Dena Diorio joined Mecklenburg County in 2007 as director of the Department of Financial Services. In 2013, she was promoted to assistant county manager for fiscal control, policies and standards compliance, where she oversaw the Department as well as MECKLINK Finance and the Assessor’s Office. In 2014, she became the county’s first female manager. As…
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Jenn interviews CharBar7 and Goldies owners Tommy and Tyler Hager – “Goldie’s is a celebration of all things Americana — from music flowing from the stage and throughout the space to straightforward but crave-worthy food & drinks, to the laid-back atmosphere where you can have a business lunch, an unforgettable night out or a chill…
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Headquartered here in Charlotte, NC The Dunstan Group is a leading provider of customized apparel and promotional merchandise. Jen Snyder Gibson interviews Scott Dunstan, Owner & Founder and Brian Young, Director of Business Development. They created and host the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast with almost 400 episodes and counting. Their reputation for inventive and thoughtful design,…
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Jenn spends time with Dan Rajkowski. COO of the Charlotte Knights. They had a fun and broad conversation about the Knights team, the beautiful stadium in Uptown Charlotte, and the exciting events this year.
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Jenn Snyder Gibson interviews Dr. Emily Jensen Wheeler, Executive Director for Dress for Success Charlotte. To celebrate Women’s History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, Breakfast Club Beat features women who are impacting Charlotte, NC.
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Jenn Snyder Gibson, is the Executive Director of the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club and hosts Breakfast Club Beat. In this episode, Jenn interviews the three highest-ranking female deputy chiefs in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: Jacquelyn Hulsey, Tonya Arrington, and Jackie Bryley. Together, they talk about serving and protecting the Charlotte community, balancing those responsibilities with…
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Speaker – November 13, 2025 Alden Mills is on a mission to help 100 million people “Be Unstoppable”. With more than 40 years of experience failing and succeeding in a vast array of different environments from sports, military, and business to nonprofits and community action groups, he learned success is driven by one vital factor…
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Speaker – October 16, 2025 Considered one of the all-time greatest late-model drivers in the Virginias and Carolinas, Denny Hamlin is a bona fide superstar in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The 2006 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year became the first rookie to ever qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup and has…
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Speaker – Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Bryson DeChambeau is a professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships: the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Open. DeChambeau was a two-time individual winner in the LIV Golf League in 2023 and captain of the…
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Speaker March 7, 2025 Jennifer Hyman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway, a company that is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry and changing the way women get dressed through the Closet in the Cloud, the world’s first and largest shared designer closet. Jennifer has led the firm for 15 years…
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