South Carolina Business Review

From professional to entrepreneur

By Mike Switzer

Published October 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM EDT

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Adina Maynard

Adina Maynard, creator of the Cattywampus word game in Columbia, SC

Over the years, we’ve met many entrepreneurs who began their careers as a professional, maybe a doctor, maybe a CPA, or stockbroker, then they switch to something totally unrelated and find personal and financial success. Such is the story of our next guest who switched from being an oncology nurse to a game creator. Mike Switzer interviews Adina Maynard, creator of the Cattywampus word game in Columbia, SC.

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The Cattywampus word game, created by Adina Maynard in Columbia, SC.

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Mike Switzer

After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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