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Welcome to the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast. Today, we are honored to have Michelle Ernsdorff-May, the founder of Compass to Care, join us. We met Michelle at this year’s All-In to Fight Cancer Poker event and we KNEW we’d have to get her on the program. 

Compass to Care is a nonprofit organization dedicated to removing transportation barriers for children with cancer living in poverty, ensuring they have access to life-saving medical care. Michelle’s personal journey, inspired by her own childhood experience with cancer and her parents’ financial struggles, has led to the creation of impactful solutions through Compass to Care.

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Most of us probably don’t think about our insurance until we need it. And, the difference between an 800 number and a relationship with a real person is even mpre important when you really need. It. 

On this episode of The BrandBuilders podcast, we’re talking with  Bill & Paxton Laurie, the owners of Laurie Insurance Group, a leading insurance agency with a strong local presence and a regional reach that extends across multiple states in the Southeast. 

Bill, Paxton, thanks for joining us… 

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It was one of SouthEnd’s most lovable and iconic eateries… and then it was gone. And after a 6 year hiatus, this beloved burrito joint returned to a new location in the LoSo arean and under new ownership.

We’re talking, of course, of the Phat Burrito. The former South End staple is back on the Charlotte culinary map. Michael Cox is the new owner, and he’s here with us on this episode of the BrandBuilders Podcast. 

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If you think “The Beast from Baku” or the “Magician of Riga” are pro wrestlers or characters from some “Harry Potter” sequel… prepare to be enlightened on this edition of the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast. 

Yes, professional chess players carry on with that much swagger. 

For ten years, the Charlotte Chess Center has been providing a place to play, lessons, and camps for players of the royal game. 

Peter Giannatos is the Charlotte Chess Center’s executive director and founder. And he’s our guest today on the BrandBuilders podcast. 

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Airo Mechanical is a leading multifamily HVAC and plumbing contractor based in Mooresville, with a remarkable 25 years of experience. The company is licensed in multiple states including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia… if you’ve seen their work or met anyone on the team, you’ll know they take pride in hands-on leadership, emphasizing business development, education, and the highest quality standards. 

Andrew Ward is Vice President of Business Development at Airo Mechanical and he’s our guest today on the award-winning BrandBuilders podcast. 

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Like Jimmy McGill said in Better Call Saul: Lawyers; we’re like health insurance. You hope you never need it, but man oh man… not having it? No. 

Not all lawyering is as strange and unusual as it’s made it out to be in TV and movies. And that lawyer who handled your real estate closing is probably not the same one you’d call if you were in a car crash, selling your family business, or drafting a new will… Or in jail. 

That’s where relationship with a multi-disciplined law firm comes in, giving you access to a wide range of services and specialties. 

Johnston, Allison, and Hord is one of Charlotte’s oldest law firms. With more than 50 attorneys in Charlotte and access to national and international expertise – they’re right sized to still provide a personal touch.

Sheldon Stokes is a partner at Johnson, Alison, and Hord – and she’s our guest today on the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast. 

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Like the cherry blossoms blooming or the first pitch at the Knight’s games… the King’s Drive Art Walk is arguably one of Charlotte’s rites of spring. For more than a dozen years, the folks at Festival in the Park have hosted this unique event that showcases local and national talent – and it’s all free! 

Put this on your calendar now: The 14th edition of the King’s Drive Art Walk is May 4th and 5th. 

Mark Boone is the board president of the Festival in the Park. He’s our guest today on the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast. 

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Here’s a number that’s pretty sobering: More than 35% of households with children were considered “food insecure” in Mecklenburg County. Meaning, they did NOT know if food would be available from day to day.

Mercifully, there are organizations that are working to help change those numbers. But as Charlotte continues to get bigger and bigger, that need continues to grow with it. 

Hearts and Hands Food Pantry is one of the only independent food pantries in the area, having served tens of thousands of folks in the Charlotte region since 2017.

Kenya Joseph is with Hearts and Hands, and she’s our guest today on the BrandBuilders Podcast. 

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“After an exhausting 16+ years, the founder of the Isabella Santos Foundation needed to make a change. Instead of folding, she’s planning a big expansion.”

With THAT headline in The Charlotte Ledger, we knew we’d have to get our friend, Erin Santos-Primis to tell us what this is all about. 

For folks who don’t know, the Isabella Santos Foundation has donated more than $8 million dollars to cancer trials, research, and patient care. Most of that money, coming from donations from folks like you and me, and companies of all sizes. 

And, now it’s time for something more… Erin Santos-Primis, welcome BACK to the BrandBuilders Podcast. 

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If you’ve noticed Charlotte streets, restaurants, schools, etc., getting more crowded… it’s not your imagination. You’d literally have to be living under a rock to have missed the news that 100-plus people moving here every day! 

Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and the real estate market here is forecast to be the hottest in the US. With all the new people moving to town, that gave one local realtor an idea. 

Jay Seago from Helen Adams is our guest today on the BrandBuilders Podcast.