Conversations
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Jody Bryson, President and CEO of the SC Technology and Aviation Center
Since announcing our new brand in October 2008, we have transitioned from a local property management office to a proactive economic development ... -
Dr. Darrell Johnson, Executive Director, Provost Academy South Carolina
Provost Academy South Carolina was created to address the need in South Carolina for a challenging and flexible education option for students who ... -
A Conversation with Lonnie Emard, Executive Director of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management
We have to develop a broader view of IT and the incredible variety that a career in this area can bring. -
Bob Geolas, Executive Director of CU-ICAR
The speed with which we have gone from vision to reality over the past six years has been humbling. -
Knox White, Mayor of Greenville
The success of downtown Greenville? A commitment to a walkable, pedestrian friendly Main Street. -
Jim Newsome, President & CEO of the South Carolina State Ports Authority
The pending deepening of the Panama Canal to allow larger ships to pass is the game changer in our industry. -
Joe Erwin, President of Erwin-Penland Advertising
Marketing right now is much more of a one-on-one experience where the consumer is much more in charge of the relationship. -
Michael Bolick, President of Lab21 Inc.
The bane of an entrepreneur is a lack of focus. -
Hayne Hipp, Founder of the Liberty Fellowship
For too long we have operated in silos in South Carolina. -
Mike Randall, Chief Marketing Officer, Health Sciences South Carolina
"Healthcare is a major economic engine in South Carolina and in the U.S. economy. Approximately 16 percent of the U.S. ... -
Dr. Simon Hudson, Tourism Expert and CoEE Endowed Chair at USC
Often, tourism as an academic subject is not taken seriously despite its importance as an industry. -
A Conversation with Dr. Keith Miller, President of Greenville Technical College
We are in the first year of a program at Greenville Tech called Achieving the Dream that I believe will have a tremendous impact on how the ... -
Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Executive Director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
In the Upstate, we are working with Dantherm Power, a Danish company that is an international first mover in the use of hydrogen fuel cells ... -
Dr. Jay Moskowitz, President & CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina
Collaboration? SC is doing this as well, if not better, than any other state in the nation. -
Jim DeMint, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
I see the money going to the people who delivered colossal failures. -
Dr. Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina
South Carolina has cut higher education more than any other state. -
Neil McLean, Exective Director of EngenuitySC and Lee Bussell, President of Chernoff Newman
Hosting the 2009 National Hydrogen Association (NHA 09) conference is a MAJOR opportunity for this city and this region. -
Ken Reifsnider, Director of the Future Fuels Initiative
What attracted me to the University of South Carolina was the extraordinary opportunity that this region has to position itself as a major player ... -
Dick Riley, Former Governor of South Carolina
I believe the most important leadership skill is listening – and not just listening, but actually hearing and understanding what others are saying. -
Bill Mahoney, CEO of SCRA
Our target is companies that are exploiting a business opportunity based on world class science and intellectual property. -
Gregg Robinson, Executive Director, Orangeburg County Development Commission
Jafza is not just a county success story; it’s a regional and statewide opportunity for all of us. -
Secretary of Commerce, Joe Taylor
Google, Monster.com, Starbucks, Freightliner, Adidas, Boeing...the hottest companies in the country are choosing to locate in South Carolina. -
Pamela Lackey, President, AT&T South Carolina Operations
Community involvement is not just something we need to do; it is part of our culture. -
Ken Trogdon, CEO of CommuniCare
CommuniCare takes an entrepreneurial approach in a non-profit world; providing an innovative solution for those who cannot afford the prescription ... -
Deepal Eliatamby, President of Alliance Consulting Engineers
Engineering is all about people-oriented problem solving – you can’t take the people out of it. -
Don Tomlin, President of Tomlin & Company
An entrepreneur is a person who can’t see impediments to what he wants to accomplish. If you look up and see walls, then you never get started. -
Tobin Cassels, President of Southeastern Freight Lines
What we're the proudest of is the culture that has been built in this company one day at a time over the last 57 years. -
Steve Benjamin of the law firm McAngus Goudelock and Courie, LLC
I find it intellectually dishonest to ask people to do something that I am not willing to do myself. -
Hugh Weathers: The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture
Hugh Weathers discusses the new "Certified South Carolina" campaign - a program designed to elevate the stature of agriculture to the citizens and ...
