K-12 students perform much better at school when parents stay involved, but grandparents can also fill the void. Mike Switzer interviews Fran Hawk, a volunteer with The Grands program at James B. Edwards Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Building a software solution for the long-term care industry results in winning the Proving Ground entrepreneurial competition at the University of South Carolina. Andrew Nye, CEO at Qatalyst Health in Charleston, S.C., shares his story with host Mike Switzer.

Is a cryptocurrency an actual investment or simply a speculative vehicle? And can a Republican or Democratic administration really affect its value? Mike Switzer interviews Allen Gillespie, a chartered financial analyst and chief investment officer for Fintrust Capital Advisors in Greenville, S.C.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about Greenville recently being rated as the fastest-growing entrepreneurial city in the country.

Yesterday on this program we started a discussion with our state energy office about the status of South Carolina’s energy plan after a recent interviewee mentioned his concern over the existence of such a plan. But we ran out of time with our guest, Sara Bazemore, director of the South Carolina Energy Office, and so she has agreed to join us again today.

One of our recent interviewees expressed his concern about our state being able to meet our growing energy needs. Do we have a plan? Mike Switzer interviews Sara Bazemore, director of the South Carolina Energy Office in Columbia, S.C.

A brand new music festival, branded through an iconic outdoors magazine, has recently been announced and the inaugural event will be held in a small town in our state. The Field and Stream Music Fest will take place Oct. 4-6 in Winnsboro, S.C. Mike Switzer interviews Bob Durkin, co-founder of Southern Entertainment in Charlotte, N.C.

Reverse mortgages, which provide payments to you instead of you making payments, used to have a bad reputation with high costs involved and many scammers around. But then, several years ago, the federal government stepped in and laid down some rules. Mike Switzer interviews Ashton Lawrence, a certified financial planner with Mariner Wealth Advisors in Greenville, S.C.

An update of the news, events, and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews.

It’s been six months since Volkswagen's Scout Motors broke ground on their manufacturing plant in the Midlands. How has economic activity in the area been affected so far? Mike Switzer interviews Jeff Ruble, director of the Richland County Economic Development Office in Columbia, S.C.