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 | | [Sports Media Challenge] | | Buzz Manager | | Whether you are a C-level exec or pro athlete, Kathleen Hessert offers a special kind of thinking needed to clearly articulate your message in the heat of the moment. Her firm helps clients to keep their message on target while their BuzzMgr software tracks social media responses and other communications in real time. |
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 | | [Charlotte Arrangements] | | Master Player | | Clarke Allen’s destination management company works on ROI—retention of information—by creating an event environment that is memorable. And he doesn’t mind resting on his laurels—for his production of Maya Angelou’s 82nd birthday party, the acclaimed author and poet dubbed him “giver of joy.” |
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 | | [The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery LLC] | | Prost for Olde Meck! | | John Marrino had to do something different. So he quit his job and set out to produce a world-class beer fresh from the lager tanks, in the German tradition. His flagship brew has garnered a couple of gold medals and is served by over 140 bars and restaurants locally. |
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 | | [Barefoot and Company] | | On the Sands of Time | | For David Barefoot, longevity is a theme. Three generations operate the turnkey supplier on the same principles as families—values, integrity, accountability and a strong work ethic—and never forgetting your roots. “If we take care of the business we have, we’ll have a business to take care of,” he says. |
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