Mike Bedenbaugh: Leadership, Business, Preservation & Community
Michael Bedenbaugh’s storied journey in business, preservation and community leadership has led him to a life full of challenges, successes and a touch of adventure experienced by few people.
A Prosperity, SC native, Mike was born with a reverence for history, evident from his early connections to his Great Grandfather’s home. After dedicating five years to the US Navy aboard the USS South Carolina, Mike expanded his horizons by studying International Studies and History at both USC and Columbia University, New York. This academic background laid the foundation he would later carry into his diverse career.
His initial foray into the corporate realm took him to New York, where he joined the product marketing firm Post No Bills, Inc. that collaborated with corporate powerhouses like Phillip Morris USA and RCA Records. In 1990, Mike moved the company headquarters to Prosperity SC and became CEO. Over the next decade, Mike, alongside his wife and business partner Doreen Sullivan, grew the company to include DreamWorks, Universal Pictures, and MGM and opened branch offices in Los Angeles and New York. During this time, he also played pivotal roles in local planning, preservation, and community service. After becoming President of Preservation SC in 2007, Bedenbaugh created and managed numerous programs that advanced the mission of PreserveSC while creatively addressing the challenges inherent in endangered historic properties. He was responsible for raising millions of dollars for Preservation Projects and saved dozens of historic properties through real estate successes that otherwise would have been lost. Mike was awarded the Order of the Palmetto for his work by Gov. Henry McMaster.
Mike was awarded the Order of the Palmetto for his work by Gov. Henry McMaster in 2022. In 2024 he was an Independent Candidate for the House of Representatives in the SC 3rd District and garnered more votes than any independent candidate in recent history.
Mike’s storied journey in preservation and community leadership has led him to a distinguished position with BlackStream®. Mike is currently a licensed residential real estate agent with BlackStream® | Christie’s International Real Estate and a commercial associate advisor with Blackstream CRE
Mike is also the owner of Map Media LLC, a publishing/production company that produces his video podcast, “Reviving our Republic with Michael Bedenbaugh“ and his latest book :Reviving Our Republic: 95 Theses for the Future of America ; the outcome of Michael’s lifelong passion for his community, state, and nation, and was inspired by our founding fathers and the principles that birthed our nation.
