{"id":326810,"date":"2024-02-15T07:55:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/?p=326810"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:37:19","slug":"charles-davis-jr-inspires-confidence-as-elementary-principal-business-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/black-history-month\/charles-davis-jr-inspires-confidence-as-elementary-principal-business-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Davis Jr. inspires confidence as elementary principal, business owner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: This is the third in a series of stories running in February on emerging Black leaders in the Greenville community.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Charles Davis Jr.<\/strong> wears his passion on his sleeve.<\/p>\n

Davis owns and operates upscale men\u2019s boutique\u00a0A Polished Man<\/a><\/strong> in downtown Greenville, is principal of Brushy Creek Elementary School<\/strong><\/a> in Taylors, and is on the board of the South Carolina Children\u2019s Theatre.<\/p>\n

Balancing that many professional roles in life would be a challenge to most people. Yet, to sit and talk to Davis, he handles the balancing act with grace.<\/p>\n

As a kid growing up in Clio, a small town in the Pee Dee region, Davis was shy. Fashion was a way to break through his timidness, and he recognized that he felt better when he was well-dressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt different whenever I looked my best,\u201d Davis said. \u201cAnd so for me, it was much bigger than just looking good. It was about the confidence that I felt to be able to show up and be the best version of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Davis credited his time at Morris College in Sumter with helping him grow out of his shell and into the man he always felt he was. He majored in elementary education, inspired by the art of teaching.<\/p>\n

Davis has been in education for 24 years. First as a teacher, then as a guidance counselor, assistant principal and, eventually, principal. He has held that role for 11 years.<\/p>\n

He added entrepreneur<\/a> to his list of accomplishments when he and his wife, Tiffane, opened A Polished Man in 2021. The couple designed the store\u2019s aesthetic to be like an art gallery- neat and pleasant to peruse- in the hopes that it would create an easy, rewarding shopping experience for patrons.<\/p>\n