Employee Spotlight: Sage, Zoe, and Maddie

Sage Clement

Sage is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Data Analytics in Financial Planning. She is North-Eastern raised but holds a love for everything on the West coast! Her favorite part of eating out is people watching and you can count on her to suggest a spontaneous ice cream trip afterwards. She adores cities, the beach, traveling, and acoustic tunes around a campfire! She was a hurdler in high school and her favorite class was Spanish class! 

• Fun Fact: I swam competitively against high schoolers in 4th grade
• Favorite Book: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
• Favorite Movie: Avatar
• Best Advice You’ve Been Given: “Loving others and serving them well shouldn’t begin or end with a leadership title”- my residential director

Zoe Egly

Zoe completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Liberty University with a focus in Marketing Analytics, Communications, and Strategic Marketing Management a few weeks ago. 

Originally from rural Indiana, she enjoys being outside and hanging around the family farm. She has a twin brother who recently married her high school best friend. She loves meeting new people, trying new things, finding a good book and then reading for hours, and going hunting during deer season with her dad.

• Favorite Food: Shrimp Alfredo with Angel Hair pasta, specifically from Olive Garden
• Favorite Movie: Legally Blonde
• Fun Fact:  I became a published author in 7th grade! 
• Favorite Quote: “A girl must always be two things: classy and fabulous!” - Coco Chanel

Maddie Gainey

Maddie is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting as well as Personal Financial Management at Charleston Southern University with an anticipated graduation date of May 2025. 

She is originally from Hartsville, SC, but has enjoyed living in Charleston, SC for college. On campus, Maddie is a member of the Student Advisory Council for the Nielsen College of Business; she is the VP of Marketing and Communications for the Nielsen Accounting Society; and she is a financial peer coach for the Center for Personal Financial Management. 

When she is not on campus, Maddie enjoys exploring Charleston, working at Boot Barn, serving the kids in her church, watching Braves baseball, going to country music concerts, and playing the guitar. She also enjoys attending a "Business Bible Study" for women with her fellow peers and her Professor, Dr. Emory Hiott. 

• Fun Fact: Last spring, I traveled to Italy with the Nielsen College of Business at Charleston Southern!
• Favorite Food: any seafood and rocky road ice cream
• Favorite Restaurant: The Lost Dog in Folly Beach, SC
• Favorite Quote: "Tetelestai: It is Finished." - Jesus (John 19:30)