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Building Legacy: From Hospitality Roots to Digital Marketing Success w/ Q Moldrik
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Ever wondered how a hospitality professional becomes the founder of a thriving digital marketing agency? Q Moldrik's journey from managing hotel systems to building Legacy Digital showcases the power of transferable skills and entrepreneurial vision.
As the oldest of five children and seventeen grandchildren, Q brings natural leadership and problem-solving abilities to her role as CEO and founder. Her boutique agency approach – maintaining a 14-person team that handles everything from branding and content creation to SEO and website development – allows for personalized service that larger agencies simply can't match.
What truly sets Legacy Digital apart is their commitment to quality over quantity. While industry standards push digital managers to handle 10-15 clients, Q caps her team at six clients each. "Capacity is a huge thing in this industry," she explains. "We're creatives at the end of the day. I can't be creative with 15 clients." This philosophy ensures clients receive thoughtful, strategic content rather than rushed deliverables.
The agency's growth mirrors Q's "farming" analogy for business development: Year one plants seeds, trying various approaches and service models. Year two waters those seeds, knowing 80% might fail. By year three, you harvest the 20% that flourished. This patient approach has transformed Legacy Digital from primarily serving
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is a public, nonprofit organization that fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy by supporting technology-based startups, academic research, and industry partnerships. Through funding, coaching, and its investment arm SC Launch, SCRA helps early-stage companies grow, commercialize ideas, and scale within the state’s key innovation sectors.
King & Columbus is a full-service marketing and advertising agency based in South Carolina that helps brands grow through a mix of creative storytelling and data-driven strategy. They offer everything from branding and content creation to media planning, digital advertising, and PR—focused on delivering measurable results across digital, social, and traditional channels. https://kingandcolumbus.com
Title Sponsor: Charleston American Marketing Association
Presenting Sponsor: Charleston Media Solutions
Annual Sponsor: SCRA; South Carolina Research Authority
Quarterly Sponsor: King and Columbus
CAMACast Cohosts: Stephanie Barrow, Mike Compton, Rachel Backal, Tom Keppeler, Amanda Bunting Comen,
Silicon Harbor Hot Take Host: Stanfield Gray, https://digsouth.com
Produced and edited: RMBO Advertising
Photographer | Co-host: Kelli Morse
Score by: The Strawberry Entrée; Jerry Feels Good, CURRYSAUCE, DBLCRWN, DJ DollaMenu
Studio Engineer: Brian Cleary and Mathew Chase
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