Nature calls By Leslie T. Snadowsky Biking, boating, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, sailing and skiing trips — Outside Brands is driven by a mission to enrich lives by connecting people to exceptional places, products and experiences in South Carolina and Georgia, not only for its customers but also for its employees. “Mike Overton, our CEO,…
How smart networkers are using social media to make (and keep) great contacts and what you need to know to keep up It’s easy to forget that platforms like Facebook started as something other than a place to post selfies and see what your ex is up to these days. If original Instagram filters are…
Tips for success from Greg Parker, founder of Parker’s convenience stores. By Sheila Paz | Photos by Jordan Matthis Work hard. Surround yourself with a great team. Make success measurable. Stay hungry and nimble. Those were a few of the secrets Greg Parker shared in a presentation to local small business owners on March 22…
By Leslie T. Snadowsky Sandy Benson, the owner/operator of Custom Audio Video in Bluffton, leads the region in innovative solutions to residential and commercial audio, video, and integration needs by providing premier custom designs and smart home technologies. But recent networking opportunities have proved quite illuminating. “We’re currently working with the Don Ryan Center for…
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Keeping it in the family pays off for three big companies By Leslie T. Snadowsky Could your mom-and-pop business become the next Fortune 500 success story? According to a February report by SCORE, a nonprofit division of the U.S. Small Business Administration dedicated to helping small businesses, family enterprises generate 64 percent of America’s gross…
By Hannah Massen Smart strategies for getting outside your comfort zone Think back to last year’s list of New Year’s resolutions: maybe you swore you’d finally take up kayaking or commit to a Wednesday night Zumba class, but you never got around to it. Or maybe you were serious about starting another business but never…
Zack Kelly helps custom homebuilders take care of business – so builders can build By Ellen Linnemann A longtime serial entrepreneur and successful insurance agent who currently owns an Allstate insurance agency in Charleston, Zack Kelly’s path to becoming a true visionary started while simply “sitting in” on a meeting at the request of a…
Roel and Jennifer Harsta bring their vision for year-round fresh local produce and vertical farming to the Lowcountry By Ellen Linnemann The pandemic’s disruption on the supply chain was experienced in many ways, both worldwide and locally — including the pandemic’s impact on being able to secure fresh produce. So when local availability and local…
By David Nelems If you’ve seen the Apple TV show “Severance,” you’ve seen the extreme dystopian interpretation of a work/life balance. In this show the main characters agree to a surgical “severance” program in which their non-work memories are separated from their work memories. While they’re at home, they have no idea what they do…