Lowcountry Revolutionaries

Lowcountry Revolutionaries

The Lowcountry Revolutionaries podcast shines a spotlight on Charleston, SC’s boldest entrepreneurs from the Chucktown Startups community. Each episode features inspiring stories of innovators pouring their heart and soul into building businesses that position Charleston as a global hub of creativity and American ingenuity. Hosted by Bill Billotte, founder of Billotte Consulting and Coaching LLC—a firm dedicated to guiding excellence globally—this podcast delivers raw, real conversations with the visionaries shaping Charleston’s future.

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September 3, 2025 17 mins

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Join Bill and his guest Ted Kniesche. Ted is the founder and CEO of Zero Industrial, a Charleston‑based company helping decarbonize industrial heat and steam generation through thermal energy storage (TES) and a Heat‑as‑a‑Service model that removes upfront costs for clients. In January 2025, Zero Industrial raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Evok Innovations to expand TES projects across North America. Ted ...

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Join Bill and his guest Tom Hurwitch. Tom has more than two decades of experience as a management consultant specializing in operations.  He put that knowledge and skills he acquired on oil rigs, in warehouses and on factory floors to good use when running his own trucking company for five years.  It was the inefficiencies he noticed in his own company which led him to come up with the idea for baysys.  Now he is comm...

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Join Bill and his guest Matt Morizio.  Matt is a licensed financial advisor who has leveraged hundreds of thousands of dollars on credit cards all in the name of building a firm that educates people on the game of money, not exactly textbook financial wisdom. But Matt's journey is exactly why he connects so deeply with clients. He believes God has big plans for each of us, and when we chase those dreams relentles...

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Join Bill and his guest Matthew Grason.

Ever wished you could clone yourself to get everything done? With the latest AI tech, now you can. Matthew Grason is the founder of Level Up AI, a company that uses AI technology to help professionals make videos faster and easier. These AI videos can be used just like any other video or to create an AI employee for your business. The company was built while Matthew worked at Sta...

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Join Bill and his guest Miluna Fausch.  Dr. Miluna Fausch is a TV show producer & Host of Miluna TV Network, a Coach, an actor, and the author of Uplevel Your Communication: Evolve Your Presence and Speech to Change Everything. She has a B.S. in Music Business, a Ph.D. in Holistic Psychology, and is certified as a Miracle-Minded Coach by Marianne Williamson. Miluna loves to attend concerts, lectures and tours, tra...

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Join Bill and his guest JoAnn Gibbs.  JoAnn is the President and Fractional Data Analyst of Analytics 4 Growth.  Analytics 4 Growth, LLC combines the power of AI and human expertise to empower businesses with data analytic solutions designed to make your business proactive instead of reactive.  JoAnn's expertise lies in transforming your data into actionable insights by identifying key performance indicators that...

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Join Bill and his guest Courtney Lohmann.  Courtney is a strategist, consultant, and keynote speaker with over 25 years of experience helping organizations align environmental and social sustainability goals with business strategies. As the founder of Courtney Lohmann Consulting, she specializes in creating purpose-driven frameworks that empower teams, drive innovation, and deliver measurable impact. A sought-after sp...

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Join Bill and his guest Erika Hatfield. Erika is the founder of Hatfield Photography and Next Level Photo Education. She's opening a new hands-on photography center at the Citadel Mall on the 8th of August . She launched her portrait business in 2010 and started teaching photography in 2018, blending her love of storytelling with her background in education. What began as small classes has grown into a vibrant mi...

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Join Bill and his guest Brandon Crockett.  Brandon is the founder and CEO of Rogue & Rye Consulting, a strategy firm specializing in beverage-alcohol brands. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Brandon brings sharp insights on e-commerce, customer engagement, and brand storytelling.

Rogue & Rye is a boutique consulting agency led by Brandon Crockett. The firm offers tailored solutions fo...

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Join Bill and his guest Alicia Hughes.  Alicia is the founder of Sparking Up Leadership, a dynamic professional learning company helping leaders ignite their influence with sparkle and shine—both virtually and in person. With over 14 years of experience as a school leader in South Carolina’s largest district, Alicia now empowers educators, entrepreneurs, and organizations through keynotes, virtual training, and coachi...

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Join Bill with his guest Lindsay Spurgeon from NeoHERO™ . NeoHERO™ is a South Carolina based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on March 7, 2025. NeoHERO’s™ founder is Lindsay Spurgeon, a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Board-Certified Neonatal-Pediatric Transport provider, a Trauma Certified Registered Nurse with Board Certification of Emergency Nursing, and a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant.

The NeoHERO™ missi...

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Join Bill with his guest Aaron DeBenedetto from Mustard Growth. Aaron wears many hats. Besides being a Lutheran pastor (yes, you read that right), he is also a tech junkie who grew up writing DOS code and has jumped in head-first into the AI Era. He started Mustard Growth as a way to bless others so that they, in turn, could be a blessing to their families, teams, and clients. Business doesn't have to be cutthroa...

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Join Bill with his guest Lorenz Esposito.  Lorenz is the founder and CEO of SearchX, a Charleston-based SEO agency known for helping businesses scale through ethical SEO, smart content strategies, and AI-driven tools. A former collegiate and professional soccer player, Lorenz brings the same competitive mindset and discipline from sports into digital marketing.

After playing at the College of Charleston and professiona...

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Join Bill with his guest Joe Gallagher Jr.  Joe also known as Chef Giuseppe, is the founder of Apastioli Specialty Foods and the author of From Bars to Jars: A Saucy Redemption Story. After hitting rock bottom and finding faith, Joe turned his life around—starting with a single jar of homemade sauce and a walk into a Charleston Piggly Wiggly. What he discovered wasn’t just personal redemption, but a hidden demand acro...

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Join Bill and his guest Geoff Weber.  Geoff is a combat veteran, entrepreneur, and the founder of Heirloom—a Charleston-based tech company helping Americans preserve and protect their most meaningful memories. Geoff joined the U.S. intelligence community directly after the 9/11 attacks and spent over 20 years serving the nation. He deployed to every major hotspot, served overseas as a U.S. attaché in Russia with his f...

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