SCBIZ recognizes SHSC Director of Tissue Operations Michael Palmisano among its 2026 Emerging Leaders Under 40, honoring professionals across South Carolina who are driving business success, innovation and meaningful community impact. See the full article and list of 2026 Honorees at SCBIZ.com.
2026 Honorees
Zackary Akinjobi
Mount Pleasant Waterworks
Gaston Albergotti
Dunean Capital Management
T. Caleb Allen
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James Aton
Town of Mount Pleasant
Thomas Beard
Colliers
Noah Beason
Cherokee County Development Board
Edward Bennett
Evening Post Group
Chelsea N. Bennett
Ivey Palmer PR
Charlotte Berger
CBPR
Cameron Bolton
Sealevel Systems,Inc.
Abby Branch
CPL: Architecture – Engineering – Planning
Emily Bridges
Parker Poe
Mario E. Brown
Community Housing Trust (CHT) — SAHA, AMP, NOAH Property Management and Affordable Upstate
Dana Browy
Sandhills School
Kate Bugby
Columbia Area Development Partnership
Travis Owens-Burbage
HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital
Sara Caudle
Anchor Investment Management, LLC
Hunter Chamness
Southern First Bank
Charlotte Chandler
Chandler Healthcare Advisors
John Chisholm
Chisholm Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Jon Colberg
Isomer Project Group
Corbin Collier, PE
Weldment Companies LLC
Daniel Corte
Liollio Architecture
Brawley Crawford
Crawford
Morgan Crocker
AppleOne
Alyssa Daniel
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Brad Davis
Hoffman & Hoffman
Wout De Backer
University of South Carolina
Nick deBassonet
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC)
Jing (Julia) Donovan
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Andrew Eckenbrecht
Brasfield & Gorrie
Jessica Elliott
LawyerLisa LLC
Lance Fletcher
The Charleston RiverDogs
Phillip Ford
The Ford & Ford Group
Kenny Gardner
Butler Snow, LLC
Amadeo Geere
SC Department of Employment & Workforce
Michelle Griggs
Waypost Marketing
Christian Groomes
PK Capital Solutions / PK Legacy Builders
Matthew Haigler, CPA
Haigler CPA Group, LLC
Chris Harrison
Dunean Capital Management
Katie Harrison
KVH Marketing PR and Events
Brock Hayne
M. B. Kahn
John Hoppe
Isomer Project Group
Greg Huegel
PK Capital Solutions / PK Legacy Builders
Cassandra Ignatowicz
LawyerLisa
Latoya Jeeter
Element Electronics
Byron Jefferies
Johnston Design Group(JDG) & Clemson University
Tara Johnson
BP Chiropractic
Kelsey Johnson
GIFT Counseling Center for Wellness
Katie Johnson, PE
Thomas & Hutton
David Jolson
Upstate Spine & Sport and Alloy Personal Training Upstate
Brennan King
SouthState Bank
Matt King
Matrix Construction
Clay Koch
Wagner Wealth Management
Enterick Lee
Southern Palmetto Regional Chamber
Hanna Matthews
AppleOne
Lauren McAlexander
ADCO
Michael McBride II
HMR Veterans Services
Cami McCoy
South Carolina Ports
Katie McCoy, PE
Thomas & Hutton
Caroline McDavid
Juiced Fuel, Fuel Forward Foundation
Anthony Morgan
Porchlight Property Group
Riley Morningstar
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative
Joel Morrow
NHE
Kurt Olsen
Stevens Towing Company, Inc.
Michael J. Palmisano
We Are Sharing Hope SC
Brittany Park
Brittain Resorts & Hotels
Amanda Parker
Vicious Biscuit
Pratham Parmar
Parmar Accounting Service
Anthony Passante
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
Mike Pennington
Zen Development
Sophia Perlee
Perlee Digital
Charity Poland
The Inn at Patrick Square
Nathan Pound, PE
Thomas & Hutton
Bryan Ragland
Ragland Homes
Kenny Ridgell
Ridge Media
Jennifer Salegna
Raines Co.
Hughes Schwartz
Two 3 Four Wealth Partners
Joshua L. Shumak
Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians / South Carolina Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement
Samantha Snow
Dayton Rogers Manufacturing Co.
Garrett Stern
Furman University
Jack Stuart
GMK Associates
Grace Swink
Harbour Club at WestEdge
Katie Tanner
Shumaker
Eliza Danielle Tebo
Waypost Marketing
Austin Tempest
W.M. Jordan Company
Dustin Tenney
SVN Palmetto
Craig Tobin
ANC Group
Scott Todd
Sumner & Todd, LLC
Katherine Torbush
Trident United Way
Synithia Weaver
South University
S. Jacob Weems
Huntington National Bank
Whitney Whitlock
WeThrive HR Solutions LLC
Edward Wilson
Trinity Partners
Casiphia Wohlfeld
Talk With Me Speech Therapy
Emily Wood
Wood’s Ace Hardware and Bolts & Brews
Rebekah Wright
Springbrook Behavioral Health
Roger “Hank” Young Jr.
Motley Rice LLC
Matthew Zackon
Tax Credit Marketplace
Artemiy Zheltov
Little Diversified Architecture