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Henry Batten, Concrete Supply Company

Henry Batten is the President of Concrete Supply Company, the Carolina’s premiere source for top quality Ready-Mix concrete products, with 90 plants producing nearly 3 million cubic yards of concrete annually throughout the Carolinas.

Henry’s current and past responsibilities include the organization’s general management, dispatch, engineering, quality control, and administrative support functions. He has led and participated in various operational committees aimed at improving safety, customer service, quality, productivity, cost control, and operational effectiveness.

Henry Batten is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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Henry Batten

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John Gordon is CEO of Leroy Springs & Company, and the Executive Director of the Anne Springs Close Greenway, located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

John’s organizational expertise is driven by more than 15 years of operational and leadership experience at some of the area’s most respected recreation facilities, including the U.S. National Whitewater Center, and the YMCA Camps Thunderbird and Cherokee.

Leroy Springs & Company, Inc. was founded in 1938, and since that time has provided affordable, quality recreation and community activities and facilities in the regional home of the historic Springs Cotton Mills. This 86-year-old nonprofit operates four Springs Golf courses, the Anne Springs Close Greenway, Springmaid Mountain, and the Flyers Afterschool Program. In addition, Leroy Springs & Company, Inc. provides financial assistance for its recreation opportunities through the organization’s Bridge Program awarding $1.8 million in assistance since 2018.

John Gordon is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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John Gordon

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Linda Kirby, Boingo Graphics

Linda Kirby is part owner and Executive Vice President of Boingo Graphics, which specializes in printing and marketing collateral. Linda is recognized as an innovative and creative business leader who prioritizes strong client relationships.

Linda originally became interested in print communications through a graphic arts vocation program in high school and then followed this passion into a career in printing operations.

Linda is driven by providing opportunities for the Boingo team to grow, contribute, and succeed. In addition, she shares her time and energy with several nonprofits in our community through the Boingo Cares program.

Linda Kirby is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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Linda Kirby

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Jill Marcus is the founder and president of Mother Earth Group, a food service company that is locally rooted and globally inspired. Mother Earth Group includes the catering company, Something Classic, and the restaurants Mariposa, Coquette, and many others.

Jill opened Something Classic in 1989, shortly after graduating from Davidson College. She quickly expanded to open some of Charlotte’s most beloved restaurants, including Halcyon, which was a James Beard Award-nominated farm-to-table restaurant; Fern, which was Charlotte’s much-anticipated vegetarian restaurant; the world-to-table concept Mariposa; and now Coquette, a French restaurant.

When she’s not working in the Charlotte food scene, Jill adds stamps to her well-worn passport and tastes her way around the world. She brings back souvenirs of these travels to her menus, infusing North Carolina flavors with international influences. Jill Marcus is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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Jill Marcus

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Today, we welcome an experienced business leader, Peter Browning, on the first in an occasional series of special episodes of The @Work Podcast we are calling the “Wisdom Series.” These unique episodes will feature guests who have a lifetime of business leadership experience.

Peter Browning is the managing partner of Peter Browning Partners, a board advisory consulting firm founded in 2009, and a well-known authority on board governance. Since 1989, Browning has served on the boards of 14 publicly-traded companies, including ten years at Wachovia Bank, now Wells Fargo; six years at Lowe’s, six years at Nucor, where he served as non-executive chairman and lead director; and finally, 14 years at EnPro Industries.

Across his career, he has sat in a variety of seats from chairman and CEO, to non-executive chair, lead director and chair of audit, compensation, governance, and nominating committees. Browning was the Dean of the McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte from 2002 to 2005, and is co-author of The Director’s Manual: A Framework for Board Governance. Peter Browning is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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Peter Browning

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This is The @Work Podcast with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama-free workplaces. Here on The @Work Podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners, and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems, and how they create great places to work.

Dr. Bo Boylan is the founding and managing principal of the Employee Assessment Group, a boutique strategy and executive assessment consulting firm. Prior to his current venture, he worked for Citigroup Venture Capital, leading the commercial business functions of several of their portfolio companies.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Boylan served as the Chief Operating Officer of Casco International, a publicly traded employee services firm. Dr. Boylan has also served on the faculty of the American Management Association, and with the University of North Carolina System, creating and delivering executive leadership and corporate and continuing education courses in North America and Europe. He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

An experienced board director, he served on the boards of Learning Station, Casco International, and currently serves on the board of CritiCore Protective Wear. Dr. Bo Boylan is our guest today on The @Work Podcast.

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Dr. Bo Boylan

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This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.