Category: The South
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Adapt Your Customer Service: Abby Leibowitz CEO of Call Experts Tells All
May is Female Leaders Month and we are celebrating in style on SOUTH POD with the fabulous Abby Leibowitz, CEO of Call Experts. In this episode, we will talk about adapting and finding commonalities when it comes to customer service. Tune in for the universal truths. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday…
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Charleston’s Galloping Gazelles
The Economist recently reported that while overall business formation is down nationwide, fast-growing startups are in high gear. These fast-growth new businesses or “gazelles” have disproportionately positive impact on employment & economic growth, and are no longer limited to Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. In fact, the Charleston metro scores as one of the highest-growth entrepreneurial…
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How to Have a Perfect Day With Author Cokie Berenyi
Live from Mercantile & Mash in Charleston, it’s a perfect day on SOUTH POD. Meet self-described perfect day engineer, financial advisor, rock climber, mother, investor, entrepreneur and aspiring goat farmer Cokie Berenyi. On this edition, Cokie will talk about her new book, how she was inspired at DIG SOUTH Tech Conference and will leave us…
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Three Reasons to Visit Oracle at DIG SOUTH
Think Oracle and small, high-growth companies have nothing in common? You’d be surprised. Here, at Oracle, we’re gearing up to soak in the energy and innovation coming out of this year’s DIG SOUTH Tech Conference in Charleston, South Carolina at the end of this month (April 25-27). For the uninitiated, conference organizers bill DIG SOUTH…
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You Are Here: Q & A with President John Buzzell
On this edition of South Pod, You Are Here President John Buzzell answers some rapid-fire questions about immersive technology. How do businesses utilize AR and VR technology to train and market? Listen in to find out. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at 8PM EST, streaming live. To download this show and…
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Under Armour’s Megan Oepen: A Tale of Three Cities
Megan Oepen, Head of Content for Under Armour, adrenaline junkie, story telling connoisseur and DIG SOUTH Keynoter has the lowdown on marketing. The key is innovation! From Atlanta to Baltimore to Charleston, Meg shares the secret to telling a great story through your brand. Listen in for her southern tale. Catch a new episode of…
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CO.LAB: Front Door to Entrepreneurship in Chattanooga
Marcus Shaw, CEO of DIG SOUTH Sponsor CO.LAB, joins host Stanfield Gray to talk all things #startuplife. From their very own GIGTANK accelerator to positioning Chattanooga as a “Rise of the Rest” city, CO.LAB helps young companies expand in three key areas: customers, capital and capacity. Listen in for growth hacking tips and a hot…
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How to Crush It When You’re Not a Unicorn; Smashing Boxes CEO Nick Jordan Gives the 411
So you have great ideas but you’re not a unicorn startup and you don’t live in Silicon Valley? Nick Jordan CEO of Smashing Boxes is on South Pod with hosts Stanfield Gray and Jon Yarian to breakdown all of your startup and entrepreneurial misconceptions. Watch this episode for his take on startup ecosystems, inspiration, and…
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Call for Startups Announced by DIG SOUTH Tech Conference
Early- to Growth-Stage Companies Invited to Present to the South’s Top Investors April 27 at Charleston Gaillard Center DIG SOUTH Tech Conference has announced its call for startups to join DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch 2018, sponsored by SCRA, on Friday, April 27 at the Charleston Gaillard Center. Held on the third day of the DIG…
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Queen City Fintech Welcomes Spring Accelerator Cohort
Charlotte, NC – Of nearly 150 applications from 18 countries and 20 states, only ten fintech companies were selected for the Queen City Fintech Spring 2018 Cohort. The twelve-week accelerator program begins work with Class 8 on March 26th and concludes with the Fintech Generations Conference on June 13th. Fintech Generations Presented By Oracle, the premier fintech event in…
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How to Create a Collaborative Culture with Leadership Expert David Metcalf
Face it: your workforce has made the digital shift. We’re spending less face time interacting with our fellow team members and more time in front of a screen. So how do we establish and sustain trust? Find out on this edition of South Pod as Spencer Stuart Leadership Consultant, David Metcalf, and South Pod co-host,…
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Health IT in the Deep South Represents at #HIMSS18
It’s tradeshow season, which means every sector of technology produces its own acronym-laden superbowl that tens of thousands of vendors, integrators and buyers flock to. For consumer electronics, it’s CES. For cybersecurity, it’s RSA. And for health IT, it’s this week’s HIMSS. Unlike other tech sectors, the Southeastern United States arguably has the strongest presence…
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Propelling Towards the Future: Atlatl CEO Marc Murphy Talks Scaling Up
Life is full of change. And dramatically change he did when Marc Murphy shifted from a career in the military to a corporate gig to the scrappy hustle of helming a venture backed startup. Now CEO of Charleston-based Atlatl Software, Murphy reflects on the evolving local tech scene and shares his forward looking view of…
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Blinktbi Announces Appointment of Harvey W. Schiller to Board of Directors
Brigadier General Harvey W. Schiller, USAF Ret., Ph.D., was recognized by Sports Business Journal as a pioneer and innovator in sports business who has shaped the future of the industry. Throughout a long and prominent career, Schiller has demonstrated the ability to build successful organizations through both acquisition and talent development, education, innovation, and successful…
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Ceterus Enhances SaaS Accounting Solution with Forecasting Functionality to Help Franchise Business Owners Project Revenue
Ceterus, a done-for-you accounting and benchmarked reporting solution for small businesses, announces the availability of a new forecasting feature that allows franchise business owners to project cash inflows, outflows and balances into the future. Ceterus added the forecasting functionality to assist small business owners, who need to plan ahead but often have trouble projecting cash flow.…
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K4Connect Introduces Next Generation Content Creation, Management and Publishing Solution for Senior Living
K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company creating solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, today announced the availability of its groundbreaking Content Management Module (CMM), an optional add-on to its flagship connected-life solution, K4Community – built specifically for senior living community residents, staff and operators. The K4Community CMM content creation, management…
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The #1 Key to Attracting Press with Entrepreneur Mag Editor-in-Chief and DIG SOUTH Keynoter, Jason Feifer
Feel like your startup lives in a “media vacuum”? Hosts Stanfield Gray and Jon Yarian source the solution in this episode of South Pod featuring Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur magazine editor-in-chief and 2018 DIG SOUTH speaker. Jason shares tactics for earning media attention, explains how to gain exposure for your current business needs and breaks…
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Ch-ching! Making Money Online with Compare Cards Founder Chris Mettler
Entrepreneurs are the masters of “crazy” ideas. Before the Internet was what it is today (and with no technical background), Chris Mettler was already building online-based businesses in college. Now, he’s Founder and President of Compare Cards by LendingTree. In this episode of South Pod, Chris shares insights for hiring, best practices for using venture…
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From Gaming to Saving Lives: ZIAN CEO Mark Semler on Moving Medical Products to Market
A creator at heart, Mark Semler, CEO of ZIAN at Medical University of South Carolina, thrives on creating what’s missing. His team moves ideas “out of surgeons’ heads into product creation,” including an “uncheatable” concussion diagnostic device that’s already saved many lives and helped others recover from strokes. In this episode of South Pod, Mark…
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Tapping Beer: A Data Story
Imagine running a business where you never get to interact with your customers or see how they actually use your product. There are a significant number of industries that suffer this challenge, with multiple go-betweens, resellers, distributors and other entities that separate the original producer from their end user. The Internet of Things (IoT) is…
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Swell Timing: Startup Expert Jack Harvey Explains How to Catch a Clean Tech Wave
“It’s not just the team, it’s not just the capital, it’s not just the idea. The thing that trumps all of them is timing.” In this podcast, Accelarise CEO Jack Harvey shares in-depth insight on what it takes to be an entrepreneur, current tech trends on where the market is headed and just how he…
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Connecting Young Talent to the Future with Rocket Scientist Krissa Watry
This Charleston-based tech company is breaking barriers and introducing students to the space industry. Dynepic, founded by Krissa Watry, a USAF Academy and MIT educated engineer, and Jacqueline Arn, a 40+ year educator, provides children a safe way to connect with technology and create the future. In our inaugural podcast, Krissa joins hosts Stanfield Gray…
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Hey, Alexa: Will Amazon’s New HQ2 Roost in the South?
Nine southern metros sailed through the first round of Amazon’s selection process in a highly public and fiercely competitive bid for their second headquarters. Dubbed “HQ2”, the move by Amazon will bring enormous changes to the winning metro, with an estimated 50,000 highly paid technology and executive jobs, $5 billion in local investment and momentous…
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Who’s Hiring in the South: December 2017
Is a career transition part of your 2018 plan? From marketing jobs at growth-stage startups to executive roles at global corporations, there are countless opportunities for that “New Year, New Job” resolution to come true here in the South. To help you find the perfect new role, we’ve rounded up some of the hottest openings…
