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    Building a lasting legacy on the Coast

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Makeup by Bria Fowler, Elle Louise, LLC & Brooke Soto, Electric Lady Hair Studio | Location: Hancock Whitney Plaza Driven to make a difference Hancock Whitney’s Laura Sullivan Ethridge shows resilience is her superpower “The most important part of success is filling your life with the love and laughter […]

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    Baby love: New mom Ieshia McArthur

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Hair and makeup by Alicia Wortel, Electric Lady Hair Studio | Location: Mississippi Aquarium Like many pregnant women, Ieshia McArthur worried whether she was ready for a child and would make a good mom. But once her “rainbow baby,” Jaycee, arrived last November, self-doubt soon gave way to overwhelming gratitude. […]

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    The adventure collector

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Hair and makeup by Brooke Soto, Electric Lady Hair Studio For a young girl fascinated by pirates, there are few better places to spend your childhood summers than the beaches and harbors of the Bahamas. When Gulfport native Brittany Wilem Kahler wasn’t snorkeling, fishing or swimming, she was reading everything […]

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    Making donuts, embracing duty

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Hair and makeup by Bria Fowlers, Elle Louise LLC At the tender age of 25, Katelyn Mohler is leading a beloved Ocean Springs institution into the future. Co-owning Ocean Springs’ TatoNut Donut Shop, which has been in her family for generations, was not part of Katelyn’s life plan. However, […]

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    Crafting dreams: Bourn to Create’s Sarah Blackbourn inspires with DIY lifestyle

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Hair and Makeup: Brooke Soto, Electric Lady Hair Studio A quick scroll through Sarah Blackbourn’s social media shows a woman in constant motion. The talent behind Bourn to Create always keeps her hands occupied — whether she’s sanding, cutting, drilling, measuring, painting, cooking, or collecting eggs from her handmade chicken […]

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    Leading with humility

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Makeup by Heather Dubuisson, HD Hair and Makeup   With Liz Corso Joachim, what you see is what you get. Despite an office brimming with awards, certificates and commendations, the head of Corso, Inc., is more likely to compliment someone else than vice versa. Staying humble and transparent, in fact, […]

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    Choosing faith over fear

    Photography: Brandi Stage Portraiture Makeup: Bria Fowler, Elle Louise LLC When you’re entering the fight of your life, a pretty, plush unicorn may not be everyone’s idea of a combat companion. But for Susie Davis, the stuffed animal — whom she named Faith — symbolized her nearest and dearest. The “Unicorn Posse,” as she dubbed […]

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