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SALES LEADER
Joins National Network
story by Lynn Lofton
photo courtesy of Vicki Rosetti-Applewhite
Armed with 20 years of sales experience, Vicki Rosetti-Applewhite is launching her own sales consulting business with Sales Xcelerator. She offers a range of services, including help with stagnant sales, taking sales to the next level, business owners who need to delegate out sales responsibility, managing sales teams, and private investors wanting to understand the health of a sales organization before making an investment. She will serve businesses in the Gulf and New Orleans area.
“In 2015, I decided to leave the corporate world and join my husband as an entrepreneur to spend more quality time with him and my parents and volunteering for local community causes I believe in,” she said, “but now I am ready to do something of my own, on my own.”
An Ocean Springs resident, Rosetti-Applewhite joined the national network of Sales Xcelerator.
“We provide turnkey selling solutions for small and mid-size businesses that want to launch or expand their sales operations while delivering predictable and sustainable sales performance improvement,” she said. “It’s a great fit for me and for that, I am thankful.”
Sales Xcelerator
228.861.0029 | www.salesexcelerator.com
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BANK EXECUTIVE RECEIVES
YMCA HUMANITARIAN AWARD
story by Lynn Lofton
photos courtesy of Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA
Shane Loper, chief operating officer of Hancock Whitney Corporation, will be honored as the 10th Annual John R. Blossman Humanitarian by the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA on November 1 at the Beau Rivage Casino Resort. The evening begins with a silent auction and reception at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and program at 6:30.
The Ocean Springs native holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Troy State University, and completed the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University
Loper is an alumnus of Leadership Gulf Coast and the Gulf Coast Business Council’s Master’s Program and has served on the Business Council’s board of directors. He chaired and was
a member of the YMCA board
for seven years. He served as a Mississippi Army National Guard Infantry Officer and Major for 16 years.
“All who knew John Blossman felt his deep love for the Gulf Coast. Much of his life was spent in service to organizations that positively impacted the lives
of others,” the YMCA’s Wellness Director Joey Conwill said. “The award was created to recognize those, like John, who put his fellow man first.”
Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA
1810 Government St., Ocean Springs 228.875.5050 www.mgcymca.org