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Shelby Hennessy
Kevin Norman Hodges
Nathan Holditch
The Blue Feather
Shelby Hennessy is the owner of The Blue
Feather a delightful new coffee shop and
bakery located in Pearl. She is a board member
with Pearl Main Street Development, a member
of the Pearl Chamber of Commerce, and
serves McLaurin Heights Baptist Church as
their VBS director and Sunday school leader.
Although she doesn’t get to go very often,
Shelby loves kayaking with her husband, is
known to thrive under pressure, and enjoys
public speaking.
“I was operating my business out of my
home for years. Learning how to manage that
while being a full-time stay-at-home mom to
two toddlers was very challenging at times,
and it pushed me to grow my business and
finally open my own storefront. Looking back,
I am very proud of that, especially having done
so during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some of the best business advice I’ve been
given is to ‘be patient, and you will know when
the time is right.’ Being encouraged to be
patient and wait has always been welcomed.
Even though I knew that opening during a
pandemic would be tough, I also knew in my
gut that it was the right time. We walked into it
with faith!”
Kroger Pharmacy
Kevin Hodges is the pharmacist in charge at
the Brandon Kroger Pharmacy and is a
graduate of East Rankin Academy and the
University of Mississippi. Kevin is an active
member of Park Place Baptist Church, where
he serves as a deacon, Sunday school teacher,
and as a member of the stewardship committee.
In his spare time, Kevin enjoys reading,
cooking, traveling, wood working projects,
attending Ole Miss athletic events, and
spending time with his friends, family, and dog.
“I am proud of the fact that I was able to go
from intern to staff pharmacist to pharmacist in
charge with the same company and at the
same store. I still work with a few people and
see customers that were here when I started,
and those are special relationships. Also, I
knew I was doing something right when my
grandmother and great aunts moved their
prescriptions to me – that took a few years,
though.
The district coordinator that hired me out of
pharmacy school told us, ‘There is nothing in
this world more important than how you treat
other people.’ I believe that statement to be
important not only in the workplace, but in life
in general. You never know what the person in
front of you is going through, and you may just
be the only smile or kind word that person
receives that day.”
Front Gate Realty; Destination
Homes, LLC; Destination
Properties, LLC; Pitch Perfect
Roofing & Construction, LLC;
Holditch Properties, LLC
Nathan Holditch is involved in all things
pertaining to real estate, from landscaping and
roofing, to building and selling/developing.
A Mississippi State graduate with a degree in
construction management and land development,
Nathan now co-owns four businesses
in Rankin County. Nathan is a member and
deacon at Crossgates Baptist Church and
serves his neighborhood HOA board as the
developer. When not working or spending time
with his wife and three kids, Nathan enjoys
mentoring and encouraging young entrepreneurs,
as well as wakeboarding, snowboarding,
off-shore/in-shore fishing, and boating.
“The biggest challenge I’ve faced is being
surrounded with tons of people doing the
same things I do and doing them well. The
way I have to overcome this is by developing
methods and strategies that separate me from
the crowd while more importantly benefiting
my clients. Through the years, I am most proud
of the connections I have made, the relationships
I’ve built, and the people I have been
able to help.
The best business advice I’ve received was
to ‘spend less than you make. “Following this
advice has allowed me to both save money
and build up working capital.”
Hometown RANKIN • 35