Chatter with BNC

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Kit Cramer, president and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Kit talks about her career path, volunteerism and leadership, effects of the pandemic on various industries in Asheville, and more.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast is another throwback interview with one of our 2020 Trailblazers, Laura Barry, who is founder and director of Peak Basketball in Boone. Peak offers individual and group training, teams, and camps to young athletes from elementary to high school. Laura discusses her own basketball career at UNC Chapel Hill, her time as a college coach, and her passion for her community and inspiring young players. 

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Lindsay Muns, CEO of Charlotte Radiology, one of the largest radiology groups in the country. Lindsay talks about her journey to being a CEO and moving from the northeast to build a life here in the Carolinas. She also talks about Charlotte Radiology's local healthcare partnerships, growth across half a century, and navigating through the pandemic.

This is the eighth in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in partnership with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with Adam Butler, Organizational Financial Wellness market manager at PNC, based in Raleigh. Financial wellness is the single most-requested benefit by employees. During this episode, we’ll talk about the impact financial wellness has on productivity, how companies can empower their employees, and what to look for in a financial wellness program.

Starting in 2005, Robert Maynard and Brian Burchill built Davidson-based Famous Toastery into a 35-unit restaurant chain that was thriving until the pandemic. In this week's Business North Carolina podcast, Maynard explains how the business has coped with unexpectedly difficult conditions — and how he expects to benefit when the public returns in force for fresh omelettes, French toast and other breakfast, brunch and lunch delicacies.

This is the seventh in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in partnership with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with Jim Benedict, who is senior vice president, senior wealth strategist and private business strategist at PNC and based in Charlotte. Business succession planning is a perennially relevant topic for any business owner. But there are always emerging external factors that have the potential to impact these plans. We discuss some of the most pressing considerations today.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features UNC Charlotte’s newest chancellor, Sharon Gaber, who took over the role in July after serving as president of the University of Toledo. Gaber discusses challenges faced during the pandemic, key initiatives during her first year in Charlotte, UNCC’s mission as a North Carolina urban research university and more.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week's podcast features Steve Evans, an eastern North Carolina native and director of community development at Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer. Steve talks about Smithfield Foods' commitment to education, equity, inclusion, reducing carbon footprint and local communities.