The Upstate Trail Talks

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin ia joined by April Economides, founder of Holistic Cities. April comes to the Upstate bringing decades of experience transforming neighborhoods into those that promote health and wellness through multi modal transportation and green urban design!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Nisha Patel, founder of N Patel Communications. Nisha talks about her past in journalism and how that helped her transition to the world of marketing and public relations.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin heads to Gower Park for "another round" of disc golf with Cory Wickline, owner of Another Round Greenville. The pair tee off by talking about the early success of the new franchise and the growth of the sport here in the Upstate.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by SC Food Ambassador and Head Chef of White Wine and Butter, Michael Sibert! Chef talks about his love for cooking at a young age, his experience filming on a Food Network show, and what being an SC Food Ambassdor means to him.

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."