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Helping farmers with advanced technology

Ritubarna Banerjee, president and CEO of Advent Innovations in Columbia, SC
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Ritubarna Banerjee, president and CEO of Advent Innovations in Columbia, SC

Our next guest’s company was recently recognized with the 2025 InnoVision sustainability award for their work helping farmers become more efficient and sustainable using sensors, AI, and robotics. Mike Switzer interviews Ritubarna Banerjee, president and CEO of Advent Innovations in Columbia, SC.

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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.