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GAGE HIRES VP OF SALES

Sara Baker has been named VP of Sales for tech start-up Gage. Gage employee recognition software and mobile app are designed to build a better workforce by measuring performance, developing employees, and improving culture with the first-ever employment score. An employee can build a lifelong, universal, verified record of their employment accomplishments. Baker has been a St. Simons Island resident for almost a decade and previously developed, launched, and managed the St. Simons Land Trust’s Pennies for Preservation program. “I have an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for building things from the ground-up,” Baker said. “The combination of Gage’s first-ever patent pending employment score and employee recognition software makes it a product unlike any other in the market – I’m excited to be on a team dedicated to building a better workforce.”Gage Founder and CEO Justin Henshaw praised Baker for her skills, experience, and enthusiasm. Learn more at gagework.com.

ESSAY CONTEST NOW OPEN

Marsh’s Edge is accepting essay submissions through February 10 for the 10th annual Senior Living Communities Silver Pen writing competition. Three local high school seniors will be awarded cash prizes up to $2,500. Students are asked to write about someone, other than their parents or relatives, who has had a tremendous influence for good in their life and to share the ways this person (or people) has influenced their goals. The Silver Pen competition was established in 2012 by Senior Living Communities, to bridge the communication gap between high school seniors and senior citizens. To date, more than $386,000 has been awarded to students. “Members at Marsh’s Edge form The Silver Pen Committee, overseeing the essay topic selection, evaluating the submissions, and awarding the three prizes,” says Marsh’s Edge Executive Director Chris Thorpe. Award recipients will be announced in Spring 2023. Details at Silverpen-SLC.com.

FERRA RECEIVES PROMOTION

PrimeSouth Bank recently announced the promotion of Angie Ferra to Vice President, Glynn Area Branch Manager. She will oversee and assist the current branch managers at their three Brunswick locations as well as the St. Simons Island location. Angie was born and raised in the Golden Isles and began her banking career when she was 19 years old, starting as a teller, working in various different positions, and gaining a vast knowledge and perspective of the banking industry since then. Curtis Tumlin, Glynn Market President, said “Angie loves this community and is eager to continue to serve it. She enjoys helping our customers in reaching their financial goals. I am confident she will excel in leading our Glynn Area team.” Congratulations, Angie! For more information about PrimeSouth Bank and its services, visit primesouth.com.

LOCALLY OWNED BY GENTLEMAN’S & LADY OUTFITTERS

A trusted brand by trusted local ownership

Hans F. Trupp, CCIM founder and former Chairman of Trupp Hodnett Enterprises and The Management Company

prior to taking the companies public (NYSE, RZT) in an IPO in 1998 has reentered the real estate business locally through an affiliation with eXp realty. eXp is a cloud based publicly traded (NASDAQ, EXPI) company with more than 94,000 real estate agents in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain and continues to scale internationally.

This internet based high technology company will totally revolutionize the real estate industry both with relationships of buyers and sellers and the relationship that sales people have with the company. Trend Magazine has described eXp as the Amazon of real estate. eXp realty offers a very unique agent attraction program and Hans has partnered with veteran Atlanta broker John Adams to inform and educate agents throughout the United States about eXp, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in the nation. Adams is well known throughout Georgia for his educational activities on behalf of the Georgia Real Estate Commission, and his regular appearances on Fox 5 Atlanta and CNN. He continues to be a freelance journalist with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with more than 1,000 articles in print.

Thanks to the internet, eXp’s state of the art revolutionary cloud based technology and a unique revenue sharing plan Hans and his team are able to offer a performance-based, no risk maximum 4% listing commission on any real estate both residential and commercial. No risk - you can cancel the listing at any time for any reason. Hans would also be pleased to share his broad business knowledge and experience with anyone interested in a free no obligation consultation session with regard to any real estate problem. Call, email or text him if you would like to explore his listing program or if you have any questions with regard to eXp, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in the nation with now over 94,000 agents and growing.