Let’s Talk Business is a B2B talk show -- audio podcast and a YouTube video series -- hosted by long-time South Carolina business publisher Rick Jenkins. Episodes feature industry outlooks,  panel discussions on trending business topics, and interviews with high-level South Carolina business executives, community leaders and government officials. Let’s Talk Business is available on most popular podcast platforms. Video recordings of the full episode, as well as individual interview segments, are also posted on the Let's Talk Business South Carolina YouTube channel.

Joe Perkins, the executive vice president at Carolina Handling, a supply chain consultant located in Greenville, explains how companies are making investments in their supply chain structure to ensure they remain intact regardless of what the future might throw at us. And as is often the case these days, we solve problems with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence. Joe explains how AI is being used in the industry to increase efficiencies and drive profit margins.

Also, Sarah Lyles, executive director at PalmettoPride, joins the show to talk about South Carolina's anti-litter organization. The non-profit's primary goal is to encourage citizens to take responsibility for litter prevention. Since 1999, the organization has helped more than 700,000 volunteers remove almost 90 million pounds of litter from our roads and natural areas. Find out how PalmettoPride battles the litter problem and how you/your business can help with the cause. 

And in another segment of "An Executive You Should Know," you'll beet Karen Weaver, the owner of OASE Day Spa. Today's episode is brought to you by Greenville Technical College.

Each episode also appears on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@letstalkbusiness.rickjenkins

If you know of someone qualified to be a guest on the show, send an email to the show's host, Rick Jenkins: [email protected].

Thanks for listening.