Shembra Carter’s journey to bring energy balance to the Lowcountry By Hannah Massen Energy healing may be rooted in ancient holistic medicine, but as the saying goes for fashion, film, and politics, “what’s old is new again,” even in the medical field – something that Shembra Carter believes the healthcare industry desperately needs. After working…
How Stephen Ball, owner of The Great Frame Up, is creating an ideal work-life balance By Sophie Blair As someone who looks at art all day, Stephen Ball knows value when he sees it – just as he did when he bought The Great Frame Up in Bluffton. Before he decided to purchase the 17-year-old…
Hilton Head’s first specialized wrap company helps build brands and helps companies communicate in a big way By Ellen linnemann When he left his job at a surf shop to take his first 9 to 5 job at a print shop at 19 years old, Jordan Lemmon had no idea that the job would go…
With members generating the highest TYFCB (Thank You for Closed Business) in years, BNI SC Lowcountry’s Ron and Cristina Kirby continue to grow a network where everyone wins By Ellen Linnemann Ron Kirby has long believed in the power of networking and after retiring from the Marines and having the opportunity to first become involved…
Former U.S. Marine, firefighter and founder of two successful startups uses the “warrior spirit” to help other heroes become entrepreneurs By Ellen linnemann As the founder of two successful startups, Zachary Green has grown his companies from the trunk of his car to gross close to $30 million and raise more than $4 million in…
As more people seek gourmet in-home dining experiences, personal chef Lynn Michelle leads her business into the future By Ellen linnemann Since launching her personal-chef business, Chef Lynn Michelle, also known as The East Coast Chef®, has been bringing delicious in-home dining experiences to both local residents and vacationers here in the Lowcountry. Over the…
With key product and service advantages, this local business gets people’s minds into the gutters By Ellen Linnemann While working as a builder and remodeler in the Hilton Head area in 2018, Andrew Snodgrass needed gutters on his own home. As a customer, Snodgrass — who had worked in the gutter business in Orlando —…
A supportive franchise and support from the Don Ryan Center for Innovation’s HEROES program helps veteran starting a DIY business do it herself By Ellen linnemann Upon graduating from high school, Meghan Zalich knew two things: she wanted to explore options other than college, and she wanted to follow in the military footsteps of her…
Crafting spirits and experiences fuels growth for Hilton Head Distillery. By Lucy Rosen Joe Fenten first fell in love with craft spirits as a bartender while in college at Clemson University. After graduating from Clemson with a bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering in 2007 and working as an engineer for a number of years,…
The Lowcountry’s best business-building resources By Hannah Massen & Lucy Rosen There is no shortage of organizations and opportunities to start, launch and grow your business through networking, educational programs, one-on-one mentoring and more – and this doesn’t even include the specialty organizations and associations such as The Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association, Low…