Shop Small Savannah Tersh Blissett: Small business owner & podcaster

Tersh Blissett talks with Whitney Gilliard of Gilliard & Company about how we, as small business owners, can help shine a light on the Youth who live in foster care!
Today's episode provides a behind-the-scenes look at how emotional Tersh gets when it comes to helping those who can not always help themselves. This is a rare occurrence where you get to see the sensitive side of the main in the suite!
A little about Gilliard & Company - This is Their Story!
"Whitney entered congregate care at the age of 14 and wasn't taken in by a foster home until age 17. Through the turbulence of life, Whitney found her purpose in advocating for foster youth who feel they've had no voice. Whitney's story consists of traveling to 18 placements with a trash bag of her belongings, over-prescription of psychotropic drugs, and the fight for dignity while she was in the system.
The name, "G&Co", came to be after Whitney survived a life-changing car accident, while in foster care, that left her with a traumatic brain injury, a broken spine, and a broken leg. During her recovery Whitney's, only, means of mobility was by wheelchair.
As healing felt impossible, Maurice understood, he has witnessed his mother's overcoming. Maurice's mother was also a youth battling the hardships of foster care in Germany.
Compelled to remind Whitney that there is hope in her recovery. Daily, Maurice would remind Whitney of all that she has been through, and would always say "I know this is frustrating for you, however this time you are not alone - you'll always have company". From then on, their journey kicked off.
Through the birth of their son, Aemon, they became devoted to stopping the cycle of abuse and abandonment, not only for their child but for others as well. Whitney is an advocate for fostering and adopting and during her events Maurice is right beside her delivering hard facts about the truth of the American Foster Care system. Together their goal is to remind others and lead by example on how small acts of companionship can result in life-changing resilience.
G&Co means never giving up on each other. G&Co means being there for those who are afraid. G&Co means meeting the needs of each other, together."  
Resources
Learn more about Whitney & her team by visiting below:
Donate www.DonateToFostercare.com https://www.gilliardandcompany.org/  DO YOUR PART BY HOSTING AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER! Charity starts at home! Learn more about Tersh & Service Emperor HVAC & Refrigeration below:
https://serviceemperor.com Connect on social media @tershblissett Closing thoughts for Tersh...
Foster care is NOT an adoption agency!! We must work together to serve prevention and preservation of families!!
 
Transcription:
 
Meeting the Needs of Foster Care is Meeting the Needs of Humanity! Whitney Gilliard.mp3 Tersh Blissett: [00:00:02] the Hello, everyone, out there in podcast world. I hope you're having a wonderful day. You were listening to or watching the Shop Small SAV Podcast. I'm your host, Tersh Blissett. Today we have Whitney here. Whitney, she is with Gilliard & Company and we've met. I mean, we know each other very well, but we met a couple of times here and there and then buy local lunch, you know, just networking in general. We do a ton of networking together. And one of the biggest things that are it just stands out is abundantly clear. Any time Whitney in the interview room is how much she cares about others. And today I really am excited to talk to her about just that, where it came from, a little bit about that, a little bit about what it is that Gilliard & Company does and is and how it makes up just an integral part of Savannah and Georgia and Southeast and just make a massive impact. And they're one of those organizations that doesn't get enough recognition, which I'm glad that we're here and we can get recognition, but definitely is one of those things where you don't really think about. So my goal with this show is to just bring attent

Tersh talks with Liz Saxton, Founder & President of the Southern Marketing Team!
"The best bang for your buck, so to speak, is Buy local Savannah. First and foremost, I believe in it, I use it, I'm there, I'm active. I'm also on the board there. I serve with you there, Tersh. But with any networking that you do, no matter whether it's with an organization or not, you're going to get out whatever you choose to put in. So if you don't attend, you're not going to see the benefit of it. You know, if you're constantly waiting for someone to hold your hand, that's not a good initiative. You've got to be able to step outside of your comfort zone. It's uncomfortable for everyone, but it's a situation where that's how you're going to grow one as a business person." -Liz Saxton
Liz Saxton was born and raised middle Georgia area attending Mary Persons High School and graduating from Stratford Academy in 2007. She attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama on a golf scholarship from 2007 – 2011. She graduated with her Bachelor’s of Science in Communications with a minor in Art. She continued her education at Troy University with a Master's degree in Public Administration in 2013.
In 2011, she started her marketing career with the Office of Development at Troy University as she persuaded her master’s degree. In 2012, she accepted a full-time position at CGI, Inc. as a Business Analyst focusing on marketing and communications efforts between CGI and National, State, and Local level governments. By the time she left CGI, she was a Senior Business Consulting leading the marketing efforts for all CGI US government divisions for more than 5 solutions including ERP, Tax, and Collections. She transitioned to a Savannah-based business, in 2018 as the Director of Marketing for Bahama Joe’s to work in the local Savannah market. On August 1, 2020, Liz opened the Southern Marketing Team with more than 10 years of marketing and communication experience. She has built a team to help local and regional businesses bloom to their full potential using effective marketing solutions at the right time to the right audience.
In today's episode, Tersh and Liz talk about 5 MUST DO's for you to succeed in marketing when starting your own small business.   
Our Deep Dive~
Social Media Great Call To Action Good Website Function and Design ...you'll have to listen to the rest of the episode for these juicy details!  "Marketing is like a tool belt..."
-Liz Saxton
RESOURCES
Learn more about Southern Marketing Team at https://southernmarketingteam.com    Learn more about Tersh by visiting https://serviceemperor.com  Connect with Tersh on social media @tershblissett  Have you ever wondered HOW to target your perfect client?!? It's EMOTION...EMOTION is what sells, and this link is how you learn your client's emotion for free... visit https://admanity.com/SBM/ to get this free share that I (Tersh) stand behind 100%! "If you know how people will emotionally react, you have an advantage more valuable than all of humanity's innovations."
Thank you for listening to another episode of the Service Business Mastery Podcast!
Learn more about Tersh at https://ServiceEmperor.com 
 

Tersh talks with Tonya Reed from Henry Plumbing about her business, and how she is involved within the community! Have a listen to hear some of the amazing things they are a part of!!
www.henryplumbingco.com is their website!

Ammie Dover talks with Tersh about what everyone should expect from the Big Business Symposium Savannah event this year, and the typical business that would want to attend the event. 
This is part 2 of a 4 part mini-series explaining the event. 
Reach out to Tersh with any questions on almost every social media sites @tershblissett or via email at Tersh@icebound.us 
You can join the Small Business Chamber of Savannah by visiting www.smallbusinesschamber.org

Ammie Dover talks with Tersh about what everyone should expect from the Big Business Symposium Savannah event this year, and the typical business that would want to attend the event. 
This is part 1 of a 4 part mini-series explaining the event. 
Reach out to Tersh with any questions on almost every social media sites @tershblissett or via email at Tersh@icebound.us

Tersh talks with Kate about what it means to her to be the owner of a small business, and why shop small Saturday is important to her!