The Spin Chicks

The Spin Chicks

Song and Soul: Gary Wheat's Journey from the Press Box to Visit Macon

JUL 15, 202651 MIN

Description

In this episode of The Spin Chicks podcast, Michelle and Erika chat with Gary Wheat, President and CEO of Visit Macon, where he's spent nine years championing the "Song and Soul of the South".  Macon is the city that gave the world Little Richard, Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band. Then Gary rewinds to his SID roots at Southern Miss and Virginia Tech, and shares how a decade in college athletics led to a career pivot into the Convention and Visitors Bureau world, with stops in Iowa, Indiana and Colorado before landing in Macon. Tune in for a conversation full of music, memories and career wisdom; and find out what's next for one of the CVB industry's best!