Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Mark Boone, the President of Fesival In The Park in Charlotte, NC. Boone talks to Ben Kinney about his career journey from journalism to where he is today,…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Bridget Foster, senior news director of Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. She oversees the cable company's news operation across the state and discusses how …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Joanna Helms and Dr.Patricia Mitchell, from NCEDA. They talk to Ben Kinney about their roles and the very important work they're doing at NCEDA. The NCEDA …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Baker Glasgow, President of Clancy & Theys. Glasgow talks to Kevin Ellis about his professional journey so far, the challenges in construction in 2024, con…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Carrie McCament, CEO of the Chernoff Newman marketing company in Charlotte. For many years, she was an executive with advertising agencies based in New Yor…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. With over two decades of local government experience, Sean R. Stegall left Elgin, Illinois to become Cary’s Town Manager in 2016, where he is focusing on keeping Cary great by spearheading organizat…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Kevin O’Brien. O'Brien serves as president of North America for Merz Therapeutics, where he leads commercial strategy and execution, including field sales,…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Chris Hare, the CEO of PRTI. Hare talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey so far, the wonderful work they do at PRTI disposing of used tires pro…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Sharon Bryson, who retired Jan. 31 after leading the 12,500-member N.C. Association of CPAs since 2016. The graduate of UNC Chapel Hill worked for the CPA …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Skip Smart, Partner at Parker Poe. Smart leads Parker Poe's business law department. He provides transactional advice and corporate counseling to both priv…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Stafford L. Thompson, Jr. As Senior Vice President of Life and Executive Benefits Business Management, Stafford drives the continued expansion, diversifica…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Erin Spencer, the Founder & CEO of EdgeBrook Lane Consulting. Erin started EdgeBrook Lane to assist organizations with fractional human resource expertise—…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Shaylah Nunn Jones, the North Carolina government and public affairs principal at Novo Nordisk. They talk about her professional journey so far, what's new…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dan Sargent. Dan Sargent has been with Rebuilding Together of the Triangle since 2008. Under his leadership, the budget has grown from $25,000 to $2.8 mill…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Miller Yoho, the director of communications and marketing at the Charlotte Sports Foundation. Albeit difficult years for its NFL and NBA teams, Charlotte h…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Scott Ralls. Scott Ralls is the fourth president of Wake Technical Community College, North Carolina’s largest community college. Wake Tech is recognized f…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with David Phillips, Founder & Innovation Provocateur at Faster Glass. He founded Faster Glass in 2010 as a way to combine his passion for sharing the principle…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Amgad Saad, the Co-owner and President of Garner Appliance & Mattress, which is about to open the largest appliance store in the region at 13,500 square fe…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Mary Margaret Frank. Frank was named dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler effective Aug. 15, 2023. She is a Triple Tar Heel, an academic fellow at the UNC Tax Center …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dee O'Dell, executive vice president and head of business banking for US Bank in Charlotte. The former Wachovia executive joined US Bank in 2009 when it ha…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Elaine Lyerly, the CEO of Lyerly Agency. Elaine Lyerly co-founded Lyerly Agency in November 1977. Over the years, the CEO has become a widely respected and…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Alex Brandwein. Brandwein is the owner and founder of Brandwein Bagels, which he started while earning his MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Brandwein previously w…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Brenda Berg, the President & CEO of BEST NC. BEST NC is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of business leaders committed to improving North Carolina’s ed…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jeff Schultz, the Co-founder of the regional business incubator First Turn Innovations. Jeff is an executive and entrepreneur focused on product & technolo…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jim Roberts, the Founder of Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington. Roberts talk to Ben Kinney about his career journey so far, his take on the business d…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Laura Belcher, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte region. She's talking about Habitat's work and the upcoming Carter Work Project i…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Kate Reece. Kate Reece is the founder of Winston-Salem based Reece Bottling and Canning, which provides remote bottling and canning for brewers across the …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Dorian Bolden. After graduating from Duke University in 2002 and moving to New York City to work in finance, Dorian Bolden decided he wanted to do somethin…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Jim Rose, the State President United Community Bank. Rose talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey so far, what's new at United Community, and mo…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Clay Schossow, a Cleveland, OH native is one of the original founders of Carrboro-based New Media Campaigns and has directed client relations and business …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Corey Pulido. Corey Pulido is a faculty member teaching in the field of entrepreneurship in the Miller School of Entrepreneurship at East Carolina Universi…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Matt Yarmey, the Founder of Pure Intentions Coffee. Yarmey talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey, how he started Pure Intentions Coffee, their…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Lily Cochrane Harper. Lily Harper is the executive director of the Wake Forest University Center for Private Business, which has more than 200 companies he…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Joanna Helms, the Economic Development Director of the town of Apex, NC. She talks to Ben Kinney about her professional journey so far, what's new in Apex …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Matt Doherty, who owns a business coaching business in Charlotte that builds on his career as a former head basketball coach at SMU, Florida Atlantic, UNC …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Ben Kinney talks to Cheryl Richards, President & CEO at Catapult Employers Association. Catapult was born when Capital Associated Industries of Raleigh and the Triad, and The Emp…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Chris Roush talks with Greg Johnson, managing director of Orbital Socket in Charlotte. Orbital Socket is a creative communications firm. Johnson has worked for ad agencies and wa…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Eric Hobbs, the President at Technology Associates. They talk about his career journey and how he got to be where he is, what's new in the world of tech, a…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, David Mildenberg speaks with U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry of Lincoln County. The graduate of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia and Belmont Abbey College was elected to Cong…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Joel Olsen, the CEO of O2 Group Ventures. They talk about his professional journey, how they help farmers, their various offerings, and more.…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Chris Platé, the Executive Director of Monro/ Union County Economic Development Commission. He talks to us about his career, what's new in the world of eco…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, Kevin Ellis speaks to Brent Wadas, the CEO and co-founder of Durham-based BotBuilt, which uses robots to help builders frame homes. Brent talks to us about BotBuilt and how it ca…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, David Mildenberg talks with Kristin Dillard, president of Charlotte-based Team Automotive Group. Since taking over a single dealership in Salisbury from her father in 2017, Dilla…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Will Hedrick, Founder/Executive Director, The Hedrick Project. Will speaks to us about his professional journey, what they do at the Hedrick Project, and m…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In this episode, Kevin Ellis speaks with Dr. Emily Yeager, a professor at East Carolina University and the interim director of ECU's Crisp Small Business Resource Center. Her focus has been on rural…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode Kevin Ellis speaks with Vincent Ginski, the Director of Workforce Competitiveness with the North Carolina Chamber Foundation. He works with solving workforce shortages, particular…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's episode David Mildenberg speaks with Mike Bell, senior vice president and general manager of Corning Optical Communications, which makes up more than a third of revenue at New York-based …

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Ben Kinney talks to Ben Teague, the Vice President of Strategic Development at Biltmore Farms in Asheville, NC. Teague talks to us about his journey and how he l…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Kevin Ellis speaks with Dr. Michael Blackwell, the President & CEO at Baptist Children's Homes of NC. Dr. Blackwell talks to us about his career journey from rad…

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. In today's Chatter with BNC podcast, Ben Kinney speaks to Adam Rhew, the President & Executive Director, SouthPark Community Partners. Rhew talks to us about what SouthPark Community Partners is doi…