39 minutes | Thursday, 13 April 2023
Born and raised Texan Charles Gillis, is one of the most passionate Nova Scotians a person can find.
That's right, we're starting the Global Bluenosers journey right at what some would consider the outer edge of the Bluenoser definition. The "Friend of Nova Scotia".
Charles didn't lay eyes on Nova Scotia until into adulthood, but he quickly made up for lost time. Now a self-described Bluenoser by choice, Charles has been spreading the news about Nova Scotia to anyone who will listen across the southern United States for years.
He promotes tourism, he encourages investor trips to Halifax, and he helps Nova Scotia companies find customers in the US market. If that isn't a Nova Scotian, I don't know what is!
Sean and Charles reconnect to chat about which Nova Scotia products he wishes were on store shelves in Dallas, how he first fell in love with this province, why American investors should look very closely at Nova Scotia, and which NS Craft Beers top his list. And he also makes a very good case for why you should always enter photo contests.
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