On the
Trail With:

Feb 12, 2025 - 26 min

On the Trail with:
Max Stewart, CEO
of Greenville Area
Development
Corporation

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Max Stewart, who is the CEO of the Greenville Area Development Corporation. Max shares what he and GADC look for when bringing in new businesses and helping current ones expand in Greenville County in hopes they are a good fit and bring value to our community.
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Max Stewart
Max Stewart


Jan 29, 2025 - 30 min

On the Trail with:
Scoundrel

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with Greenville native and owner of Scoundrel, Chef Joe Cash! Chef Joe recounts his early days in the food industry here in the Upstate before taking on some of the emost acclaimed restaurants in NYC and abroad until he decided it was time to come home to make something his own.
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Joe Cash
Joe Cash


Jan 22, 2025 - 52 min

On the Trail with:
Cancer Survivors
Park Alliance

This week on The Upstate Trail Talk, Griffin gets a tour from Executive Director, Kay Roper, and boardmember, Michael McCullough, of Cancer Survivors Park. The two share the history of the park and why its a place of hope and healing to some many of those here in the Upstate.
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Kay Roper + Michael McCullough
Kay Roper + Michael McCullough


Jan 15, 2025 - 34 min

On the Trail with:
FUEL

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by CEO and Head of Creative at FUEL branding agency, Mary Church Cornette. Mary shares what her experience was like sharpening her skills in the branding industry during her time in LA and New York City before bringing her talents here to the Upstate. FUEL has helped build up some of the most well known brands here in the Upstate!
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Mary Church Cornette
Mary Church Cornette


Jan 8, 2025 - 47 min

On the Trail with:
Wimp Decaf Coffee
Co.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is introduced to what the decaf life is like by Matthew Smith, owner of Wimp Decaf Coffee Co. Matthew shares why he has embarked on this journey to bring high quality decaf coffee to the world!
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Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith


Nov 27, 2024 - 37 min

On the Trail with:
Nate Lipscomb

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin gets the chance to chat with the former Executive VP of the Greenville Drive! Nate Lipscomb shares his story about bringing the team here to Greenville along with some of his favorite memories over the year. Go Drive!
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Nate Lipscomb
Nate Lipscomb


Nov 20, 2024 - 28 min

On the Trail with:
BikeWalkGVL +
Upstate Greenways
and Trail Alliance

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Mary McGowan (BikeWalkGVL) and Sam Davis (Upstat Greenways and Trails Alliance) to talk about the amazing clean up effort of the Swamp Rabbit Trail after Hurricane Helene. Plus some insight on some other trail projects!
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Mary McGowan + Sam Davis
Mary McGowan + Sam Davis


Nov 13, 2024 - 56 min

On the Trail with:
Blair Knobel &
VSSL Magazine

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by founder of Vessel Magazine, Blair Knobel. As a native to the Upstate, Blair shares her unique experience of growing up here, moving to New York to work on her publishing craft, only to answer her calling to come back home. Blair worked for a decade as editor in chief for TOWN Magazine before starting her new venture of VSSL.
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Blair Knobel
Blair Knobel


Nov 6, 2024 - 31 min

On the Trail with:
Avryn Co.

This week on The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin hits the trail with Kate Gaffney, founder of Avryn Co. Kate shares her story of how making a leather wristlet out of necessity turned into launching her own business that hand crafts these products right here in Greenville!

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Kate Gaffney
Kate Gaffney

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