Earl Hewlette
A former Marine, attorney, executive/developer of resorts and two-time failure at retirement, this multi-faceted executive now runs Terresentia, a North Charleston-based distilled spirits technology company. Watch: Creating Opportunity From Chaos
Will Jamieson
A self-confessed computer geek who doesn’t play video games, this College of Charleston student published his first million-plus-user app at age 16 and is now developing another startup between classes. Watch: College: Necessary, But Insufficient
Harold May
Trained in microbial physiology and ecology, this MUSC professor is investigating a new field of environmental research: how microbes use carbon dioxide and electricity to make fuels and chemicals. Watch: Lightning, CO2, And A Microbe Walk Into A Bar…
New Music Collective
This celebrated, Charleston-based non-profit organization presents contemporary musicians with an ear to the future of music and endeavors to bring wider audiences to the experimental edge of composition and performance. Watch: Life Is Full Of Delays: Finding Peace With That
Nancy Simpson
Licensed clinical psychologist and psychology professor uniquely positioned to de-stigmatize mental illness because she has been on both sides of the locked door. Watch: Secrets Of A Wounded Healer
Derek Snook
Founder of “In Every Story” Labor Services, this temporary laborer advocate found inspiration in the stories he heard from former roommates – at a homeless shelter. Watch: Finding Home Among The Homeless
Steve Stegelin
A published satirist since college, this editorial cartoonist and information architect, with a style often described as “deceptively cute,” targets hypocrisy and chaos from his adopted hometown of Charleston. Watch: Drawing the Line with Political Cartoons
Peter Tuerk
A director of the PTSD program at the VA Medical Center, this clinical psychologist and professor left a career as a musician to settle a different score, improving access to effective PTSD therapies for veterans in remote, rural areas through therapist training and telemedicine. Watch: Return from Chaos: Treating PTSD
Wona Womalan West African Drum and Dance Ensemble
A Charleston-based performance group, influenced by traditional Guinean rhythms and celebrating the distinctive style of an all-female Dun-Dun (Bass Drum) section is dedicated to preserving the arts and culture of West African dance, drum, musical and folkloric traditions. Watch: Guinea Suite
Wonderson Duo
A performing duo that combines strength, flexibility, fearlessness, and trust to create an act spinning through the air with the beauty and grace of ballet dancers and the daring feats of circus performers. Watch: Entanglement: Aerial Silks Duo