This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin spends time during the week of Veteran's Day with Col. Kevin Farrell, currently serving as President and CEO of Battlefield Leadership, a leadership development company located here in Greenville that prepares today's leaders using history's lessons. After an accomplished military career with the US Army, Col. Farrell bring hose leadership skills here to the Upstate.

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Kamber Parker Bowden is back on the trail with Griffin to talk about her new book, "The Generational Advantage." She also shares about her company's rebrand to Generational Performance Solutions and how that has affected the impact they can have working with different organizations.

Check out "The Generational Advantage" now!

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin chats with pro cyclist, artist, and all around incredible dude, TJ Eisenhart! TJ shares stories from his life long cycling career, how his interview with Lance Armstrong went viral, and how art helped him find purpose and balance in life. TJ also talks about the beginnings of Imaginary Bike Works located in GVL.

TJ's work can be found here: https://www.imaginary-collective.com/

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Vanessa Barnes, CEO of WorkSmart Staffing, a women owned staffing firm based here in the Upstate! Vanessa shares her journey leading to her CEO appointment and what separates WorkSmart from other staffing firms and how that leads to a number of success stories from employees and companies alike.

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In this bonus episode of The Upstate Trail Talks, we had the honor and priviledge of capturing this  conversation by a panel of incredible women in our running community at the "Move Her Mind Greenville" event presented by ASICS. Erin Helbling leads a discussion alongside Ashley Pearson, Kristine Dibos, and Esther Atkins, about how running has impacted them, what motivates them, and how it's brought community to their lives.

If you're interested in donating to Erin's fundraising campaign for Breakthrough T1D, a non-profit organization that drives research and innovation for Type 1 Diabetes, check it out here!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the lovely husband-wife duo behind Canvas Coffee + Art House, Arin and Genavieve Gilbert! The pair share their passions for coffee and art and how they found a way to combine them into an incredible business upon moving to GVL - roasting coffee, showcasing local art, and supporting the creative community, what could be better?

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with holistic nutritionist and founder of Sante Vie Wellness, Rebekah Fedrowitz. Rebekah shares her story about how her own health journey launched her career with helping women by focusing on their own functional and nutrition. 

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Anne McAneny, founder of Please Play Me Pianos. Though Anne is relatively new to the Upstate, her impact was almost instant with the launch of this non-profit bringing together art, music, and small business. The result: beautiful hand painted pianos at your favorite local spots!

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by James Garlington, an Upstate native who recently launched ElectroScapes. James talks about what it was like growing up here, and why during his role as Director of Grounds at Hartness, he made the decision to switch to all battery powered landscaping equipment for a quieter, energy efficient, experience for residents.

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This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by The Greenville Theatre's producing artistic director, Max Quinlan, as they get ready to kick off their 100th season of shows! Max shares how the theater has always been a part of his life and how his Broadway career helped him fall in love with Greenville.

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