CDC Tech Life Podcast
Charleston’s tech community has grown from a small outpost of about 18 companies in 2001 to a diverse mix of approximately 700 businesses today. The success of tech companies in Charleston and lessons learned by entrepreneurs along the way can help inspire, guide, and foster the formation and success of other new tech and tech-related businesses in the region and beyond. Charleston Digital Corridor’s Tech Life Podcast will highlight the entrepreneurs who are driving Charleston’s tech community forward along with the wide cast of leaders supporting high wage economic development, education, workforce development.
Episodes
46 episodes
Episode 46: Zach Giglio - CEO and Co-Founder - GCM Consulting
Episode 46 of the Charleston Digital Corridor Tech Life podcast features Zach Giglio, CEO and Co-Founder of Charleston SC-based AI Consulting firm GCM Consulting. Zach shares his and GCM’s journey f...
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26:28
Episode 45: Christina Lock - CEO - Catch Talent
Episode 45 of the Charleston Digital Corridor Tech Life podcast features Christina Lock, CEO of Charleston-based Technology Recruiting company Catch Talent. Christina returns to the show to talk abou...
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Episode 45
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25:00
Episode 44: Jesse Goodwin - Chief Innovation Officer - MUSC Office of Innovation
Episode 44 of the Charleston Digital Corridor Tech Life podcast features Jesse Goodwin, the Chief Innovation Officer for MUSC’s Office of Innovation. Jesse talks about her experiences with the Charleston Tech and Entrepreneur communities,...
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Episode 44
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23:37
Episode 43: Kieran Beggan - CEO and Founder - Fexillon
Episode 43 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Kieran Beggan, CEO and Co-Founder of Fexillon. Kieran talks about how Innovation and exploration of new technologies has fueled Fexillon’s growth ove...
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Episode 43
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37:15
Episode 42: Dave Ingram - Co-Founder and CEO - Querri
Episode 42 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Dave Ingram, Co-Founder and CEO of Charlesto...
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Episode 42
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33:08
Episode 41: Makenzie Martin - Principal Product Marketer - Workiva
Episode 41 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Makenzie Martin, Principal Product Marketer at Workiva. Makenzie takes us on a deep dive into the practice of Product Marketing and shares her experie...
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Episode 41
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28:25
Episode 40: Steve Dykes - Executive Director - Charleston County Economic Development
Episode 40 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Steve Dykes, Executive Director for the Charleston County Economic Development Department. Steve walks us through over 30 years of...
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Episode 40
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27:20
Episode 39: Edwin Goutier - CEO - Launchpath
Episode 39 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Edwin Goutier, CEO of Charleston SC-based Technology Startup Launchpath. Edwin talks about how Launchpath is unlocking innovation for its corporate ...
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Episode 39
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15:50
Episode 38: Shannon Caulk - COO - Spendly
Episode 36 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Shannon Caulk, co-founder and COO of Charleston SC-based Fintech Startup Spendly. Shannon shares how her passion for UX sparked her pursuit of entr...
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Episode 38
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22:10
Episode 37: Paul Turner - CEO and Founder, Virtual America
Episode 37 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Paul Turner, CEO and Founder of Charleston SC T...
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Episode 37
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30:39
Episode 36: Josh Bokor - Chief of Staff, Healthbook+
Episode 36 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Josh Bokor, Chief of Staff for Healthcare Technology Startup Healthbook+. Josh shares the Healthbook+ vision of using AI to help consumers become more informed and proactive in achieving po...
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20:01
Episode 35: Paul Meeks - Technology Investor and Business Media Personality
Episode 35 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Paul Meeks; veteran technology investor, business media personality and Professor of Finance at the Citadel. Paul shares his journey from his start as a technology investment analyst in the...
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33:50
Episode 34: Drayton Wade - Head of Strategy and Operations - Kognitos
Episode 34 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Drayton Wade, Head of Strategy and Operations for Kognitos; a recent addition to the list of companies who call the Charleston Tech Center home. Dray...
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22:27
Episode 33: Zach McNamara - Founder and CEO - Portside Technology
Episode 33 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Zach McNamara; founder and CEO of Charleston SC-based technology company Portside Technology and CEO of Isofy. ...
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Episode 33
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25:48
Episode 32: Drew Wagner - Founder and CEO - SatQuote
Episode 32 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Drew Wagner; founder and CEO of Charleston SC-based technology startup SatQuote. Drew shares the story of how a marketing initiative for the family small...
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Episode 32
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17:44
Episode 31: Tom Wilson - Head of Instruction - CDC Learning Center
Episode 31 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Tom Wilson, Founder and CEO of Hyper IO and now also the Head of Instruction for the new Charleston Digital Corridor L...
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Episode 31
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18:11
Episode 30: Ted Tanner Jr. - CTO - Big Bear AI
Episode 30 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Ted Tanner Jr., Chief Technology Officer of BigBear.AI. Ted takes us on a tour of a career that has spanned cutting edge technologies and stops at some of ...
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Episode 30
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36:25
Episode 29: Baird Hall - Founder - Churnkey and Zubtitle
Episode 29 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Baird Hall, serial entrepreneur and founder of Charleston-SC based technology startups Churnkey and Zubtitle. Baird sh...
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Episode 29
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27:31
Episode 28: Matt Gough - CEO and Founder - Rubicon
Episode 28 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Matt Gough, serial entrepreneur and founder of Charleston-SC based technology startup Rubicon. Matt shares his experiences launching and exiting te...
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Episode 28
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15:27
Episode 27: Don Taylor - CEO and Founder - Amplified Ag
Episode 27 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Don Taylor, Founder and CEO of Charleston SC-based Amplified Ag. Don talks about how Amplified Ag is using different technologies to transform farm...
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Episode 27
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21:30
Episode 26: Jonathan Yantis - CEO and Co-Founder - QuickSortRX
Episode 26 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast welcomes back Jonathan Yantis, Co-Founder and CEO of Charleston PharmaTech Startup QuickSortRX. Jonathan catches us up on the growth that QuickSortRX has achie...
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Episode 26
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23:42
Episode 25: Amanda Sheridan - Founder - Bag Valet
Episode 25 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Amanda Sheridan, Founder of Charleston SC-based Startup Bag Valet. Amanda talks about how her return to the workforce led to the inspiratio...
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Episode 25
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15:08
Episode 24: Ben Davis - Co-Founder and CEO - Moondog Animation
Episode 24 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Ben Davis, Co-Founder and CEO of Charleston, SC Animation Studio Moondog Animation....
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Episode 24
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14:42
Episode 23: Marc Murphy - CEO - Ignite Digital Services
Episode 23 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Marc Murphy, Founder of Ignite Labs and CEO of Ignite Digital Services. Marc shares his journey as an entrepreneur and technology leade...
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Episode 23
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27:04
Episode 22: Dr. Jacobo Mintzer, Staff Physician - Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
Episode 22 of the CDC Tech Life Podcast features Dr. Jacobo Mintzer, Staff Physician at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center. Dr. Mintzer discusses the early days of Alzheimer’s research and shares detail on exciting new advances being m...
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Episode 22
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30:02