South Carolina Business Review

You’ve probably heard of our next guest’s company.  In fact, you may have also stopped by for breakfast, brunch, or lunch.  But you may not know that they are based in our state and have been rapidly growing across the Southeast.  Mike Switzer interviews Ricky Richardson, CEO of Eggs Up Grill in Spartanburg, SC.

If you attended any football games at Williams-Brice Stadium this year, you may have noticed our next guest’s company name flash on the Jumbotron after a great defensive play from the Gamecocks.  His company started as a guard dog security business over 50 years ago, but is now a national perimeter security company whose business has grown tenfold over the past several years.  Mike Switzer intervi...

We all know how important learning is, but our next guest says it can be more powerful and important than you may realize.  Especially when it comes to your company’s supply chain.  Mike Switzer interviews Gina Anderson, a learning scientist and CEO of Luma Brighter Learning in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

It’s a new year, and before you know it, those 1099s will start arriving, and that signals the start of tax season.  Our next guest says that getting organized now is important, and to start listing those tax items that don’t show up on those tax forms.  Mike Switzer interviews Francesca Passen, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Greenville, SC.

It’s Monday, and that’s when we check in with one of our business journalist friends to get their take on the latest news across our state’s business community.  Mike Switzer interviews Ross Norton, managing editor of SCBiz, which publishes a monthly statewide business magazine.  Ross tells us about the busy industrial development environment in our state.

While the electric vehicle industry has come under attack from the current administration in Washington, which may end up hurting our own state’s economy, other areas of the sustainability movement are still going strong.  Mike Switzer interviews Jarrett Branham, president of the Branham Group in Mt. Pleasant, SC, a construction firm focused on renewable energy and sustainability.

Our next guest's Midlands performing arts venue recently announced that it has been awarded a multi-year grant of $120,000.00 in matching funds to present a free outdoor music series over the next three years.  Mike Switzer interviews Nate Terracio, director of the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia, SC.

Our next guest graduated from Furman University with a degree in studio art, but then moved into the journalism industry.  In 2022, she decided to go out on her own with a creative consulting and publishing company.  Mike Switzer interviews Blair Knobel, founder of Knobel Media in Greenville, SC.

The stock market has done well since it bottomed out during the pandemic, and many investors now find themselves with big gains but also with out-of-balance portfolios.  Yet they may be reluctant to rebalance because of the tax implications of those big gains.  Our guest, however, says that there is a possible strategy to improve your portfolio’s diversification without paying those current capita...

It’s Monday, and that’s when we like to take a look at current business issues that are trending across our state and discuss them with one of our fellow news media friends.  This week, Mike Switzer interviews John McDermott, business editor of the Post and Courier in Charleston, SC.  John tells us why power/energy is going to be the topic economic focus for SC in 2026.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Laura Ullrich, Director of Economic Research, Indeed, Inc.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Laura Ullrich, Director of Economic Research, Indeed, Inc.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Laura Ullrich, Director of Economic Research, Indeed, Inc.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Laura Ullrich, Director of Economic Research, Indeed, Inc.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Cody Thacker, Vice President of Commercial Operations, Scout Motors.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Doug Woodward, professor of economics, Darla Moore School of Business.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Doug Woodward, professor of economics, Darla Moore School of Business.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference. Today’s excerpt comes from Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Moore School’s Division of Research.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Moore School’s Division of Research.

This is the time of year when we share with you some excerpts from the most recent University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business Economic Outlook Conference.  Today’s excerpt comes from Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Moore School’s Division of Research.

We have all heard about the backlog of court cases, sometimes causing years of delays.  Part of the reason for these delays are all the work that goes into trial preparation.  Which is why our next guest decided to tackle the problem with a software solution. Mike Switzer interviews Ari Goodstein, CEO of LawLens in Summerville, SC.

While homelessness persists across our state, there are programs that are making a difference and in fact, one such Midlands program that began almost 11 years ago is one that has become a model for cities statewide.  Mike Switzer interviews Kieley Sutton, assistant public defender for the Fifth Judicial Circuit and the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense.  The program she’s involved wit...

You may not know that Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway scooter, also founded a national nonprofit robotics competition called FIRST Robotics.  There are dozens of teams competing across our state including one in the Midlands being coached by our next guest.  Billfred Leverette is head coach of Team 1293, also known as the Pandamaniacs.

Most people probably think of financial planning as something you do for retirement and saving for our kids’ college costs. But our next guest says she is seeing more families, especially here in South Carolina, who are supporting two generations at the same time.  This means financial planning can also include caring for parents who now need help with medical decisions, living arrangements, or da...

Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBiz, which publishes several business journals across our state.  Jason tells us about the Columbia Metropolitan Airport naming a new president and CEO.  He also shares news in the cybersecurity, nuclear, and more.