Women In Business 2018

www.ChsWomenInBusiness.com | www.LCWomenInBusiness.com | www.LCwib.com WIB - 5 editor’s note 2018 Edition Editor Denise K. James Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com Managing Editor Brian Sherman Art Director Dana Coleman Ad Designer KIM HALL Designer Cristina Young Webmaster George Conklin Internet Sherman Paggi Calendar Assistant Rachel Maile Writers Pamela Brownstein • Krysta Chapman Michael Cochran • Samantha Connors Stacy E. Domingo • Bill Farley Mike Gibbons • Kalene McCort Diane Pauldine • Michael Sigalas Stephanie Shieder • Theresa Stratford Anne Toole • John Torsiello Ginger Sottile Photographers Jennifer Cady • Brandon Clark Brian Sherman • Thomas Runion Jess Wood Sales Manager Cullen Murray-Kemp Cullen@MountPleasantMagazine.com Independent Media Consultants Jennifer Burke Jennifer@MountPleasantMagazine.com Margaret Burns Margaret@MountPleasantMagazine.com Brandon Clark Brandon@MountPleasantMagazine.com Jason Dailey Jason@MountPleasantMagazine.com Heidi Hein Heidi@MountPleasantMagazine.com Wayne Petzold Wayne@MountPleasantMagazine.com Matthew Prosser Matthew@MountPleasantMagazine.com Bert Wood Bert@MountPleasantMagazine.com Publisher/Editorial Director Bill Macchio Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com Administration & Bookkeeping Diane Pauldine Ginger Sottile Distribution U.S. Post Office, Harris Teeter, publix, CVS bert wood bert@mountpleasantmagazine.com Lowcountry Women in Business magazine is published locally by a team of independent contractors who reside in East Cooper. Lowcountry Women In Business Magazine is published by Media Services, Inc. 1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464 Copyright © Media Services 2018. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Inquiries to: Lowcountry Women In Business Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, S.C. 29413 843-881-1481 Info@MountPleasantMagazine.com T here’s something about being a woman that makes it easy to make connections. Whether we’re getting a cup of coffee at a local cafe, attending an arts event downtown or simply watching the kids play in the park, we always find ourselves sharing stories and ideas. I, of course, am the same way – I enjoy nothing more than chatting with strangers and acquaintances about everything from writing to life in the Charleston area. That said, welcome to our 2018 Lowcountry Women In Business, a testament to women following their dreams and climbing their personal ladders to success – a feat that could not, of course, be accomplished without making connections. Each year, I am honored to meet many of these women, with professions ranging from attorneys to aestheticians to retail owners to Realtors. There’s always one thing shared in common with all of them – a drive to succeed. On our Women In Business cover, photographed this year by Jenn Cady, we have, left to right, Mary Margaret Nelms, Channel 4; Lori Wrightington, Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston; Susie Molony, Southern Belles; and Angela Holbert, State Farm Insurance. Meanwhile, our real estate cover, also shot by Jenn Cady, is graced by Kimberly Lease, Century 21 Properties Plus; Ellen Frazier, Movement Mortgage; and Maggie LeBlanc, Keller Williams-the Infinity Group. Inside, you’ll find features on networking opportunities for women, such as Hatch Tribe and Women Entrepreneurs of Charleston. You’ll meet a few of the ladies who wow us daily on television and on the radio. And you’ll get to read about the only woman in the whole country who holds a top position at a major port! It’s all here – and it’s guaranteed to encourage our readers, women and men, to keep reaching for the stars. Yours, Denise K. James Editor www.LCwib.com | www.LCWomenInBusiness.com | www.MPWomenInBusiness.com WIB -97 THESE LADIES DO! Putting the PORT in “Important” Meet Barbara Melvin WHO WEARS THE PANTS? www.LCWomenInBusiness.com Running the Show Women in Media Women in Real Estate INSIDE! 2018