HeyJaredGround Up Growth
Ground Up Growth brings insightful stories around entrepreneurs, business leaders and self-development. This podcast is hosted by Paul Hopper, a Mississippi real estate broker and developer with over $1B in company sales.
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Do the Job in Front of You: 15 Years, Loyalty, and the Long Game with Jamey Nicholas, Southern AgCredit (opens the original)
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In part two with Jamey Nicholas, Market President at Southern AgCredit, we get into what it actually looks like to build a career and a culture over the long haul. Jamie started as a trainee in 2011 and never left, and he walks us through how staying patient, doing whatever role you're in well, and always being ready for the next step opened doors he never saw coming. We talk about leading people with grace, why you never really know what someone's carrying, and the difference between an employe
Jamey Nicholas: Market President, Southern AgCredit (opens the original)
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This week on Ground Up Growth, Hannah and Paul sit down with Jamie Nicholas, Market President for Southern AG Credit. Jamie grew up on a family farm in Sand Hill, Mississippi, drove into Jackson Prep every day as the only kid from his hometown, and landed at Mississippi State studying real estate and finance. He's one of the rare few who actually does what he majored in. Jamie walks us through how a college internship with Mississippi Land Bank turned into a 15 year career, and what makes Southe
Trusting God in the Storm: Rep. Jill Ford on Prayer, Public Service, and Protecting Kids Online (Part 2) (opens the original)
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We're back with Rep. Jill Ford for part two of our conversation, and this one goes deep. If you missed part one, go back and start there for the story of how she got to the Mississippi House of Representatives. In this episode, Jill pulls back the curtain on what the job actually looks like day to day. She walks us through session, the committee process, and how a bill really becomes law (turns out most of us forgot everything from that social studies lesson). As chairman of technology, she shar
Jill Ford: Mississippi House Representative, District 73 (opens the original)
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On this episode of Ground Up Growth, Hannah Pittman and Paul Hopper sit down with Mississippi House Representative Jill Ford for a conversation about faith, family, resilience, and finding your way into a life of service. Jill shares the story of growing up in Corinth with four brothers, building a career in real estate, and ultimately making the unexpected transition into the Mississippi House of Representatives. She talks candidly about losing her first political race by just 37 votes, what th
Real Estate, Good Debt, and the Money Habits That Build Wealth | Q&A with Paul Hopper (opens the original)
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We switched things up for this one. Instead of hosting a guest, it's just Hannah and Paul sitting down for a straight Q&A on the money mindset behind a 12 year real estate career. Paul gets into what actually builds wealth over time: watching every single dime, the difference between good debt and bad debt, why he still writes checks to dodge a 3% fee, and the "$54 a day" math behind getting money into a money market fast. He also opens up about the current rabbit hole keeping him up at night, a
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