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Aug 13, 2025 - 28 min

On the Trail with:
Dani Mathews
(@healthyishdani)

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Dani Mathews to talk all foodie-related things plus her new business! You may know her as @healthyishdani on social media where she shares her favorite recipes and places to go in the Upstate, but Dani also launched Best Best Media where she helps her clients in the food & bev industry grow their audience.

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Dani Matthews


Aug 6, 2025 - 44 min

On the Trail with:
Steve Croucher

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin goes "off-roading" with XTERRA triathlete, Steve Croucher! Steve shares how his love for swimming and the outdoors eventually led him to add running and biking into the mix and compete in the off road sport.

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Steve Croucher


Jul 30, 2025 - 26 min

On the Trail with:
Travelers Rest
Here

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined but writer, editor, and owner of Travelers Rest Here: Lacey Keigley! Which is perfect timing because Lacey also works with the TR Farmers Market, who just celebrated their 10th annual Tomato Sandwich Taste Off event last weekend. Join us for one delicious episode about everyone's favorite town north of Greenville.

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Travelers Rest Here


Jul 23, 2025 - 40 min

On the Trail with:
Joan Herlong

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the owner and CEO of Herlong Sotheby's International Realty herself, Joan Herlong! Joan invited Griffin out to walk the grounds of one of her beautiful real estate listings while she shares what brought her to the Upstate, building her real estate business, and watch Greenville "grow up" alongside her own family.

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Joan Herlong


Jul 16, 2025 - 25 min

On the Trail with:
Affordable Upstate

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin joins in on the hot conversation of affordable housing here in the Upstate abd luckily, he's joined by CEO of Affordable Upstate, Mario Brown. Affordable Upstate invests in and maintains naturally affordbale occurring housing in the area and Mario shares his story and how he hopes his business is impacting this issue!

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Affordable Upstate


Jul 9, 2025 - 24 min

On the Trail with:
Paul Hinton

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin in joined but the internet-famous, banjo man himself, Paul Hinton. Paul shares his love for the instrument and how he found himself going viral after making funny videos and sharing them online - and why he continues to do so in order to bring joy to others!

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Paul Hinton


Jul 2, 2025 - 37 min

On the Trail with:
Alex Stalvey

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, we are talking all things safety, what to do in the case of a collision on the trail, and how to best prevent them! Griffin is joined by Alex Stalvey, a partner at a GVL lawfirm with experience of personal injury cases involving accidents on the trail. We hope you never need this advice but definitely want you to hear it!

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Alex Stalvey


Jun 25, 2025 - 42 min

On the Trail with:
Scout Mechanical

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin chats with Bishop Scott, CEO of Scout Mechanical, a new mechanical, electrical, plumbing company formed from succesful, longtime, local trades businesses here in the Upstate.

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Scout Mechanical


Jun 18, 2025 - 36 min

On the Trail with:
Greenville Sports
Foundation

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin joins Jack Bacot to hear all about his successful career creating and building magazines for wide range of clients before starting on this new adventure - Greenville Sports Foundation, an organization hoping to create and manage annual sporting events in the Upstate that drives economic development.

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Greenville Sports Foundation

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