At Home With Roby

Kyle Miller, CFO of Bamal Fastener Corporation, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Founded in 1953, Bamal Fastener is a privately held, full-line distributor of fasteners and Class-C items to some of the world’s largest manufacturers. By providing customized supply-chain and materials-management solutions that focus on total cost reduction, the company has evolved from a small storefront in Detroit, MI to an industry leading, international organization.  Tune in to meet Kyle and learn more. 

https://www.bamal.com/

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William McNeely, Founder of Do Greater Charlotte, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Do Greater Charlotte is a non-profit focused on building creative confidence in underserved youth in under-resourced communities.  Through their mobile lab or physical creative lab located within Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church, Do Greater Charlotte provides access to educational opportunities centered around creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship across multiple interests including coding, design, video production, photography, and more.  Tune in to meet William, learn how a life changing medical diagnosis propelled him to start Do Greater Charlotte and how he is actively inspiring others to do greater and make a greater impact in our community and beyond! 

https://dogreater.org/

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Tom Donaldson, Managing Partner and Founder of Blystone & Donaldson, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  The guys catch up on their Legion baseball and college days, and talk about Tom’s education and career path to  Blystone & Donaldson. 

https://blystoneanddonaldson.com/

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Rob Pressley, President of the Belmont Trolley’s Board of Directors, and Katy Rust, Director of Project Management, join Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  The mission of the Belmont Trolley project is “to offer a leisurely journey back in time by restoring trolley service in Gaston County to connect local communities, while narrating the cultural history of streetcars in the region and act as a catalyst to drive local economic growth.”  Tune in to learn the history behind three of the trolley cars they have restored so far, their construction plans for a trolley station in downtown Belmont, and how you can “get on board” and support their efforts. 

https://belmonttrolley.org/

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Ron Lovelace joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Ron shares details about his humble upbringing, education, career as an attorney and work as a civic leader.  Tune in to meet Ron, learn more about his work with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Gaston and The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, and his role on the Board of Directors of the Belmont Trolley project. 

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Charlotte sign expert, Christopher Lawing, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Christopher loves signs and the history behind them.  So when working on a thesis project for his high school darkroom photography class, he decided to tell the history of Charlotte in a colorful and unique way.  The first sign that he photographed for his project was the “Jesus Saves” sign located on top of the now demolished Garr Memorial Church in the Wesley Heights community.  From this project, Christopher self-designed and self-published “Charlotte:  The Signs of the Times” in 2017.  His book has since evolved into a physical preservation effort that can be seen on full display in an exhibit at the Charlotte Museum of History titled "Charlotte: Signs of Home".  Christopher curated and designed this exhibit that opened in October 2021 and runs through June 2023.  Tune in the meet Christopher and receive an interesting history lesson on some of Charlotte’s most iconic signs.  To purchase his book and learn more about the exhibit, visit https://www.cltsignsproject.com/.

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Kevin White with Charlotte Mechanical joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby” to talk work force development and careers in the trades.  Charlotte Mechanical currently employs 600 individuals, but has about 100 positions to fill.  When Kevin started in the industry, he literally worked at the bottom of the ladder handing tools up to those at the top.  But the company was eager to invest in him and show him the ropes.  Charlotte Mechanical is eager to do the same – hire, train and pay.  Tune in to learn more about employment needs throughout the construction industry and the abundance of opportunity available to those with strong work ethics and a willingness to get their hands dirty. 

https://www.charlottemechanical.com/

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Stuart Autry, President of Pinnacle Meetings & Events headquartered in Houston, TX, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Stuart has traveled the world producing events for his clients, and loves watching their visions come to life.  Tune in to meet Stuart, learn how he landed in the event industry after graduating from NC State with a degree in Civil Engineering, and what he believes are the keys to his success.

http://pinnacle-m-e.com/

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 Josh McConaughey with JE Dunn joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Josh joined the JE Dunn team in 2017 and is the Vice President of the company’s Commercial Group.  He shares details about their company culture, portfolio of projects, and partnerships with a variety of local non-profits including Roof Above.  JE Dunn recently completed the Roof Above’s “Rise on Clanton” project.  Formerly a Quality Inn Hotel on Clanton Road, the “Rise on Clanton” is now an 88 unit apartment building providing permanent housing for the chronically homeless.  Tune in to meet Josh and learn more.

https://www.jedunn.com/ 

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Jackson Marshall, Operations Manager for Logisticon Inc, joins Trent on “At Home with Roby”.  Jackson and his team are experts in international transportation.  They arrange air and ocean freight, as well as design systems for domestic and international trucking, warehousing and distribution.  Tune in to meet Jackson and learn more about how they simplify the complicated world of customs, transport regulations and freight for their customers.   

http://www.logisticonfreight.com/

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