Becoming a Realtor, Brittany Geotes often tells people, only takes passing an exam. But becoming a respected, top-producing Realtor — that’s something else entirely. “It takes long nights, working weekends and a positive personality,” says the owner/Realtor with NextHome Simplicity, “but most of all, you have to really love people.” After graduating with honors from […]
Jocelyn Gavin-Lane isn’t satisfied with the status quo. “I don’t do well with redundancy; I get bored quickly with that,” says Gavin- Lane, national president of the Pink Lotus Project Inc., licensed social worker and owner of Premier Professional Counseling Services, LLC, in Gulfport. “I’m always looking for an opportunity to do something better, to […]
Readers have grown accustomed to its glossy pages and glitzy covers, but Gulf Coast Woman’s beginnings were far from glamorous. “I put the kids in the car, and the magazines at the bottom of the stroller,” founder Angela Bruni recalls of her early distribution process. As a stay-at-home mom two decades ago, Bruni says she […]
Tina Seymour Demoran has run full throttle for most of her life. Not only is she owner and managing attorney at Seymour Law Firm, PLLC, she is owner of Professional-Expert Consulting Services, LLC, and co-owner of Matter Removal, LLC. She also has a medical background that helped pay for law school and has benefited her […]
Lori A. Harper is one of the most successful women on the Coast, respected for her accomplishments and honored for her leadership and humbleness. Like many accomplished women, Harper’s drive to succeed has been fueled and underscored by the circumstances around her. Harper, recently retired as vice president of Supply Chain Management at Ingalls Shipbuilding, […]
The Gulf Coast Woman Iconic Beauty Look-alike Contest winners define beauty’s inner glow, outward confidence and extend blessings. Sharmaine Rieux FITNESS ENTHUSIAST | WAVELAND, MS “True Beauty is undefined. Beauty is whatever you want it to be. However your eyes perceive it, and however your soul reflects it.” Sharmaine Rieux is a graduate of the University […]
HOLLY LEMOINE-RAYMOND When you meet Holly Lemoine-Raymond, you feel her vibrant personality even before she greets you. Her energetic presence is contagious, and it’s no wonder why she’s highly successful and widely known. As owner and operator of HL Raymond Properties, a boutique real estate brokerage representing buyers and sellers along the Coast, Lemoine-Raymond […]
