Grant Cothran Email & Phone Number

Greenville, Sc, Us

Greenville, Sc

Teaching New Venture Creation (CU8470) to students in Clemson's Entrepreneurship & Innovation MBA track has been an incredibly rewarding experience!In my version of course Simon Sinek's The Infinite Game sets the tone, our textbook is Disciplined Entrepreneurship by MIT's Bill Aulet, then the Meowwolf documentary brings the funk. I've certainly enjoyed weaving lessons from my own entrepreneurial journey in, but the best part is getting to know the students and supporting their unique aspirations. My challenge to all students: keep focus on your own core values and the needs of end users.

Greenville County, South Carolina, United States

My role is the chief visionary of a growing grassroots org in Greenville, SC. Accountable to ReCraft's Board of Directors I set operational culture, care for our org's health, and guide our development and growth. I'm the public face of ReCraft (hi!) and manage external relationships with a broad coalition of constituents.Origin Story: In 2019 I founded ReCraft with a borrowed pickup truck, a cluttered garage, and a small group of supportive volunteers. I'd seen see the positive effects creative reuse was having in other regions and "ReCraft" became my capstone Clemson MBA project. The Covid Trials were a major disruption, but opened doors with local educators and nonprofits. Still masked, we opened a small retail space in a windowless basement in early 2022. The outpouring of community support was equal parts awe-inspiring and overwhelming as we kept up with a thousand brilliant ideas and grew, and grew. In summer 2023 we took a hot offer to relocate into a larger, more prominent space that immediately helped us multiply our impact. In 2024 we've returned 100,000+ pounds of useable creative materials to the local community, directly engaged 10,000+ youth with programming, and given free supplies to 100+ schools in South Carolina.What excites me most is planning for the future of creative reuse. We call ourselves "South Carolina's first creative reuse center" because our location in central Greenville County is a demonstration project -- only the first step to promote creativity and sustainability to an broadening region of support. I believe every community deserves a creative reuse resource, and our team is committed to seeing this vision expand over the coming years.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site selection point of contact for freight shippers to align logistics facilities with Norfolk Southern's intermodal rail network. National role, working directly with some of America’s largest manufacturers and retailers and their transportation partners to leverage the logistics savings of intermodal transportation. Hasten the transition to a more efficient, safe, and sustainable transportation system that combines the best features of multiple transit modes.

Create new jobs and taxes for Virginia by building relationships within global companies to attract foreign direct investment from India, Oceana and the Americas.

Regional economic development liaison for corporate decision makers exploring business relocation or expansion. Work to bring new jobs and taxes to the Hampton Roads region of Virginia through marketing activities, identification of business expansion projects and management of the site selection process. Focus on development initiatives to foster business attraction, development, and sustainable economic growth.

Retail banking and services adviser to diverse customer base. Responsible for deposit and withdrawal transactions, account maintenance, loan applications, and bank vault oversight.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Innovation

Completion, Economic Development Institute

EDI is a three-year continuing education program for economic development professionals. http://edi.ou.edu/

Bba, Business Marketing, German Studies

Activities and Societies: 7th Grade Sketch Comedy, German House, Psi Upsilon Fraternity