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GENEVA DUMMER
THE MEETING PLACE
228.207.0663 | www.tmp-ms.com
Advice I would give to young female entrepreneurs:
Your knowledge, skills, abilities, and ingenuity are all valid and unique. Use all of these tools to solve the problems you’re faced with.
My greatest successes have been:
Achieved due to my ability to adapt and overcome regardless of what situation is presented.
It’s important to support other woman-owned businesses because:
Women are expected to maintain well-managed homes, marriages, children, and businesses. When we support each other, stronger businesses, families, and women emerge.
What moment from your life made the biggest impact on your career?
The day I enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
GINGER FELDER COOK
RICHBURG HALL
1316 30th Ave., Gulfport
www.richburghall.com gingercookevents@gmail.com
Throughout her career, Ginger Cook has been an active and engaged local businesswoman. From 2005-2015, she owned and operated Uptown Interiors, a well-known and successful home interior & gift store in downtown Bay St. Louis. Cook was instrumental in helping in the revitalization of downtown Bay St Louis during her time as president of the Bay Waveland Main Street Association and Old Town Merchants Association.
In 2015, after 10 successful years operating Uptown Interiors, Cook decided to launch a new business venture focused on design, events, and consulting. Over the years, she has designed and executed large scale events all across the south. She is now the Co-Owner of Richburg Hall, an all- inclusive banquet facility located inside Sully’s in downtown Gulfport.
She is happily married and has three wonderful children.
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