Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On this episode, we chat with Byron Hicks, who was named state director of the N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center in January. He also serves as assistant vice chancellor of Business and Technology Extension Programs in the Office of External Affairs, Partnerships, and Economic Development at N.C. State University. Byron talks about his journey, his vision for the N.C. SBTDC and more.