Ten at the Top Upstate News
January 4, 2022 | Volume 13, Issue 1
TATT Board Selects 2022-2023 Officers;
David Feild to serve as Chairman
During the final Ten at the Top (TATT) Board of Directors meeting of 2021, the board unanimously selected David Feild (pictured) to serve as the Chair of the Ten at the Top Board of Directors for 2022–2023. Feild is the Market President for Colliers International. He has been a member of the TATT Board of Directors since 2017 and has served as Fundraising Co-Chair and First Vice Chairman. Feild replaces Terence Roberts, Mayor of the City of Anderson, who will move into the role of Immediate Past Chair.
 
Todd Horne, Vice President of Business Development for Clayton Construction Company, was selected to serve as First Vice Chair. Horne has been on the board since 2014. D.J. Doherty, a partner at Mavin Construction and TATT Board member since 2017, is moving from the role of Chair of the Development Committee to serve as Secretary/Treasurer. The Development Committee will be led by co-chairs James Bennett and John Wright, Jr. Bennett is the CEO of Upstate Home Care Solutions and has been on the TATT Board since 2017. Wright, who joined the TATT Board of Directors in 2021, is President of McCoy Wright Commercial Real Estate while also serving as a member of the Anderson County Council.
 
The TATT Board of Directors also approved the addition of three new officer positions for 2022-2023. Angie Gossett, Regional Marketing Director for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and a TATT Board Member since 2018, will serve as Vice Chair-Marketing. Serving as Vice Chair-Outreach will be Amanda Munyan, the President of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and a TATT Board Member since 2020. In the role of Vice Chair-Initiatives will be Mark McKinney, General Manager of the Spartanburg Office for Cintas and a TATT Board Member since 2020.
Join Us for a TATT CHAT on January 13
Throughout 2022, Ten at the Top will be holding a monthly virtual TATT CHAT with a special guest speaker as well as resource updates from across the Upstate. Each TATT CHAT will take place on the second Thursday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The January TATT CHAT will take place on January 13 and feature an economic update from Scott Baier, Professor and Department Chair of the John E. Walker Department of Economics within the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University.

Resource updates will be provided by Jeannette Brewster of Village Launch and Harry Rittenour of SCORE to highlight January as Entrepreneur Mentorship Month.

All TATT CHATs are free, but you must register to receive the Zoom login.
TATT & Urban League of the Upstate
to Host Regular "Upstate Connect"
Topic Discussions in 2022
Ten at the Top and the Urban League of the Upstate are partnering to host in-person "Upstate Connect" small group Friday morning discussions throughout 2022. Each session will focus on a specific topic or issue with the discussion led by topic experts from across the Upstate.

The first session will be held on Friday, January 21, from 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. in the Park 37 Complex Community Room at 250 Executive Center Drive, Greenville, SC. The topic for the January 21 Upstate Connect is "Understanding Available Resources in the Complex World of Affordable Housing."

Beginning in February, sessions will be held on the second and fourth Friday of each month with one session held at the Park 37 Complex and the other in a different Upstate county each month. You can check out the schedule on the TATT Events page.

Participation in the Upstate Connect sessions is free, but advance registration is required as we will be limiting registration to 30 people to allow for social distancing and for group discussion.
Upstate Entrepreneur Ecosystem Holds
Legal Workshop at Ogletree Deakins
On December 7, 2021 the annual Upstate Entrepreneur Ecosystem Legal Workshop was held at Ogletree Deakins. Michael Nail and Kirsten Peterson presented Key Considerations as Your Business Grows to help small business owners plan for the effects of staffing increases. Michael and Kirsten explained applicable legal issues when a business reaches certain employment milestones, how these change with contractors vs. employees, key legal considerations as a business grows, and planning for growth.

The workshop was followed by a holiday reception hosted by Ogletree Deakins.

The first Upstate Entrepreneur Ecosystem event of 2022 will be held in February. Check out this link for more information.
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Leadership Level Partners
Ten at the Top is fortunate to have many great funding supporters and appreciate all who help ensure the current and future success of the organization. Our highest partnership level is the Leadership Level, with companies or organizations investing $10,000 or more annually to support TATT.
Support Ten at the Top
Ten at the Top funding partners and event sponsors are the backbone of the organization.

If your company or organization is not already a TATT partner, we invite you to join us. Here is a direct link to partnership opportunities for 2022 and the 2022 Commitment Form.

In addition, TATT is continuing to accept support for our Ignition Fund Campaign. This effort is a long-term funding program designed to help TATT to continue to ignite initiatives across the Upstate. Click Here for more details.

If you have questions about TATT partnership and sponsorship opportunities or would like to set up a personal meeting, please contact Dean Hybl for questions or more information.
Ten at the Top is a regional non-profit organization with the mission of fostering collaboration and partnerships across the Upstate around issues that impact economic vitality and quality of life.
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