The Upstate Trail Talks

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the founder and executive director of ReCraft, SC's first creative reuse center: Grant Cothran! Grant shares his story of pursuing this idea of a creative reuse center during his time at Clemson MBA and making it a reality right here in the Upstate.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, we hit the ground "run-in" as our guest Dane Simmons said it best! Owner of Run In, Dane has done so much for the running community around the Upstate and shares his story of coming to Greenville and more about the shop located right on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin heads up to Furman University with newly named head coach of Greenville Triumph SC, Rick Wright! Rick shares his very funny story about joining the Triumph's staff in 2019 and what he's seen in the soccer community in the Upstate through the years.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by his lovely wife, Elizabeth, as she takes the mic to interview Griffin for a change! Tune in to hear about Griffin and what his life's like off the trail.

Happy New Year! It's officially 2024 and we are back! This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin kicks off the year with Brian Solari, owner of Carmella's Cafe, new to the Upstate! Brian shares where his passion for cooking and baking began and how he hopes to bring the European café idea to downtown Greenville.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Cam Bolton, owner of The Whiskey Hat Co. Cam shares his passion for shaping custom fur-felt hats and why he chose to bring his unique craft to the Upstate!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the "Rebel Without a Car" Mary McGowan. Mary discusses what it's been like giving up her car in order to navigate her commute, and life, by bike! She's also the Board Chair of BikeWalkGVL and discusses projects they've been working on.

On this special edition of The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets a little walking history tour of Greenville's parks! Back during Michelle Shain's interview, she gives a little background on some iconic places in downtown that deserve to be highlighted in their own episode - check it out!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Mailroom Barber Company's owner, Robert Watkins. Together they talk about Robert's passion for precision haircutting, the barbering experience at the Mailroom, and the importance of education and technique in this industry!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin goes behind the scene's with Greenville's favorite newletter: GVLtoday. Editor Stephanie Freeman shares her story of growing up here in the Upstate and what it's like being a part of writing and representing GVLtoday!