The Upstate Trail Talks

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Greenville City Councilman, Wil Brasington, who tells his story about wanting to serve others in his community. Starting as Clemson student body president to representing his neighborhood association and eventually getting involved with Greenville city government. Wil also discusses his role as the Executive Director of the Clemson Alumni Association.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin heads back to Unity Park to get the inside "scoop" on Clare's Creamery with owner, Caitlin Hayes. Caitlin shares all about her passion for ice cream and how it all led to opening one of Greenville's favorite ice cream shops. Take a listen - then go get a scoop!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Kathleen Reynolds at Unity Park who shares all about her love of interior design and her favorite things about living in Greenville!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin wraps up the second half of the Boyds' interview. Elyssa dives into her craft of letterpress printing and why she thought Greenville was the perfect place to launch her business, Salt and Paper Press. Take a listen to hear the rest of their story and what they love about Greenville!

On this week of The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with Andy and Elyssa Boyd, each of whom has their own unique business here in Greenville. In Part 1, we hear from Andy as he discusses his love for games and storytelling and how this lead to the creation of Pandion Games. Stay tuned for Part 2 with Elyssa!

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin learns how to buy a house. Well, not really, but he does get the chance to walk and talk with award-winning Upstate SC realtor, Ginnie Freeman. Ginnie shares her story of falling in love with Greenville during her time at Furman Univeristy and her passion for connecting her clients with their perfect home in the Greenville area. Tune in and enjoy!

On this week of The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is back on the Swamp Rabbit Trail with Megan Mishler, owner of Take Off Mini Golf. Megan shares some fun insight about starting the aviation-themed mini golf course, how she designed the unique 18 holes, and also talks about the dynamic of the downtown airport community. Tune in to hear more!

This week on the Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the podcast’s first Greenville native, Eric Rozelsky. Eric grew up near downtown and has seen all the amazing changes happen right in front of him. Tune in to hear some of his favorite GVL memories and what he looks forward to in the future.

On this week of The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin explores a part of the new Green Line Extension along with Grace Bowser, an engineer at one of the Upstate’s largest manufacturing facilities. She also shares some of her favorite places to check out downtown!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Upstate Trail Talks! Griffin catches up with Jordan Wheeler, who talks about her love of photography, the transition from side hustle to full time job, and why Greenville is the perfect place for her business to thrive. Check her out @thewheelerphoto!