Category: The South
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Unlock Your Capacity: Speaker Q&A with JC Glick
JC Glick didn’t learn his leadership skills in a boardroom or MBA program. He learned them on the battlefield. Glick’s unconventional approach to leadership has been featured in Forbes and the Huffington Post. It’s been used to strengthen cultures at Fortune 500 companies and pro-sports teams like the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. And it’s…
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Successful People Know the Value of Advice
The most valuable lessons any entrepreneur can learn are from the successes and failures of others. As Confucius said, “Study the past if you would define the future.” For some people, it’s not so easy. A study by Harvard Business School professor, Francesca Gino, says that because our views of our own competence are often overly…
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The Art of Entrepreneurship in Hip-Hop with Charleston’s Benny Starr
Creatives are keenly influenced by their environments. For entrepreneur, hip-hop artist and activist Benny Starr, Charleston is the place that defines him most. Benny shares his approach to distributing and marketing music, and how he uses analytics to increase his reach and fanbase. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at 8PM…
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Six finalists to compete for $10,000 at Startup Day 2018, Traction Award nominees announced
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Innov865 Alliance has selected six East Tennessee startups as pitch competition finalists and three Traction Award nominees for Startup Day 2018. The winners of the pitch competition and Traction Award will be announced on Sept. 25 during the signature event of Innov865 Week, an annual celebration of Knoxville’s thriving entrepreneurial community…
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Atlanta’s Oxford Entrepreneur Center CEO Cliff Oxford Shares Insider Tips on Mergers & Acquisitions
Entrepreneurship hasn’t always been cool. Oxford Entrepreneur Center CEO Cliff Oxford saw a gap in resources for students seeking to be entrepreneurs and founded the Oxford Entrepreneur Center to elevate them to the next level. He provides tips for communicating with entrepreneurs (down to specific word selections), how to scale, why you should do the…
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Not the Original Plan: How Wyndy CEO Tommy Mayfield Changed the Babysitting Business
Knowing when to make a personal pivot can be a business life saver. From attorney to startup entrepreneur, Wyndy co-founder and CEO Tommy Mayfield details how his life took a turn as he and wife Ginger cofounded a business to solve their own problem: how to readily find reliable and trustworthy babysitters. Tommy shares tips…
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Meet the Marvelous Misty Lister: ETC South Experience Director
Due to the fantastic growth of DIG SOUTH Tech Conference last April, the October 25 launch of our new fall confab – DIG on the 1/2 Shell – and the addition of ETC South, we decided it was high time to up the ante on your complete DIG SOUTH experience. Enter: the marvelous Misty Lister. As our newest DIG Team member, Misty will…
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Atlatl Releases bCommerce™: The Power of Visual Configuration on Your Website
Atlatl Software, which offers the QuoteBooks Cloud, CPQ and Visual CPQ products geared towards the unique manufacturer and distributor relationship, announces a new product offering: bCommerce™ Visual Configurator. Building on the success of their manufacturing-specific Visual CPQ platform, bCommerce™ gives users access to Atlatl’s 3D Visual Configurator from their web browser. “The dramatic change in…
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Jon and Stanfield’s Rookie Season: How Does this Pod Thing Work?
Testing … testing … ahem … Co-hosts Jon Yarian and Stanfield Gray embarked on a weekly podcast last January. The goal was simple: expand on their passion for showcasing stories of entrepreneurs, executives and experts in the South. Eureka! SOUTH POD was born. We thought it would be fun to share a few outtakes from…
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Gary Vaynerchuk Explains How to Get His Attention
Social media has changed the way we do business. To stay ahead of the game, serial entrepreneur, NYT bestselling author and VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk says you’ve gotta follow the attention. In this podcast from his 2015 DIG SOUTH presentation, Gary shares invaluable tips for social media marketing, growing your business quickly and gaining the…
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Jet-setting into Computer Science with Megan Landau
From Wyoming to South Carolina, scuba diving instructor to working with robots, Megan Landau has a long list of accomplishments at an early age. Following an internship with Google and graduating from the College of Charleston, she’s currently an Associate Software Engineer for ABC/Disney. On this edition of South Pod, Landau shares peripatetic globetrotting adventures…
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K4Connect Enlists Voice and Artificial Intelligence Expert as SVP of Engineering
K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company that creates connected-life solutions for older adults and those living with disabilities, announced today that Kuldip Pabla has joined the company as the Senior Vice President of Engineering. In his role, Pabla will oversee the continued development of K4Community, the Company’s solution designed specifically for and with the residents and…
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SE Healthcare’s Stephanie K. Sargent Talks HealthTech Disruption & How to Leverage Data
Stephanie K. Sargent, Vice President of Product Development and Quality at SE Healthcare, joins the pod live from DIG SOUTH. Sargent discusses patient engagement and why organizations must effectively examine and deploy data. Bonus tips: Stephanie shares insights and pontificates on her career pivot. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at…
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G2Crowd Ranks InsureSign No. 1 E-signature Software for Usability
G2Crowd, the world’s leading business solutions review website, released its Summer 2018 Report on e-signature software – InsureSign ranks No. 1 for its usability and customer support. InsureSign is currently the highest rated e-signature tool for overall satisfaction on G2Crowd, with 4.9 out of 5 possible stars (a 97 percent satisfaction score). “We’ve always focused…
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Navigating the World of AR/VR with John Buzzell of You Are Here
Technology: you can fear it (and run), or embrace the future. On this edition of South Pod, You Are Here President John Buzzell talks immersive technology and shares insights on how businesses can utilize AR and VR technology to train and market. The way we experience the world is changing; embrace it and thrive! Catch…
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Breaking Down the Controversy of Cryptocurrency with Jordan French
Jordan French, Founder and CEO of Notability Partners (among many other things!) joins the pod to talk all things cryptocurrency. From decentralizing banks, the future of blockchain technology to protecting your data, Jordan covers what you need to know before you take a seat on the cryptocurrency train. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every…
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The Heart of It: Startup Support with Oracle’s Jason Williamson
While many believe money is the foundation of a healthy startup, it’s actually relationships that form the core. Jason Williamson, Vice President, Startup Ecosystem at DIG SOUTH sponsor Oracle, joins the pod to share about their support of the startup community, why they do not take equity in exchange for investments and how you can…
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The New Way to Work with Helpfully’s Zach Pousman
Zach Pousman, Founder of Atlanta-based Helpfully, joins us on the podcast live from DIG SOUTH 2018 to discuss the new way to work. While many firms simply tell you how to do something, Helpfully gets down in the dirt to help other companies see the future and create what’s needed. We talk digital project design,…
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Beyond What Is: Getting to What Can Be with Under Armour’s Jeremy Brodey
“We didn’t put guardrails on what could be.” Jeremy Brodey literally fell into his job at Under Armour. Now, nearly 15 years later and with the title of Global Director of Entertainment + Branded Partnerships, Jeremy joins SOUTH POD to share his story… and talk business too! From the “why” of Under Armour’s products, to…
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SE Healthcare Creates New Software Platform to Enhance Reimbursement for Healthcare Providers
CHARLESTON, SC, June 4, 2018 – SE Healthcare is excited to announce the official rollout of the Reimbursement Effectiveness Platform, the newest component of the company’s Physician Empowerment Suite, created for 26 individual specialties. SE is a healthcare technology company offering solutions to healthcare organizations through data analytics tools designed to improve safety, quality, reputation, risk…
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Lift Off! How to Maintain Values Despite Rapid Growth with Shipt’s Sam Lederman
Sam Lederman, Growth Manager of the United States’ fastest growing, on demand grocery delivery service, Shipt joins the pod live from DIG SOUTH 2018 in Charleston. We take a look at business in the South (vs business in the North) and how to foster loyalty among both customers and employees. Bonus: Sam shares how…
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Future’s Gold: Cryptocurrency CoinRoutes with Dave Weisberger
Live from DIG SOUTH 2018, CoinRoutes CEO and Co-Founder Dave Weisberger takes us into the future of currency. Dave shares how he put the cart before the horse and built his product before seeking funding. Take a dive into trading and value details, flash events, regulations, patents and more. Catch a new episode of SOUTH…
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DIG SOUTH Keynoter Soon Yu on Simplicity and Curiosity
Author and speaker, Soon Yu, delighted the audience at DIG SOUTH this year with his How Stinky is Your Cheese keynote on iconic brands. We caught up with Soon post talk and he laid it out for us: a love of curiosity and staying relevant to his truth led him down the path to success.…
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ESW Capital: The Secret Sauce to Running Better Tech Companies with Alex Western
While everyone else is shopping for talent and tech, ESW Capital is shopping for companies. Alex Western, Managing Director of ESW Capital, has the secret sauce to running tech companies better on this special episode of SOUTH POD. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at 8PM EST, streaming live. To download this…
