The Shrimp Tank

John McGrath began his restaurant career in 1994 as a Market Manager for Taco Bell. Previously, Mr. McGrath was a Field Advertising Manager for Procter & Gamble in the food division and spent 7 years in downstream operations for Mobil Oil in a variety of positions. Mr. McGrath serves as a member of the Board… Read more

Michael Scarafile grew up in Mt. Pleasant and graduated from Porter-Gaud High School in 1991. He graduated from the College of Charleston, with a degree in English, in 1995 and then went on to the South Carolina School of Law and graduated in 1998. Scarafile clerked for the Honorable A. Victor Rawl in the S.C.… Read more

I started my real estate career in 2003 and have been around the business my entire life. I guess you could say “I got it honestly.” My mother has been in the business for over 30 years, and my father for 10. Along with them and my brother we are now a family owned business… Read more

Lamar Bonaparte is the owner of Republic Development and Management Group (DMG), which he created in 2011. Lamar creatively transformed the Upper King Street venue, formerly known as Chai’s, into what is now known as Republic Garden & Lounge.Lamar was involved in every aspect of the development of Republic – from concept to creation. Read more

When Carson was a child, he wanted to be a carpenter when he grew up. Although he may not be building with wood today, he is helping his clients build strong retirement funds in order to have peace of mind for the future. In fact, Carson’s favorite part of being a retirement investor is meeting… Read more

With 25 years in the telecom industry, Kevin Flounders recently assumed the role of CEO at SIB Fixed Cost Reduction in March of this year. SIB Fixed Cost Reduction specializes in reducing monthly expenses for companies. They take a months’ worth of your companies’ invoices and analyze them to check for billing errors and ensure… Read more

Kat Leitner and Ashleigh Metherell are natural problem solvers. In fact, they like problem solving so much that it’s why they founded their low country-based outsourcing solutions company. Read more

John Thompson writes award-winning books for both adults and children. His first Middle Grade mystery, THE GIRL FROM FELONY BAY was a Junior Library Guild Selection and was named Best Children’s Book 2014 by the Southern Independent Booksellers. Read more

Background – 4th generation banker (and his son is now a 5th-generation banker at his bank), native Charlestonian. Educated at Choate (prestigious prep school in Connecticut) and at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. degree in economics). Served In the navy for two years after college. Read more

Ken Harrell is the managing partner of the Joye Law Firm, which has offices throughout the state of South Carolina. During his tenure as the firm’s managing partner, the law firm has grown from one office location to four and its gross income has also quadrupled. Read more