Business

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...

Business Briefs - August 24, 2017

NEW FABRICS STORE TO OPEN Daniel Island will soon have its first fabric store. According to owner Eliseo Ortiz, Daniel Island Fabrics, located at 194-D Seven Farms Drive in the space formerly occupied by Computer Doctor, is expected to open “within the next week or so.” The 500 square foot space...

Let others see the boss in you

“He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who cares for his master will be honored.” - King Solomon (Proverbs 27:18) I read an article on CBS News Money Watch about the Top 40 Bonehead Bosses. There you can read the accounts of some the most boneheaded bosses you can imagine. Here’s one...