Ranky Tanky
Get down with Ranky Tanky, a Gullah quintet, celebrating the timeless sounds of the Southeastern Sea Island region with more contemporary arrangements. Group members include: Quentin Baxter, Calvin Baxter, Kevin Hamilton, Quiana Parler, Clay Ross and Charlton Singleton.
Brian Sullivan
A clinical psychologist, College of Charleston professor, and software company co-founder, Brian Sullivan uses his talents and insatiable curiosity for how people think and behave to better understand how technology can bring us together, not push us apart.
Jake Stauch
A former cognitive researcher, Jake Stauch is now the founder of NeuroPlus, a company helping children find focus and self-control through brain-sensing technology that supports their ever growing, changing nervous systems.
Tina Singleton
A fashion executive turned international development aid turned Johns Island gardener, Tina Singleton is no stranger to reinvention. In fact, she’s no stranger at all in Charleston. As the founder of Transformation Table, an organization for inclusivity through food, she’s bringing the city’s diverse neighbors together, one meal at a time.
Rene Russell
A professional musician for two decades, Rene Russell lives inside her songs as much as her songs live inside her. Real and raw, her performances remind us of the truth she sings: that with love, we can accomplish anything.
Christan Rainey
A full-time father, fiancé, and fire department engineer, Christan embodies commitment in action. Now, he’s calling men to take up the same cause through Men Against Domestic Violence (MAD USA), a grassroots organization that’s putting violence at home to rest.
Steve Palmer
A celebrated restaurateur who began washing dishes at age 13, Steve Palmer knows firsthand how the strains and successes of his industry can drive employees to the darkest of places. With a focus on service, he’s committed to flipping the tables on professional support
Michael Kleiss
A Clemson University School of Architecture professor, Michael Kleiss believes that the bridge between present and future is built brick by (Lego!) brick as a way of embracing playfulness in the way we architect our worlds.
Jason Kerestes
An engineer and researcher, Jason Kerestes’s days are spent pioneering the next big advance in robotics, while educating his industry about the role they’ll play in the world’s economic future.
Feral Creative
A child at heart and a fabrication artist by trade, Kris Manning is the fearless leader of Feral Creative, a troupe of professional puppeteers and vibrant stage performers bringing their ‘wild’ side to the city of Charleston and beyond. Appearing with Ms. Manning are Becky Becker, Geoffrey Cormier, Henry Riggs and Maari Suorsa.