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“P” is for Pelzer, Francis Joseph (1826-1916). Entrepreneur, textile manufacturer.

“R” is for Richards, James Prioleau (1894-1979). Congressman, diplomat.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, our resident serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about a new $6 million venture capital fund recently started in Greenville.

Our next guest’s company became an SC Launch member company in 2019, receiving a $25,000 academic startup grant. Three years later, they became an SC Launch portfolio company with a $200,000 investment. And all because of treatments they are developing to address vision loss. Mike Switzer interviews Michael Voevodsky, president and CEO of MitoChem Therapeutics in Charleston, SC.

The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.

“M” is for Maverick, Samuel Augustus (1803-1870). Lawyer, land speculator.

“S” is for Sampson. Enslaved person, medical practitioner.

“T” is for Tobler, John (d. 1765). Promoter, publisher.

The American composer Seymour Barab started out as a pianist and organist, but as a teenager he took up the cello, and as a cellist he became a highly successful orchestra musician, founder of important string quartets, top commercial free-lance player, champion of new music, and later, after mastering the viola da gamba, champion of old music.

“H” is for Hamrick, Wiley Cicero (1860-1931). Industrialist, businessman, politician.