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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. This week's podcast features Kathleen Murphy, the president of Personal Investing at Boston-based Fidelity Investments. Overseeing a business unit managing $3 trillion in client assets, Murphy regularly ranks among the nation's most powerful women in business and finance according to national  business publications. In November, she spoke at an NC Chamber virtual conference on women in business. Fidelity employs more than 3,000 people in North Carolina, mainly at its large Durham operations center, and it is hiring several hundred more across the state because of increased demand for financial services and planning.

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 Laura Belcher, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region. Laura discusses the evolving history of the organization, the fun and intellectual challenges of running four businesses in one — construction, mortgages, retail and nonprofit — as well as the impact of interruptions in the supply chain on construction due to COVID-19.

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 McClure, chief operating officer of Spectrum Cos., a real estate development company that just started construction on an 11-story office building in Charlotte's South End neighborhood. Optimism about Charlotte's prospects convinced Spectrum and partner Invesco to start the project despite the pandemic. McClure joined Spectrum in 2004 and became COO in 2017. Founded in 1982, Spectrum has developed more than 4 million square feet of commercial space and more than 4,400 multifamily units. The company has more than 4.5 million square feet of commercial property under management and more than 2,200 multifamily units in a portfolio valued at $2 billion. He has a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University and a Duke University MBA.

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 Kelly Andrews, executive director of the Pitt County Development Commission. Andrews was recognized earlier this year with a North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers award from consulting firm Consultant Connect. She discusses the latest economic development in Pitt County, how area businesses have pivoted during the pandemic, and her favorite tunes. Andrews earned her MBA from East Carolina University.

This is the sixth 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 Chris Houser, senior vice president and the security business partner director for PNC. He has more than 25 years of technology and financial services experience. During this episode, we talk about the types of cybersecurity scams to watch out for, and Chris shares some tips for improving the security of your data and information.

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 Katherine Thomas, vice president of business development & marketing of Raleigh-based Alfred Williams & Co., an office furnishings and pre-constructed solutions company. It’s the second-largest Herman Miller Dealer in North America. Thomas discusses her career background, the history of the company, and how Alfred Williams & Co. is pivoting during the pandemic. Thomas has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Meredith College.

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 Calvin Williams Jr., CEO and founder of Freeman Capital, a Charlotte money-management firm geared to investors with limited amounts of money. He just received a grant from Google, one of 75 nationally provided to Black-owned financial-services companies, to promote Black business. Williams is a former student body president of N.C. A&T State University who owned and sold a software company before starting his latest business in 2018.

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 Sandy Roberson, mayor of Rocky Mount. Roberson, whose day job is managing partner of Rocky Mount-based Healthview Capital Partners, says though he's witnessed bad times for the community in the past, he sees good ones ahead. He discusses the city's business climate and where it’s headed.

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 Bill King, CEO of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, which promotes the capital's center city. King discusses how downtown Raleigh has attracted $1.4 billion in investment over the last decade and its efforts to battle through the coronavirus pandemic and repeated social justice-oriented protests. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia and a second master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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 Dale Folwell, who is running for a second term as N.C. Treasurer. Folwell served on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education and four terms in the N.C. General Assembly before winning his current statewide post in 2016. He discusses his stewardship of the state's $108 billion retirement system and his efforts to reduce health care costs for more than 700,000 employees and retirees who are members of the State Health Plan.