Brandeis was born and raised in New Orleans and attended high school in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She is the only girl in their household, which she viewed for her domineering demeanor, which later helped her realize why she chose her career. Her favorite hobby is photography, and she is a portrait photographer.

David Powers grew up in North Carolina in the town of Burlington Mills. Their family had a farm supply business operated by his father and uncle, while his mother and wife worked as public school teachers.

Lori Kroll was born and raised in Maryland. She is the oldest daughter in the family and has a younger brother and sister. She grew up close to her family, grandparents, and cousins. Every summer, they would visit Myrtle Beach. Her grandfather is from Durham, and sometimes they go there after visiting the beach.

Although she was born in Brooklyn, Debra Derr spent much of her childhood in Hickory. Instead of being politically motivated, Debra is more of a creative kind.

She spent her childhood in front of the television and eventually was involved in a television production at her high school, which aroused her interest in the medium.

Jordan was born in Savannah, Georgia. They stayed there for about a year, moved to South Carolina for about a year or two, and then settled in Charlotte, North Carolina. That’s where Jordan Roberts grew up and was fortunate to spend much time on the lake as a

Kevin Curtin grew up in Dunwoody, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. He went to elementary school up to high school in Dunwoody and spent a good portion of his youth there

Brian Lewis was born in Duplin County, specifically in Kenansville, North Carolina. They moved a lot when he was growing up. Political issues, abortion, gay rights, and other topics were discussed during his childhood. As a child, Brian came from a poor family. They lived in public housing, but their church helped them get through the hard times.

Doug Heron was born and raised in New York, Huntington, Long Island. His parents are both educators. When he was young, he would argue with his father, and you could say that was a hint what was in store for his future career.

Frank Morris is the oldest of four siblings and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. He had a joyful childhood because he grew up surrounded by his family and extended family. Frank worked as a UPS driver while attending classes at The University of Utah before transferring to Westminster College and earning a bachelor's degree in Business Management. He ran for various positions as an officer in middle and high school because he was interested in politics.

Kevin Martin was born and raised in Virginia and had no particular interest in politics as a child. Following in the footsteps of several members of his family who had pursued scientific endeavors, he enrolled at the University of Virginia and took a course in pre-medicine to eventually work in the medical field.

Demetrius grew up in a small town called Conway in the North eastern part of North Carolina. He hated Math which drove him to history and debate classes. Seeing his deep interest in those classes, his high school teacher inspired Demetrius to get into Political Science.

Alexina Arthur was born and raised in Asheville. A mountain girl at heart, Lexi was into hiking, fishing amongst other outdoor activities during her childhood. She also played a lot of sports - tennis, basketball, golf to name a few. Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs including her parents, Lexi pursued a business degree from Appalachian University.

Ed Schafer grew up in South Carolina, his dad (also his role model) was a county administrator. Growing up Ed was not particularly inclined to politics. As a people person, Ed loved Psychology so joined The Citadel to get his Bachelors in Biology and Psychology.

Susan Gaddy, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, stepped into the world of politics at the age of 15 for a senate campaign. Her dad was a lawyer and her mother NC realtor. Susan says her entrepreneurial drive to run her attorney firm is from her parents.

Susan Gaddy, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, stepped into the world of politics at the age of 15 for a senate campaign. Her dad was a lawyer and her mother NC realtor. Susan says her entrepreneurial drive to run her attorney firm is from her parents.

Fred Bone grew up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Fred's father was a 2-term legislator and mother was in Education. During summers, Fred was working on a farm while the rest of the kids were at summer camps.

Why do people do what they do? What moves us and motivates us? John Nash, Executive Director of the Arc of North Carolina, tells us his experiences in this next episode.

Chris Wall grew up in Winston-Salem North Carolina. He graduated with an accounting degree at University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Chris went on to work as an accountant for this first job but quickly realized that Accounting was definitely not his career path. He then worked for his dad who was a serial entrepreneur but Chris did not like that job either. Around this time, his brother-in-law who was working at the Capitol Hill invited him to move to D.C. Chris started as an intern in Nov 2002 at the congressional office in D.C. and fell in love with the work.

Happy new year. Hope you and your family are all safe. This new year we are kicking the podcast off with a special interview with 3 distinguished guests. Heather Smith, Wanda Crotwell, Earl Hunter from Southern Group, Columbia.

Amy McConkey grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina with two younger brothers in a deeply religious household. Father was a small businessman in textiles. She did not have much interest in politics as a child except for dinner talks during presidential elections.