During the recession in 2010, real estate agent Hillary Collins met one of her first clients when she was at the park with her dog on a βday off.β βThey wanted to say hello to my dog, and, since I enjoy meeting people, I just started chatting with the couple,β Hillary said. βThey were looking for a home in Columbia. Eventually we drove there together to look for a home, … [Read more...]
Anja Stief: Dish and Design Catering
When Anja Stief moved to the United States from Germany in 1997 as a nanny, she had never dreamed of starting a career in catering. Her husband, however, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, formerly located in Charleston and known for its culinary arts program, had fallen in love with the Holy City during his days at the university and wanted to expand his Atlanta … [Read more...]
Cathi Moorehead: Next to New
Cathi MooreheadΒ had never been an entrepreneur before she and herΒ business partner, Cindy Clark, bought theΒ Mount Pleasant furniture store Next toΒ New five years ago. In that short amountΒ of time, theyβve taken on three employeesΒ and expanded twice, growing from approximately 1,200Β square feet to 5,000 square feet. They need all that space to show the hundreds of piecesΒ of … [Read more...]
Hannah Hipps: Sun Station Tanning Studios
Hannah Hipps didn't knowΒ much about tanning or the tanningΒ business before opening Sun StationΒ Tanning Studios with husband BryanΒ in 2006. He already owned a smallΒ airbrush tanning business when he floated the idea of opening a full-service, high-end tanning salon in Mount Pleasant. Hannah said yes. βFast forward toΒ to eight years later. We have four locations,β she … [Read more...]
Karen Boals: Karenβs Korner Frame and Art Gallery
When Karen Boals tookΒ a job at a Mount Pleasant frameΒ shop 30 years ago, she had noΒ idea it would become a lifelongΒ passion. "I needed a job andΒ that was that,β she remembered.Β βI turned out loving it. When I worked for Tom Tanis,Β there was a little sign calledΒ βKarenβs Korner,β and that wasΒ where I sat and assembled my work. When I opened myΒ own store, he came and said, βI … [Read more...]