William G. Billotte, PhD

Lowcountry Revolutionaries

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Lowcountry Revolutionaries is the Charleston, SC entrepreneur podcast spotlighting the raw, real journeys of bold founders and innovators shaping the future of the Lowcountry. Hosted by Bill Billotte (aka the Podfather), founder of Veritas Exoscience, each episode dives into the triumphs, failures, and hard-won lessons from Charleston’s top startup leaders, tech pioneers, nonprofit builders, and creative visionaries in the Chucktown Startups community. Official LowcountryRevMerch is now live on Etsy! Soft tees, trucker caps, and mugs built for dock walks, King Street hustles, and the everyday...

Author

William G. Billotte, PhD

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

From Start-Ups to Success: Lesesne Phillips on HR Made Simple with Opsana HR 13.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest, Lesesne Phillips.  Lesesne, SHCRM-SCP, is a two-time business owner, the founder of Opsana HR, and an experienced Human Resources and Organizational Development leader with over 20 years of progress experience in multiple industries nationwide.  She has worked with and for companies at every stage of growth, from start-ups to organizations with nearly 1,00...

Exit Strategies Unveiled: Zac Jennings on Building transferable value today for smarter transitions tomorrow with Southern Exits 13.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Zac Jennings.  Zac is the Founder and Exit Advisor for Southern Exits.  Southern Exits partners with local business owners to grow valuation and prepare for transition. Through education and a clear, step-by-step process, we simplify operations, strengthen profitability, and create defined exit plans. Their process gives owners clarity and measurable result...

From Boardroom to Therapy Room: Roberta Moore on Building Emotional Intelligence for Success and Fulfillment 06.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Roberta Moore.  Roberta has a background that bridges the boardroom as well as the therapy room.  She brings a unique blend of business acumen and emotional depth to her work as an executive coach and licensed marriage and family therapist. Before founding Conscious Choices and The EQ-i Coach , she spent over 18 years in corporate/public accounting and bank...

Safeguarding Your Business: Bill Haber on TEKRiSQ’s Cyber Risk Protection and Mitigation Strategies 06.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Bill Haber.  Bill serves as CEO at TEKRiSQ, and brings 25+  years of commercial and operational business leadership to the company. He has built his career in enterprise software, big data platforms, digital health, medical devices and telco network startups. Bill has expertise in monetizing platform software with cloud-based SaaS tools, data products netwo...

Smash It Up! Unleashing Fun with Amanda Edwards at iSmash Charleston 06.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest, Amanda Edwards the owner of iSMASH Charleston.  Welcome to iSMASH, an exciting entertainment concept offering one-of-a-kind experiences. Our rage rooms provide a unique outlet for stress relief through smashing, while our spacious splatter paint rooms encourage artistic expression. For those with a competitive streak, we offer safe and fun interactive axe...

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Bill Englehaupt on SCORE Charleston’s Mentorship Mission 29.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest William “Bill” Englehaupt. Bill is the Vice-chair of the Charleston SCORE chapter.  He has been a SCORE mentor for 2 years.  Bill comes from a background of 30+ years as an internal and external consultant at firms such as Accenture, KPMG and PwC. SCORE Charleston, the local chapter of a nationwide nonprofit that connects small business owners and entrepren...

From Apache Pilot to Energy Entrepreneur: Korey McDavid’s Journey in Military, Oil, and Business 29.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Korey McDavid.  Korey went to Clemson and graduated in 2008. He was commissioned into theArmy and selected to fly Apache helicopters. Korey graduated from flight school in 2011 and deployed to Iraq immediately following. He returned to Charleston in the summer of 2012 and continued flying with the South Carolina National Guard. Interested in the Oil and Gas...

Honoring Ari: A Father's Mission to Support Grieving Families 24.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Aaron Silverman.  Aaron is Ari's Dad, Co-Founder and Executive Director for the Ari Foss Foundation.  The Ari Foss Foundation was created to help parents and families with financial assistance for cremations or funerals when there is a stillbirth or neonatal loss. The Ari Foss Foundation was created in honor of Ari Foss Silverman, the beloved first chi...

Defying Odds, Enabling Independence: Will Pearce on the Attento Board Revolution 22.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Will Pearce. Will is the founder of Attento Board. The name "Attento" stems from the Italian word for "Careful," and Attento Board's motto is all about "Helping Achieve Independence". This journey began when Will's life took an unexpected turn. In April 2017, he collapsed from Cardiac Arrest and was given a 4% chance...

Financing Your Future: David Timmerman on Simplifying Business Growth with FullHorn Finance 22.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest David Timmerman. David grew up in Europe and went to school at UC San Diego for his undergrad and University of South Carolina for his MBA. Prior to founding FullHorn Finance, he worked in Corporate America, Boeing, Porsche, GE leading several teams in process improvement, Lean management and quality improvements as a director of operations.  FullHorn Finan...

From Sick Care to Well Care: David Thedinga’s Vision for Redefining Insurance Access with Tikvah 15.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest David Thedinga.  David is a renowned thought leader in the health insurance industry, with extensive experience in connecting people to their best health options. As the Founder of Tikvah, he leverages his expertise to connect individuals with essential health benefits, addressing their needs and preferences. Under his leadership, Tikvah looks to become a p...

Elevating Leadership: Michelle Paradis on Empowering Professionals to Thrive 15.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Michelle Paradis. Michelle has over 25 years' experience in education, administration and coaching, Michelle leverages her background in communication and leadership skills to partner with medical & business professionals and elevate their leadership abilities, effectiveness and production.   Michelle has partnered with business owners, executives...

Empowering Wealth Creation: Heather Valeri on Transforming Lives Through Meridian Business Advisors 10.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Heather Valeri.  Heather is the CEO and founder of Meridian Business Advisors, an award-winning business brokerage and advisory firm located in Charleston.  Recently recognized as the top advisory firm in South Carolina, Heather holds the prestigious distinction of Certified Business Intermediary, an elite certification held by less than 10% of brokers worl...

Pioneering AI Innovation: Jack Teitel on Title AI’s Cutting-Edge Solutions 10.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Jack Teitel. Jack founded Title AI was in 2025. He is an AI expert with 10+ years of experience developing and deploying AI solutions across industries. As an AI generalist, he has led projects in computer vision, NLP, predictive analytics, time series forecasting, and graph analysis. A former AI professor and published researcher, Jack stays at the forefro...

Heating Up Sustainability: Ted Kniesche on Zero Industrial’s Mission to Decarbonize Industry 03.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Ted Kniesche. Ted is the founder and CEO of Zero Industrial, a Charleston‑based company helping decarbonize industrial heat and steam generation through thermal energy storage (TES) and a Heat‑as‑a‑Service model that removes upfront costs for clients. In January 2025, Zero Industrial raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Evok Innovations to expand T...

Revolutionizing Intermodal Trucking: Tom Hurwitch on Driving Efficiency with Baysys 03.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Tom Hurwitch. Tom has more than two decades of experience as a management consultant specializing in operations.  He put that knowledge and skills he acquired on oil rigs, in warehouses and on factory floors to good use when running his own trucking company for five years.  It was the inefficiencies he noticed in his own company which led him to come up wit...

Breaking the Money Mold: Matt Morizio on Redefining Wealth and Pursuing Excellence 27.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Matt Morizio.  Matt is a licensed financial advisor who has leveraged hundreds of thousands of dollars on credit cards all in the name of building a firm that educates people on the game of money, not exactly textbook financial wisdom. But Matt's journey is exactly why he connects so deeply with clients. He believes God has big plans for each of us, an...

Clone Yourself: Your first AI employee with Matthew Grason and Level Up Video 20.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Matthew Grason. Ever wished you could clone yourself to get everything done? With the latest AI tech, now you can. Matthew Grason is the founder of Level Up AI, a company that uses AI technology to help professionals make videos faster and easier. These AI videos can be used just like any other video or to create an AI employee for your business. The compan...

Amplifying Presence: Dr. Miluna Fausch on Transforming Communication and Impact 13.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Miluna Fausch.  Dr. Miluna Fausch is a TV show producer & Host of Miluna TV Network, a Coach, an actor, and the author of Uplevel Your Communication: Evolve Your Presence and Speech to Change Everything. She has a B.S. in Music Business, a Ph. D. in Holistic Psychology, and is certified as a Miracle-Minded Coach by Marianne Williamson. Miluna loves to a...

From Data to Decisions: JoAnn Gibbs on Transforming Businesses with Analytics 4 Growth 06.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest JoAnn Gibbs.  JoAnn is the President and Fractional Data Analyst of Analytics 4 Growth.  Analytics 4 Growth, LLC combines the power of AI and human expertise to empower businesses with data analytic solutions designed to make your business proactive instead of reactive.  JoAnn's expertise lies in transforming your data into actionable insights by ident...

Purpose in Action: Courtney Lohmann on Blending Sustainability and Strategy for Impact 30.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Courtney Lohmann.  Courtney is a strategist, consultant, and keynote speaker with over 25 years of experience helping organizations align environmental and social sustainability goals with business strategies. As the founder of Courtney Lohmann Consulting, she specializes in creating purpose-driven frameworks that empower teams, drive innovation, and delive...

Capturing Creativity: Erika Hatfield on Building a Photography Community at Next Level Photo Education 28.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Erika Hatfield. Erika is the founder of Hatfield Photography and Next Level Photo Education. She's opening a new hands-on photography center at the Citadel Mall on the 8th of August . She launched her portrait business in 2010 and started teaching photography in 2018, blending her love of storytelling with her background in education. What began as sma...

Crafting the Perfect Pour: Brandon Crockett on Building Beverage Brands with Rogue & Rye 23.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Brandon Crockett.  Brandon is the founder and CEO of Rogue & Rye Consulting, a strategy firm specializing in beverage-alcohol brands. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Brandon brings sharp insights on e-commerce, customer engagement, and brand storytelling. Rogue & Rye is a boutique consulting agency led by Brandon Crockett. The firm...

Leading with Joy in a Virtual World: Alicia Hughes on Igniting Influence and Sparking Best Practices 16.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill and his guest Alicia Hughes.  Alicia is the founder of Sparking Up Leadership, a dynamic professional learning company helping leaders ignite their influence with sparkle and shine—both virtually and in person. With over 14 years of experience as a school leader in South Carolina’s largest district, Alicia now empowers educators, entrepreneurs, and organizations through...

Saving Tiny Lives: Lindsay Spurgeon on NeoHERO’s Mission to Revolutionize Neonatal Care 07.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail Join Bill with his guest Lindsay Spurgeon from NeoHERO™ . NeoHERO™ is a South Carolina based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on March 7, 2025. NeoHERO’s™ founder is Lindsay Spurgeon, a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Board-Certified Neonatal-Pediatric Transport provider, a Trauma Certified Registered Nurse with Board Certification of Emergency Nursing, and a Certified Leg...

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