Entrepreneur Minute – Mike Switzer, Voterheads
January 28, 2025
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. In this series 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
- First Community Bank
- City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities
- The Riley Institute at Furman University
- SCRA
Mike Switzer, Voterheads
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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.
Since 2000, Mike also continues to host and produce the South Carolina Business Review, heard each weekday morning at 7:50am on South Carolina’s Public Radio Network, which includes eight NPR affiliate stations. The 6-minute show features interviews with entrepreneurs, business owners, and business leaders from across the state.
Below is our full conversation with Mike Switzer. You can also listen to this as a podcast on Apple and Spotify. Just search for the WhosOnMove SC podcast and please consider subscribing.
