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

On today’s episode, Colin Campbell speaks with N.C. Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, who has been among the state's most powerful lawmakers during his more than 20 years in the General Assembly. The graduate of N.C. Central University and Duke University School of Law is a former chair of Duke's Board of Trustees. He previews likely issues in the legislature's short session that begins later this month, and he talks about Democrats' chances in this year's election.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.   On today’s episode, Jennings Cool speaks with Gerald Pulsinelli, CEO of Viva Chicken. They talk about the birth of Viva Chicken in Charlotte, the restaurant's latest rebrand, and its partnership with No Kid Hungry, among other things.

This spring marks the 10-year anniversary of PNC’s acquisition of RBC Bank (USA), which brought PNC to North Carolina. Regional Presidents Weston Andress and Jim Hansen join me to reflect on a decade of local business growth and community impact.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.   On today’s episode, Ben Kinney speaks to Charles Gaddy, Chief Strategy Officer & co-owner of Global Data Consortium. Charles takes us through how he ended up co-founding GDC, how they pivoted over the years and built GDC into what it has become today, what the future holds for the company as well as what the future holds for Charles.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.   On today’s episode, William Buster describes his work as the first CEO of the $1.25 billion New Hanover Community Endowment, which will provide funding for projects to improve the quality of life in the Wilmington area. The veteran foundation executive started his job in March after a national search and is building a staff. He's a Kannapolis native and graduate of N.C. A&T State University who had senior posts at foundations in Asheville and Austin, Texas before moving to the coast.

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

On today’s episode, Jennings Cool speaks with Michelle Castelloe, the owner of Moxie Mercantile and Betty by Moxie Mercantile. Castelloe talks to us about her business, some of the various products the store sells, the process of selecting and promoting vendors, her career journey, and more.

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

On today’s episode, we speak with House Speaker, Tim Moore, about the upcoming legislative short session that's going to begin in late may and run through the summer. We talk to him about a number of topics ranging from medical marijuana to tax cuts to his own political future. 

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

On today’s episode, we speak with Kathy Bowman Atkins, the CEO and Founder of The Lattitude Group. Kathy and Ben talk about how The Latitude Group was formed, the services they provide, Kathy's upbringing and professional journey in NC, what’s new at The Latitude Group right now, how they navigated the pandemic for themselves and their clients and what they learned from it, among other things.

How did the Greensboro area land big manufacturing plant proposals from Toyota Motor and Boom Supersonic in the space of six weeks? On today's episode, Brent Christensen, the CEO of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, describes how the companies chose central North Carolina for their operations, which could create more than 3,500 jobs. He's led the Greensboro organization since 2015 after leading a Mississippi economic development group and heading the Gainsville, Fla. chamber. Christensen has a bachelor's degree from Duke University and an MBA from the University of South Florida.   https://www.industryweek.com/home/contact/22028890/brent-christensen

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

On today’s episode, we speak with Ben Colvin, the president and founder at Devil's Foot Beverage Company in Asheville. Jennings and Ben talk about Devil's Foot Beverage Company, his journey leading up to him taking the leap to start this venture, significance of winning Entrepreneur of the Year, among other things.