This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets some insight from the gentlemen bringing America's fastest growing sport to one of America's fastest growing cities. Not sure if either is true, but it sure feels like it! Griffin gets the chance to walk the site of the new PKL Park Greenville where folks will eventually be able to enjoy pickleball, delicious food, live music and more!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Kamber Parker Bowden, founder of YoProKnow! Kamber shares how YoProKnow started originally as a blog trying to connect with young professionals in the business world and has now grown it into a consulting company that helps other businesses hire and retain young professionals.

This week on The Upstate Trail talks, Griffin is joined by Lacey Hennessey, or as you might know her @lacey_does! Her impressive murals can be found all over the Upstate and beyond and she shares her story of becoming a muralist began.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by a force in the Upstate's creative community - Lib Ramos! Lib is one of the founders of Indie Craft Parade as well as Good Printed Things, a small publishing company here in the Upstate. They chat about the makers market as well as some of the projects Good Printed Things has in the works.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by GVL Liberty women's soccer team head coach, Julie Carlson right before they "kick off" their season this summer! Julie shares her journey of coming to the Upstate to be involved with a number of programs as well as how she hopes to grow the community of womens sports here in Greenville.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets to hit the trail with the City of Greenville's first poet laureate, Glenis Redmond. Glenis has been a pioneer in the Upstate's poetry and creative community for years and hasn't slowed down yet with the debut of her new book "The Song of Everything."

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Kendall Daly, owner of Amend Market in the West Village of Greenville. Kendall's passion for sustainability has inspired her to make it easier for individuals to make these decisions by bringing Greenville's first sustainable refill shop to life.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin celebrates the podcast's first birthday by joining Brando Zellars on HIS birthday! Brando is an illustrative designer with a passion for branding the Upstate. We get to hear his story about finding his way back home to the Upstate in hopes to help Greenville find it's identity with his work.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is making T-Shirts! Well, kind of. Griffin is joined by Jen Moreau, co-owner of Dapper Ink and co-founder of the Landmark project, and she gives Griffin the rundown on how she and her husband's company takes creative designs from an idea all the way to a screenprinted shirt.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin attempts his first TRIPLE interview with three members from the Junior League of Greenville! Tune in hear hear more about this incredible organization of women leaders and their impact on the Greenville community.