Category: South Pod
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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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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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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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Get schooled with these 11 Southern education startups
Ah, back to school season. For some, late August conjures happy memories of new outfits, organized pencil pouches, and fresh composition notebooks ready to be filled with doodles. For others (we’re guessing you’re a college senior, a tired parent or teacher, or a school administrator…), perhaps this time of year fills you with some looming…
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Raise a glass for these 16 Southern booze businesses
Last week’s DIG 500 gave you Southern-made cold brew, juices, and craft soda, and this week we’re back, barware in hand, with a roundup of Southerners in the business of booze. This is the land of mint juleps and moonshine, after all. And just like a good mullet, alcohol startups know how to mix business…
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ChargeUp a StartUp at DIG SOUTH
Choose the Wild Pitch People’s Choice Winner at the World’s First Live Gamified Pitch Contest DIG SOUTH’s Wild Pitch competition is almost here, opening on Tuesday, April 26 at the Charleston Gaillard Center! 12 top startups from across the region will compete at DIG Venture & Demo Day, the “South’s Capitol of Capital,” for the…
