Chatter with BNC

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Chris Bahr, the Founder/Director at Cycle4Success. Cycle4Success is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in Charlotte's mountain bike community. They are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment of respect, equality, kindness, and fellowship for young people in under-resourced communities regardless of their background or experience level with cycling.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Michael Terrell. Terrell is North Carolina managing director for Perscholas, which offers free IT training to career changers who want to get into the tech industry. Terrell is an organizational development and community engagement professional with over 15 years experience in military, federal government, and nonprofit sectors. His past roles include Academic Engagement Lead at the National Security Agency, and co-founder at ReadySAGo. He is a Marine veteran, a 2017 graduate of University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and a 2018 graduate of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Alexander Briseño Leadership Development Program. Michael lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife and two sons, and is an avid runner and cyclist.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Mark Boone, the President of Fesival In The Park in Charlotte, NC. Boone talks to Ben Kinney about his career journey from journalism to where he is today, as well as Festival In The Park.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Bridget Foster, senior news director of Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. She oversees the cable company's news operation across the state and discusses how Spectrum emphasizes balance in its statewide news coverage. She previously worked in local TV news in Florida, Indiana and Ohio and Indiana. Based in Raleigh, Foster has a bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Florida. Spectrum is part of Charter Communications, among the three largest U.S. cable operators.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Joanna Helms and Dr.Patricia Mitchell, from NCEDA.

They talk to Ben Kinney about their roles and the very important work they're doing at NCEDA. The NCEDA Foundation was created in 2020 to advance the economic development profession, enhance the knowledge and skills of economic developers, and strengthen the broad, statewide economic development community in North Carolina through funding professional development activities, research, and education programs, especially to underserved, distressed, and rural counties and economic developers across North Carolina.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Baker Glasgow, President of Clancy & Theys. Glasgow talks to Kevin Ellis about his professional journey so far, the challenges in construction in 2024, construction as a career for the younger generation, and more.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

Today's episode features an interview with Carrie McCament, CEO of the Chernoff Newman marketing company in Charlotte. For many years, she was an executive with advertising agencies based in New York and Philadelphia, commuting from her Queen City home to work on campaigns for Bank of America, Samsung and other major companies. She joined Charlotte's Wray Ward agency as executive of client engagement in 2018, then moved to Chernoff Newman in 2022. Named among Charlotte's 50 most influential women in 2023, she is a graduate of Ohio University and the mother of three adult sons.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

With over two decades of local government experience, Sean R. Stegall left Elgin, Illinois to become Cary's Town Manager in 2016, where he is focusing on keeping Cary great by spearheading organizational development, promoting technological advancements, expanding economic opportunities, and strengthening the Town's role as a regional partner to support Cary's shift from a fast-growing to maturing community. Prior to Cary, Stegall's professional journey included posts in three states addressing a wide variety of topics including finance and budgeting, parks and recreation, legislative affairs, communications and engagement, planning, technology, and battling blizzards.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Kevin O'Brien. O'Brien serves as president of North America for Merz Therapeutics, where he leads commercial strategy and execution, including field sales, managed markets, medical affairs, marketing and operations, across the U.S. and Canada. Since joining Merz in 2017, he has overseen the U.S. FDA approval of Merz's neuromodulator for the treatment of sialorrhea (excessive drooling) and as a first-line treatment for blepharospasm, two debilitating conditions associated with neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, ALS and cerebral palsy.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Chris Hare, the CEO of PRTI. Hare talks to Ben Kinney about his professional journey so far, the wonderful work they do at PRTI disposing of used tires properly, and more.