Most businesses that fail don’t fail from a weak product or a lazy owner. They fail because nobody reads the numbers. Beth Snow of Back Office Guru explains the financial reports every business owner needs to understand, the warning signs of trouble, and why hiring an accountant alone won’t fix it.
What does it actually take to become a leader before you have the title, the age, or the experience? In this episode of Southaven Business Beat, presented in partnership with the Southaven Chamber of Commerce, we sit down with two people at opposite ends of the same program: a Chamber professional serving as a mentor, and an upcoming senior at DeSoto Central High School serving as her mentee. Both are part of the Bridge Academy, the leadership program under the Southaven Chamber Foundation.
What if therapy didn’t mean sitting on a couch in a quiet office? On this episode of Southaven Business Beat, we sit down with Anthony Wood and Brandy West from Desoto Family Counseling & Pediatric Therapy Center, a counseling group serving Southaven, DeSoto County, and the greater Memphis and Mid-South area. They walk us through a very different approach to mental health, one that can happen on a walking trail, on a boat, or with a fishing pole in your hand.
For 33 years it sat closed, promised to the community as a park. Today it is the DeSoto County Agri-Education Center, a 200-acre, $19 million facility on Starlanding Road in Nesbit, built without a tax increase. In this episode of Southaven Business Beat, host Cristan Engelke sits down with director Michael Lee, a former county supervisor, to walk through what is actually out there: a 2,000-seat indoor arena, an outdoor covered arena, stall barns, a teaching kitchen, a greenhouse, walking and equestrian trails, and programs from 4-H to Master Gardeners to Mississippi State University Extension.
This episode of Southaven Business Beat focuses on the real-world lessons that drive local success. We sit down with Ms. Brooke Benedict to discuss the core values that shape effective business leadership and how to apply these principles to your own professional journey. This conversation is designed for entrepreneurs, community leaders, and anyone looking to improve their operations through shared experience.
She spent nearly 30 years in a domestic violence situation without knowing what it was called. The night she moved in, she sat down with the intake paperwork and checked yes to every question on the cycle of violence sheet. That was the first time she understood what had been happening to her.
This episode of Southaven Business Beat is a firsthand account of how one of the fastest-growing cities in the Mid-South was built from nothing. Lorine sat down with Debbie King, President and CEO of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce, to share what Southaven was, what it took to get here, and what the original west side of the city needs now to stay strong.
Alison Mitchell walked away from 20 years as a real estate executive, packed up her life in Texas, and moved to a county where she knew almost nobody. Now she is the Director of Tourism for DeSoto County, and she is rebuilding what tourism means for the entire Mid-South region, not just the venues everyone already knows.
Host: Cristan Engelke and Shawntel Hibbler VIDEO DESCRIPTION The Southaven Chamber of Commerce is going on a cruise, and you’re invited. Book your room here: https://bit.ly/4uw7DjX Cristan Engelke and Shawntel Hibbler of the Southaven Chamber, announce the 2027 Chamber Cruise sailing June 12 through June 17 aboard the Carnival Dream out of New Orleans, with stops in Cozumel and Costa …
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