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Blake Norris Ainsworth
Brady B. Anderson
Brian N. Baucom
Community Bank
Blake Ainsworth is a graduate of Mississippi
State and the Ole Miss banking school, and
currently serves as a lender and vice-president
of Community Bank in Brandon. In his spare
time, Blake enjoys training his dogs, hunting,
and playing golf. Blake is an active board
member of the Rankin County Chamber of
Commerce and serves as the president of the
Rankin County Kiwanis Club.
“Being promoted to vice-president at the
age of 25 is an accomplishment that I’m very
proud of. While being in a leadership role at a
very young age was a great challenge, I sought
to overcome this by working hard and earning
respect from those older than me. My
performance and work ethic proved me
capable of this role at Community Bank.
One piece of business advice that has
impacted my career is to ‘work hard and let the
numbers and success speak for itself.’ This has
allowed me to not only reach my goals, but
even higher goals than were even expected.”
Rainer Law Firm, PLLC,
The McCaughan Company Real
Estate, Southern Raised Children’s
Boutique, The Wilander
Brady Anderson of Brandon works simultaneously
as a paralegal, real estate broker
salesperson, and small business co-owner.
Between two kids under three, multiple jobs,
and co-owning two stores, he doesn’t have
much free time – but when he does, Brady
enjoys woodworking and vacations at the
beach! He also serves as the treasurer/board
director for the Brandon Business Association,
as well as the president of the Cannon Ridge
Homeowners Association.
“Buying a business and opening a new
business during the middle of a pandemic may
not appeal to most, but it’s an exciting adventure
to me! My family and friends definitely thought
I had lost my mind, but I told them it would all
be fine. There will always be challenges, but
I’m proud of my drive to power through these
obstacles, and I couldn’t be more proud of
our stores.
‘Busyness or time shouldn’t stop you from
reaching your dreams. If you don’t do it now,
you’ll never do it!’ I took this advice to heart
with the new business ventures of the past
year. These stores have been a dream of mine
for many years, and when we finally realized
that our lives were never going to slow down,
we dove in head first!”
Merit Health,
Jackson Fire Department
Brian Baucom of Florence is both a
registered nurse with Merit Health and a
firefighter/paramedic with the Jackson Fire
Department. Brian is a member of the MS
Nurses’ Association, the MS Firefighter’s
Association, the International Association of
Firefighters, and Hickory Ridge Baptist Church.
The majority of Brian’s free time is spent with his
wife and kids, reading books, and exercising
as a sport.
“The biggest challenge I’ve had to overcome
was to trust myself and my decisions. When I
was first put into leadership positions, I had
doubts that I was making the correct choices.
I’ve overcome this by knowing that I can trust
God, and that I don’t always have to make
perfect decisions – I can only make the best
one for that moment. Even though I’ve had
many successes in my career, my proudest
achievements aren’t measured by accolades.
My proudest moments occur when someone
is in need of help and I’m able to bring comfort
and safety to them.
The best advice I’ve been given is, ‘People
don’t care about how much you know until
they know how much you care.’ This has had
a profound impact on how I treat people,
and patients.”
28 • JULY 2021
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