Board of Directors
Jerry Callahan
An inventor at heart, Jerry founded Heatworks the day he realized the water heater he needed didn’t exist. Rather than buy an inferior product, he decided to find a better way to heat water.
His relentless dedication to reinventing water heating technology led to developing Ohmic Array Technology, the most effective way to heat any conductive liquid. Applications for the patented technology range from hot beverage machines to cleaning fluid heating for automotive LIDAR sensors to massive commercial water heaters. In fact, there is no liquid heating application that cannot benefit from Ohmic Array Technology.
Jerry grew up on Cape Cod, MA, and studied naval architecture at MIT and the Stevens Institute of Technology. After attaining his MBA from University of Chicago, Jerry co-founded Blue Rhino, the world’s leading propane cylinder exchange company, before moving to South Carolina and founding Heatworks.
When not losing sleep thinking about the next award-winning, new product, Jerry loves to spend time on the water sailing competitively along the coast or in the air flying his Beech Bonanza. He also enjoys traveling with his wife Susie and his two adult children, Jack and Cam.
Leanna Conti '19
Leanna is the Head of Marketing and Operations for Advisor. Prior to joining Advisor, she worked for LendingTree for four years, starting as an intern and working her way up to Director of Product Marketing. She is a 2019 graduate from the College of Charleston having majored in Marketing with a minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management. While at the college Leanna was a member of the Honors College, Schottland Scholars, SGA, ELLC, and Swanson Scholars.
Steve Kincaid
Steve is a Principal at ghSMART, where he consults on selecting, developing, and utilizing senior leadership capital within the context of positional demands, strategic goals, and organizational culture. Trained as a clinical psychologist, he has a consulted with global corporate, private equity, and financial services firms for over 30 years. In doing so, he integrates his psychological background with a pragmatic, goal-oriented perspective, providing leaders with actionable insights and strategies. He also provides executive coaching to select clients, focusing primarily on the transition to C-suite or senior leadership roles. His research interests focus on predicting leadership potential, and on exploring the links between organizational culture and financial performance (particularly during M&A).
Prior to joining ghSMART in 2006, Steve consulted with the senior leaders of Global 1000 companies as part of the Leadership Consulting practice of Heidrick & Struggles International. Before that, he headed the Executive Assessment practice for the Southeast region of Right Management Consultants; he began his career with Sperduto & Associates in Atlanta. Steve completed his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University, and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is a past-President of the Society of Consulting Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association.
Steve and his wife live just outside Charleston, SC.
Steve Logue
Steve Logue is Head of Android Marketing Strategy at Google, where he looks after GTM plans and ecosystem partnerships globally. He is also an External Advisor at Bain & Co in the telco practice.
Prior to these roles, he worked 25 years in the mobile communications sector in the US, Latin America, Europe and China. He was founder and CEO Virgin Mobile Latin America, partnering with Sir Richard Branson and PE investors to build a mobile startup across the region.
Steve has an MBA from Georgia State University and a BSEE from Kennesaw State. He is a Trustee at theunconnected.org, a UK based charity. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese and German. He loves football (soccer), travel, working with youth and the Isle of Palms!
Sebastian Steadman
Sebastian is a thought leader recognized for his expertise in change management, strategic planning, process improvement, and strategic communications. Over the past ten years, he has engaged with senior executives to engage his clients’ toughest problems, drive change, and create value. His current focus is around social behavior change related to disinformation and malign influence.
Sebastian completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and Master’s in Business Administration from the Citadel Graduate College. He has completed several nationally recognized training certifications in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations, Six Sigma process improvement methodology, Microsoft Project IIL Orange Belt Certification, and LaMarsh Certified Managed Change Practitioner.
Sebastian has been recognized for his contributions to the Charleston community as one of Charleston Regional Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40.” He co-founded Possibilities Without Borders, a charity supporting numerous university service learning projects to Africa. He is a speaker coach for TEDxCharleston, servers as a mentor with the College of Charleston School of Business MBA Mentor Association and The Citadel School of Business Mentor Association, and volunteers as a Board of Director for Darkness to Light.
