The Upstate Trail Talks

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by local photographer whose work captures a unique side of the Greenville community - Zach Suggs! Zach's recent work focused on capturing the history and personalities that make up the Greenville skateboarding community at the Poe Mill Skatepark. He's also been a representative of that community working with the city on the new public skatepa...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Daneen Schatzle with Loaves and Fishes, a food rescue organization that aims to reduce hunger and food waste here in Greenville County! Join us to hear all about this incredible non-profit and how you can get involved!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, The Donleys head to Serenity Lake Farm to check out the new WYLDSTAY Greenville site - a glamping resort located in Fountain Inn! The new campsite is a beautiful little spot in the Upstate where people can fish, swim, have a bonfire, spend time with the highland cows...and not have to even set up a tent!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Sully - as in Steamers! Robert Sullivan shares about his journey to the Upstate and starting his delicious sandwich shop which can now be found in towns throughout the Southeast!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Greenville native and local author, Andrea Beam! Andrea discusses her new book, "Tyler Goes to School" as well as what it was like growing up here in the Upstate!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the creative husband and wife duo that make up Victory Garden Studio: Jesse and Carissa Bowser! They share what its like working on designs, illustrations, and murals as a team as well as talk about their new children's book they published recently: Adventure Through the Alphabet.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, we have a very exciting double interview for you - Griffin hits the trail with Khailing Neoh, owner of Sum Bar, and Greg Ward, owner of Bridge City Coffee. We get to hear each of their stories of starting their businesses here in Greenville and how they strive for much, much more than simply running a restaurant and coffee shop, and how they hope to have an im...

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is back up in Travelers Rest to hear all about the trailside boutique hotel, The Station, from founder Brice Bay! Brice shares his vision for the hotels future on the trail and gives a little insight into what he was up to before founding The Station.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, City Coucilwoman Dorothy Dowe is BACK! This time, to fill us in on all the exciting projects the City of Greenville is working on after passing this year's budget! Tune in to hear about affordable housing, neighborhood projects, and other exciting updates.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin chats with the owner of one of Greenville's landmark businesses: June Wilcox, owner of M. Judson Booksellers. She talks about what is what like growing up here in the Upstate and how everyone's favorite bookstore came to be.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, we are walking and talking with a cup of coffee! Griffin hits the trail with Daydrinkers co-owner, Katie Capelli, to hear how a spur of the moment suggestion of "Let's start a coffee shop!" to her best friend, turned into one of Greenville's favorite coffee spots in a matter of months!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets a lesson in pottery from Hollowed Earth co-owner, Sarah Batory. Sarah talks about what it's like running a business with her husband, the different pottery tecchniques, and what they hope learning this craft can mean to people, even beginners!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin ia joined by April Economides, founder of Holistic Cities. April comes to the Upstate bringing decades of experience transforming neighborhoods into those that promote health and wellness through multi modal transportation and green urban design!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Nisha Patel, founder of N Patel Communications. Nisha talks about her past in journalism and how that helped her transition to the world of marketing and public relations.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin heads to Gower Park for "another round" of disc golf with Cory Wickline, owner of Another Round Greenville. The pair tee off by talking about the early success of the new franchise and the growth of the sport here in the Upstate.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by SC Food Ambassador and Head Chef of White Wine and Butter, Michael Sibert! Chef talks about his love for cooking at a young age, his experience filming on a Food Network show, and what being an SC Food Ambassdor means to him.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets some insight from the gentlemen bringing America's fastest growing sport to one of America's fastest growing cities. Not sure if either is true, but it sure feels like it! Griffin gets the chance to walk the site of the new PKL Park Greenville where folks will eventually be able to enjoy pickleball, delicious food, live music and more!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Kamber Parker Bowden, founder of YoProKnow! Kamber shares how YoProKnow started originally as a blog trying to connect with young professionals in the business world and has now grown it into a consulting company that helps other businesses hire and retain young professionals.

This week on The Upstate Trail talks, Griffin is joined by Lacey Hennessey, or as you might know her @lacey_does! Her impressive murals can be found all over the Upstate and beyond and she shares her story of becoming a muralist began.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by a force in the Upstate's creative community - Lib Ramos! Lib is one of the founders of Indie Craft Parade as well as Good Printed Things, a small publishing company here in the Upstate. They chat about the makers market as well as some of the projects Good Printed Things has in the works.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by GVL Liberty women's soccer team head coach, Julie Carlson right before they "kick off" their season this summer! Julie shares her journey of coming to the Upstate to be involved with a number of programs as well as how she hopes to grow the community of womens sports here in Greenville.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets to hit the trail with the City of Greenville's first poet laureate, Glenis Redmond. Glenis has been a pioneer in the Upstate's poetry and creative community for years and hasn't slowed down yet with the debut of her new book "The Song of Everything." 

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Kendall Daly, owner of Amend Market in the West Village of Greenville. Kendall's passion for sustainability has inspired her to make it easier for individuals to make these decisions by bringing Greenville's first sustainable refill shop to life.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin celebrates the podcast's first birthday by joining Brando Zellars on HIS birthday! Brando is an illustrative designer with a passion for branding the Upstate. We get to hear his story about finding his way back home to the Upstate in hopes to help Greenville find it's identity with his work.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is making T-Shirts! Well, kind of. Griffin is joined by Jen Moreau, co-owner of Dapper Ink and co-founder of the Landmark project, and she gives Griffin the rundown on how she and her husband's company takes creative designs from an idea all the way to a screenprinted shirt.