The Upstate Trail Talks

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin strolls through downtown with Marion Crawford, CEO of her own full service marketing firm, Crawford. Marion shares her story of growing up here, her path to starting her own business, and her passion for making the Upstate an amazing place to be!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin chats with Carey Ann Campbell, CEO of Southern Tide in their new HQ located just steps away from the Swamp Rabbit Trail! Carey Ann shares her story of working in the retail/apparel industry and why coming to Southern Tide and The Upstate checked all her boxes.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin learns a wonderful lesson from Gail DePriest, professor at Clemson's MBA program and entrepreneur/executive coach! Gail talks about using her skill set to help her students see the creativity in their work and help guide them on the next chapter of their career.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Theresa Gevaert, co-founder of Incora Health, a health technology company focused on develeoping wearbables specifically for women! Theresa shares what brought her here to the Upstate, how the idea of Incora Health's earrings started, and what they hope to accomplish in the field of women's health. Check out their website - https://incorah...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin attempts a tall task of interviewing a journalist! Executive Editor for TOWN Magazine, Leigh Savage, hits the trail with us to discuss her time with the magazine covering the Upstate's favorite businesses from restaurants, to the arts, to travel, and fashion. Sign up for our newsletter by visiting theupstatetrailtalks.com and scroll to the bottom to su...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by local writer, owner of a legendary music venue, and most recently, playwright of the new musical comedy, "Waiting For You," John Jeter! Tune in to hear more about his time owning The Handlebar and more about the new musical debuting this upcoming weekend April 11th-13th at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg! This week's sponsor is...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Bonnie Papajohn, a certified health and nutrition coach who helps clients work towards and overall healthy lifestyle. Bonnie shares about launching her new business and what her time in the Upstate has been like over the years. This week's sponsor is Wimp Decaf Coffee Company! Listeners get 10% their first order with promocode TRAILTALKS a...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with the owners of Greenville's newest running apparel comany - Greenville Uptempo Sports aka "GUTS" - Nick and Kristine Dibos! The husband and wife duo share their story of how they moved to the Upstate all the way from Oregon, becoming so passionate about this community so quickly, they started this business to not only celebrate it, b...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin walks and talks with City Council Candidate Tina Belge has she launches her campaign for the election this November! Tina shares her story about falling in love with the Upstate visiting as a kid to now her involvement and passion for local government. Take a listen to hear what she hopes to accomplish if elected!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with the CEO of Encompass Health, local author, (and fellow Pittsburgher) Joshua Trout! Joshua's personal story, as well as his experience with Emcompass Health, shaped his unique outlook on what leadership should look like, and inspired his recently published book, "Transformative Leadership."

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by another Greenville native and maker of high quality, handmade bags, Amy Burka, owner of Hey Amy! She shares her story of multiple career changes that ended up with her starting her own business sewing fashionable, durable bags for all the Upstate to enjoy.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Amy Thomas, real estate agent and Greenville native! Amy shares her love for her hometown and how she loves making the Upstate other people's new hometown too!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Dr. Atticus Mabry, founder and director of Oasis Animal Hospital. Atticus grew up right here in Greenville, attended Clemson University and then later Univeristy of Georgia for veterinary school, eventually leading him to start his own practice here back in the Upstate - where the combination of being a family vet practice with an emergenc...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Max Stewart, who is the CEO of the Greenville Area Development Corporation. Max shares what he and GADC look for when bringing in new businesses and helping current ones expand in Greenville County in hopes they are a good fit and bring value to our community.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with Greenville native and owner of Scoundrel, Chef Joe Cash! Chef Joe recounts his early days in the food industry here in the Upstate before taking on some of the emost acclaimed restaurants in NYC and abroad until he decided it was time to come home to make something his own.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talk, Griffin gets a tour from Executive Director, Kay Roper, and boardmember, Michael McCullough, of Cancer Survivors Park. The two share the history of the park and why its a place of hope and healing to some many of those here in the Upstate.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by CEO and Head of Creative at FUEL branding agency, Mary Church Cornette. Mary shares what her experience was like sharpening her skills in the branding industry during her time in LA and New York City before bringing her talents here to the Upstate. FUEL has helped build up some of the most well known brands here in the Upstate!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is introduced to what the decaf life is like by Matthew Smith, owner of Wimp Decaf Coffee Co. Matthew shares why he has embarked on this journey to bring high quality decaf coffee to the world!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets the chance to chat with the former Executive VP of the Greenville Drive! Nate Lipscomb shares his story about bringing the team here to Greenville along with some of his favorite memories over the year. Go Drive!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Mary McGowan (BikeWalkGVL) and Sam Davis (Upstat Greenways and Trails Alliance) to talk about the amazing clean up effort of the Swamp Rabbit Trail after Hurricane Helene. Plus some insight on some other trail projects!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by founder of Vessel Magazine, Blair Knobel. As a native to the Upstate, Blair shares her unique experience of growing up here, moving to New York to work on her publishing craft, only to answer her calling to come back home. Blair worked for a decade as editor in chief for TOWN Magazine before starting her new venture of VSSL.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with Kate Gaffney, founder of Avryn Co. Kate shares her story of how making a leather wristlet out of necessity turned into launching her own business that hand crafts these products right here in Greenville! Sponsor: WYLDSTAY Greenville. https://www.wyldstaygreenvillesc.com/ Enter promo code TRAILTALKS for 15% your stay!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the amazing duo behind Jianna - Chef Michael Kramer and GM Andrea Royko. New to the show, Andrea shares a bit about her story and then the pair dive into the making of the new Jianna Cookbook! Available now! Jianna Cookbook: https://c7b93c-86.myshopify.com/products/jianna-cookbook Sponsor: WYLDSTAY Greenville. https://www.wyldstaygreenvill...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by local writer, Abby Moore Keith! Abby shares what led her to be a writer as well as what led her to the Upstate.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by GVL County's Stormwater Programs Coordinator and GVL native, Abbi Greer! Abbi shares a bit about her time growing up here as well as what we can do as residents to help conserve The Upstate's wonderful natural resources! DISCLAIMER: This interview was recorded prior Hurricane Helene - otherwise we would've had a lot more questions for our...