Bradley Lum is president of Guardian Elite in Jackson. Lum is a former Ole Miss baseball player and teacher and coach. Q — What kinds of services does Guardian Elite provide for amateur and professional athletes? A — Our mission is to educate and equip athletes to leverage their skills and abilities into life-long success. [...] [...]
Rusty Hampton is the marketing editor at Neel-Schaffer, a Jackson-based engineering firm. Hampton spent 30 years in the newspaper business, as a reporter and editor. He comes to Neel-Schaffer having spent the last decade-plus as sports editor of The Clarion-Ledger. Q — As marketing editor, what’s your day-to-day like? A — No two days are [...] [...]
Brad Fuller is a 2004 Mississippi State agribusiness graduate who left Washington to found YeHive, a start-up whose social media app and website launched last year. Blending features from several social media outlets, YeHive takes photos and videos from an event and deposits them in a central location. Q — What is YeHive? A — [...] [...]
Dr. John D. Damon is the CEO of Mississippi Children’s Home Services in Jackson. Damon has been with MCHS for 20 years. He received his bachelor of science degree in psychology from Mississippi College, his master of arts in marriage and family therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary, his doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology from [...] [...]
Russell Turley is president of the Phoenix Club of Jackson, which started in 2007 and raises money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. Q — How did the Phoenix Club get started? A — As a result of experiences with the original Phoenix Club in Memphis, a group of young professionals (Brad [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: April 5,2013
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Zach Jex is a Natchez lawyer and businessman who has developed several mobile apps, the latest of which is Pushlocal. Geared toward small businesses, Pushlocal is in nine cites with plans for expansion. Q — Tell us about Pushlocal. How does it help businesses? A — Pushlocal is a local, mobile platform that allows businesses [...] [...]
Q — What is the mission and what are some of the goals of Mississippi Young Professionals? A — Mississippi Young Professionals serves to create a network that will connect, develop, empower and retain young professionals in Mississippi through community involvement, professional development and social interaction. The organization works to create a shared vision that [...] [...]
Will and Missy Hopkins own the The Green Door Company in Oxford, which specializes in custom-made furniture crafted from repurposed material. Their shop sits at 1501 Molly Barr Road. Q — How long has The Green Door Company been open, and how did it get its start? A — We opened in our current location [...] [...]
Q — What is the Gillespie Business Plan Competition? A — The Gillespie Business Plan Competition is a contest that allows students to craft and present their business plans to a group of business professionals. Through this process, students can hone their business ideas and create a persuasive presentation that mimics a pitch to fund [...] [...]
Jennifer Gregory was recently named CEO of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership. Gregory, who graduated from Mississippi State with a BBA in marketing, has been with the Partnership for almost four years. She and her husband live in Starkville with their three children. Q — What are some of your immediate goals, now that you’re [...] [...]
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