Promoting, supporting & connecting Charleston's entrepreneurial community
October 1, 2025
➤Upcoming Chucktown Startups Events
- Monthly Happy Hour: Tuesday, October 14, 5:30-7:30 at Reforged Gaming Lounge, 8484 Dorchester Rd, Unit B, North Charleston, SC 29420. RSVP.
➤A Defining Moment for Our Community!
Tom Williams joins Chucktown Startups Leadership Team
Tom Williams is a strategic technology leader, Board director, speaker, and author with a track record of turning innovation into sustained competitive advantage. He has created more than $1 billion in equity value through market-first technologies, capital strategy, and M&A — including exits to Cisco, Novell, and Ericsson, all achieved on just $60 million in venture capital. Recognized for his expertise in governance, risk oversight, and high-growth scaling, Tom has guided companies through critical inflection points toward IPO or acquisition.
In his role at Chucktown Startups, Tom will advise startup teams and growth-stage CEOs on:
- Corporate strategy & value creation
- Mergers, acquisitions & capital raising
- Leadership alignment & board governance
- Risk policy & conflict resolution
- Operations, product positioning, & customer acquisition
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➤New Community Members
➤Member Profile Spotlight
Courtney Lohmann Consulting, founded by Courtney Lohmann
Courtney's mission is to empower businesses and leaders to create transformative, sustainable, and regenerative impact today through innovative strategies, purposeful leadership, and actionable change. Additionally, as a keynote speaker, she inspires the leaders of tomorrow to create the impact they want to see.
Courtney will emcee the Chucktown Startups Meet the Founders event on October 23 and moderate the panel discussion.
➤Friends of Chucktown Service Provider Spotlight
Carter Lewis of In The Fade
(A Branding & Design Co.)
All branding and design work for Chucktown Startups is provided by In The Fade.
Contact In The Fade at carter@inthefade.co
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