Shawn Elliott / Head Football Coach at Georgia State University In 25 seasons as a Division I coach, Shawn Elliott has been part of 22 winning seasons and 20 postseason appearances, including four bowl games in his five years at Georgia State. Shawn Elliott was introduced as Georgia State’s third head football coach by then-President […]
Xavier “The X-Man” McDaniel / Former NBA All-Star Twitter handle @XmanMcdaniel Xavier McDaniel was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He is married to Morra Gill and together they have five children, Alicia, Xylina, Xavier, Max, and Dax McDaniel. In high School Xavier was a State Champion with AC Flora High School and was also nominated […]
Marques Ogden / Author of The Success Cycle, Co-Host of The Lev & Marques Show, Member of Carolina Security Traders Association A little background about Marques, in 2003, he was drafted into the NFL as an offensive lineman, after 5 years of playing in league, he decided to retire and pursue a career in construction […]
Pixie Paula Dezzutti / CEO of Striped Pig Distillery & Local Choice Spirits Paula Dezzutti, more widely known in the community as Pixie is a mother of nine and a trailblazing entrepreneur who carved out her niche in the spirits world as the first woman owned distillery, Striped Pig which features Local Choice Spirits (LCS). LCS […]
Eric Bland / Founder & Partner of Bland Richter LLP Eric graduated from University of Tampa as an Honor’s graduate summa cum laude and was ranked number two in his graduating class in 1985. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988 where he was a regular Dean’s List member […]
Dr. Dan Bouknight / Practicing Cardiologist at Carolina Cardiology and Vascular Associates & The Men’s Clinic Daniel P. Bouknight, MD is a practicing Cardiologist (Heart Specialist). Dr. Bouknight earned his undergraduate degree at Furman University, then graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia in 1993 and has been in practice for 21 […]
Tommy Suggs / SEC Legend & President of the Carolinas Region of Hub International Tommy Suggs is President and CEO for the Carolinas Region of HUB International. Residing in Columbia, South Carolina, his responsibilities include managing HUB’s 10 offices throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Previously, Tommy was the President and CEO of KeenanSuggs, the […]
Chris Pappas / Co-Writer of The Wrong Missy CHRIS PAPPAS has been a professional comedy writer for 20 years, highlighted most recently by the 2020 pandemic blockbuster, THE WRONG MISSY along with two other Netflix mega hits, THE DO-OVER and HUBIE HALLOWEEN, as well creating Fox TV’s UNHITCHED. He currently writes and produces HBO’s acclaimed […]
Steven Swanick / CEO of ERC Today Stephen attended UNC-Chapel Hill where he obtained his B.S. in Business Administration. He received his Masters in Accountancy from UNC Charlotte and holds an active CPA license in NC. He is the founder of SwanickCPA PLLC, 1095EZ Online, and CEO of ERC Today. Stephen also serves as Chairman […]
Travis Bedson / Founder & CEO of CNT Foundations Travis Bedson founded C&T Maintenance when he was 15 years old cutting grass in high school. Over the years this Entrepreneurial idea grew from a small lawn mowing and painting company into a small general contracting company in 2003, as a way to earn side money […]
Eric Bland / Founder & Partner of Bland Richter, LLP Eric graduated from University of Tampa as an Honor’s graduate summa cum laude and was ranked number two in his graduating class in 1985. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988 where he was a regular Dean’s List member […]
Julianne Taylor / Owner of Julianne Taylor Style Julianne Taylor is a Charleston, SC based business coach, content creator, and product designer. She was recently named 2021 top 25 TikTok Marketing Experts to follow by ViralStat. You can find her hosting weekly rooms in Clubhouse on marketing and social media topics, and she goes live […]
Gary Pennington / Managing Member of Pennington Law Firm Gary C. Pennington has enjoyed a varied and diversified practice, including the deployment of wireless infrastructure and technology; commercial real estate transactions; zoning and land use planning; drafting zoning ordinances related to wireless infrastructure; in-building connectivity agreements; utility and fiber agreements; broadband deployment; software agreements for […]
Josh Lieb / Former Showrunner of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Josh Lieb was the Porducers Guild of America Award winning showrunner on the first 3 seasons of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON following his time as executive producer and writer on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, for which he earned 7 Emmys, 2 Peabody Awards and a Writers […]
Joseph (Joe) Good / Good Law Firm -Interned for Fishco Management (Hootie & the Blowfish) and Breaking Records (Atlantic subsidiary owned by Hootie) -Drummer for Five Way Friday (Redeye Records, Chapel Hill, NC); released 4 studio albums and toured Maine to Miami to Mobile to Memphis; Recorded album entitled “Run Like This” in famed Ardent […]
The mission of the DeLoache Family Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by supporting children in need and Christian based organizations. The Foundation welcomes applications from 501(c)(3) organizations whose mission and activities align with the priorities of the foundation. William “Bill” DeLoache / Founder of DeLoache Family Foundation William […]
Dr. Shailesh Patel / Lowcountry Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Dr. Shailesh Patel is a fellowship-trained pain management specialist who focuses on conservative treatment options such as spinal injections, physical therapy, and medications to diagnose and treat spinal pain. Dr. Patel is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. After graduating from Duke […]
John McGrath / Jem Restaurant Group John McGrath began his restaurant career in 1994 as a Market Manager for Taco Bell. Previously, Mr. McGrath was a Field Advertising Manager for Procter & Gamble in the food division and spent 7 years in downstream operations for Mobil Oil in a variety of positions. Mr. McGrath serves […]
Michael Scarafile / Carolina One Real Estate Michael Scarafile grew up in Mt. Pleasant and graduated from Porter-Gaud High School in 1991. He graduated from the College of Charleston, with a degree in English, in 1995 and then went on to the South Carolina School of Law and graduated in 1998. Scarafile clerked for the […]
Jamie Hollingsworth / Beachside Real Estate I started my real estate career in 2003 and have been around the business my entire life. I guess you could say “I got it honestly.” My mother has been in the business for over 30 years, and my father for 10. Along with them and my brother we […]