The Midsouth Business Exchange is practical business education built for the Mid-South, and it’s free. Workshops from local experts, real conversations with the people running businesses here, a podcast, and a full Business Resource Center. One place, one job: helping you run a stronger business. Running a business here is hard, and most owners are figuring it out alone. This …
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 …
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 …
Want to see what got built on an old DeSoto County landfill? Learn more and plan a visit here: https://www.desotocountyms.gov/882/Agri-Ed-Center 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 …
Learn practical Southaven business strategies from Brooke Benedict. Gain insights on leadership and building stronger community connections. This episode of Southaven Business Beat focuses on the real-world lessons that drive local success. We sit down with Brooke Benedict to discuss the core values that shape effective business leadership and how to apply these principles to your own professional journey. This …
Sarita Drake is the Executive Director of the House of Grace, a domestic violence shelter serving Southaven, DeSoto County, and the greater Memphis metro area. What most people do not know is that eleven years ago, she moved into that shelter with her two daughters as a client. She spent nearly 30 years in a domestic violence situation without knowing …
Southaven, Mississippi was not always what it is today. In 1964, the pavement stopped at the state line, the utility company was run by volunteers, and a roadside sign counted just 843 residents. Lorine Cady moved here that year, raised five children, started girls softball out of a literal swamp, fought a 19-day court battle to keep Southaven from being …
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. In this episode …
Joseph Davis spent years on the road selling restoration services to companies like Paul Davis Restoration. Then one of those clients hired him. Now he runs business development for Paul Davis Restoration of the Mid-South, covering Memphis, Southaven, DeSoto County, and North Mississippi down to Oxford. In this episode, Joseph pulls back the curtain on what actually happens after you …
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 Maya, Mexico. This is a fundraiser for the …