Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Marla Smith-Brown VIDEO DESCRIPTION She walked away from a stable government career to help people find second chances in Southaven. In this episode, Marla Smith-Brown, Executive Director of ACTS Career Center at Brown Missionary Baptist Church, shares how faith, purpose, and opportunity come together to rebuild lives and connect people to real jobs. What you’ll hear: ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Karen Mager VIDEO DESCRIPTION She turned retirement into a movement for women in business. After 40 years in corporate America, Karen Mager created CrèmeMagnolia, a community built to guide and mentor women starting their own businesses. In this episode of Southaven Business Beat, host Cristan Engelke sits down with Karen to uncover how she turned decades ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Jessi Poole VIDEO DESCRIPTION Tap subscribe. You will not want to miss local stories that matter. In this episode, Jessi Poole shares what really happens inside the Southaven Care Center, how women are served from the first test to delivery, and what you can do today to help. What you’ll learn: • Who they serve, teens ... Read More

Host: Aaron Cozort Guest: Lindsey Grace Darby VIDEO DESCRIPTION Southaven Business Beat sits down with Lindsey Grace Darby to spotlight DeSoto County Business Women, a long-standing network helping women connect, learn, and give back. You will hear what the group does, who should join, how meetings work, costs, scholarships, and real outcomes members see. If you do business in DeSoto ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Shannon Bibbee VIDEO DESCRIPTION Many small businesses spend money storing documents they will never use. They also risk compliance violations and customer data exposure. In this episode, Aaron talks with Shannon Bibbee, founder of DeSoto Shred, about how secure shredding, document storage, and scanning can reduce risk and save money. DeSoto Shred serves DeSoto County and ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Kevin & Tammy Thorn VIDEO DESCRIPTION Welcome back to Southaven Business Beat! Today, Cristan sits down with Kevin & Tammy, owners of Bricks & Minifigs in Hernando—where childhood wonder meets grown‑up creativity. If you’ve ever asked, “Bricks & what now?”… it’s LEGO® heaven: pre‑owned sets, rare minifigs, custom art builds, birthday parties, Ladies Night, robotics, derby ... Read More

Host: Aaron Cozort Guest: Paul Ollar VIDEO DESCRIPTION Meet Paul Ollar of Ultimate Windows & Doors and Ultimate Roofing—a Southaven business owner who started with $2,000 and built a reputation on integrity, price transparency, and five‑star service. In this episode, Paul breaks down the real science behind modern, energy‑efficient windows (think Cardinal Glass + low‑E coatings), the right way to ... Read More

Host: Aaron Cozort Guest: Kush Shah VIDEO DESCRIPTION What if your printer, mail house, sign shop, and label partner were all the same team—and local? In this Southaven Business Beat, host Aaron Cozort sits down with Kush Shah of Direct FX (22+ years strong) to unpack how a two‑man mail startup grew into a multi-division print, mail, signage, and flexible ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: TJ Green VIDEO {“url”:”https://youtu.be/v5NFBjZb6i0″,”type”:”video”,”providerNameSlug”:”youtube”,”responsive”:true,”className”:”wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio”} –> DESCRIPTION If you think “animation” is just for kids, today’s guest is going to flip that belief on its head. In this Southaven Business Beat, Kristen sits down with TJ, founder of TJ’s Animation Workshop, who’s quietly building a creative engine that helps schools, chambers, and businesses explain the hard ... Read More

Host: Cristan Engelke Guest: Jeff Summers VIDEO EPISODE SPONSORS : Wisdom Integrators – www.wisdomintegrators.com Pure Focus Media – https://www.purefocus.media/ DESCRIPTION What if Christmas could restore dignity instead of creating dependency? In this powerful episode of Southaven Business Beat, we sit down with Jeff Summers of Trinity Church to talk about Affordable Christmas—a movement that flips traditional holiday charity on its ... Read More