Joel Connable, a former WLTX-19 reporter who is known for the “Restaurant Report Card” segment

Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008

Teri Galvez, president of Paradigm Event Management

Parker Dearborn, a three-time U.S. Open Swing Dance champion and two-time Grand National Swing Dance champion

Morihiko Nakahara, music director of the South Carolina Philharmonic

Annabelle LaRoque, owner and designer of LaRoque

Mark Bryan, Hootie & the Blowfish guitarist who runs Chucktown Music Group