Automotive Industry in SC Could Soon Sprint Further Ahead

By Mike Switzer

Published July 31, 2015 at 5:01 AM EDT

Most South Carolinians know about the strong automotive presence in our state, from BMW, Michelin, and Clemson's ICAR facility to the recent announcement of Volvo coming to the LowCountry. Our next guest wants you to also know that this state could also soon become the home for the most comprehensive automotive testing grounds in the western hemisphere.

Mike Switzer interviews Jody Bryson, CEO of the International Transportation Innovation Center in Greenville, 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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