Chatter with BNC

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Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina magazine's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Chatter with BNC | Eli Cheatham, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer for International Farming

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Eli Cheatham, chief strategic initiatives officer for Raleigh-based International Farming, a private investment company that manages a $1.5 billion portfolio of agricultural land. International Farming has made numerous investments in companies such as CropTrak, The Peach Truck, and Manson Growers within the business software, food products, and horticulture industries. CEO Charles McNairy helped form the company in 2010, and is part of the Harvey family, which has been involved in the agriculture business in North Carolina since the 19th century.

    21 min

  2. AUG 28

    Chatter with BNC | Kathy C. Bailey, CEO of UNC Health Blue Ridge in Burke County

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Kathy C. Bailey is retiring at the end of August as CEO of UNC Health Blue Ridge in Burke County. She has held the top job since 2013. Before coming to UNC Health Blue Ridge in 2005, she was the inaugural CEO of The Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head for six years. She talks about the challenges of rural health care and why the partnership with UNC Health has worked in Burke County.

    21 min

  3. AUG 21

    Chatter with BNC | George Schulmeyer, Area President of M/I Homes in Charlotte

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features George Schulmeyer, area president of M/I Homes in Charlotte. He discussed the booming housing market in the region, where the market is going, and what it means for the regional economy. Schulmeyer has served for nearly three decades in the homebuilding industry, including five years as M/I’s division president. He’s a graduate of the University of Virginia with a B.S. in commerce, accounting and finance. M/I Homes completed 450 homes and townhomes in the Charlotte area in 2023, with another 500 expected to be completed this year. The company anticipates closing 600 homes in the region in 2025.

    17 min

  4. AUG 14

    Chatter with BNC | Brett Curley, General Manager and COO of the Charlotte City Club

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Brett Curley, general manager and chief operating officer of the Charlotte City Club, a 75-year-old community institution based in uptown Charlotte. Center-city private clubs are reinventing themselves as many executives spend fewer days at the office. Curley describes innovative approaches related to pricing and attracting affinity groups at the member-owned Charlotte club. He has led the enterprise since last September after previous stops at clubs in Florida and North Carolina. For about 12 years, he worked for McConnell Golf at its clubs in Raleigh and Greensboro. Before coming to Charlotte, he was GM at San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.

    29 min

  5. AUG 7

    Chatter with BNC | Jed Routh, VP of Markets and Products North America, Kempower

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Jed Routh is the vice president of markets and products at Kempower, which recently opened its state-of-the-art EV charger manufacturing facility in Durham. Kempower’s growth strategy aims to position the company among the global top five in the DC charging market by 2030. Kempower’s production site in Durham is one of the four factories Kempower operates globally. Kempower’s three European factories are located in Lahti, Finland. The Kempower Durham facility will create approximately 300 jobs It's estimated to add over $700 million to North Carolina’s economy in the next decade. Routh previously was director of business development at eTransEnergy. He also was a vice president at Thomas Built Buses/Daimler Trucks North America in High Point.

    23 min

  6. JUL 31

    Chatter with BNC | Meredith Archie, President of the NC Chamber Foundation

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Meredith Archie. Archie was named president of the NC Chamber Foundation in April 2022. She leads the Foundation’s competitiveness institute activities, oversees commissioned studies, and provides guidance on public policy issues outlined in North Carolina Vision 2030, categorized by three pillars: Education and Talent Supply, Competitive Business Climate, and Infrastructure and Growth Leadership. Under Archie’s leadership, the Foundation serves as a convener around these issues and conducts nonpartisan research on complex challenges, crafts sound policy recommendations, and tracks progress.

    25 min

  7. JUL 24

    Chatter with BNC | Dr. Elizabeth Welch, founder of Community Pets Mobile Veterinary Clinic

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features Dr. Elizabeth Welch, founder of Community Pets Mobile Veterinary Clinic, which provides affordable spay/neuter services in the Charlotte. Her deep concern for the welfare of animals sparked her career after earning a bachelor's degree and doctorate in veterinary medicine at Auburn University. Before starting her business, she was the medical director of Stand for Animals, a nonprofit veterinary organization that expanded from one to three locations during her 13 years there. In the interview, she discusses challenges and opportunities for improving pet care in North Carolina.

    32 min

  8. JUL 17

    Chatter with BNC | Michelle Doran, COO of Smith Anderson

    Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Michelle Doran, the chief operating officer at the Smith Anderson law firm, brings over 25 years of senior leadership experience from various regional and international law firms. The firm has an all-female C suite, a rarity in the business world. Known for her energetic leadership and mentorship, Doran has a distinguished track record of overseeing business, finance and operations at law firms, including the New York office of an AmLaw 100 international firm where she led operations for eight regional offices around the world. Most recently she served as COO of a Northeastern law firm. Doran holds a degree in organizational leadership and communication from Marist College.

    22 min
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Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina magazine's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

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  • Creator
    Business North Carolina
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Chatter with BNC

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