2025

The Paper Canopy / Owner   Motivated People Manager with a proven record of building relationships and managing projects from concept to completion. Skilled in organization, effective [...]

Philosophers & Fools / President and Co-founder    Philosophers & Fools is a cozy neighborhood bookstore bar in Charleston, SC. Created by two people who love to sip a glass of wine [...]

Maverick Brands / CEO    Scott Hansen is a 6x founder with 4x exits across the technology, healthcare, and consumer products sectors. Most notably, founder of Island Brands USA, an Inc. 5000 [...]

Solutions by Shawn Edwards / CEO and Principal Consultant   Shawn Spann Edwards is a diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources and management professional and professor. She is the [...]

Squeeze Marketing / Co-owner   Michael is a Military Veteran, is the Co-Owner of and Director of Client Strategy at Squeeze Marketing, the Director of Product Development at Pollen, and the [...]

GCM / Founder and COO   Emma Giglio is the Founder and COO of GCM, an award-winning agency that empowers organizations to leverage cutting-edge AI technology to become more efficient and [...]

Bazaco Projects / CEO   Gabrielle Bazaco is a creative entrepreneur with a lifelong connection to the food and beverage industry. A proud graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design [...]

Lowcountry Local First / Executive Director Jacquie brings more than 20 years of nonprofit management, fundraising, planning and inclusive practices to the organization. Prior to joining LLF, [...]

Institute for Local Self-Reliance / Senior Advocacy and Campaigns Manager Lauren is the Senior Advocacy and Campaigns Manager for ILSR’s Independent Business team where she brings her background [...]

Charleston Magazine / Editor in Chief  A native of California, Darcy Shankland worked for Santa Barbara magazine for eight years before moving to the South Carolina Lowcountry in August 2000 to [...]