We Are Lake Norman

Family law attorney and law firm partner, Mike Godley joins us this week to discuss how he and Ben began the partnership and how it has lasted for over 28 years. Of course, we get the low down on the best restaurants in both Charlotte and Lake Norman and a few styling tips of who to see if you need a fresh, new pair of glasses. A man that dislikes change, Mike has fully embraced the new toll lane...

This week Dr. Boen Nutting joined us to discuss what is going on in the Iredell/Statesville school system, and what parents can expect for future initiatives in our school system. Boen began her career as an elementary school teacher and worked her way up to Principal once her children began Middle School. Through their Middle school years, she stay with her children until she was swept away by th...

First off, I want to apologize on behalf of Ben not turning his microphone on, but that doesn't take away from the great knowledge that was shared with us from community leader Abigail Jennings. Abigail has her hand in multiple business ventures including running a real estate company, cat rescue program, she opened a charter school, and is very involved with community planning and improvements. A...

This week on Welcome Home LKN we ask attorneys Ben Thomas and Tiffany Webber some questions from our audience. We get some ideas on a “side hustle” and a different type of mentality when planning your future. Ben tells us about one of his most memorable college experiences, which somehow involved a canon. Tiffany's involved pom-poms. Ben and Tiffany discuss their favorite spots in the Lake No...

At 83 years young, Rosie Bailey has seem a lot in her life. She has story after story of how Mooresville has changed over her 60+ years of living in this area, however the most impressive thing about Rosie is her passion to give back to the community. The list goes on about the different charities she has work with for little or no pay, but she continue to this day to work 6 days a week volunteeri...

Clutch Coffee Bar is a fast-growing drive-through coffee shop that has recently popped up on Mooresville with a Williamson Rd. location and a Highway 150 location. We were lucky enough to get Darren Spicer, one of the owners, on our podcast to tell us all about the things Clutch Coffee is doing in the area and how they have ingrained themselves into the local community in such a short amount of ti...

This week on the Welcome Home LKN podcast we have Matt Gavina, owner of King Canary brewing on Williamson Rd. in Mooresville. If you haven't been by King Canary on a Friday after work, it's probably because the parking lot was too full for you to get in.  Since its opening about a year ago, King Canary has become a popular spot for local to relax, support local business, and try out some diff...

This week, Tom Bramhall joined us to talk about his magazine Charlotte Real Producers. A former private pilot, Ben and Tom got to geek out about planes, flying, and how it is to begin flying commercially. After he flew privately for NASCAR, Tom ventured into the magazine industry where he developed his skills and is now running the Charlotte Real Producers Magazine, a magazine that feature the top...

This week we are delighted to be able to sit and talk with Bill Gallagher.  A Native Charlottean, who has over three decades of real estate industry experience.   After graduation in 1983 from Wake Forest, Bill went right into Real Estate as an agent, then Broker in Charge, and finally an educator. Bill describes to us a career in Real Estate is like a staircase, with steps being th...

This week we have the pleasure to sit and talk with Vickie Sawyer and learn how important the Mooresville area is to this Iredell County girl. Vickie is a business owner, mother and a Senator who is standing up nicely for our area.  She and her husband have owned and operated Sawyer Insurance and Financial Services, now at two locations, since 2002 where she is a licensed insurance agent. Vic...

This week Lawrie Lawrence joined us to talk about the growing vacation rental market on Lake Norman. Lawrie Lawrence started real estate in New Zealand.  He then spent 10 years in the business in Australia. After selling out of the company, he made the journey to the US traveling around 44 states in a “diesel pusher,” landing himself and his family in the Lake Norman area.  He’s been her...

Episode 3 with Randy Marion, The King of Price Randy Marion is a pillar in our community and best known for being “The King of Price”. He is recognized for being the #1 commercial dealer for Chevy in the country.  Randy grew up in W.V. and opened his business here in Mooresville in 1990 with 11 employees and 18 cars. We’ll chat with Randy and learn about how he grew his business and where he...

Chris Carney is a former Mooresville town Commissioner, Mayor, and served as a Senator of North Carolina 2011-2012. With a robust political background, Chris has now become a consultant where he helps to bridge the gap between the government and businesses. Chris discusses future Mooresville project centered around Langtree and Cornelius Rd. as well as some of the different road improvements that...

Our inaugural episode of the Welcome Home LKN Podcast features none other than real estate attorney Ben Thomas. Normally Ben will be the one asking the questions, but we wanted to put him in the hot seat to ask him about how he has seen the landscape of Mooresville, NC change over his 30 years of being here. Ben talks about how he moved to Mooresville with his family from Louisiana, went back to L...