{"id":574595,"global_id":"scbiz.com?id=574595","global_id_lineage":["scbiz.com?id=574595"],"author":"958","status":"publish","date":"2025-10-28 16:59:53","date_utc":"2025-10-28 20:59:53","modified":"2026-06-05 12:56:36","modified_utc":"2026-06-05 16:56:36","url":"https:\/\/scbiz.com\/event\/leaders-in-business-and-finance\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/scbiz.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/574595","title":"Leaders in Business and Finance","description":"<p>Registration<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 Honorees<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReprints<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegistration<\/p>\n\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Leaders in Business &amp; Finance Awards celebrate banking professionals, accountants, financial advisors, controllers, chief financial officers, and other financial professionals for their professional achievements and community impact.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Awards Celebration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">Monday, June 29, 2026<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>4:30 p.m. <\/strong>\u00a0Networking Reception<br \/><strong>6:00 p.m. <\/strong>Dinner and Awards Celebration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center<br \/>1101 Lincoln St.<br \/>Columbia SC 29201<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Sponsorship &amp; Attendance Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Celebrate excellence and elevate your brand by becoming an official event sponsor. Sponsorship is the only way to secure a table for your guests and offers exclusive benefits, including the right to use the event logo and high-impact multimedia marketing opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>How to Join Us:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sponsorships including a VIP reserved table: To explore levels and benefits, please contact your account manager or email <a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"mailto:shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-card=\"true\" data-via=\"editor comment\">shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Individual Tickets: Due to limited capacity, individual tickets will only be released after the sponsorship deadline. To be notified or to find out more about purchasing a ticket, please contact <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:scbizevents@scbiznews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-card=\"true\" data-via=\"editor comment\">scbizevents@scbiznews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Don&#8217;t miss your chance to align your brand with the year\u2019s top honorees. We look forward to celebrating with you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If you have questions about this awards event, please email <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:scbizevents@scbiznews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-card=\"true\" data-via=\"editor comment\">scbizevents@scbiznews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 Honorees<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2026 Leaders in Business &amp; Finance Honorees<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"140\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"140\"><strong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"140\">Accounting Leader<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"164\"><strong>Josh Garvin<\/strong>, <em>UHY LLP<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"207\">Chief Financial Officer\/VP of Finance<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"618\"><strong>Rob Crowder<\/strong>, <em>AFL<\/em><br \/><strong>Brian D&#8217;Amico<\/strong>, <em>Mashburn Construction<br \/><\/em><strong>Jay Edwards<\/strong>, <em>Bank of Travelers Rest<\/em><br \/><strong>Gregg Hornsby<\/strong>, <em>Columbia Metro Airport<\/em><br data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"454\" \/><strong>John Li<\/strong>, <em>The Charter Institute at Erskine<br \/><\/em><strong>Stephanie Lowry<\/strong>, <em>Dayton Rogers Manufacturing Co.<\/em><br data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"498\" \/><strong>Patti Mack<\/strong>, <strong>CPA<\/strong><em>, AIAF, SCRA<br \/><\/em><strong>David A. 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