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As part of the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce’s 78th Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration on March 19, 2026, Amanda McGinty was honored as the 2025 Powdersville Advisory Board Member of the Year. The Easley Chamber of Commerce proudly facilitates the Powdersville Business Council, which is led by a group of nine Advisory Board members. This award honors a PBC Advisory Board member who leads by example and has kept others motivated & engaged in our Powdersville area. This leader joined the Powdersville Advisory Board in January of 2023, and last year, as Chair-Elect, she was called upon mid-year to assume the chairmanship of the PBC when the Committee Chairman resigned to accept a job out of town. Our nominee has previously been honored as the 2024 Small Business of the Year, which recognizes a small business with a special entrepreneurial spirit, a unique marketing approach, or a special focus on the customer that results in a successful business…all while making time to actively serve the community. And, in 2021, she was honored as our Young Professional of the Year, an award that recognizes the achievements of our leaders who are under 40, who are making a difference in our community. Armed with exceptional sales production and relationship management skills, after working for only 18 months with a State Farm Insurance Agency in Greenville, Amanda McGinty was selected to have her own agency. This summer will mark her 7th business anniversary. During that short time, she has grown her office to seven team members who manage a customer base of approximately 2,000 households across SC, NC, and Georgia. During the award nomination process, Amanda was recognized for always putting others’ needs before her own. Regarding her employees, she provides them with the resources needed to help them thrive and meet their professional goals. And from a customer service perspective, Amanda ensures customers are not only matched with the right products to best meet their individual needs, but that they also understand the details of their coverage. And she also has a special flair for making the insurance process interesting for her customers by constantly sharing fun messages or incentives. At the beginning of last year, Amanda reluctantly stepped into the role of Chair-elect of the Powdersville Business Council. She was assured that she would have plenty of time to “learn the ropes” before stepping into the chairmanship. Well, about seven months in, Brian called and congratulated her on her new ascension to the committee chair due to the previous chairperson resigning to accept a job out of town. She did this within a few weeks of the Powdersville Business Council golf tournament, the largest event that is put on by the PBC. Amanda didn’t hesitate; instead, she stepped up and provided the leadership and organization required to pull off one of the most successful golf tournaments in the organization’s history. She then continued to lead by working with the board to facilitate the community service project with MAMRE Missions, resulting in a donation of $3,000 in addition to volunteer service to the organization. Amanda’s State Farm agency is community-driven and supports many local activities. Amanda’s office is a regular supporter of Teacher Appreciation Week for the Powdersville schools. Each Halloween, her office plans the Annual Powdersville Trunk or Treat, a free community event at Dolly Cooper Park, which engages over 50 local business partners to welcome over 1000 children, along with 2000 parents & grandparents. Amanda is a graduate of Leadership Pickens County, current Chair of the Powdersville Business Council Advisory Board, and an active member at NewSpring Church, where she serves in the children’s ministry. Please join the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce and Powdersville Business Council Advisory Board in honoring Amanda McGnty as the 2025 Powdersville Advisory Board Member of the Year.
As part of the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce’s 78th Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration on March 19, 2026, Amanda McGinty was honored as the 2025 Powdersville Advisory Board Member of the Year.
The Easley Chamber of Commerce proudly facilitates the Powdersville Business Council, which is led by a group of nine Advisory Board members. This award honors a PBC Advisory Board member who leads by example and has kept others motivated & engaged in our Powdersville area.
This leader joined the Powdersville Advisory Board in January of 2023, and last year, as Chair-Elect, she was called upon mid-year to assume the chairmanship of the PBC when the Committee Chairman resigned to accept a job out of town.
Our nominee has previously been honored as the 2024 Small Business of the Year, which recognizes a small business with a special entrepreneurial spirit, a unique marketing approach, or a special focus on the customer that results in a successful business…all while making time to actively serve the community. And, in 2021, she was honored as our Young Professional of the Year, an award that recognizes the achievements of our leaders who are under 40, who are making a difference in our community.
Armed with exceptional sales production and relationship management skills, after working for only 18 months with a State Farm Insurance Agency in Greenville, Amanda McGinty was selected to have her own agency. This summer will mark her 7th business anniversary. During that short time, she has grown her office to seven team members who manage a customer base of approximately 2,000 households across SC, NC, and Georgia.
During the award nomination process, Amanda was recognized for always putting others’ needs before her own. Regarding her employees, she provides them with the resources needed to help them thrive and meet their professional goals. And from a customer service perspective, Amanda ensures customers are not only matched with the right products to best meet their individual needs, but that they also understand the details of their coverage. And she also has a special flair for making the insurance process interesting for her customers by constantly sharing fun messages or incentives.
At the beginning of last year, Amanda reluctantly stepped into the role of Chair-elect of the Powdersville Business Council. She was assured that she would have plenty of time to “learn the ropes” before stepping into the chairmanship. Well, about seven months in, Brian called and congratulated her on her new ascension to the committee chair due to the previous chairperson resigning to accept a job out of town. She did this within a few weeks of the Powdersville Business Council golf tournament, the largest event that is put on by the PBC.
Amanda didn’t hesitate; instead, she stepped up and provided the leadership and organization required to pull off one of the most successful golf tournaments in the organization’s history. She then continued to lead by working with the board to facilitate the community service project with MAMRE Missions, resulting in a donation of $3,000 in addition to volunteer service to the organization.
Amanda’s State Farm agency is community-driven and supports many local activities. Amanda’s office is a regular supporter of Teacher Appreciation Week for the Powdersville schools. Each Halloween, her office plans the Annual Powdersville Trunk or Treat, a free community event at Dolly Cooper Park, which engages over 50 local business partners to welcome over 1000 children, along with 2000 parents & grandparents.
Amanda is a graduate of Leadership Pickens County, current Chair of the Powdersville Business Council Advisory Board, and an active member at NewSpring Church, where she serves in the children’s ministry.
Please join the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce and Powdersville Business Council Advisory Board in honoring Amanda McGnty as the 2025 Powdersville Advisory Board Member of the Year.