At Home With Roby

Junior Bernard, Founder of Pranzel, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Pranzel is an online learning platform that provides educational technology and unlimited classes to schools and children in Haiti.  After surviving the Haiti earthquake in 2010, Junior’s dream to come to the United States became a reality.  With the launch of Pranzel in May 2023, his dream of providing the entire country of Haiti with quality education is beginning to come true as well.  Tune in to meet Junior to learn more about his upbringing in Haiti, his path to the United States and Alvernia University in Pennsylvania, and why Pranzel is so desperately needed in his home country.

https://pranzeleducation.com/

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Badge Stone, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of WSC & Company, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Badge shares details about his upbringing on his family’s farm, his time at UNC-Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar and later Harvard Business School.  He also educates the guys on the search fund model, created at Harvard Business School in 1984, to help young, aspiring entrepreneurs purchase and run their own businesses through capital and mentorship from experienced investors, operators, and executives.  Thanks to this model, Badge was able to purchase his first two businesses, Stone Pump & Trench and later Perimeter Security.  Tune in to meet Badge and learn more.

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Robert Donovan, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  In 2007, while working for an advertising agency in Miami, FL, Robert noticed the digital marketing space coming of age.  He relocated to Greenville, SC where he started DOM360, a full service advertising agency specializing in the automotive industry.  When the 2008 recession hit, it propelled Robert and his team to become a digital first agency, with traditional mediums like TV, radio and print following.  In addition to entrepreneur and automotive digital-marketing innovator, Robert’s other titles include Marine Corps Veteran, competitive motorcrosser, marathoner, cyclist and more.  Tune in to meet Robert, learn more about DOM360 and his other businesses, and a few of his extra curricular activities as well.

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Jennifer Donovan with DOM360 joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  DOM360 is a full service advertising agency specializing in the automotive industry.  As Chief Marketing Officer, Jennifer is responsible for building the DOM360 brand and managing key relationships at the agency.  Tune in to learn more about Jennifer’s upbringing and education, how she got her start in the advertising industry and how a LinkedIn message connected her to her husband and led her to Greenville, SC.

DOM360.com

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Trent’s longtime church friend and tractor show traveling companion, Barry Small, joins the guys on “At Home with Roby”.  Barry shares details about his time serving in the United States Marine Corps, which he describes as his proudest achievement, and his role as a Military Police Officer.  After leaving the military, Barry worked for another 10 years as a Police Officer in Washington, PA.  He landed in Charlotte, NC in 1987 after accepting a role as a Customs Inspector for Charlotte Douglas International Airport.  At the time, he was one of just five inspectors.  Two years later, he was on the team that helped clear the first international passenger flight that arrived in Charlotte from London in 1989.  Tune in to meet Barry and learn more.

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T.J. Boggs does double duty as the Producer of “At Home with Roby” and as our guest.  You’ve heard his voice behind the scenes before, but today he is behind the mic to share his story.  Tune in to “meet” T.J., learn about his education and career at WBT, and the local non-profit that he’s involved in that supports musicians and the arts in York County.

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Collin Jackson joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Collin’s resume includes floor sweeper, lawn mower, golf ball picker upper and more.  Tune in to learn how Collin’s first business, C & E Insulation, and time in a crawlspace led him to manufacturing his own insulation vacuum bags and later mouse trap sensors.  Collin sold his mouse trap business, Trap Tech, in 2019 and is currently using the same sensory technology in other applications like leak detection systems, bed bug sensors and more.

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Priscilla Chapman, Leslie Faulkner and Mary Beth Hollett with Furnish for Good return to “At Home with Roby”.  Founded in 2019, Furnish for Good connects well-loved home furnishings to underserved communities through an experience of empowerment. Rather than simply donating the items, Furnish for Good curates and showcases them so that recipients can select their own pieces and shop with dignity.  Tune in to learn more about Furnish for Good’s growth over the last 4 years, their new 10,000 sq ft facility, and how you can support their mission by donating gently used furnishings or your dollars.  They also share details about their annual “Furnished” fundraiser that they host each fall with the help of 10 local interior designers.  Plans are officially underway for this year’s event scheduled for November 1st – 4th.  

https://furnishforgood.org/

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Trey Sutten, Co-Founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Siftwell Analytics, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Siftwell Analytics is a technology company which uses proprietary AI and deep managed care experience to support the early identification of health plan members at high risk of chronic disease.  Trey has more than two decades of leadership and executive experience at the intersection of for-profit and mission-focused work in the healthcare, education, and housing industries.  He lives in Charlotte, NC and enjoys snowboarding, travel, and craft beer.  Tune in to meet Trey and learn more. 

https://siftwell.ai/

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Sara Stryhas, Social Media Manager for the Roby Family of Companies, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  After graduating from Endicott College in Beverly, MA with a double major in Accounting and Marketing, Sara made her way to Charlotte where she started her career in Accounting.  After purchasing and renovating her first home, she was inspired to start her own interior design business on the side and get back to her construction roots.  Sara grew up in the construction industry and spent many summers, weekends and after school hours working for her father’s residential construction and custom home business.  Continuing to follow her passions for construction and interior design, she recently left the corporate world to join the Roby Family of Companies where she’ll be taking over all social media accounts.  Her new role places her back on the jobsite, but instead of slinging tools, she’ll be gathering endless amounts of content to take our social media to the next level.  Tune in to meet Sara and learn more.  Better yet, start following @therobyfamilyofcompanies on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to see her work in action!

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