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Vee Daniel
Better Business Bureau Upstate SC
Vee Daniel is President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau Upstate SC.
Prior to joining the BBB, Daniel served as Director of Events & Membership Services for the Home Builders Association of South Carolina and Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Spartanburg.
Veera Gaul
Oil & Vinegar
Veera Gaul is a trained chef whose passion for food led her into the hospitality business, then into higher education at Johnson & Wales University — known for its culinary and hospitality programs.
She began at JWU as a graduate student and went on to be a faculty member, vice president of operations for the Providence campus and Provost overseeing all academic programs and faculty.
Veera left JWU in March of 2013 and moved to Greenville, SC where she and her husband, Joe, own Oil & Vinegar in downtown Greenville.
Jill Hendrix
Fiction Addiction
Jill McFarlane Hendrix grew up in Greenville, SC and was the 1991 valedictorian of Southside High School, and one of its first International Baccalaureate diploma recipients.
She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in History. Jill worked briefly in the Editorial Department of St. Martin’s Press and then for a series of internet startups in New York City.
In 2001, she returned home to open her own business, Fiction Addiction, an independent bookstore in Greenville. She lives with her husband and three cats in Spartanburg, SC and is an avid rock climber.
Deb Metcalf
Travel Agents International
Deb Metcalf has worked in the travel Industry for more than 20 years.
After a 12-year stint in advertising and media sales, she now is co-owner of Travel Agents International where she began her professional career.
She loves the excitement of helping Upstate residents take their “fantasy trip.” Deb and her husband, Barry, reside in Woodruff, SC.
Payton Reed
Public Display of Accessories
Payton Reed is a resident of Spartanburg, SC and a copywriter at Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events in Greenville, SC.
A native of Mississippi and a graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Payton is a fashion and lifestyle blogger on PublicDisplayofAccessories.com.
Tine Knapp
Carolina Garden World
Tine Knapp is the owner and president of Carolina Garden World in Spartanburg, SC.
A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Tine found Upstate South Carolina in a job move then found her way to Spartanburg Community College where she completed a degree in horticulture.
A frequent presenter at area civic organizations, garden clubs and schools, Tine is sustainability certified and organizes a free Sustainability Day event for the community at Carolina Garden World each year in celebration of Earth Day.
Sammy Batts
Fig Leaf + Co. Design Studio Sammy Batts is a wife, new mom, lifestyle blogger and passionate lover of all-things interiors. She is the founder and lead interior designer at Fig Leaf + Co design studio in Spartanburg, SC.Sammy is inspired by nature, community, history and oat milk lattes. An island girl at heart, Sammy’s early days were spent running the beaches of Pawleys Island, SC where her obsession with melding nature into the home truly began. After college, she and her husband moved to Nashville, TN where Fig Leaf + Co was born. She now resides in Spartanburg with her husband, Tyler, baby girl June, and spunky dog Scout.
Stacey Bevill, BBC, ACC, NCC, MPM®
Ask and Receive Coaching (a division of Ask and Receive, Inc.)Stacey Bevill is the founder of Ask and Receive Coaching which offers coaching, consulting, custom workshops and presentations that help companies increase their bottom lines by creating an environment that promotes innovation, cooperation, communication and quality by motivating and inspiring employees. Stacey received her certification from the internationally acclaimed Newfield Network Coaching Institute. She is a board certified coach (BCC) and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the International Association of Trauma Professionals (CTP), and is a Certified HeartMath® Certified Trainer and Coach. Stacey holds many credentials including a master’s level certification in Marketing Strategy from Cornell, a master’s level certification in Entrepreneurship from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, and a bachelor’s degree from Lander University in Greenwood, SC. She and her husband, Bobby, reside in Spartanburg.
Amanda Shevette, MBA, PPC As a professional and credentialed coach, Amanda Shevette works with moms and dads who want to embrace a greater level of harmony at home. Amanda holds the PCC-level certification from the leading coaching authority International Coaching Federation and Parent Coach certification from Pathways to Success. With offices in Greer SC and Rutherfordton NC, Amanda specializes in working with parents of children with ADHD and other challenges. As mom to three teenagers, parent-tutor for dyslexia and ADHD, and member of a blended family with five years’ experience as a single mom, she knows a bit about the challenges of parenting! Contact Amanda at amanda@leadingpurpose.com or visit her website, LeadingPurpose.com.
Vee Daniel
Better Business Bureau Upstate SC
Vee Daniel is President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau Upstate SC.
Prior to joining the BBB, Daniel served as Director of Events & Membership Services for the Home Builders Association of South Carolina and Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Spartanburg.
Veera Gaul
Oil & Vinegar
Veera Gaul is a trained chef whose passion for food led her into the hospitality business, then into higher education at Johnson & Wales University — known for its culinary and hospitality programs.
She began at JWU as a graduate student and went on to be a faculty member, vice president of operations for the Providence campus and Provost overseeing all academic programs and faculty.
Veera left JWU in March of 2013 and moved to Greenville, SC where she and her husband, Joe, own Oil & Vinegar in downtown Greenville.
Jill Hendrix
Fiction Addiction
Jill McFarlane Hendrix grew up in Greenville, SC and was the 1991 valedictorian of Southside High School, and one of its first International Baccalaureate diploma recipients.
She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in History. Jill worked briefly in the Editorial Department of St. Martin’s Press and then for a series of internet startups in New York City.
In 2001, she returned home to open her own business, Fiction Addiction, an independent bookstore in Greenville. She lives with her husband and three cats in Spartanburg, SC and is an avid rock climber.
Deb Metcalf
Travel Agents International
Deb Metcalf has worked in the travel Industry for more than 20 years.
After a 12-year stint in advertising and media sales, she now is co-owner of Travel Agents International where she began her professional career.
She loves the excitement of helping Upstate residents take their “fantasy trip.” Deb and her husband, Barry, reside in Woodruff, SC.
Payton Reed
Public Display of Accessories
Payton Reed is a resident of Spartanburg, SC and a copywriter at Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events in Greenville, SC.
A native of Mississippi and a graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Payton is a fashion and lifestyle blogger on PublicDisplayofAccessories.com.
Tine Knapp
Carolina Garden World
Tine Knapp is the owner and president of Carolina Garden World in Spartanburg, SC.
A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Tine found Upstate South Carolina in a job move then found her way to Spartanburg Community College where she completed a degree in horticulture.
A frequent presenter at area civic organizations, garden clubs and schools, Tine is sustainability certified and organizes a free Sustainability Day event for the community at Carolina Garden World each year in celebration of Earth Day.
Sammy Batts
Fig Leaf + Co. Design Studio Sammy Batts is a wife, new mom, lifestyle blogger and passionate lover of all-things interiors. She is the founder and lead interior designer at Fig Leaf + Co design studio in Spartanburg, SC.Sammy is inspired by nature, community, history and oat milk lattes. An island girl at heart, Sammy’s early days were spent running the beaches of Pawleys Island, SC where her obsession with melding nature into the home truly began. After college, she and her husband moved to Nashville, TN where Fig Leaf + Co was born. She now resides in Spartanburg with her husband, Tyler, baby girl June, and spunky dog Scout.
Stacey Bevill, BBC, ACC, NCC, MPM®
Ask and Receive Coaching (a division of Ask and Receive, Inc.)Stacey Bevill is the founder of Ask and Receive Coaching which offers coaching, consulting, custom workshops and presentations that help companies increase their bottom lines by creating an environment that promotes innovation, cooperation, communication and quality by motivating and inspiring employees. Stacey received her certification from the internationally acclaimed Newfield Network Coaching Institute. She is a board certified coach (BCC) and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the International Association of Trauma Professionals (CTP), and is a Certified HeartMath® Certified Trainer and Coach. Stacey holds many credentials including a master’s level certification in Marketing Strategy from Cornell, a master’s level certification in Entrepreneurship from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, and a bachelor’s degree from Lander University in Greenwood, SC. She and her husband, Bobby, reside in Spartanburg.
Amanda Shevette, MBA, PPC As a professional and credentialed coach, Amanda Shevette works with moms and dads who want to embrace a greater level of harmony at home. Amanda holds the PCC-level certification from the leading coaching authority International Coaching Federation and Parent Coach certification from Pathways to Success. With offices in Greer SC and Rutherfordton NC, Amanda specializes in working with parents of children with ADHD and other challenges. As mom to three teenagers, parent-tutor for dyslexia and ADHD, and member of a blended family with five years’ experience as a single mom, she knows a bit about the challenges of parenting! Contact Amanda at amanda@leadingpurpose.com or visit her website, LeadingPurpose.com.
