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Shanita Grayer
Owner and CEO
Shanita Grayer was inspired to
open her business by her own family. “Knowing that my parents are getting older and one day I might need someone to take care of them,” she explains. “What can be better than home care?”
Her favorite part of the job is meeting and feeling like family with her clients.
Grayer’s family has also been incredibly supportive of her career. “They see more in me than I see in myself.” She is even in the process of opening a uniform/scrub store.
204 Courthouse Rd., Gulfport 228.357.1472 | www.infinityhome.care
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Miranda Compretta
Owner/Director
Miranda Compretta was inspired
to pursue dance as her career by two amazing women, her mother and her mother-in-law.
“My mother put me in dance lessons because she always wanted to take classes,” she recalls. “I found joy in making her proud of me and my accomplishments. My mother-in-law was my dance teacher until college and encouraged me to pursue and graduate with a Bachelor’s in Dance Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi.”
Compretta and her husband are parents to three sons and one daughter who is pursuing a double major in dance and hospitality management from the University of Alabama.
ARABESQUE SCHOOL OF DANCE
228.216.0168 | www.comprettadance.com miranda@compretta.com
@Arabesque School of Dance @arabesque.dance
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Gabriella Scardino Averett
Executive Assistant
A recent graduate from
the University of Southern Mississippi, Gabriella Averett works as an executive assistant at SouthGroup Insurance while also furthering her education through a master’s program in business administration.
“I became inspired to pursue a career in insurance and a degree in accounting,” says Averett. “I love helping people and excelling in my day-to-day activities. My job’s fast-paced environment
and complex tasks provide the challenges I seek in a career.”
SOUTHGROUP INSURANCE
412 Hwy 90, Ste. 6, Bay St. Louis 228.466.4498 | www.southgroup.net Gabriella.Averett@southgroup.net
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Brailey Ritmanich & Jennifer Fleming
“Brailey’s dad knew we were capable of turning this place into a home where people could feel comfortable and welcome,” adds
Fleming. “Not to toot our own horn, but we do our jobs to the absolute best of our abilities!”
Jennifer Fleming and Brailey Ritmanich love bringing a smile to people’s faces, and that’s just what they do at Serendipity Creamery. “Our biggest goal here is to give the best customer service that we
can,” says Ritmanich. “We treat our customers like we’ve known them all their lives.”
SERENDIPITY CREAMERY
114 E 3rd St., Ste. A, Long Beach 228.206.0003 | serendipitycreameryllc@gmail.com
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