Business

Business Briefs - September 21, 2017

HEALTHSOURCE BECOMES DANIEL ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC HealthSource, owned and operated by Dr. Jimmy Smith, has a new name. The clinic is now known as Daniel Island Chiropractic. According to a press release, the reason for the change is that Dr. Smith is not re-newing his franchise agreement. “He...

Island real estate market is thriving as area population booms

An estimated 34 people are moving to the Charleston area each day, according to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau on March 22, 2017— and many of those newcomers will likely take up residence on Daniel Island and in other parts of Berkeley County. In fact, growth data released by the...

DI Community Center remains on track for mid-2018 groundbreaking

The new Daniel Island Community Recreation Center planned for Governors Park is still on schedule to break ground in mid-2018, as recently confirmed by City of Charleston Director of the Department of Parks Jason Kronsberg and City Councilman Gary White. In most recent news for the center, the...

Why people fire their leaders - and how to stop it

“People quit people, not companies.” - John Maxwell I remember my first job out of college. I was excited and filled with great enthusiasm. But it played out like “A Tale of Two Cities” - “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I was surrounded by people I genuinely liked with many...

Business Briefs - September 14, 2017

DI RESIDENT CO-FOUNDER OF NEW MODEL & TALENT GROUP Alicia Gleiter Ward of Daniel Island has teamed up with Shanna Lowery of Mount Pleasant to launch Trinity Mod-el & Talent Management LLC, a premier management group of seasoned and emerging models and actors throughout the Lowcountry. The...

Start with low fences

“I work on the same principle as people who train horses. You start with low fences, easily achievable goals, and work up.” - Ian McGregor Developing your skill sets as a leader is not an overnight process. It’s something that takes time and commitment. It’s a process. I liken the process to one...

Business Briefs - September 7, 2017

NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CTR. COMING TO CLEMENTS FERRY ROAD Construction on the new Cainhoy Children’s Academy is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. The early childhood development center will provide creative, cognitive and social-emotional based programs for children ages 6 weeks to 5...

Leadership in times like these

“Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do…” I Chronicles 12:32 There’s no question that we live in peculiar times. As a leader, it is more important than ever that you have clarity of heart and mind in order to lead effectively. Our country is torn by...

New business signs lease in DI's Central Island Square

A new business has signed a lease to occupy retail/service space in the new Central Island Square development currently under construction at 864 Island Park Dr. on Daniel Island. According to a press release from Lee & Associates Charleston, the Butcher Shoppe International LLC will occupy...

Connecting your dream to your reality

“If your dream doesn’t scare you it’s too small” - Mark Batterson Vincent Van Gogh said, “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” Certainly, Van Gogh is one who made the connection between dreams and reality. We’ve been inspired by his dreams ever since. But as inspiring as that may have...