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South Carolina Film Festivals Helping Industry Grow

While still small when compared to our neighboring states, South Carolina’s film-making industry continues to grow.  And our next guest says our state’s film festivals are a big part of that growth because they are providing showcases for filmmakers, directors, actors, production companies, and support crew.

Mike Switzer interviews Summer Peacher, co-founder of the Charleston International Film Festival coming to the Charleston Music Hall Nov. 2nd through 6th.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.