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Made In Mississippi

As an entrepreneur myself, I’ve learned so much from podcast. It’s an amazing platform to grow and educate yourself. Yet, all of the podcast I listen to are about entrepreneurs and business leaders in NY, LA, and Silicon Valley. There’s not a podcast to highlight those winning in Mississippi. I feel strongly this is one of the reasons many entrepreneurs are leaving our state - they feel it’s easier to succeed in bigger cities. This is the reason I almost left a few years ago. But It’s not true. These are the stories of Mississippians who have made something. I hope you are challenged and encouraged by their stories of entrepreneurs winning in our state.
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Nov 20, 2018

David and His partner have created a powerful brand that creates beauty for some of the biggest brands in the world. Including Whole Foods, Tesla, and Capri Blue Candles. 

Nov 1, 2018

VR, AR, XR, Get ready Misissippi!

Oct 19, 2018

In this episode we get into some incredibly impactful practices that have led to Mitch Wolverton's success. As the Founder and CEO of DIG Creative Solutions, Mitch graciously shares his expertise and experience to what's led to his success.

Oct 3, 2018

Wildly successful baker and Small Business Person of the year Mary Jennifer Russel joins us on this episode of Made In Mississippi. 

Sep 19, 2018

Gourmet Popsicles, who would have thought! Jake Franklin has built a successful, 2 location shop from just that concept. 

Sep 11, 2018

Bo Pentacost, founder of Solve Design Studio, shares with us the power of knowing how to sell and his unique spin on marketing.

Aug 23, 2018

Hartley is a founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation and a well-known innovator in the musical equipment industry. Hartley Peavey founded Peavey Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of musical and professional audio equipment, in 1964 after building his first amplifier in 1956. Since its foundation, Peavey Electronics has been privately owned, and has grown massively from their humble beginnings in Hartley's basement in the 1950s.

Aug 9, 2018

In this episode Paul Bonds tells of his transition from full-time employment to full-time entrepreneurship. He also reveals the key to a killer cup of coffee, his favorite business books, and the secret of his success. 

Jul 25, 2018

Neil White has been a newspaper editor, magazine publisher, advertising executive and federal prisoner. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he operates a small publishing company, writes plays and essays, and teaches memoir writing.

His memoir, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts (Morrow/HarperCollins), about the year he lived with the last victims of leprosy in the continental United States, was described by Publisher’s Weekly as “Brisk, ironic, perceptive . . . White’s introspective memoir puts a magnifying glass to a flawed life, revealing that all of life is to be savored and respected.” Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler added, “At once surreal and grittily naturalistic, funny and poignant, White’s tale is fascinating and full of universal resonance.”

In the Sanctuary of Outcasts was a finalist in the 2010 Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance “Book of the Year” award. In 2010, White won the Outstanding Author of the Year from the Southern Library Association. Barnes & Noble honored White as one of the top three emerging nonfiction authors in America through their “Discover Great New Writers” program.

Foreign language translations of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts have been published in Germany, Croatia and the Netherlands. Sanctuary was on the Southern Independent bestseller list for nearly four years. The book was selected for Baton Rouge’s One Book, One Community program. It was also selected for the common reading experience at Davidson College, Hilbert College, St. Bonaventure University and Michigan Tech.

White’s essays have appeared in dozens of literary journals and magazines. He has contributed to The Oxford AmericanNational Geographic and The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.

White serves as Creative Director & Publisher at The Nautilus Publishing Company. He has published and edited more than 30 books. Most recently, he edited Robert Khayat’s The Education of a Lifetime. In 2014, the book was honored with the IPPY Silver Award for the best national memoir published by a small press.

White is married to Deborah Hodges Bell, the Interim Dean of the law school at The University of Mississippi. They have three children — Lindsay Bell, Neil White IV, and Maggie White.

Jul 11, 2018

Ted J. Duckworth is Co-Manager of TDLDC, and President and CEO of Duckworth Realty, Inc. Ted has been the architect of the company's recent growth into development projects and has provided a vision for the company's downtown revitalization efforts in Jackson, Mississippi. This vision carries over into the overall company philosophy of making a difference in the community where we live and work. His $16 million renovation of the mixed-use Electric 308 Building in 2005 sparked an interest in downtown development and created an atmosphere of energy in the downtown market.

Ted has coordinated the acquisition of multiple investment properties throughout the southeast totaling over $150 million. The transactions have allowed Duckworth Realty to expand its operations across the region, with projects located in Jackson, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Atlanta.

Ted is a recognized leader of economic development in Metro-Jackson. He has served as Chairman of The Board of Downtown Jackson Partners which manages the Central Business District, and on the Downtown Strategic Plan for the City of Jackson. He currently also serves as President of the Eastover Neighborhood Association.

Jun 28, 2018

In this Bonus Episode I interview Randi Zuckerburg at the C Spire MVMT Conference. Randi talks to us about the importance of learning about technology early, female entrepreneurship, and her new book Pick 3. I trust you guys will enjoy this episode of Made In Mississippi. 

Jun 13, 2018

Episode 10 wraps season 3 up with a someone I look up to a lot. You'll hear from our conversation that David White is a dynamic entrepreneur that's excited about his business. David co-founded Morgan White Group. From a small, 2 person insurance agency, to over 150 million in revenue, Morgan White Group has accomplished so much in our state. MWG is a 6 time Inc 5000 company focused on serving it's clients around the world. I trust you guys will enjoy this interview with David White. 

May 30, 2018

From my guest on the show to listener request - Robert's name is constantly mentioned as a suggested feature. After this interview it was clear to me why so many Mississippians wanted to hear from him. Not only is he an accomplish restauranteur, but he's founded an amazing non-profit and somehow finds time to write a column each week in over 20 publications. I trust you guys will enjoy this interview with Robert St.John

expanded bio:

Robert St. John is a restaurateur, chef, columnist, and author. Robert St. John has spent almost four decades in the restaurant business. Thirty of those years have been as the owner of the Purple Parrot, Crescent City Grill, Mahogany Bar, Branch, Tabella, and Ed’s Burger Joint in Hattiesburg, MS. For 20 years he has written a weekly syndicated newspaper column.  

St. John was just named a part of the 2017 ‘Mississippi Top Fifty’ by Y’all Politics and Supertalk Mississippi.  St. John has been named the state’s top chef three consecutive years and was honored as Mississippi Restaurateur of the Year.   

His restaurant— The Purple Parrot Café— has been named the best fine dining restaurant in Mississippi and just received its sixth Four-Diamond rating from the AAA Travel Guide. Additionally, in 2011, AAA named Purple Parrot Café the second-best fine-dining restaurant in the South (just behind Commander’s Palace). Tabella has been voted “Best Italian” in Mississippi, Crescent City Grill has been voted one of “Mississippi’s Top Ten” restaurants, and the Mahogany Bar has been voted among the “Top 100 Beer Bars in America” for the past three consecutive years.

St. John is the author of ten books, including three previous collaborations with watercolorist Wyatt Waters. His 11th book, A Mississippi Palate, another collaboration with Waters was released November 1st. Their book, An Italian Palate, was written in Europe while St. John, his wife, and his two children traveled through 17 countries on two continents for six months. He and Waters lead group tours to Italy twice a year.

St. John is the creator, producer, and host of the Public Broadcasting series Palate to Palette with Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters which begins airing on October 12th.

St. John has been featured in USA TODAY and appeared on The Food NetworkThe Travel ChannelNational Public RadioMartha Stewart Living, and the Turner South network, among others.

In 2009, St. John founded Extra Table, a non-profit organization that purchases healthy foods and provides them to soup kitchens and mission pantries throughout Mississippi.

May 16, 2018

It's me, Casey, the host of Made In Mississippi. Let me tell you something I've learned over the last few years. As I've gotten to know more and more of the C Spire team, I've been constantly amazed at one thing. With no microphones on, no one watching, C Spire REALLY FREAKING cares about our state. Seriously! This interview with Suzy Hays of C Spire has me jacked. Listen to learn more about the Tech MVMT and how Mississippi shouldn't shoot for not being last, but we should aim for being first. There's opportunity, talent and excitement. 

Find out more here: https://www.cspire.com/cms/wireless/tech-movement/ 

Mar 26, 2018

Dr.Rob Carmen Speaks about the 1 Common Thread of Vitality no matter what your age.

Mar 21, 2018

On this episode of the Made In Mississippi podcast, I'll be interviewing Dudley Wooley CEO of 100% employee owned Ross and Yerger.

Mar 6, 2018

On this episode of Made In Mississippi we speak with Founder and CEO Kendall Poole. 

Feb 21, 2018

On this episode of Made In Mississippi we speak with Founder and CEO of Venture Tech, Gerard Gibert. 

Feb 7, 2018

Season 3 is here! Thanks for your patience guys! Really stoked about this episode with our Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann. 

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