Entrepreneur Minute – Bernie Mazyck, SC Association for Community Economic Development
July 17, 2024
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of our markets (Columbia, Greenville and Charleston) with a short video as well as a full audio version of the conversation on our WhosOnTheMove SC podcast. You will see a diverse group of entrepreneurs, including some incredible innovators from the non profit world.
We would like to thank our sponsors of this video series:
- NP Strategy
- The Entrepreneurs’ Organization of Charleston
- The Riley Institute at Furman University
- SCRA
Bernie Mazyck, President & CEO, SC Association for Community Economic Development
Bernie Mazyck has served as the first President and CEO of the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development for over 25 years. SCACED is the state’s trade association and funding intermediary for Community Development Corporations, Community Development Financial Institutions, and grassroots economic development organizations. Since his time with SCACED, Bernie helped shepherd the growth of the community economic development movement in South Carolina from 4 organizations to over 100, growing SCACED’s membership to over 200 nonprofits and organizations.
Bernie is a graduate of Charleston Southern University with a BS in Biology, and of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia with a Master of Divinity degree, with a concentration in Ministry with the Poor. In 2000, Bernie completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University.
Below is our full, and separate conversation with Bernie Mazyck, the President and CEO of SCACED.
