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Pink Magnolia Marketplace

Natasha Buckholtz Transforms Challenges Into Charm, Creating a Marketplace that Celebrates Beauty, Belonging, and the Unstoppable Strength of Entrepreneurship Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Trent Spann The magnolia is a paradox: delicate yet unshakable, blooming like silk but surviving like stone. It’s the quintessential Southern emblem of strength in disguise. “Life is about shifting,” says Natasha Buckholtz, owner of Pink Magnolia Marketplace. “The path you’re on today...

Beauty

Giving the Gift of Color

How Jan Rivers Uses Color Analysis to Restore Confidence and Transform Lives Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands Jan Rivers has always been coloring. What began with crayons and coloring books evolved over time into a lifelong calling: a gift for helping people rediscover themselves through color. Shades of Childhood   Jan grew up in a small Alabama town with pine trees, long summers, and hospital corridors bright with florescent light. Her sister was born with...

Professional Services

Thankful Threads & Timeless Vows

Olivier Couture’s mission to honor faith, family, and forever moments Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands The first thing you notice inside Mandeville’s Olivier Couture Bridal Boutique is the color. A hush of pink, soft as dawn, It’s unapologetically feminine, perhaps because Jolie Goodreau, the owner, raised four sons at home. “Pink,” she says, “was my rebellion, my one place to be girly.” Her story begins not in couture but in classrooms. A special education...

Finance + Legal Services

Family. Faith. Gratitude. Growth.

How the Fussell family turned five agents into a gold-standard legacy of thankfulness and service Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Arianna Temples These days, insurance is rarely thought of as inspiring. And yet, in the heart of Old Covington, the Fussell family has built an agency that feels less like a company and more like a community. Fussell Group Insurance Advisors was founded in 2012 with just five agents. Today, it has grown to more than a hundred advisors across the...