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On the
Trail With:

Apr 10, 2024 - 41 min

On the Trail with
Homespun Merch +
Defender Creative

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin celebrates the podcast's first birthday by joining Brando Zellars on HIS birthday! Brando is an illustrative designer with a passion for branding the Upstate. We get to hear his story about finding his way back home to the Upstate in hopes to help Greenville find it's identity with his work.

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Homespun


Apr 3, 2024 - 40 min

On the Trail with:
Dapper Ink's Jen
Moreau

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is making T-Shirts! Well, kind of. Griffin is joined by Jen Moreau, co-owner of Dapper Ink and co-founder of the Landmark project, and she gives Griffin the rundown on how she and her husband's company takes creative designs from an idea all the way to a screenprinted shirt.

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Dapper Ink


Mar 27, 2024 - 30 min

On the Trail with:
Junior League of
Greenville

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin attempts his first TRIPLE interview with three members from the Junior League of Greenville! Tune in hear hear more about this incredible organization of women leaders and their impact on the Greenville community.

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Junior League of Greenville


Mar 20, 2024 - 26 min

On the Trail with:
Lauren Newton

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Greenville native, photographer, nurse, and friend, Lauren Newton! Tune in to hear her insight on pursuing a passion of hers in photography all while maintaining her career in nursing at Greenville Memorial Hospital!

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Lauren Newton


Mar 13, 2024 - 34 min

On the Trail with:
Parks, Recreation
and Tourism
Department

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by the city's Tourism Administrator, Anna Catherine Miller, to talk about all of Greenville's amazing events coming up this spring in summer! From the concert series, to Jazz Fest, to the Farmer's Market, there's always so much to look forward to. Pull out your calendars!

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City of Greenville


Feb 28, 2024 - 37 min

On the Trail with:
The McCrarys
(Mountain Goat and
Business Partner
Partners)

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Chrissy and Ryan McCrary: business owners and podcast co-hosts together! The couple shares their story of starting their coffee shop, Mountain Goat, and how running a small business as a couple inspired them to start a podcast, Business Partner Partners, to talk about the rewards and challenges that come with it.

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Chrissy and Ryan McCrary


Feb 21, 2024 - 32 min

On the Trail with
Dr. Bernarducci
and Clemson Choirs

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin heads back to Clemson University to meet up with with former choir director, Dr. Anthony Bernarducci. Dr. B shares about how he made his way to Clemson and all the exciting things happening with Clemson Choirs.

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Dr. Bernarducci


Feb 14, 2024 - 41 min

On the Trail with:
Carlton Owen

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Carlton Owen, one of the pioneers in the development of the Swamp Rabbit Trail! Tune in to hear this episode about the trail while we walk on the trail.

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Carlton Owen


Feb 7, 2024 - 47 min

On the Trail with:
ReCraft

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.

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ReCraft

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