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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD
Rural Leader Magazine, LLC is a digital
publication that highlights every day people doing extraordinary things nationally and abroad.
www.RuralLeaderMagazine.com
Marketing
Treasure Marketing, LLC
Photographer
Tiesha Allen
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Contributing Writer
Sara Lee Crumbs, Director,
Quitman County Family Connection
6 RL Magazine's Forty
Under 40 Top Four:
Meet the top four Forty
Under 40. These bright
Rural Stars are doing
phenomenal things in
Rural America
16 What Employers
Want: The Three Cs:
Searching for work? Get
the inside scoop on what
employers are really
looking for. Learn several tips to help you land
the job you want.
17 Five Questions to
Ask Your Financial Advisor: Get financially fit
for the future by asking
the right questions.
18 Becoming A Better
Executive: Hone your
leadership skills and
gain insight to place you
ahead of the competition.
22 Protect Your Business From the Inside
Out: Implement theses
tips to improve your
business security.
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December 2014 Issue
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2 RuralLeaderMagazine.com
23 Amajazz LLC
For All Your Business
Needs: Read this article
if you are looking for
an editor for your next
project.
26 Eight Tips to
Conducting Business
Meetings: Practice these
tips to improve meeting
productivity
28 Heroes at Your
Door: Peak inside the
life of a fire fighter
30 RL Magazine 2014
Forty Under: Meet a
few of Rural America's
bright stars
52 Change Your
Career in Five Steps:
Follow these tips for a
fresh career start.
54 Technology in Business: Learn the advantages of technology and
how to make it work in
your business genre.
56 Positional and
Personal Power: Learn
what the difference and
how to use them effectively
58 Dress for Success:
Learn how to put together the right look for
the occasion.
60 Faith versus Vision: Learn the difference and how you can
move forward.
In Every Issue
21 Under 20 Honors
48 Best Small Town Restaurant
63 Classifieds