Deb Mangolt

Deb Mangolt brings her positive attitude and bubbly personality to turn family reunions, corporate team-building events and women’s retreats into experiences worthy of reminiscence. As a certified Life Coach and licensed Zumba instructor, Deb enjoys the thrills of helping others reach their goals in health and happiness. A devoted hospice volunteer, member of the Charleston Center for Women, and avid golfer and runner, Deb completed the Kiawah Island Marathon in less time than it takes to fly from New York to California.

Growing up in Toledo, Ohio with four siblings and a neighborhood full of kids, creating games and outdoor activities was a natural and constant pastime for Deb. Her earliest memories of game creation came when she organized and designed a weekly three-hour program for “summer school” when she was ten years old, inviting the children in the neighborhood to attend to the delight of the youngsters as well as their parents. Marching with the children around the block in hats made from pages of the local newspaper and banging pots and pans, Deb’s summer school parade marked the beginning of her passion for homegrown fun.

Her parents, two sisters and two brothers remain very close despite residing in four states. With nieces and nephews, in-laws and out-laws; Deb’s family regards her as the “activities director” whenever they all get together. Her murder mystery dinner parties and creative scavenger hunts have become highly anticipated traditions at family reunions.

Deb has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Toledo that she completed while working full-time and parlayed into a successful career in corporate finance that lasted for more than 25 years before her inner “gamer” took over.

Her professional career has taken her across North America from Ohio to Tennessee to Toronto, Ontario and finally to South Carolina. Today, she and her husband of twenty-two years split their time between Charleston, SC and Lake Muskoka in Canada.