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Soccer is the 2nd-fastest growing sport in America, with an extraordinarily diverse fan and player base that crosses genders, cultures, ages and income levels. The Greenville Triumph, the upstate’s pro soccer expansion team which was announced a year ago, began playing its 1st season

Nancy Anton is an expert corporate recruiter and career counselor.  She serves as a Senior Recruiter with GE.  Prior to that, Nancy was Corporate Recruiter with Cigna, MassMutual and Talent Acquisitions Manager for Legrand. Nancy has been recruiting over 15 years, with a history of fi

Knox H. White is a prominent member of the South Carolina legal community.  Knox has also been overwhelmingly elected and re-elected mayor of the City of Greenville. As mayor of Greenville since 1995, a longer tenure than any other mayor of Greenville, he has spear

Bill Traxler is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He practiced law in Greenville, South Carolina, with his father until 1975 when he became an assistant state prosecutor under then-Solicitor Billy Wilkins. He was promoted to deputy pros

Werner has designed and implemented numerous technical, leadership, coaching, and change management training programs and initiatives, and he holds several learning and development certifications. The apprenticeship program Werner and his team implemented at BMW Manufacturing has been

Molly Mitchell Spearman was elected as the 18th SC State Superintendent of Education on November 4, 2014. Native to Saluda County, Mrs. Spearman’s childhood laid the foundations of family, faith, and hard work that transcended into her professional career as an educator and civil serv

Mark Farris has over 32 years of experience in economic development in SC and assisted in company location and expansion projects totaling over $6 billion of capital investment and 37,000 jobs during that time.  He was named President and CEO of the Greenville Area Development Co

In a world where 65% of all future jobs have not been created yet how do we prepare children for the world of work and civil society? Stephan Turnipseed will take you through a journey from kindergarten to careers in the new reality of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Stephan is a re