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Carolina BBQ Festival
  • Home
  • The Series
    • The Festival
    • The Kickoff
    • Brunch & Pickin'
  • The Pitmasters
  • The Charities
  • The Podcast
  • The Who & How
    • Who We Are + Contact Us
    • Get Involved
  • The FAQ
  • The Shop

Who We Are

Lewis Donald

Lewis Donald

Lewis Donald

Founder, Owner and Smoketender 

Sweet Lew's BBQ 

Lewis Donald can’t cut into a radish without thinking of his grandfather. Growing up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Donald wasn’t the best student in the classroom, but he could spend all day studying the rows of vegetables in the garden his granddad Ray planted every year. Donald has lived 

Founder, Owner and Smoketender 

Sweet Lew's BBQ 

Lewis Donald can’t cut into a radish without thinking of his grandfather. Growing up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Donald wasn’t the best student in the classroom, but he could spend all day studying the rows of vegetables in the garden his granddad Ray planted every year. Donald has lived in six different states since then, mastering numerous cuisines as a cook and chef at restaurants, country clubs, resorts, and a specialty food store. In Sweet Lew’s, he fulfills his dream of running a classic barbecue shack. He takes the lessons from all of those travels and distills them into everything he does. 

Erin Hunter

Lewis Donald

Lewis Donald

Founder, Marketing & Event Management - Let's Meet CLT 

Responsible for business operations and team building for Let's Meet CLT. Born and raised in Charlotte, she has an absolute love for the city! After graduating from Appalachian State University, she has worked in the startup, corporate, and franchise space for marketing and events. Wa

Founder, Marketing & Event Management - Let's Meet CLT 

Responsible for business operations and team building for Let's Meet CLT. Born and raised in Charlotte, she has an absolute love for the city! After graduating from Appalachian State University, she has worked in the startup, corporate, and franchise space for marketing and events. Wanting to follow her passion of supporting the small business community and events that help connect the city she grew up in, Let's Meet CLT was started. A true connector of the small business community.  

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