Tag: entrepreneur conference
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20 Powerful Women in Business Speaking at DIG SOUTH
DIG SOUTH’s 5th Annual Innovation Conference is less than a month away! The speaker lineup features 150+ successful entrepreneurs, executives, and investors from around the country, including several glass-ceiling-shattering women who are leading the charge in marketing, media, e-commerce, technology, healthcare, and more. Here’s a sampling of some of the women powering up our agenda this April,…
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How Casper Became a $555 Million Company: A Q&A with Co-Founder Philip Krim
Casper CEO and Co-Founder Philip Krim has grown the online mattress company into a $555 million global operation in less than three years. We sat down with him to get a quick sneak-peek at some of the brilliant strategies he’ll share during the DIG SOUTH Innovation Conference this April. DIG SOUTH: You’ve written about buying Casper…
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Three Good Reasons Your Boss Should Send You to DIG SOUTH
The fifth annual DIG SOUTH Innovation Conference is just one month away! Our founder, Stanfield Gray, shares three reasons why you need to be there. And if you’re waiting to register — don’t forget! Badge rates increase on March 31. 1. Hyper-efficient use of the company’s resources DIG the deal. How much would it cost…
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9 Southern Female Founders to Know During Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, so we thought it’d be fitting to honor a few trailblazing female entrepreneurs who are forging new paths in medicine, technology, media, and finance right here in the South. It’s not an easy path to forge, either. Only 9 percent of high-growth tech startups have female founders, an estimated 94…
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What a Coffee Shop Run-In Showed Me About Mentorship
“Hey, did you teach Music Management at the College of Charleston?” said the smiling, tatt-sleeved woman, snagging her espresso on the counter next to mine. “Yes, I did.” Doing the math in my head … eleven, twelve years ago, was it? “I graduated and went straight into the music business,” she continued, “… toured with…
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Why I Dig Vox, Jet, Casper and the Timeless Streets of Charleston – And You Will Too
At its best, DIG Innovation Conference should inspire and connect you in original fashion. To do that, we have to think and do things differently from the typical conference. And we do. DIG SOUTH is produced in a beautiful performing arts center, not a hotel ballroom. We curate inimitable speakers like Dr. Robert Cooper, a…
