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Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina magazine's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.
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Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today’s episode, we talk with Brian Sischo, N.C. State University vice chancellor for university advancement and president of the N.C. State University Foundation. Brian discusses his background, new developments at the university, and expectations and aspirations for 2021. Sischo earned a bachelor's in finance and a master’s degree in management systems from Clarkson University.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today’s episode, we talk with Patrick Mumford, president and CEO, of the newly formed Gaston Business Association, which was established Jan. 1 through the merger of the Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Gaston Development Corp. Mumford discusses his background, key focuses and goals of the association, recent economic development happenings in the region and his outlook for Gaston County’s future. The Clemson University grad, who earned a master’s in organization development from Queens University of Charlotte has more than 30 years of experience in economic development.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Kit Cramer, president and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Kit talks about her career path, volunteerism and leadership, effects of the pandemic on various industries in Asheville, and more.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast is another throwback interview with one of our 2020 Trailblazers, Laura Barry, who is founder and director of Peak Basketball in Boone. Peak offers individual and group training, teams, and camps to young athletes from elementary to high school. Laura discusses her own basketball career at UNC Chapel Hill, her time as a college coach, and her passion for her community and inspiring young players.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Lindsay Muns, CEO of Charlotte Radiology, one of the largest radiology groups in the country. Lindsay talks about her journey to being a CEO and moving from the northeast to build a life here in the Carolinas. She also talks about Charlotte Radiology's local healthcare partnerships, growth across half a century, and navigating through the pandemic.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Trey Braswell, the fourth-generation president of Braswell Family Farms and one of our 2020 Trailblazers. The company is among the top producers of eggs and feed on the East Coast. With nearly 2 million hens, the 77-year-old company sells eggs under Eggland’s Best, Natural Choice, Nature’s Finest, Land O’Lakes and other private label brands. Trey discusses the family business' history, his experience leading the farm through an expansion and rebranding, and the company's philanthropic efforts.
This is the eighth in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in partnership with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with Adam Butler, Organizational Financial Wellness market manager at PNC, based in Raleigh. Financial wellness is the single most-requested benefit by employees. During this episode, we’ll talk about the impact financial wellness has on productivity, how companies can empower their employees, and what to look for in a financial wellness program.
Starting in 2005, Robert Maynard and Brian Burchill built Davidson-based Famous Toastery into a 35-unit restaurant chain that was thriving until the pandemic. In this week's Business North Carolina podcast, Maynard explains how the business has coped with unexpectedly difficult conditions — and how he expects to benefit when the public returns in force for fresh omelettes, French toast and other breakfast, brunch and lunch delicacies.
This is the seventh in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in partnership with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with Jim Benedict, who is senior vice president, senior wealth strategist and private business strategist at PNC and based in Charlotte. Business succession planning is a perennially relevant topic for any business owner. But there are always emerging external factors that have the potential to impact these plans. We discuss some of the most pressing considerations today.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features UNC Charlotte’s newest chancellor, Sharon Gaber, who took over the role in July after serving as president of the University of Toledo. Gaber discusses challenges faced during the pandemic, key initiatives during her first year in Charlotte, UNCC’s mission as a North Carolina urban research university and more.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Steve Evans, an eastern North Carolina native and director of community development at Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer. Steve talks about Smithfield Foods' commitment to education, equity, inclusion, reducing carbon footprint and local communities.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Gene Hoots, author of Going Down Tobacco Road: R.J. Reynolds' Tobacco Empire. Hoots, a financial analyst and pension fund manager who worked at the Winston-Salem company for 21 years, explains why tobacco was the most successful industry for investors in the United States during the 20th century. He offers fresh insight into the iconic company's role in shaping Winston-Salem and North Carolina.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Kathleen Murphy, the president of Personal Investing at Boston-based Fidelity Investments. Overseeing a business unit managing $3 trillion in client assets, Murphy regularly ranks among the nation's most powerful women in business and finance according to national business publications. In November, she spoke at an NC Chamber virtual conference on women in business. Fidelity employs more than 3,000 people in North Carolina, mainly at its large Durham operations center, and it is hiring several hundred more across the state because of increased demand for financial services and planning.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Laura Belcher, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region. Laura discusses the evolving history of the organization, the fun and intellectual challenges of running four businesses in one — construction, mortgages, retail and nonprofit — as well as the impact of interruptions in the supply chain on construction due to COVID-19.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Steve McClure, chief operating officer of Spectrum Cos., a real estate development company that just started construction on an 11-story office building in Charlotte's South End neighborhood. Optimism about Charlotte's prospects convinced Spectrum and partner Invesco to start the project despite the pandemic. McClure joined Spectrum in 2004 and became COO in 2017. Founded in 1982, Spectrum has developed more than 4 million square feet of commercial space and more than 4,400 multifamily units. The company has more than 4.5 million square feet of commercial property under management and more than 2,200 multifamily units in a portfolio valued at $2 billion. He has a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University and a Duke University MBA.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Kelly Andrews, executive director of the Pitt County Development Commission. Andrews was recognized earlier this year with a North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers award from consulting firm Consultant Connect. She discusses the latest economic development in Pitt County, how area businesses have pivoted during the pandemic, and her favorite tunes. Andrews earned her MBA from East Carolina University.
This is the sixth in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in partnership with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with Chris Houser, senior vice president and the security business partner director for PNC. He has more than 25 years of technology and financial services experience. During this episode, we talk about the types of cybersecurity scams to watch out for, and Chris shares some tips for improving the security of your data and information.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Katherine Thomas, vice president of business development & marketing of Raleigh-based Alfred Williams & Co., an office furnishings and pre-constructed solutions company. It’s the second-largest Herman Miller Dealer in North America. Thomas discusses her career background, the history of the company, and how Alfred Williams & Co. is pivoting during the pandemic. Thomas has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Meredith College.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Calvin Williams Jr., CEO and founder of Freeman Capital, a Charlotte money-management firm geared to investors with limited amounts of money. He just received a grant from Google, one of 75 nationally provided to Black-owned financial-services companies, to promote Black business. Williams is a former student body president of N.C. A&T State University who owned and sold a software company before starting his latest business in 2018.
Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Sandy Roberson, mayor of Rocky Mount. Roberson, whose day job is managing partner of Rocky Mount-based Healthview Capital Partners, says though he's witnessed bad times for the community in the past, he sees good ones ahead. He discusses the city's business climate and where it’s headed.
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