher levels of effective and long-term collaborations and outcomes, and delivers results with expertise in building partnerships within corporate, public and private sectors as well as entrepreneurial environments.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Greg Wilson is the founder and chief executive officer of Ripple Fiber in Charlotte, which provides internet connectivity via its fiber optic network and patented software. The company recently received an investment from Post Road Road, an alternative investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and real estate, to help it expand. Wilson previously spent 20 years in South Africa as a founder and executive of various companies expanding that country's telecommunications market.…
1 Chatter with BNC | John Loyack, VP of Economic Development for the NC Community College System 27:34
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. John Loyack is the Vice President of Economic Development for the North Carolina Community College System. In this role, Loyack leads the operation of the Economic Development Division, which includes ApprenticeshipNC, BioNetwork, Customized Training, and the Small Business Center Network. The Economic Development team provides education, training, and support services for new, expanding, and existing business and industry in all 100 North Carolina counties through our network of 58 community colleges. Before joining the System, Loyack worked for the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Commerce as well as with companies like MercuryMD, Thomson Reuters, Time Warner, and Esteve Laboratories. Loyack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Spanish from Gettysburg College and holds an MBA in International Business Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In addition, to being Chair of the Board of Go Global NC, he also is a member of the NC Apprenticeship Council and the NC MEP Advisory Board.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people Jason Dibble is the co-founder of Boomerang Water, which is based in Midland, outside of Charlotte.The company is dedicated to the elimination of single use plastic water bottles from all major campuses such as resorts, hotels, cruise ships, corporations and college campuses, military bases, and entire towns. The company has seen a 10-fold increase in revenue in the past year and has clients such as a Four Seasons Hotel and The Boca Raton. Dibble served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq planning and executing seven military operations.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Thomas White, Director of the Economic Development Partnership, NC State University 16:15
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. As Director of the Economic Development Partnership, Tom White leads economic development initiatives for NC State, serving as the liaison to local, regional and state economic and workforce development entities. These strategic partnerships result in new jobs and capital investment for North Carolina, as well as meaningful opportunities for students and faculty. Prior to joining NC State, Tom served as the Director of the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment and Training. He was also president and CEO of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Duke University, Tom received his Master of Public Affairs from NC State.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people Tony Atti is the co-founder and CEO of Durham-based Phononic, an innovating solid state semiconductor solutions that sustainably transforms refrigeration and cooling. Its products go into grocery stores, to cool semiconductor chips at data centers and in HVAC systems. The company was No. 35 on CNBC's Disruptor 50 list for companies that use AI for new business models beyond the era of better, faster and cheaper innovation.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. David Klanecky is president and CEO of Charlotte-based Cirba Solutions, one of the largest battery recyclers in the world. Klanecky previously served as executive vice president and COO of Piedmont Lithium, where he helped build North America’s largest Lithium company. From 2013 to 2021, David served in increasingly senior management roles within Albemarle Corp., the world’s leading lithium producer, including as vice president of strategy and corporate development and as vice president of lithium operations (APAC/EU), with global responsibility for Albemarle’s manufacturing/operations, process technology and product management within the global lithium business. He also served as interim CEO of the MARBL joint venture between Albemarle and Mineral Resources Ltd, which includes the Kemerton and Wodgina assets in Australia.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's Business North Carolina Chatter podcast features an interview with Paul Shumaker, who has helped win five U.S. Senate rates over the last 25 years, more than any other N.C. consultant. He's credited with using data-driven strategies that have helped transform North Carolina politics into a Republican-dominated state. The Caldwell County native is a graduate of Appalachian State University and founder of Capitol Communications. He and his wife, Ruth, have three adult children.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Michal Bay, owner of Merino Mill in Mooresville. Bay grew up in eastern Turkey. He began his career in America selling furniture wholesale from his truck. Later, he became a distributor for Istanbul-based rug manufacturer Merinos. He grew so successful that he purchased the vacant Burlington Mill in Mooresville and restored it. Once covered in graffiti, with dozens of holes in the roof, the mill today is thriving with offices, retail and restaurants. The N.C. chapter of the American Planning Association honored the mill with its 2017 “Great Transformation” Award.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Chris Bahr, the Founder/Director at Cycle4Success. Cycle4Success is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in Charlotte's mountain bike community. They are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment of respect, equality, kindness, and fellowship for young people in under-resourced communities regardless of their background or experience level with cycling.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Michael Terrell. Terrell is North Carolina managing director for Perscholas, which offers free IT training to career changers who want to get into the tech industry. Terrell is an organizational development and community engagement professional with over 15 years experience in military, federal government, and nonprofit sectors. His past roles include Academic Engagement Lead at the National Security Agency, and co-founder at ReadySAGo. He is a Marine veteran, a 2017 graduate of University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and a 2018 graduate of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Alexander Briseño Leadership Development Program. Michael lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife and two sons, and is an avid runner and cyclist.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Mark Boone, the President of Fesival In The Park in Charlotte, NC. Boone talks to Ben Kinney about his career journey from journalism to where he is today, as well as Festival In The Park.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Bridget Foster, senior news director of Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. She oversees the cable company's news operation across the state and discusses how Spectrum emphasizes balance in its statewide news coverage. She previously worked in local TV news in Florida, Indiana and Ohio and Indiana. Based in Raleigh, Foster has a bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Florida. Spectrum is part of Charter Communications, among the three largest U.S. cable operators.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Joanna Helms and Dr.Patricia Mitchell, from NCEDA. They talk to Ben Kinney about their roles and the very important work they're doing at NCEDA. The NCEDA Foundation was created in 2020 to advance the economic development profession, enhance the knowledge and skills of economic developers, and strengthen the broad, statewide economic development community in North Carolina through funding professional development activities, research, and education programs, especially to underserved, distressed, and rural counties and economic developers across North Carolina.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Baker Glasgow, President of Clancy & Theys. Glasgow talks to Kevin Ellis about his professional journey so far, the challenges in construction in 2024, construction as a career for the younger generation, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Carrie McCament, CEO of the Chernoff Newman marketing company in Charlotte. For many years, she was an executive with advertising agencies based in New York and Philadelphia, commuting from her Queen City home to work on campaigns for Bank of America, Samsung and other major companies. She joined Charlotte’s Wray Ward agency as executive of client engagement in 2018, then moved to Chernoff Newman in 2022. Named among Charlotte’s 50 most influential women in 2023, she is a graduate of Ohio University and the mother of three adult sons.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. With over two decades of local government experience, Sean R. Stegall left Elgin, Illinois to become Cary’s Town Manager in 2016, where he is focusing on keeping Cary great by spearheading organizational development, promoting technological advancements, expanding economic opportunities, and strengthening the Town’s role as a regional partner to support Cary’s shift from a fast-growing to maturing community. Prior to Cary, Stegall’s professional journey included posts in three states addressing a wide variety of topics including finance and budgeting, parks and recreation, legislative affairs, communications and engagement, planning, technology, and battling blizzards.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Kevin O’Brien. O'Brien serves as president of North America for Merz Therapeutics, where he leads commercial strategy and execution, including field sales, managed markets, medical affairs, marketing and operations, across the U.S. and Canada. Since joining Merz in 2017, he has overseen the U.S. FDA approval of Merz’s neuromodulator for the treatment of sialorrhea (excessive drooling) and as a first-line treatment for blepharospasm, two debilitating conditions associated with neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, ALS and cerebral palsy.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Chris Hare, the CEO of PRTI. Hare talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey so far, the wonderful work they do at PRTI disposing of used tires properly, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Sharon Bryson, who retired Jan. 31 after leading the 12,500-member N.C. Association of CPAs since 2016. The graduate of UNC Chapel Hill worked for the CPA group for 39 years as its staff and membership more than tripled. She is a past president of the Association Executives of North Carolina. https://www.ncacpa.org/about/staff-directory/staff-member/sharon-bryson/…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Skip Smart, Partner at Parker Poe. Smart leads Parker Poe's business law department. He provides transactional advice and corporate counseling to both private and public companies. He has an extensive mergers and acquisitions practice, and he regularly advises clients in auction-type acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, leveraged acquisitions and related financings, and roll-up and build-up strategies, including techniques for the efficient and cost-effective completion of serial industry-specific acquisitions.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Stafford L. Thompson, Jr., Senior Vice President, Life and Executive Benefits Business Management, at Lincoln Financial Group in Greensboro. 19:14
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Stafford L. Thompson, Jr. As Senior Vice President of Life and Executive Benefits Business Management, Stafford drives the continued expansion, diversification and enhancement of Lincoln’s industry-leading portfolio of Life Insurance products to meet the needs of new clients in Lincoln’s core and emerging markets. His key responsibilities include product development and management for Lincoln’s individual Life Insurance and Executive Benefit products, Life business development, and New Business and Inforce Operations for Executive Benefits. Before joining Lincoln in 2018, Stafford held the position of Vice President, Marketing Actuary at SCOR Global Life Americas.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Erin Spencer, the Founder & CEO of EdgeBrook Lane Consulting. Erin started EdgeBrook Lane to assist organizations with fractional human resource expertise—whether a small business without a formal infrastructure or an organization whose human resource team needed additional expertise. She focuses on operations, business development, and organizational culture at EdgeBrook Lane.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Shaylah Nunn Jones, North Carolina government and public affairs principal at Novo Nordisk 17:03
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Shaylah Nunn Jones, the North Carolina government and public affairs principal at Novo Nordisk. They talk about her professional journey so far, what's new at Nova Nordisk, what the increase in manufacturing in NC, especially in pharmaceuticals, means for the state, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dan Sargent. Dan Sargent has been with Rebuilding Together of the Triangle since 2008. Under his leadership, the budget has grown from $25,000 to $2.8 million. Dan is a licensed general contractor and has an MPA from the School of Government at UNC-CH. He lives in Chatham County with his wife Lyndee and their three daughters.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Miller Yoho, the director of communications and marketing at the Charlotte Sports Foundation 19:01
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Miller Yoho , the director of communications and marketing at the Charlotte Sports Foundation. Albeit difficult years for its NFL and NBA teams, Charlotte has emerged as a major sports town, aided by the foundation's work in organizing major college football games and other events. Yoho describes how key business leaders have raised the profile of sports in the Queen City, making a big impact on the tourism and hospitality industries.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Scott Ralls. Scott Ralls is the fourth president of Wake Technical Community College, North Carolina’s largest community college. Wake Tech is recognized for its "laddering" strategies to connect workforce and education opportunities and is ranked as a national leader in online education. From 2015 to 2019, Ralls served as president of Northern Virginia Community College, or NOVA as it is commonly known, the second largest multi-campus community college in the nation. During his NOVA tenure, he developed a unique partnership with Amazon Web Services that catalyzed a Virginia statewide initiative to create seamless cloud computing degrees between community colleges and universities that was named 2019 Education Partnership of the Year by Education Dive.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with David Phillips, Founder & Innovation Provocateur at Faster Glass. He founded Faster Glass in 2010 as a way to combine his passion for sharing the principles of innovation and design, his impatience with blindly accepting the status quo, and his love of meeting and learning from others. Equal parts educator, facilitator, and instigator, David has devoted his professional life to helping people make things better.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Amgad Saad, the Co-owner and President of Garner Appliance & Mattress, which is about to open the largest appliance store in the region at 13,500 square feet. Amgad Saad started in the family business in 1982 while in high school. He joined full-time in 1988 from ECU. His father Mones Saad started the business as a TV and electronics repair business. It now has three locations, 31 employees, and 1,000 deliveries/month. Amgad’s sister is co-owner/treasurer Rita Hines. Her two sons work in the warehouse, as does Amgad’s son, Simon.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Mary Margaret Frank, Dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill 20:02
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Mary Margaret Frank. Frank was named dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler effective Aug. 15, 2023. She is a Triple Tar Heel, an academic fellow at the UNC Tax Center and has taught in the Master of Accounting Program. Frank returns to UNC Kenan-Flagler from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where she was senior associate dean for faculty development, John Tyler Professor of Business Administration. She also was co-founder and academic director of the Institute for Business in Society. In that role she led the development of the P3 Impact Award, which recognizes leading cross-sector collaboration to improve communities around the world, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships and Concordia. Her passion for cross-sector collaboration also led her to establish the Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows program, which brings together graduate students from business, law and public policy.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Dee O'Dell, EVP & Head of Biz Banking at US Bank, Charlotte; United Way Board Chair 24:39
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dee O'Dell, executive vice president and head of business banking for US Bank in Charlotte. The former Wachovia executive joined US Bank in 2009 when it had 100 employees in North Carolina. It now employs more than 1,200 in the state, reflecting strong growth in various corporate banking ventures. O'Dell discusses US Bank's key growth initiatives and his outlook for small businesses given higher interest rates. O'Dell, who is chair of the United Way of the Central Carolinas, also describes efforts to address homelessness in Charlotte.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Elaine Lyerly, the CEO of Lyerly Agency. Elaine Lyerly co-founded Lyerly Agency in November 1977. Over the years, the CEO has become a widely respected and sought after brand strategist and has amassed years of experience in all aspects of brand development and communications. Today, we talk to Lyerly about her blog for Psychology Today and the book she is writing titled "Outrageous Things Men Say to Women at Work."…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Alex Brandwein. Brandwein is the owner and founder of Brandwein Bagels, which he started while earning his MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Brandwein previously was in real estate private equity with Alliance Bernstein in New York, and an investment banking analyst at JP Morgan and Bank of Montreal. A native New Yorker, Brandwein says his favorite bagel is plain right out of the oven.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Brenda Berg, the President & CEO of BEST NC. BEST NC is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of business leaders committed to improving North Carolina’s education system through policy and advocacy. Berg talks to Ben Kinney about her career journey, more about BEST NC and what they do, what to expect from the organization in 2024, and more.…
1 Chatter with BNC | Jeff Schultz, the Co-founder of the regional business incubator First Turn Innovations 21:10
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jeff Schultz, the Co-founder of the regional business incubator First Turn Innovations. Jeff is an executive and entrepreneur focused on product & technology development, business development and general management. He is the Co-Founder of Phase AM. He has a PhD from Virginia Polytech Institute and State University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jeff is skilled in materials science, product development and characterization.al management.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jim Roberts, the Founder of Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington. Roberts talk to Ben Kinney about his career journey so far, his take on the business development recently around North Carolina, the work he's been doing in Wilmington, NC, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Laura Belcher, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte region. She's talking about Habitat's work and the upcoming Carter Work Project in October, being led by country music superstars and husband and wife, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Kate Reece. Kate Reece is the founder of Winston-Salem based Reece Bottling and Canning, which provides remote bottling and canning for brewers across the state. Her clients range from the Outer Banks to Charlotte. Reece founded the company in 2021 during the pandemic and is a member of the of the Triad Brewers Alliance and the NC Brewers Guild . In the podcast, she talks about starting the company, how she attracted business and what it's like to work behind the scenes to make other businesses successful.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dorian Bolden. After graduating from Duke University in 2002 and moving to New York City to work in finance, Dorian Bolden decided he wanted to do something different with his life. The Atlanta native moved back to North Carolina and eventually opened his first Beyu (Be You) Caffe in Durham. His coffee just hit store shelves at a select number of Food Lion stores.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jim Rose, the State President United Community Bank. Rose talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey so far, what's new at United Community, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Clay Schossow, a Cleveland, OH native is one of the original founders of Carrboro-based New Media Campaigns and has directed client relations and business development efforts since 2006. In these roles, Clay has grown NMC into an award-winning company with hundreds of clients from around the world. Clay also leads NMC's Agency Partnership program, helping advertising agencies across the country leverage new media for their clients. Clay's leadership at NMC earned him recognition by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of America's top young entrepreneurs. Clay has managed and implemented the online marketing, SEO, and social media efforts for organizations of all sizes around the world. His work has led to millions of dollars in online transactions for nonprofits, businesses, and political campaigns.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Corey Pulido. Corey Pulido is a faculty member teaching in the field of entrepreneurship in the Miller School of Entrepreneurship at East Carolina University. He is a business and MBA graduate of East Carolina University. He spent 12 years in the professional world while receiving his degree. Along with teaching, he currently runs seven family businesses, including a local property management company and most recently a non-profit animal sanctuary rescuing at-risk dogs. He is also active in the community serving on Ayden’s Chamber of Commerce and participating in several pitch competitions as a judge and mentor to local high school students. Corey and his wife Jordan are high school sweethearts having been together since 2005. They recently welcomed their first child Graylen James last October.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Matt Yarmey, the Founder of Pure Intentions Coffee. Yarmey talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey, how he started Pure Intentions Coffee, their growth so far, their footprint, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Lily Cochrane Harper. Lily Harper is the executive director of the Wake Forest University Center for Private Business, which has more than 200 companies headquartered in North Carolina or with large operations in the state as its members. The nonprofit organization helps companies with issues such as leadership and succession planning. The Center is expanding into Wilmington.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Joanna Helms, the Economic Development Director of the town of Apex, NC. She talks to Ben Kinney about her professional journey so far, what's new in Apex in terms of economic development, her plans as the new President of the NCEDA, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Matt Doherty, who owns a business coaching business in Charlotte that builds on his career as a former head basketball coach at SMU, Florida Atlantic, UNC and Notre Dame. Doherty, who also is a motivational speaker, discusses the importance of rebounding from adversity and the keys to building a fulfilling life and career. He and journalist Jane King recently launched a monthly Bloomberg TV program on leadership.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Ben Kinney talks to Cheryl Richards, President & CEO at Catapult Employers Association. Catapult was born when Capital Associated Industries of Raleigh and the Triad, and The Employers Association of Charlotte merged to form a powerful organization. Cheryl talks to us about her impressive professional journey, the different services they provide for small and medium sized business, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Chris Roush talks with Greg Johnson, managing director of Orbital Socket in Charlotte. Orbital Socket is a creative communications firm. Johnson has worked for ad agencies and was on the Air Jordan account for Nike as marketing director. He previously was chief marketing officer and president of Charlotte-based Boone Oakley.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Eric Hobbs, the President at Technology Associates. They talk about his career journey and how he got to be where he is, what's new in the world of tech, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , David Mildenberg speaks with U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry of Lincoln County. The graduate of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia and Belmont Abbey College was elected to Congress in 2004, when he was 29. He chairs the House Financial Service Committee. His district ranges from the Lake Norman suburbs of Charlotte to Burke County. He and his wife, Giulia, have two daughters and a son.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , Ben Kinney speaks with Joel Olsen, the CEO of O2 Group Ventures. They talk about his professional journey, how they help farmers, their various offerings, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , Ben Kinney speaks with Chris Platé, the Executive Director of Monro/ Union County Economic Development Commission. He talks to us about his career, what's new in the world of economic development, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, Kevin Ellis speaks to Brent Wadas, the CEO and co-founder of Durham-based BotBuilt, which uses robots to help builders frame homes. Brent talks to us about BotBuilt and how it came together, his time in the military, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, David Mildenberg talks with Kristin Dillard, president of Charlotte-based Team Automotive Group. Since taking over a single dealership in Salisbury from her father in 2017, Dillard has added six more locations selling General Motors or Stellantis brands from Myrtle Beach to Boone. She discusses her strategy and why a small dealership group can compete against giant chains.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , Ben Kinney speaks with Will Hedrick, Founder/Executive Director, The Hedrick Project. Will speaks to us about his professional journey, what they do at the Hedrick Project, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In this episode, Kevin Ellis speaks with Dr. Emily Yeager, a professor at East Carolina University and the interim director of ECU's Crisp Small Business Resource Center. Her focus has been on rural community development, rural tourism and small-town entrepreneurship.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode Kevin Ellis speaks with Vincent Ginski, the Director of Workforce Competitiveness with the North Carolina Chamber Foundation. He works with solving workforce shortages, particularly in healthcare.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode David Mildenberg speaks with Mike Bell, senior vice president and general manager of Corning Optical Communications, which makes up more than a third of revenue at New York-based Corning. He discusses Corning's pivotal role in the U.S. broadband and communications industries. The UNC Chapel Hill MBA joined Corning in 1991 and took his post in 2020. The company employs 5,000 people in North Carolina and had annual revenue of $14 billion in 2022.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Ben Kinney talks to Ben Teague, the Vice President of Strategic Development at Biltmore Farms in Asheville, NC. Teague talks to us about his journey and how he landed in Asheville, his work at Biltmore Farms and some recent developments there, AVL Fest, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Kevin Ellis speaks with Dr. Michael Blackwell, the President & CEO at Baptist Children's Homes of NC. Dr. Blackwell talks to us about his career journey from radio to where he is today, the organization, how it started, some of their programs and events, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Ben Kinney speaks to Adam Rhew, the President & Executive Director, SouthPark Community Partners. Rhew talks to us about what SouthPark Community Partners is doing and how it came to be, his professional journey, how Charlotte and the South Park area has evolved in the recent past, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, we talked with Matt Abele, director of marketing and communications at the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association. The Appalachian State University graduate describes the debate over whether North Carolina should join a regional transmission organization to improve the reliability of electricity and hold down rate increases. State lawmakers are proposing a study that proponents say could lead to annual savings of as much as $600 million annually. Abele also explains the increasing economic impact of the state's sustainable energy sector.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Debby Futrell, the President & CEO at Area L AHEC. Futrell speaks to Ben Kinney about how she navigated her career journey, the collaborative efforts they have in the works at Area L AHEC and other developments in the organization, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features NC Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders. Secretary Sanders speaks to Ben Kinney about her career journey, what's new at the NC Department of Commerce, what's new in terms of economic development in North Carolina, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features a discussion on the importance of sustainability in North Carolina tourism. The state attracts more visitors than all but five other states, creating a major economic force and pressures on local resources. BNC's David Mildenberg speaks with Clark Twiddy, owner of a leading Outer Banks residential real estate company, and Whitney Knollenberg, an N.C. State University professor. Knollenberg studies how North Carolina's tourism industry can better serve communities while addressing continued labor shortages.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Andrew Tate, the Director of Economic Development (North Carolina) at Duke Energy Corporation. Tate speaks with Ben Kinney about his professional journey and his continued legacy through the various positions he has held through his career. They also discuss the economic development efforts he is leading at the Duke Energy Corporation.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Curt Ladig, the President and CEO of Delta Dental of North Carolina, the leading dental insurer in North Carolina. In this episode, Ladig talks to Ben Kinney about the community service and philanthropy efforts he leads at Delta Dental of NC. They discuss the Smiles For Kids program and the impact it has made in various communities and other programs including programs for adults.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's Chatter with Business North Carolina podcast features Josh Arant, the COO and co-founder at Mako Medical. Arant speaks to Ben Kinney about the history of their company, the growth they've seen since Mako Medical was founded, their expansion goals as well as their new innovative web application. They also talk about how Mako Medical has invested and continues to invest in communities across North Carolina.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's Chatter with Business North Carolina podcast features an interview with Jeff Schwartz, a partner at the Deloitte financial services firm's Charlotte office. He's an expert in helping large and middle-market companies navigate the world of Environmental, Social and Governance regulation. On the podcast, Schwartz describes what is driving the ESG trend and why CEOs and boards are focused on climate change, sustainability, diversity and other issues. He's been a partner since 2007 at Deloitte, which employs about 3,000 people in North Carolina.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode , Colin Campbell speaks with Jim Zimmer, owner and winemaker at Midnight Magdalena Vineyards in Yadkin County near Jonesville. Zimmer tells us how he and his wife Tauny got interested in wine and moved to North Carolina's Yadkin Valley wine region. He also discusses the winemaking process and the role that tourism plays in the increasing number of wineries in the area.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , Ben Kinney speaks with Brittany Brady, the President & CEO of Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development. Brady talks to us about her career journey, economic development news in Henderson County, the organization's current priorities, their work with community college students, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , David Mildenberg speaks with Pasha Maher , the founding partner of Stiegler EdTech, a Charlotte company that provides technology education programs that have enabled more than 150 students to gain jobs with annual entry-level salaries averaging $55,000 a year. It has partnerships with Ally Financial, US Bank, LendingTree and others seeking to attract a more diverse tech workforce. Maher describes the role of unconventional education programs and his work in promoting Charlotte's fintech industry.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode , Colin Campbell speaks with Sarah Langer Hall, director of the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University, and Philip Cooper, practitioner-in-residence at the institute and an expert on workforce development. Hall and Cooper preview the upcoming Emerging Issues Forum on Feb. 13, which this year is focused on Talent First Economics. They tell us about how to address workforce development challenges by focusing on the needs of underrepresented workers who have historically faced barriers to employment and staying engaged in the workplace.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode , David Mildenberg speaks with veteran commercial real estate executive Kim Kendall, the new president of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors. Kendall discusses current market conditions and her career that includes stints working for Charlotte developer Smoky Bissell and her current role as a senior director at the Colliers real estate firm. She's negotiated more than $1.5 billion of leases in her career.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode , Ben Kinney speaks with Brooks Raiford, the President & CEO of NC Tech. Raiford talks to us about his journey from a career in government to finding his way to NC Tech, the growth they've seen at the association, what's new in the tech industry, and more.…
Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina 's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode , Colin Campbell speaks with Congressman-elect Don Davis, a longtime state senator from Greene County who will be replacing retiring 1st District U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield. Davis talks about the economic needs of Eastern North Carolina, his priorities for his first term in Congress and highlights of his work in the state legislature.…
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