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Byron Melvin
Pitches and Perspectives
A few months ago, my department director tapped me to represent The City of Greenville as a judge in the “30k Powerup Pitch Competition,” a statewide virtual competition for startups. Despite having competed and won in a pitch competition before, this was my first stint as a judge. Equipped with…
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Herlinda Zavallos
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Rooted in Two Countries: Inspired by a Fellow Immigrant
Ghisela Eljach moved to Greenville when she was around my age. By herself. She was not fluent in English. Her family was a world away in Barranquilla, Colombia. She was studying to be a lawyer. When she first moved to Greenville, Ghisela started out in a factory, packing sheets to…
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