Conversations
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Mark Williams, Strategic Development Group, Inc.
First and most important, the core of our business is creating profound value for our clients while operating in an ethical manner and making a ... -
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. gross domestic product is ... -
Shawn Regan and Michael O'Leary, Owners of Rhythmlink
Rhythmlink focuses solely on electrodes and medical devices for neurophysiology. Our efforts aren't scattered among multiple disciplines and ... -
Doug Stone, Scout Executive, Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America
Indian Waters council is one of 306 Boy Scout councils around the United States. Each is a separate chapter or franchise of the Boy Scouts of ... -
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. -
John Folsom, President of Colliers Keenan
We have been fiscally conservative over the years to ensure that in tough times we have the financial resources to maintain stability. -
Larry Hembree, Executive Director of The Nickelodeon
This project is way more than just a new home for the Nickelodeon. -
John Worley, President and COO of Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.
The biggest challenge will be sorting out the implications for the health care industry whether increased government involvment will act as a ... -
Dr. Richard Swaja, Endowed Chair in Regenerative Medicine at MUSC.
The first Council of Chairs Conference is scheduled for October 30 in Columbia will be a great opportunity for the publlic to learn about the ... -
Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Executive Director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
Hydrogen has enormous potential for businesses and communities across the entire state of South Carolina. -
Marc Chardon, President of Blackbaud
Building a sustainable non-profit that is self funding and that has the ability to grow beyond one original founder's vision – that is the largest ... -
A Conversation with Pamela Eyring, Owner & Director of the Protocol School of Washington
Our focus is business and business relationships and how to use etiquette and protocol as a business strategy. -
Sonya Kosta Di Nova, President of Transcon Trading Company
Transon opens distribution channels for U.S. manufacturers looking to sell their high quality products in various marketplaces around the globe. -
John Darby, President and CEO of The Beach Company
Around the office we have a saying, “At the end of the day, water wins.” -
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. -
Cheryl Holland, President of Abacus Planning Group
The meltdown has caused many to revaluate how we think about investing. -
Jeff Becraft, Executive Director of Youth Corps
Our job in shaping that future leader is getting them to grow into their potential. -
Leighton Lord, Chairman of Nexsen Pruet
It is important to reach out to your clients, call them informally on the phone, take them out to lunch. -
Tammy Ferris, President of Gene Love Plumbing, Air & Electrical
I do not dwell on obstacles and prefer always to focus more on opportunities. -
Terry Brown, CEO of Edens & Avant
I would rank our recent renovation of Trenholm Plaza as one of our top projects anywhere. -
Mike Briggs, President & CEO of the Central SC Alliance
Our ability to effectively move people and product also makes this region a very attractive location for business. -
Scott Middleton, CEO of Agape Senior Community
What I had envisioned from the beginning was a coordination of systems to look after the elderly. -
Dr. Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina
South Carolina has cut higher education more than any other state. -
John Hassell, Interim President and CEO, South Carolina State Ports Authority
Job number one is to reach a successful resolution with Maersk. -
Andy White, Walter Taylor, and Bill Theus, Developers of the Saluda River Club
Sales appointment, or no sales appointment, we invite people to just come on out and enjoy the property. -
Neil McLean, Executive 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. -
Jim DeMint, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
I see the money going to the people who delivered colossal failures. -
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 ... -
Don DiPette, Dean of the USC School of Medicine
The USC School of Medicine can, and should, be a part of the solution for the physician shortage. -
Mike Crapps, President of First Community Bank
The most important role that I play in this organization is to constantly build, reinforce, and teach our company culture. -
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. -
Mike Flack, Executive Director of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport
We are constantly looking to improve air service and the number of airlines. -
Morihiko Nakahara, Music Director of the South Carolina Philharmonic
A Music Director is like the manager of a professional baseball team. -
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. -
Jim Gambrell, Director of Economic Development, City of Columbia
Economic development is a team sport. -
Hildy Teegen, Dean of the Moore School of Business
Our goal is to be in a new building within five years -
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. -
Katherine Hubbard, Chief Administrative Officer for Lexington County
Leaders need to set the tone for the entire organization. -
Mike Dawson of the River Alliance
The story behind the River Alliance over these past 15 years is regional cooperation. -
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. -
Reverend Blaney Pridgen III, Rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Irmo
"Our new church will hopefully attract people into the community of the faith and their experience here will turn them into disciples who will go ... -
Hunter Howard, President of the South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce
The only way that you are going to get people and businesses to engage on the back end is to engage them on the front end. -
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. -
Chuck Beaman, CEO of Palmetto Health
My supervisor told me that if I ever wanted to become a manager, I needed to know what it's like to be a non-manager. -
John Denise of Advanced Automation Consulting
If our area is going to realize its potential I think we should also focus on organic growth and try and incubate companies and industries here in ... -
Dr. Sonny White, President of Midlands Technical College
Seventy percent of South Carolinians need some type of technical training past high school. Right now about 28 percent are receiving it. -
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. -
Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley - Accountant, Business Owner
I started out in the store by dusting shelves, stocking, and eventually when I was in middle school I began doing the books for the store. ... -
Frank Lourie of Lourie's
Frank Lourie talks about 95 years in business and tells an amazing story of how Pat Conroy uncovered one act of "incredible generosity". -
Tommy Suggs, President of KeenanSuggs Insurance
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and it's management's job to put each in the best position to be successful. -
USC Athletic Director Eric Hyman
Our goal is to become a top 25 program. There’s no question with Coach Spurrier here we have a window of opportunity that’s not going to stay ... -
Dr. Karen Woodward, Superintendent of Lexington One
I’m not a bit bashful about saying that I love this state. My vision for the state is that we flourish in a 21st century economy. We cannot do ... -
U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins
Being Ambassador to Canada from the United States is a great privilege. It’s been an incredible two years and Susan and I have enjoyed every ... -
Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell
I'm a businessman, and I believe government should operate more like a business. -
Mayor Bob Coble.
Mayor Bob Coble sat down with MidlandsBiz to discuss the future of the city, the homeless and a few other things. -
Bud Tibshrany of Time Warner Cable
Say it ain't so! After 43 years of service to the local community, Bud Tibshrany is retiring this month. MidlandsBiz sat down to talk to Bud ... -
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 ... -
Venture Capitalist Larry Wilson
When you look at where Columbia can develop its economic future, it is certainly going to be in the area of knowledge-based businesses. The ... -
Entrepreneur Mike DuBose
Webster defines an entrepreneur as “a person who organizes and manages a business, assuming the risk for the sake of profit!” I agree with the ...
