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Where Play Meets Purpose: Adrienne Tellier’s Musical Chess Story
Adrienne Tellier grew up immersed in the arts. She loved it enough to earn a B.A. in Musical Theatre and move to New York City to pursue acting. While there, she discovered a second passion:...
Continue ReadingHow GVL Starts Helped LaShonn Edmunds Build CAIRS
By: Melissa Charles LaShonn Edmunds never planned to be involved in the complex world of healthcare systems. Her plan was to sell shoes. Diagnosed with lymphedema, a condition that made ordinary shoes painful to wear,...
Continue ReadingThe Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Launch SHIFT, a New Connection of Greenville’s Emerging Founders
New event will bring GVL Starts founders and Greenville’s entrepreneurial community together on Nov. 5 GREENVILLE, S.C. — Sept. 21, 2026 — The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Furman University will launch SHIFT, a...
Continue ReadingWhere Connection Became a Calling: Babette’s Six Nineteen Story
Babette Jones knows how to bring people together. As an entrepreneur with philanthropic experience at Girl Scouts, Furman University and as the Senior Director for the Greenville Tech Foundation, she builds relationships that unite communities...
Continue ReadingKarly’s Founder Journey: Building Good Dogs of Greenville
Karly Cunningham joined the GVL Starts Cohort of 2025 at a pivotal moment in her founder journey. As the founder of Good Dogs of Greenville, she was balancing vision, execution, and the realities of scaling...
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