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Apex Serves: Bruno Kretzschmar on Opening Competitive Volleyball to More Lowcountry Athletes

2026-10-2626:53

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and returning guest Bruno Kretzschmar, Executive Director of Apex Volleyball, as he announces Apex Serves—a new nonprofit created to help income-eligible youth cover team and travel fees for competitive club volleyball. Building on Apex’s rapid growth (six-court Apex HQ in North Charleston, travel teams, technical training, and recruiting support), Bruno shares why financial barriers still keep talented athletes off the court and how Apex Serves aims to change that....

Deal Review in Under Five Minutes: Collin Lemmon on Building Sunny and Revolutionizing the Solar Industry

2026-10-2622:41

Send us Fan Mail Collin Lemmon, founder of Charleston-based Mass AI, is on a mission to rebuild the solar industry for an age of superintelligence. Starting with Sunny, an AI employee that reviews sold solar deals against company rules in under five minutes, Mass AI helps residential installers cut the chasing, correct the files, and move more projects to the roof. In this episode, Collin shares why soft costs and operational friction still dominate solar economics, how an AI agent that texts...

AI Empowerment: Tamara Ashworth on Helping Owner-Led Businesses Get on the AI Ship

2026-10-2635:25

Send us Fan Mail Tamara Ashworth started in finance, earned her MBA in marketing from the University of Notre Dame, and spent twelve years in marketing ad accounts—first as a freelancer, then as founder of Ashworth Strategy. She moved the agency to Charleston in 2021, grew it to a team of 16 and multiple seven figures, and sold it in December 2024. Over those years the brands she worked with generated more than $100 million in revenue. After the exit she went deeper into AI. She now runs her ...

The First 250: Grady Johnson and Pete Sniderman on Funding Lowcountry Founders

2026-10-1240:14

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lowcountry Revolutionaries, I sit down with Grady Johnson, executive director of The Harbor Entrepreneur Center, and Pete Sniderman, co-founder of the Lowcountry Impact Fund. They talk about the fund’s first investment: $250,000 in The Harbor, and how it connects Grady’s work with local entrepreneurs to Pete’s vision for addressing funding gaps across the Lowcountry. The Lowcountry Impact Fund is a locally led charitable impact investment fund sponsored by ...

On Point for the Long Game: Lauren Herterich on Kids On Point and Preparing Kids to Thrive

2026-10-1220:57

Send us Fan Mail Lauren Herterich is Executive Director of Kids On Point, the Charleston nonprofit that makes a long-term bet on young people and their families. Kids On Point offers free, year-round programming after school, on weekends, and through the summer, covering academics, athletics, enrichment, mentorship, and college and career preparation. This isn’t a one-off program, but one focused on cultivating lasting relationships that help students build the confidence, skills, and support...

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