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 Kevin Carlock, Two Trees Pictures. Kevin Carlock was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. He competed in Division I golf at Davidson College and graduated in 2019. After college, he relocated to Los Angeles to begin his career at Creative Artists Agency. During the pandemic, he made the move to Charlotte, where he launched Two Trees Pictures. The company plans to release FOOTNOTE in 2025.

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 Coleman Cowan. Cowan is a seasoned trial attorney and Partner at James Scott Farrin, known for leading high-stakes litigation in personal injury, product liability, and insurance bad faith. A Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law, he's earned honors like North Carolina's "Legal Elite" and "Super Lawyers." Coleman serves on the Civil Rules Committee for the Middle District of NC and chairs the NC Bar Association's Professional Vitality Committee, shaping both practice and policy in the legal field.

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 Scott Stone, the President & CEO of American Engineering. Stone has over thirty years of experience in professional services companies with particular expertise in financial and operations management, business development, marketing, and strategic planning, as well as technical engineering, construction management, and program management.

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 Cecilia Holden, the President and CEO for myFutureNC, a statewide initiative focused on the state's educational attainment goal. Among other public service, she served as the Chief of Staff for the North Carolina Department of Commerce and Director of Government and Community Affairs for the State Board of Education. Her private sector experience includes a career with IBM, as well as a Registered Investment Advisory firm. Holden holds a Master's in Business Administration from Duke University, a certificate in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina School of Government and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Business from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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 Joe Paradise, the Managing Partner for KPMG's Carolinas, Florida, and Puerto Rico region, leading over 2,500 professionals. With 30+ years of experience, he advises companies on transformations, IPOs, M\&A, and operational growth. Joe is also the firm's Partner-in-Charge of Alumni, driving initiatives like the BRITE board readiness program. Based in Charlotte, he's a passionate advocate for innovation, leadership development, and leveraging AI to power business transformation.

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 the former Mayor of Raleigh, Mary-Ann Baldwin. She is now busy as the Executive Director of the Cooper Charitable Foundation, a Raleigh-based organization that partners with local nonprofits to provide housing stability grants for those in need; in tandem with her role as VP of Community Relations for Raleigh-based construction company Cooper Tacia.

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 Triangle real estate executives Jamie Baker and Moss Withers, who discuss the recent merger of Lundy Management Group with Lee & Associates. The combined firm manages more than 13 million square feet of property, including retail stores, office towers and cancer centers. Withers has been among the state's most active commercial real estate brokers at Lee and previously NAI Carolantic. Baker helped build Lundy into a regional leader. They discussed the state's real estate market with David Mildenberg of Business 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 Mike Gillis, Partner and Co-CEO at DMJPS CPAs + Advisors. He helps privately-held businesses and their owners achieve their long-term financial goals with proactive planning. He is a frequent presenter on tax matters and works extensively in the area of succession and exit planning strategies for businesses.

Mike is originally from Pennsylvania. He attended Thiel College in Pennsylvania and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Business Administration, and became a CPA in 1984.

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 Dr. Mary Jo Cagle, CEO of Cone Health since June 2021. She will be retiring on May 31, 2025, after about 14 years at the Greensboro health system. She talks about the importance of community relationships in healthcare, Cone Health's advantages of partnering with Kaiser Permanente's Risant Health last year and throws in a little Alabama football.

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 Kathryn Atkinson, Director of CME and Events for the NC Academy of Family Physicians. Kathryn is also President of the Association Executives of North Carolina. She speaks with BNC Publisher Ben Kinney about her professional journey, AENC"s upcoming 7oth Anniversary and her love of '90s country music.