In 2018, a couple of friends started farming for fun on some land just north of Furman University in Greenville, SC. We then teamed up with a Chef and opened Topsoil Restaurant in Travelers Rest, SC in the historic Williams Hardware building on Main Street and overlooking the Swamp Rabbit Trail on September 17, 2019. In February of 2020 we learned, our Chef Adam Cooke, was a James Beard semi-finalist for Best Chef Southeast. On March 17, six months to the day of opening, we had to close for Covid for three months. It has been an interesting time to step into the restaurant industry. We have learned a lot and the bonds of our team of three has been strengthened by the challenges we have faced together. I am excited to learn how to run a restaurant in this new world. I embrace looking at challenges from all angles and I like to succeed. I welcome connections around this subject and would love to talk with anyone facing the same challenges today! I sold the inns in May of 2020. It was a great chapter in my career and taught me a lot about hospitality and designing systems. My investment in the West End opened in the Spring of 2014 - the Swamp Rabbit Inn. I added 4 more vacation rentals along the trail and opened a second inn in Travelers Rest, SC. I enjoyed combining my marketing experience with my passion for gentrifying distressed properties, entertaining and my love of all things bikes. I bought a six bedroom house in downtown Greenville and I have turned it into a European style upscale hostel. It is a great alternative to a conventional hotel for guests who want a home away from home and want to live like a local.Marketing businesses in the health, lifestyle and fitness markets. Brand development and sales for Vive Shake, an organic whole food nutritional shake mix developed by local Greenville, SC nutritionist www.viveshake.com. Printing sales for 10+ years for a Chicago based plastic card printing company selling to national accounts. Local SEO, social media and internet marketing consulting business www.greenvillemarketinglab.com. Specialties: SEO, internet marketing, video marketing, YouTube marketing, social media, email marketing, plastic card printing, ecommerce, marketing, local marketing, mobile marketing, speaker, video marketing, nutrition, cycling, sales
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