Jason Greene has played a key role in the Grand Strand's ecosystem for founders and startups from the very beginning. He has continued to grow roots within other organizations within the city to continue to foster growth and serve people with compassion.

Neil considers himself as a tinkerer or creator at heart and loves the early stages of building business. Neil has built 10 companies with Hypersign.com being his current enterprise. Hypersign is an INC 5000 recipient and serves higher education and healthcare and one of the most recognized companies in the visual communications industry.

KidMarshal is one of the most exciting ventures being birthed from the HTC Aspire Hub. Today we are joined by Julie Willis, the co-founder of this innovative SaaS solution that aims at protecting the most vulnerable members of society, our young children. If you are involved in elementary education or a parent of an elementary aged child, listen to this episode. Julie will also expand on how creating a startup company from scratch with her husband has it benefits but also its challenges.

Recorded live at the TechStars Startup Weekend. George Taylor is one of the prolific founders we have met. From his 7 previous startups to creating the mega-success of UnTappd, National Speed and TRU Colors, he explains his style as always learning and moving forward, even through the most difficult of times.

Jennifer brings a wealth of experience in graphic design & Web3 to create her new venture, Plover Animation. Jennifer also shares how she overcame being a victim of domestic violence to create a new business and purpose.

Jim now called the Grand Strand home after moving his office from New York City in which he was there for more than 20 years. TLS has grown to over 30 locations worldwide and Jim is expanding the firm's capability to explore new technology and innovation with TLS Labs.

Today we welcome a very special guest as the Mayor of Myrtle Beach, Brenda Bethune joins us in the studio. Mayor Bethune discusses her excitement of the growing Arts & Innovation District and what this area means to the Grand Strand business community.

Paul was the OG for the Co-Work community on the Grand Strand. He has taken the skills he used while building that community to propel to positions with Sony, Atari, Electronic Arts and now with the wildly popular gaming platform, ROBLOX.

Today we welcome Amy Barrett, CEO of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance. Amy brings a wealth of experience to the Grand Strand working with projects in Greenville and Charleston South Carolina as an urban planner. She now is working to transition Myrtle Beach, the fastest growing city in the US, to a thriving beach front community!

In the inaugural podcast, Neil Willis & Barb Royal identify the purpose and passion about this broadcast and why it is important to founders and leaders from within and outside the Grand Strand.