WhosOnTheMove SC

Founded in 2010 by Debi Schadel and Tracie Broom, Flock and Rally: Integrated Communications & Marketing is a full-service, woman-owned creative agency that offers a range of services to clients across the South and beyond. Its offerings include research, branding, strategy and planning, implementation services in marketing, public relations, social media and production management as well as tradi...

The Rev. Stacey Mills has a decades-long track record as a bridge builder in the Upstate community. He is the Senior Pastor at Mountain View Baptist Church, which is spearheading the neighborhood transforming Parish House project. He also is an Assistant Vice Chancellor with USC Upstate; serves as the Greenville Racial Equity and Economic Mobility (REEM) Commission executive director and is chairm...

How do you lead a police force of over 700 uniformed officers and 140 non-sworn personnel in challenging times? In a time of escalating gun violence and in the era of the post George Floyd unrest and in the wake of the May 2020 protests and riots? We asked that question to the 2021 National Sheriff of Year, Sheriff Leon Lott.

Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services operates two campuses – one on Johns Island and the other in the Eastside Community of downtown Charleston. Their mission is to build equitable communities and empower individuals to reach their full potential by providing basic and emergency needs, education, employment and health services.

Michael Smallwood is an actor, writer, director, and teacher. A College of Charleston alumnus, he is a core ensemble member of PURE Theatre in Charleston, having joined in 2011. Recently, Michael was one of four artists who were awarded a $10,000 fellowship from the SC Arts Commission. The award recognizes artists who exhibit "hard work, exceptional ability, and dedication to their discipline."

When Max Berry, Wes Lyon and Katie Lyon searched for a high-quality American flag to fly at their homes, they all encountered the same problem - finding a high-quality American flag that was made in the USA. Frustrated, they decided to take matters into their own hands, launching Allegiance Flag Supply in Charleston, SC in 2018. It's an incredible story about patriotism, American manufacturing reb...

Last week, the City of Columbia hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest business in the Vista district, Boku Kitchen and Saloon. Boku is an Asian and ramen themed restaurant that offers a family friendly atmosphere. Their menu includes a wide variety of Asian cuisine including wok dishes, noodles/ramen, soups, salads, and more. The owner of Boku, Michael Duganier, has als...

Did you know that food security in the United States was improving prior to the pandemic? That trend has unfortunately been reversed. Nick Osborne has been at the helm of the Lowcountry Food Bank since December 2020. He came to the organization with more than 30 years of professional experience as a leader in international development and humanitarian operations within the non profit sector. The g...

Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis grew up in a military family and was commissioned into the Army in 1993. He has held numerous positions of leadership in the Army and has also had deployments in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Michaelis was also an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where he taught leadership and management in the Department of Behaviora...

North Charleston Dental Outreach has operated for over 20 years seeing hundreds of patients and rendering over $400,000 a year of free dental services to the community. In December 2021, they broke ground on a new location in North Charleston. The goal? Triple the number of patients and expand services.

Dr. Tonya Matthews was announced as President and CEO of the International African American Museum (IAAM) in March 2021. She is an experienced executive, thought leader and educator. She is also the founder of The STEMinista Project, a national initiative that inspires middle-school girls to consider careers in STEM. She is also is a published and performing poet. The IAAM will explore the diverse...

Erick Arbé is a PGA Professional, Founder of Golf Web Design and has been in the web industry since 2008. He is a full stack developer and has built hundreds of websites for clients around the globe, from Fortune 500 companies, startups, colleges, and everything in between. He is currently the owner of Arbé Digital with his wife, Danielle. Erick is also the owner of a new venture called Willio, so...

P3 Group was founded in 1996 in Germany. P3 is an international operations consulting company with a footprint in manufacturing and extensive experience along the automotive supply chain. In 2019, Walter Kaufmann was tasked with building P3 USA, Inc. based out of Greenville, SC.

Entrepreneur John Warren talks about his new company, GEM Mining, that he recently co-launched in Greenville, SC with five other founding partners. John also founded, scaled, and sold Lima One Capital. He also ran for Governor of South Carolina.

The Flyway Companies is made up of four Charleston-based companies consisting of real estate, development, construction and property management and focuses on adaptive reuse projects across the Southeast with developments in Nashville, Savannah and the Lowcountry. One their most recent projects is The Refinery, an urban development located on Charleston’s upper peninsula at 1640 Meeting Street Roa...

This past summer, Danny Dorsel was appointed as president of The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science + Mathematics(GSSM). His ties to the school run deep as he is a member of the school’s first graduating class in 1990. That first graduating class consisted of 128 students. Today, through its various programs, GSSM serves over 4,000 students across the state. Strategy? Can the school doub...

Print Your Cause is a print and e-commerce solutions company that is based in Charleston, SC. They handle the ordering, printing, storage and fulfillment for a huge portfolio of products, branding and print options. They offer an online store that makes it easy and risk-free to order custom branded products directly. They key is being able to print on-demand with the aid of their software solution...

Cason Development Group is a commercial real estate development firm focused on projects in the Columbia area as well as tenant-focused development outside Columbia. Early projects included key investments in Cottontown (Warmouth, Indah Coffee and Circa) and they now have over 30 projects on the go. "What excites me is that our team is really motivated to continue to add value to Columbia."

Paul Ryll is the owner of three companies - Oscar Mike Appraisals Group, he is the co-founder of Oscar Mike Mobile Appraisals; he has just launched an innovative app that is set to disrupt the residential appraisal industry, and... he is also a successful restaurateur who has recently launched a new fast-causal Mediterranean concept, Parsley & Mint. A former United States Marine, Paul holds a Mast...

Today we are going to speaking with Lasenta Lewis-Ellis, the President and CEO of LLE Construction Group, LLC located in Columbia, SC. LLE Construction Group provides general contracting, project and construction management, and facility maintenance and management to school districts, charter and private schools, as well as commercial businesses. In addition to her professional ventures, Lasenta i...

In late October, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company will no longer be called Facebook, but rather, Meta. The goal? Bring together the company's apps and technologies under one new company brand. Bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. In this podcast we talk with Lori Moylan, Public Policy Manager at Meta about what w...

In July 2021, Charleston Tennis, LLC announced Credit One Bank as the new title sponsor of the WTA 500 tennis tournament hosted in Charleston, SC. The tennis tournament will celebrate its 50th year April 2-10, 2022 at the newly renovated and modernized Credit One Stadium.

Wingard’s Market grew out of Margie and Judson Wingard’s hobby of a love of plants and their desire to help others enjoy them just as much as they did. Today, as they are about to celebrate their 55th anniversary, owners Wally Steinhauser and Delores Wingard Steinhauser are preparing the nursery for a bright future. They recently expanded their Gift Shoppe, they have plans for a larger fresh marke...

Maintaining your company vision during COVID-19 has been challenging for all businesses, especially for restaurants. Yet, this is exactly what Kristian Niemi and his team at Bourbon and The Black Rooster have done. The result is the creation of the Bourbon Lounge and courtyard, and importantly, momentum moving into the future.

Blumer CPAs has mentored creative entrepreneurs towards growth for over two decades. They do this through metrics (helping entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders know their accounting and tax numbers), financial advisory, and their own internally-developed growth models for service-based companies. Thriveal is a network of CPA firms in the United States and Canada whose main purpose is to support fir...