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Johnanna Turner
David Graham Upshaw
Christina Hardin Wells
Rogers Dabbs Chevrolet
Johnanna Turner is a graduate of Northwest
Rankin High and Blue Mountain College and
she now works as a new car sales manager for
Rogers Dabbs Chevrolet. She played basketball
at both the high school and collegiate level
and enjoys swimming and water skiing in her
spare time. Johnanna is an active member in
the General Motors Mark of Excellence
program.
“Advancing from the bottom (salesperson) to
the top (new car desk manager) has to be my
proudest career achievement thus far. This
took a great deal of hard work and dedication.”
“‘If it makes sense, do it.’ Desk managers are
required to make a lot of costly decisions. I
often find myself thinking, ‘Does this make
sense if I have to explain myself to upper
management?’ It helps with confidence in
making those decisions–and in return our
customers are confident that we have their
best interests in mind.”
Jonathan Johnston
State Farm Agency
Graham Upshaw is a graduate of Meridian
Community College and Belhaven University,
and he now works with Jonathan Johnston
State Farm Agency as an insurance and
banking account manager. Graham’s hobbies
include playing golf, baseball, softball, and
watching college football.
“In my previous field, having multiple
locations ranked in the top 10 and 20 percent
in their franchise is something I’d consider a
large success in my career. In my current field,
the career achievement that makes me most
proud is helping my agency achieve travel
during my first year here.”
“The best piece of business advice that I’ve
ever received was to simply treat others as
you would want to be treated. Whether it be
customers or coworkers, always strive to help
other people as you would want to be helped,
and speak to them like you would like to be
spoken to. This advice has been especially
helpful to me when helping customers during
some of the tougher times of their lives.
Whether it be through the loss of a vehicle,
their property, or their home, I do my best to
make sure that we can make them whole
again. I know I would desire the same support
if I were in their place.”
Havard Real Estate Group
Christina Wells is proud to serve our
community as a realtor with Havard Real Estate
Group. In her free time, she enjoys singing,
camping, shopping, and travelling to drag races
to cheer on her family. Christina is actively
involved at her church, where she serves on
the praise team and with the orphan care
ministry, and she loves to volunteer at her
daughters’ schools as much as possible.
“Being nominated for Rankin’s Best of the
Best and being the top producer for my
company several years in a row have been
my greatest career achievements thus far.
Also, I take pride in the fact that I always do
what is right, even if that means I lose a sale.
My slogan is ‘keeping it REAL in real estate.’”
“I once had a friend/colleague tell me to
always ask these questions when I am trying
to decide whether or not to do something:
‘Does it make me happy? Does it help my
career? Does it make me money? Will it
challenge my ethics/character?’ If you ask
these questions and pray about a decision,
it’s almost impossible to make a wrong one.
And if I still make a wrong/bad decision, I just
move on and learn from it – there’s really
nothing else you can do!”
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